WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:05.600 Okay. And then it goes over there. Okay. Gotcha. Right. Thanks. Oh, hey. Sorry. I 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:09.760 just finished getting the tech news from my tech news guy, and now I can give it 00:00:07.359 --> 00:00:14.880 to you. Where's he get it from? Hm. Where's he getting it from? 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:19.680 From his guy. Microsoft has pumped the brakes on development of its handheld 00:00:17.119 --> 00:00:24.720 Xbox console and is now dedicating more resources towards optimizing Windows 11 00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:29.920 for third-party gaming handhelds. According to Windows Central's resident 00:00:26.880 --> 00:00:31.519 sneaky Xbox guy, Jez Cordon, he must 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:36.719 have a talent for hiding in vents above boardrooms. To be clear, we're not 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:38.960 talking about Project Kennon, the Xbox 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:44.320 edition of an Asus handheld first leaked by Jez himself after he squeezed his now 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:48.879 sweaty body back out of the vents. We're talking about the We're talking about 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:54.320 the firstofits-kind proper Xbox branded handheld console meant to natively run 00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:59.199 Xbox games, which was supposedly slated for a 2027 release. But it makes sense 00:00:57.039 --> 00:01:05.280 that Microsoft wants to get its Windows 11 house in order first because Steam OS 00:01:02.480 --> 00:01:09.360 is having what you might call a verified gamer moment. The newest build, which 00:01:07.520 --> 00:01:14.000 officially supports installation on thirdparty hardware, is being installed 00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:19.360 on desktop PCs by multiple YouTubers, including Random Gaming in HD and ETA 00:01:16.799 --> 00:01:24.240 Prime. And it's outperforming Windows 11 in many cases. Valve has noticeably 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:29.280 changed their language recently, adding Steam OS compatibility ratings for games 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:33.439 to help cover any device running Steam OS that's not a Steam Deck. For 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:38.400 everything else that's not rated as Steam OS compatible, there's the new 00:01:35.600 --> 00:01:42.479 official GeForce Now app for Steam Deck, which apparently runs the service better 00:01:40.240 --> 00:01:46.799 than previously available alternatives. People are getting all hot and steamy 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:51.840 over Steam OS. So, Microsoft has got to do something to draw gamers away. Oh, 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:57.439 hey, maybe releasing an early version of C-Pilot for gaming in the Xbox app on 00:01:54.640 --> 00:02:03.040 iOS and Android will help. Uh, so while gaming you can ask the AI on your phone 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:06.479 for tips. I don't know, the damage might be done here. Uh, there must be some 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:12.400 amount of people out there who already think Xbox is owned by Elon Musk. Google 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:15.200 CEO Sundar Pichi said on the Veres 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:20.080 Decoder podcast that AI is going to be bigger than the internet, which I think 00:02:17.760 --> 00:02:25.120 is true, but with the opposite effect. See, the internet allowed and encouraged 00:02:22.640 --> 00:02:30.000 unprecedented humanto human contact across the globe. AI will allow you to 00:02:28.160 --> 00:02:34.640 completely avoid speaking to another human again, ever. Uh, something that 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:39.040 used to be necessary if you wanted to create a photorealistic short film like 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:43.200 this one made by the Wall Street Journal. Although it's still a pretty 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:47.200 complicated process, which will leave you even less time to interact with 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:52.040 other humans. Okay, that's not entirely true. Live translation in smart glasses 00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.319 is real close to letting people have a nearrealtime conversation in two 00:02:54.000 --> 00:03:01.920 separate languages. And Gemini can analyze videos in Google Drive now. And 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:07.280 that's cool. What's not cool is the other Gemini stuff, like Gmail AI 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:11.440 summaries now automatically popping up and taking up half your phone screen 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:16.319 unless you turn it off and AI overviews in search still making basic errors like 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:21.200 confidently stating it is not the current year that it is. I'm not sure if 00:03:18.959 --> 00:03:26.239 Gemini was involved in Google Maps suddenly marking all of the most used 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:30.720 German autobon routes as closed for a few hours because Google didn't say what 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:34.560 happened. But what you think Claude for from Anthropic crawled in and wreaked 00:03:32.720 --> 00:03:39.440 havoc in the Google Maps system for a while? That's outlandish. Great news 00:03:36.959 --> 00:03:46.239 everyone. Meta has made amends with founder of Oculus and enjoyer of goatees 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:48.959 grown in the scrotum style Palmer Lucky. 