WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.880 Oh, hey, you want some tech news? Just got to beam it in, ONE SEC. 00:00:03.929 --> 00:00:09.760 >> [screaming] >> SORRY. USUALLY DO THAT OFF SCREEN. Microsoft 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:16.400 has announced that the next major Windows 11 update, 26H1, is not for your 00:00:13.840 --> 00:00:21.040 PC. Even if you did upgrade to Windows 11 when they told you you had to, there 00:00:18.680 --> 00:00:26.520 was a little bit of attitude there. So, no update for you. Now, as explained in 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:29.240 a Windows IT blog post, 26H1 is a 00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:33.840 special version of Windows only intended for devices with the upcoming ARM-based 00:00:31.400 --> 00:00:34.880 Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 series processors, 00:00:34.715 --> 00:00:40.840 >> [music] >> at least at this time. One could assume 00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:46.120 that 26H1 might also be intended for NVIDIA's N1 series of ARM-based laptop 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:50.040 chips, but Microsoft maybe didn't mention that because those chips have 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:53.920 reportedly been delayed yet again. NVIDIA keeps forgetting to work on them 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:59.040 while it's swimming in its giant pool of gold like Scrooge McDuck. Fun fact, 00:00:56.200 --> 00:01:04.400 Windows doesn't usually do H1 updates. The last one was in May 2021 before AI 00:01:02.360 --> 00:01:07.199 punched a hole in the ozone layer of society. 00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:18.520 But why can't you get this update? Well, Microsoft says 26H1 is based on a 00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:24.640 different Windows core. So, while existing PCs and Snapdragon X2-based PCs 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:29.800 will both get security, quality, and feature updates, they'll be different 00:01:26.880 --> 00:01:33.560 updates, and never the twain shall meet. Honestly, with the way Windows updates 00:01:31.600 --> 00:01:38.280 have been going this year, I'm not too sad about missing out on another one. 00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:42.160 Hi, I'd like only the updates that allow my computer to continue working. Thank 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:47.080 you. Oh, like this one rolling out this year 00:01:44.240 --> 00:01:50.600 to most PCs running Windows 11 and Windows 10 if they're enrolled in 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:55.160 extended security updates, which will provide shiny new secure boot 00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:59.400 certificates to replace the ones set to expire later this year, [music] which is 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:04.440 good because Fortnite tournaments are going to require secure boot to work 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:08.440 now. You don't want your system booting insecurely and letting hackers steal all 00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:12.759 your vape juice. 00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:16.480 Or something. 00:02:14.440 --> 00:02:20.160 Fortnite things, but potions. The implication is that I don't 00:02:18.480 --> 00:02:23.560 know what Fortnite is. Okay. Meta and YouTube were taken to court in 00:02:21.640 --> 00:02:29.360 California this week to defend against accusations of pushing highly addictive 00:02:26.040 --> 00:02:31.640 apps on children. CEO of Meta and 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:36.000 human-fish hybrid Mark Zuckerberg is expected to take the stand next week as 00:02:34.200 --> 00:02:40.080 this landmark case could set legal precedent for similar lawsuits. In his 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:45.480 opening arguments, the plaintiff's attorney, Mark Lanier, took out a set of 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:47.320 children's toy blocks and in a move he 00:02:45.480 --> 00:02:53.800 definitely workshopped with his level one improv class, declared, "This case 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:57.040 is as easy as ABC with A for addicting, 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:58.840 B for brains, and C for children." Don't 00:02:57.040 --> 00:03:02.747 think twice. We're addicting brains to children. It's 00:03:01.640 --> 00:03:07.600 bad. >> [laughter] >> He then hit the jury with some slam 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:12.200 poetry saying that these companies don't only build apps, they build traps. 