Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 205

Episode 205: Tariff Impacts on Tech, Apple’s UK Encryption Debate, and Synology’s NAS Update

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
  • Here’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change that
  • Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs
  • Apple’s encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules
  • UK officials insist ‘murder prediction tool’ algorithms purely abstract
  • Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives 
• Rumours
  • Report: Apple planning ‘bold’ new 20th anniversary design for iPhone 19 Pro

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