Technology News for Sunday 13th April 2025

1. Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

US President Donald Trump's administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from "reciprocal" tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. In a notice, US Customs and Border Patrol said that the ...

2. AI praise-giving tool promises 'authentic' insights

Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Workhuman, an Irish tech company, has built a $1.2bn revenue business out of what ...

3. Trial seeks treatment for long Covid sufferers

It said more than 144 million people globally were living with long Covid with some people experiencing fatigue, breathlessness, palpitations and brain fog. The university said it was testing anti-viral medication, which is ...

4. Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat

The code "8517.13.00.00" means very little to most of the world, but in the US customs list it represents smartphones. The inclusion meant that the number one Chinese export to America by value ...

5. Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs

WASHINGTON/WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big ...