CNBC Monday April 14, 2025
Another day brings more tariff news: On Friday, the Trump administration exempted electronics such as phones, computers, semiconductor chips, flash drives, and memory cards from the “reciprocal” tariffs imposed on other nations, including China. The move comes after Trump imposed 145 percent tariffs on products from China, a move that threatened to take a toll on tech giants like Apple, which makes most of its products in China, noted CNBC. However, on Sunday U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that smartphones, computers and some other electronics will come under separate tariffs that may be imposed in a month or so.
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David Schonauer Monday April 14, 2025
Predicting the future has always been an iffy proposition, perhaps now more than ever, what with bounding technology and changing tastes. But staying up with photography trends has never been more
crucial for photographers and designers, which is where the Photography in Design Trend Report from photo-licensing platform Stills comes in. According to the report, the polished aesthetic of the
2010s is finished and … Read the full Story >>
LiveScience Friday April 11, 2025
An Australian amateur astronomer has discovered a bright green comet that, notes LiveScience, will slingshot around the sun in less than a month, when it could become visible to the naked eye. But anyone with decent backyard gear may be able to see it now. The new comet, dubbed SWAN25F, was discovered on April 1 by Michael Mattiazzo, who noticed the comet in photos captured by the SWAN camera on the European Space Agency's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft. "The comet appears to be brightening quite quickly," says Nick James of the British Astronomical Association.
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Global Cement and Concrete Association Friday April 11, 2025
Do you appreciate concrete as much as you should? Probably not: Ancient Romans perfected its use in large-scale projects, and of course it remains a building block of modern civilization, notes the Global Cement and Concrete Association, which recently announced the winners of its sixth annual Concrete in Life photo contest, selected from more than 20,000 entries. Henrik Hagerup wins the Photo of the Year prize for his image of a skate boarder flying high at a concrete skateboard park in Venice Beach, California, notes DP Review..
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