Tech Talk: TVs, Trends, and Corporate Quirks

It's a Nintendo Switch 2. What could it cost, a thousand dollars? In this episode, Nilay, David, and The Verge's Richard Lawler talk through why we don't really know. But first, we talk about the Switch 2, and some of the reasons we're excited — and maybe just a little concerned — about Nintendo's new console. This is likely to be the most interesting device of the year, and we learned an awful lot more about it this week. We also talk about Microsoft's 50th anniversary, the fate of TikTok, and other gadget news. Then we get to tariffs, with the help of Tuneshine creator Tobias Butler, who explains how tariffs affect the way hardware companies do business — and how they're navigating the current uncertainty. After that, in the lightning round, it's time for a little Brendan Carr is a Dummy, followed by the latest on Tesla's sales numbers, Alexa Plus, and Coyote vs. Acme.

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• The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made
• The Nintendo Switch 2 arrives on June 5th for $449.99
• Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: it’s all in the games
• Nvidia confirms the Nintendo Switch 2 has DLSS and real-time ray tracing
• Nintendo Switch 2 specs: 1080p 120Hz display, 4K dock, mouse mode, and more
• The Nintendo Switch 2 has a camera accessory for video chat
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 ‘C’ button is a Discord-like GameChat feature 
• Verge staffers react to the Nintendo Switch 2
• Here’s everything Nintendo has revealed about the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 preorder process has strict requirements to thwart scalpers
• ‘TikTok America,’ Amazon, and other rumors about who might buy TikTok
• From The New York Times: Trump Set to Meet With Top Aides to Decide TikTok’s Fate
• From Wired: The Founder of OnlyFans Wants to Buy TikTok

• Tuneshine – Your space, your music
• Donald Trump announces tariffs that could raise the price of almost everything you buy
• Reciprocal Tariff Calculations | United States Trade Representative
• Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT’s
• These are the tariffs about to hit Apple.
• Chris Murphy’s Bluesky thread
• Trump’s tariffs are ‘a debacle of epic proportions’ for the auto industry

• T-Mobile closes Lumos deal after dropping DEI | The Verge
• E&C Democrats Launch Investigation into FCC Chairman Carr’s Repeated Attacks on the First Amendment
• Sony’s new Bravia lineup includes its ‘King of TV’ successor
• Tesla’s sales plummet 13 percent as Musk backlash grows
• Best printer 2025: just buy a Brother laser printer, the winner is clear, middle finger in the air
• Alexa Plus just launched in early access, but it’s missing some features
• Coyote vs. Acme is finally coming to theaters

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