When Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk would be joining the government as an adviser and head of the quasi-governmental Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), there was skepticism about how long the relationship between the two would last. Experts predicted that the SpaceX founder wouldn’t like playing second fiddle to the former Apprentice star. As Trump himself put it in his 1987 business-advice book The Art of the Deal, “One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow.” But it’s not success that appears to have driven the most serious wedge between the two businessmen. It’s failure, and the catastrophic fallout from Trump’s implementation of tariffs that has triggered a global trade war—a decision that Trump has hit pause on, temporarily forestalling for 90 days reciprocal tariffs on all countries except China. It’s a trade war that Musk never wanted. The Washington Post reports that Musk lobbied Trump directly, though unsuccessfully, to not levy tariffs. And as those tariffs decimated U.S. stock markets, in a series of gobsmacking posts on X this week Musk has dubbed White House trade tsar Peter Navarro “Peter Retarrdo,” a “moron,” and “dumber than a sack of bricks.” While the name-calling has been limited to Navarro, the criticism is fundamentally pointed at Trump’s most signature policy to date. Musk’s brother, Kimbal, has quote tweeted Trump while adding negative comments about his tariff decisions. “Mmm.. Celebrating causing China’s stock market to go down, by causing our own stock market to go down? Maybe this is why Trump brought back the R word.” It’s not clear whether he is referring to the risk of a recession, or echoing his brother’s comments about Navarro. Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s press secretary, said on April 8 about the Navarro-Musk spat: “These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and tariffs. Boys will be boys and we will let their public sparring continue.” A clash of titanic egos Not everyone is convinced that’s all there is to it. It could be the first major public blowup between two titanic egos who were always going to struggle to coexist. That Musk and Trump would clash on the issue isn’t surprising. China was a healthy market for Musk’s electric vehicle company, Tesla, and Trump’s 125% tariffs on goods from China will likely harm that business relationship. “Musk has a big financial relationship with China, which is not happy with tariffs,” says Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump. Navarro’s expertise is more rooted in academia and therefore takes a different approach to Musk’s, explains Steven Buckley, a lecturer in digital media sociology at City, University of London, who specializes in U.S. politics. “Fundamentally I don’t believe anyone in Trump’s Cabinet actually has a good understanding of the impact of tariffs and how the wider global economy works. However, Musk actually experiences the direct impact of them on his businesses, and so regardless of whatever good trade policy would be, he knows that this isn’t it—for him at least.” Trump, for his part, is not exactly jumping to tariff architect Navarro’s defense. “Despite Trump’s press secretary saying this spat is just boys being boys, it’s clear that Trump is fine to let these spats occur out in the open as they serve as a convenient distraction from any disagreement those in the administration may have with [him],” Buckley adds. It’s notable that Musk has held his tongue publicly about Trump, instead attacking individuals linked to the plan lower down the White House pecking order, while outliers like his brother criticize the president’s tariffs. Attacks on Navarro can also be excused away by Trump as not targeting him or his decision-making—important, given the president can be stuck in his ways and refuses to back down on his decisions, even when presented with evidence that he’s wrong, as shown by a vignette in Bob Woodward’s recent book about first-term economic adviser Gary Cohn telling Trump Americans don’t want to do manual labor. “Navarro acts as a useful scapegoat so that when the damage these tariffs cause starts being felt by consumers Trump can blame him for his advice,” Buckley says. In the end, the tempestuous tweets were to be expected. Both Trump and Musk (who, in attacking Navarro, has attacked Trump and his policy by proxy) have built their reputations being abrasive and shooting from the hip on social media. The White House has sought to downplay the spat, releasing a statement about the brouhaha, saying: “Whatever. We are the most transparent administration in history, expressing our disagreements in public.” Says Buckley: “It’s clear that Trump and those in his administration are immune to embarrassment, and so these ugly public arguments only serve as a media story about political personalities at war with one another.”

