TikTok's bizarre sale process gets even weirder
Apple gets caught in a trade-war nightmare
Northern Ireland could benefit from Trump's madness. It probably won't
China's retaliation against Trump's tariffs is an act of self-harm
How worrying is the weakening dollar
What America's stockmarket plunge means
State capture is a growing threat. Reversing it is hard
Does it pay for bosses to embrace nationalism
One of the world's biggest mega-malls is worryingly empty
Athletics pays less than other sports. Michael Johnson wants to change that
China and America are racing to develop the best AI. But who is ahead in using it
The Panama ports deal is delayed, as China signals dissent
China has a thriving black market for personal data
China could greatly reduce its reliance on coal. It probably will not
The assisted-dying bill isn't dead. It is in limbo
What happens when Britain frees thousands of prisoners at once
Every year, a few thousand people win Britain's refugee lottery
The tyranny of TikTokkers who turn up
Blighty newsletter: Shields, handcuffs and swords
Peruvians long for a Bukele-like strongman to beat crime
Latin American migrants transfer money like never before
Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant
The Liberal Party's polling surge is Canada's largest ever
Donald Trump is attacking what made American universities great
How Donald Trump is shaping other countries' politics
Is it ever right to pay disabled workers pennies per hour
How (and why) J.D. Vance does it
George Foreman's career was about resurrection
Financial markets flail in the face of America's tariffs
What a refugee camp reveals about economics
Tin, an overlooked critical metal, is enjoying a boom
How Milei made Argentina deserving of an IMF bail-out
America steps up bombing the Houthis but lacks a clear strategy
Talks over the Chagos Islands show the rising clout of Mauritius
Khartoum changes hands, marking a new phase in Sudan's civil war
Trump takes America's trade policies back to the 19th century
The American government's accidental private-credit subsidy
Can the world's free-traders withstand Trump's attack
Syrians are still surprisingly upbeat
Researchers lift the lid on how reasoning models actually 'think
How Daylight Saving Time affects your sleep and diet
Motors in the wheels take EVs further
What does space miso taste like
Are there any business winners in Trump 2
Donald Trump digs deep to revive American mining
Britain's plan to smash people-smuggling gangs has a big problem
Britain's budget watchdog has ruffled feathers in Westminster
China debates whether Trump is a revolutionary, or just rude
Why are Nordic companies so successful
Latin Americans are worryingly relaxed about authoritarianism
A crushing blow for the Justin Trudeau show
The Caribbean struggles to break its dependence on fossil fuels
Can an agreement with the EU resurrect Mercosur
Nicaragua's ruling couple tighten their grip
Brazilian football looks like the next Premier League
Canada has finally decided where to store its nuclear waste
Colombia's president had a bold peace plan. It is not working
Entrevista con Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina
An interview with Javier Milei, Argentina's president
Mexico and Canada brace for Donald Trump's tariff thrashing
How China turns members of its diaspora into spies
Javier Milei, free-market revolutionary
How China is trying to win back foreign tourists
Is Uruguay too stable for its own good
A female comedian has Chinese men up in arms
Bolsonaro's bid to regain Brazil's presidency may end in prison
Ambiguity or madness' Where Harris and Trump stand on China
The mafia's latest bonanza: salmon heists
Michael Kovrig, former hostage of the Chinese state
Parlacen, a bizarre parliament, is a refuge for bent politicians
Brazil courts China as its Musk feud erupts again
Brazil's gangsters have been getting into politics
Justin Trudeau's dodgy defence promise
Haiti has lost its prime minister. Gangs aren't going anywhere
BRICS isn't exactly picky, but has just rejected Venezuela
Donald Trump is poised to smash Mexico with tariffs
Mexico is edging closer and closer to one-party rule
Why Uruguayans rejected a government splurge
Justin Trudeau is paying for solar panels in the cold, dark Arctic
4 reasons I ditched my iPad Pro for the Asus ROG Flow Z13 - Pocket Lint
A US federal judge decides Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI will go to a jury trial in spring 2026; Musk and OpenAI agreed to fast-track the trial last month (Anna Tong/Reuters) - Techmeme
AfriLabs Receives $150,000 Boost from Airbnb Community Fund - Itnewsafrica
Ahead of April review, South Africa's AI policy faces pressure to deliver - Techcabal
AI Avatar Tries To Argue Case Before a New York Court - Slashdot
AI is boosting revenue, cutting cost for tech companies amid high inflation - Techcabal
Amazon introduces a Kindle Recaps feature that uses GenAI and moderators to create short summaries of books in a series (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Amazon's new Kindle feature is one of the first useful AI features I've seen - Pocket Lint
An Interactive-Speed Linux Computer Made of Only 3 8-Pin Chips - Slashdot
Analysis: tech companies have pledged at least $1.4T in US spending since Trump was elected, although many of the plans aren't new and not all will be fulfilled (Bloomberg) - Techmeme
