WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.799 it was the best of tech news it was the worst of tech news but hopefully more 00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:08.880 the first one you know 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:13.620 I'm mad Google pixel phones have been crashing 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:18.000 in rebooting after loading one specific YouTube video it's like a high-tech 00:00:15.540 --> 00:00:22.619 version of the ring but the psychic dead girl can't get past the iPhone security 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:28.080 it's that good the clip a seemingly normal scene from 1979's Alien causes 00:00:25.560 --> 00:00:32.940 pixel 6 or 7 phones that try to load it to instantly shut down do scary 00:00:30.660 --> 00:00:37.260 after their phones restarted some users found that they couldn't use cell 00:00:34.440 --> 00:00:40.260 service until rebooting it again this isn't the first time something like this 00:00:38.579 --> 00:00:44.520 has happened in 2020 a particular wallpaper image caused some Android 00:00:42.059 --> 00:00:47.520 devices to fall into a boot loop crashing and rebooting in an endless 00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:53.340 cycle like our lives 00:00:50.239 --> 00:00:55.440 until you do a factory reset this was 00:00:53.340 --> 00:00:58.860 likely caused by a bug in the color system as effective phones were 00:00:57.180 --> 00:01:02.520 primarily Google and Samsung devices that use the default Android color 00:01:00.660 --> 00:01:07.020 engine so pixels were getting wiped out by a pixel with their own kind 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:11.760 with this new bug it's possible that something about the format of the video 00:01:08.580 --> 00:01:14.220 4K HDR is messing with Google's exynos 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:18.540 derived tensor chip luckily it seems that a fix is already underway as today 00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:22.740 many pixel users reported being able to successfully watch a man get murdered by 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:28.320 a six foot long vent monster without it as I call it a normal Tuesday 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:33.180 my mother-in-law am I right you're a xenophile YouTube has announced it plans 00:01:30.960 --> 00:01:37.320 to roll out generative AI tools for creators that's us including the ability 00:01:35.759 --> 00:01:43.380 to create artificial scenes and virtually swapped clothing virtually 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:45.140 literally virtually swap clothing I can 00:01:43.380 --> 00:01:49.439 be a minimalist the changes are supposed to arrive in 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:52.740 the coming months but who knows maybe they're already here and I'm not wearing 00:01:51.180 --> 00:01:55.740 this shirt at all is this the real TechLink set 00:01:54.299 --> 00:01:59.100 we don't know there's not a lot of specifics yet as to how the AI features 00:01:57.780 --> 00:02:02.640 will be implemented but according to YouTube there will be significant guard 00:02:00.960 --> 00:02:06.840 rails in place to avoid abuse particularly given the risk of copyright 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:12.739 infringement associated with generative AI like what if they wear an LTT shirt 00:02:08.759 --> 00:02:12.739 and they didn't even go to LTT Store 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:19.620 what YouTube is not avoiding at all is shamelessly copying Tick Tock so they 00:02:17.819 --> 00:02:23.280 also announced a new YouTube shorts feature that will allow creators to 00:02:21.180 --> 00:02:27.300 record a short parallel to an existing video similar to tick tock's extremely 00:02:24.959 --> 00:02:32.220 popular duet feature me myself I'm a Loner it's ironic 00:02:30.300 --> 00:02:36.480 because the duet usually involves two people performing complementary Parts 00:02:33.959 --> 00:02:40.500 not doubling the melody Kate Blanchett in the movie tar would not stand for 00:02:38.099 --> 00:02:44.400 this and privacy focused messaging app signal which I use is threatening to 00:02:42.780 --> 00:02:48.900 pull out of the UK in response to the British parliament's proposed Online 00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:52.500 safety Bill the legislation which has been in the works since 2021 has 00:02:50.819 --> 00:02:56.280 received widespread criticism for granting the government's sweeping 00:02:53.940 --> 00:03:00.360 censorship and surveillance Powers as well as content scanning Provisions that 00:02:58.500 --> 00:03:05.239 would require service providers to install backdoors into all user 00:03:02.340 --> 00:03:05.239 end-to-end encryption 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:14.159 the cool messaging app that won't tattle on you to your mom or the government has 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:18.060 stated that they would rather reverse brexit than provide a service that 00:03:16.440 --> 00:03:22.379 fundamentally compromises the security of their users even if those users are 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:26.760 pedophile Isis members according to Signal president Meredith Whitaker the 00:03:24.720 --> 00:03:30.239 bill not only turns phones into tools of bass government surveillance but also 00:03:28.440 --> 00:03:35.580 creates an access point for criminals hackers and malign State actors the bad 00:03:33.239 --> 00:03:40.620 guys stay away from my nudes Kim Jong-un those are for our sponsor iFixit oh now 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:44.940 I have to fix this phone with some quick bits with iFixit you can easily fix all 