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Apple has unveiled its results for the first quarter of 2025, with iPhone sales just reaching the forecast $46 billion.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that planned US tariffs on foreign imports will add $900 million in costs in the current period
Apple sales generated more than $95 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2025, slightly exceeding forecasts of just over $94 billion.
However, some indicators are already revealing strains, including a billion-dollar drop in sales in China below projections.
According to Forbes, Apple’s first-quarter sales in the greater China region, currently at the center of a major tariff dispute with the U.S., came in below expectations.
While projections were for $17 billion, sales came in at just $16 billion.
CEO Tim Cook predicts a difficult second quarter due to the tariffs introduced by the Trump administration, which the company believes would result in additional costs estimated at $900 million.
If the trade conflict with China were to drag on, Apple would inevitably suffer the consequences, with China accounting for 17% of its revenues in 2024.
What’s more, beyond the impact on sales, the majority of iPhones are assembled in this country, which accentuates the company’s vulnerability.
The official White House account on Truth Social has posted a photo of Donald Trump… as the Pope.
Understandably, the « joke » offends many churchgoers around the world, but amuses the MAGA voting base and its supporters.
Still, this is the most recent episode of megalomania from a president who had already set the Vatican on fire just a few days ago by claiming he wished to be pope himself, on the heels of the death of Pope Francis.
Le compte officiel de la Maison-Blanche sur Truth Social a publié une photo de Donald Trump… en pape.
On comprend que la «blague» offense plusieurs pratiquants dans le monde, mais amuse la base de voteurs MAGA et ses partisans.
Il s’agit tout de même du plus récent épisode de mégalomanie de la part d’un président qui avait déjà mis le feu aux poudres il y a quelques jours à peine en affirmant souhaiter être pape lui-même, en marge de la mort du pape François.
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Will Musk lose his throne at Tesla?
Tesla’s board of directors quickly refuted a Wall Street Journal article, assuring that Elon Musk retains the full confidence of investors to lead the company and that no search for a successor is underway.
Exclusive: About a month ago, with Tesla’s profits sinking and some investors worried about Elon Musk’s White House focus, the company’s board got serious about looking for a CEO to succeed him.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2025-05-01T14:00:27.400Z
It was on X, the billionaire’s social network, that Elon Musk’s defenders, including Tesla Chairman Robyn Denholm, denounced the erroneous Wall Street Journal report.
In her view, the claim that Tesla commissioned recruitment firms to find Musk’s successor is unfounded.
On X, Robyn Denholm even claims that the Wall Street Journal had been informed by the board of directors that these rumors were unfounded, before taking the decision to publish the article evoking plans to replace Elon Musk.
Tesla shares have fallen by around 30% since the start of the year.
The reasons for this decline are falling sales, growing competition, particularly from Chinese automakers, and concerns about Elon Musk’s controversial political involvement, which have clearly damaged the brand’s image.
Elon Musk and some members of Tesla publicly criticized the Wall Street Journal following the publication, with the billionaire criticizing the paper for failing to include in the article a « categorical denial » formulated by Tesla.
The Wall Street Journal has been owned since 2007 by News Corp, the media group controlled by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Fox News.
Last January, Justin Trudeau‘s son Xavier Trudeau revealed that he was embarking on a career in music, opting for hip-hop, a very different path from that taken by his father.
Dad Trudeau, who seems to have a little more free time since the end of his mandate, took a moment to react to his son’s musical projects. A video shared on Xavier’s Instagram account shows him reacting with a mixture of surprise, pride and humor to his offspring’s hip-hop talents.
In the clip, Xavier mentions that he has already made three videos. Justin replies that he thinks he missed one. Xavier, clearly a little discouraged, tells him he has to watch them. Trudeau then tries to justify himself by saying that he doesn’t have any social networks, to which Xavier retorts bluntly by asking him who then looks after his Instagram!
A typical father-son exchange!
We still don’t know exactly what Justin thinks of his son’s music career, but from the smile and nods on his face, the former prime minister doesn’t seem to disapprove at all.
And what do you think of Xavier’s musical style?
Russia is reportedly facing a shortage of transport vehicles for its troops in combat zones.
Russian Troops Rolled Into Battle In A Yellow School Bus
To alleviate this shortage, it would resort to all sorts of unusual means to move its soldiers, including Lada cars, golf carts and school buses.
In addition to these unusual means of transport, the use of motorcycles, electric scooters, a locomotive and antique vehicles from the 1950s would also be reported.
All of this equipment has reportedly been in use for some time, and some is said to have come from sources outside Russia, including China and Belarus.
The latest addition to the range of civilian vehicles requisitioned by Russian forces, a yellow school bus was reportedly recently spotted by a Ukrainian drone.
The vehicle, abandoned in a field near the front line in Donetsk oblast, eastern Ukraine, illustrates the increasing improvisation of Russian means of transport.
According to Forbes, since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian military vehicle losses are estimated at over 17,000 units.
Faced with an inventory at an all-time low, Russia is reportedly forced to modify civilian vehicles to move its troops in combat zones, despite their poor ability to cross terrain prepared for confrontation, such as trenches.