WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:06.640 So Riley wanted a day off, which I'm fine with, but try telling that to the 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:12.480 tech news. It never stops. Every other day, it's story after story after story 00:00:09.760 --> 00:00:18.400 after story after story after story after story after. It's finally 00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:25.119 happening. Android and Chrome OS are merging. But how exactly? Well, I'm not 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:28.960 sure. But Google's Samir Samat, Android ecosystem president extraordinaire, has 00:00:27.439 --> 00:00:33.600 confirmed this in an interview with Techraar's Lance Ulanov. Now, it wasn't 00:00:31.840 --> 00:00:37.280 the main topic of discussion, and he didn't have much else to say on the 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:41.600 matter, but this statement could confirm the rumor from November of last year 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:46.559 that Chrome OS would be migrating to Android. Man, that would be great to 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:51.200 have all of my apps and experiences just translate perfectly between my devices. 00:00:48.879 --> 00:00:55.600 You know, like on Apple, except without the massive price tag on every piece of 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:59.120 hardware and a walled garden ecosystem that forces you to use products from a 00:00:57.360 --> 00:01:04.320 single manufacturer. Speaking of expensive hardware, looks like those 00:01:01.039 --> 00:01:07.680 price leaks for the Xbox Ally and Ally X 00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:10.159 were right. Rei Hueos noticed that 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:15.600 Google search store metadata from ASUS's own website has listed the Xbox Ally X 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:22.880 at €899 and the regular Xbox Ally nonX at €599. 00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:27.520 I mean, considering how much an Ally and an Ally X cost right now, those prices 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:33.119 do sound about right. But if you thought the Switch 2 was expensive, welcome to 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:37.439 PC gaming, baby. expensive hardware upfront, but hey, at 00:01:35.439 --> 00:01:42.000 least there's cheap games of plenty after the fact. And in all seriousness, 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:47.439 that tax can greatly affect electronics MSRPs in Europe, and we might see some 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:51.759 lower prices on this side of the pond. Just not that much lower. So, for anyone 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:55.600 who was hoping that Xbox and Microsoft would be subsidizing a big chunk of the 00:01:53.840 --> 00:02:00.399 price, maybe don't hold your breath. I mean, this is the same Microsoft that 00:01:57.759 --> 00:02:04.399 just laid off a ton of developers, developers, developers. Steve Balmer 00:02:02.960 --> 00:02:09.759 must be rolling over in his grave. >> He's not dead yet, 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:11.840 >> right? Uh, next topic. It turns out that 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:17.360 Google Gemini for Workspace can be easily manipulated, just like me. 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:22.080 My puppet, I guess. I don't know. It's in the script. Basically, an attacker 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:26.480 can embed invisible size zero white-on-white font instructions within 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:31.360 admin tags, and then if they get summarized by AI, the user will get a 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:35.760 bunch of official looking security warnings that could socially engineer 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:41.840 them into handing over credentials or placing a call to a scam call center. 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:44.160 There's no obvious fishing links, no.exe 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:48.879 files to run, and no requests to wire money to a Nigerian prince. The whole 00:02:46.160 --> 00:02:53.120 thing is kind of pretty clever. And it gets worse because this goes beyond just 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:57.840 email and affects just about everything that can be summarized like docs, 00:02:55.200 --> 00:03:02.959 slides, and drive search functionality. Marco Figueroa 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:07.920 Marco F, who first published findings of this new scam process a few days ago, 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:09.920 suggests that you remove, neutralize, or 00:03:07.920 --> 00:03:14.000 ignore content that is styled to be hidden in the body text or add a 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:18.560 post-processing filter that scans the Gemini output. Guys, I've got it. Let's 00:03:16.400 --> 00:03:23.519 just make another AI that summarizes whether the AI summary is a scam. Huh, 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:28.159 it's brilliant. 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I 100% want to try this when it launches. As for Grock, 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:55.199 maybe that should get unlaunched. XAI has tried to explain what happened with 00:04:51.919 --> 00:04:57.840 the whole Mecca Hitler fiasco. Their 00:04:55.199 --> 00:05:02.960 explanation, we discovered a root cause that was an update to a code path 00:05:00.080 --> 00:05:07.600 upstream of the at Grock bot. This is independent of the underlying language 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:11.759 model that powers at Grock. Wow. Well, I'm completely relieved. All of the 00:05:09.520 --> 00:05:15.840 racist Hitler loving code is just from an upstream code path, guys. Just like 00:05:14.080 --> 00:05:20.880 with rivers, it's not our problem if the pollution is coming from upstream. Wait, 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:24.240 yes, it is. But I'm not going to worry about that. Just like I'm not going to 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:28.720 worry about Microsoft Office not getting any more feature updates on Windows 10 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:32.639 because I'm using Windows 11 and also Google Docs. But whether you care about 00:05:30.960 --> 00:05:36.720 this or not, it's a really good time to point out that as of June earlier this 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:41.919 year, Windows 10 still had a higher install base. So, um, the transition not 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:46.560 going too great, but that doesn't stop the impending end of life that's coming 00:05:44.080 --> 00:05:50.800 in October 2028 when it stops getting security updates. And it doesn't change 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:56.160 that in August there won't be any new features unless you upgrade your OS to 00:05:53.039 --> 00:05:57.840 Windows 11 or Linux. You know, sometimes 00:05:56.160 --> 00:06:02.240 I wonder why we don't see more human inspired computer technology. Maybe it's 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:07.120 cuz we're gross bags of meat. Maybe. Yeah, I think so. But Korean scientists 00:06:04.479 --> 00:06:12.240 are looking to our noses for inspiration around filtering air particles. It's 00:06:09.440 --> 00:06:16.319 called PRO, particle removing oil coated filter. And it both removes more 00:06:14.639 --> 00:06:22.960 particles while lasting way longer than traditional filters. That's pretty neat. 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:27.120 Excuse me. Sorry. They're still working out the kinks. And last, but yeah, 00:06:25.520 --> 00:06:33.039 honestly, this one was definitely least. I mean, the one that came before it was a nose filter, but anyway, it's pretty 00:06:30.880 --> 00:06:37.840 cool. We're getting fake CRTs from Japan's Mizuki Co., and I really do mean 00:06:35.919 --> 00:06:43.600 fake, because basically, it's just a curved 4x3 LCD panel that's housed in a 00:06:40.880 --> 00:06:48.639 CRT-shaped shell. It's going to be about 8 in small and is going to pair with 00:06:45.919 --> 00:06:51.759 their mini retro reprint PCs. That is assuming their crowdfunding works. 00:06:50.080 --> 00:06:58.000 They're a little under halfway there at the time of writing. And I really don't know what the appeal is going to be of 00:06:54.400 --> 00:06:59.599 an 8 in CRT alike. Thanks for joining us 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:03.360 for another episode of TechL. What's going to happen next time? Unlike Dragon 00:07:01.280 --> 00:07:07.360 Ball Z, there's no sneak peek. So, your guess honestly is as good as mine. But I 00:07:05.520 --> 00:07:10.680 think I'm gonna bet on Goku fighting Mecca Hitler.