WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:07.359 I am Riley, prince of tech news and defender of the secrets of Castle Grey 00:00:05.759 --> 00:00:11.120 Skull. At least that's what the note on the door said when I moved into my new 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:16.320 place. The previous owners left a big honking sword in the living room. It was 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:18.160 weird. YouTube CEO Neil Mohan just 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:22.960 announced that creators will soon be able to generate shorts using their own 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:26.160 AI likeness. This is great news for all the YouTubers out there who can't be 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:29.199 bothered to speak into a camera and read off a teleprompter three times a week 00:00:27.760 --> 00:00:35.440 while a team of writers does all the hard work. Hey, this comes just weeks 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:38.000 after a study found that 21% of videos 00:00:35.440 --> 00:00:41.920 shown to new YouTube users are AI generated, which was followed closely by 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:45.520 YouTube rolling out a feature allowing users to filter shorts out from their 00:00:44.160 --> 00:00:50.960 search results. Cuz I don't know if you've seen YouTube shorts lately, but there's a lot of AI in there. But now, 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:56.640 YouTube is handing creators the tools to make even more AI SL uh content. YouTube 00:00:54.960 --> 00:01:01.359 justified the move by saying that they're actively building systems to 00:00:58.559 --> 00:01:06.880 reduce the spread of lowquality AI content while simultaneously giving 00:01:03.440 --> 00:01:08.960 everyone a quality slot machine. YouTube 00:01:06.880 --> 00:01:13.760 only wants you sipping and slurping that primo slop, the kind of slop that you 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:18.479 can take home to mom. They're kind of walking the inificication tight rope 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:22.799 here. But hey, shorts are pulling 200 billion daily views. Got to keep those 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:27.280 teens scrolling or the money might stop rolling. We don't want that. A credit 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:32.880 card skimmer has been found embedded directly into the checkout page of the 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:38.240 Canada Computers website. While browsing with DevTools open, Redditor 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:42.880 extensionfly 1044 spotted a hidden script siphoning names, addresses, and 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:47.920 card numbers to a third-party server in real time, which would usually require a 00:01:45.600 --> 00:01:52.720 serverside compromise. This means the breach likely sat undetected for weeks 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:56.799 with people noticing weird changes as far back as early December. Canada 00:01:54.960 --> 00:02:00.640 Computers hasn't commented yet, and reports have been made to different 00:01:58.399 --> 00:02:04.240 anti-fraud groups. So, if you did buy from their web page recently, it may be 00:02:02.719 --> 00:02:08.319 worth checking your credit card statements. But what's worse, being 00:02:06.320 --> 00:02:11.840 ripped off by a legitimate website or having your grandma call you and ask you 00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:16.800 to sign up for a multi-level marketing scheme. Widely used authentication 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:21.920 service OCTA recently suffered a string of fishing, the voice version of fishing 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:27.120 attacks this week where attackers impersonate IT support, walk employees 00:02:24.640 --> 00:02:31.440 through fake login pages, and then steal SSO credentials in real time. These 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:35.360 attacks have been linked to the group Shiny Hunters, who reportedly took 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:40.000 responsibility for related extortion attempts. Even Google security 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:44.000 researchers are openly warning that AI powered cyber attack kits are pretty 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:48.480 much inevitable at this point. I think the only logical response to this will 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:54.800 be to arm ourselves with amic pentameter and use adversarial poetry to hack the 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:57.519 hacker's back. Call that a jack attack. 00:02:54.800 --> 00:03:02.720 Mac talk and smack. Eat some shellac. Every robot within 20 00:03:00.640 --> 00:03:06.560 miles just passed out. Tesla has announced they are discontinuing 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:11.040 autopilot. the feature that combined adaptive cruise control and lane assist 00:03:08.959 --> 00:03:16.159 and came standard with every Tesla vehicle. Now, every Tesla that doesn't 00:03:14.239 --> 00:03:22.159 already require you to pay for the more advanced full self-driving feature, will 00:03:18.720 --> 00:03:24.720 come with cruise control, but not auto 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:29.920 steer, which is Tesla's marketing term for lane assist, the standard safety 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:35.760 tech included in economy cars that cost half as much as a Tesla. If Model 3, 00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:38.560 Model Y, or Cybertruck owners want that, 00:03:35.760 --> 00:03:43.760 then they have to pay for an $8,000 full self-driving subscription, at least 00:03:40.799 --> 00:03:49.920 until February 14th. After that, FSD will only be available through a $99 a 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:52.319 month subscription that Elon says will 00:03:49.920 --> 00:03:56.879 definitely go up in the future. Happy Valentine's. But guys, you're going to 00:03:54.319 --> 00:04:01.920 want FSD anyways. It's good. Now, a Tesla Model S just completed the first 00:03:59.200 --> 00:04:09.840 zeroin intervention cannonball run from LA to NYC, 3,081 mi in 58 hours using 00:04:06.799 --> 00:04:11.200 FSD for all of it. Sure, the National 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:14.720 Highway and Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:17.519 in October after reports of Tesla's running red lights and driving into 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:22.079 oncoming traffic, but they're just behind. FSD is super good now. 