Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China are in effect, but Big Tech companies have remained mostly silent despite the potential impact tariffs could have on their businesses. I’ve written about this twice already: once shortly after Trump announced them in February, and again a week later after the initial 10 percent tariff on China went into effect and the Mexico and Canada tariffs had been paused. In both articles, The Verge reached out to many companies in Big Tech and adjacent industries, and the vast majority of them declined to comment or didn’t reply at all. The ones that did reply usually gave generic statements. We’ve done another round of outreach, and while there are a few new comments, things are mostly the same. Here’s what’s new: Walmart spokesperson Rodrigo Santos Legaspi: “As we have done in the past, we wi ... Read full article.