WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.120 Hi, my name's Riley and I love tech news 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:11.599 even though it doesn't love me back. It can't. It's not 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:16.400 live yet. I'm working on something. Microsoft thinks it would just be swell 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:20.320 if every Windows app was updated through Windows Update, like how updates are 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:24.800 handled on phones. According to a post on the company's Windows IT Pro blog, 00:00:23.039 --> 00:00:30.080 the post says this would help app updates on Windows feel less like a 00:00:27.519 --> 00:00:34.960 fragmented experience, which oo that certainly sounds bad. We don't want 00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:39.520 that. I think Microsoft says their new Windows update orchestration platform 00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:45.600 can schedule updates to happen at the most ecoefficient times and ensure apps 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:47.520 get future enhancements automatically. 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 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:55.360 messy, trust me. Okay, now's the part where I admit that this feature is 00:00:53.120 --> 00:01:00.480 clearly geared towards businesses and could make it easier for IT managers who 00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:05.439 already limit which apps get updates and when. But can you blame regular users 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:09.439 for being wary given Microsoft's many attempts to funnel us all towards the 00:01:07.600 --> 00:01:14.240 Microsoft Store? Not to mention springing updates on us at what seem 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:18.240 like intentionally bad times. Oh, what's this guy doing? Oh, he almost beat the 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:21.600 boss. Update time. Discord has introduced 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:26.240 orbs. Yeah, I think we could leave it there. Uh, just kidding. It's a new 00:01:23.759 --> 00:01:31.119 in-app currency that users can earn by finishing quests, which involve things 00:01:28.320 --> 00:01:36.400 like watching ads or playing a promoted game. Epic real hero stuff. Previously, 00:01:34.479 --> 00:01:41.200 quests only rewarded players with in-game bonuses or Discord avatar 00:01:39.119 --> 00:01:47.520 decorations, but now brands can choose to give orb. Please, sir, I want some 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 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, 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 00:02:00.240 --> 00:02:06.399 police immediately. More importantly, what can one buy with orbs? Standard 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:10.640 cosmetics and stuff from the Discord shop, but also you can buy Nitro 00:02:08.640 --> 00:02:15.040 credits, which can be used to experience the benefits of a Nitro subscription 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 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:25.200 viable strat forever because Discord doesn't want it to be. An exec told PC 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:30.640 Gamer, "We have a lot of control over the orbs economy right now." Not saying, 00:02:28.160 --> 00:02:35.040 but heavily implying that once the orbs start to gain consciousness and begin 00:02:32.480 --> 00:02:38.800 pondering themselves, well, all bets are off. The European Commission has 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:43.440 published its full ruling on whether Apple is compliant with the EU's Digital 00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:48.640 Markets Act regulations. Although Apple was already fined 500 million euros last 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:53.200 month, the EU says it'll keep issuing more fines to the tech giant because it 00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:57.599 has still failed to make enough changes to bring its policies in line with DMA 00:02:55.680 --> 00:03:01.440 requirements, particularly the ones that say Apple has to stop restricting 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:06.239 developers from informing users about services outside of the app store. In a 00:03:03.920 --> 00:03:11.440 statement given to 9to5 Mac, Apple responded with the usual stuff about 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:16.159 security issues and being forced to give away our technology for free, which is I 00:03:14.239 --> 00:03:20.239 guess how they'd also describe allowing people to sideloadad and do whatever on 00:03:17.920 --> 00:03:24.159 macOS. It's not like Apple hasn't had time to implement proper changes, but 00:03:22.480 --> 00:03:28.159 they've probably been pretty busy working on a gaming focused app they'll 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 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. 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:42.400 Apple's also been developing a new naming scheme for their OSs. All of them 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:48.080 will be named after the following year like cars. 