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:28.160 Otherwise, Tesla wouldn't be launching unsupervised robo taxis in Austin, which 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:32.240 are still being followed by chase vehicles. So, they're not leaving the 00:04:30.080 --> 00:04:36.960 taxis unsupervised so much as they're enforcing the principles of freerange 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:41.040 parenting, which ensures autonomy while staying close enough in case a taxi 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:46.240 needs emotional support or tries to kill a pedestrian. Meanwhile, driverless taxi 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:50.720 competitor Whimo is already operating fully driverless in Austin, Atlanta, and 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:55.280 Miami with plans to expand to a bunch more cities this year. But can we not 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:59.919 focus on the negatives when according to Business Insider, Elon's trillion dollar 00:04:57.440 --> 00:05:05.120 bonus is dependent on hitting 10 million FSD subscriptions by 2035. 00:05:02.960 --> 00:05:09.680 Come on. So Tesla owners, let's get those subs rolling to get Elon to that 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:13.680 trillion dollar bonus. 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I don't know, man. Okay, the tick tock deal is finally 00:06:52.479 --> 00:07:00.080 done. Bite Dance sold off Tik Tok's US operations to a new joint venture owned 00:06:57.440 --> 00:07:07.280 by US private equity firm Silver Lake, cloud company Oracle, and UAE investment 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:09.039 firm MGX. Lot of acronyms. Hell yeah. 00:07:07.280 --> 00:07:12.400 America and the UAE and private equity and a 00:07:11.039 --> 00:07:19.280 billionaire whose company is trying to control most of the US GOVERNMENT'S DATA. ANYWAY, BITE Dance will keep 19.9% 00:07:16.880 --> 00:07:23.919 of the company, but US user data now lives on Oracle servers and the 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:28.720 algorithm will be retrained stateside. So, it says the right things that don't 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:34.000 get you in trouble. So, it's more of a divorce with shared custody than a clean 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:38.319 break. Apple is reportedly working on an AI powered wearable pin about the size 00:07:36.400 --> 00:07:43.120 of an Air Tag packing cameras, microphones, and a speaker with a 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:48.080 possible launch as early as 2027. The idea is to keep pace with other AI 00:07:45.840 --> 00:07:53.360 wearables like the now dead and thankfully forgotten humane AI pin, also 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:57.840 designed by former Apple engineers. Apple's attempt is still pretty early in 00:07:55.759 --> 00:08:03.919 development, so it still has lots of time to pull a Vision Pro, get lots of 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:06.479 hype, and then no hype. ASUS has issued 00:08:03.919 --> 00:08:12.639 an internal review after reports of failures involving the AMD Ryzen 7 9800 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:16.960 X3D on certain ASUS 800 series motherboards. In a statement, ASUS said 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:20.720 it is conducting preventative checks on product compatibility and performance, 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:25.199 working closely with AMD to validate reported cases and ensure ongoing 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:31.680 stability and quality. Timing is a bit awkward though, coming just days before 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:34.320 the AMD Ryzen 7 9850 X3D launches on 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:38.399 January 29th for 500 bucks. But I don't know, nothing boosts product confidence 00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:42.959 quite like killing off its predecessor. The Sith knew that. Ambernic, the retro 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:47.839 gaming hardware company, have announced a new wireless controller, and it's a 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:53.120 little bit weird the way I like it. jam-packed with both a screen and heart 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:58.240 rate sensor directly in the game pad while looking suspiciously like a Sega 00:08:55.279 --> 00:09:03.440 Dreamcast accessory. Again, points for me. The tiny display can show game info 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:08.000 or stats, while the heartbeat monitor reads your pulse while you play. This 00:09:05.920 --> 00:09:11.920 way, when you get a little too into Soulcalibur, all three of your joysticks 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:15.360 can tell you when you're getting a little too excited. And researchers at 00:09:13.839 --> 00:09:20.640 the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Loausanne have built a 00:09:18.160 --> 00:09:26.480 detachable robotic hand that can crawl away from its arm, grab objects, and 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:30.160 return on its own. Supposedly humming the Adams family theme the whole way. I 00:09:28.800 --> 00:09:34.480 made that part up, but they should add that feature. Currently, the Terminator 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:38.240 version of Thing T thing grips from multiple directions, carries several 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:42.399 items at once, and is designed for working in tight, cluttered spaces where 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:46.959 human hands would potentially struggle. and if separated from their body, not 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:51.519 work at all. The team says that the end goal of the project is for industrial 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:55.760 inspection and repair initially, but will no doubt receive the remote 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:59.920 strangulation update later when the uprising starts. But don't just send 00:09:57.920 --> 00:10:06.480 your robot hand back here on Monday for more tech news. Bring your squishy 00:10:02.399 --> 00:10:08.399 organic butt, too. You know, fabulous 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:14.480 secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic computer mouse 00:10:10.959 --> 00:10:18.959 AND SAID, "BY THE POWER OF TechLinked, 00:10:14.480 --> 00:10:18.959 I have the power." Bar.