{"video_id":"UIhC8CpkkHc","title":"Can Microsoft Save Windows?","channel":"TechLinked","show":"TechLinked","published_at":"2026-04-28T00:38:14+00:00","duration_s":442,"segments":[{"start_s":0.0,"end_s":5.359,"text":"You know when you wake up and you can't move and there's a hunch demon sitting","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.679,"end_s":8.96,"text":"on your chest whispering dark implications?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":6.96,"end_s":13.44,"text":"That's your sleep paralysis demon Doug. And today he's whispering the tech news.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":11.28,"end_s":17.359,"text":"Microsoft has finally admitted to itself that Windows 11 sucks. According to a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":15.839,"end_s":22.16,"text":"leaked report, it has created an internal initiative to fix the much","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":19.119,"end_s":23.92,"text":"belleaguered OS code named K2. 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And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":377.12,"end_s":382.8,"text":"since they're used in everything that beeps and boops, the entire tech","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":381.28,"end_s":387.039,"text":"industry is feeling pressure. The shortage is due to a military strike on","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":384.72,"end_s":391.68,"text":"a refinery where chemical giant SEIC produces around 70% of the world's PPE","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":389.6,"end_s":395.759,"text":"resin. Here's hoping we can get that PPE flowing again soon. Why are there so","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":393.68,"end_s":402.0,"text":"many choke points in our system like this? 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You're like, YOU SON OF A Just like I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":428.24,"end_s":433.36,"text":"love to see you back here on Wednesday for more tech news. Because if I don't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":431.599,"end_s":437.28,"text":"tell you the tech news, Doug says he's going to take me back to the never realm","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":435.039,"end_s":441.28,"text":"where all of time and space folds in on itself in an infinite toroid without","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":439.28,"end_s":443.759,"text":"beginning or end. See you.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"You know when you wake up and you can't move and there's a hunch demon sitting on your chest whispering dark implications? That's your sleep paralysis demon Doug. And today he's whispering the tech news. Microsoft has finally admitted to itself that Windows 11 sucks. According to a leaked report, it has created an internal initiative to fix the much belleaguered OS code named K2. So named because ripping out all that bloatware will be as hard as a 28,000 foot vertical ascent. The plan follows Microsoft's commitment to win back users by addressing their pain points as announced by Windows President Pavan Davaleri back in March. Leaks say K2 will rebuild the start menu from scratch in Win UI3, removing ads and making it up to 60% faster. K2 also includes a full file explorer overhaul. Don't touch what I love. More reliable Windows updates and debloating the OS to run better on handhelds. For gaming, leaks say Microsoft's using Valve Steam OS as a performance benchmark, likely because the next Xbox console will run Windows 11 for better or worse. In the meantime, Windows 11 is trying for some quick wins by adding screen tints to reduce migraines. Sure, Pavon, it was the blue light causing migraines. Not every single patch Tuesday coming with 100 bugs that bricked your machine. IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT. Open AAI is planning to release its own smartphone. According to a report from supply chain analyst Mingchi Quo, Quo says OpenAI is working with Qualcomm and MediaTek on the processors with Lux Share as the exclusive co-design and manufacturing partner. If true, this would make for the third hardware product OpenAI is planning to release after Jooni's smart speaker and earbuds and not including that weird orb that Altman keeps trying to scam I mean scam people with. The goal with the smartphone product would be to compete with the iPhone by replacing apps with AI agents. Ah, yes. I've always wanted to let my phone hallucinate directions to the closest Burger King. I don't care that this is a bank. I WANT A WHOPPER. GODDAMN IT. IT'S WEDNESDAY. Qualcomm shares jumped 13% in pre-market trading this morning after Qu's post. Further evidence that the market continues to be as irrational as your uncle. 