Analysts say Microsoft, whose shares fell the least among top tech companies, is shielded from the worst tariff impacts due to Azure and a broad enterprise base (Fortune) - Techmeme
AT&T Email-To-Text Gateway Service Ending - Slashdot
Bonobos May Combine Words In Ways Previously Thought Unique To Humans - Slashdot
ChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailing - Techcrunch
Crunchbase: global VC funding reached $113B in Q1 2025, up 54% YoY, buoyed by OpenAI's $40B deal; PitchBook says 77% of US deal value in Q1 2025 went to AI (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE) - Techmeme
Don't miss out: April's free Kindle e-book for Prime members is here - Pocket Lint
Fram2 Crew Returns To Earth After Polar Orbit Mission - Slashdot
GitHub announces "premium requests" for GitHub Copilot, a new system that imposes rate limits when users switch from the base GPT-4o to other AI models (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Google announces Sec-Gemini v1, an experimental AI model for cybersecurity, claiming it outperforms others on the leading CTI-MCQ threat intelligence benchmark (Google Online Security Blog) - Techmeme
Google Launches Sec-Gemini v1 AI Model To Improve Cybersecurity Defense - Slashdot
I bought a mid-range TV and I don't regret it at all - Pocket Lint
inDrive not fazed by protests, says more drivers joined the app during Lagos boycott - Technext
Inside DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs - Wired
Investors, founders, and others detail a culture of fear around criticizing Elon Musk or DOGE; some are appalled he is seen as a reflection of the tech industry (Issie Lapowsky/Politico) - Techmeme
Key Announcements You Might Have Missed at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Event - Itnewsafrica
Mafab misses Q1 5G rollout deadline despite December promises - Techcabal
Malicious Python Packages on PyPI Downloaded 39,000+ Times, Steal Sensitive Data - Hackers News
Meta and Pinterest make secret donation to Molly Russell charity - BBC
Meta is entering its post-truth era on Monday - Engadget
Microsoft is testing out an all-new Windows 11 Start Menu design - Pocket Lint
Midjourney Releases V7, Its First New AI Image Model In Nearly a Year - Slashdot
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs a law criminalizing the "deceptive and dangerous" creation and sharing of deepfakes, including fake AI nudes of minors (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica) - Techmeme
Next Wave: Digitising danfo payments could unlock a $375 million opportunity in Lagos - Techcabal
Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs - BBC
NSA Warns 'Fast Flux' Threatens National Security - Slashdot
Peach Payments expands into Francophone West Africa with PayDunya acquisition - Technext
President Trump extends TikTok ban enforcement by another 75 days - Technext
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff rejoins Amazon as a VP of product overseeing Ring and related businesses, replacing Elizabeth Hamren, who succeeded him in 2023 (Taylor Soper/GeekWire) - Techmeme
Scientists Warn Indonesia's Rice Megaproject Faces Failure - Slashdot
SensorTower: users in India have spent $8M on ChatGPT subscriptions through IAP since 2023, not including web app purchases, versus ~$330M spent by US users (TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Sources: a TikTok deal, which was largely finalized by April 2, was put on hold after China indicated it would reject the deal over Trump's tariffs (Reuters) - Techmeme
Sources: enterprise AI search startup Glean is in talks to raise hundreds of millions, including money to buy employee shares, at an estimated ~$7B valuation (Sri Muppidi/The Information) - Techmeme
Sources: StubHub, Klarna, eToro, and adtech group MNTN have paused their IPO plans as President Trump's trade war upends the global economy (Fareed Sahloul/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
Spotify paid South African artists R400m in 2024 heres what that means for Africas music economy - Techpoint
TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla takes a hit, tariff chaos begins, and one EV startup hits a milestone - Techcrunch
The 11 Most WIRED Watches That Dropped at Watches & Wonders 2025 - Wired
The 3-year-old Japanese hybrid SUV worth buying used - Pocket Lint
The Affordable Car Is About to Go Extinct in the US - Wired
The creator of Binding of Isaac will release a new game, Mewgenics, this year - Engadget
The difference between cNGN and eNaira: expert opinion on potentials, adoption - Technext
The Ghibli Fever: The Magic, Backlash And Verdict - Innovation Village
The Nasdaq fell 5.8% on the second day following Trump's tariffs announcement, with Nvidia closing down 7.4%, Apple 7.3%, Netflix 6.7%, Meta 5%, and Amazon 4.2% (Todd Spangler/Variety) - Techmeme
The Nintendo Switch 2 is coming - Pocket Lint
The Pixel 10 reportedly will trade camera quality for quantity - Pocket Lint
The US SEC says that "covered" US dollar stablecoins like USDT and USDC are not securities, and registration is not required for minting or redeeming them (RT Watson/The Block) - Techmeme
This app is my secret weapon for supercharging my e-reader - Pocket Lint
Trump Extends TikTok Deadline For the Second Time - Slashdot
Trump Grants Second 75-Day Reprieve on TikTok Ban - Innovation Village
Trump's Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival - Wired