Trump tariffs turn techies topsy-turvy as US braces for PC tax Shipments in America flat, surge across ROTW ahead of Win 10 support cutoff Channel10 Jul 2025 | 94
Trump administration announces tariffs that may make plenty of tech more expensive from August 1 World War Fee Memory from Korea, hard disks from Thailand, plenty of stuff from Japan Public Sector08 Jul 2025 | 61
DRAM spot prices doubled last week Fears that DDR4 has hit the end of the road and the return of tariffs may be to blame Systems01 Jul 2025 | 9
Techie exposed giant tax grab, maybe made government change the rules Who, Me? Custom text fields can be a powerful form of protest Offbeat16 Jun 2025 | 56
Tariff woes equal US smartphone price hikes, shrinking sales World War Fee Liberation Day not freeing consumers or businesses of their hard earned disposable income Personal Tech30 May 2025 | 45
HP Inc. hastens China exit as tariffs kick a hole in its profits Hiked prices and thinks that will make buyers nervous Personal Tech29 May 2025 | 20
Trump tariffs ruled illegal within minutes of Musk announcing end of government role World War Fee Hardware biz gets a reprieve but administration’s plans are unchanged Public Sector29 May 2025 | 153
Trump can bluster and bluff all he wants, but iPhone manufacturing isn't coming to the US He'll need to be way more aggressive than a 25% tariff, say analysts, and even then it would take years Public Sector27 May 2025 | 45
UK tax collector puts half a billion on table for call center services Taxpayers on hold for 798 years might wish for a better service Public Sector27 May 2025 | 36
Trump threatens to add formal Apple Tax on top of the 'Apple tax' World War Fee But pauses tech-adjacent threat to slap all Euro-imports with 50 percent duties Public Sector26 May 2025 | 173
Even a humble keyboard is now political in Taiwan Computex Chinese manufacturers are advertising how they dodge tariffs, and tech leaders know they’re in a new world Personal Tech25 May 2025 | 26
Lenovo thought it could surf geopolitics, until Trump's sudden tariff changes Worries about uncertainty, even as AI pushes revenue and profit higher On-Prem23 May 2025 | 29
Trump says he has a problem if Apple builds iThings in India Cupertino's plan to spend $500bn stateside wasn’t enough to placate the tycoon of tariffs Public Sector16 May 2025 | 55
US, China agree to roll back tariffs – but only for 90 days world war fee IT projects may remain in limbo due to deal being far from final, but markets are up, so Trump'll declare a win Personal Tech12 May 2025 | 50
Citrix finds new use for virtualization: Avoiding PC price hikes caused by tariffs World War Fee Seeing as IT giant's CEO is big at DOGE, this is delicious Virtualization07 May 2025 | 28
Siri? Will tariffs hurt Apple? Tim Cook says brace for a $900M whack, for starters World War Fee iGiant shifted production to India and Vietnam but has no idea if that will help after tariff pause ends Public Sector02 May 2025 | 18
HMRC's Making Tax Digital scheme also made tax more expensive – by £300M Watchdog says transformation effort added costs instead of savings for most businesses Public Sector01 May 2025 | 74
India’s services giants brace for impact as US tariffs bite their customers Wipro was forced to pause an active SAP project due to client’s jitters Channel24 Apr 2025 | 18
Trump blinks: 'Substantially' lower China tariffs promised World War Fee Detail? Rationale? Timeline? Nope! It's the art of the squeal Public Sector23 Apr 2025 | 183
TSMC prepping for tariff turmoil, denies joint venture talks with Intel Chip contract manufacturer not immune to 'uncertainties and risks' caused by Trump's import taxes Systems17 Apr 2025 |
Legacy tech is the gift that keeps billing for UK's tax collector £5.2B more thrown at the never-ending quest to modernize HMRC Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 14
South Korea to build mini-fabs as part of $25B plan to prop up tariff-targeted industries Fancy a doctorate in semiconductor design? The land of K-Pop wants you to help future-proof its industry Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 2
South Korea reports tech exports surged ahead of Trump tariffs Meanwhile in China, factories that work for Apple and HP are reportedly closing some production lines Public Sector15 Apr 2025 |
Trump's tariff turmoil leaves IT projects in deep freeze World War Fee Investment delays are inevitable as uncertainty clouds US trade policy, warns investment bank CxO14 Apr 2025 | 121
Tech tariff turmoil continues as Trump admin exempts some electronics, then promises to bring taxes back World War Fee Beijing tries to find an off-ramp but also fights back with export bans Public Sector14 Apr 2025 | 155
Infosec experts fear China could retaliate against tariffs with a Typhoon attack World War Fee Scammers are already cashing in with fake invoices for import costs CSO10 Apr 2025 | 31
Fear of tariffs made the PC market great again in Q1 as vendors emptied factories to dodge price future hikes World War Fee Expected sales surge sparked by Windows 10 support ending could yet be trumped, analysts suggest Personal Tech10 Apr 2025 | 9
Samsung trumps USA's tariffs by making displays in Mexico, and elsewhere if needed World War Fee May also have fixed AI memory biz if better-than-expected revenue guidance is anything to go by Personal Tech08 Apr 2025 | 49
Trump tariffs to make prices great – a gain World War Fee As costs for US shoppers set to rise, markets slump, orange is new red, we speak to economic experts Public Sector07 Apr 2025 | 78
Asian tech players react to US tariffs with delays, doubts, deal-making Asia In Brief PLUS: Qualcomm acquires Vietnamese AI outfit; China claims US hacked winter games; India's browser challenge winner disputed; and more Public Sector07 Apr 2025 | 11
