{"video_id":"9HaPgJt9SDo","title":"We’re Losing the Web","channel":"TechLinked","show":"TechLinked","published_at":"2026-04-16T02:37:52+00:00","duration_s":505,"segments":[{"start_s":0.24,"end_s":7.279,"text":"Here ye, here ye, the kingdom of TECH DOTH BRING NEWS MOST urgent from the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":5.44,"end_s":13.44,"text":"digital realm. The trebushchets ARE LOADED. THE ZUCKERBERG APPROACHES. LOOSE","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":10.08,"end_s":15.28,"text":"THE NEWS. 23 major news outlets are","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.44,"end_s":20.4,"text":"blocking the internet archives incredibly useful way back machine from","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.68,"end_s":24.8,"text":"crawling their sites because, you know, we cannot in fact have nice things","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":22.56,"end_s":28.72,"text":"anymore. USA Today just recently used the Wayback Machine to call out ICE for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":26.96,"end_s":32.16,"text":"altering detention stats and then immediately blocked the archival tool","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":30.32,"end_s":37.44,"text":"from crawling their own site, which is frankly just rude. The news outlets say","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":35.2,"end_s":42.16,"text":"this is necessary to stop AI crawlers from treating their sites like an all","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":39.44,"end_s":46.239,"text":"you can scrape buffet. But not all of them are blocking Wayback's crawler. The","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":44.64,"end_s":50.8,"text":"Guardians director of business affairs said that the Wayback Machine's API is a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":48.32,"end_s":55.199,"text":"real AI risk, so they are only going to be blocking that. 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In other words, uh please","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":80.159,"end_s":86.479,"text":"don't die. We kind of need you to fact check our bosses, please. Google,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":84.0,"end_s":90.96,"text":"Microsoft, and Meta are all tracking users even when they opt out of cookies.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":89.119,"end_s":95.28,"text":"According to an independent privacy audit, Web X-Ray, a privacy focused","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":93.6,"end_s":100.88,"text":"search engine, which is founded by a former Google privacy engineer, scanned","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":97.52,"end_s":103.2,"text":"over 7,000 popular California websites,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":100.88,"end_s":108.479,"text":"finding that 55% did set ad cookies even after users","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":106.56,"end_s":113.759,"text":"clicked reject. Big tech isn't respecting people's privacy. No way.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":112.0,"end_s":119.68,"text":"According to the report, Google, Microsoft, and Meta failed to honor the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":116.24,"end_s":122.64,"text":"opt outs 86, 50, and 69% of the time,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":119.68,"end_s":126.96,"text":"respectively. Nice. Sorry, the number, not the situation. Unsurprisingly, all","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":125.119,"end_s":131.44,"text":"three companies disputed the findings with Google calling it a fundamental","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":129.039,"end_s":135.28,"text":"misunderstanding of the technology with Microsoft complaining that a rejection","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":132.879,"end_s":139.599,"text":"of all cookies would cause some websites to break. According to Web X-Ray's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":137.36,"end_s":143.52,"text":"founder, the three companies have paid billions in privacy related fines","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":141.76,"end_s":147.68,"text":"already, but that they see these payments as part of a cost of doing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":145.76,"end_s":151.76,"text":"business. You know what they say, you can't make an omelette without breaking","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":149.12,"end_s":156.08,"text":"a a few billion eggs. The FCC just granted Netgear a conditional exemption","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":153.92,"end_s":161.28,"text":"from the US ban on importing new models of foreign routers, making it the only","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":159.04,"end_s":166.16,"text":"company currently allowed to import and sell foreignade consumer routers.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":164.0,"end_s":169.599,"text":"Neither the FCC nor Netgear have explained why this special privilege has","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":168.08,"end_s":175.28,"text":"been granted. The only possible explanation, Netgear is FCC Chair","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":172.319,"end_s":179.36,"text":"Brendan Carr's illegitimate son. Or maybe they just bought a load of Trump","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":176.959,"end_s":183.599,"text":"phones. The whole thing is genuinely baffling, especially since the FCC's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":181.599,"end_s":189.36,"text":"original justification for the ban was the Volt Typhoon hack, which primarily","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":186.4,"end_s":193.76,"text":"targeted Cisco and guess what? Netgear routers. Even weirder, the FCC's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":191.92,"end_s":199.599,"text":"approval process for the exemption requires a detailed plan to expand US","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":196.56,"end_s":201.84,"text":"manufacturing, which Netgear hasn't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":199.599,"end_s":207.04,"text":"publicly committed to do. Critics are also quick to flag that the approval","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":204.08,"end_s":211.92,"text":"process asks zero questions about router security, with the focus being entirely","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":209.28,"end_s":217.04,"text":"on where the routers are made, which for the vast majority of consumer routers is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":214.56,"end_s":220.879,"text":"not in the US. Until other brands secure their own exemptions, Netgear is going","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":218.799,"end_s":226.0,"text":"to be living a very privileged life. That illegitimate Sun's theory sounding","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":223.12,"end_s":232.239,"text":"a little less crazy now, eh? You know what's not crazy? Our sponsor,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":229.44,"end_s":238.72,"text":"Odo. You know what the secret to success is, man? Flow. 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Alexander H, whose work contributed to Microsoft delaying","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":323.28,"end_s":331.44,"text":"the original version of the feature. H's tool Total Recall Reloaded, demonstrates","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":328.4,"end_s":334.4,"text":"how malware can ride along with Windows","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":331.44,"end_s":340.16,"text":"Recall, getting a free pass to the PC's entire history, which is precisely the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":337.36,"end_s":344.88,"text":"scenario Microsoft's architecture should restrict. Despite Alexander submitting a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":342.8,"end_s":348.56,"text":"full report to Microsoft, they denied that it was an issue, saying that it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":346.56,"end_s":352.08,"text":"falls within the current documented security design. 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The","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":370.96,"end_s":377.44,"text":"announcement comes amidst global tension around a string of suspected sabotage","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":375.6,"end_s":380.479,"text":"incidents in which undersea cables carrying the world's internet","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":378.88,"end_s":384.639,"text":"communications were severed. This prompted NATO to patrol the waters near","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":382.8,"end_s":388.24,"text":"these cables to protect them. So, you better torrent your anime now, boys, if","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":386.639,"end_s":394.16,"text":"you ever want to find out if Princess Monoke finally gets her","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":391.12,"end_s":397.44,"text":"glass slippers back. Snap CEO Evan","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":394.16,"end_s":400.56,"text":"Spiegel announced plans to lay off 1,000","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":397.44,"end_s":402.96,"text":"employees, which is 16% of the workforce","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":400.56,"end_s":407.36,"text":"because AI has the capability of being the company's hardest working intern.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":405.36,"end_s":412.24,"text":"Spiegel says AI productivity gains will let smaller teams reduce repetitive work","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":409.919,"end_s":417.44,"text":"and increase velocity, which tracks since Snapchat's product roadmap has","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":414.56,"end_s":423.199,"text":"historically been 90% new filters and 10% wondering if anyone asked for them.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":420.08,"end_s":425.36,"text":"NVIDIA paid out almost 900 million in","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":423.199,"end_s":429.68,"text":"warranty claims last year. That is 10 times more than the previous year thanks","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":427.28,"end_s":434.96,"text":"to the 16pin power connectors continuing to melt themselves into modern art. Look","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":432.56,"end_s":439.759,"text":"what they did to my boy. There is actually a silver lining in all of this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":436.56,"end_s":442.24,"text":"though. At least one Taiwanese RTX490","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":439.759,"end_s":446.72,"text":"owner was able to prevent a potential houseire last week. It was after his cat","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":444.88,"end_s":451.039,"text":"started screaming when it smelled rayraced fumes.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":449.28,"end_s":457.52,"text":"I guess the most reliable thermal monitoring tool in 2026 might in fact be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":454.319,"end_s":460.72,"text":"a cat. And Chinese automaker Sarah was","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":457.52,"end_s":463.12,"text":"just granted a patent for an invehicle","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":460.72,"end_s":467.52,"text":"toilet. The good news is the toilet seat is not permanently fixed and can be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":465.44,"end_s":471.759,"text":"hidden under the seat. Otherwise, your butt would get all, you know, sloshy and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":469.84,"end_s":475.52,"text":"no one wants that. Hopefully, the creator of the motorized toilet has had","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":473.44,"end_s":479.52,"text":"his invention patented. Otherwise, there's going to be a serious legal","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":477.599,"end_s":484.4,"text":"battle. I for one am on the side of THE MOTORIZED TOILET. I WILL NOT STAND for","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":481.919,"end_s":489.52,"text":"big auto monopolizing the mobile bowel movement. That's just ridiculous. Ah,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":487.199,"end_s":495.52,"text":"the siege is over. The kingdom of tech has fallen. But take heart, for now we","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":492.4,"end_s":498.08,"text":"rebuild. Two days hence, on the 17th of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":495.52,"end_s":503.44,"text":"April, we shall gather arms once more and RAIN TECH NEWS UPON THE HEADS OF OUR","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":500.72,"end_s":506.24,"text":"ENEMIES. This metaphor needs more work, but you kind of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"Here ye, here ye, the kingdom of TECH DOTH BRING NEWS MOST urgent from the digital realm. The trebushchets ARE LOADED. THE ZUCKERBERG APPROACHES. LOOSE THE NEWS. 23 major news outlets are blocking the internet