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Amazon value drops $53 billion following report that Trump is "obsessed" with the company

It’s no secret that Donald Trump has little love for Jeff Bezos, but a report from Axios claims this animosity goes beyond mere dislike. The president is said to be “obsessed with Amazon,” who he believes has gotten unfair tax benefits and preferential treatment from the US Postal Service.

Trump has in the past been vocal about his disdain for Amazon, Bezos, and the Washington Post, which Bezos owns. He called the tech giant a “no-tax monopoly” last year, adding that it was doing great damage to other retailers. The president also said that the US Postal Service was undercharging Amazon, thereby making it “dumber and poorer.”

Trump has repeatedly attacked the Washington Post, too, calling it “Fake News Washington Post,” and a “tax shelter” for Amazon. He famously claimed that Bezos and his firms would “have such problems” if he won the US election.

Update (3/31): During the weekend Trump resumed his attacks on Amazon, saying the company is scamming the US Postal Service. However reports do not seem to support the President's statement. The Postal Regulatory Commission, which oversees the industry, indicates USPS actually benefits from serving Amazon's deliveries, making a profit on them, and that Amazon does not receive special treatment beyond paying a lower rate as other bulk customer would.

According to Axios, Trump wants to change Amazon’s tax treatment over fears that mom-and-pop retailers could be put out of business. One of Axios’ sources who has spoken to the president said: “He’s wondered aloud if there may be any way to go after Amazon with antitrust or competition law.”

Despite Trump’s dislike for the company already being public knowledge, Amazon’s shares fell 7 percent on the back of the report, wiping around $53 billion off its market cap. This comes at a time when tech stocks, especially Facebook’s, are in decline, which could have contributed to Amazon’s slump.

Although Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal has made most of the headlines recently, and despite Mark Zuckerberg agreeing to testify before Congress, Axios says Trump isn’t interested in how the platform handles user data. He also believes the Russia story is a hoax.

Since the report was published, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said the Trump administration isn’t considering any policy changes directed at Amazon. “The president has said many times before he’s always looking to create a level playing field for all businesses and this is no different and he’s going to always look at different ways, but there aren’t any specific policies on the table at this time,” Sanders added.

Next-gen GeForce 11/20-series cards will reportedly use GDDR6, could be unveiled this summer

Nvidia might have revealed some amazing hardware at its recent GTC event, including the $400K DGX-2 supercomputer and the $9000 Quadro GV100 GPU, but there was no mention of any of its upcoming gaming cards. However, one memory supplier has revealed that the next GeForce generation will use GDDR6 and could be announced sometime in July or August.

South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix told Gamer Nexus that its GDDR6 memory is set to reach mass production in three months and will be used in several of Nvidia’s products, such as autonomous vehicle components and gaming GPUs.

This doesn’t mean the new cards will launch as soon as this summer, but it certainly suggests we won’t see them any time before July. It's likely that Nvidia will reveal precisely when they’ll arrive and further details of the GeForce 11 (or GeForce 20) line in just a few months.

GDDR6, which will reportedly be found in Nvidia’s Tesla and Quadro parts as well as its new GeForce cards, will boast bandwidth upwards of 16Gb/s. It will run at 1.35v and be 20 percent more expensive to produce than current cards, so expect the 1170 and 1180 (or 2070 and 2080) to cost noticeably more than the 10-series launch prices.

SK Hynix confirmed the GDDR6 chips would come in 1GB and 2GB densities, and that the new line of cards will feature up to 16GB of video RAM—more than the Nvidia Titan Xp’s 12GB. It’s speculated that the 1170/2070 and 1180/2080 could include 8GB and 16GB RAM, respectively.

The news hasn’t cleared up the confusion over Nvidia's Ampere and Turing architecture roadmap. Some still suspect that the former could be the name used for its upcoming gaming-based cards, while the latter may be designed for cryptomining GPUs. Hopefully, things will be a lot clearer by the time summer rolls around.

Acer Switch 7 Review

Other base hardware includes 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, along with a 2256x1504 (3:2 aspect ratio) IPS LCD, but just a 35.1 Wh battery. Cramming a discrete GPU into this device has taken its toll in at least one area, and that appears to be the battery capacity.

For now I want to talk about the build quality of the Switch 7. This is a premium priced product at $1700, so I was a tad disappointed with the final build, both tablet and the included keyboard cover.