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So, I'll also be doing that with the quick bits, despite warnings 00:04:57.360 --> 00:05:03.199 from every scientist I know. Oh, you didn't think Intel was going to make 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:08.720 more Battle Mage gaming graphics cards? Then what are these device IDs for four 00:05:06.400 --> 00:05:14.800 different Battlem GPUs and the Mesa graphics driver for Linux spotted by 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:16.479 leaking person Lassa Carcanan? You don't 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 00:05:18.880 --> 00:05:25.280 all a mirage, prices for RTX5090s have 00:05:22.479 --> 00:05:28.720 reportedly fallen below MSRP in Finland for the first time. And while that 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 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:37.440 bill into law that will require the Apple App Store and the Google Play 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:41.680 Store to verify its users ages by January 1st, 2026. Meanwhile, the 00:05:40.320 --> 00:05:46.639 European Commission said they're investigating a number of adult websites 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:50.080 that the EU says fail to prevent minors from accessing their content. It is 00:05:48.639 --> 00:05:54.160 quickly becoming apparent that tech giants better figure out how to solve 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:57.600 the age verification problem because these laws are hitting the books faster 00:05:55.919 --> 00:06:01.120 than I did in college after already spending the night before the big test 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:05.280 gaming until 3:00 a.m. It's more efficient that way. Got a couple fun 00:06:02.960 --> 00:06:11.680 things left over from Computex, courtesy of Tom's Hardware. Turns out InWin 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:14.560 unveiled a 1650W power supply intended 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:20.400 just for GPUs. And so, accordingly, it only has four of the 12volt 16 pin 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:24.479 connectors best known for melting GPUs. It's supposed to sit in your system 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:30.160 alongside your regular PSU, so if one melts, you're still good. Uh, and also a 00:06:26.960 --> 00:06:32.800 company called Utran showed off a $3,000 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:39.680 expansion card that can add up to 224 terabytes to your system in the form of 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:42.080 28 M.2 SSDs. Very nice. SpaceX 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:47.039 successfully got its massive Starship to orbit again using a super heavy booster 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:51.199 that was reused for the first time. But though Elon was 80% sure they'd solved 00:06:49.280 --> 00:06:55.600 the engine bay issues that led to a fiery ending for the previous flight, 00:06:53.039 --> 00:07:00.880 another issue came up. This time after reaching orbit, leaks caused a loss of 00:06:58.080 --> 00:07:06.160 main tank pressure and Starship fell victim to yet another rapid unscheduled 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:09.199 disassembly. Contrary to popular belief, these incidents aren't actually 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:12.960 disasters. Rocket companies use all of the data collected to improve the 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 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:21.520 keeps disassembling these rockets. Is it Tardigrades in space? Can't rule it out. 00:07:19.440 --> 00:07:25.360 And there's another AI game generator on the scene. We've already had AI 00:07:23.440 --> 00:07:30.160 generated playable versions of Quake from Microsoft, Minecraft from Decart, 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:34.880 and some trippy demos from Google's Genie 2. But this one, a playable, 00:07:32.880 --> 00:07:41.440 grainy walking simulator from a company called Odyssey, is not a game. Odyssey 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:43.919 is very clear that this is AI video. You 00:07:41.440 --> 00:07:48.479 can both watch it interact with in real time. That sounds like a game, but no. 00:07:46.400 --> 00:07:52.560 Actually, through Odyssey's research, we're now seeing the earliest glimpses 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:57.120 of an entirely new medium of entertainment. The company calls 00:07:54.879 --> 00:08:01.599 interactive video, which looks like video you watch every day, but which you 00:07:59.440 --> 00:08:06.000 can interact and engage with in compelling ways. Consider it an early 00:08:03.919 --> 00:08:10.319 version of the Hollow Deck. So, like, okay, like this is a video game. It's 00:08:08.560 --> 00:08:16.080 particularly remarkable that it can generate a new realistic video frame 00:08:12.479 --> 00:08:17.759 every 40 milliseconds, which is it's 25 00:08:16.080 --> 00:08:23.599 FPS. It's kind of low for a game actually. It's like a glitchy dream. 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:26.160 Raw, unstable, but undeniably new. I 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 00:08:28.400 --> 00:08:33.919 deny you tech news. You know, who knows? 00:08:31.919 --> 00:08:36.919 Maybe I'll even throw in an orb or two. Okay.