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US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers, and certain other electronic devices from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, providing a big relief to America’s largest company, Apple, even if the move seems temporary.
US Customs and Border Patrol published a notice on late Saturday (India time) explaining that the devices would be excluded from the 10 per cent global tariff that Trump recently imposed on most countries, along with the much larger import tax on China.
Apple gets major relief as Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

University of Technology Sydney is pushing ahead with a contentious $100 million cost-cutting program that will see 400 staff sacked despite a record intake of foreign students in the autumn semester mainly due to a resurgence in demand from China.
The record enrolment of 3257 full-degree international students undermines vice chancellor David Parfitt’s argument that lower international student numbers in 2025 would crunch revenue and force UTS to slash its $1.3 billion annual expenses.
UTS to cut $100m and sack 400 despite surge in foreign students comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

In a world where sites of power are increasingly becoming less transparent, less responsive, and less accountable, the corporate whistleblower memoir has evolved from a rare curiosity to an established literary genre. Each new exposé scrapes another layer off the spiffy veneer of statements and postures designed to hide institutional wrongdoing.
‘Careless People’: A searing tell-all about destructive structural incentives that embolden Facebook comes via ChinaTechNews.com.