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• Gameranx Ryan Parreno on x

  Rumor: New US Tariffs Targeting Semiconductors Could Raise Video Game Prices Again

• @zhugeex Daniel Ahmad on x

  The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors that could once again impact “laptops, gaming consoles or the servers that fill data centers” This comes after the April 2025 tariffs that impacted game consoles. https://www.politico.com/...

• @scottlincicome Scott Lincicome on x

  “'This may be the single dumbest way imaginable to pursue American dominance in AI,' said one tech official from a major industry group that also served in the first Trump administration. 'It's like kneecapping yourself at the starting line.'” https://www.politico.com/...

• @michaelsobolik Michael Sobolik on x

  Thanks to @_AriHawkins and @__gabbymiller of @politico for including my thoughts: “Getting supply chains de-risked is one of the central geopolitical questions of our lifetime,

• @__gabbymiller Gabby Miller on x

  Scoop: The Trump admin is weighing a new round of tariffs on semiconductors that could dramatically expand the number of tech products subject to the duties — despite warnings that the move could doom the AI data center buildout. w/ @_AriHawkins https://www.politico.com/...

• @shashj Shashank Joshi on x

  “The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, eight people familiar with discussions told POLITICO” https://www.politico.com/...

• @firstadopter Tae Kim on x

  Incredibly tone deaf right now as PC, gaming console, and server makers are already struggling with shortages and massive chip price inflation. This would kneecap the entire industry and lead to job losses without producing a single new fab in the U.S.

• @serkantoto Dr. Serkan Toto on x

  Politico: The US is “weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs” for chips, laptops or *gaming consoles* (the report uses this term). So another tariff dance for Sony, Nintendo and XBOX? https://www.politico.com/...

• @coriewhalen Corie Whalen on x

  A constant stream of shooting oneself in the proverbial foot

• @c_barraud Christophe Barraud on x

  🇺🇸 🌎 Another potential headache for US data centers — Trump tariffs - Politico *The Trump administration is weighing a new round of tariffs on semiconductors, which could hit not just chips but also goods made with them, such as laptops and servers ⚠ https://www.politico.com/...

• @harrymccracken.com Harry McCracken on bluesky

  640K of RAM isn't just all you'll ever need.  It's all you'll ever be able to afford. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/ 27/data-centers-chips-tariffs-threat- 01050957

• @joncooper-us Jon Cooper on bluesky

  The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors — despite warnings from tech companies that the move could doom U.S. hopes of dominating artificial intelligence.

• @carlquintanilla Carl Quintanilla on bluesky

  “.. One tariff approach under consideration would dramatically expand the number of tech products subject to the duties, hitting not just chips but .. laptops, gaming consoles or the servers that fill data centers ..”  —  @politico.com  —  www.politico.com/news/2026/08...  [image…

• @harrymccracken@mastodon.social Harry McCracken on mastodon

  640K of RAM isn't just all you'll ever need.  It's all you'll ever be able to afford. https://www.politico.com/...

• r/politics r on reddit

  AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”

• r/videogames r on reddit

  Trump administration considering new tariffs on gaming hardware

• r/neoliberal r on reddit

  Another potential headache for US data centers — Trump tariffs

• r/intelstock r on reddit

  The Trump administration is weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors

• r/hardware r on reddit

  US weighs a new round of tariffs on semiconductors - POLITICO

• r/gaming r on reddit

  Trump administration weighing a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, one of which would also hit laptops and gaming consoles — POLITICO

• r/Destiny r on reddit

  Trump's latest plan for the midterms: pissing off Big Tech, US chipmakers like Nvidia that source components from Taiwan …

• r/PrepperIntel r on reddit

  Additional round of tariffs looming for semiconductors and possibly for electronics that use them like gaming consoles, laptops, and more.

• r/technology r on reddit

  AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”