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Oct 5, 2024 • 11min
Mozilla Ad Scandal, YouTube Shorts changes, Meta Movie Gen + more!
Dive into Mozilla's privacy struggles as they navigate user backlash over new advertising policies. YouTube Shorts is evolving, ramping up its game against TikTok with fresh updates. Meta unveils its groundbreaking video generator, using deepfake tech to create eye-popping 16-second clips. Plus, there's chatter about Microsoft retiring Wordpad, Google’s new blue checks, and Samsung's recent update mishap. And let’s not forget Tesla's courtroom drama and Twitter's hefty fines—it's a wild ride through the tech landscape!

Oct 3, 2024 • 10min
Nvidia App, Meta glasses doxing, Gemini/Copilot Voice + more!
Timestamps:0:00 be patient0:05 Nvidia App out of beta this year1:27 Doxing people with Meta Glasses2:55 Copilot Voice, Gemini Live5:00 QUICK BITS INTRO5:12 Vision Pro YouTube app Juno gone6:00 AMD X870, X870E motherboards6:45 Reddit makes protests harder7:33 California law protects brain data8:04 Riley Week on FloatplaneNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/A6q2B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 28, 2024 • 10min
RTX 5090 specs, Intel Lunar Lake, OpenAI changes + more!
Timestamps:0:00 Hurry it up already!0:08 RTX 5090 specs leak1:21 Intel Lunar Lake is pretty good2:57 OpenAI loses execs, restructures?5:50 QUICK BITS INTRO5:58 Microsoft to re-launch Recall6:36 Meta AI content in FB, IG feed7:21 Kia cars could've been hacked8:06 Exoskeleton company refuses repair8:50 PyottDesign Statial.b DIY mouseNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/HIehI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 2024 • 12min
Meta Connect, ChatGPT Advanced Voice, MKBHD app backlash + more!
Timestamps:0:00 oh would you look at that0:10 Meta Connect 20242:29 ChatGPT Advanced Voice rollout4:39 MKBHD Panels app backlash7:18 QUICK BITS INTRO7:25 Cloudflare's "AI Audit"7:57 Kaspersky deletes, replaces itself8:40 Asteroid-deflecting nukes viable9:20 Twitter's 2024 Transparency Report10:05 Panasonic's wet hologramsNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/ZfYwt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 2024 • 10min
Big macOS Bugs, iPhone 16 Touch Screen Issues, US’s China Car Ban + More!
Timestamps:0:00 Riley realizes something BIG0:12 macOS rollout breaks security tools & more1:41 iPhone 16 screens ignoring touch2:54 US wants to ban China, Russia from cars5:08 QUICK BITS INTRO5:16 TSMC, Samsung considering UAE money5:58 Jeff Geerling's voice stolen by another channel6:41 Telegram will give user info to govts7:13 Over-powered MSI power supply8:02 Human genome saved to indestructible crystalNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/eInay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 21, 2024 • 10min
Microsoft's Nuclear Plant, Silly AMD branding, Qualcomm wants Intel + more!
Timestamps:0:00 why not both?0:10 Microsoft's own nuclear power plant1:51 AMD's 'Ryzen 200 series'2:53 Qualcomm approached Intel about takeover5:05 QUICK BITS INTRO5:13 A Windows app called Windows App5:50 iOS 18.1 beta has some Apple Intelligence6:33 New Playstation handheld?7:25 Three Anker batteries recalled8:12 Photons exit atom cloud before they enterNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/kptuM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 2024 • 11min
Major YouTube Updates, Pager Explosions, AMD/Intel Struggles + more!
Timestamps:0:00 just relax0:10 Made on YouTube Announcements2:45 Pager attacks in Lebanon3:57 Ryzen 9000 sales, Intel Foundry news6:13 QUICK BITS INTRO6:19 Snap Spectacles 56:58 iPadOS 18 bricks M4 iPad Pros7:43 Discord adds encryption for calls8:31 Bill could require vehicles to have AM radio9:15 Copilot AcademyNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/zMwEv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 2024 • 9min
Big iOS 18 Update, AMD Pulls an Nvidia, Intel Lost PS6 Contract, + More!
Timestamps:0:00 Always has been0:07 Apple rolls out iOS 181:34 AMD pulls an Nvidia2:41 PS6 was ALMOST Intel-powered4:37 QUICK BITS INTRO4:43 TikTok's appeal now streamable5:28 Microsoft Copilot Wave 25:59 iPhones may get harder to repair6:36 Chrome hack works by annoyance7:21 AI Minority Report dystopia coming along niceNEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/N2rqG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 2024 • 8min
Android Sideloading Blocked, OpenAI o1, US Govt Pushes Apple & Nvidia + More!
Timestamps:0:00 He's still a baby boy to me0:07 Android apps block sideloading1:05 OpenAI's new "reasoning" AI2:14 Intel asks US govt for help3:59 QUICK BITS INTRO4:03 Arrow Lake specs leaked4:34 TikTok, Meta, and Snap team up for good?5:15 Robotaxis hitting Austin and Atlanta6:01 Google turns your notes into podcasts6:34 Straight up lego hypercarNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/yZbBI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 2024 • 9min
Win10 un-patched, Google Adtech trial, AI unemployment office + more!
Timestamps:0:00 Windows un-patching issue fixed1:14 DOJ's Google Adtech trial begins2:31 Nevada AI to control unemployment benefits4:49 QUICK BITS INTRO5:00 SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn5:45 Huawei Mate XT tri-fold phone6:24 NetworkOcean underwater data centers7:03 Meta admits to scraping user data for AI7:47 Robot removing Fukushima fuelNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/QyLWh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices