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2023-10-11 Watch Out, Apple... [5v72vj2nFN0].txt CHANGED
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ And an expansive right to repair bill was also recently signed into law,
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  though it passed with Apple's blessing,
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  so take that with a grain of salt.
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  You know what they say, an apple a day keeps the regulators away,
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- which must be why there's no apples in Europe.
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- Fun fact.
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  Now it's time for Quick Bits,
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  brought to you by LTTStore.com.
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  Feels weird, but okay.
@@ -91,8 +90,7 @@ so it's super pocketable and legal to carry on planes for self-defense if things
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  The strong magnet in the shaft ensures the six included bits and your screws don't go anywhere
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  except into the handle's built-in bit storage
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  and the proper screw holes, respectively.
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- You just called me a screw hole?
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- What?
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  Anyway, Mr. Stubby Screwdriver-son is durable
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  and made with chemical-resistant plastics,
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  and you can get yours at the link below.
@@ -153,8 +151,7 @@ In fact, it's so old, it actually predates the name Firefox,
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  going back to when the browser was just called Mozilla.
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  The bug likely lasted two decades
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  because it was both tricky to reproduce
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- and more annoying than dangerous,
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- just like me.
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  Got him!
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  And the trick to getting more tech news is to come back on Friday for another episode of TechLinked.
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  That's the kind of little tips.
 
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  though it passed with Apple's blessing,
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  so take that with a grain of salt.
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  You know what they say, an apple a day keeps the regulators away,
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+ which must be why there's no apples in Europe. Fun fact.
 
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  Now it's time for Quick Bits,
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  brought to you by LTTStore.com.
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  Feels weird, but okay.
 
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  The strong magnet in the shaft ensures the six included bits and your screws don't go anywhere
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  except into the handle's built-in bit storage
92
  and the proper screw holes, respectively.
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+ You just called me a screw hole? What?
 
94
  Anyway, Mr. Stubby Screwdriver-son is durable
95
  and made with chemical-resistant plastics,
96
  and you can get yours at the link below.
 
151
  going back to when the browser was just called Mozilla.
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  The bug likely lasted two decades
153
  because it was both tricky to reproduce
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+ and more annoying than dangerous, just like me.
 
