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This free app solves a small but annoying issue with Mac computers — and it's incredible Apple hasn't released a tool like this yet

If you own a Mac computer, have you ever looked at the top right corner of your screen and wondered where all of those app icons came from? Believe it or not, Apple’s operating system for Mac computers does not have a built-in way to hide app icons in your menu bar, especially if you don’t want or need them. Developer Matthew Palmer built a great utility that solves this issue, called Vanilla. …read more […]

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China’s Xi Looks to Africa to Counter Criticism of Aid Efforts

President Xi Jinping was expected to use a gathering of dozens of African leaders in Beijing to push back against criticism that China’s vast development initiatives risked saddling emerging economies with debt. Xi’s speech Monday to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation gives him a high-profile chance to defend his signature Belt and Road Initiative to develop roads, railways, ports, pipelines and other trade links. Xi “will stress the importance of consultation and taking African countries’ needs into account,” said Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University of China. …read more […]

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Trump’s Trade War With China Is Heating Up

It was announced this week that the U.S. and Mexico are very close to settling on the next version of their trade policy. But don’t get distracted. The real trade war is going on with the great red dragon.

Since 2017, China has been by far the biggest exporter to the U.S. It accounts for more than 20% of total U.S. imports (almost double that of each Mexico and Canada). With few labor laws and regulations in China, its goods are often much cheaper than American alternatives. This makes it difficult for U.S. companies to compete, so tariffs are meant to …read more […]