1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,560 Oh, come all ye tech news, joyful and 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:08,680 disruptive. Oh, come ye to TechLinked. 3 00:00:06,560 --> 00:00:12,040 Learn the news. It's December 3rd. Is that too early for Christmas music? 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:19,720 What? What's it Oh. Intel now owns 1% of the gaming GPU 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,960 market. Huzzah! We did it! 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:25,400 Yes! Now, according to Jon Peddie Research, 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:30,920 Intel, the multi-billion-dollar tiny underdog of the discrete GPU market, has 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:33,720 crawled its way up from a nearly 0% 9 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:39,560 market share. So, although 1% is a minuscule foothold, at least they're on 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:41,760 the mountain. JPR also shows AMD has 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:47,560 moved up to a 7% [music] share of the gaming GPU market, leaving NVIDIA to 12 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:49,000 still control a whopping 92%. Speaking 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:53,040 of AMD, though, it's been I don't want to think about that. Speaking of AMD, 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:57,320 it's been reported that both their CPUs and GPUs are about to see price 15 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:03,360 increases, with claims suggesting that AMD's 16 GB cards could rise as much as 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:08,280 $40. However, the good news is that the 25% import tax on Chinese-made 17 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:12,600 electronics that could have spiked PC component costs even more has been 18 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:18,840 delayed again all the way to November 2026. So, maybe you'll be able to afford 19 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:21,200 a GPU after all. If you do buy a new GPU 20 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:26,280 from Best Buy, at least hopefully it's actually a GPU and not just rocks, which 21 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:30,000 is apparently what Redditor nardvader received. Upon submitting a customer 22 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:35,480 service claim, they were notified by Best Buy that after its investigation, 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:40,360 Best Buy would not be replacing or refunding the $1,200 purchase. Talk 24 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:45,160 about a rocky customer service experience. Okay. Micron has announced 25 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:50,080 it's killing its consumer memory brand Crucial after 29 years, but it's not 26 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:54,200 because they don't love you. It's because they love money more. The 27 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:59,400 company says it needs to improve supply and support for larger strategic 28 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:04,440 customers in faster-growing segments, which is corpo speak for AI data centers 29 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:10,280 equals cash. Ow! Cha-ching! Cha-ching! Cha-ching! Cha-ching! Bling! Bling! Coins! Crucial 30 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:15,560 products will continue shipping through February 2026. Then it's goodbye forever 31 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:20,760 to the brand that's been stuffing RAM into gaming PCs since you cried to the 32 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:24,400 I'm still here song from Treasure Planet as it played on a demo TV in Radio 33 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:28,520 Shack. Remember that? I know you do. I was there. And it's not 34 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:33,520 just Micron. The memory market has gotten so chaotic that one report claims 35 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:39,720 Samsung's semiconductor division is now negotiating supply contracts with 36 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:41,840 themselves. With LPDDR5X prices more 37 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:47,040 than doubling this year, Samsung can allegedly only fulfill about 70% of its 38 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:51,960 existing DRAM orders. So, they're renegotiating the contract terms with 39 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:56,800 their own mobile division to continue putting Samsung memory into Samsung 40 00:02:54,200 --> 00:03:02,000 devices. You know, family dynamics, it's tough sometimes. Now, Samsung released a 41 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:04,240 statement saying they have not rejected 42 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:08,400 certain customer requests, but that's not really what we're talking about 43 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:11,920 here. Samsung, are you okay? SK Hynix doesn't expect the shortage to be 44 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:17,240 resolved until at least the first half of 2027, but despite this, both Korean 45 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:22,400 giants will not be ramping up production, choosing to prioritize 46 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:27,880 long-term profitability and to minimize the risk of oversupply, which is corpo 47 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:30,600 speak again for holy bubble might burst at any moment, taking the US economy 48 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:34,800 with it, and we have bunkers we're trying to find it. >> [screaming] 49 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:40,320 >> So, if you're planning to upgrade your RAM anytime soon, maybe take out a 50 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:44,800 second mortgage, or just accept that 16 gigs is plenty. It's fine. It's 51 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:48,200 definitely enough to play a pirated copy of the official Treasure Planet game on 52 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:52,960 a Game Boy Advance emulator, and that's all that matters. It's the only game 53 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:59,280 that's good. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a code red, and not in the fun 54 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:04,640 Mountain Dew way, marshaling all hands to improve ChatGPT as Google's Gemini 3 55 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:08,360 steamrolls past it in industry benchmarks. Now, that's according to a 56 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:12,920 Wall Street Journal report, and it's a wild turning of the tables compared to 3 57 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:18,440 years ago when Google declared its own code red after ChatGPT launched. Since 58 00:04:16,239 --> 00:04:24,840 Gemini 3 rolled out on November 18th, monthly active users have surged to 650 59 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:26,920 million, up from 450 million in July. 60 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:31,160 And in response, OpenAI is reportedly pulling back on extra bells and whistles 61 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:35,103 like its pulse recommendation feature, additional AI agents for shopping and 62 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:40,440 healthcare, and plans to bake ads [music] into ChatGPT. All the focus, 63 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:44,600 all of their efforts, on not getting bodied by Google. Altman says they'll 64 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:50,000 release a new reasoning model next week that beats Gemini 3 in their internal 65 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:54,920 evaluations. Evaluations like, who is Sam's favorite boy? And who thinks Sam 66 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:59,640 is absolutely rocking those crew neck sweaters? It better be you, new ChatGPT. 