Author Joanna Maciejewska once said, “I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.” She’s right – leave the art to Ghibli and have the AI mow my lawn for god’s sake! I’d choose an AI accountant or lawn-mower a hundred times over an AI artist or poet – so you can anticipate my satisfaction with companies like Lymow actually putting AI to good use with their autonomous lawn mower. This sleek machine embodies exactly what we should be asking of our technology – to handle mundane tasks we’d rather avoid. Let’s be honest, nobody wakes up on a Saturday morning excited to push a noisy, gas-guzzling contraption around their yard for hours. The Lymow One exists to give you that time back, handling the lawn while you handle… well, literally anything else you’d prefer to be doing. Now with over $5 million funded on Kickstarter (making it the No.1 robotic mower on the platform), Lymow highlighted its flagship mower at CES 2025, highlighting its unique mulching blades, which cut grass in a way that doesn’t leave clumps across your lawn. Instead, mulching benefits your lawn by giving it a layer of organic matter that naturally returns nutrients back to the soil, keeping it nourished. Hardly any robotic lawn mowers do this as effectively (with dual-blades and a high-speed fan to distribute the clippings) – which is what puts Lymow One ahead of the pack, coupled with its other game-changing features like its incredible battery that gives it 5x more coverage than other mowers, or the AI vision-assisted RTK satellite navigation system, or even the treaded tires that allow it to traverse across any terrain with ease. Designer: Lymow Click Here to Buy Now: $1999 $2999 ($1000 off). Hurry, only 9/470 left! Raised over $5.1 million. The Lymow One’s robust metal-enclosure aesthetic feels very ‘age of the robots’ but not in a scary way – in a way that empowers humans. The mower sports a predominantly monochrome exterior with black accents and bright red details that highlight its cutting mechanisms. However, the one detail that you’ll probably notice first is the absence of traditional wheels. Instead of regular wheels, the Lymow One goes for almost military-esque tank treads that definitely bestow an air of seriousness to the robot. The Lymow One uses those rugged, tank-like wheels to navigate rough, uneven terrain with ease. A pair of omnidirectional wheels on the front allow the mower to stay in sync with the terrain for highly consistent cutting. A brand representative claims it can clear obstacles up to 2 inches (50mm) high, handle slopes as steep as 45° (100% gradient), and even climb low steps. It’s also impressively efficient, capable of covering up to 1.73 acres (7000 m²) in a single day. The Lymow One’s mulching capability really gives it a superior edge over other robot mowers. The LyCut dual blades don’t simply cut grass and discard it—they finely mulch clippings and distribute them evenly across your lawn with the help of two high-speed expel fans built into the cutting deck. This natural fertilization process returns valuable nutrients to your soil, promoting healthier grass growth while eliminating the need for bagging and disposal. The 6000 RPM powerful rotary blades effortlessly tackle all types of grass, including St. Augustine, Zoysia, Tall Fescue, and more—no matter how tough or dense the grass is. Technically speaking, this mower is a powerhouse. It features a 528Wh super longevity LiFePO4 battery (15,000 mAh at 36V) that delivers impressive performance, covering approximately 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²) on a single charge. When the battery runs low, the Lymow One automatically returns to its charging dock, powers up in just 90 minutes to 90% capacity, and continues where it left off. The mower’s cutting system uses dual mulching blades spinning at 6,000 RPM with a 16-inch (405mm) cutting width that can be adjusted between heights of 1.2 to 4 inches (30-100mm), giving you precise control over your lawn’s appearance. You can even customize the stripe angle to achieve the perfect look for your lawn. Unlike older robotic mowers that require you to install boundary wires around your yard (a tedious weekend project in itself), the Lymow One uses its proprietary LySee Multi-Fusion Navigation System to help it create detailed maps of your property with centimeter-level precision and navigate with astonishing accuracy. By combining VSLAM with RTK satellite positioning, the navigation system ensures mowing stays uninterrupted even if there’s a temporary disruption from weather or obstacles. The mower combines this AI-powered binocular camera setup with input from five ultrasonic sensors, front bumpers, and off-ground detection mechanisms to detect obstacles, adjust for terrain changes, and optimize cutting patterns. The companion app allows you to establish virtual boundaries, schedule mowing sessions, monitor progress in real-time, and even create custom zones with different cutting heights and stripe angles. Want your front yard cut to a pristine 1.5 inches but prefer the backyard a bit longer at 2.5 inches? A few taps in the app and it’s done. The software also provides maintenance reminders and updates itself automatically to improve performance over time. GPS tracking means you’ll always know where your mower is located. The Lymow One includes an anti-theft system that detects motion and triggers an alarm if someone attempts to move it without authorization. Additionally, the machine is PIN-protected through the app, rendering it useless if stolen. The Lymow One carries an IPX6 rating, meaning it can handle rainy conditions without issue. The mower is smart enough to return to its dock during heavy downpours and resume once conditions improve. The Lymow One represents what consumer technology should be – tools that handle tedious tasks so we can focus on what matters. While AI might be writing articles elsewhere, I’d much rather have it cutting my grass, giving me back those precious weekend hours for literally anything else. Heck, the enterprising Gujarati boy I am, I’d probably get it to mow my neighborhood’s lawn too and make some extra cash on the side. The point I’m making is that AI should work for you rather than the other way around – and with the Lymow One, it certainly does. Click Here to Buy Now: $1999 $2999 ($1000 off). Hurry, only 9/470 left! Raised over $5.1 million.The post The Humvee of Lawn Mowers – Meet the Lymow One Robot Mower With Tire Treads and Dual-Blade Mulching first appeared on Yanko Design.

