1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:07,200 So, I'm thinking about combining my love of tech news with my love of sausage. 2 00:00:04,799 --> 00:00:11,920 And soon I'll try rebranding Tech LinkedIn as Tech Links, where I tell you 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:16,880 a variety of tech news stories while eating a variety of dectible meats. It 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:21,680 worked for hot ones. Microsoft is pulling official support for Windows 10 5 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:25,920 in less than 2 weeks. So, naturally, users appear to be flocking to the only 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:32,320 other version of Windows that makes sense, Windows 7. Huh. Yep. A slew of 7 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:37,120 articles has popped up to tell you that according to StatCounter, Windows 7 has 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:43,520 gone from only having a 2% share of the Windows version market to a 9.6% share, 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:47,200 an increase of nearly five times. Because who doesn't miss the safety and 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:51,680 warmth we all enjoyed inside our mother's wombs? I say we go back. 11 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:55,920 There's just one issue here. Stat Counter isn't exactly an infallible 12 00:00:54,239 --> 00:01:00,559 source when it comes to market share because the site doesn't just count the 13 00:00:58,399 --> 00:01:06,240 number of users out there using a given OS. It counts the number of page views 14 00:01:03,359 --> 00:01:10,320 on websites that have embedded the stat counter tracker because they're 15 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:13,920 interested in usage numbers. And the problem with that is page views aren't 16 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:17,840 going to tell you how many devices are running a certain Windows version. It's 17 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:22,720 just going to tell you how many pages only on stock counters affiliated 18 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:25,840 websites are being loaded on a say 19 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:28,080 Windows 7 device. So it could be that 20 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:32,560 Windows 10 users are running away from the impending support cut off back into 21 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:37,360 the arms of the devouring mother. But this could also be explained by, you 22 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:42,960 know, someone booting up a ton of existing Windows 7 PCs and suddenly 23 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:45,040 browsing like mad. Also weird time to 24 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:48,479 abandon Windows 10 when everybody essentially gets a year of extended 25 00:01:46,479 --> 00:01:53,759 security updates for free and when the new Windows 112H2 update that just is 26 00:01:51,439 --> 00:01:59,200 dropping now actually makes the start button less dumb. Okay, but counterpoint 27 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:04,399 when you used Windows 7, your mom made you dinner all the time. And maybe she 28 00:02:01,759 --> 00:02:09,759 will again. OpenAI has announced that they're launching Sora 2, their new 29 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:16,800 flagship video and sound generation model inside a new app also called Sora. 30 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:21,920 OpenAI's announcement comes a week after Meta unveiled Vibes, their new feed to 31 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:25,520 discover and create video content that we just totally missed reporting on last 32 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:31,040 week. I wonder why. >> No one cares. Ah, according to Sora 2's 33 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:36,959 launch video, it will generate videos that include sound and better physics 34 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:39,440 and body mechanics to improve realism. I 35 00:02:36,959 --> 00:02:43,120 did see a skateboard video that really tricked me. Great. Now, when folks want 36 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:46,720 to share their nightmare fuel with people, you won't just have to see this 37 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:50,879 stuff, but you'll hear it, too. And it'll all be more realistic than ever. 38 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:55,440 You're welcome. On top of that, you can even make cameos in your videos, 39 00:02:53,120 --> 00:03:00,560 essentially deep faking yourself into these horror shows. just by recording a 40 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:05,280 one-time video. Thankfully, OpenAI says they've built ways to avoid doom 41 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:06,800 scrolling and slooptimized feeds. Is that a quote? 42 00:03:06,239 --> 00:03:12,239 >> Yeah. >> From you or from them? >> They came up with a term slopimized. 43 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:17,360 >> Yeah. >> They're just leaning into it. So that way you'll have more control over what 44 00:03:15,519 --> 00:03:21,360 their algorithm is showing you. And sure, you know, why not? I'll I'll take 45 00:03:19,519 --> 00:03:25,280 them at their word. Look what a great job they did with Chat GBD's parental 46 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:28,300 controls. Damn it. When I look up sausage content, I wanted to be 47 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,280 wholesome. 48 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:39,280 It's a tall ask. But this is just one part of the AI wave crashing over us all 49 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:44,000 this week. For example, Meta is doing their users a solid. The tech giant will 50 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:49,680 start collecting your AI chat data to serve you personalized ads on December 51 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:52,080 16th. But on the plus side, they're 52 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:56,400 giving you a heads up first. Oh my god, Zuck is so cool now. Wow. He's like one 53 00:03:54,080 --> 00:04:01,599 of the bros. Meta's announcement came alongside a post featuring Instagram 54 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:05,840 boss Adam Maseri desperately trying to tell you and convince you that Meta's 55 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,280 products don't eavesdrop on you through your microphone. Those eerie ads for the 56 00:04:08,159 --> 00:04:16,160 thing you were just talking to your friend about pop up because of all the other ways they spy on you. But not the 57 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:19,199 microphone. That would be too far. Google knows. 58 00:04:17,359 --> 00:04:23,600 >> If you want AI to listen to your microphone, though, Google is finally 59 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:28,240 rolling out Gemini for Home, replacing its venerable Google Assistant in nearly 60 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:32,800 every Nest and Google Home device that's still functioning and launching two new 61 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:37,120 Nest Cams and a doorbell featuring the highest resolution ever seen in the 62 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:42,479 lineup. 