1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,359 You know when you wake up and you can't move and there's a hunch demon sitting 2 00:00:03,679 --> 00:00:08,960 on your chest whispering dark implications? 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:13,440 That's your sleep paralysis demon Doug. And today he's whispering the tech news. 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:17,359 Microsoft has finally admitted to itself that Windows 11 sucks. According to a 5 00:00:15,839 --> 00:00:22,160 leaked report, it has created an internal initiative to fix the much 6 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:23,920 belleaguered OS code named K2. So named 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,519 because ripping out all that bloatware will be as hard as a 28,000 foot 8 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:31,199 vertical ascent. The plan follows Microsoft's commitment to win back users 9 00:00:29,439 --> 00:00:36,160 by addressing their pain points as announced by Windows President Pavan 10 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:41,680 Davaleri back in March. Leaks say K2 will rebuild the start menu from scratch 11 00:00:38,559 --> 00:00:44,800 in Win UI3, removing ads and making it 12 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:47,280 up to 60% faster. K2 also includes a 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:51,600 full file explorer overhaul. Don't touch what I love. More reliable Windows 14 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:56,160 updates and debloating the OS to run better on handhelds. For gaming, leaks 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:00,160 say Microsoft's using Valve Steam OS as a performance benchmark, likely because 16 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:04,080 the next Xbox console will run Windows 11 for better or worse. In the meantime, 17 00:01:02,239 --> 00:01:09,119 Windows 11 is trying for some quick wins by adding screen tints to reduce 18 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:13,040 migraines. Sure, Pavon, it was the blue light causing migraines. Not every 19 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:16,320 single patch Tuesday coming with 100 bugs that bricked your machine. IT 20 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:20,000 COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT. Open AAI is planning to release its own smartphone. 21 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:24,960 According to a report from supply chain analyst Mingchi Quo, Quo says OpenAI is 22 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:29,520 working with Qualcomm and MediaTek on the processors with Lux Share as the 23 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:32,880 exclusive co-design and manufacturing partner. If true, this would make for 24 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:36,159 the third hardware product OpenAI is planning to release after Jooni's smart 25 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:40,240 speaker and earbuds and not including that weird orb that Altman keeps trying 26 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:43,200 to scam I mean scam people with. The goal with the smartphone product would 27 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:47,680 be to compete with the iPhone by replacing apps with AI agents. Ah, yes. 28 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:51,200 I've always wanted to let my phone hallucinate directions to the closest 29 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:56,000 Burger King. I don't care that this is a bank. I WANT A WHOPPER. GODDAMN IT. IT'S 30 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:59,520 WEDNESDAY. Qualcomm shares jumped 13% in pre-market trading this morning after 31 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:03,520 Qu's post. Further evidence that the market continues to be as irrational as 32 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:07,600 your uncle. 12 beers in at a Fourth of July party, claiming he can clear the 33 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:12,239 pool if he gets a running start at it. Give him a chance. Intel has reportedly 34 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:17,120 cancelled its nextG celestial discrete gaming GPUs, leaving ARC fans with no 35 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:21,840 successor in sight to the Battle Mage B580. But they do this all the time with 36 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:26,000 ARC, don't they? According to leaker Jaken, Celestial, the architecture meant 37 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:30,480 to follow Battle Mage, was killed long ago, and Intel just didn't tell us. 38 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:34,480 Which is a fun new way to break up with your customers. The chip design isn't 39 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:40,400 dead. It's just going to Panther Lake laptops and AI data centers instead, 40 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:45,840 where Intel can sell one chip with 160 gigs of memory for more than a whole 41 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:50,879 stack of gaming cards. That leaves Druid as the only hope for a B580 successor, 42 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:54,800 but Jacin says even that is up in the air. So, if you were waiting for an 43 00:02:52,720 --> 00:03:00,560 affordable art car to come in and fix the GPU market, you may want to start 44 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:05,519 waiting for something else like HalfLife 45 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:07,280 3 or OUR SPONSOR B.DEV. 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But hey, something's better than nothing. 73 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:14,960 Commodore has reversed course on locking down third-party firmware for its C64 74 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:19,680 Ultimate Retro PC after community backlash, opting for a use at your own 75 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:22,960 risk disclaimer instead. The original policy was meant to stop users from 76 00:05:21,199 --> 00:05:27,360 breaking their machines with custom mods and asking Commodore to fix it. Now 77 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:31,199 you're free to brick your C64 all you want, which is exactly the kind of 78 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:36,000 problem 80s hobbyists fought a war to have. Welcome back to 1982, cowards. 79 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:41,120 Meta has signed a deal with startup Overview Energy to beam solar power from 80 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:45,280 satellites down to its AI data centers, becoming the first company to lock in a 81 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:49,759 space-based solar agreement. The contract reserves up to 1 gawatt of 82 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:54,639 capacity with an orbital demo planned for 2028 and commercial delivery by 83 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:59,039 2030, that magical year that all policies started. Honestly, firing 84 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:02,240 directed energy signals from orbit at a precise location on Earth feels like 85 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:06,800 Zuck may have finally found a company to help him phone home. The war in Iran is 86 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:10,720 reportedly disrupting the global supply chain for printed circuit boards, 87 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:14,720 further driving up computer component costs, as if that needed help. According 88 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:18,960 to Goldman Sachs, PCB prices increased by 40% between March and April. And 89 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:22,800 since they're used in everything that beeps and boops, the entire tech 90 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:27,039 industry is feeling pressure. The shortage is due to a military strike on 91 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:31,680 a refinery where chemical giant SEIC produces around 70% of the world's PPE 92 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:35,759 resin. Here's hoping we can get that PPE flowing again soon. Why are there so 93 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:42,000 many choke points in our system like this? And Toyota has unveiled a $3,500 94 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:47,840 office chair built from an actual Toyota Crown front power seat with heating, 95 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:52,800 cooling, power recline, and a seat belt buckle repurposed into a USBC charging 96 00:06:50,479 --> 00:06:57,680 port. It runs off a built-in battery, is limited to only 70 units, and is being 97 00:06:55,120 --> 00:07:01,360 sold exclusively in Japan. The seat belt is non-functional, and that's a real 98 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:04,880 shame because I'd love to see Toyota's airbag deployment system go off mid 99 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:09,759 Valerant match. probably happened to while you're getting teaagged, too. You're like, YOU SON OF A Just like I 100 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:13,360 love to see you back here on Wednesday for more tech news. Because if I don't 101 00:07:11,599 --> 00:07:17,280 tell you the tech news, Doug says he's going to take me back to the never realm 102 00:07:15,039 --> 00:07:21,280 where all of time and space folds in on itself in an infinite toroid without 103 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,759 beginning or end. See you.