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
Tax
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
NARROWER TOPICS
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
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