The materials used are good – smooth glass on the front, metal on the sides and rear – but there are a lot of seams in the construction, particularly around the I/O and around the display, which doesn’t make it look or feel as high-end as the best tablet or laptop designs out there. The Microsoft Surface Pro, for example, features a more refined metal design in keeping with its price tag.

The are also a few alignment and symmetry issues with the Switch 7 that you wouldn’t get with a better designed product. The webcam, for example, is offset to the right by a large distance for seemingly no good reason. Even worse is the display position and bezels: the right-side bezel is about 2mm larger than the left-side bezel, leaving the display slightly off center.

As soon as I saw the unit I thought something wasn’t quite right about the bezels, and after about 10 measurements just to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating, I indeed confirmed one bezel is larger than the other. Certainly a bizarre design choice.

The hinged kickstand assembly is a neat concept, in that it automatically pops out the kickstand when the bottom edge of the tablet contacts your desk. There are two buttons located along this bottom edge that release the spring-loaded hinge mechanism, and from there you can adjust the exact angle to your liking. It’s a convenient system, as all you have to do is place the tablet on your desk and it’s already propped up and ready to use, whether you have the keyboard attached or not.

However the system does have a few significant flaws. The stand itself doesn’t look great, at least in my opinion, and the groove it leaves in the rear of the tablet is a dust magnet. After just a few days, dust and dirt had already accumulated in the hinge cavity that’s hard to remove or clean without compressed air. You don’t get this issue with the flat-kickstand of the Surface Pro.

While you can set an angle for the kickstand, and it can go fairly flat like the Surface Pro, the spring-loaded hinge prevents you from setting an angle more acute than the angle it pops out at. This default angle is suitable for desk work, but there are times I liked to use a more acute angle, particularly in glary environments, which the spring mechanism prohibits.

The other issue is you can’t pop out the hinge without pressing both protruding buttons along the bottom edge. This isn’t a problem for desk users, but say you want to open up the kickstand on a soft surface like a bed, or on your lap where the buttons might not contact your legs. In this situation activating these buttons is much harder than simply reaching back and flipping out the stand.

That’s probably way too much detail on the kickstand, but it is a neat idea that just needs some refinement.

 

I was much happier with the I/O included on this tablet: a single full-sized USB port along with Thunderbolt 3 and a microSD card slot is pretty decent for a space-limited device, though using a proprietary power connector over USB-C is annoying. The Eve V still has the best I/O of any productivity tablet.

The Switch 7 does include a fingerprint reader on the front next to the display, which exhibits average performance. Further up the edges are the front-facing speakers of a surprisingly decent quality, perhaps due to the limited volume that prevents awful distortions.

The keyboard cover is obviously a key feature of the Switch 7 and it’s nice to see it included in the price, unlike with a certain Microsoft product. The cover is a bit hit or miss, using plastic around the keys and an okay-but-not-amazing fabric on the other side.

However the typing experience is good, with a similar tactile feel to most laptop keys, if a bit lighter than normal. There is a bit of flex when typing though not as much as I expected considering the build, and it attaches neatly and effectively to the bottom using pogo pins and magnets.

Perhaps the best feature is the included stylus. It’s a Wacom unit without power, yet it supports 4,096 levels of pressure and – best of all – it slots into the body along the top edge. Yes, Acer includes a dedicated stylus slot where many of these devices do not, which makes it hard to lose the pen. For annotating on the go, it’s a great solution.

Recommended 4K TVs that can effectively be used as Desktop PC monitors

Ultra HD TVs have been available in the US since late 2012. Initial offerings were reserved for those with thick wallets but prices have fallen considerably in recent years, inviting a wide range of consumers to the high-resolution realm of 4K.

One segment that has been served particularly well by this newfound affordability is computer users.

I personally made the switch from a triple monitor (1080p) configuration to a single 40-inch 4K television in 2016 and haven’t looked back. Later on I wrote an article on the switch, the implications, and what kind of monitor you should choose if you want a 4K TV to effectively work as a monitor.

The extra resolution afforded by the Samsung UN40KU6300 I chose at the time was welcomed with open arms and gaining back valuable real estate on my desk has been liberating.

Ever since writing the article about using a 4K TV as a desktop monitor, we've kept receiving questions about different TV sets, and the article has proven popular even a year after we published it.