00:03:46.239 --> 00:03:53.040 Lucky was fired in 2017, but has since regained prominence through his 00:03:50.799 --> 00:03:58.519 successful military tech company, Andril, which will now be working with 00:03:55.440 --> 00:04:02.000 Meta on mixed reality tech for the 00:03:58.519 --> 00:04:03.360 military. Military reality, maybe. I 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:08.959 don't know. And maybe that's because Meta CTO and head of Reality Labs, which 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:13.200 is what Oculus became, apologized to Lucky for being rude on Twitter. And 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:17.600 that's not really the whole story, but it's also not super important. Meta's 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:22.320 involvement here comes after Anduril picked up where Microsoft left off after 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:27.040 their hollow lens project for the Army fizzled out. And Bloomberg notes that 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:32.080 this all shows how much has changed in Silicon Valley. Everybody's doing 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:34.639 military deals now, but pre2020 the 00:04:32.080 --> 00:04:39.759 expectation was that big tech wouldn't get involved in military projects. But 00:04:37.199 --> 00:04:44.320 that being taboo led to the founding of a number of relatively new, less 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:48.560 scrupulous tech companies who are happy to accept military and sensitive 00:04:46.479 --> 00:04:54.080 government contracts. And many of whose names like Anduril and Palanteer are 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:57.919 also references to the works of JRR Tolken, who would probably have some 00:04:55.840 --> 00:05:02.880 choice words for the people associating his name with the industrialization of 00:04:59.919 --> 00:05:07.440 war. Palmer Lucky's out here naming his company after the reforged sword of 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:12.639 Aragorn and yapping about his dream being to turn war fighters into 00:05:10.440 --> 00:05:17.039 technommancers. And the geekiness is kind of charming, but it also makes me 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:22.320 want to go Tom Bombadil on this guy. Please shave. 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At some 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:08.319 point, the never-ending chain of tech news guys passing on the tech news turns 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:12.319 in two turtles. And honestly, I try not to think about that too much. The New 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:17.600 York Times has made its first AI deal, licensing the use of its content to 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:20.000 Amazon to train their in-house AI models 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:25.360 and to allow Alexa to include excerpts from and links back to the NYT website. 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:30.880 The New York Times, of course, sued Open AI in 2023 for training its models on 00:06:28.400 --> 00:06:34.319 the Times content without a license. That's perhaps the most prominent AI 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:39.440 copyright case and is still moving through the courts. And it all just goes 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:41.520 to show you either die before AI scrapes 00:06:39.440 --> 00:06:46.560 your content for free or live long enough to make a deal for AI to scrape 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:51.520 your content for money. You are going to die though. We already knew that AMD's 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:53.440 RX960 XT was coming soon with both 8 gig 00:06:51.520 --> 00:06:57.520 and 16 gig versions, but the two variants may have differences in other 00:06:55.680 --> 00:07:03.599 specs as well, depending on the manufacturer. Marketing materials from 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:07.120 GPU board partner Yeson Yes, Ton lists 00:07:03.599 --> 00:07:10.000 their Gaia 16 GB version with a 100 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:13.840 megahertz higher base and boost clock. So, make sure you read the fine print if 00:07:11.840 --> 00:07:20.319 you're in the GPU market. Or you could wait until Chinese chipmaker Lisswan 00:07:17.039 --> 00:07:23.120 brings its brand new 6nanmter GPU which 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:27.120 is apparently targeting RX460 level performance to external markets. The 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:32.479 tariffs will have to be gone by then. I think AI hosting platform Hugging Face 00:07:29.840 --> 00:07:39.039 has introduced a humanoid robot called Hope Jr. which hope junior I don't know 00:07:35.759 --> 00:07:41.840 which will cost around 3,000 USD and is 00:07:39.039 --> 00:07:47.199 completely open source so anyone can rebuild or modify it however they like 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:51.520 add spider legs you know just really this thing up if you want the company 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:56.080 also announced a small desktop open- source robot called the reachi mini 00:07:54.479 --> 00:08:00.080 which is a pretty rude thing to name a robot that can only move its head but 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:05.440 maybe it's also really good at arguing in bad faith and researchers in Austin 00:08:03.039 --> 00:08:11.919 Texas have developed specialized electronic tattoos, super thin sensors 00:08:08.960 --> 00:08:18.080 you stick around your head that monitor brain activity and eye movement to gauge 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:20.240 the wearer's level of mental strain. The 00:08:18.080 --> 00:08:25.840 researchers figure that if workers wear these eface tats, their superiors could 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:30.160 adjust assignments and reallocate personnel if the system detects that 00:08:27.840 --> 00:08:34.560 someone's cognitive burden has reached critical levels. That sounds dystopian, 00:08:32.560 --> 00:08:38.719 but I have to admit, I love the idea of making face tattoos functional. Now you 00:08:36.959 --> 00:08:43.279 can have a couple tear tattoos under your eye because they tell your boss's 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:46.800 computer when you're sad. Maybe they light up. For the next trial, they 00:08:44.959 --> 00:08:52.000 should give these to real gang members. And if they just can't take the stress 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:57.519 of living outside the law, the mob boss can let them leave with no issues. Hey, 00:08:55.920 --> 00:09:02.480 you're not cut out for this. I'm You know, you can go. But oh boy, will I 00:09:00.640 --> 00:09:06.800 have an issue with you if you don't come back here on Friday for more tech news. 00:09:04.720 --> 00:09:13.000 Don't think I won't do anything either. You know why I got this tattoo? Because 00:09:09.440 --> 00:09:17.920 I Oh, what? Oh, it washed off 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:17.920 already. You didn't want to know anyway.