The Morning After: Big, Beautiful Fallout

The "Big, Beautiful Bill" has passed, bringing negative consequences for the US technology and manufacturing industries. The bill eliminates the EV tax credit, used EV incentive, and rebates for commercial EVs. It also hurts domestic solar companies, allowing cheap Chinese-made solar panels to flood the market. An earlier version of the bill proposed an annual EV tax and a levy on wind and solar projects, which some see as benefiting fossil fuel companies. The bill's impact on the EV and solar industries is significant, and could lead to a rush to purchase these products before the changes take effect. In other news, Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized, and Microsoft's gaming division is suffering from layoffs. Crunchyroll's use of AI-generated subtitles for anime shows has sparked outrage among fans. PlayStation needs Neil Druckmann, the head of Naughty Dog, more than HBO does, as he steps down from the TV adaptation of The Last of Us to focus on video games. Nothing has launched its third-generation flagship phone, the $799 Phone 3, which features a tiny dot-matrix display on the back cover. Finally, Paramount+ is offering a deal of two months for $2, allowing users to catch up on new Star Trek content.