1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,360 Reviews of NVIDIA's new RTX 4060 graphics card are out and frankly, even 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:11,000 including the DIY salad kit from Safeway, it is hard to imagine a bag 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:15,040 more mixed. I'm Riley Murdoch, this is TechLinked and you will be disappointed 4 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:18,960 to learn this card is decidedly underpowered in terms of hardware. 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:25,120 Compared to its predecessor, the RTX 3060, the 4060 has fewer GPU cores, 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:29,400 fewer RT cores, fewer AI cores and less memory. So, NVIDIA made the card half 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:33,920 off. The PCIe lanes, I mean, it's got half as many. Now, the 4060 does see a 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:37,160 substantial performance boost with DLSS 3 and specifically the new frame 9 00:00:35,480 --> 00:00:41,360 generation feature, which is probably why NVIDIA allowed a small handful of 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:46,680 reviewers to post early sneak peeks of the 4060 a few days before the official 11 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:51,320 review embargo lifted. So long as those reviewers only showed benchmarks of 12 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:54,080 NVIDIA approved games and emphasized its AI upscaling capacity. 13 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:58,280 Like how the Olympics only shows off athletes who use steroids. They're the 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:02,200 best. In a normal world, NVIDIA would weather significant backlash from the 15 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:06,160 strategy, be forced to apologize and commit to do better. But, we live in the 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:10,000 real world where everyone and their cat is giving NVIDIA direct access to their 17 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:14,120 bank accounts in exchange for mountains of AI cards. Sure, boycott this product 18 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:18,800 launch. I mean, uh best of luck. 19 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:24,000 Starfield, the hotly anticipated new game from Bethesda, is officially 20 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:27,040 partnering with AMD and PC gamers are 21 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,200 big mad. Not just because that's a 22 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:33,520 anagram. Thank you. Admittedly, gamers don't really do small or medium mad, but 23 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:37,560 there's a reason this time. AMD has been taking a lot of heat recently for the 24 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:44,080 fact that a large percentage of AAA AMD partner games lack support for NVIDIA's 25 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:46,000 DLSS and Intel's XCSS upscaling, despite 26 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:51,640 the fact that a majority of NVIDIA partner titles do support AMD's FSR 27 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:56,200 upscaling. Make it make sense. Of course, even if Starfield does lack DLSS 28 00:01:53,880 --> 00:02:00,760 support, PC gamers with GeForce cards will still be able to enable FSR 2 due 29 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:04,920 to AMD's more open approach to upscaling. This kind of anti-competitive 30 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:09,000 behavior on all sides reminds me of my visit to the donkey sanctuary because 31 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:13,320 I'm supposed to be having a fun time, but it's nothing but jackasses as far as 32 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:17,040 the eye can see. This possible lack of DLSS has also raised concerns that the 33 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:21,520 game might perform poorly on release. But, come on. It's a Bethesda game. You 34 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,400 manage to make it to 5 seconds of gameplay before your first bug. 35 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:30,240 It's a big mutated bug. And reviews are also out for the Pixel 36 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:31,960 Fold and somebody has already broken it. 37 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:35,880 Early reviews have been positive. The Fold is a well-rounded device with a 38 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:40,680 thin form factor, relatively large screen and top-notch premium hardware, 39 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:44,240 just as Google promised. However, the big concern with foldables and Google 40 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:47,760 hardware in general is always durability, especially for the hinge 41 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:52,240 that makes all the difference between a foldable and a breakable. We don't want 42 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:56,240 to make those anymore. We're we're we're past that. A reviewer from Ars Technica 43 00:02:54,600 --> 00:03:00,960 holds the questionable honor of being the first to turn Google's much-hyped 44 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:04,960 foldable phone into an $1,800 foldable paperweight. Though, luckily for them, 45 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:09,560 the Pixel Fold is the first foldable to date to offer DIY repair through iFixit 46 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:12,280 on release, which probably should have been the case for some previous foldable 47 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:17,400 models given how these launches have gone. The Ars Technica reporter's phone 48 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:19,480 died after 4 days of light use, in part 49 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:23,080 because the protective plastic layer on top of its ultra-thin glass doesn't 50 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:26,920 quite stretch to the edge of the screen. Hey, this sounds familiar. But, also 51 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:31,840 because the two halves of the display are so close when folded, users can wind 52 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:36,440 up smashing small debris into the screen, potentially puncturing the 53 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:40,000 delicate OLED where it's exposed. Ars Technica's Pixel Fold appears to have 54 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,360 died due to a near microscopic perforation between the end of this 55 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:47,160 protective plastic layer and the beginning of the bezel bordering the 56 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:50,600 screen. Funnily enough, everyone freaked out about the Pixel Fold's huge bezels 57 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:54,800 when they first saw them, but little did we know this was an Achilles ankle 58 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:58,800 situation. Normally, you say Achilles heel, but we're just kind of quirky 59 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:01,960 today. We're just kind of you know. What's going on with my frames? 