So, if you’re interested in replacing your desktop monitor with a 4K TV and want to know what to buy, you’ve come to the right place. Maybe you aren’t quite sure where to start or could use a hand in narrowing your search. Whatever the case, this guide is intended to help steer you in the right direction.

An all-around solid performer
Sony KD43X720E

At 42.5 inches, this 4K HDR TV falls into what I’d call the Goldilocks range – not too small or too large, but just right size-wise for use on a typical desk. As a desktop monitor replacement, it has overwhelmingly positive reviews on Amazon with an overall rating of 4.0 out of five stars and the current sub-$540 price tag is well within reason. The set also boasts better-than-average viewing angles, low input lag for gaming and support for chroma 4:4:4.

If I had it to do all over again, I’d likely spring for the Sony KD43X720E.

• Sony KD43X720E on Amazon, Best Buy.

Honorable mentions:

• Sony XBR43800E and Samsung UN40MU6300

Exceptional value
TCL 49S405

TCL Corporation may not carry the brand recognition of a Sony, Samsung or LG TV, but the Chinese electronics maker has been making waves in the entry-level sector. If you’re looking for maximum value, the 48.5-inch TCL 49S405 is tough to beat.

This budget-minded set sports an aesthetically pleasing design with thin bezels that should blend into any decor. TCL’s offering also supports 4:4:4 chroma when running at 4K @ 60Hz and has a 4.3-star rating on Amazon but its price is where the display really shines. At under $330, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a comparable TV of this size and quality for the money.

• TCL 49S405 on Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg.

Honorable mentions:

• Sharp LC-50LBU591U and Samsung UN50MU6070FXZ

When price is no object
LG OLED65C7P

LG is synonymous with image quality and the OLED65C7P is no exception. Measuring in at 64.5 inches diagonally, this visual stunner checks all of the requisite TV-as-a-monitor boxes – low input lag for gaming, 4K @ 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma support, incredibly thin bezels and more.

Given its weight (just shy of 50 pounds without the stand) and sheer size, you’ll likely want to mount this on the wall and maintain a viewing distance of several feet at minimum. Being an OLED set, there’s also the potential for burn-in so this may best be reserved for those that consume a lot of media or game frequently.

If you can stomach dropping just south of $2,600 and are willing to compromise in a few areas, the LG C7P series is sure to impress visually as evident by its 4.4-star Amazon rating. Given its high price tag, it wouldn’t hurt to do some additional homework to make sure it’ll meet your specific expectations before pulling the trigger.

• LG OLED65C7P on Amazon, Best Buy, eBay.

Honorable mentions:

• LG OLED55B7A and LG 65SJ8500

Microsoft bans use of "offensive language" on Xbox Live, Skype, and other services

Watch your language on Xbox Live

If you’re not averse to being a bit sweary on Skype, Xbox Live, or other Microsoft products, be careful: the Redmond firm has updated its service agreement, prohibiting the use of “offensive language” and fraudulent activity.

Anyone found violating the rules, which go into effect on May 1, may be suspended or banned from Xbox services. Offenders also risk forfeiting their account balances, any content licenses they may own, and their Xbox Gold Membership.

Microsoft also says that it may trawl through your accounts if it suspects you’ve been violating its Terms and Conditions. "When investigating alleged violations of these Terms, Microsoft reserves the right to review Your Content in order to resolve the issue," it writes.

As discussed in this Reddit post, Microsoft has always had this policy in place, but the company is now clarifying it. “In the Code of Conduct section, we’ve clarified that use of offensive language and fraudulent activity is prohibited,” reads one section in the summary of changes.

“Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity).”

With this policy, Microsoft is targeting the toxic players who populate Xbox Live while harassing others—Xbox is one of the 30+ companies to have joined the recently formed Fair Play Alliance. But the Windows maker hasn’t specified what langue it considers “offensive,” and if this might affect Skype communications between friends (will it apply to video calls?), or OneDrive documents that contain swearing.

Ultimately, Microsoft’s policy is designed to prevent illegal activities, child exploitation, spam, and fraud on its services. It likely hopes that clarifying the offensive language section will encourage certain members of the Xbox gaming communities to tone down the hatred. The firm is unlikely to be monitoring every Skype call for the odd swear and will probably rely on users flagging anything they consider offensive.