President Trump Creates Export Controls on "any and All Critical Software" Nov 1
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President Trump has created export controls on 'any and all critical software', sparking concerns about the impact on tech companies and US-China trade relations, with commenters debating the effectiveness and potential consequences of such controls.
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Could Trump unintentionally bring about the year of the Linux desktop?
Linus lives in the US.
"Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on ‘critical software’"
The US needs to put locks on the foot-gun triggers before there are no toes or jobs left.
And also, China is building tank-capable invasion barges and practicing in inner Mongolia how to raid Tapei's government buildings. Escalation and self-sabotage isn't helping. This is two malignant, geriatric, authoritarian narcissists slowly trying to drag the world into yet another world war while shuffling along with toilet paper stuck to their shoes while doing nothing to ensure lasting peace for everyone who lives after them. Xi, Trump, Bibi, Putin, and every other neofascist criminal substitute for a leader needs to go.