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 its 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
five minutes. Who knows? In response, China said,
Hey, what the heck, we'll do one more too. And bumped their tariffs on U.S. imports up to 125% and threw in a jab in their official statement
about the U.S. 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 $3,500.
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 Ives does, and everyone pretends is okay.
Well, Apple expert Mark Gurman isn't pretending that iPhones could actually be made in the U.S.
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as proven by the Purism Liberty device, which has pretty outdated specs and costs $2,000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 sh*****.
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 Foundries, 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, huh? You've 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 rollout 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 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 Altman 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 certainly true for me, I have the memory of a goldfish.
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Back to you, Riley. Okay, 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 console's price any more 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 kind of how things are now.
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 TOS. 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 0.1GHz higher boost clock on the Ryzen 98940HX.
But maybe in this crazy tech world right now, we need a little stability.
I'm not going to go through every new indie game announced in this year's
triple-I initiative showcase, but I will call out the stranded clone colony game,
the Alters, 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 hack and slash roguelite where you
shape shift between characters in real time, and Seafood developer Slow Clap made Rematch,
which you can think of as Rocket League, but without the cars.
Chinese robot company Unitry 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?
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, then yeah, I will be angry.
My personal feelings are entirely dependent upon external cues. It's more fun that way.