67 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:06,000 Meanwhile, Google is using its definitely AI to replace headlines in 68 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:10,160 Google's Discover feed with unrelated clickbait. For example, it turned this 69 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:15,840 headline about a Baldur's Gate 3 in-game exploit into BG3 players exploit 70 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:20,520 children. All while Grok limps along in the back of the pack as it justifies 71 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:25,080 genocides to save Elon Musk's brain from theoretical vaporization. So, AI's going 72 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:29,240 great, everyone. Everything's going to be fine, especially if you check out our 73 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:33,080 sponsor Odoo, your all-in-one business solution, which came in handy that one 74 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:38,240 time a group of villains kidnapped my grandma for ransom. I said, "What do you 75 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:42,720 want me to do to get back Meemaw?" 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And that's not a quote, but just imagine Tim Cook talking about 92 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:57,239 stuff not jiving with him. I think he would. Sorry, Linda. That ain't going to 93 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:01,840 jive this time. >> [laughter] >> I'm really happy about this because when 94 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:06,960 I'm in India, the only thing I want immediately installed is some delicious 95 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:11,680 shahi paneer and naan in my belly. You know what I'm saying? So, Samsung just 96 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:17,480 introduced the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold, its first triple-fold phone. The Tri-Fold is 97 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:20,120 thin and pocketable, like a phone. 98 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:25,240 Powered by a customized Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, but unlike a phone that is 99 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:30,040 not like this phone, it folds out into a full 10-in screen. As the first Tri-Fold 100 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:34,240 phone that I'm aware of to have an official North American release planned, 101 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:39,880 it's going to cost you, though. With 16 GB of memory and 512 GB of storage 102 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:41,560 priced at $2,449. 103 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:46,320 When it comes to the Tri-Fold, the real question is, who's going to fold and pay 104 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:51,080 those prices? Probably a surprising amount of people. New York now has a new 105 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:56,480 law that forces retailers to disclose when they use consumers' personal data 106 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,920 to set prices, aka surveillance pricing. 107 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:04,080 Online shoppers in the US state are now seeing a blunt new line under some 108 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:07,840 prices. This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data. The 109 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:12,560 law is probably clueing a lot of people into the fact that this apparently has 110 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:16,280 already been happening. Now, you'll know when you might be paying more just 111 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:21,200 because your profile is yelling, "Hey, I'm shopping here, and I have every low 112 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:25,680 price sensitivity. Also, I'm from New York, by the way." 113 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:31,160 Android 16 is getting a batch of new features, including AI notification 114 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:33,240 summaries and an AI-powered notification 115 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:37,919 organizer. Kind of a wild move considering how poorly Apple's initial 116 00:08:35,479 --> 00:08:43,320 attempt at the same feature went. It was suspended after a BBC complaint about 117 00:08:40,919 --> 00:08:46,960 factual errors in their news alerts. So, your notifications are about to lie to 118 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:51,240 you, and your Google Home app is getting worse because sadly, some features are 119 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:55,040 being quietly removed, like the call home feature, which used to let you call 120 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:59,480 your Google Home devices from your phone. This has left a lot of parents, 121 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:03,560 including mine, frustrated because their easy check-in method is gone. "I don't 122 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:07,760 care that dinner is in 5 minutes, Mom. I'm almost finished the solar server 123 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:11,520 level on Treasure Planet. Oh, you're so annoying. I should have moved out 124 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:16,800 already." Probably. And robotics company Engineered AI just 125 00:09:13,680 --> 00:09:20,960 unveiled the T-800. Yes, it's named 126 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:23,360 after that T-800, a 1.73-m [music] 127 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:27,320 humanoid robot that, in their video, kicks in a pair of saloon doors and then 128 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:32,640 starts throwing spin kicks like my 14-year-old cousin after a white Monster 129 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:35,440 Energy drink. It's scary. The The kid. 130 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:41,200 The video also has the T-800 walk by a smaller robot about the size of 131 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:43,280 Unitree's popular G1 robot, and Unitree 132 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:51,720 took that personally. They responded by dropping a video of their 1.8-m H1 robot 133 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:53,720 absolutely wailing on the 1.3-m G1. And 134 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:57,320 I'm not sure what they were hoping for, but it looks like a fully grown adult 135 00:09:55,320 --> 00:10:01,040 beating up a fourth grader. So, if my cousin shows up at your Christmas party 136 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:06,480 with a white monster, you know who to call. Unitree, eliminate the threat of 137 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:10,760 children forever. And that's a wrap. See you Friday for more tech news, more AI 138 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:14,520 chaos, and probably more reasons to wonder if we're living in a simulation 139 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:19,480 that's running out of memory. It's getting a little confu- 140 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,480 I was just kidding. Sorry.