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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 18, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Osborne Computer introduced in 1983, and we present you with these top quality stories. From How to Set Up Simhub With Gran Turismo 7 to Trump vs Apple: Tariffs For Thee But Not For Me, let’s dive right in.


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machine-learning

Meet the HackerNoon Top Writers: Writing Through the Noise of AI with Albert Lie

TL;DR Meet Albert Lie, Co-Founder CTO of Forward Labs, in his interview with HackerNoon Writers Spotlight, talking about writing amid the Noise of AI.

By @writerspotlight [ 4 Min read ]

Hey, I’m Albert, cofounder and CTO of Forward Labs, where we’re building AI agents that automate sales and operations in freight logistics.

Before this, I helped scale hypergrowth Y Combinator companies from zero to unicorn ($1B+ valuation), including Xendit (YC S15) and Spenmo (YC S20).

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/04/04/escaping-ai-demo-hell-why-eval-driven-development-is-your-path-to-production/?embedable=true..

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gaming

How to Set Up Simhub With Gran Turismo 7

TL;DR A step-by-step walkthrough for configuring your PC running Simhub work support Gran Turismo 7 on the PS5

By @fatman [ 3 Min read ]

From your Windows desktop, locate the search bar on the bottom left of your screen.

Type “Firewall” [1] in the search bar, then select ‘Firewall & network protection’ [2] to launch the “Windows Security” main page.

On the ‘Firewall & network protection’ window, select ‘Advanced settings.’

Click [8], Next...

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tech-companies

Trump vs Apple: Tariffs For Thee But Not For Me

TL;DR When iPhones are flying, there are no tariffs or waiting.

By @nebojsaneshatodorovic [ 4 Min read ]

Do you know how I knew that Trump would be the 47th President of the United States of America?

It wasn’t when Elon jumped on the MAGA bandwagon big time.

It wasn’t when Trump appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

https://x.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1909348105675211192?embedable=true

Apple prepared. Apple acted.

Reuters did the math:..

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On This Day

Osborne Computer introduced

A pioneering portable computer. It featured 128KB RAM, a 7-inch monitor, and a detachable keyboard, alongside two 204KB 5.25-inch disk drives, two serial ports, and a parallel port, powered by a 4MHz Z80A processor. Retailing at $2,495, it included bundled software, redefining portable computing.

Poll Of the Week

Tariff Tug-of-War: Will US Tech Tariff Exemption Save Your Gadgets or Just Delay the Pain?

The US has imposed steep tariffs on most Chinese goods, but key tech products like smartphones, laptops, and chips are temporarily exempt, while accessories like chargers and headphones are not. These exemptions may not last, and uncertainty is rattling the tech industry. Will these moves protect consumers and innovation, or just postpone bigger problems?

Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Pain: Exemptions help now, but future tariffs will hurt prices and innovation.
Accessory Shock: Gadgets are safe, but accessories will get more expensive.
Innovation Shift: Companies will move production or innovate elsewhere.
Tariff Whiplash: Uncertainty will disrupt the whole tech industry.
No Big Deal: The tech world has been, and will adapt just fine.
Unsure: More information is needed

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