80% of Influencers Have Secret Sponsors - WAN Show February 16, 2024

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):

0:00 Chapters

1:50 Intro

2:22 Topic #1 - EU study shows half of content by influencers were sponsored

5:06 Luke on undisclosed ad content, Linus recalls FCC's enforcement case

12:19 Comments from LTT's all Logitech build & sponsored Intel video

18:18 Luke on watching briefly then commenting, Linus on Logitech prices & NCIX

21:12 Luke gets canceled, AJ threatens to end the stream, Linus apologizes

23:23 Topic #2 - Final Fantasy 7 results in a "Yellow Paint" debate

32:23 What was a time you could've used a hint?

41:33 Topic #3 - OpenAI's Sora, an improved realistic AI video generator

55:55 Linus on buying IPv4 addresses, checks values

1:00:40 LTTStore's new collab with Gerald Undone - 14 Stops & Bananus shirts

1:01:20 Limited WAN Show & SC hoodies in stock

1:01:50 Merch Messages #1

1:05:54 Wired V.S. wireless mouse

1:09:38 Pet friendly LTT bananas for scale?

1:14:33 Topic #4 - Grok, a rocket shaped "LLM" AI toy

1:19:57 Linus's question breaks the toy, Linus's opinion & advice

1:25:04 GOODY-2, satire AI that answers by not answering

1:26:18 Reasonably priced restaurants, subscriptions

1:31:52 Sponsor - Backblaze

1:35:35 Sponsor - Squarespace

1:36:35 Sponsor - Seasonic

1:38:39 Flipper Zero correction, LMG's PCs & a 4 hours FP exclusives

1:40:05 Grok's settings, voice module ft. Dan PNG moment

1:42:00 Topic #5 - Mozzila's research finds out AI girlfriends mine your data

1:46:48 Implications of using Sora with AI GFs, VIP dating subscriptions

1:53:53 Merch Messages #2

1:59:47 Was it hardware, engines or time that limited gaming innovation?

2:06:20 Which item would you not fly without? ft. Replacement zipper to be shipped

2:15:03 Is making videos of gacha games philosophically questionable?

2:23:57 Topic #6 - Mark Zuckerberg compares Apple Vision Pro to Quest 3

2:32:56 Bigscreen Beyond, Luke on how the Vision Pro is misleading

2:37:23 Linus lacks free time nowadays, Luke discusses future Linus

2:39:42 Exercising as an excuse to use VR

2:40:44 Topic #7 - Google will report methane gas leaks as seen from space

2:42:18 Topic #8 - EU states Apple's iMessage is not a gatekeeper

2:43:08 Topic #9 - Air Canada's AI chatbot lies about bereavement discounts

2:44:20 Topic #10 - YouTube Premium & Google One reach 100M subscribers

2:45:29 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark, many quality messages

2:53:03 Future of gaming consoles with multi-platform games?

2:53:27 ZLUDA, CUDA emulator for AMD GPUs

2:54:08 Why did the GPU industry move from increased bus size?

2:58:58 Thoughts on the removal of letter grades in public education? ft. Linus's eyebrow

3:08:29 Will the screwdriver extended shaft have knurling?

3:08:42 AR glasses with transparent displays? Would it replace phones?

3:10:03 How much longer until most AI functionality becomes local?

3:11:01 Suggestions of using VR with no interest towards games?

3:13:07 How does Luke go about approaching businesses with work?

3:15:43 Complete software requirements in conventional software

3:17:10 Would you replace tech to fix your review on an OLED product?

3:25:38 Favorite dive spots? LTTStore women cut shirt?

3:26:34 Would Linus consider using mobile gaming controllers?

3:29:00 Has Linus's kids expressed interest in careers that worries him?

3:38:44 Would LMG exist for another 16 years? ft. Linus's mother, real honey

3:46:06 Is there a story behind the Cleveland Browns lava lamp?

3:47:29 How to structure a video to be critical, but not too critical?

3:50:05 What would a musical of your life consist of? Fun tech you'd use?

3:54:50 What changed your mind with buying EVGA?

3:55:17 What is Luke's favorite retro game that isn't Morrowind?

3:55:48 Outro

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