I know tariff-related price increases are a thing right now but a $1,371 motherboard might be pushing it, even if it is ‘Extreme’

Our newsfeeds have been dominated by one word over the past few weeks, and that word is “tariff”. President Trump’s favourite word, apparently. His administration’s international trade policies have thrown markets the world over into something of a loop. Still, even among all this pricing turmoil, there’s really no excuse for a $1,371 motherboard, is…

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STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS

The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: Stern Pinball’s Silverball: While Chicago might have the bean….we have the ball. Stern Pinball Cup: Compete against players worldwide in an exciting series of week-long pinball races. It’s not about…

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Trump administration exempts phones and most computing hardware from tariffs and then says they’re not really exempt, just being lined up for a very special tariff ‘bucket’ of their own

On Friday, the Trump administration exempted smartphones and a load of other computing related hardware from the monstrous 145% tariffs being applied to goods from China. But by Sunday, the President already seemed to be winding back on the winding back, explaining on Truth Social that there were no exemptions, it’s just those product classes…

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Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to play satirical messages from Musk and Zuckerberg impersonators: ‘It’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience’

Citizens from several Silicon Valley communities have been capturing videos of crosswalk buttons that appear to have been hacked in an unusual way. Rather than the usual messages warning about traffic safety, the buttons instead appear to play satirical messages from Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg soundalikes. One Zuckerberg-a-like infected crosswalk reportedly told would-be traffic…

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