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Markets are surging today after suffering major losses in reaction to the Trump Administration’s decision to pause planned tariffs above 10% on all countries except China for 90 days.  As a result, many suppliers for products used by those in the AEC and homebuilding industries have seen their financial positions fluctuate considerably, impacting in turn the bottom lines for architecture and design offices that rely on them for procurements, project budget estimates, material availability forecasts, and more. The stock prices for different suppliers of furniture, home appliances, construction materials, lighting fixtures, and other building essentials are therefore worth keeping an eye on in the coming weeks and months. A new 125% tariff on Chinese goods, up from the 34% levy that had been in place for weeks, is another important factor worth accounting for, as well. Related on Archinect: Calculating the increased building costs with tariffs and reduced immigrant laborBelow is an up...

Many had guessed in the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2’s unveiling that Cyberpunk 2077 would release for the console, especially given the success that developer CD Projekt RED enjoyed with The Witcher 3’s Switch port, and sure enough, the first-person action RPG is indeed set to be one of Switch 2’s launch titles.  In the wake of that announcement, CD Projekt RED has been teasing out further details on Cyberpunk 2077’s Switch 2 port. Taking to BlueSky, the developer recently also confirmed that on the Nintendo Switch 2, the game will feature support for cross-progression, which means you’ll be able to carry over your saves from other platforms and continue with your progress intact on Nintendo’s console.  CD Projekt RED has also confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077’s Switch 2 port will feature support for the console’s gyroscope and mouse functionality.  Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition launches for the Switch 2 on June 5. Its expansion, Phantom Liberty, will also be included. Yes, the Nintendo Switch 2 version will be fully cross-progression compatible with versions from other platforms. 😊— Cyberpunk 2077 (@cyberpunk.net) 2025-04-03T15:07:34.951Z

This Exhibition Spotlights the Black Artists Who Called France Home in the 20th Century A blockbuster show at the Centre Pompidou in Paris spotlights 300-plus works by 150 artists of African heritage View of the "Paris Noir" exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris Stéphane Mouchmouche / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images An exhibition in Paris is celebrating the work of Black artists who were active in France in the second half of the 20th century. Now on view at the Centre Pompidou, which houses Europe’s largest collection of modern and contemporary art, “Paris Noir,” or “Black Paris,” features more than 300 works by 150 artists of African heritage. “It is a story that hasn’t been told and should be,” curator Alicia Knock tells the Guardian’s Kim Willsher. “The exhibition allows us to see the richness of these artists who came to Paris, many of whom were also philosophers and poets and whose works have not been seen before in France.” In a statement, the Pompidou describes Paris as a “place of resistance and creation that gave rise to a wide variety of practices,” including awareness of identity and a language of art that spanned cultures. In the time period covered by the exhibition, many Black Americans immigrated to France to escape racism in the United States. Missouri-born singer Josephine Baker immigrated to Paris in 1925 and became a beloved entertainer there. In 1948, writer James Baldwin arrived in Paris and fell in love with the city, where he wrote much of his first novel. In 1949, trumpeter Miles Davis traveled to Paris to play in a quintet; as he later wrote, “It changed the way I looked at things forever. … Paris was where I understood that all white people weren’t the same, that some weren’t prejudiced and others were.”The Pompidou’s “unprecedented” exhibition highlights paintings and sculptures made by an international group of Black artists, associate curator Éva Barois De Caevel tells the Associated Press’ Sylvie Corbet. She adds that many of the works are united in their exploration of “Black consciousness,” reflecting on how racism and the legacy of slavery have shaped Black identity. Some of the featured artists “are African Americans, some are Caribbeans, some are Africans and some are Afro-descendants,” Barois De Caevel says. “Many enjoyed being free in the streets of Paris—being able to go out with white women, enter cafes, bars and restaurants, and be treated like white people.” Though Black Americans faced less discrimination in Paris, Africans and Algerians were “really extremely mistreated”—a trend recorded by Baldwin, Barois De Caevel says. “So it’s an ambivalent relationship with Paris.” Many of the exhibited artists received their educations in the City of Lights. Christian Lattier of the Ivory Coast, whose 1957 sculpture Le Christ is on display, studied art at the Paris Beaux-Arts in the 1940s. Haitian painter Roland Dorcely immigrated in 1946 to study with Fernand Léger and André Masson. According to the exhibition’s audio guide, Dorcely once attempted to show his paintings at several Paris art galleries, but the majority of dealers refused to even look at his canvases. “They expected a guy in a loincloth, with a bow and arrow,” Dorcely recalled, “not an