WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:07.839 Hark! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the tech news and Windows 00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:13.120 it breaks. Microsoft's patch Tuesday update is causing certain Windows 00:00:09.440 --> 00:00:15.920 machines to stay on forever. The update 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:20.080 was supposed to fix over 100 security vulnerabilities, including one that was 00:00:18.080 --> 00:00:24.240 already being actively exploited in the wild. But uh [clears throat] it seems to 00:00:22.240 --> 00:00:28.160 be causing some new issues. From the user's perspective, everything will look 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:33.040 normal. The shutdown animation plays, the screen goes dark, and then the PC 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:36.559 just keeps running. Evidently, System Guard secure launch just threw a tantrum 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:41.760 when it was paired with the January patches, causing shutdown commands to be 00:00:39.440 --> 00:00:46.320 ignored. Security achieved. Microsoft did ship an emergency outofband fix on 00:00:44.160 --> 00:00:50.960 the 17th, just 4 days after breaking everything. So, everything's good. Well, 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:55.840 not so much. The same update also broke remote desktop authentication for Azure 00:00:53.039 --> 00:01:00.160 virtual desktop and Windows 365 users with credential prompts that either 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:03.840 failed completely or looped endlessly. Classic Outlook with POP account started 00:01:02.079 --> 00:01:07.760 freezing indefinitely. The app would look closed, but Outlook.exe would keep 00:01:06.320 --> 00:01:11.760 running in the background, blocking you from reopening it, and some users got 00:01:09.840 --> 00:01:15.840 random black screens. Also, File Explorer stopped respecting desktop.ini 00:01:14.320 --> 00:01:19.600 customizations. At this point, Windows updates feel less like improvements and 00:01:17.759 --> 00:01:23.600 more like watching your uncoordinated uncle try and deep fry a turkey in your 00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:27.600 driveway. Dangerously close to the garage. The RAM shortage, like the 00:01:25.759 --> 00:01:31.680 numbered Star Wars movies, doesn't just keep going. It somehow gets worse as 00:01:30.080 --> 00:01:35.520 time goes on. According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, data 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:41.439 centers chasing AI and cloud growth are expected to consume more than 70% of all 00:01:39.119 --> 00:01:46.079 memory chips produced in 2026, which leaves consumer PCs, laptops, and I 00:01:44.240 --> 00:01:50.399 don't know, every other device competing for a much smaller slice of the supply 00:01:48.399 --> 00:01:54.399 pie, keeping prices high and availability tight. Making matters 00:01:52.399 --> 00:01:58.479 worse, Bloomberg reports that US commerce secretary Howard Lutnik has 00:01:56.320 --> 00:02:02.799 warned overseas memory makers that they could face tariffs as high as 100% 00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:07.280 unless they commit to expanding chip production in the US. A move that could 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:11.280 further disrupt supply and raise costs in the near future. And the pain isn't 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:15.360 stopping with RAM. As we seem to be constantly covering, shortages are now 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:20.959 spilling over into GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even traditional hard drives, 00:02:18.239 --> 00:02:24.239 turning a memory mess into a full-blown component chaos. If this story is 00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:29.599 pissing you off and you're feeling a little overwhelmed, don't [music] worry, we've got you covered. 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I love the smell of 00:04:54.080 --> 00:05:00.080 sweaty gamers in the morning. Shakespeare once wrote, "Therefore, 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:04.880 since brevity is the soul of wit and tediousness, the limbs and outward 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:07.680 flourishes, I will be brief." And the 00:05:04.880 --> 00:05:11.680 brief pieces live by that. Spotify just announced another price hike, the third 00:05:09.680 --> 00:05:16.080 US bump in about 3 years with its premium subscription going from $1.99 to 00:05:13.919 --> 00:05:20.400 $12.99 a month with other plans rising, too. Unfortunately, this is yet another 00:05:18.400 --> 00:05:24.400 sign that rising subscription costs are the new normal for streaming fans. 00:05:22.400 --> 00:05:27.600 Meanwhile, Shadow Library, Anna's Archive, who previously backed up 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:33.759 Spotify's library [clears throat] without their permission, has been ordered by a US federal judge to delete 00:05:31.440 --> 00:05:37.919 its scraped WorldCat data and stop scraping or sharing it. Though, it's 00:05:35.919 --> 00:05:43.199 worth noting that the site isn't likely to comply. Y renegades, they do as they 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:48.160 please. They likely even use ad blockers. Elon Musk is claiming that 00:05:44.960 --> 00:05:51.039 Tesla will release new AI chips every 9 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:55.280 months, beating NVIDIA and AMD's yearly cadence. He tweeted on Saturday that 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:59.600 their AI5 chip is supposedly almost done. And this comes a mere 6 months 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:03.199 after he announced that it was finished. Musk is saying he expects these will be 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:06.880 the highest volume AI chips in the world, which given that they're shipping 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:12.000 in millions of vehicles could be true, but volume production is delayed until 00:06:08.960 --> 00:06:13.680 mid 2027, so the timeline is confusing. 