Hacker News with Generative AI: Tariffs

OpenAI's Stargate project struggling to get off the ground, due to tariffs (techcrunch.com)
OpenAI’s ambitious Stargate data center project is facing delays thanks to tariff-related economic uncertainty, reports Bloomberg.
OpenAI, Data Centers, Tariffs, Technology, Business
99 points by speckx 10 days ago | 170 comments
High tariffs become 'real' for Adafruit with first $36K bill for import duties (slashdot.org)
Tariffs, Business, Hardware, Import/Export, Adafruit
13 points by MilnerRoute 13 days ago | 0 comments
China exports jump 8% in April despite tariffs (ft.com)
China, Trade, Economics, Tariffs
9 points by JumpCrisscross 14 days ago | 3 comments
Shipments are cut in half carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariff arriving in LA (cnn.com)
Trade, Economics, China, United States, Tariffs
5 points by teleforce 15 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese exporters 'wash' products in third countries to avoid Trump's tariffs (ft.com)
Trade, Tariffs, China, Economics, International Relations
10 points by Ozarkian 17 days ago | 1 comments
Trump Says He Will Implement 100% Tariffs on Films Produced Outside the U.S. (variety.com)
Donald Trump took to Truth Social Sunday to announce he is “authorizing” the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to impose a 100% tariff on “any and all” movies produced in “foreign lands.”
Politics, Trade, Film Industry, United States, Tariffs
22 points by pseudolus 18 days ago | 5 comments
Meta blames Trump tariffs for ballooning AI infra bills (theregister.com)
World War Fee Meta's AI ambitions are going to cost more than expected thanks to increased competition and — who could have seen this coming? — the Trump administration's obsession with tariffs, which is driving up the price tag of key components.
Meta, AI, Tariffs, Business, Politics
11 points by rntn 21 days ago | 0 comments
Well, That's One Way to Address America's Vaping Problem (theatlantic.com)
Millions of Americans are inhaling e-cigarettes illegally imported from China. Because of tariffs, they’re about to get a lot more expensive.
Vaping, Public Health, United States, Tariffs, China
9 points by petethomas 22 days ago | 1 comments
Amid tariff turmoil, these warehouses are in big demand in L.A (latimes.com)
As steep tariffs on imports throw Los Angeles-area ports into turmoil and chill industrial property leasing, one rare type of building is suddenly in hot demand — bonded warehouses where goods can be stored without paying tariffs until they are removed.
Warehousing, Tariffs, Logistics, Real Estate, Los Angeles
5 points by dangle1 22 days ago | 0 comments
PC case maker HYTE discusses their cost structure and tariffs [video] (youtube.com)
PC Hardware, Manufacturing, Business, Tariffs
33 points by prof-dr-ir 22 days ago | 0 comments
Wyze pays $255k of tariffs on $167k of floodlights (twitter.com)
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Tariffs, Business, Consumer Products, Security
169 points by computer23 22 days ago | 146 comments
A Major Retro Handheld Maker Just Stopped All U.S. Shipments over Tariffs (kotaku.com)
A flood of well-made, affordable gaming handhelds out of China has made the last few years a great time to be a retro enthusiast.
Gaming, Retro Gaming, Tariffs, China, Business
17 points by PaulHoule 23 days ago | 1 comments
Amazon says displaying tariffs 'not going to happen' after White House blowback (cnbc.com)
Amazon, Tariffs, Politics, Trade
62 points by docdeek 24 days ago | 12 comments
Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers (punchbowl.news)
Amazon doesn’t want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Amazon, Tariffs, Trade War, Consumer Costs, E-commerce
449 points by donohoe 24 days ago | 431 comments
Temu adds 145% 'import charges' after Trump tariffs, more doubling some prices (cnbc.com)
E-commerce, Tariffs, Pricing, International Trade
25 points by koolba 25 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese factories stopping production/looking for new markets as US tariffs bite (cnbc.com)
China, Trade, Economics, Tariffs, Manufacturing
7 points by koolba 25 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese firms race to open US factories to avoid sky-high tariffs (scmp.com)
Ryan Zhou, the owner of a business making novelty gifts in eastern China, has been working flat out since April to open a new factory in an unfamiliar location: Dallas, Texas.