admirer of Winslow Homer and [Georges] Seurat.” Paris Noir: Pompidou's landmark exhibition spotlights decades of Black art and resistance Watch on “Paris Noir” spans many artistic movements and pivotal events in worldwide Black history, including African countries’ struggles for independence from colonial powers, apartheid in South Africa, and protests against racism in the U.S. and France. As the Guardian’s Jason Okundaye reports, the exhibition includes paraphernalia from Présence Africaine, a Pan-African cultural magazine founded in 1947 by Senegalese politician and publisher Alioune Diop, who organized the first Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Paris in 1956. Paris was a “lab for Pan-Africanism,” the movement that suggests people of African descent share common interests and should band together, as well as an “anticolonial workshop,” Knock tells the AP. The city’s Black artists were rewriting and reframing movements like Modernism, Postmodernism and Surrealism, she says. “Many of these artists were not only creators, but also cultural ambassadors, teachers, poets and philosophers.” Knock hopes that “Paris Noir” will be the first of many exhibitions and projects dedicated to these artists, who came to Paris and found a place where they could express themselves. Some of Paris’ African American residents had actually wanted to immigrate to their ancestral continent, using Paris as a point of transit, the museum statement notes. But as Knock tells the AP, some of the artists’ families “told us that, in fact, they had come to Paris to go to Africa, and in the end, they found Africa in Paris.” “Paris Noir” is on view at the Centre Pompidou in Paris through June 30. Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google has heated up the app-building space, today rolling out a generative AI-powered end-to-end app platform that allows users to create custom apps in minutes.  Today at Google Cloud Next, the tech giant introduced the full-stack AI workspace Firebase Studio.   Devs and non-devs can use the cloud-based, Gemini-powered agentic development platform to build, launch, iterate on and monitor mobile and web apps, APIs, backends and frontends directly from their browsers. It is now available in preview to all users (you must have a Google account).  As of this posting, Firebase Studio was experiencing “exceptionally high demand,” so VentureBeat has not yet had the opportunity to test it out. However, early reaction has been largely positive.  “Google Just COOKED AGAIN! Firebase Studio beats Lovable and Bolt?” wrote one YouTube user offering up a tutorial video. “This could be a GAME CHANGER for developers who want to quickly prototype and build production-ready applications with AI assistance.”  “Feels like Cursor AI meets v0, but free. ?,” another posted to X.  Yet another user reacted: “? It’s like lovable+cursor+replit+bolt+windsurf all in one testing catalog.”  How users can create apps in minutes with Firebase Studio Firebase Studio combines Google’s coding tools Genkit and Project IDX with specialized AI agents and Gemini assistance. It is built on the popular Code OSS project, making it look and feel familiar to many.  Users just need to open their browser to build an app in minutes, importing from existing repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or a local machine. The platform supports languages including Java, .NET, Node.js, Go and Python, and frameworks like Next.js, React, Angular, Vue.js, Android, Flutter and others.  Users can choose from more than 60 pre-built templates or use a prototyping agent that helps design an app (including UI, AI flows and API schema) through natural language, screenshots, mockups, drawing tools, screenshots, images and mockups—without the need for coding. The app can then be directly deployed to Firebase App Hosting, Cloud Run, or custom infrastructure. Apps can be monitored in a Firebase console and refined and expanded in a coding workspace with a single click. Apps right can be previewed in a browser, and Firebase Studio features built-in runtime services and tools for emulation, testing, refactoring, debugging and code documentation.  Google says the platform greatly simplifies coding workflows. Gemini helps users write code and documentation, fix bugs, manage and resolve dependencies, write and run unit tests, and work with Docker containers, among other tasks. Users can customize and evolve different aspects of their apps, including model inference, agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), UX, business logic and others.  Google is also now granting early access to Gemini Code Assist agents in Firebase Studio for those in the Google Developer Program. For instance, a migration agent can help move code; a testing agent can simulate user interactions or run adversarial scenarios against AI models to identify and fix potentially dangerous outputs; and a code documentation agent can allow users to talk to code.  During preview, Firebase Studio is available with three workspaces for regular users, while Google Developer Program members can use up to 30 workspaces. Gemini Code Assist agents are on the waitlist.  Daily insights on business use cases with VB Daily If you want to impress your boss, VB Daily has you covered. We give you the inside scoop on what companies are doing with generative AI, from regulatory shifts to practical deployments, so you can share insights for maximum ROI. Read our Privacy Policy Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here. An error occured.

