China expects to outlast US in trade war, alarming Big Tech. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/trump-gives-china-one-day-to-end-retaliations-or-face-extra-50-tariffs Tech companies’ worst nightmare ahead of Donald Trump’s election has already come true, as the US and China are now fully engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war, where China claims it expects to be better positioned to withstand US blows long-term. Trump has…

Trump admin decides fiber Internet won’t be prioritized in BEAD grant program. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/starlink-benefits-as-trump-admin-rewrites-rules-for-42b-grant-program Starlink satellite dish. Credit: Starlink The Trump administration is eliminating a preference for fiber Internet in a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, a change that is expected to reduce spending on the most advanced wired networks while directing more money to Elon…