Kevin Bates says his gadget business was a “miracle of global trade,” one that is now going away.
Kevin Bates says his gadget business was a “miracle of global trade,” one that is now going away.
Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.
Kevin Bates managed to quit his day job and move to China after his game-playing business card, the Arduboy, went viral in 2014. But a decade later, Trump’s staggering and inexplicable new US tariffs are driving him out of business.
Just as he was about to turn
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