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  Got him!
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  And the trick to getting more tech news is to come back on Friday for another episode of TechLinked.
157
  That's the kind of little tips.
2023-11-06 Grok [rCmsoa2Zlhg].txt CHANGED
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ Another week, another tech news.
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  Say, that reminds me of a song I learned in ComSci.
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  Flip the switch and turn it on.
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  Elon Musk's AI company called,
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- what else, XAI,
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- has unveiled Grok,
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  a competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT
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  with real-time access to all posts on X, formerly Twitter.
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  Now that access turned Microsoft's Tay chatbot
@@ -12,8 +11,7 @@ but that doesn't matter.
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  It's Musk time.
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  Grok is named after science fiction writer, Robert A. Heinlein's neologism,
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  meaning to understand intuitively or by empathy.
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- So naturally,
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- according to Elon,
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  Grok is based and loves sarcasm.
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  XAI's announcement on their site,
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  please with you not to use it if you hate humor.
@@ -31,18 +29,15 @@ and you get into the early access program.
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  Those people must be laughing so hard.
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  Now, yes, it's true that Elon joined multiple calls from experts to pause AI development
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  for the safety of humanity.
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- But as he explained back in June,
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- he quote,
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  didn't think anyone would actually agree to the pause.
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  See, we absolutely cannot tip over ice cream trucks
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  and slurp everything up inside for free.
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- We cannot,
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- or we do it, we're doing it, we're doing it.
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  This is wrong, unless everyone else is doing it,
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  in which case it's fine.
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  Then we'll see.
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- Speaking of AI,
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- OpenAI proved they're a real tech giant
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  by holding their first Dev Day event this morning.
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  After licking the air like a lizard for some reason,
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  CEO Sam Altman made a few fairly big announcements.
@@ -70,15 +65,13 @@ at the same time that some of those same companies
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  are trying to make sure copyright holders aren't screwed over by generative AI,
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  which is now so pervasive,
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  you can use it in freaking Microsoft Paint.
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- Honestly,
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- I don't care if little Mateo didn't know what he was generating on the family computer.
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  He's going to jail.
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  Google went to court today to defend itself from Epic Games,
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  who accused Google of anti-competitive behavior
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  concerning the Play Store way back in August 2020,
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  after three years of dramatic tension.
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- I can only hope this ends in a passionate makeout,
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- but we'll see.
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  If this sounds familiar,
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  it's because Epic went through this whole song and dance with Apple already,
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  only to pretty much lose.
@@ -126,9 +119,7 @@ Both chips are part of what Intel is now calling First Gen Core,
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  after the 14th gen released.
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  And while I might agree that having less digits in the name is better,
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  I'm hoping this doesn't become a Xbox One, One X, Series X situation.
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- Just,
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- please,
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- be better, Intel.
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  MediaTek has announced its new flagship mobile processor,
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  the Dimensity 9300,
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  or as I like to call it,
@@ -143,15 +134,13 @@ and 33% greater efficiency over its predecessor, the Dimensity 9200.
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  The idea is to allow more AI processing to stay on the chip rather than the cloud,
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  in which case, bigger, might just be better.
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  Oh Lord, he comin'.
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- Oh Lord,
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- he corin'.
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  Xbox has announced a multi-year partnership with InWorld AI,
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  a company with an AI character engine
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  they claim makes multi-modal characters,
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  meaning they can react to your speech and to visuals in-game.
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  The two companies plan to build a multi-platform AI tool set for games
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- that will include,
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- shocker,
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  an AI copilot to assist with development
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  and an AI character runtime engine
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  that will allow you to import AI characters into any game client
@@ -170,8 +159,7 @@ which is a funny way of saying no one wants it.
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  And since they couldn't get Kioxia to give them a place to stay and regular business,
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  WD is kicking out their two-time and flash segment
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  and increasing their own stock prices by 10% for the trouble.
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- However,
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- there has been no word on how this will affect alimony payments.
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  Attendees at ApeFest,
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  the Bored Ape Yacht Club's annual NFT event in Hong Kong,
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  reported severe eye pain, visual impairment,
@@ -189,7 +177,5 @@ The doctor says it'll grow back.
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  You can look at more stupid variations of the same image in the future.
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  And we promise fewer than 0.1% of you will be blinded
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  if you come back on Wednesday for more tech news.
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- Hey,
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- those are pretty good odds.
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- I mean,
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- not every channel can say that.
 
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  Say, that reminds me of a song I learned in ComSci.
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  Flip the switch and turn it on.
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  Elon Musk's AI company called,
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+ what else, XAI, has unveiled Grok,
 
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  a competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT
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  with real-time access to all posts on X, formerly Twitter.
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  Now that access turned Microsoft's Tay chatbot
 
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  It's Musk time.
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  Grok is named after science fiction writer, Robert A. Heinlein's neologism,
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  meaning to understand intuitively or by empathy.
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+ So naturally, according to Elon,
 
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  Grok is based and loves sarcasm.
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  XAI's announcement on their site,
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  please with you not to use it if you hate humor.
 
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  Those people must be laughing so hard.
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  Now, yes, it's true that Elon joined multiple calls from experts to pause AI development
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  for the safety of humanity.
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+ But as he explained back in June, he quote,
 
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  didn't think anyone would actually agree to the pause.
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  See, we absolutely cannot tip over ice cream trucks
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  and slurp everything up inside for free.
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+ We cannot, or we do it, we're doing it, we're doing it.
 
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  This is wrong, unless everyone else is doing it,
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  in which case it's fine.
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  Then we'll see.
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+ Speaking of AI, OpenAI proved they're a real tech giant
 
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  by holding their first Dev Day event this morning.
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  After licking the air like a lizard for some reason,
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  CEO Sam Altman made a few fairly big announcements.
 
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  are trying to make sure copyright holders aren't screwed over by generative AI,
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  which is now so pervasive,
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  you can use it in freaking Microsoft Paint.
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+ Honestly, I don't care if little Mateo didn't know what he was generating on the family computer.
 
