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Chip Tariffs Could Be the Most Self-Defeating Thing Trump Does to AI
The Trump administration is considering sweeping semiconductor tariffs that could extend beyond chips to include downstream products like servers, gaming consoles, and consumer devices, alarming the tech industry at a critical moment in AI infrastructure development. Industry groups warn the tariffs could cost the US $90 billion annually in GDP, delay or cancel roughly 20% of planned data centre projects, and ultimately undermine the very AI dominance Trump claims to be pursuing — since domestic chip manufacturing capacity won't be ready in time to replace imports. Despite intensive lobbying efforts, talks between the tech industry and Trump officials have reportedly trended in a negative direction, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pushing for broad tariff application tied to companies pledging domestic production commitments.
Lawsuit Claims Trump's Truth Social API Is Selling Government Information to the Highest Bidder
Nonprofit news organizations The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation have sued President Trump over Truth Social's "Truth API," which charges customers up to $100,000 per month for early access to Trump's posts, including official government announcements. The lawsuit argues this scheme violates the First and Fifth Amendments by giving paying customers — primarily high-frequency trading firms — preferential access to government information for private financial gain. The plaintiffs are seeking a court ruling that the practice is unconstitutional and an injunction barring Trump and his aides from posting official government information exclusively on Truth Social while the paid API remains in place.
Three Phone Calls and America's AI Safety Order Was Dead
President Trump cancelled a planned executive order on AI safety at the last minute after phone calls from Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and former AI advisor David Sacks, who warned that the proposed measures could slow AI development and jeopardise America's competitive edge over China. The draft order would have established a voluntary system requiring AI companies to submit frontier models to federal agencies for safety testing up to 90 days before release. The order has been shelved for reworking, with critics inside the administration dismissing it as unnecessary fearmongering pushed by AI "doomers."