WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.120 Tech news is coming in a sec, but first, whale facts. Sperm whales can sleep 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:08.840 vertically. Whale facts. When I was five, I thought a whale lived in the 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:13.760 deep end of the pool at the community center by my house and as a result didn't learn to swim until I was 12. 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:18.200 Whale facts. There's a whale land happening on February 21st and 22nd, so 00:00:16.360 --> 00:00:22.160 buy tickets at the link below. It's about gaming, not whales so much, but 00:00:19.880 --> 00:00:27.640 NVIDIA reportedly isn't releasing any new RTX gaming GPUs in 2026 with a 00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:32.640 rumored RTX 60 series now being potentially delayed until 2028. 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:37.240 According to insiders who spoke to The Information, the problem is supply 00:00:34.720 --> 00:00:41.320 constraints on VRAM, if you could believe it. 00:00:38.680 --> 00:00:45.960 NVIDIA says demand for GeForce cards is strong, but supply remains tight, 00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:50.880 forcing the company to focus on shipping existing models instead of launching new 00:00:48.400 --> 00:00:56.400 ones, which is funny because NVIDIA is also reportedly cutting production of 00:00:53.120 --> 00:00:59.680 some current GPUs by around 20% and 00:00:56.400 --> 00:01:02.040 prioritizing lower VRAM cards to stretch 00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:05.800 available memory. Even worse, delaying the refresh would mean that mass 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:10.680 production of the RTX 60 series wouldn't actually start until the tail end of 00:01:07.880 --> 00:01:17.640 2027. Now, considering that previous rumors had the RTX 5070 Ti Super 00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:20.400 sporting 24 gigs of GDDR7, I guess I can 00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:24.480 kind of see where NVIDIA is coming from. I mean, you know, we didn't want new 00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:28.880 GPUs anyways. We know those are only for data centers now. Giving gamers GPUs? 00:01:28.425 --> 00:01:33.320 >> [laughter] >> That would be funny. There is one small 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:38.960 silver lining here, though. NVIDIA may resurrect older GPUs to help stabilize 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:44.280 supply, so you don't get new GPUs. You don't even get current-gen GPUs. You'll 00:01:41.160 --> 00:01:46.440 get an old, crusty GPU we fished out 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:50.680 from behind the kitchen cabinet, if you behave. Apple's lockdown mode is in the 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:54.880 news this week after the security feature successfully kept FBI 00:01:52.720 --> 00:01:59.640 investigators from accessing data in a journalist's iPhone 13. After federal 00:01:57.720 --> 00:02:04.240 agents raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of 00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:08.479 a classified leaks investigation, the FBI forensic unit couldn't extract data 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:13.200 from her iPhone because it was set to lockdown mode, Apple's extreme security 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:17.120 setting built for people more likely to be targeted by digital threats, but 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:22.400 available to anyone who turns it on in settings. It basically breaks a bunch of 00:02:19.440 --> 00:02:25.760 features on purpose, blocking unknown connections, limiting attachments, 00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:30.000 restricting web connectivity, and preventing access by device management 00:02:28.040 --> 00:02:35.160 tools. Essentially, it turns your smartphone into an incredibly paranoid 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:40.040 brick. The FBI filing notes that they could have disabled lockdown mode by 00:02:37.640 --> 00:02:45.240 compelling Natanson to unlock it using Face ID because, fun fact, they are 00:02:43.480 --> 00:02:49.480 legally allowed to do that. You know, I've always liked PIN codes better 00:02:46.760 --> 00:02:54.040 anyway. But, the reporter had Face ID disabled on her iPhone, and the FBI 00:02:52.040 --> 00:02:57.320 can't force you to disclose your PIN code until we all have 00:02:55.520 --> 00:03:02.800 government-mandated Neuralinks. It'll happen. Unfortunately for Natanson, she 00:02:59.880 --> 00:03:07.360 did have Touch ID set up on her Mac, so the authorities were able to access data 00:03:04.640 --> 00:03:12.640 from that. It's another reminder that, despite a truly annoying, elitist vibe 00:03:10.360 --> 00:03:16.800 and a lot of anti-competitive behavior, Apple has leaned harder into privacy 00:03:15.160 --> 00:03:20.760 features than probably any other big tech company. They even have a nifty 00:03:18.640 --> 00:03:25.519 shortcut where pressing the power button five times on your iPhone disables 00:03:22.959 --> 00:03:29.600 biometric sign-in and requires a PIN to unlock it. Isn't that cool? Just don't 00:03:28.040 --> 00:03:33.080 press the power button five times on Android. Most of the time that will 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:38.040 directly call 911, which, you know, is different. The European Commission has 00:03:35.160 --> 00:03:43.000 preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act for its 00:03:40.519 --> 00:03:47.280 addictive nature. TikTok's basically in trouble for being too enjoyable. Better 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:52.840 call the fun police. Lame. The Commission says TikTok's 00:03:49.959 --> 00:03:56.920 design rewards compulsive scrolling, and that existing safeguards like parental 00:03:54.680 --> 00:04:00.960 controls aren't cutting it, especially when the vast majority of people doing 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:04.800 that scrolling now are adults anyway. The commission has ruled that TikTok 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:09.640 needs to disable infinite scroll, implement screen time breaks, and 00:04:06.920 --> 00:04:14.640 overhaul its recommendation system. So, basically change everything about the 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:19.280 app. This comes on the heels of a series of US lawsuits taking the big tobacco 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:23.800 approach to social media, arguing these platforms are addictive products causing 00:04:21.519 --> 00:04:28.040 personal injury. The EU's investigation has been running since early 2024 and 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:32.200 has already found TikTok guilty of insufficient advertising transparency. 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:35.560 TikTok now has the chance to defend itself before the investigation 00:04:33.760 --> 00:04:40.120 concludes, and a spokesperson for the company told the Financial Times they 00:04:37.640 --> 00:04:46.320 will take whatever steps are necessary to keep the app as it is. As addictive 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:50.720 as possible. Clearly unaware of what side of history they're on there. Uh if 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:55.480 TikTok can't make a case for keeping the app the same and doesn't comply with the 00:04:53.080 --> 00:04:59.600 EU's requested changes, they face fines of up to 6% of total global revenue. You 00:04:58.520 --> 00:05:05.760 know, at a certain point we got to be asking how much are these apps really worth? At least smoking had the benefit 00:05:03.440 --> 00:05:10.360 of making you look cool. TikTok just lets your uncle share his big shrimp 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:14.960 conspiracy theory in a medium where all your friends can make fun of him. Dave, 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:21.960 you got to stop posting about big shrimp, and Kathy is worried. We all 00:05:17.640 --> 00:05:24.680 are. Even our sponsor. Hey. 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When they returned, the sense of playfulness that danced in their eyes 00:06:54.760 --> 00:06:57.520 had fled. 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:06.480 The Internet Archive just launched a WordPress plugin that automatically 00:07:02.640 --> 00:07:08.360 fixes link rot by redirecting dead URLs 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:13.120 to archived versions on the Wayback Machine, which is great because roughly 00:07:10.400 --> 00:07:17.280 38% of links from the past decade are already broken. The new plugin scans 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:22.320 posts in the background, creates snapshots when needed, and even restores 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:26.960 links if pages come back online. This is huge because it might finally fix all 00:07:24.400 --> 00:07:31.800 those busted Sonic fan fiction redirects on those sketchy forum sites. What does 00:07:29.280 --> 00:07:37.960 Sonic sound like? WHOA, I SWEAR that chili dog just disappeared inside me, 00:07:34.200 --> 00:07:39.560 Amy. 