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Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Are Now Delayed, Thanks to the Tariffs
There’s a lot of hype around the Switch 2. Nintendo’s upcoming console improves upon the now eight-year-old Switch in almost every way, supporting 4K HDR resolution, high refresh rates, and even “mouse mode” via the Joy-Cons 2. In addition to all the new features and changes announced on Wednesday, Nintendo also revealed the release date (June 5) as well as…
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iPhone 17 Pro Max could cost $2,300 due to Trump tariffs
This week President Donald Trump made good on his word to roll out sweeping tariffs on imports from China and elsewhere in the world. As a result of these tariffs, which impact every country in the Apple supply chain, the best iPhones could soon cost double what they do now, with analysts predicting prices ballooning by 43% or more. Like…
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How Tariffs May Affect Baby Gear Prices—and What Parents Can Do Now
“While products are likely to increase in cost, it is important not to panic,” Trofe says. If you’re concerned about the potential rising costs of baby gear, here are a few ways to save money on bigger purchases. Don’t panic shop, but consider buying now. Though new tariffs take effect on April 5, you still have some time to make…
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Apple, tariffs, and the art of war – Computerworld
We are still within the sequence of energies described in Newton’s Third Law of Motion, “every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” In this case, Apple, already badly bruised by Trump’s tariffs and their impact on its business, will now take another kicking as nations react to those oddly calculated trade taxes. Europe is gunning for Apple’s services, while China is…
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President Trump’s tariffs killed his plan to save TikTok from ban
Earlier this week, when it seemed as though TikTok’s fate in the US would actually be decided by April 5th, everyone — from Amazon to the founder of OnlyFans — was coming out of the woodwork to buy it. As it turns out, none of them had a chance. And now, thanks to President Donald Trump’s tariff war, no one…
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Were the White House’s Tariffs Calculations Done By AI?
Image: kckate16/Envato Elements Questions have swirled as to whether the U.S. government relied on generative AI to establish the tariffs that are expected to take effect April 5. When asked to calculate global tariffs, AI models including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and Anthropic’s Claude all produced the same formula reportedly used by President Donald Trump in his newly…
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How tariffs will change what gadgets cost, and how they’re made
First things first, some exciting news: The Vergecast has been nominated for a Webby Award! This one means a lot to us, especially because it’s an award you get to vote on. We’d be so grateful if you’d go vote for us once, or 40 times, or however many times the site will allow. (Also, honestly, you should listen to…
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Trump’s tariffs mean you’ll pay more for all gadgets
If you were wondering how President Trump’s tariffs may impact gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and smartwatches, there’s some bad, and perhaps slightly less-bad news. Unless something changes, Trump’s sweeping tariffs will lead to increased prices for consumers. But it will likely take some time before that actually happens. Modern gadgets generally aren’t made or assembled solely in the U.S. anymore.…
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Trump’s tariffs put the iPhone in a tough spot
The US smartphone market is weird. Most of us buy our phones through some combination of installment plans, trade-in offers, and carrier deals, so answering the question “How much does this phone cost?” can sometimes require a little galaxy-brain math. President Trump’s 34 percent tariff increase on Chinese goods is set to take effect on April 9th, making things even…
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TikTok, tariffs, and trials: Everything happening in tech policy in April
As TikTok’s April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from the only big event we’ll see over the coming month. April is filled with momentous turns in long-running tech policy stories — some possibly industry-changing,…
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