WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:07.600 You know what I wish was in the tech news today? Some kind of technology that 00:00:04.560 --> 00:00:09.920 can make your hair not look ridiculous 00:00:07.600 --> 00:00:12.400 and put your colleagues in stitches through that window that you can 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:18.560 definitely You know, your hair's not so great either, Pella. Last week, the USB-IF, 00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:23.440 the organization that oversees USB standards, announced in a phenomenally 00:00:20.440 --> 00:00:26.360 stupid renaming scheme for existing USB 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:33.080 specifications and designated the latest 20 gigabit per second capable version as 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.560 USB 3.2 Gen 2 by 2. Well, if you're on 00:00:33.080 --> 00:00:39.640 the bleeding edge of data transferring connections, you might not have to worry 00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:44.800 about that very much because Intel has just given the specification for 00:00:41.720 --> 00:00:48.280 Thunderbolt 3, which is capable of 40 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:50.640 gigabits per second, to the USB-IF, who 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:58.880 will then use it to form the basis of USB 4. This means that essentially USB 4 00:00:55.240 --> 00:01:02.640 will encompass the protocols for USB 3.2 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:05.320 Gen 2 by 2. So stupid. And Thunderbolt 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:09.320 3, meaning that device makers won't have to determine whether or not to include 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:15.600 Thunderbolt controllers in their products. This means that upcoming 00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:19.080 devices will have USB Type-C ports that 00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:21.440 are capable of everything that USB and 00:01:19.080 --> 00:01:25.920 Thunderbolt ports are capable of. So, like charging, display output, data 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:32.280 transfer at up to 40 gigabit per second. But, the USB-IF couldn't just leave it 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:38.200 at that. All good news. They had TO SCREW IT UP. THEY SCREWED UP THE NAME. 00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:41.760 USB 4 DOESN'T HAVE A space in it. It's 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:42.640 just USB 4. For what? For who? It's 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:48.200 mostly good. We'll never know. Someone's got to have a look at their heads. Speaking of 00:01:46.360 --> 00:01:51.440 heads, you know, this past console generation has really been an 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:56.800 eye-opener, and your eyes are on your head. That's where I was going with that. For Microsoft, they learned a lot 00:01:54.760 --> 00:02:02.240 of things, like how bad Sony could destroy them in PS4 versus Xbox sales. 00:01:59.800 --> 00:02:06.920 So, during a press at their headquarters in Washington, the company laid out a 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:11.720 vision that involves giving gamers access to games on every platform. Now, 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:17.320 we already talked last week about their plans to reportedly bring Xbox Game Pass 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:23.640 to the Nintendo Switch. But at the event, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:26.960 Xbox wants to bring Game Pass to any 00:02:23.640 --> 00:02:29.880 device that somebody wants to play on. I 00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:34.080 mean, even the PlayStation 4, PHIL? HAVE YOU GONE MAD? NOW, as unlikely as Sony 00:02:32.720 --> 00:02:39.120 would be to agree to such an arrangement, it looks like Microsoft 00:02:36.600 --> 00:02:43.360 would be open to the idea. So, we'll hopefully get more news about the 00:02:40.720 --> 00:02:48.800 company's plan at GDC 2019, where they're expected to talk about their 00:02:45.160 --> 00:02:51.080 multi-platform plans and Project xCloud 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:56.440 game streaming, and then maybe even some new Xboxes, if maybe you'd like to buy 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:58.800 one of those instead of a PS5. You'd like whatever. Yeah, it's I mean, it's 00:02:58.160 --> 00:03:03.600 fine, though. It's all about choice. Yeah. And Anthem, 00:03:01.160 --> 00:03:08.440 the looter shooter from EA and BioWare, launched to a decidedly more subdued 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:12.200 level of hype than its publishers anticipated. The developers have been 00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:16.360 working hard to incorporate community feedback, but it's now become much 00:03:14.200 --> 00:03:20.920 harder for players to appreciate any changes being made because their 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:25.240 consoles are being bricked by the game. 