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I mean, you could do that before if you were both if you were playing 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:24.080 together, but you get it. iPhone is going to space, baby. And NASA 00:08:22.280 --> 00:08:28.040 administrator Jared Isaacman has announced that astronauts on the Crew 12 00:08:26.200 --> 00:08:32.880 and Artemis 2 missions will be allowed to bring smartphones to space for the 00:08:30.400 --> 00:08:37.400 first time, replacing the decade-old Nikon DSLRs and GoPros they were stuck 00:08:35.599 --> 00:08:40.840 with. Apparently, astronauts are so addicted to TikTok that NASA decided it 00:08:39.479 --> 00:08:46.440 would be dangerous to send them up without it. There's way too many movies about people going crazy in space. 00:08:44.280 --> 00:08:51.600 Artemis 2 will be the first crewed moon mission since 1972. So, we're about to 00:08:49.160 --> 00:08:55.560 get the first smartphone photos from lunar orbit, which is great for the 00:08:53.400 --> 00:08:59.080 astronauts. But, if I get told one more time on a commercial flight that I can't 00:08:57.480 --> 00:09:02.320 use my phone during takeoff, well, we're letting people use them during space 00:09:00.760 --> 00:09:07.240 flights? I'm going to lose it. Substack CEO Chris 00:09:04.880 --> 00:09:11.280 Best informed users on Tuesday that they had just discovered a data breach that 00:09:08.960 --> 00:09:15.760 occurred in October 2025. The hackers gained access to email addresses, phone 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:19.560 numbers, and internal metadata. Luckily, credit card numbers and passwords were 00:09:17.520 --> 00:09:23.839 not compromised. It's unclear how many users were impacted, but Bleeping 00:09:21.640 --> 00:09:28.200 Computer reported that someone on Breach Forums leaked a database containing 00:09:25.720 --> 00:09:32.120 almost 700,000 records of allegedly stolen Substack data. So, head on over 00:09:30.839 --> 00:09:36.600 there if you want to find out which of your friends has a monthly subscription 00:09:34.000 --> 00:09:43.640 to the Sonic the Hedgehog versus Minions slash fiction blog. Two Sonic jokes in 00:09:40.200 --> 00:09:46.440 one video? A momentous day. 00:09:43.640 --> 00:09:50.880 And Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing Google for answers about Gemini's 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:55.000 upcoming built-in checkout feature, which would let users buy products 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:59.880 directly through the AI chatbot using a new protocol codeveloped with Shopify, 00:09:57.200 --> 00:10:04.480 Walmart, and Target. Warren is concerned Google could merge its massive user data 00:10:02.560 --> 00:10:08.440 with retailer data to manipulate consumers into spending more, pointing 00:10:06.760 --> 00:10:13.480 out Google already admitted the feature will help retailers upsell users on 00:10:11.400 --> 00:10:18.840 premium products, which is pretty embarrassing for her. We're supposed to 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:23.200 let tech companies move fast and break things, even society in general, and 00:10:21.160 --> 00:10:25.600 then talk about how it's bad, but we can't do anything about it because 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:30.000 everyone's addicted to the bad thing that's melting our brains. Besides, 00:10:27.880 --> 00:10:34.400 Google is way smarter than us because they make $400 billion a year. How much 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:38.880 do you make working for the Senate? Probably not even a billion. 00:10:36.840 --> 00:10:42.080 Shut up, Elizabeth Warren. Just let me give my credit card info to a chatbot 00:10:40.800 --> 00:10:46.920 that will get prompt injected into buying me 10,000 Zorb balls. IT KNOWS 00:10:44.440 --> 00:10:50.560 WHAT I WANT. AND WHAT I want is for you to get some tickets to the whale land. 00:10:48.640 --> 00:10:55.160 And to come back on Monday for more tech news, of course. One more whale fact, 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:58.000 whale earwax can reveal their age, like trees. 00:10:56.520 --> 00:11:01.560 Whales, the trees of the water.