00:03:12.519 --> 00:03:19.280 Thank you. And then he drove his point home with props including a toy Ferrari 00:03:16.880 --> 00:03:23.600 and a mini slot machine. In between testing out bits from his one-man show 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:26.959 on the jury, Lanier made the crucial point that the plaintiffs are not 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:30.959 alleging that the companies are liable for the content on their platforms as 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:35.760 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the US protects them from 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:40.680 that. Instead, they're arguing that the structure of the apps themselves, 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:45.280 specifically the algorithm and infinite scroll, were intentionally designed to 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:50.080 be addictive. Meta's attorney, Paul Schmitt, opted for the Regina George 00:03:47.920 --> 00:03:54.400 from Mean Girls approach, alleging that the 20-year-old plaintiff would have 00:03:52.200 --> 00:03:58.720 been totally messed up anyways because she had like a super sad home life and 00:03:57.080 --> 00:04:03.640 that she'd been like seeing therapists since she was 3 years old. Tragic. 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:07.440 YouTube's lawyer, Lewis Lee, tried to make the case that YouTube wasn't a 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:12.320 social media platform and more of an entertainment platform like Netflix. He 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:18.079 then showed the jury screenshots of an Ariana Grande music video and highlights 00:04:15.160 --> 00:04:23.720 of an NFL game arguing that YouTube was a source of creativity and income for 00:04:20.400 --> 00:04:25.520 young entertainers, which can be true 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:29.760 for the extremely lucky few who make it big or get hired out of a dumpster by an 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:34.280 existing YouTuber, but like they showed the National Football League. Where 00:04:32.440 --> 00:04:39.120 would they be without YouTube helping them foster their football-based 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:43.400 creativity? Playing football. They paint the lines. Lee then argued 00:04:41.400 --> 00:04:49.400 that features like infinite scroll and video recommendations are meant to help 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:51.320 users, not harm them. Oh, I'm so sorry. 00:04:49.400 --> 00:04:56.360 I didn't realize you were trying to help us slowly simmer our brains sous-vide 00:04:54.160 --> 00:05:01.720 style in a broth of dopamine. Thank you so much. That's actually great. He also 00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:03.880 said, and I quote, "Infinite scroll is 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:07.800 not infinite." You know what? My bad again. I stupidly assumed that an 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:11.560 infinite scroll would be infinite because it's called infinite and also it 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:17.680 never ends. See, I like things that make sense, like our sponsor. Joy Saily. In 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:22.919 the jungle, one is surrounded by nature in all her splendor, but out here, 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:27.480 connectivity is survival. That's why I travel with Saily. Download an eSIM 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:31.680 once, and you're connected in over 200 destinations. 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Trust me, you don't want to see that. 00:06:05.880 --> 00:06:13.360 Discord has responded to the significant backlash over its new teen-by-default 00:06:11.240 --> 00:06:17.960 age verification system, with users threatening to leave, canceling Nitro 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:21.720 subscriptions, and US searches for Discord alternatives jumping roughly 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:26.440 10,000% in 48 hours. The messaging platform 00:06:24.200 --> 00:06:32.320 would like everyone to please calm down because the vast majority of users won't 00:06:28.880 --> 00:06:34.919 need to verify at all, since most don't 00:06:32.320 --> 00:06:39.560 access age-restricted servers. And those who do will only be asked for a face 00:06:36.880 --> 00:06:46.360 scan or ID if Discord's age prediction model can't already confirm they're an 00:06:41.919 --> 00:06:49.440 adult. Confirm used very loosely there. 00:06:46.360 --> 00:06:52.120 Nice try, Discord. I for one will never 00:06:49.440 --> 00:06:57.400 give Discord a picture of my face. The only shady corporations who are getting 00:06:54.040 --> 00:07:00.200 a picture of this bistachioed kisser is 00:06:57.400 --> 00:07:04.680 Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, US TikTok, Uber, YouTube, Google, every airline 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:09.040 ever, and X, the everything app, which is also now Grok and Starlink. In fact, 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:14.800 I'm going to post about this on all those platforms right now. 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:17.960 Oh, oh, just just got to accept cookies first. 00:07:15.880 --> 00:07:22.960 Google launched new tools yesterday to help users remove non-consensual 00:07:20.280 --> 00:07:26.960 explicit images from search. Users can now click the three dots on an image 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:32.400 result in Google search and flag it for removal. Easy. The company also expanded 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:36.040 its results about you hub to let users flag search results containing their 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:40.840 social security number, driver's license, or passport number for removal. 