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"Ultimately, some brands may be forced to "redefine value beyond just ultra-low prices," the WSJ suggested."
When I see the absolute crap and mostly useless products Americans buy, especially with fast fashion, I tend to hope this move will put a dent in America hyper-consumerism culture.
But I also see how it will put some small business in deep trouble.
#business #economy #trade #capitalism #consumerism #usa #fashion #china
Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally
US spiking costs to import cheap goods from anywhere rattles e-commerce giants.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
Capitalism is like ... 😱
#capitalism #meme #politics #system #exploitation #problem #humanity #humanrights #economy #finance #fail
For Trumpsters who think only fraudsters will loose healthcare.
"Because of a statutory requirement to automatically impose budget cuts when legislation increases the deficit, the Big Beautiful Bill would require automatic cuts across the board."
"Medicare is one of the programs that will face the axe, starting in the next fiscal year that begins in October."
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-03-republicans-cutting-medicare-not-only-medicaid/
#republican #trump #healthcare #usa #uspol #politics #health #economy
Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare.
Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.David Dayen (The American Prospect)
My only friend the end ...
#capitalism #economy #life #earth #climate #nature #environment #fail #future #humanity
♲ Anarchist Art Ⓐ - 2025-07-07 13:46:04 GMT
#Windows10 #updates will #cost you $30 - #Linux updates are for free 👍
#Microsoft #cybersecurity #security #Software #os #update #Problem #fail #news #freedom #change #Windows #Windows11 #money #finance #economy
Microsoft: Pay $30 to keep using Windows 10 securely if you hate Windows 11
With support for Windows 10 ending on October 14, 2025, Microsoft wants people to switch to Windows 11 or pay $30 to keep using Windows 10.Mayank Parmar (Windows Latest)
#Meta and #Yandex are de-anonymizing #Android users’ #web browsing #identifiers
#Tracking code that Meta and #Russia - based Yandex embed into millions of websites is de-anonymizing visitors by abusing legitimate #Internet protocols, causing #Chrome and other browsers to surreptitiously send unique identifiers to native apps installed on a device, researchers have discovered. #Google says it's investigating the abuse, which allows Meta and Yandex to convert ephemeral web identifiers into persistent #mobile #app user identities.
#anonymity #surveillance #www #privacy #browser #fail #warning #danger #history #software #fail #problem #economy #news #identify #usa #politics #bigbrother
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
Big corporations acting badly is not a surprise. But I'll bet most folks don't know about Kytch.
McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup | WIRED • https://www.wired.com/story/kytch-taylor-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-smoking-gun/
#mcdonalds #fastfood #business #economy
McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup
Kytch, the company that tried to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines, has unearthed a 3-year-old email it says proves claims of an alleged plot to undermine their business.Andy Greenberg (WIRED)
Some companies seized on widely reported disruptions to raise prices and increase margins at the expense of consumers
#news #finance #economy
https://www.ft.com/content/731e38d9-821d-4a6d-b9fd-22a5c6c0c0fd
‘Greedflation’: profit-boosting mark-ups attract an inevitable backlash
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publicationAnne-Sylvaine Chassany (Financial Times)
The tech industry is at a turning point, but where will it go next and how do we prepare for its next act?
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#tech #future #economy #siliconvalley #elonmusk
A turning point for the tech industry?
Less than a week since my last update, and I’m already in your inbox again! I couldn’t help myself from commenting on the downward slide the tech industry is...buttondown.email
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/10/economic-growth-no-longer-requires-rising-emissions
Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet
source: https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/names-and-locations-of-the-top-100-people-killing-the-planet/Just 100 companies are responsible for more than 70% of the world’s #greenhouse gas #emissions since 1988.
#climate #crisis #earth #problem #economy #world #responsibility #politics #nature #environment #pollution #map #society