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:49.260 of your electronics they provide all the bits that fit your needs now say it 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:55.200 romantically either you need the big one or the small one what is this script 00:03:52.319 --> 00:04:00.480 they have mini kits with 16 bits to full repair tool kits wow so much room but 00:03:58.200 --> 00:04:05.819 I'm not handy that's no problem they have over 70 000 repair manuals on their 00:04:02.580 --> 00:04:10.620 website you can be the iFixit Master II 00:04:05.819 --> 00:04:12.659 fix your devices at ifixit.com TechLink 00:04:10.620 --> 00:04:16.560 how many bits could a quick bit if a quick bit could quick bits Twitter 00:04:14.519 --> 00:04:21.120 founder Jack Dorsey has launched a new decentralized Twitter alternative blue 00:04:18.540 --> 00:04:26.400 sky on the iOS app store but don't get too excited crypto Bros it's invite only 00:04:23.340 --> 00:04:28.680 for now and we're not cool given that 00:04:26.400 --> 00:04:32.220 blue skies whole deal is to be the new Twitter as created by the people who 00:04:30.240 --> 00:04:37.259 made the old Twitter the Blue Sky app Bears a striking resemblance to Twitter 00:04:34.440 --> 00:04:41.820 what no word as of yet whether there will be check marks of any kind I on it 00:04:40.320 --> 00:04:46.139 if it's not there actually that's what the currency is blue sky blue called 00:04:43.979 --> 00:04:50.699 chip coin it's called check coin RTX super resolution for videos in Chrome 00:04:48.060 --> 00:04:56.880 and Edge is Now supported for GeForce RTX 30 and 40 series gpus what's that 00:04:53.580 --> 00:04:59.040 Rejoice RTX VSR uses AI upscaling to 00:04:56.880 --> 00:05:03.240 sharpen and clarify low resolution video while removing compression artifacts get 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:08.040 them out of here 4K upscaling was previously only available on NVIDIA's 00:05:05.100 --> 00:05:13.139 Shield TV but now a new wave of users can watch hyper compressed 2014 bind 00:05:10.620 --> 00:05:16.320 compilations with perfect clarity it was basically American Tick Tock it was 00:05:14.400 --> 00:05:21.180 great guys they give me live all the perfectly cut screens Tick Tock 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:26.580 will be automatically adding a 60 Minute daily screen time cap for accounts 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:31.080 listed as under 18 which will stop no one after an hour total on the app 00:05:29.220 --> 00:05:35.100 teenage users will be required to enter a passcode to continue browsing the 00:05:33.539 --> 00:05:39.180 screen time reminder was already available as an opt-in feature but now 00:05:37.320 --> 00:05:43.259 teens will have to opt out instead parents using tick tock's family pairing 00:05:41.460 --> 00:05:47.880 option will be able to set screen time limits for their children but seeing as 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:51.479 Most teens set up their own accounts and their parents don't even know what it is 00:05:49.199 --> 00:05:54.840 I guess we're just relying on them and their underdeveloped prefrontal cortex 00:05:53.280 --> 00:05:57.900 to make their own decisions about whether or not to listen to a polite 00:05:56.400 --> 00:06:00.960 message about self-control from the people who brought you the algorithmic 00:05:59.460 --> 00:06:06.180 equivalent of math it's so good 00:06:04.020 --> 00:06:10.139 it's so good at news I can quit thirst traps anytime Google is adding 00:06:08.340 --> 00:06:14.400 client-side encryption to Gmail and Google Calendar expanding feature that 00:06:12.060 --> 00:06:19.500 was already available in docs Drive meat sheets and slides those also exist this 00:06:17.699 --> 00:06:23.880 means that data created by users will be encrypted before it gets stored on 00:06:21.479 --> 00:06:27.840 Google servers so Google itself wouldn't have access to the information within a 00:06:25.919 --> 00:06:31.919 feature that will help limit the risk of future data leaks politics about to get 00:06:30.060 --> 00:06:35.699 boring you see it doesn't matter if North Korea steals my nudes if they're 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:40.319 already encrypted why am I using Gmail to send nudes because it's North Korea 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:44.819 that's all they have I'm a professional you're gonna get the best nudes Ford has 00:06:43.080 --> 00:06:49.500 filed a patent for a system that would allow self-driving cars to repossess 00:06:47.280 --> 00:06:53.580 themselves if owners fall behind on payments the system would allow Ford to 00:06:51.960 --> 00:06:59.160 gradually shut off functions in their customers cars like automatic Windows or 00:06:56.340 --> 00:07:03.360 seat controls and locking locking wow elements of the infotainment system and 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:08.100 air conditioning which could kill you in some hot places or simply just have the 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:12.780 car drive away hey this isn't McDonald's where are we going up you promised me 00:07:11.100 --> 00:07:17.100 the play plays this will incentivize delinquent drivers to pay up but also to 00:07:15.060 --> 00:07:20.520 never leave their children unattended I for one cannot wait until one of these 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:23.520 kidnaps a toddler in a car seat hopefully my toddler when I'm having a 00:07:22.500 --> 00:07:26.520 bad day see you later it's not my fault maybe 00:07:26.520 --> 00:07:31.620 and we're done kidnapping your attention for today we're gonna do a catch and 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:34.500 release thing if you promise to come back on Friday for more Tech news if you 00:07:33.720 --> 00:07:37.699 don't it gets the switch again