1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,279 Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed of the latest tech news. Even 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:09,519 though The Simpsons did all of it first 20 plus years ago, Microsoft has 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:14,000 followed through on its threat to kill Skype unless people stop slandering 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,520 Teams online, which has not happened because Teams is what you would get if 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:22,160 you put Slack in a blender with Nordon antiirus and an Atlantic oil spill. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:27,039 Skype has had a heck of a run. It was launched by Swedish, Danish, and 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:32,000 Estonian developers in 2003 before being bought by eBay in 2005 and then bought 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:36,880 again by a group of investors that included the Canada Pension Plan. With 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:40,719 Skype dead, many Canadian boomers might join it, which is okay because we need 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:46,480 their houses. That's a joke. Microsoft saved those boomers by acquiring Skype 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:49,680 in 2011. But 14 years later, the tech 12 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:51,840 giant is really hoping Skype users will 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:56,879 scadaddle over to the free version of Teams instead, which already sucks in 14 00:00:55,039 --> 00:01:01,440 terms of branding alone. Like, I'm going to ask my pen pals to install Teams. It 15 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:06,159 sounds like I'm recruiting them into my multi-level marketing cult. But it also 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:10,799 sucks that some of Skype's best features are being paywalled or just going away. 17 00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:16,000 The Skype Twitter account confirmed that on Teams free, group calls are limited 18 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:20,799 to 60 minutes without a subscription and you can't call phone numbers. Although 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:25,759 later the account said you can, but only until your Skype credits run out. Then 20 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:30,720 you'll have to pay. Or, and here's the real kicker, you could use one of the 21 00:01:28,159 --> 00:01:36,880 many alternatives. Literally every app has video calling now. Skype. RIP. 22 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:43,040 Company towns are back, baby. On Saturday, a group of mostly SpaceX 23 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:45,520 employees voted 212 to6 to incorporate a 24 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:51,280 new city called Starbase near the company's Starbase launch site in Bokh 25 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:55,680 Chica Beach, Texas. Reports indicate the six people who voted against the measure 26 00:01:53,439 --> 00:01:59,600 do not work for SpaceX and are probably going to be really bored at town hall 27 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:04,560 meetings. Elon celebrated the city's incorporation, something he's been in 28 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:07,360 favor of since 2021. Starbase, Texas 29 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:12,080 will house about 500 official residents and hopefully inspire country songs that 30 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:16,560 include mentions of rockets and space alongside the traditional guns, trucks, 31 00:02:14,239 --> 00:02:20,160 beer, and dogs. Many also hope the city won't be the kind of company town that 32 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:24,400 traps its employees in a life of servitude because the company's script 33 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:29,200 is Dogecoin and its value tanked after Elon tweeted something, just like how 34 00:02:26,959 --> 00:02:34,560 those things happened in the olden days. OpenAI has backtracked on its plan to 35 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:40,160 transform into more of a for-profit operation, instead opting to transition 36 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:44,800 its for-profit company into a public benefit corporation, which will continue 37 00:02:42,319 --> 00:02:49,200 to be controlled by its nonprofit arm. And if you're unfamiliar with OpenAI's 38 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,560 wacky corporate structure, I'm sorry, you'll have to Google it. While it 39 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:57,680 certainly seems like OpenAI went this route to avoid legal issues, their blog 40 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:02,800 post frames it as the responsible thing to do. like pushing kids to use AI. 41 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:08,159 Google has emailed parents who use Family Link, notifying them that kids 42 00:03:04,959 --> 00:03:10,239 under 13 will soon be able to use Gemini 43 00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:15,080 if you let them. Uh, this actually makes sense. Adults have already gotten bored 44 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:20,080 of asking AI to show them a T-Rex. But kids, entertainment for days. Just first 45 00:03:18,159 --> 00:03:25,040 make sure you go through Google's Family Guide for AI so you can explain to your 46 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:28,239 kids how AI's inner workings are still a black box and we really don't know what 47 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:32,400 the we're dealing with. It's dangerous. Be careful. Okay, have fun. 48 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:37,440 But hey, at least it looks like Google's trying to be responsible, unlike Meta, 49 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:42,400 whose new Meta AI app launched last week and is raising privacy concerns since 50 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:48,560 its appetite for data is only matched by a kid's need to see T-Rex pictures. The 51 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:50,480 app's social feed is also weird. I mean, 52 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:55,519 in an age when people are getting fed up with feeds full of AI generated filler, 53 00:03:53,360 --> 00:04:00,000 now there's a social app that might as well be called Oops! all slop. That's 54 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:04,560 almost as bad as data brokers selling your personal info online. Thankfully, 55 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:08,560 our sponsor, Delete Me, is a pro at keeping your personal 56 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:12,319 information personal. 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During their testing, they found that the card 66 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:57,040 performed 14 to 17% worse in terms of 67 00:04:53,520 --> 00:05:00,160 FPS when it was plugged into a PCIe 4.0 68 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:02,080 slot instead of a PCIe 5.0 slot. And 69 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:07,840 with such a small amount of VRAM, the card has to fetch data from system 70 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:10,160 memory more often, and PCIe 4.0 slots 71 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:13,280 just don't have big enough pipes to pipe all those numbers fast enough. Don't 72 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:18,080 tell me there's no actual pipes involved. This works for me. Microsoft 73 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:23,360 has begun rolling out the 24H2 update for Windows 11. Whether you like it or 74 00:05:20,479 --> 00:05:26,560 not. Yeah, the update had a ton of bugs that only became obvious once they 75 00:05:25,039 --> 00:05:30,000 rolled it out to the public, but they fixed those. I'm sure it'll be fine. If 76 00:05:28,639 --> 00:05:33,919 you still don't want it, though, a support page says this update will be 77 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:38,320 rolled out automatically for devices that are not managed by IT departments. 78 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:44,000 So, you'll either have to stay up all night to stand watch over your PC, hire 79 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:46,639 a personal IT manager, or open wide. 80 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:50,080 Here comes the airplane. Ah, you actually open your mouth for a second. I 81 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:55,919 saw that. Time for an extra extra quick quick bit. Look, it's a hover bike. It's 82 00:05:52,639 --> 00:05:58,800 called the Vololo Air Bike. That'd be a 83 00:05:55,919 --> 00:06:03,680 fun way to go out. Sam Alman's OpenAI for-profit plans didn't work out. So, he 84 00:06:01,039 --> 00:06:07,600 pivoted and brought his world company to the US, which will let Americans join 85 00:06:05,919 --> 00:06:12,840 the people from other countries who have already scanned their eyes with World's 86 00:06:09,840 --> 00:06:15,280 Orb device and received Worldcoin 87 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:20,000 cryptocurrency alongside cryptographic proof you are a real human. At least 88 00:06:17,759 --> 00:06:24,319 according to this Orb. World also announced the Orb Mini, a 89 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:29,759 smartphonesized scanner you can point at other humans to prove they're real. and 90 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:33,680 I guess accept payment eventually. It seems weird, but hey, Razer's on board. 91 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:39,560 You'll be able to use World to verify your Razer ID so you can game with real 92 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:42,720 humans. At least until you all get 93 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:44,880 activated. Nintendo has sued Genki, the 94 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:49,039 accessory maker that revealed a 3D mockup of the Switch 2 before it was 95 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:53,840 even announced. They basically posted a full video of the console on their 96 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:59,120 website and brought a 3D printed mockup to CES and let people play around with 97 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:02,479 it. And yeah, that was probably unwise, 98 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:05,039 but man, were people really aware of who 99 00:07:02,479 --> 00:07:09,280 Genki was for a bit there. And Sarabite has proven the durability of their 100 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:13,919 glass-based storage device by grilling it in an oven and boiling it in hot 101 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:18,240 water, although they stopped short of mashing it and sticking it in a stew. 102 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:22,240 Even after all that abuse, the data on the drive remained completely intact. To 103 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:28,400 be honest, I'm probably not going to pick one up, though, until I see them slice it with a katana and give it an 104 00:07:25,919 --> 00:07:32,240 open-handed slap. The shame that comes after that can do the most damage. And 105 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:36,080 I'll be emotionally damaged if you don't come back here on Wednesday for more 106 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:40,160 tech news. I'm not trying to emotionally manipulate you. I'm just stating the 107 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:43,919 fact that if you're not here on Wednesday, you won't be able to stop me 108 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:48,720 from snapping rubber bands at myself until the pain goes away. 109 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:51,759 And that was that was maybe a little dark. I'm sorry.