The Core

https://fortune.com/2024/09/13/biden-china-shein-temu-tariffs-imports-loophole-crackdown/

..." by saying that companies are no longer exempt from tariffs simply by shipping goods that they claim to be worth less than $800.

President Joe Biden would no longer exclude these “de minimis” imports from tariffs under a proposed rule released Friday to tax all imports if they’re covered under Sections 201 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, or Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

Importers mainly from China have used the de minimis exemption for shipments of $800 or less to flood the U.S. market. The number of these shipments has jumped from 140 million annually to over 1 billion a year"

The European Union's key regulator for data privacy, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), has launched a cross-border inquiry into Google's AI model to ascertain if it complies with the bloc's rules.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/12/google_ai_model_inquiry_eu/


https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/irish-google-eea-b2611304.html

Debbie says G's free reign in western markets appears to be ending.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41499905

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2dpkpmv1o

Yeah, or dad will get Durex & Pampers ads.

"Target used modeling and data analytics to identify women as being pregnant before those same women tell their closest friends and family members."

https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/how-target-used-data-analytics-to-predict-pregnancies/
How Target Used Data Analytics to Predict Pregnancies

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/online-wars-continue-walmart-grows-its-online-seller-list-by-50-090524.html

Electrolysis of rust releases hydrogen & oxygen

https://youtu.be/1l3Dt5-zxPs?t=414

Debbie dislikes tariffs, particularly those conjured up to protect an industry sector. She believes they are just spreading the loss to other businesses & workers if the supplier is in a position to retaliate. 

>Germany (& EU)
And, hoo boy, is CN ever in a position to retaliate against DE.

"The European Commission intends to apply additional duties of up to 38.1% on imported China-made electric cars from July, a move that Beijing is likely to retaliate against.

Europe’s car industry had been opposed to the tariffs, with German carmakers the most exposed to a trade war as almost a third of their sales came from China last year."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/13/stellantis-says-it-will-fight-for-electric-car-sales-rather-than-hide-behind-tariffs