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Apple's UK encryption fight: A UK court ruled that the country's government cannot keep secret the details of its tussle with Apple over data encryption. In January, the British government served the iPhone maker with a demand to circumvent encryption it uses to secure user data stored in iCloud. Small businesses and tariffs: Independent businesses, which account for 60% of all products sold on Amazon alone, are already starting to raise prices in response to the Trump tariffs.  MercadoLibre's hiring spree: Latin America's most valuable company plans to ramp up investment in Brazil by 48%, to $5.8 billion this year, and add an additional 14,000 staff. The e-commerce operator in March announced a similar bump in spending plans for Mexico.

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VC firm SignalFire has raised over a $1 billion to bet on AI startups, marking an unusually large fundraising haul in a difficult market. At the heart of SignalFire's strategy is a proprietary AI tool that it claims can spot market trends and help portfolio companies find talent.

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Microsoft is dialing down the aggression on its plans for expanding its global data center operations. The software giant has walked away from negotiations for leased deals and delayed construction on some sites it owns. Brody Ford delves deeper into the implications in today's Tech In Depth essay.

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