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According to one analyst, Apple and Tesla have the biggest exposure to Trump's

tariffs. I'm M. Ron Shake, and your Tuesday Daily Crunch starts now. In a recent memo to employees,

Shopify CEO Toby Lutka made a bold policy change. Teams must demonstrate why AI can't perform a job before they're permitted to ask

for more headcount and resources. Before asking for more headcount and resources, teams must

demonstrate why they cannot get what they want done using AI. Lutka wrote in the memo, which

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