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This part of the show will be called Quick Bites. And uh that means 80 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:58,639 that unfortunately they'll never be quite as fast as the Quick Bits on 81 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:03,280 account of the chewing. Apple is getting pestered by the Brits again. The UK 82 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:08,160 government has issued another order demanding access to the encrypted cloud 83 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:13,280 storage of Apple's users. However, the UK government was specifically this time 84 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:17,120 saying, "We want the British user data if we have a warrant and if there's a 85 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:20,639 threat to national security." This is not the first time the UK government has 86 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:24,639 tried to pull this off, sending a similar order back in January. But in 87 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:29,520 August, US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said that the US 88 00:06:27,039 --> 00:06:33,840 had pushed the UK to drop their mandate for Apple to provide a backdoor. Well, 89 00:06:31,919 --> 00:06:38,240 these hooligans are back at it again, and Apple will now need to defend its 90 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:42,240 walled garden standing as a bastion of user privacy. I'll admit, it's weird 91 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:48,000 every time I find myself cheering for a mega corporation, but you know what they 92 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:52,800 say about strange bedfellows. Is that a British thing? Sounds like it. Microsoft 93 00:06:51,039 --> 00:06:58,240 is increasing the price of some of their Xbox Game Pass membership tiers. The PC 94 00:06:55,600 --> 00:07:02,400 Game Pass is going from $11.99 a month to $16.49. 95 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:06,880 And more glaringly, the monthly cost of Game Pass Ultimate is going from 20 96 00:07:04,639 --> 00:07:10,319 bucks all the way up to 30 bucks. Now, since Microsoft doesn't seem to care 97 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:13,919 about selling consoles, they need to get your money somehow. I mean, this we knew 98 00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:18,080 this was coming. These price hikes do include some benefits, though. PC and 99 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:22,960 Game Pass Ultimate subscribers now get access to Ubisoft Plus Classics, and 100 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:28,319 Ultimate users get exclusive access to improved cloud game streaming quality 101 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:32,880 and resolution up to 1440p on select games. I have some friends that swear 102 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:38,639 Game Pass is genuinely too good a deal to pass up. Well, how about now, 103 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:43,360 Frederick? Qualcomm has announced a complete victory over ARM in their 104 00:07:41,039 --> 00:07:46,479 longunning legal dispute over licensing agreements. If you don't remember, this 105 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:50,319 whole thing kicked off when Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, who had different ARM 106 00:07:48,639 --> 00:07:53,599 licenses than Qualcomm, which resulted in ARM suing Qualcomm for making 107 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:58,000 products using those licenses. And basically, you know, this recent court 108 00:07:55,759 --> 00:08:02,800 win allows Qualcomm to keep selling chips with designs developed by Nuvia. 109 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:07,120 Uh, do we cheer for that? I don't know. Naturally, this whole situation isn't 110 00:08:04,879 --> 00:08:10,240 actually over as ARM declared that they plan on appealing the ruling, which is 111 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:15,360 great because, you know, we love updating you on licensing litigation. 112 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:20,000 Exhilarating. Intel's recent GPU driver updates appear to have resolved some 113 00:08:17,599 --> 00:08:24,879 reported CPU overhead issues with their ARC GPUs. Hardware Unboxed confirmed 114 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:29,840 that Intel's latest driver significantly improved the B580s performance in some 115 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:36,479 games like Spider-Man Remastered where using a B580 with the new drivers paired 116 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:40,399 with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU saw the 117 00:08:36,479 --> 00:08:43,440 average FPS increase by 31 frames. 118 00:08:40,399 --> 00:08:45,200 That's that is some frames. It's worth 119 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:49,600 noting that these improvements are due to game specific updates and you won't 120 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:54,240 see the same results in every game, but it is nice that Intel is refining their 121 00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:58,880 GPU's performance. Keep working Intel. You're going to be a real competitor in 122 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:04,080 the tech industry someday. And I'm sorry ahead of time to any arachnophobes, but 123 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:06,240 they're building spider robots 124 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:10,560 that build you houses. Build a house and get out of here. Crest Robotics has 125 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:16,240 introduced Charlotte, a spiderlooking robot that could be used to build 126 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:20,080 structures on Earth and other planets or 127 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:22,000 moons. The Robugs Extrusion System 128 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:26,959 collects sand, earth, and other materials, binds them in fabric, 129 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:30,880 compresses them, and poops them out as layers for a building. As you do, with 130 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:34,800 the aim being for Charlotte to construct homes in a single day. Now, on a 131 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:38,640 positive note for the arachnophobes, they want Charlotte to be used to build 132 00:09:36,399 --> 00:09:43,279 a moon base. So, you might get the catharsis of seeing a spider shot far 133 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:46,480 away from you into space. You'll definitely also get the catharsis of 134 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:50,959 seeing more tech news if you come back on Friday. Now, do that. And if you 135 00:09:48,959 --> 00:09:56,800 don't mind, I have to continue to argue about Italian versus Polish sausages 136 00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:58,880 with my vegetarian coowriter. I think 137 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:03,680 Polish might be better, but I do love that Italian sausages are sweet and 138 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:09,440 spicy. I don't care. >> It's some people's job to make sausages. 139 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,440 What about the economy?