archives incredibly useful way back machine from crawling their sites because, you know, we cannot in fact have nice things anymore. USA Today just recently used the Wayback Machine to call out ICE for altering detention stats and then immediately blocked the archival tool from crawling their own site, which is frankly just rude. The news outlets say this is necessary to stop AI crawlers from treating their sites like an all you can scrape buffet. But not all of them are blocking Wayback's crawler. The Guardians director of business affairs said that the Wayback Machine's API is a real AI risk, so they are only going to be blocking that. So maybe don't attack them on social media. Wayback's director Mark Graham responded, calling those AI fears unfounded and restating how much effort they put into preventing possible abuses of the crawler. Groups like Fight for the Future and Electronic Frontier Foundation are rallying journalists to publicly back the archive, and over 100 of them have signed a letter thanking the Internet Archive and the Way Back Machine for being an essential and critical tool. In other words, uh please don't die. We kind of need you to fact check our bosses, please. Google, Microsoft, and Meta are all tracking users even when they opt out of cookies. According to an independent privacy audit, Web X-Ray, a privacy focused search engine, which is founded by a former Google privacy engineer, scanned over 7,000 popular California websites, finding that 55% did set ad cookies even after users clicked reject. Big tech isn't respecting people's privacy. No way. According to the report, Google, Microsoft, and Meta failed to honor the opt outs 86, 50, and 69% of the time, respectively. Nice. Sorry, the number, not the situation. Unsurprisingly, all three companies disputed the findings with Google calling it a fundamental misunderstanding of the technology with Microsoft complaining that a rejection of all cookies would cause some websites to break. According to Web X-Ray's founder, the three companies have paid billions in privacy related fines already, but that they see these payments as part of a cost of doing business. You know what they say, you can't make an omelette without breaking a a few billion eggs. The FCC just granted Netgear a conditional exemption from the US ban on importing new models of foreign routers, making it the only company currently allowed to import and sell foreignade consumer routers. Neither the FCC nor Netgear have explained why this special privilege has been granted. The only possible explanation, Netgear is FCC Chair Brendan Carr's illegitimate son. Or maybe they just bought a load of Trump phones. The whole thing is genuinely baffling, especially since the FCC's original justification for the ban was the Volt Typhoon hack, which primarily targeted Cisco and guess what? Netgear routers. Even weirder, the FCC's approval process for the exemption requires a detailed plan to expand US manufacturing, which Netgear hasn't publicly committed to do. Critics are also quick to flag that the approval process asks zero questions about router security, with the focus being entirely on where the routers are made, which for the vast majority of consumer routers is not in the US. Until other brands secure their own exemptions, Netgear is going to be living a very privileged life. That illegitimate Sun's theory sounding a little less crazy now, eh? You know what's not crazy? Our sponsor, Odo. You know what the secret to success is, man? Flow. Everything's got to flow. ODO helps you with all that flow, my guy. by bringing all aspects of business management together into one platform. 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Windows Recall is facing fresh security issues raised by researcher Alexander Heg. Oh, wow. I'm going to butcher that name. Alexander H, whose work contributed to Microsoft delaying the original version of the feature. H's tool Total Recall Reloaded, demonstrates how malware can ride along with Windows Recall, getting a free pass to the PC's entire history, which is precisely the scenario Microsoft's architecture should restrict. Despite Alexander submitting a full report to Microsoft, they denied that it was an issue, saying that it falls within the current documented security design. I guess that means it's not a bug, but a feature if they put it in the manual, right? Uh, really makes me recall why Windows gives me the ick. See what I did there? China has just tested a device that can cut undersea cables at a depth of 3,500 m, hailing it as a breakthrough in pipeline repair and causing other governments to flip out. The announcement comes amidst global tension around a string of suspected sabotage incidents in which undersea cables carrying the world's internet communications were severed. This prompted NATO to patrol the waters near these cables to protect them. So, you better torrent your anime now, boys, if you ever want to find out if Princess Monoke finally gets her glass slippers back. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel announced plans to lay off 1,000 employees, which is 16% of the workforce because AI has the capability of being the company's hardest working intern. Spiegel says AI productivity gains will let smaller teams reduce repetitive work and increase velocity, which tracks since Snapchat's product roadmap has historically been 90% new filters and 10% wondering if anyone asked for them. NVIDIA paid out almost 900 million in warranty claims last year. That is 10 times more than the previous year thanks to the 16pin power connectors continuing to melt themselves into modern art. Look what they did to my boy. There is actually a silver lining in all of this though. At least one Taiwanese RTX490 owner was able to prevent a potential houseire last week. It was after his cat started screaming when it smelled rayraced fumes. I guess the most reliable thermal monitoring tool in 2026 might in fact be a cat. And Chinese automaker Sarah was just granted a patent for an invehicle toilet. The good news is the toilet seat is not permanently fixed and can be hidden under the seat. Otherwise, your butt would get all, you know, sloshy and no one wants that. Hopefully, the creator of the motorized toilet has had his invention patented. Otherwise, there's going to be a serious legal battle. I for one am on the side of THE MOTORIZED TOILET. I WILL NOT STAND for big auto monopolizing the mobile bowel movement. That's just ridiculous. Ah, the siege is over. The kingdom of tech has fallen. But take heart, for now we rebuild. Two days hence, on the 17th of April, we shall gather arms once more and RAIN TECH NEWS UPON THE HEADS OF OUR ENEMIES. This metaphor needs more work, but you kind of"}