Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images There’s no telling exactly what the new year and new administration in the US will bring. But there are likely big changes afoot in the world of tech, especially if President-elect Donald Trump enacts all the tariffs he threatened on the campaign trail. We don’t have a crystal ball that tells us exactly what may get pricier or by how much, but there are several categories of big-ticket products that are at serious risk of being priced out of reach for many folks. Trump said on Monday that he’d put “an additional 10 percent tariff above any additional tariffs” on all products coming in from China, after campaigning on the pledge to implement 60 percent tariffs on Chinese imports. A lot of tech products are imported from China, including... Continue reading…

A mockup of the Earth selfie from YouTuber Mark Rober. | Screenshot: Mark Rober The stunt escalation on YouTube may have reached new heights with Mark Rober’s offer to snap anyone’s selfie with the planet Earth using a satellite he’s launching into orbit with the help of Google and T-Mobile. Rober is a former NASA engineer who made a name for himself on YouTube by glitter bombing porch pirates, creating the world’s largest Super Soaker, and building an obstacle course for squirrels. Now he’s merging his interests with the launch of a satellite that can take photos of anyone’s portrait displayed on a Google Pixel with the Earth — yes, Planet Earth — in the background. If you tell Rober where you live, he claims that he’ll take the selfie while the satellite is located over your city, and he’ll tell you exactly when... Continue reading…

An older image of an Intel discrete GPU. | Image: Intel Under financial pressures, Intel’s desktop gaming graphics business may be on the chopping block — but it seems that a pair of Battlemages will escape unscathed. Videocardz is reporting that Intel will announce the Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards just days from now on December 3rd, and launch them on December 12th alongside media reviews. You shouldn’t expect these card to compete at the high-end. Far from it, based on leaked specs that suggest they have fewer cores, less memory, and less memory bandwidth than some of their Intel predecessors. But they could also be a value leader. Retailer leaks spotted by Momomo_us suggest Intel’s own “Limited Edition” Arc B580 could cost just $250. pic.twitter.com/M5ALLvkjex— 188号 (@momomo_us) N... Continue reading…

If you thought Breath of the Wild was big, wait until you experience Tears of the Kingdom. | Image: Nintendo Significant discounts on first-party Nintendo Switch games can be notoriously difficult to come by, particularly on landmark titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, that trend seems to be shifting with Black Friday, as last year’s Game of the Year contender has dropped to just $30 ($40 off) at Walmart for a limited time, beating its previous low by $10. Nintendo’s action-adventure RPG presents a familiar premise: you’re ultimately chasing after the malevolent Ganon in hopes of saving Princess Zelda and protecting the kingdom of Hyrule. But wait, didn’t we do that in the last game and many before it? How could she possibly fall into that predicament yet again? I’ll leave you to uncover the details, but let’s just... Continue reading…

A California pastor on Thanksgiving used jujutsu and his mixed martial arts experience to fight off a suspected burglar who broke into a church with an ax, NBC News reported.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he would consider a ceasefire deal to end the "hot phase of the war" against Russia in exchange for NATO membership of unoccupied territories, saying the occupied territories could be returned later diplomatically.

A new Starbucks coffee shop in South Korea offers customers a view of a village in neighboring North Korea, NBC News reports.

Two tax preparers submitted $65 million in false claims for refunds under programs designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors in Tennessee said Wednesday. A federal grand jury indicted Renata Walton, 44, and Nicole Jones, 36, on more than ...

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Special counsel Jack Smith may not be in the clear, even after dropping all charges against President-elect Donald Trump.Smith’s decision to dismiss his cases against Trump on Monday reignited calls…