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A thrice-weekly news show about tech + gaming culture
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Mar 28, 2024 • 10min
Intel Battlemage, Florida social media ban, Facebook “Ghostbuster” + more!
Timestamps:0:00 He’s fine don’t worry about it0:10 Intel Battlemage GPUs leaked?1:37 Florida passes social media ban law3:11 Facebook’s Snapchat-spying “Project Ghostbuster”5:32 QUICK BITS INTRO5:43 Arm-native Chrome browser6:14 TinyCorp makes both AMD, Nvidia TinyBoxes6:54 SEC can continue Coinbase lawsuit7:39 Canva acquires Affinity creative suite8:22 Amazon fights counterfeitersNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/WCSXO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2024 • 9min
China’s Intel/AMD ban, EU DMA investigations, Sora in Hollywood + more!
Timestamps:0:00 heartwarming0:08 China bans Intel, AMD from govt PCs1:15 EU investigates Big Tech compliance2:31 OpenAI sells Hollywood on Sora4:30 QUICK BITS INTRO4:38 Tech Giants team up, fight Nvidia5:08 Google Search Generative Experience rolls out5:42 Google forced to turn over data to feds6:18 Microsoft DirectSR, ray tracing patent7:00 EVGA PSU fries hard drivesNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/MGH1f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2024 • 11min
DOJ sues Apple, Neuralink livestream, Microsoft acqui-hires Inflection + more!
Timestamps:0:00 there's no time0:09 D.O.J. sues Apple over smartphone monopoly2:31 Neuralink first patient livestream3:51 Microsoft acqui-hires Inflection AI6:30 Accidentally deleted Quick Bits Intro whoops6:35 AMD FSR 3.1 adds Frame Gen to DLSS7:21 Suyu emulator launches, gets taken down8:02 Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6 for Business8:43 Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple M-series9:18 Hotel locks are all hackableNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/HboU9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2024 • 9min
Apple ganged up on, GPT-5 soon, Blackwell gaming GPU + more!
Timestamps:0:00 COME GET YER VITAMINS0:09 Microsoft, Meta, others team up vs Apple1:46 Sam Altman teases GPT-52:57 RTX 50 series GPU process5:03 QUICK BITS INTRO5:13 Glassdoor de-anonymizes users5:54 YouTube requires AI content disclosure6:29 Hackintosh PCs are in trouble7:13 TinyCorp issues AMD an ultimatum7:55 US water systems under cyberattackNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/NMPpG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2024 • 9min
Nvidia launches Blackwell, Gemini on iPhones, Meta Quest 3S + more!
Timestamps:0:00 just so y'know, y'know... 0:06 Nvidia unveils GB200 chip1:51 iPhone AI powered by Gemini?3:21 Meta Quest 3S, or Quest Lite5:09 QUICK BITS INTRO5:16 Foldable iPhone + Z Fold variants5:54 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 6:34 Huawei magneto-electric hard disks7:06 SpaceX spy satellite contract7:35 Space Perspective's space balloonNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/cTBe9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2024 • 10min
14900KS Launch, Possible TikTok Buyers, World’s Largest AI Chip, + More!
Timestamps:0:00 Riley is haunted0:11 Intel's new ultra flagship CPU1:50 Many want to buy TikTok3:10 World's fastest AI chip4:47 QUICK BITS INTRO4:55 Nvidia Blackwell rumors5:38 SpaceX's third Starship launch6:33 Microsoft's rumored Arm devices7:11 FCC quadruples broadband requirements7:58 Crypto causes CPU shortageNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/njBe3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 14, 2024 • 11min
iPhone sideloading, EU AI Act, The Kate Photo Debacle + more!
The podcast talks about Apple allowing 'sideloading' in the EU, the EU's AI Act with restrictions, the Kate Middleton photo scandal, alternatives to Nvidia AI chips, carmakers collecting data affecting insurance, Airbnb banning indoor surveillance cameras, and VR security risks.
Mar 12, 2024 • 11min
RTX 50 Series Leaks, FreeSync Changes, Gurman's Apple Rumors, + More!
Timestamps:0:00 we're artists0:20 RTX 50 series leaked details2:12 AMD ups Freesync cert requirements4:03 Upcoming Macs and iPads6:11 QUICK BITS INTRO6:19 Reddit looks to raise $750 million6:54 Xiaomi removes YouTube background play7:25 Google confirms Pixel 8A8:07 Resizable bar mod for GTX 16, RTX 20 series8:55 Porsche Taycan Turbo GTNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/HkjSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 9, 2024 • 11min
Apple's Epic Flip-Flop, Nikon acquires RED, TikTok ban bill + more!
Timestamps:0:00 Uncle Riley's secret sauce0:08 EU's DMA in force; Apple reinstates Epic Games2:23 Nikon acquires RED Cinema Cameras3:40 TikTok ban bill unanimous vote5:42 QUICK BITS5:51 Roku disables TVs, forced arbitration6:42 Geforce Now Day Passes, Cloud G-Sync7:41 Nvidia retiring GTX brand8:28 Rivian R2, R3, R3X9:23 Google engineer charged with AI data theftNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/ttU3M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 7, 2024 • 11min
W11 drops Android apps, Apple deletes Epic Games, Claude 3 Opus + more!
Timestamps:0:00 necessarily always out of date0:13 Android Apps leaving Windows 111:30 Apple DMA tweaks, terminates Epic's Developer Account3:25 Anthropic Claude 3 5:28 QUICK BITS5:37 Tesla Gigafactory shut down by fire6:30 EU wants car knobs back7:09 Oregon Right to Repair Bill8:02 Google tackling SEO spam9:00 Linux passes 4% desktop OS market shareNews Sources: https://lmg.gg/voSA6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