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Project Zero, 00:04:33.520 --> 00:04:39.600 Google's initiative to hold developers accountable for fixing security issues 00:04:37.640 --> 00:04:45.280 in their software, has publicly disclosed a high-severity flaw in the 00:04:42.640 --> 00:04:50.040 macOS kernel. The vulnerability could allow hackers full control over a Mac 00:04:47.800 --> 00:04:55.800 while avoiding detection. Now, as they usually do, Project Zero actually gave 00:04:52.520 --> 00:04:57.040 Apple 90 days to fix the bug, but they 00:04:55.800 --> 00:05:01.480 didn't. With that said, 90 days is not like a 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:06.880 lot of time. Apple, they had stuff to do, like um Yeah. Like they lattes, 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:10.280 making Takes a long time. You got to steam the milk. And then once you're 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:15.520 done, you you to drink it, it's hot, you know? You got to wait a while. 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:19.480 NVIDIA's GTX 1660 Ti is out, and we've 00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:21.120 heard about a possible non-Ti 1660 and a 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:25.440 1650. But then, 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:30.360 Dell just ruined the whole rumor mill because they spilled the beans on the 00:05:26.840 --> 00:05:33.480 existence of an RTX 2050 on the specs 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:36.600 page for their G5 15 gaming laptop. So, 00:05:33.480 --> 00:05:40.400 that's exciting news for gamers who need 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:42.240 glorious rays at 480p, I suppose. Last 00:05:40.400 --> 00:05:46.360 week, we saw some developers install Android on a Nintendo Switch, and now 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:51.240 others have managed to install the ARM-compatible version of Windows 10. 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:56.280 They apparently even managed to summon a blue screen of death. But uh that 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:59.840 shouldn't be any real surprise. This means Yeah, they're having the the full 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:05.560 Windows experience. Now, it's time for an update on MIT's 00:06:01.880 --> 00:06:07.920 future robot-killing machines. 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:13.120 The institute's adorable mini cheetah robot can now do a backflip. It can also 00:06:10.520 --> 00:06:16.960 stand up to gentle kicks and even land softly on its feet from a fall. T'war 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:20.120 one, and encouraging for the future of the robot race. Not so much for humans, 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:24.560 though. And SpaceX successfully docked their 00:06:22.520 --> 00:06:29.160 Crew Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station yesterday. 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:34.480 Despite the name, there were no actual crew members on board, and in fact, no 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:39.800 dragons. The flight was just a test undertaken before SpaceX's first manned 00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:45.240 mission using the Dragon later on this year. I believe that's when Elon Musk is 00:06:41.960 --> 00:06:47.040 planning to move to the ISS permanently 00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:51.520 to avoid having his tweets regulated. Oh, yeah. That would make sense. And 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:55.200 now, WE'VE GOT TO NO, WAIT. THERE'S ONE MORE IMPORTANT piece of 00:06:53.120 --> 00:07:00.120 news. Can I get Can I get some sad music? Can 00:06:57.440 --> 00:07:03.360 Yeah, thank you. Okay. So, 00:07:01.280 --> 00:07:08.960 a little over a year ago, we did a review of what I thought really was 00:07:06.760 --> 00:07:14.200 going to be the first true robot companion for humans. I'm just kidding. 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:19.840 Everything about the idea was terrible, and the execution was just as bad. But, 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:24.960 Jibo, Jibo, I'm afraid is no longer with us as 00:07:22.880 --> 00:07:30.600 of today. Jibos themselves have been informing their owners that the servers 00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:33.120 that run the Jibo service are being shut 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:38.760 down, and so I just wanted to I want us all, actually, to take a moment and 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:43.840 remember Jibo. Ah, Jibo. Oh, Jibo. 00:07:41.160 --> 00:07:48.320 You were terrible. Speaking of terrible, I have some terrible news. More terrible 00:07:45.840 --> 00:07:51.080 news. It's the end of TechLinked. But just for today, come back Wednesday. 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:55.280 There'll be more. That was scary. 00:07:52.840 --> 00:07:55.280 Cool.