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:17.600 Musk has also announced he's restarting the Dojo supercomputer project that 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:21.199 Tesla shut down just last year. Dojo is Tesla's custom supercomputer for 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:24.560 training full self-driving using videos from Tesla vehicles. Musk killed the 00:06:22.880 --> 00:06:27.840 project because he said it didn't make sense to divide resources, but 00:06:25.919 --> 00:06:30.560 apparently now it does. XAI is in trouble with the Environmental 00:06:28.960 --> 00:06:34.319 Protection Agency, who apparently still exists. Who knew? They ruled that the 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:38.720 company's Memphis data center illegally used natural gas generators that were 00:06:36.479 --> 00:06:42.400 not properly permitted. XAI has been relying on a loophole that let certain 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:46.319 turbines operate without standard emissions checks if they are portable 00:06:44.080 --> 00:06:48.960 and/or temporary. Well, images show that the site has nearly doubled its 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:52.720 turbines, which raised pollution concerns and drew scrutiny over Elon 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:56.720 Musk's AI operations environmental compliance. The EPA decision could and 00:06:54.880 --> 00:07:00.639 sounds like it probably should slow XAI's expansion plans in the area. With 00:06:58.960 --> 00:07:03.120 Elon's companies, it's a balancing act. You know, he makes electric cars over 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:07.840 here. He does a little unfettered polluting over there. It's give and take. Everything in moderation, right? 00:07:06.080 --> 00:07:11.360 Scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have 00:07:09.520 --> 00:07:15.759 developed a spray-on powder that can rapidly seal life-threatening wounds. 00:07:13.440 --> 00:07:20.080 The chalky spray works in about 1 second by instantly turning into a hydrogel 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:24.160 when it hits blood, stopping bleeding fast, even in deep irregular injuries. 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:27.840 It's highly absorbent, works in harsh conditions, and stay stable for up to 2 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:30.880 years, showing promise for both combat and emergency medicine as a potential 00:07:29.599 --> 00:07:36.880 lifesaver. Though, it is still in the research stages. This is all the excuse I needed. I'm getting into carpentry. 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:40.560 Lose a finger at the table saw? No problem. Just powder that bad boy right 00:07:39.199 --> 00:07:46.479 back on there. That's how it works, right? Too late. I've already ordered a bunch of dangerous saws. Finally, Tik 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:50.639 Tok quietly launched a standalone drama app called Pine Drama, where every 00:07:48.479 --> 00:07:53.840 episode is a bite-sized 1 minute or less serialized story that you scroll through 00:07:52.479 --> 00:07:59.520 like on Tik Tok. It's going to be cliffhanger after cliffhanger, like a soap opera, but presented in vertical 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:03.039 video. All your boomerants's favorite stuff is really coming together, isn't 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:06.560 it? The free, currently adree app is live in the US and Brazil on both iOS 00:08:05.039 --> 00:08:10.479 and Android. And it has genres from romance to thriller, giving users the 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:13.919 ability to react in real time with other viewers. And it's got classic features 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:18.479 like watch history and favorites. For me, this raises a very important question. A minute isn't long, but is 00:08:17.039 --> 00:08:21.360 this actually going to be better for our attention spans than Tik Tok classic? I 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:25.520 guess it couldn't be any worse. At least you don't have to pay any more attention to the tech news until Wednesday when 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:32.000 we'll be back to tell you all about it. Screw it. One more Shakespeare quote. Here we go. If we do not meet again, 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:34.719 why, we shall smile. If not, why then? 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:37.360 This partying was well made. Bye.