YouTube has decided to simplify ad controls on videos which is a fun and
positive way to say take ad controls away from creators but it's also
complicated don't think too hard you might get a brain owie I can't put a
bandage up there I'm James shrive this is techlinked and this is the YouTube support page explaining that starting
now new uploads will only be able to toggle ads on or off rather than where
they show up and whether they're skippable and or unskippable mid-roll
ads are unchanged except that manually placed and automatic minerals can both
be enabled now before they're mutually exclusive we live in the best timeline
YouTube is also changing the TV watching experience for people who miss that
pre-tivo era when watching longer form content on television all the ads will
be grouped together it seems like Google intends for these changes to lead to
more ads served to viewers and therefore more Revenue to Google but it may just
lead people to get up and go to the bathroom or the microwave when the
commercials start just like the good old days but Google's trying to get more
cash on another front as well no not their Chrome visual redesign that won't
help no it's the Privacy sandbox for the web feature it allows websites to send
targeted ads based on your browser history now that third-party cookies are
harder to come by although Chrome isn't following Safari's lead and disabling
those just yet chromies will now see a misleading pop-up that does a poor job
of explaining that you can actually opt out of browser tracking in that it
doesn't explain it at all some users most likely in regions with stronger
privacy laws are informed they have a a choice because Google understands
consent about as well as a frat house in an 80s movie valve has just received
radio certification in South Korea for a mysterious new device as uncovered by a
user of elon's favorite website slash letter we can't be quite sure what the
device is because the description isn't unique it's actually identical to those
for the quest 3 and steam deck though it could be a new VR headset according to
popular rumors valve has been testing a standalone VR headset codenamed Deckard
that's meant to compete with Quest headsets and it would make sense that
this would be their next device back in 2021 valve product designer Greg Coomer
was elated to be asked if the steam decks custom Apu would be used in a
standalone headset and said it would run very well in that environment gaming God
gave new oil was quoted the next year saying the steam deck is a stepping
stone to Standalone VR near the end of
that same year Coomer I love it revealed to Korean publication this is game that
valve is continuing to develop VR headsets recently so you might as well
just give away your valve index at this point to clear up space on your desk
maybe send it to your favorite tech news show writer named Jacob or something hey
just a thought speaking of leaks a bunch of information has come out concerning
meta's plans for its Quest headsets meta needs to win back consumers after Apple
started edging into their Turf gross with the Vision Pro by apparently making
the upcoming Quest through his accessories like this leaked head strap
and consequentially some audio accessories incompatible with the Quest
2 but if expensive accessories that make the quest 3 less of an affordable
alternative to The Vision Pro aren't enough to entice buyers meta may also
have reversed his plans to discontinue the meadowquest Pro Line a report from
South Korean Outlet mail and business newspaper claims meta has partnered with
LG who will build various parts for a high-end headset rumored to be named not
the metaquest Pro 2 but the meta Quest 4 Pro that would seem to indicate is less
like a second gen Quest Pro and more like an upgraded Quest non-pro whatever
it is it'll reportedly launch in 2025 by which point the VR hype that Apple has
revived may have died again so frankly I
wouldn't worry about it now it's time for quick bits brought to you by delete
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you watch them don't do it two massive vulnerabilities allowing iOS devices to
be infected with malware by opening attachments in iMessage were discovered
by researchers at the University of Toronto's citizen lab it's citizen lab
according to them the bugs had already been used to plant spyware on an iPhone
belonging to a Washington DC base Civil
Society organization fortunately a security patch has already been released
so update your iPhone before someone else hacks in there and finds that slash
fiction you wrote about Riley and me let's be honest it's not your best work
tasteful new to do though Microsoft is partnering with startup heirloom in a
devious plot to steal all the world's precious carbon dioxide with up to 315
000 anti-American metric tons of CO2
captured over the next decade heirloom will be building two new carbon capture
facilities in the United States but they've already been collecting Carbon
on Microsoft's behalf through a partner facility in Iceland after greenhouse
gases are kidnapped from the atmosphere they'll be bound to Limestone and held
in underground Wells the purpose of This Global conspiracy
perhaps we'll never know a Japanese rocket meant to blast off last month
finally launched after weather delays in addition to delivering a Space Telescope
into low earth orbit the rocket successfully sent a small Rover on its
way to Moon we're getting rid of the meanwhile NASA
admitted their SLS Mega rocket program meant to send humans to moon is
unaffordable great now inflation's so bad even
astronauts are going to be replaced by robots you can't afford to live on Moon
the craters are getting tinier every year Nintendo has teamed up with Google
to make a VR headset more VR at least according to leaker and Tatooine
moisture farmer Nash Weedle is that
based just on the name of the look too just the name
we don't live in fairness I'm crying did actually predict Metroid dreads release
a year before the game's launch claims he's not entirely sure how Google is
involved but it might involve a subsidiary a subsidiary a subsidiary
that makes micro LED displays there's no Ironclad proof that this is true but
earlier this year a redditor found a VR related Patent filed by Nintendo I'll
finally be able to live my Ultimate Fantasy of stepping into the shoes of an
overweight shrim addicted Italian plumber
Mario and Toyota has provided more information on the unexpected shutdown
of all 28 assembly lines at all 14 of
their Japanese Auto plants caused by a computer error in late August that
computer error insufficient disk space following system maintenance the plans
had backup servers unfortunately those backups were running on the same system
as the main server and ran into the exact same error there was some
speculation that Toyota may have been hacked but no they just needed to
uninstall some Steam games while there's Gate 3 or Starfield guys you can have
both and you can avoid coming back on Monday after you've been playing either
Baldur's Gate or Starfield for 45 hours there's going to be more Tech news it
never stops it just keeps going I'm so tired