1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,120 Hi, my name's Riley and I love tech news 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:11,599 even though it doesn't love me back. It can't. It's not 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:16,400 live yet. I'm working on something. Microsoft thinks it would just be swell 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:20,320 if every Windows app was updated through Windows Update, like how updates are 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:24,800 handled on phones. According to a post on the company's Windows IT Pro blog, 6 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:30,080 the post says this would help app updates on Windows feel less like a 7 00:00:27,519 --> 00:00:34,960 fragmented experience, which oo that certainly sounds bad. We don't want 8 00:00:32,480 --> 00:00:39,520 that. I think Microsoft says their new Windows update orchestration platform 9 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:45,600 can schedule updates to happen at the most ecoefficient times and ensure apps 10 00:00:42,399 --> 00:00:47,520 get future enhancements automatically. 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:51,520 No, you don't get a say in that. That would be a fragment. That would be so 12 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:55,360 messy, trust me. Okay, now's the part where I admit that this feature is 13 00:00:53,120 --> 00:01:00,480 clearly geared towards businesses and could make it easier for IT managers who 14 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:05,439 already limit which apps get updates and when. But can you blame regular users 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:09,439 for being wary given Microsoft's many attempts to funnel us all towards the 16 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:14,240 Microsoft Store? Not to mention springing updates on us at what seem 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:18,240 like intentionally bad times. Oh, what's this guy doing? Oh, he almost beat the 18 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:21,600 boss. Update time. Discord has introduced 19 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:26,240 orbs. Yeah, I think we could leave it there. Uh, just kidding. It's a new 20 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:31,119 in-app currency that users can earn by finishing quests, which involve things 21 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:36,400 like watching ads or playing a promoted game. Epic real hero stuff. Previously, 22 00:01:34,479 --> 00:01:41,200 quests only rewarded players with in-game bonuses or Discord avatar 23 00:01:39,119 --> 00:01:47,520 decorations, but now brands can choose to give orb. Please, sir, I want some 24 00:01:45,119 --> 00:01:52,320 orb. I had to. I can tell you've got lots of questions and thankfully there's 25 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:57,840 an FAQ. Is there any other way to obtain orbs? No. Well, there is one other way, 26 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:02,159 but it's too dangerous. What should I do if I see someone selling orbs? Call the 27 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:06,399 police immediately. More importantly, what can one buy with orbs? Standard 28 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:10,640 cosmetics and stuff from the Discord shop, but also you can buy Nitro 29 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:15,040 credits, which can be used to experience the benefits of a Nitro subscription 30 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:20,720 until your credits run out. And it seems like grinding orbs for Nitro won't be a 31 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:25,200 viable strat forever because Discord doesn't want it to be. An exec told PC 32 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:30,640 Gamer, "We have a lot of control over the orbs economy right now." Not saying, 33 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:35,040 but heavily implying that once the orbs start to gain consciousness and begin 34 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:38,800 pondering themselves, well, all bets are off. The European Commission has 35 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:43,440 published its full ruling on whether Apple is compliant with the EU's Digital 36 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:48,640 Markets Act regulations. Although Apple was already fined 500 million euros last 37 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:53,200 month, the EU says it'll keep issuing more fines to the tech giant because it 38 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:57,599 has still failed to make enough changes to bring its policies in line with DMA 39 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:01,440 requirements, particularly the ones that say Apple has to stop restricting 40 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:06,239 developers from informing users about services outside of the app store. In a 41 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:11,440 statement given to 9to5 Mac, Apple responded with the usual stuff about 42 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:16,159 security issues and being forced to give away our technology for free, which is I 43 00:03:14,239 --> 00:03:20,239 guess how they'd also describe allowing people to sideloadad and do whatever on 44 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:24,159 macOS. It's not like Apple hasn't had time to implement proper changes, but 45 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:28,159 they've probably been pretty busy working on a gaming focused app they'll 46 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:33,920 introduce later this year, according to Bloomberg. I mean, that doesn't seem that complicated, but gaming doesn't 47 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:37,760 come easy to them. What a weird dig. They're not real gamers like you and me. 48 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:42,400 Apple's also been developing a new naming scheme for their OSs. All of them 49 00:03:40,159 --> 00:03:48,080 will be named after the following year like cars. So, the next major iOS 50 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:49,920 version will be iOS 26 instead of iOS 51 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:53,280 19. You think coming up with that idea was easy? Wait till you hear about our 52 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:57,760 sponsor, Ground News. The site recognized by the Nobel Peace Center as 53 00:03:55,519 --> 00:04:03,120 an excellent way to stay informed, avoid echo chambers, and expand your 54 00:03:59,519 --> 00:04:05,200 worldview. And also I say that too. 55 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:09,120 Seriously though, basically my whole job is researching news online. So I know it 56 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:13,360 is hard to figure out what the heck is really going on out there. I use ground 57 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:16,720 news all the time to understand how a story is being reported across the 58 00:04:14,959 --> 00:04:20,639 political spectrum so I can see the bigger picture. That's how it works. 59 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:24,639 Take this story about a German court dismissing a request from consumer 60 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:29,520 rights groups and allowing Meta to train AI on its users data. This story does 61 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:33,280 have decent coverage from both sides, but they're emphasizing different things 62 00:04:31,280 --> 00:04:38,240 with the left highlighting ethical and privacy concerns and the right focusing 63 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:42,240 on the need to allow AI innovation. If I want to go deeper, I can see who owns 64 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,560 each outlet and find stories I might be missing with a blind spot feature. So, 65 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:51,199 get some transparency in your media diet and save 40% on Ground News Vantage Plan 66 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:55,199 using our link in the description. Tech News will need companions when I bring 67 00:04:53,199 --> 00:04:59,759 it to life. So, I'll also be doing that with the quick bits, despite warnings 68 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:03,199 from every scientist I know. Oh, you didn't think Intel was going to make 69 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:08,720 more Battle Mage gaming graphics cards? Then what are these device IDs for four 70 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:14,800 different Battlem GPUs and the Mesa graphics driver for Linux spotted by 71 00:05:11,199 --> 00:05:16,479 leaking person Lassa Carcanan? You don't 72 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:22,479 have an answer, do you? Which is why you wait for me to talk. But hey, if this is 73 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:25,280 all a mirage, prices for RTX5090s have 74 00:05:22,479 --> 00:05:28,720 reportedly fallen below MSRP in Finland for the first time. And while that 75 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:33,120 doesn't help us at all, we can all be happy for Finland. Texas has passed a 76 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:37,440 bill into law that will require the Apple App Store and the Google Play 77 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:41,680 Store to verify its users ages by January 1st, 2026. Meanwhile, the 78 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:46,639 European Commission said they're investigating a number of adult websites 79 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:50,080 that the EU says fail to prevent minors from accessing their content. It is 80 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:54,160 quickly becoming apparent that tech giants better figure out how to solve 81 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:57,600 the age verification problem because these laws are hitting the books faster 82 00:05:55,919 --> 00:06:01,120 than I did in college after already spending the night before the big test 83 00:05:59,199 --> 00:06:05,280 gaming until 3:00 a.m. It's more efficient that way. Got a couple fun 84 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:11,680 things left over from Computex, courtesy of Tom's Hardware. Turns out InWin 85 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:14,560 unveiled a 1650W power supply intended 86 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:20,400 just for GPUs. And so, accordingly, it only has four of the 12volt 16 pin 87 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:24,479 connectors best known for melting GPUs. It's supposed to sit in your system 88 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:30,160 alongside your regular PSU, so if one melts, you're still good. Uh, and also a 89 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:32,800 company called Utran showed off a $3,000 90 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:39,680 expansion card that can add up to 224 terabytes to your system in the form of 91 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:42,080 28 M.2 SSDs. Very nice. SpaceX 92 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:47,039 successfully got its massive Starship to orbit again using a super heavy booster 93 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:51,199 that was reused for the first time. But though Elon was 80% sure they'd solved 94 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:55,600 the engine bay issues that led to a fiery ending for the previous flight, 95 00:06:53,039 --> 00:07:00,880 another issue came up. This time after reaching orbit, leaks caused a loss of 96 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:06,160 main tank pressure and Starship fell victim to yet another rapid unscheduled 97 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:09,199 disassembly. Contrary to popular belief, these incidents aren't actually 98 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:12,960 disasters. Rocket companies use all of the data collected to improve the 99 00:07:11,199 --> 00:07:17,000 design. But I'm sure they'd still love to get their hands on whoever it is that 100 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:21,520 keeps disassembling these rockets. Is it Tardigrades in space? Can't rule it out. 101 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:25,360 And there's another AI game generator on the scene. We've already had AI 102 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:30,160 generated playable versions of Quake from Microsoft, Minecraft from Decart, 103 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:34,880 and some trippy demos from Google's Genie 2. But this one, a playable, 104 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:41,440 grainy walking simulator from a company called Odyssey, is not a game. Odyssey 105 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:43,919 is very clear that this is AI video. You 106 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:48,479 can both watch it interact with in real time. That sounds like a game, but no. 107 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:52,560 Actually, through Odyssey's research, we're now seeing the earliest glimpses 108 00:07:50,639 --> 00:07:57,120 of an entirely new medium of entertainment. The company calls 109 00:07:54,879 --> 00:08:01,599 interactive video, which looks like video you watch every day, but which you 110 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:06,000 can interact and engage with in compelling ways. Consider it an early 111 00:08:03,919 --> 00:08:10,319 version of the Hollow Deck. So, like, okay, like this is a video game. It's 112 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:16,080 particularly remarkable that it can generate a new realistic video frame 113 00:08:12,479 --> 00:08:17,759 every 40 milliseconds, which is it's 25 114 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:23,599 FPS. It's kind of low for a game actually. It's like a glitchy dream. 115 00:08:20,319 --> 00:08:26,160 Raw, unstable, but undeniably new. I 116 00:08:23,599 --> 00:08:31,919 deny it. So now, don't deny me the gift of your presence on Friday, and I won't 117 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:33,919 deny you tech news. You know, who knows? 118 00:08:31,919 --> 00:08:36,919 Maybe I'll even throw in an orb or two. Okay.