Meta’s latest whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams, got a warm reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as the Careless People author who the company has fought to silence described the company’s chief executive as someone willing to shapeshift into whatever gets him closest to power.The message was one that lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism were very open to. Their responses underscore that amid CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s latest pivot in cozying up to the right, his perception in Washington has not yet totally changed, even as he reportedly lobbies President Donald Trump to drop the government’s antitrust case against the company. “He’s recently tried a reinvention in which he is now a great advocate of free speech, after being an advocate of censorship in China and in this country for years,” subcommittee Chair Josh Hawley (R-MO) said, pointing to longtime conservative allegations that Meta has suppressed things like vaccine skepticism and the Hunter Biden laptop story. “Now that’s all wiped away. Now he’s on Joe Rogan and says that he is Mr. Free Speech, he is Mr. MAGA, he’s a whole new man, and his company, they’re a whole new company. Do you buy this latest reinvention of Mark Zuckerberg?”“If he is such a fan of freedom of speech, why is he trying to silence me?” Wynn-Williams asked in response. Meta convinced an arbitrator to order her to stop making disparaging statements and halt further publishing and promotion of the book, which details Meta’s alleged dealings with the Chinese government and claims of sexual harassment from a top executive. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone has called Careless People “defamatory,” but the book’s publisher said it would “continue to support and promote it.” “We don’t know what the next costume’s going to be, but it will be something different”Wynn-Williams also told Hawley that Zuckerberg “is a man who wears many different costumes. When I was there, he wanted the president of China to name his first child, he was learning Mandarin, he was censoring to his heart’s content. Now his new costume is MMA fighting or free speech. We don’t know what the next costume’s going to be, but it will be something different. It’s whatever gets him closest to power.”At the hearing, Wynn-Williams testified that during her time at the company between 2011 and 2017, Meta and Zuckerberg were willing to “undermine American national security” in service of currying favor with the Chinese government. She accused Meta of working on “censorship tools” that the Chinese government could use to silence critics and provided the Chinese Communist Party American user data.In a statement, Meta spokesperson Ryan Daniels called Wynn-Williams’ testimony “divorced from reality and riddled with false claims. While Mark Zuckerberg himself was public about our interest in offering our services in China and details were widely reported beginning over a decade ago, the fact is this: we do not operate our services in China today.”Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said she found it “ironic” that China was a focus of the hearing, given that when she tried to pass a tech antitrust bill, “one of the things that kept being thrown in my face and in those of others that work on this, is that ‘you’re actually going to destroy us and then China will dominate,’” she said. “Your book actually reveals the extent to which Facebook was willing to put growth over the US national interest to gain favor with the Chinese Communist Party.” Lawmakers dared Zuckerberg to testify before their committee himself to clear up their issues with her statements. “Stop trying to silence her, stop trying to gag her, stop trying to hide behind your lawyers and millions of dollars in legal fees you’re trying to impose on her,” said Hawley. “Come to this committee, take the oath, sit there, let us question you, and give the American people the truth. We will be waiting for you.”Wynn-Williams told the subcommittee her testimony “may be the last time I’m allowed to speak” given the legal restrictions. “It’s not going to be the last time you’re allowed to speak if we have anything to do with it,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said. “What I would say to Mark Zuckerberg is, stop gagging Ms. Wynn-Williams, let her speak the truth, and you come here and tell us your version of the truth, if you have the guts to do it.”See More: