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Jun 27, 2024 • 9min
EU charges Microsoft, Internet Archive crisis, AI web crawling + more!
Timestamps:0:00 it’s about the opposite of antitrust0:06 EU charges Microsoft with violation1:37 Internet Archive loses 500,000 books3:01 AI ToS changes to collect more data4:44 QUICK BITS INTRO4:51 Polyfill service serving malware5:22 LLMS with no matrix multiplication6:00 Augmented reality car windshield6:43 Rabbit R1 vulnerabilities7:26 Robot faces made of LIVING SKINNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/0IPWM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 2024 • 10min
EU’s Apple charges, More X Elite findings, Surface repairability + more!
Timestamps:0:00 stay on your toes0:12 EU charges Apple with non-compliance1:41 Seriously what is up with Copilot+ PCs3:10 iFixit gives new Surfaces 8/105:24 QUICK BITS INTRO5:30 AMD Strix Halo beefy laptop chip6:03 Apple rejected Meta AI pitch6:47 NASA sued over ISS debris7:27 RIAA sues Suno and Udio8:13 AI video memes proliferateNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/LoRNf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 2024 • 10min
The EU’s bad idea, More X Elite reviews, Perplexity AI plagiarism + more!
Timestamps:0:00 we know Europe is not a country0:12 EU 'issues' with Apple + Chat Control1:48 More Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks3:13 Perplexity web crawler ignoring robots.txt5:13 QUICK BITS INTRO5:21 New York passes two social media laws5:53 NHS hackers release patient data6:35 Spotify's confusing new Basic plan7:26 Surge pricing for groceries, yay8:03 'Butterflies' AI social networkNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/BnpQ0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 20, 2024 • 9min
Snapdragon X Elite Reviews, Forbes goes after Perplexity + more!
Timestamps:0:00 expectations subverted0:08 Snapdragon X Elite laptop reviews2:39 Forbes threatens to sue Perplexity4:25 QUICK BITS INTRO4:30 Nvidia is the world's most valuable company5:14 Ilya Sutskever starts new AI company5:51 Vision Pro 2, Meta layoffs, Xreal not-phone6:42 Pixel 8 series gets display-over-USB-C7:22 emotion-cancelling AI technologyNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/pSEox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 2024 • 9min
Core i9 instability, US sues Adobe, AMD’s bad benchmarks + more!
Discussing Intel's Core i9 instability, the US Dept of Justice suing Adobe, and AMD facing criticism for misleading benchmarks. Plus, news about Proton, TikTok ads, DJI drones, electricity generation from organisms, and X-ray vision for smartphones.

Jun 15, 2024 • 10min
YouTube injecting ads, Microsoft Recalls Recall, Apple/OpenAI privacy + more!
YouTube tests server-side ad injection, Microsoft delays Recall feature, Apple uses OpenAI tech for exposure, CPUs may get 100x boost with PPUs, Japan develops DMA, Tesla investors sue Elon, US govt bans Deepcool products

Jun 13, 2024 • 9min
Apple beats Microsoft/Nvidia, Google Pixel updates, Chinese EVs + more!
Timestamps:0:00 showed our time privilege0:10 Apple most valuable company again1:42 Google Lockdown Update2:54 EU imposing tariffs on Chinese EVs4:43 QUICK BITS INTRO4:52 RTX 5000 specs leak5:36 Ryzen AI 300 drops W10 support6:24 LumaLabs "Dream Machine" Sora-like7:04 Raspberry Pi goes publicNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/6zdNl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 2024 • 14min
WWDC: Apple Intelligence, GPUs can use NPUs + more!
Timestamps:0:00 Apple Intelligence announcements3:39 Other WWDC 2024 stuff7:11 PowerColor GPUs can use NPUs9:11 QUICK BITS INTRO9:17 Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs coming soon?10:03 Xbox Handheld could be real?10:47 23andme investigated by UK, Canada11:32 Tuxedo's Linux Snapdragon X laptop12:11 Nokia's 'world-first' 3D audio phone callNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/JRa4J Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 8, 2024 • 11min
Microsoft Recall changes, Nvidia at 3 trillion, Apple Intelligence + more!
Timestamps:0:00 classic computer person. the best0:10 Microsoft changes Recall after backlash2:09 Nvidia beats Apple, takes No. 2 spot3:34 Apple Intelligence5:50 QUICK BITS INTRO6:01 Adobe 'clarifies' updated Terms of Use7:01 Kling video generator as good as Sora7:36 Humane seeks $1 billion acquisition8:18 Google's damages check worked9:00 Spotify's Car Thing is already open-sourceNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/jVnfS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 6, 2024 • 9min
Intel Lunar Lake, Google Issues, Win10 getting more features + more!
Timestamps:0:00 i keep hearing drums0:08 Intel Lunar Lake 1:59 Google privacy, legal execs leave3:22 Windows 10 getting new features?5:20 QUICK BITS INTRO5:25 Nvidia small form factor guidelines5:59 Google WON'T confiscate your Pixel6:37 London medical system under cyberattack7:17 Meta training AI with user data7:49 Zoom CEO: use AI to skip meetingsNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/qFL8A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices