“To the extent you are midstream in raising capital, get that closed as soon as possible. We repeat, close anything midstream ASAP,” Hazard wrote. “And be really judicious about how your capital is being deployed.” Managing partner Charles Hudson told WIRED that his venture firm, Precursor, has stakes in severalContinue Reading
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are back on, and while consoles will remain the same price, accessories will be more expensive due to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. The company said today that preorders will begin next week, April 24, and that the Switch 2 will remain $450 at launch, despiteContinue Reading
It’s been a week since President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs on Chinese imports to the United States, but the policies haven’t forced Amazon shoppers in the US to dig deeper into their wallets just yet. Recent data from price tracking websites reviewed by WIRED show little in the wayContinue Reading
As the chaotic rollout of President Donald Trump’s tariffs last week rattled the nerves of companies across nearly every industry in America and around the globe, one small business owner in the San Francisco Bay Area was trying to figure out if he could finagle his way through a loophole.Continue Reading
It’s hard to make sense of tariffs because things are changing day by day. The only constant seems to be the exorbitantly high 145 percent tariff on China. While President Donald Trump may have exempted tariffs on a handful of electronics over the weekend, like smartphones, laptops, and TVs (thoughContinue Reading
When one factory in one of these towns designs a new product, others nearby can quickly copy it or produce their own, slightly different version. There’s even a Chinese word for these kinds of dupes: shanzhai. Creating such a densely concentrated and rapidly iterative ecosystem like this took years ofContinue Reading
QUIET DIPLOMACY Education is another area where Singapore can play a role. The number of student visas granted to Chinese nationals in the US has dropped 50 per cent between 2019 and 2022. Singapore is well-placed to offer an alternative. An English-speaking environment, safety from racist violence and the opportunityContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s new tariffs have put a strange pall on the US economy. Uncertainty abounds, but prices seem likely to rise on all kinds of goods, from food to construction materials. Big-ticket electronics like TVs and soundbars may be at the front of the line. Pricing for Sony’s new flagshipContinue Reading
Katie Drummond: Very exciting promise by Howard Lutnick. I can’t wait to talk about whether any of that is actually possible. Michael Calore: Certainly not in the short term. Lauren Goode: Was this the same moment where he talked about the army of millions using tiny screws? Katie Drummond: Oh,Continue Reading
Tariffs, another chaotic venture of the barely four-month-old Trump administration, are set to rollick every sector of the economy and nearly all the goods and services people use across the world. But tariffs could also cause the tech in your phone and other devices you use every day to stagnateContinue Reading
