WEBVTT 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:06.960 Here you are with ner detectors to your 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:09.639 name. It simply won't do. James, don't 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:13.599 worry. We'll fix you right up. After the appropriate amount of 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:18.720 information had leaked, as required by traditional PC gamer culture, AMD 00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:20.720 officially announced the RX6700 XT 00:00:18.720 --> 00:00:25.039 today. The card comes with 12 gigs of memory, 40 compute units, and according 00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:31.079 to AMD, can perform about as well as NVIDIA's RTX 3070 at 1440p while costing 00:00:29.119 --> 00:00:35.760 $20 less at $479 US. Unfortunately, that's still 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:40.239 higher than many fans expected, leading some to accuse AMD of capitalizing on 00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:43.680 the current low supply, high demand market situation by raising prices, 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:50.079 which is not something that happens very often in the economy. I think I've never 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:52.719 taken an economics class. it what lazy 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:57.120 fair man. AMD also announced that their implementation of resizable bar called 00:00:55.120 --> 00:01:03.039 smart access memory which allows Ryzen CPUs to directly access GPU memory will 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:05.360 work with Ryzen 3000 series CPUs, not 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:09.119 just the upcoming 5000 series chips, which means they might have a bit of a 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:13.280 leg up on Intel and NVIDIA, which as a reminder are other companies that 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:21.000 release products you can't buy. But if you really want to try, the RX6700 XT 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:23.680 will launch March 18th. Get your butt 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:27.280 ready programming. Last year, Google announced they would remove support for 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:31.040 third-p partyy cookies in Chrome, which allow companies other than Google to 00:01:29.119 --> 00:01:34.159 track you across the web in order to serve you ads for things that you might 00:01:32.479 --> 00:01:40.560 actually be interested in, like a pillow shape, like a processor from ltstore.com. Hey, get out of here. Good 00:01:38.320 --> 00:01:44.240 boy. Well, today Google said once they get rid of all those nasty third party 00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:48.880 cookie crumbs, they're not going to build alternative identifiers that track 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:52.720 individuals as they browse the web, nor will they use them in their products, 00:01:51.119 --> 00:01:56.079 which kind of makes it sound like that's exactly what they're going to do. I 00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:59.920 could almost hear the wink in that sentence. Also, why do you need to say 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:03.920 you're not going to use the thing that you said you wouldn't 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:07.600 build? Just a question. Question of Firefox. Google's clearly trying to keep 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:12.239 up with their consumer's demand for privacy, an area where browsers like 00:02:09.640 --> 00:02:16.400 Firefox, Exactly. You You got there, James. And Brave are a step ahead. 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:21.040 Google says they can make this change without breaking the way that web advertising works, but it's unclear 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:27.680 whether that means things won't break for Google while breaking for everyone 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.520 else. Suck it, Zuck. Zucket. And Arizona 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:33.040 has passed a bill that would prevent tech giants from forcing an app 00:02:31.440 --> 00:02:38.120 developer to use a preferred payment system. A landmark piece of legislation 00:02:35.440 --> 00:02:41.760 that could have a big impact on app Epic. Maybe they should just they should 00:02:40.239 --> 00:02:45.920 just merge Apple and Epic, you know, make up finally and become one company. 