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Oh, but I want a new GPU, too. 68 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:37,960 There are five quick bits and five only. 69 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:42,080 If you add more or take any away, their quantum structure will become 70 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:46,120 dangerously unstable. I don't believe that. You didn't sell 71 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:50,080 that at all. Google reportedly canceled its lightweight AR glasses project 72 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:53,440 during its mass layoffs earlier this year, according to Business Insider. 73 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:58,280 It's unclear whether the glasses were intended to be full AR or simply some 74 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:03,160 kind of smart heads-up display, but it doesn't matter now because you're not 75 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:08,160 getting them either way. Apple has likewise postponed their lightweight AR 76 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:12,360 glasses indefinitely, while Meta plans to ship their own version in 2027. 77 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:15,000 Although, given how things are going, wouldn't necessarily believe that one, 78 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:19,440 either. It's all going to be big headsets from now on. Yeah. I want to wear helmets anyways. 79 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:23,720 They keep me safe. I want to look like Daft Punk. Damus, a potential Twitter 80 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:28,600 rival, has been removed from Apple's App Store over a feature that allows users 81 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:34,000 to tip other users in Bitcoin. According to Apple, these transactions amount to 82 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:37,840 in-app purchases, of which Apple is owed a 30% cut. 83 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:42,680 Don't do that, says Apple. Hot tip. Damus says Apple is abusing its in-app 84 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:48,040 purchase guidelines because, well, no digital content is unlocked by tipping 85 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,640 and thus no purchase is taking place. I, 86 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:54,040 however, would like to ask a separate question. Namely, when Chipotle charges 87 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:59,120 me $2 for extra guac, is that a microtransaction? And should I treat it 88 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:03,200 as a microaggression? Dolly Parton, Britney Spears, Taylor 89 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:07,280 Swift and Adele are all protesting outside of Meta's London headquarters 90 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:11,000 after they claim they were repeatedly banned from Facebook and Instagram for 91 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:15,080 impersonation. To be clear, these are not the real Parton, Spears, Swift and 92 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:19,200 no last name given. They're musical tribute acts. In theory, Meta's policy 93 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:24,520 against impersonation is intended to crack down on malicious malicious 94 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:29,240 Melissa's actions both malicious and delicious impersonation. Even 95 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:33,120 nutritious. Not cover bands. However, their automatic moderation keeps 96 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:38,680 flagging entertainers even after their accounts have been repeatedly 97 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:40,400 reinstated. It's just a prank, guys. 98 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,680 A Meta spokesperson recommended that tribute acts make it clear in their bio 99 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:49,320 or profile that they're not the real individual as if it had never occurred 100 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:54,160 to them to clarify that they're not actually Shania Twain. I do that every 101 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:59,960 day. Pope Francis is teaming up with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics to 102 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:02,040 create an AI ethics handbook. It's not 103 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:05,120 the Bible was good enough. Turns out, this might feel like it's coming out of 104 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:08,920 nowhere, but this is actually far from the first time that the Pope has 105 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:15,440 commented on artificial intelligence. In early 2020, His Holiness Papa Frank I 106 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:19,680 love it when you call ME EL PAPA. PARTNERED with Microsoft and IBM on the 107 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:23,760 creation of a set of principles for the ethical use of AI, including that 108 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:27,680 technology should respect privacy, consider the needs of all human beings 109 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:32,120 and operate transparently and without bias. And not put Popes in fluffy 110 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:37,600 jackets. While you and I might not have seen the AI apocalypse coming, turns out 111 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:39,760 the Holy See had 20/20 vision. And a 112 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:45,280 college in New York is suing a cleaning company for $1 million in damages after 113 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:50,760 one of their staff allegedly destroyed decades worth of research by turning off 114 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:55,880 a lab freezer in order to mute an annoying alarm sound. I shouldn't be 115 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:58,480 laughing, but 116 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:02,480 I'm so sorry. In September 2020, an alarm sounded indicating that the 117 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:06,640 freezer temperature was fluctuating, though not yet at a level that would 118 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:10,880 damage the cultures inside. COVID restrictions meant that it couldn't be 119 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:15,400 repaired for a week, so lab officials put up a sign and locked the freezer 120 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:19,760 outlet and socket to stop anyone from unplugging it. Undeterred, the cleaner 121 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:23,640 resorted to turning off the circuit breaker, destroying the samples over the 122 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:26,640 course of the next several hours. It's like how sometimes you're just too tired 123 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:30,120 to figure out the snooze alarm and instead, you just burn your entire house 124 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:34,800 down. And we won't burn your house down if you 125 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:38,719 come back on Friday for more tech news. Your mortal enemy? 126 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:43,039 The line The line has been drawn in the sand. So, make a decision.