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:45.080 All you got to do is give Google that sensitive info first. Only Google gets 00:07:43.440 --> 00:07:49.840 it. But, it's okay. They're using rigorous security protocols and advanced 00:07:47.440 --> 00:07:53.240 encryption, so your data is absolutely safe with them. And even if it's not, it 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:57.680 doesn't matter because you won't remember them making this promise after they turn your brain into soup with 00:07:55.960 --> 00:08:02.080 YouTube's non-infinite infinite scroll, okay? So, it's fine. Meta has introduced 00:07:59.640 --> 00:08:06.600 an official "Dear Algo" feature on Threads that will let you customize your 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:11.560 personal algorithmic feed inspired by the trend of users posting "Dear Algo" 00:08:09.080 --> 00:08:16.960 requests last year. Now, you can officially request more or less of a 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:22.040 certain topic and repost other users' public requests. And I guess you can't 00:08:19.880 --> 00:08:25.200 make private requests, which is 00:08:23.200 --> 00:08:29.400 a little weird. You can also delete requests that you've made, or you can 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:33.719 just wait 3 days, because that's how long the algo will respect your tastes 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:38.599 before it'll try to shuffle you back into the slop factory. You're missing SO 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:42.599 MUCH GREAT CONTENT IN THERE. COME ON! It's really a win-win for Meta here. 00:08:40.479 --> 00:08:47.880 Android Central loves the feature because with their new personalized 00:08:44.160 --> 00:08:50.720 feed, they can't stop scrolling. Mmm, 00:08:47.880 --> 00:08:54.839 well, that's good. A hacktivist known as Wackid haha 00:08:52.280 --> 00:08:59.400 scraped over 536,000 payment records from a stalkerware 00:08:56.920 --> 00:09:04.400 operation run by Ukrainian company Structura, exposing the email addresses 00:09:02.280 --> 00:09:09.560 and partial credit card info of customers who paid to spy on others. 00:09:07.640 --> 00:09:13.640 Stalkerware is a type of software that's installed on a phone, then works 00:09:11.560 --> 00:09:17.400 silently in the background uploading the victim's call records, text messages, 00:09:15.720 --> 00:09:22.080 photos, browsing history, and precise location data. Structura explicitly 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:26.800 marketed these apps for people to spy on their spouses and domestic partners, 00:09:24.280 --> 00:09:31.520 which is illegal. So, we don't feel too bad that the hacktivist exploited what 00:09:29.080 --> 00:09:35.360 they called a trivial bug, and then leaked the data to a hacking forum. 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:40.440 According to TechCrunch, that makes this the 27th stalkerware company to be 00:09:37.880 --> 00:09:45.160 hacked or breached since 2017, which is only fair. Let he who is without secrets 00:09:43.040 --> 00:09:49.320 install the first piece of malware, an ancient piece of wisdom 00:09:47.560 --> 00:09:54.120 from the before times. And Beast Industries, the company who I'm going to 00:09:51.240 --> 00:09:59.360 imagine created YouTuber Mr. Beast aka Jimmy Donaldson in some kind of sick 00:09:56.400 --> 00:10:04.600 lab, has acquired Step, a financial services app for teens and young adults 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:06.720 with over 7 million users. It's not for teens and young adults with over 7 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:10.840 million users. >> No, no, no. It's for teens and young 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:14.360 adults, and the app has 7 million users. Yeah, yeah, you got to have 7 million 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:18.600 and then you can install that. The app offers credit building, saving, 00:10:16.560 --> 00:10:22.680 and investing tools with no monthly fees. Donaldson said that he wants to 00:10:20.920 --> 00:10:27.080 give millions of young people the financial foundation he never had, even 00:10:25.320 --> 00:10:30.560 though logically Jimmy is evidence of that foundation being entirely 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:35.120 unnecessary. The move aligns with his upcoming finance-themed YouTube channel 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:40.640 and gives him a direct pipeline to monetize his massive Gen Z and Gen Alpha 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:45.280 audience beyond content and snacks. I guess it will be financial advice. I 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:49.160 personally cannot wait to see challenge videos about who can stay in a circle 00:10:46.920 --> 00:10:53.720 the longest while also collecting 3% compound interest. Now, that's content. 00:10:51.640 --> 00:10:58.160 But you'll collect even more than that if you come back on Friday for more tech 00:10:55.720 --> 00:11:01.760 news. You'll gain something that you should like a lot more than compound 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:05.880 interest. Knowledge. 00:11:04.400 --> 00:11:08.680 Maybe a Maybe And maybe even a Lamborghini.