Americans set to pay more on all imports: Trump activates blanket tariffs World War Fee Tech slugged with higher duties, broad base 10% hike, semiconductors avoid retaliatory levies for now On-Prem02 Apr 2025 | 584
Raspberry Pi not affected by Trump tariffs yet while China-tied rivals feel the heat Updated CEO hails 'transformative year' as IPO puts 'puter maker on the big board Systems02 Apr 2025 | 39
SK hynix has probably already sold most of the HBM DRAM it will make next year As this year’s buyers rush to beat Trump’s tariffs On-Prem28 Mar 2025 | 6
Political poker? Tariff hunger games? Trump creates havoc for PC industry Comment Tech channel increases stockpiling amid 'volatile trade policies.' CIOs to get fewer devices for same money Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 45
Trump tariffs forcing rethink of PC purchases stateside Some businesses sticking with Windows 10, AI boxes not reviving demand Personal Tech27 Feb 2025 | 37
Trump administration threatens tariffs for any nation that dares to tax Big Tech Digital services taxes, network build levies, touted as violations of US sovereignty Public Sector24 Feb 2025 | 139
Trump teases 25% semiconductor tariffs that will go ‘substantially higher’ Envisions phased introduction dependent on manufacturing commitments Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 177
Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff Analyst tells El Reg to expect more of this across hardware brands Personal Tech18 Feb 2025 | 56
Legacy systems running UK's collector are taxing – in more ways than one Updated Costs for fixing them and keeping them working up by 390%, NAO report reveals Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 67
As Trump slugs Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs, industry groups hope trade war weapon isn’t pointed at their feet Updated Tech lobby isn't at the negotiating table, fears unintended consequences Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 141
UK tax collector's phone service 'deliberately' bad to push users online, say MPs Cut off nearly 44k peeps who had been waiting 70 minutes for advice on unavoidable chore Public Sector22 Jan 2025 | 83
Tariff uncertainty looms large over budget conscious CIOs Updated It’s a feature not a bug, and what the US electorate voted for, says analyst Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 33
Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCs Already inflated costs of NPU-based boxes set to jump on import tax AI + ML09 Jan 2025 | 25
Now Trump's import tariffs could raise the cost of a laptop for Americans by 68% CES Make America irate again Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 188
Binance accused of tax evasion by India's finance department Minister reveals 17 crypto players owe $100 million – with Binance the baddest of the bad Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 7
If Trump gets elected, get your tech buying done asap 60% tariffs on all Chinese goods are going to slam the IT sector Personal Tech01 Nov 2024 | 254
US lawmakers push DoJ to prosecute tax prep firms for leaking taxpayer data to big tech TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and Ramsey Solutions accused of sharing info with Meta and Google Security22 Oct 2024 | 6
UK electronics firms want government to stop taxing trash and let them fix it instead CLEAR group calls for VAT to be dropped on spare parts, repairs, labor Personal Tech17 Oct 2024 | 62
Biden tackles trade loophole used by cheap Chinese e-tailers Removing de minimis exemption could stymie Beijing’s plans to grow its cyber-bazaar abroad Personal Tech16 Sep 2024 | 22
Apple owes billions in back taxes over Ireland state aid rule break Final judgment handed down by Court of Justice of the European Union Personal Tech10 Sep 2024 | 146
Infosys denies it owes $4B in taxes to India Taxman disagrees with the outfit that built the tax portal Off-Prem01 Aug 2024 | 6
India ditches its 'Google Tax' after US waved a big stick Stakeholders found it an 'ambiguous' compliance burden and the world has moved on – or tried to Public Sector25 Jul 2024 | 19
SAP system gives UK tax collector a £750B headache as clock ticks on support Updated For now it's Capgemini to the rescue (again) Databases23 Jul 2024 | 27
Intuit decimates staff, hopes to hire same number in AI refocus What's that Lassie? The IRS hopes to offer free direct tax filing for everyone next year? Applications10 Jul 2024 | 6
IMF suggests tax on AI's CO2 emissions, but not AI itself Be afraid … be very afraid: AI could also revolutionize tax itself, money boffins argue Public Sector18 Jun 2024 | 14
Pakistan punishes tax dodgers with new measures to ensure telcos cut off their mobile phones Already doxxed and ordered disconnection for half a million of its own citizens suspected of not paying their share Public Sector14 Jun 2024 | 8
FTX's $24B tax bill written down to just $200M No, this isn't the weird logic of cryptocurrency infecting the IRS. It's a 'Fight us and everyone loses even more' kinda deal Personal Tech06 Jun 2024 | 22
Tax helpline callers left on hold for nearly eight centuries HMRC forgot to tell Brits about its digital support channels Public Sector16 May 2024 | 32
Infosys announces 'In-Person Collab' weeks Sounds so much cooler than 'come back to the office or else' On-Prem04 Apr 2024 | 6
Dirty data shocks Indian taxpayers with huge bills Extra zeroes added to transaction values, just a handful of days before a payment deadline Public Sector13 Mar 2024 | 13
UK tax agency's digital services not good enough to take strain off phone lines Watchdog says taxpayer assistance is getting worse Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 28
Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam $1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 3