China, Trade, Manufacturing, United States, Tariffs
7 points by Ozarkian 26 days ago | 0 comments
What consumers are snapping up or putting off in face of tariffs (cnbc.com)
Consumer Behavior, Economics, Trade, Tariffs
20 points by rntn 28 days ago | 5 comments
'Things Have Ground to a Halt': Tariff Uncertainty Paralyzes Businesses (nytimes.com)
Tariffs, Business, Economics, Uncertainty
20 points by asnyder 28 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese factories slow production and send workers home as US tariffs bite (ft.com)
China, Trade, Economics, Tariffs, Manufacturing
11 points by suraci 28 days ago | 2 comments
How DigiKey is dealing with tariff chaos (text.npr.org)
Thief River Falls is in northwestern Minnesota, and along with having a really cool name is really small. But it grew a very big company that is now riding out an unprecedented and unpredictable storm - tariffs.
Business, Economics, Trade, Tariffs, Minnesota
15 points by pash 29 days ago | 0 comments
The Death of Affordable Computing – Tariffs Impact and Investigation [video] (youtube.com)
Economics, Technology, Computing, Tariffs, Video
9 points by toxicunderGroov 30 days ago | 0 comments
Drum Machine Price Before Tariffs: $399, After Tariffs: $977 (synthtopia.com)
Music gear prices are skyrocketing as a result of the Trump administration’s new tariffs, and this is going to significantly impact US musicians’ instrument purchase plans for the foreseeable future.
Music, Tariffs, Economics, Business
21 points by pmags 30 days ago | 1 comments
The Death of Affordable Computing – Tariffs Impact and Investigation [video] (youtube.com)
Computing, Economics, Tariffs, Technology, Video
12 points by dralley 30 days ago | 0 comments
The many ways tarrifs will hit electronics (ieee.org)
Like the industry he covers, Shawn DuBravac had already had quite a week by the time IEEE Spectrum spoke to him early last Thursday, 10 April 2025. As chief economist at IPC, the 3,000-member industry association for electronics manufacturers, he’s tasked with figuring out the impact of the tsunami of tariffs the U.S. government has planned, paused, or enacted. Earlier that morning he’d recalculated price changes for electronics in the U.S.
Economics, Tariffs, Electronics, Industry
124 points by elashri 31 days ago | 177 comments
US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs (theguardian.com)
For many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidden in plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts.
Economy, Food, Chocolate, Tariffs
11 points by n1b0m 34 days ago | 0 comments
U.S. Gas Exports to China Stopped After Beijing Imposed Tariffs (nytimes.com)
China has stopped buying liquefied natural gas from the United States after imposing a 15 percent tariff on these shipments on Feb. 10, ship tracking data shows, in the latest sign that Beijing continues to decouple from the U.S. economy.
International Trade, China, United States, Energy, Tariffs
13 points by Anon84 34 days ago | 2 comments
Trek tells retailers of immediate price increases (bicycleretailer.com)
MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek and Electra retailers were informed Thursday by email that bike prices for most models will rise immediately because of the 10% tariff surcharge announced April 2, increasing costs "to a level that needs to be addressed."
Retail, Bikes, Tariffs, Pricing
18 points by mooreds 35 days ago | 13 comments
Apple airlifted iPhones worth a record $2B from India in March (yahoo.com)
Apple's main India suppliers Foxconn and Tata shipped nearly $2 billion worth of iPhones to the United States in March, an all-time high, as the U.S. company airlifted devices to bypass President Donald Trump's impending tariffs, customs data shows.
Apple, India, Trade, Manufacturing, Tariffs
5 points by tosh 38 days ago | 0 comments
Trump Moves to Put New Tariffs on Computer Chips and Drugs (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration took steps on Monday that appear likely to result in new tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceutical products, adding to the levies President Trump has put on imports globally.
Politics, Trade, Economics, Tariffs
13 points by olyellybelly 38 days ago | 4 comments