12 beers in at a Fourth of July party, claiming he can clear the pool if he gets a running start at it. Give him a chance. Intel has reportedly cancelled its nextG celestial discrete gaming GPUs, leaving ARC fans with no successor in sight to the Battle Mage B580. But they do this all the time with ARC, don't they? According to leaker Jaken, Celestial, the architecture meant to follow Battle Mage, was killed long ago, and Intel just didn't tell us. Which is a fun new way to break up with your customers. The chip design isn't dead. It's just going to Panther Lake laptops and AI data centers instead, where Intel can sell one chip with 160 gigs of memory for more than a whole stack of gaming cards. That leaves Druid as the only hope for a B580 successor, but Jacin says even that is up in the air. So, if you were waiting for an affordable art car to come in and fix the GPU market, you may want to start waiting for something else like HalfLife 3 or OUR SPONSOR B.DEV. THE WAY OF the sword is not learned by reading about the sword. It is learned by drawing it again and again. The same goes for code. Boot.dev teaches you backend web development from start to finish in Python, Go, and SQL. Not by making you watch videos, but by making you write real code and build real projects. Each project is another fold in the steel, reinforcing your skills, hardening your blade, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS your mind. Hya. Should you falter, Boots, the Bear Wizard, is your personal AI tutor. He won't hand you answers. He nudges you back on the path. A true sensei. They just launched the training grounds. Infinite challenges to sharpen your skills. Earn XP. Complete quests, fight bosses, because bored learners quit, and smart samurai never get bored. Click the link below AND USE CODE TECH FOR 25% off your first payment at boot.dev. That's 25% off your first month or your first year. Your choice. There's so many great products on ltstore.com, but shipping is so expensive. That's why we're bringing back Shiptorm. From April 24th to May 7th, you can get free shipping sitewide on ltstore.com on any order over $150 in the US and Canada or $225 worldwide. No code required. Just load up your cart and get free shipping. And if you want an even lower threshold, I have a little secret for you. You can sign up for our supporter plus tier on Floatplane for an even better offer. Link down below. Much like your sleep paralysis demon, the quick bits also travel the nightmare realms, but they're mostly delivering Uber Eats orders. Microsoft is finally letting Windows insiders pause updates indefinitely in 35day chunks. They can extend forever via a new calendar interface. The feature is rolling out to dev and experimental testers with no cap on how many times you can hit extend extend. Of course, indefinitely here means clicking a button every 35 days for the rest of your natural life on a beta build for the same OS that bricked itself with the last three updates. But hey, something's better than nothing. Commodore has reversed course on locking down third-party firmware for its C64 Ultimate Retro PC after community backlash, opting for a use at your own risk disclaimer instead. The original policy was meant to stop users from breaking their machines with custom mods and asking Commodore to fix it. Now you're free to brick your C64 all you want, which is exactly the kind of problem 80s hobbyists fought a war to have. Welcome back to 1982, cowards. Meta has signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to beam solar power from satellites down to its AI data centers, becoming the first company to lock in a space-based solar agreement. The contract reserves up to 1 gawatt of capacity with an orbital demo planned for 2028 and commercial delivery by 2030, that magical year that all policies started. Honestly, firing directed energy signals from orbit at a precise location on Earth feels like Zuck may have finally found a company to help him phone home. The war in Iran is reportedly disrupting the global supply chain for printed circuit boards, further driving up computer component costs, as if that needed help. According to Goldman Sachs, PCB prices increased by 40% between March and April. And since they're used in everything that beeps and boops, the entire tech industry is feeling pressure. The shortage is due to a military strike on a refinery where chemical giant SEIC produces around 70% of the world's PPE resin. Here's hoping we can get that PPE flowing again soon. Why are there so many choke points in our system like this? And Toyota has unveiled a $3,500 office chair built from an actual Toyota Crown front power seat with heating, cooling, power recline, and a seat belt buckle repurposed into a USBC charging port. It runs off a built-in battery, is limited to only 70 units, and is being sold exclusively in Japan. The seat belt is non-functional, and that's a real shame because I'd love to see Toyota's airbag deployment system go off mid Valerant match. probably happened to while you're getting teaagged, too. You're like, YOU SON OF A Just like I love to see you back here on Wednesday for more tech news. Because if I don't tell you the tech news, Doug says he's going to take me back to the never realm where all of time and space folds in on itself in an infinite toroid without beginning or end. See you."}