00:02:43.920 --> 00:02:50.560 A big impact on the fight between Apple and Epic over the iOS app store. The 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:54.560 bill also prohibits companies like Apple or Google from retaliating against 00:02:52.239 --> 00:02:58.800 developers who elect to use thirdparty payment systems. Just like the recent 00:02:56.640 --> 00:03:02.800 similar North Dakota bill, this one was influenced by the Coalition for App 00:03:00.640 --> 00:03:06.599 Fairness, which is like Epic's Club for companies burnt by Apple's mean app 00:03:04.720 --> 00:03:11.440 store rules that suck. That's the acronym. I can't can't say it. The bill 00:03:09.760 --> 00:03:15.920 being passed could be the start of a legislative wave sweeping through the US 00:03:14.239 --> 00:03:20.239 state by state until iPhones are literally just open source devices you 00:03:17.519 --> 00:03:24.080 can install Windows on if you want. Or could that couldn't happen. It could be 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:27.200 nothing. Either way, despite all the lobbying, Epic Games seems to be sitting 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:32.720 pretty. They just bought the developer of Fall Guys, the pandemic era smash hit 00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:37.599 that everyone's still playing, right? Everyone. Drake, I've got Drake, are you 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:43.040 there? Oh my gosh, you have to try these quick 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:45.519 bits. No. What? No way. 00:03:43.040 --> 00:03:49.360 Shut the front door. Intel has discontinued its performance tuning 00:03:47.440 --> 00:03:53.360 protection plan, which provided an extended warranty covering processors 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:58.159 that get damaged by overclocking. Intel says the PTP wasn't needed anymore 00:03:55.920 --> 00:04:01.920 because overclocking is so easy now, and demand for the warranty was low. So, 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:05.040 they're listening to their customers and responding to them. It's not at all 00:04:03.920 --> 00:04:08.959 because they were just ordered by a judge to pay $2.2 million to a patent 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:13.120 troll company after losing a lawsuit. Those are customers, too. It's That's 00:04:11.040 --> 00:04:16.320 true. Yeah, those don't that actually doesn't work together. I thought they 00:04:14.480 --> 00:04:20.000 would go nicely together. Microsoft's Ignite Conference kicked off this week 00:04:18.239 --> 00:04:23.600 and besides the super nerdy announcements like Power Automate 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:28.080 Desktop now being free, we got yet another flashy concept video about how 00:04:26.080 --> 00:04:33.600 how Hollow Lens is going to revolutionize work in another 10 years. 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:37.360 Exactly. Microsoft Mesh is basically Alt Space VR. Uh Microsoft acquired Alt 00:04:36.080 --> 00:04:42.000 Space VR, so that makes sense. And there's also a Pokémon Go Hollow Lens 00:04:39.199 --> 00:04:46.639 demo. Wow, this was fun. Can't wait for next year's Hollow Lens concept video. 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:50.560 It'll it'll get here someday. The audio chat app Clubhouse is currently being 00:04:48.479 --> 00:04:54.639 cloned by the bigger tech platforms, but Twitter's clone called Spaces is making 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:58.960 some features available on Android. Clubhouse itself is only available on 00:04:56.320 --> 00:05:03.440 iOS and is invite only. That's what the cool kids do. Exactly. I mean, it makes 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:07.120 your app cool, but it also makes it harder to download. And all the coolness 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:11.680 draws the attention of the big guys and then clone your app. But you do have the 00:05:08.960 --> 00:05:16.240 cool thing going. And I love I love being cool. DJI officially unveiled 00:05:14.080 --> 00:05:19.840 their FPV drone yesterday, which works with the company's FPV goggles and 00:05:18.400 --> 00:05:23.759 combines elements of racing and cinematic drones. You can fly with GPS 00:05:21.919 --> 00:05:28.080 and visual positioning systems like a normal DJI drone, or take full manual 00:05:26.479 --> 00:05:33.680 control to make it act more like a Cinnowoop style drone. Do you know what 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.680 that is? 00:05:33.880 --> 00:05:41.039 Nope. Taking the Cinnowoop for a Whoop whoop. And a game developer has managed 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:44.240 to force its own game off of Steam, which is not something you hear every 00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:49.520 day. You see, Frogwares, developer of The Sinking City, had to DMCA their 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:53.520 former publisher, Nikon, who had published the game on Steam without 00:05:50.960 --> 00:05:59.840 Frogwar's approval. Their reasoning doesn't look like that cool of a game. 00:05:54.800 --> 00:06:01.680 Anyways, guys, whoa, rude. Why would you 00:05:59.840 --> 00:06:04.960 better get at him on Twitter for that? It would be rude to continue this 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:09.520 episode. So, it's over. Come back on Friday for more tech news. You know the 00:06:07.360 --> 00:06:12.800 kind that really sticks to your ribs. Oh, I thought you gonna say tongue.