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On Friday, amid a tariff-induced frenzy that drove hordes of consumers to panic-buy iPhones, President Trump announced a tariff exemption on electronics like smartphones and computers. For a moment, widespread anxiety about a potential $2,000 iPhone dissipated.But two days later, the Trump administration said smartphones and computers were likely to be hit with new tariffs targeting semiconductors, or chips. More expensive iPhones could come after all! Talk about whiplash.Don’t panic. Even if tariffs did cause the iPhone’s price to surge, we would have plenty of cheaper options, like buying last year’s phone model instead of the latest and greatest.The most…
Last December, I asked my students at Wharton to nominate and vote on topics for our final class. The runaway top choice was leadership lessons from Elon Musk. It’s become a hot topic among the corporate elite, too. At a recent leadership conference, the founder of a lucrative start-up said in passing that Mr. Musk was making dictators cool again. The chief executive of a large company said Mr. Musk was giving people like him their power back. A major investor concluded that Mr. Musk’s success is proof that it’s better to be feared than loved.They are not speaking metaphorically.…
This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions.michael barbaroFrom “The New York Times,” I’m Michael Barbaro. This is “The Daily.”[MUSIC PLAYING]Last week, when President Trump raised tariffs against China to an astonishing 145 percent, he radically changed the cost of doing business for thousands of American companies. So much so, in fact, that many of those companies may not survive. Today, the story of one of those businesses.It’s Monday, April 14th.beth benikeAll…
During a 24-hour swing through Copenhagen last month, Eric Slesinger met with engineers making maritime drones, developers of war-planning software and an adviser to NATO. He had recently visited London for a dinner with a senior British intelligence official and would soon head to the Arctic to learn about the technologies that could handle extreme climates.The packed schedule would seem more common for Mr. Slesinger in his former job as an officer at the Central Intelligence Agency. But now the 35-year-old was in high demand as he parlayed his spy agency credentials into a career as a venture capitalist focused…
How Health and Human Safety Department cuts could affect your health – CBS News Watch CBS News In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with Dr. Jon LaPook. Kennedy said he was not familiar with cuts to programs that could have a devastating impact on infectious diseases and mental health. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
One Faribault, Minnesota, woman says every day is simply a “gift” as she’s the only known person in the world with her unnamed genetic disorder.”I was told that she probably wouldn’t make it past a year. And she’s 26 and we don’t know what the future holds for us,” Iris Enriquez’s mother, Daisy Slack, said.But for certain, the future will be filled with love.Enriquez lives with chronic kidney disease, neurofibromatosis, which causes tumors to form, scoliosis and Raynaud’s phenomenon, causing temporary spasms of blood vessels.But on top of all that, she was born with three holes in her heart and…
Jenny Pierre has a master’s degree in business administration and speaks five languages. However, her education couldn’t help with something that many other women experience but many don’t want to talk about, but Pierre does.”At my lowest point, my menstruation was 28 days per month. It was very painful. I would end up in the emergency room, I really can’t count how many times they would just treat me for the night and send me back home,” Pierre said.,One doctor after another insisted there was nothing to worry about.”I had a few incidents that happened at work. It was really…
The number of measles cases reported in the U.S. in a single week has topped 90 for the first time since a record wave in 2019, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Ninety-one cases of measles were reported with rashes that began the week of March 23, with Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana joining the list of two dozen states with confirmed measles cases.For the week of March 30, 81 cases were reported, and another 21 cases were reported for the following week. But those figures are expected to rise as more cases are confirmed.So…
With all the talk about tariffs driving up costs, the word “cheaper” should bring comfort to just about anyone. That’s why I’m delighted to share that the cheaper smartphone from Google has arrived, a few months after Apple released a somewhat cheaper entry-level iPhone — and that both products are very good.Google this week released the Pixel 9a, the $500 sibling of its $800 flagship smartphone, the Pixel 9. It competes directly with the $600 iPhone 16e released in February, the cheaper version of Apple’s $800 iPhone 16.Both of the new phones have the staples that people care most about…
It has been nearly three years since the launch of the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and since then, millions seeking help have used the call center as a life-saving resource. But understaffing and underfunding threaten to upend the hotline’s mission.The nation’s 988 hotline works like 911, bringing critical access to care for those battling mental health emergencies. Counselor Alejandra takes calls at the nation’s largest suicide prevention center — Los Angeles’ Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. That one center receives 20,000 calls and texts a month.Alejandra said they became a counselor because they have “personal experience with suicidal thoughts.”As…