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"After a Supreme Court of the United States ruling in Feb. 2026, many tariffs imposed by the Trump administration were declared illegal because the president overstepped his authority," writes Slashdot reader hcs_$reboot. "As a result, the U.S. government now has to refund a massive amount of money, around $160-170+ billion, paid mainly by importers." According to the New York Times, the administration has now begun accepting refund requests, "surrendering its prized source of revenue -- plus interest." From the report: For some U.S. businesses, the highly anticipated refunds could be substantial, offering critical if belated financial relief. Tariffs are taxes on imports, so the president's trade policies have served as a great burden for companies that rely on foreign goods. Many have had to choose whether to absorb the duties, cut other costs or pass on the expenses to consumers. By Monday morning, those companies can begin to submit documentation to the government to recover what they paid in illegal tariffs. In a sign of the demand, more than 3,000 businesses, including FedEx and Costco, have already sued the Trump administration in a bid to secure their refunds, with some cases filed even before the Supreme Court's ruling. But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump's policies -- including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought -- are not able to apply for direct relief. The extent to which consumers realize any gain hinges on whether businesses share the proceeds, something that few have publicly committed to do. Some have started to band together in class-action lawsuits in the hopes of receiving a payout. Many business owners said they weren't sure how easy the tariff refund process would be, particularly given Mr. Trump's stated opposition to returning the money. The administration has suggested that it may be months before companies see any money. Adding to the uncertainty, the White House has declined to say if it might still try to return to court in a bid to halt some or all of the refunds. The money will mostly go to importers and companies, since they were the ones that directly paid the tariffs. While individual refunds with interest could take around 60 to 90 days to process, the overall effort will probably move much more slowly because of how large and complicated it will be. There are also legal questions around whether companies would have to pass any of that money on to consumers. Slashdot reader AmiMoJo commented: "This is perhaps the biggest transfer of wealth in American history. Most of those companies will just pocket the refund and not pass any of it on to the consumer. If prices go down at all, they won't be back to pre-tariff levels. You paid the tariffs, but you ain't getting the refund."

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The inmate had previously been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of seven years

Good news for those working with Windows, bad news for Paragon Software

The feature list for Linux kernel 7.1 is taking shape, and a standout addition has already landed: a new read-write NTFS driver.…

Patel, 46, brought his lawsuit on Monday against the magazine, accusing them of publishing an article that was 'replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations' meant to get him fired.

Patel, 46, brought his lawsuit on Monday against the magazine, accusing them of publishing an article that was 'replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations' meant to get him fired.

Residents have accused the Beaulieu Estate of secretly carrying out a 'developmental creep' to build a car park for private events near ancient woodland in the New Forest.

Residents have accused the Beaulieu Estate of secretly carrying out a 'developmental creep' to build a car park for private events near ancient woodland in the New Forest.

As Jack Nicholson's convict character, Randle P. McMurphy, Aaron Pierre is a rogue messiah, championing the other downtrodden black patients in the secure hospital

As Jack Nicholson's convict character, Randle P. McMurphy, Aaron Pierre is a rogue messiah, championing the other downtrodden black patients in the secure hospital

The proposal that would require Iran to suspend uranium enrichment for ten years before permitting the regime to produce a modest amount of low-enriched uranium for another decade.

The proposal that would require Iran to suspend uranium enrichment for ten years before permitting the regime to produce a modest amount of low-enriched uranium for another decade.

Omar Farooq, 70, who was a prisoner at Chelmsford Prison, died on August 8, 2025.

Omar Farooq, 70, who was a prisoner at Chelmsford Prison, died on August 8, 2025.

DeanonymizedCoward writes: Engadget reports that Palantir has posted to X a summary of CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, which reads like a utopian idealist doodled on a Bond villain's whiteboard. While the post makes some decent points, it also highlights the Big-AI attitude that the AI surveillance state is in fact a good thing, and strongly implies that the Good Guys need to do war crimes before the Bad Guys get around to it. "The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal," one of the 22 points states. "It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software." The book is billed as "a passionate call for the West to wake up to our new reality," and other excerpts in the social media post include assertions such as: "Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public"; "National service should be a universal duty"; "The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone"; and "Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive." The statement criticizes the West's resistance to "defining national cultures in the name of inclusivity," as well as the treatment of billionaires and the "ruthless exposure of the private lives of public figures."

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Campaigners are raising money to 'formally challenge' the council over the plans

Euridge Manor in Wiltshire really was the place to be last weekend.

Steele served a life sentence for the infamous Essex Boys killings

Keira Knightley's husband of 13 years has been pictured without his wedding ring. 

Ofsted said it believed that children may be exposed to risk of harm

The range will land in selected UK stores on Friday, and will feature wardrobe staples such as a belted trench, dark-wash jeans and a classic shirt, in easy colours...