Shifting Signals on Tech Tariffs Fuel Fresh Trade Uncertainty

“The turmoil of this tariff roller coaster is going to continue to have negative effects,” said Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute think tank focused on technology and innovation. He hopes the exemptions were a signal that the administration is pulling back from extreme policies. Thierer and other experts have warned that tariffs on tech products would undermine the U.S. in its artificial-intelligence race with China.