It’s been a wild week for tech.
Trump’s tariffs are sending “doom ripples” through the economy, as prices on products rise and stock prices fall. The EU might send Twitter a $1 BILLION dollar fine. Meta is ending fact checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, but still being investigated by Republicans. YouTube is launching a refreshed editing app.
And who knew A Minecraft Movie would perform so well at the box office?
Let’s get our tech week started right!
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- Goovis ART HMD: A goofy name, but a great cinema headset! https://www.patreon.com/posts/goovis-art-hmd-124146739
- Vivo X200 Pro Camera Review https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivo-x200-pro-124000040
- Xiaomi 15 Not a Review https://www.patreon.com/posts/xiaomi-15-not-123472388
- Meze 105 AER Review – Battling Planars! https://somegadgetguy.com/b/4JH
- I WAS PROPERLY SOURCED BY NOTEBOOKCHECK https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Google-Pixel-update-brings-iffy-performance-gains-but-improves-one-big-Pixel-9-issue.987210.0.html
- EU looking to serve Twitter up to $1 BILLION in fines https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/eu-may-make-an-example-of-x-by-issuing-1-billion-fine-to-musks-social-network/
- YouTube Age Restricts Videos about Balatro https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/youtube-has-started-age-restricting-balatro-videos-for-alleged-gambling-related-content-and-creator-localthunk-is-clearly-getting-sick-of-this-sort-of-thing/
- Meta ends fact checking https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-is-entering-its-post-truth-era-on-monday-202858791.html
- Meta STILL BEING INVESTIGATED BY REPUBLICANS https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-announces-facebook-whistleblower-to-testify-before-his-subcommittee-next-week/
- Trump extends TikTok deadline again https://www.engadget.com/social-media/trump-is-extending-the-deadline-for-a-tiktok-deal-by-another-75-days-180526714.html
- Tech stocks plummet
- Switch 2 pre-order delayed https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/553133/pre-orders-delayed-trump-tariff
- Could an iPhone cost over $2000? https://www.reuters.com/technology/will-trump-tariffs-make-apple-iphones-more-expensive-2025-04-03/
- NaNoWriMo Bankrupt after supporting AI https://futurism.com/nanowrimo-closing-embracing-ai
- YouTube updates video editing app https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/new-creation-tools-youtube-shorts-2025/
- A minecraft movie hits big at the box office! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-box-office-record-opening-1236182874/
- Juan gestures vaguely around at the dumpster fire this week already is…
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