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😘 Elon, if you're reading this... U.S. President comments on relationship with Elon Musk: says he’s doing “a fantastic job” running the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump also recalled why he bought a Tesla back in March 2025 — and under what terms.

“Everyone was asking me, ‘Oh, did you get a bargain?’ No. I said, ‘Give me the top price.’ I paid a lot of money for that car,” he said.

Bloomberg previously reported that Musk was seen as a “major beneficiary” of Trump’s return to the White House, with some even calling him a “shadow president” after the election. Trump has repeatedly praised Musk, calling him a “special guy,” a “super genius,” and a “new star,” and publicly backed Tesla during protests over the billionaire’s political stance. @durovs_code

🤔 Fold Me Once Insiders say Apple is working on a massive 19-inch foldable device → possibly a MacBook–iPad hybrid. If all goes to plan, production starts late 2026, with a release expected in 2027. @durovs_code

🍏 AIMLess at Apple Insiders say Apple’s AI → efforts stalled due to poor leadership and a lack of clear direction. Siri’s team reportedly learned about new “AI features” during the WWDC keynote — at the same time as everyone else. @durovs_code

🧑‍⚖️ OpenAI sues Elon Musk OpenAI has filed a countersuit against Elon Musk. What exactly the company is demanding — we break it down here. @durovs_code

🛸 Premium Thoughts, Premium Price Anthropic has launched its most expensive Claude plan yet → $200/month for the new “Max” tier. That gets you 20x the usage of the $18 Pro plan, though limits still apply. The company says it’s testing how far users will go to pay for cutting-edge AI access. @durovs_code

😄 Tariff Time-Out Trump has postponed the broader import tariffs → for over 75 countries, reducing rates to 10% for the next 90 days. The exception is China — now facing a steep 125% duty after enforcing its own retaliatory measures. @durovs_code

📦 No Shipping, No Cry? Major tech and auto brands → including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Audi, and Nintendo — have paused U.S. shipments in response to Trump’s steep tariff hikes. Electronics and cars from Asia are now on hold, with companies warning of potential revenue drops and delayed product launches. @durovs_code

📱 Surprise Patch Drop Google → just rolled out an emergency security update for Android. Both are zero-day vulnerabilities — and one was already exploited in the wild without any user interaction. @durovs_code

😎 At long last Meta is finally building a native Instagram app for iPad → after years of saying the user base was too small. The decision comes as the U.S. tightens pressure on TikTok, and Meta moves to strengthen its grip on the market. @durovs_code

⛔️ It’s Not Slowing Down Starting April 9, the U.S. will impose a 104% tariff on Chinese goods → a direct response to Beijing’s refusal to drop its retaliatory tariffs. The White House says similar penalties could hit other countries that don’t stand down. @durovs_code

😆 Not friends anymore? Elon Musk asked Trump to roll back the new tariffs → and got a hard no. The new rules, signed April 2, impose duties of up to 50% on goods from 185 countries. Starting April 5, a 10% base rate now applies to all imports. @durovs_code

🍏 iPhones, Incoming Apple flew in five planeloads of iPhones and gadgets from India to the U.S. → all within three days and right before the new import tariffs hit. @durovs_code

😽 Markets Brace for ‘Black Monday’ The crypto market is in sharp decline, with Bitcoin slipping below $75,000 — a continuation of the panic triggered by Donald Trump’s newly announced economic measures. Asian stock markets were hit first, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s KOSPI dropping so fast that trading was briefly halted. U.S. stock futures and commodity prices also plunged, sending shockwaves through crypto markets. Starting April 2, Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from over 200 countries and territories: 20% on the EU, 34% on China, and 46% on India. Even the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands made the list. According to Reuters, Wall Street is bracing for at least a week of market volatility. The S&P 500 has already dropped 10%, with listed companies losing over $5 trillion in market value. @durovs_code

❤️ This weekend in #TECH 💘 Trump grants TikTok another 75-day reprieve before potential U.S. ban 💘 Kawasaki unveils the world’s first robotic horse, Corleo 💘 Over 700M images generated with ChatGPT this week, says OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap @durovs_code

🧠 AI race continues Midjourney has launched V7, its latest image generation model → just a week after OpenAI’s Ghibli-style update went viral. The company says the new model comes “with unique strengths.” @durovs_code

🛸 Bing, But Smarter Microsoft launched Copilot Search → a new AI-powered search tool with its own interface, built for natural language queries and smarter, context-aware answers. @durovs_code

😆 TikTok’s €500M Problem EU regulators plan to fine → TikTok €500M for sending user data to China, violating GDPR. If confirmed, it would be the third-largest fine in the regulation’s history. @durovs_code

🍏 Supply Chain Trouble Apple → may face $8.5B in extra costs under Trump’s proposed tariffs on key Asian manufacturing hubs. @durovs_code

🚘 Your driver is on the way Now to the truly important news. Hyundai has unveiled Mobilet — a self-driving toilet you can summon like a taxi. Officially pitched as a “mobility solution” for urgent restroom needs, it was announced on April Fools’ Day… but honestly? The concept might be more useful than it sounds. @durovs_code

😘 Swipe Right Tinder → just launched a voice-based game where you flirt with an AI bot to boost Gen Z’s dating confidence. You “win” if the chatbot agrees to go on a date. @durovs_code