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Nintendo's new user agreement threatens to brick consoles for breaches, raising eyebrows among gamers. NVIDIA is withholding drivers for the RTX 5060, causing a stir in the tech community. Meanwhile, Apple is still entangled in a courtroom battle with Google over app payments. The intriguing use of AI in legal cases surfaces, especially with an AI-generated victim statement. Plus, Huawei is shaking things up with its HarmonyOS laptops, and a gaming Pope makes headlines amidst the chaos of a viral TikTok challenge!

Exciting leaks reveal details about the Xbox-branded handheld device, Project Kennan. Microsoft showcases new Surface devices with fresh designs and pricing updates. A deep dive into the university AI crisis raises concerns about critical thinking in classrooms. Updates on AMD's RX9060XT and Intel's price cuts keep tech enthusiasts buzzing. Meanwhile, discover innovative household robots powered by cutting-edge chips and a fascinating electrically-conducting bacteria that could change biomedicine.

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Timestamps: 0:00 Major iOS App Store ruling 3:20 De Minimis rule ended 4:38 Ohsnap! 5:22 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:30 BGM-31 Battlemage GPU? 6:08 Aurora self-driving Class 8 trucks 6:32 Giant Bomb, Polygon layoffs 7:14 Cyborg cicadas, for some reason NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/hrFPm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps: 0:00 why do they have to fight tho 0:15 YouTube tests blurred thumbs 2:04 TSMC limits US involvement, tariff news 3:24 Meta AI app, Wikipedia AI, etc 5:48 Opera! 7:00 QUICK BITS INTRO 7:07 Switch dual game loophole closed 7:40 Android 16 UI, Sidephone 8:17 Google Search in danger 8:55 Raw Ring NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/MUw6e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps: 0:00 eyes on the prize 0:12 Wii Homebrew Channel 'shuts down' 1:21 Spain, Portugal power outage 2:42 Two wacky AI studies 4:34 Ground News! 5:40 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:46 Nest Thermostat argument 6:26 Meta's chatbots are inappropriate 7:18 RTX 5080 Super, 5070 Super 7:53 Should we send seniors to space? NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/cQHdc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps: 0:00 Watch Andor or ur not my friend 0:08 Windows Recall re-rolls out 2:04 Yahoo, Perplexity want Chrome 3:44 New YouTube UI, AI Overviews 4:48 DeleteMe! 5:23 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:28 Gigabyte responds to gel issues 6:02 Switch 2 preorders were a mess 6:42 Facebook 'spam' crackdown 7:09 Slate Truck, $20K EV truck NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/uL84k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps:0:00 ooooh i've had enough of you0:12 OpenAI would buy Chrome2:00 Intel '200S Boost' OC with warranty3:08 AI roundup: Cluely, G-Assist, AvatarFX5:14 boot.dev!6:22 QUICK BITS INTRO6:30 Trade war delays Tesla Optimus7:22 EU fines Apple, Meta7:55 Zuckerberg: maybe delete ur FB friends8:26 we could get stretchy chipsNEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/k4iaa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riley finally dragged Luke onto the podcast so he can rant about AI, free of Linus. Happy Easter? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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