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  He's going to jail.
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  Google went to court today to defend itself from Epic Games,
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  who accused Google of anti-competitive behavior
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  concerning the Play Store way back in August 2020,
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  after three years of dramatic tension.
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+ I can only hope this ends in a passionate makeout, but we'll see.
 
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  If this sounds familiar,
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  it's because Epic went through this whole song and dance with Apple already,
77
  only to pretty much lose.
 
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  after the 14th gen released.
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  And while I might agree that having less digits in the name is better,
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  I'm hoping this doesn't become a Xbox One, One X, Series X situation.
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+ Just, please, be better, Intel.
 
 
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  MediaTek has announced its new flagship mobile processor,
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  the Dimensity 9300,
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  or as I like to call it,
 
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  The idea is to allow more AI processing to stay on the chip rather than the cloud,
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  in which case, bigger, might just be better.
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  Oh Lord, he comin'.
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+ Oh Lord, he corin'.
 
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  Xbox has announced a multi-year partnership with InWorld AI,
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  a company with an AI character engine
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  they claim makes multi-modal characters,
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  meaning they can react to your speech and to visuals in-game.
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  The two companies plan to build a multi-platform AI tool set for games
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+ that will include, shocker,
 
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  an AI copilot to assist with development
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  and an AI character runtime engine
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  that will allow you to import AI characters into any game client
 
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  And since they couldn't get Kioxia to give them a place to stay and regular business,
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  WD is kicking out their two-time and flash segment
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  and increasing their own stock prices by 10% for the trouble.
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+ However, there has been no word on how this will affect alimony payments.
 
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  Attendees at ApeFest,
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  the Bored Ape Yacht Club's annual NFT event in Hong Kong,
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  reported severe eye pain, visual impairment,
 
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  You can look at more stupid variations of the same image in the future.
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  And we promise fewer than 0.1% of you will be blinded
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  if you come back on Wednesday for more tech news.
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+ Hey, those are pretty good odds.
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+ I mean, not every channel can say that.
 
 
2023-11-09 Europe Will Save Us [rE8CgcDS-gc].txt CHANGED
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- Yes,
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- you did come here for tech news,
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  but you'll leave with something even more precious.
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  This image in your mind.
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  Ah ha ha ha ha, please, no applause.
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  that is linked or easily linkable to specific individuals.
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  The original FTC lawsuit was blocked back in May
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  because the complaint didn't provide enough evidence,
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- but now apparently they're back with the goods and, ooh boy,
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- it is spicy.
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  Muy picante.
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  According to the FTC,
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  Cochava sells data including personal information
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  but others likened it to asking out every woman in the bar
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  regardless of who they are,
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  which is apparently a bad thing.
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- Oh, well,
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- sorry for being too nice,
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- my lady.
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  And it'd be nice if all you came back on Friday
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  for more tech news, no matter who you are,
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  unless you're Jeffrey Gardner from middle school.
 
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+ Yes, you did come here for tech news,
 
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  but you'll leave with something even more precious.
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  This image in your mind.
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  Ah ha ha ha ha, please, no applause.
 
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  that is linked or easily linkable to specific individuals.
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  The original FTC lawsuit was blocked back in May
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  because the complaint didn't provide enough evidence,
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+ but now apparently they're back with the goods and, ooh boy, it is spicy.
 
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  Muy picante.
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  According to the FTC,
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  Cochava sells data including personal information
 
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  but others likened it to asking out every woman in the bar
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  regardless of who they are,
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  which is apparently a bad thing.
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+ Oh, well, sorry for being too nice, my lady.
 
 
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  And it'd be nice if all you came back on Friday
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  for more tech news, no matter who you are,
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  unless you're Jeffrey Gardner from middle school.
2023-11-11 We Gotta Talk About This [7JaCHQiTY9U].txt CHANGED
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  Bethany Bongiorno, Bongiorno, something,
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- and designer Imran Chaudhri,
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  members can get 24-7 on-demand virtual care
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  and schedule next-day or even same-day appointments
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  Just kidding.
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- and emotional trauma.
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  The site was originally envisioned as a way to use the wide open nature of the internet
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  to connect its users to new and varied ideas and experiences,
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  something it achieved arguably too well.
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  for the low cost of actually nothing.
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  It's actually free.
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  It's completely free.
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- But like,
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- if you wanted to convince your local representatives
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  no pressure at all.
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  It's just Prada spacesuits don't grow on trees, you know?
 
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  But it may not be as stupid as it looks.
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  Humane's founders are former Apple exec,
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  Bethany Bongiorno, Bongiorno, something,
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+ and designer Imran Chaudhri, who going by his website,
 
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  apparently did nothing for 20 years but file patents.
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  That may explain why he looks like he needs a nap all the time.
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  Humane says the pin doesn't run apps.
 
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  or maybe they don't feel the same connection anymore.
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  These days, there's a lot more AI fish in the sea, after all.
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  Samsung's newly announced Gauss.
 
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  Gauss can supposedly translate audio and text in real time.
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  That's pretty hot.
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  And Amazon says its Olympus AI's parameters are double the size of GPT-4's.
 
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  this is Black Mirror.
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  I don't know.
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  That's a joke, right?
 
 
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  Seriously, though, for an extra $9 a month or $100 per year,
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  members can get 24-7 on-demand virtual care
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  and schedule next-day or even same-day appointments
 
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  Just kidding.
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  For the past 14 years,
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  Omegle has been a popular source of entertainment,
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+ viral YouTube videos, and emotional trauma.
 
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  The site was originally envisioned as a way to use the wide open nature of the internet
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  to connect its users to new and varied ideas and experiences,
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  something it achieved arguably too well.
 
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  for the low cost of actually nothing.
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  It's actually free.
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  It's completely free.
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+ But like, if you wanted to convince your local representatives
 
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  to give them more money to the Artemis program,
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  no pressure at all.
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  It's just Prada spacesuits don't grow on trees, you know?
2023-11-13 The EU Will Break Apple. [Hod69Y1aVlY].txt CHANGED
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- Uh,
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  and I know that.
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  And that's why I have that ready for,
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  I have it ready for you right here.
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  while also being glad you weren't drinking some delicious 2% milk when you heard Borchers claim.
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  Because I changed my pants enough times in one day, okay?
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- Apple asked for that.
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  They don't care.
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  Intel has been waiting its turn to be called out for some nonsense,
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  You gotta push it all the way in.
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  It's your fault.
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- Thankfully,
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- PCI SIG has now redesigned the connector,
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  so hopefully future generations of financially questionable decision makers
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  won't endure the suffering you have.
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  It's not actually your fault.
 
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+ Uh, you came here because you want tech news,
 
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  and I know that.
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  And that's why I have that ready for,
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  I have it ready for you right here.
 
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  while also being glad you weren't drinking some delicious 2% milk when you heard Borchers claim.
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  Because I changed my pants enough times in one day, okay?
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  But hey, at least Apple used two separate NAND modules for the storage this time.
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+ Well, Apple asked for that.
 
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  Intel has been waiting its turn to be called out for some nonsense,
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  so thank goodness that MSI released a BIOS update for its Z790 motherboards
 
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  just didn't plug them in right, guys.
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  You gotta push it all the way in.
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  It's your fault.
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+ Thankfully, PCI SIG has now redesigned the connector,
 
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  It's not actually your fault.
2024-07-26 Desktop Chips are in Chaos.txt CHANGED
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  The 9 series will also introduce new AI features like Pixel Screenshots,
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  which is described as a watered-down Microsoft Recall
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- Yay.
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  There's also an Add Me feature that allows you to easily add yourself to a photo you've taken.
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  Finally, you'll never have to muster up the courage to ask a stranger
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  Like this.
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- No.
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  Please, hold your applause.
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  The feature is available to Windows insiders,
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  but does have some issues when deleting phone files through your PC.
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  And you should see what happens when you come back to this channel on Monday.
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  Spoiler alert!
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  You'll get more tech news.
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- Shh!
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- Secret.
 
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  which will feature a larger screen than the original Fold.
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  The 9 series will also introduce new AI features like Pixel Screenshots,
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  which is described as a watered-down Microsoft Recall
 
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  There's also an Add Me feature that allows you to easily add yourself to a photo you've taken.
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  Finally, you'll never have to muster up the courage to ask a stranger
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  to take a picture of you and your friends ever again.
 
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  Android phone's files directly within Windows File Explorer.
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  It doesn't work for iPhones, though, probably because Tim Cook said no.
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  Like this.
 
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  Please, hold your applause.
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  The feature is available to Windows insiders,
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  but does have some issues when deleting phone files through your PC.
 
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  And you should see what happens when you come back to this channel on Monday.
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  Spoiler alert!
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  You'll get more tech news.
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+ Shh! Secret.
 
2024-08-02 This Ain't Good, Intel. [ZU2530pU2kE].txt CHANGED
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  after absorbing Rihanna's entire corpus of work into her network-attached storage.
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  Hahahaha
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- Bam!
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- You're not ready!
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  but I don't think anyone was expecting this leaked image of the iPhone 16 Pro
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- Fine!
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- It's a poop iPhone, okay?
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  maybe indicating a color that looks different in separate environments with unique lighting?
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  they're called electromagnetic vortex cannons.
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  What, we're just not gonna use them?
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- Hey,
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- why don't you hop on a vortex cannon
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  and surf some electromagnetic waves back over here on Monday?
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  There's gonna be tech news,
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  and I could show you this trick where I blow a smoke ring and then blow a smoke pirate ship through it.
 
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  Oh, it's tech news, son!
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  Hahahaha
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+ Bam! You're not ready!
 
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  Apple's expected to unveil the iPhone 16 lineup in early September,
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  but I don't think anyone was expecting this leaked image of the iPhone 16 Pro
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  in a color that can be charitably described as russet?
 
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  He actually posted the three other, much more safe for the dinner table colors in July,
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  strangely omitting the fourth one, presumably out of embarrassment.
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  It took him two weeks to muster the courage to finally be honest with the world.
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+ Fine! It's a poop iPhone, okay?
 
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  Previous iPhone leaks have pointed to Apple going with a new color
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  that could be described as rose or bronze,
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  maybe indicating a color that looks different in separate environments with unique lighting?
 
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  they're called electromagnetic vortex cannons.
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  What, we're just not gonna use them?
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+ Hey, why don't you hop on a vortex cannon
 
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  and surf some electromagnetic waves back over here on Monday?
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  There's gonna be tech news,
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  and I could show you this trick where I blow a smoke ring and then blow a smoke pirate ship through it.
2024-08-19 Microsoft Slams the Door.txt CHANGED
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  I doubt Microsoft is going to succeed at patching every method for bypassing the hardware requirements,
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  but I'm happy to have them try.
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  That means less time for them to program more ads into Windows 11.
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- Just kidding.
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- They'll make time.
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  Procreate, the company behind the popular art app for iPad,
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  has pledged to never add AI to their products
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  This is despite the existence of the 2010 song Never Say Never by Justin Bieber
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  but the hackers still had to put in some effort.
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  But do you know how much effort our sponsor, War Thunder,
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  had to put into their free-to-play vehicular combat game
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- to make it so,
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- so historically accurate?
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  Neither do I, but it seems like a lot.
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- Especially since the game allows you to pilot 2,000 different vehicles
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- into combat.
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  We're talking planes, tanks, boats.
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  Oh my.
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  Plus, War Thunder's in-depth customization allows you to fine-tune your vehicles to adapt to any battle because you deserve to have the tank you always wanted.
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  Click the link below to start playing on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox,
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  and you'll get some extra goodies too.
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  How do you summon Quick Bits?
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- Easy.
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- You just go psst, psst, psst, psst, psst.
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  Wait, no, that's cats.
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  Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake S desktop CPU lineup is expected to arrive in October,
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  a little fuller than anticipated.
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  Zeno's Paradox style.
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  Ask them Total Pies.
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  Comment if you're nerdy enough to get that reference.
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- The Zotac Zone,
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- has now gone up for pre-order in select regions,
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  hoping to entice foolish gamers into buying what looks like a Steam Deck,
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  thanks to its dual touchpads,
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  but is actually an $800 Windows handheld with a 120-hertz OLED screen,
 
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  I doubt Microsoft is going to succeed at patching every method for bypassing the hardware requirements,
28
  but I'm happy to have them try.
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  That means less time for them to program more ads into Windows 11.
30
+ Just kidding. They'll make time.
 
31
  Procreate, the company behind the popular art app for iPad,
32
  has pledged to never add AI to their products
33
  This is despite the existence of the 2010 song Never Say Never by Justin Bieber
 
72
  but the hackers still had to put in some effort.
73
  But do you know how much effort our sponsor, War Thunder,
74
  had to put into their free-to-play vehicular combat game
75
+ to make it so, so historically accurate?
 
76
  Neither do I, but it seems like a lot.
77
+ Especially since the game allows you to pilot 2,000 different vehicles into combat.
 
78
  We're talking planes, tanks, boats.
79
  Oh my.
80
  Plus, War Thunder's in-depth customization allows you to fine-tune your vehicles to adapt to any battle because you deserve to have the tank you always wanted.
81
  Click the link below to start playing on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox,
82
  and you'll get some extra goodies too.
83
  How do you summon Quick Bits?
84
+ Easy. You just go psst, psst, psst, psst, psst.
 
85
  Wait, no, that's cats.
86
  Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake S desktop CPU lineup is expected to arrive in October,
87
  a little fuller than anticipated.
 
110
  Zeno's Paradox style.
111
  Ask them Total Pies.
112
  Comment if you're nerdy enough to get that reference.
113
+ The Zotac Zone, has now gone up for pre-order in select regions,
 
114
  hoping to entice foolish gamers into buying what looks like a Steam Deck,
115
  thanks to its dual touchpads,
116
  but is actually an $800 Windows handheld with a 120-hertz OLED screen,
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  When you strip it down to the basics,
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  technology is just humanity's ongoing mission
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  to make some things hot and other things not hot.
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- Ovens?
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- Hot.
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- Graphics cards?
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- Not hot.
8
  A recent update from Microsoft has left certain dual-boot devices
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  that run both Windows and Linux unable to boot,
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  despite explicit reassurance from Microsoft
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  it's unclear whether Google even knows what rules and laws Google is currently breaking.
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  They don't even know which chat apps they already have.
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  That's why they keep replacing their old podcast app with a new podcast app.
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- Yay.
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- Thanks, Google.
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  In a new story straight out of a B-movie science fiction plot,
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  Canadian scientists are teaching an AI scientist how to independently conduct its own experiments
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  and write its own research papers.
@@ -68,8 +65,7 @@ To clarify, it's not a scientist who studies AI.
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  It's an artificially intelligent scientist.
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  The idea is to study an AI agent,
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  allowing it to explore and test novel ideas.
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- So far,
72
- most of its ideas are middling quality suggestions for tweaking AI development.
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  Less like a scientist and more like a burnt-out undergrad
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  with a C's-get-degrees philosophy towards learning.
75
  An AI did, however, do something very unexpected.
@@ -84,19 +80,15 @@ or alter important infrastructure code in ways that are potentially catastrophic
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  It's basically the high-tech equivalent of hiring the boss's son for a do-nothing job and for some reason
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  giving him top-level admin access and just letting him go to town.
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  What do you mean you deleted System32, Kyle?
87
- Ice cream?
88
- Not hot.
89
- Quick bits?
90
- Very,
91
- very hot.
92
  Asus has accidentally hinted at the release of AMD's Ryzen 9000 X3D chips
93
  on the new site for Asus' upcoming 800 series motherboards.
94
  We say accidentally because in addition to the X3D chips being mentioned in the metadata of the site,
95
  Asus specifically put Ryzen 9000 X3D into the site's URL.
96
  No release date has been given for the 9000 X3D CPU series,
97
  but the 800 series motherboards should be launching in the next few weeks.
98
- AMD also has an event planned for October 10th,
99
- so that's another option.
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  Or instead of speculating,
101
  we can just wait for Asus to launch their next website.
102
  A new version of Nvidia's RTX 4070 is hitting shelves,
@@ -113,8 +105,7 @@ Nvidia G-Sync enabled monitors are about to get cheaper, we hope.
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  Team Green has partnered with MediaTek to not only bring their newer,
114
  better G-Sync Pulsar to new monitors,
115
  but to also integrate G-Sync into MediaTek's widely used display scaler chips.
116
- That means that the monitors won't need one of Nvidia's proprietary G-Sync modules,
117
- reducing cost.
118
  I mean, AMD's FreeSync is also still an option,
119
  which, despite what Nvidia's marketing might have you believe,
120
  is basically the same as G-Sync.
@@ -128,12 +119,10 @@ changing it back to being just a 4K QLED 165 hertz monitor.
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  Samsung says the Odyssey 3D will be available by the end of the year,
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  but they haven't revealed the price,
130
  probably because it'll be super expensive.
131
- But can you put a price on a technological trend that already died once?
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- Thrice.
133
  Honestly, attempts for 3D, it just comes back every 20 years.
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  It's literally a 20-year cycle.
135
- Like, 80s.
136
- It's like my dad.
137
  And Twitch launched its new Dropins collaboration feature,
138
  designed to make it quicker and easier for streamers to join each other's live streams.
139
  Twitch then immediately fumbled this unambiguous win by making it impossible to opt out.
 
1
  When you strip it down to the basics,
2
  technology is just humanity's ongoing mission
3
  to make some things hot and other things not hot.
4
+ Ovens? Hot.
5
+ Graphics cards? Not hot.
 
 
6
  A recent update from Microsoft has left certain dual-boot devices
7
  that run both Windows and Linux unable to boot,
8
  despite explicit reassurance from Microsoft
 
57
  it's unclear whether Google even knows what rules and laws Google is currently breaking.
58
  They don't even know which chat apps they already have.
59
  That's why they keep replacing their old podcast app with a new podcast app.
60
+ Yay. Thanks, Google.
 
61
  In a new story straight out of a B-movie science fiction plot,
62
  Canadian scientists are teaching an AI scientist how to independently conduct its own experiments
63
  and write its own research papers.
 
65
  It's an artificially intelligent scientist.
66
  The idea is to study an AI agent,
67
  allowing it to explore and test novel ideas.
68
+ So far, most of its ideas are middling quality suggestions for tweaking AI development.
 
69
  Less like a scientist and more like a burnt-out undergrad
70
  with a C's-get-degrees philosophy towards learning.
71
  An AI did, however, do something very unexpected.
 
80
  It's basically the high-tech equivalent of hiring the boss's son for a do-nothing job and for some reason
81
  giving him top-level admin access and just letting him go to town.
82
  What do you mean you deleted System32, Kyle?
83
+ Ice cream? Not hot.
84
+ Quick bits? Very, very hot.
 
 
 
85
  Asus has accidentally hinted at the release of AMD's Ryzen 9000 X3D chips
86
  on the new site for Asus' upcoming 800 series motherboards.
87
  We say accidentally because in addition to the X3D chips being mentioned in the metadata of the site,
88
  Asus specifically put Ryzen 9000 X3D into the site's URL.
89
  No release date has been given for the 9000 X3D CPU series,
90
  but the 800 series motherboards should be launching in the next few weeks.
91
+ AMD also has an event planned for October 10th, so that's another option.
 
92
  Or instead of speculating,
93
  we can just wait for Asus to launch their next website.
94
  A new version of Nvidia's RTX 4070 is hitting shelves,
 
105
  Team Green has partnered with MediaTek to not only bring their newer,
106
  better G-Sync Pulsar to new monitors,
107
  but to also integrate G-Sync into MediaTek's widely used display scaler chips.
108
+ That means that the monitors won't need one of Nvidia's proprietary G-Sync modules, reducing cost.
 
109
  I mean, AMD's FreeSync is also still an option,
110
  which, despite what Nvidia's marketing might have you believe,
111
  is basically the same as G-Sync.
 
119
  Samsung says the Odyssey 3D will be available by the end of the year,
120
  but they haven't revealed the price,
121
  probably because it'll be super expensive.
122
+ But can you put a price on a technological trend that already died once? Thrice.
 
123
  Honestly, attempts for 3D, it just comes back every 20 years.
124
  It's literally a 20-year cycle.
125
+ Like, 80s. It's like my dad.
 
126
  And Twitch launched its new Dropins collaboration feature,
127
  designed to make it quicker and easier for streamers to join each other's live streams.
128
  Twitch then immediately fumbled this unambiguous win by making it impossible to opt out.