Nicole Nguyen / Wall Street Journal: While Big Tech was spared from tariffs, for now, Small Tech making devices like baby monitors faces price hikes, stock shortages, and degrading product quality  —  Big Tech was spared.  Small Tech is looking for ways to survive.  —  It’s a brave new world for makers of high-tech stuff. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Heinemeier Hansson / HEY: Google won the browser wars fair and square, and the web will be far worse off if Google is forced to sell Chrome, even to atone for ad market monopoly abuses  —  The web will be far worse off if Google is forced to sell Chrome, even if it’s to atone for legitimate ad-market monopoly abuses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A deep dive into Apple’s iPhone manufacturing process, which uses ~2,700 parts from 187 suppliers in 28 countries; just 30 suppliers have no presence in China  —  The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America.  The components that power it show why that is highly impractical Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg: Munich-based ARX Robotics, which makes self-driving, modular battlefield robots, raised €31M led by HV Capital and plans to build a plant in southwest England  —  ARX Robotics, a German defense startup backed by NATO’s technology fund, has raised venture capital funding for the second … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Testa / New York Times: Spotify says it has paid $100M+ to podcast publishers and creators since January 2025 via a new creator program based on Premium subscribers’ video engagement  —  The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: A look at Microsoft freezing ~1.5GW of data centers set for 2025 and 2026; Microsoft has walked away from significantly more than 2GW of non-binding contracts  —  Over the last few months, there have been a number of headlines raising concerns about Microsoft’s reduction … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: Lagos-based OmniRetail, which digitizes order management for manufacturers, distributors, and others, raised a $20M Series A, taking its total funding to $38M  —  When Deepankar Rustagi last raised money for OmniRetail in 2022, excitement was high for African startups addressing the supply chain … Lees verder op Tech Meme