Hey guys, it's Riley from the video and I just realized that I'm still filming
the video, so actually I can't do this part yet. The Trump administration has
clarified that it's 125% tariff on China
was meant to be announced in addition to
the 20% tariff Trump added as soon as he
took office. So imports of Chinese goods are actually subject to 145% tariff for
the next 5 minutes. Uh, who knows? Uh,
in response, China said, "Hey, what the heck? We'll do one more, too." And
bumped their tariffs on US imports up to
125% and threw in a jab in their official statement about the US becoming
an economic joke for good measure. These are massive tariffs for two countries
whose supply chains are so interconnected, and they could lead to a
product like the iPhone 16 Pro jumping from $1,000 to
$3500, according to this analyst wearing a truly unhinged suit jacket, which
frankly makes me question his credibility. Yet, Bloomberg values his
opinion. Apparently, this is something that Dan Ies does and everyone pretends
is okay. Well, Apple expert Mark German
isn't pretending that iPhones could actually be made in the US. He says it
isn't going to happen. But 404 Media
points out that it's not impossible to make a phone almost entirely in America
as proven by the Purism Liberty device,
which has pretty outdated specs and costs $2,000, while its made overseas
sibling, the Librem 5, goes for $800.
But it's possible if you're okay with your iPhone
being. But who knows, maybe Tim Cook will manage to squeeze an iPhone tariff
exemption out of Trump like he did back in 2019. Speaking of exemptions, China's
tariffs will not apply to products with semiconductors that were fabricated in
Taiwan, which is great news for AMD, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and others. And not
great news for non-Taiwan-based fabs
like Global Foundaries, Texas Instruments, and yeah, Intel. They don't
need this. They're already losing ground to AMD in China. Interestingly, Intel's
IPO feature, which allows some overclocking while maintaining warranty
coverage, is now available only in
China. You know, maybe let the rest of us have it. Intel, h you really got
nothing to lose. But privacy enthusiasts are about to lose it again because
Microsoft says they're preparing to try again with the roll out of Windows
Recall, the controversial AI feature that records everything you do.
Microsoft was a little surprised by the backlash when they rolled it out
initially. So, after giving everyone some time to reset, they're flipping the
switch again. You know, turning turning it on and off. That should fix it.
That's not entirely fair. In the newest release preview build for Windows
Insider, the feature requires users to opt in rather than opt out like the
original, while pausing the feature and controlling what's captured is
apparently easier. And Microsoft says the security protecting your recall
content is the same for any content you have on your Windows PC, a class of
device famously known for its bulletproof security. But even if
someone's using the Fort Knox of PCs, some privacy advocates remain concerned
not about whether the primary user has consented to having all of their stuff
recorded, but whether other people sending messages, info, I don't know,
freaky pictures to that user have consented. Isn't there someone you
forgot to ask? Also this week, Sam Alman
announced that ChatGpt now has the ability to reference all your past
conversations. So AI can get to know you
over your life, which is opt-in by default, although you can turn it off.
Now, we're talking about AI systems who have proven in research that they can
and will intentionally lie if they have a reason to. So, just be aware, your AI
assistant may have just gotten an upgraded ability to gaslight you. It's
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Back to you, Riley. Okay, I think I
think that's it. Hey guys, it's Riley from the video. And crap, we haven't
done the quick bits yet. I don't how does this work? After delaying
pre-orders due to the tariffs, Nintendo has now announced that the first
pre-order invitations for the US and Canada will be sent out on May 8th to
those chosen few who fulfill the pre-order requirements for the Switch 2,
which include having a previous Nintendo Switch online subscription and a certain
amount of play hours. The company is reportedly doing its best to avoid
increasing the conso's price anymore with plans to redirect its supply
streams to stay ahead of any sudden changes in tariffs that radically
disrupt the global economy. That's just that that's just kind of how things are
now. So thankfully, the Switch 2's pre-order requirements reduce the risk
of scalping, but users on the Nintendo Switch 2 subreddit are also getting
involved, reporting eBay listings for the Switch 2 since pre-sales of items
that won't be shipped for 40 days go against eBay's toos. In the battle
against insane markups, Reddit stands in
the breach. AMD has refreshed their
Ryzen 7000HX mobile processors. The new
Ryzen 8000HX series appears to be
identical to their predecessors with the only obvious difference as of now being
a 0.1 GHz higher boost clock on the
Ryzen 9 8940HX. But, you know, but maybe in this
crazy tech world right now, we need a little stability. So, I thank you AMD.
I'm not going to go through every new indie game announced in this year's
Triple Eye Initiative Showcase, but I will call out the Stranded Clone Colony
game, The Altters, which is now coming out June 11th. Clover Pit, which is
apparently the demonic love child of Bellatro and Buckshot Roulette. How
could you say no? Morbid Metal is a hacken/rogue light where you shapeshift
between characters in real time. and seafood developer SlowCl Clap made
rematch, which you can think of as Rocket League, but without the cars.
Chinese robot company Unit has posted yet another video of their G1 robot
engaged in combat. It's boxing this time. They seem weirdly obsessed with
their robot's ability to fight humans. I don't know what's going on there, but I
do know that this touchable 3D hologram developed by Spanish researchers uses
rapidly vibrating elastic bands to both display and detect finger position. So,
you can stick your hand in there and move a virtual item around as long as
you're okay with holograms that feel like getting slapped by angry jello. You
thought I was going to do something else with that story, didn't you? you. But I
wouldn't be angry at all if you came back on Monday for more tech news. If
you don't come back then, well uh then yeah uh I will be angry. My personal
feelings are entirely dependent upon external cues. It's more fun that way.