WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.360 To understand the tech news, we first need to understand how a computer processor works. 00:00:06.360 --> 00:00:09.720 So let me know if you figure it out cause I got nothing. 00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:17.120 AMD's new RX 9070 and 9070XT graphics cards officially launched yesterday and in a stunning 00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:22.560 turn of events, more than just a handful of gamers were actually able to purchase them 00:00:22.560 --> 00:00:29.520 at or near AMD's suggested prices from retailers as it was in days of yore. 00:00:29.520 --> 00:00:34.080 While the stock situation seemed to be better than it was for the launch of NVIDIA's RTX 00:00:34.080 --> 00:00:40.400 50 series, scalpers are still very much a factor with some 9070XTs spotted going for 00:00:40.400 --> 00:00:48.880 as much as 2000 bucks. And while stock of MSRP cards predictably vanished quickly, evidence from multiple retailers 00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:56.560 indicates they were only able to sell an initial shipment of certain cards at MSRP with subsequent 00:00:56.560 --> 00:00:59.920 shipments of the same cards priced higher. 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:06.480 TechTubers Hardware Unboxed said that retailers they spoke to apparently bought stock up front 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:12.440 for higher than MSRP on the promise of rebates from AMD that would make up the difference, 00:01:12.440 --> 00:01:19.200 indicating that AMD maybe can't or won't give out as many rebates as they promised. 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:28.400 I'm saying it like that because this is unclear. In a statement to press, AMD's Frank Azor claimed it is inaccurate that MSRP is launch 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:35.320 only pricing, but when asked directly by the Verge to confirm or deny a cap on initial 00:01:35.320 --> 00:01:39.680 sales of MSRP cards, AMD refused to do so. 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:45.040 Now whether AMD or the retailers or someone else is to blame for the limited amount of 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:50.240 MSRP cards, Azor implores you don't despair. 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:57.920 AMD is working to replenish stock ASAP and MSRP pricing will continue to be encouraged. 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:04.960 You can do it best by price that thing lower. I mean, what's money compared to the joy of they hung up? 00:02:04.960 --> 00:02:10.080 Over to NVIDIA now who has reportedly asked laptop manufacturers to check all of their 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:16.120 RTX 50 series laptops for the same missing ROP issue that degraded performance in some 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:19.880 proportion of Blackwell desktop GPUs. 00:02:19.880 --> 00:02:25.360 GPUs are even apparently opening up ready to ship pallets of laptop boxes to perform 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:28.360 the checks. But that's fine. 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:33.160 It's normal, at least according to NVIDIA, who confidently confirmed to the Verge that 00:02:33.160 --> 00:02:37.680 no laptop GPUs are affected by the missing ROP issue. 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:42.880 They always reopen laptops to fire up GPUs after boxing them up for shipment. 00:02:42.880 --> 00:02:46.280 In fact, they'll do it a couple more times before shipping them out. They're just checking. 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:51.240 Can you blame NVIDIA for trying to keep everyone calm though the RTX 50 series launch has had 00:02:51.240 --> 00:02:54.240 so many issues, people are making them up now. 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:59.880 Dutch retailer Your Game Specialists sent out product recall notices to RTX 5090 owners 00:02:59.880 --> 00:03:03.560 based on a potential fire hazard risk. 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:09.880 But after some digging, the retailer's CEO told KitGuru that the email was an error. 00:03:09.880 --> 00:03:13.600 So don't worry, everything is totally fine until we find out that it's not next week. 00:03:13.600 --> 00:03:21.640 A lot of space news going on right now. During Starship's latest test flight, the rocket spun out of control and blew up, spewing 00:03:21.640 --> 00:03:27.760 dangerous flaming debris across the sky in an admittedly beautiful display. 00:03:27.760 --> 00:03:33.280 SpaceX called this a rapid unscheduled disassembly, the same term they used the last time this 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:40.320 happened just over a month ago. But I actually feel worse for other space company, Intuitive Machines, who had their 00:03:40.320 --> 00:03:46.760 lunar lander tip over while landing on the moon, again, the same thing happened to their 00:03:46.760 --> 00:03:49.880 previous lander a year ago. I shouldn't be laughing. 00:03:49.880 --> 00:03:55.360 I'm sorry. Hey, you know, it's never too late for a career change, night classes can be affordable. 00:03:55.360 --> 00:04:01.840 I'm sorry, I shouldn't. This is sad. Look, it wasn't a total loss, the lander was able to collect some data while reclining 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:07.520 in its crater, but with its solar panels unable to charge its battery, the mission is over. 00:04:07.720 --> 00:04:12.400 Hey, at least they didn't just shoot it into deep space like the Odin probe from Wannabe 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:16.480 asteroid mining company Astroforge. See ya. 00:04:16.480 --> 00:04:22.760 And believe it or not, there is a space success story today. 00:04:22.760 --> 00:04:29.000 The European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket successfully completed its first commercial 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:32.440 mission, delivering a French military satellite to orbit. 00:04:32.440 --> 00:04:38.000 Félicitations! That's just one of many non-English words you may hear if you travel while using our 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:44.880 sponsor. I know computers use quick bits, they're not the same kind that we have, but maybe there's 00:04:44.880 --> 00:04:52.720 a connection there. A federal judge in Brazil has given Apple 90 days to enable side loading on iOS after 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:57.840 a court battle with e-commerce giant Mercado Libre over payment methods. 00:04:57.840 --> 00:05:02.280 In his ruling, the judge noted that Apple has already complied with similar rules in 00:05:02.280 --> 00:05:06.960 other places like the EU, proving that the company's business model still works just 00:05:06.960 --> 00:05:12.200 fine when it stops helicopter parenting and pretending it has to approve everything its 00:05:12.200 --> 00:05:17.120 customers do with their devices. They're gonna download a virus eventually. 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:20.160 Buy your mama virus! Okay, that's just rude. 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:24.560 In other Apple news, the company confirmed that it's delaying the rollout of the upgraded 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:30.160 Siri experience for iOS 18 that it showed off while announcing Apple Intelligence last 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:35.640 year, which is really too bad because the new Siri was arguably the only interesting 00:05:35.640 --> 00:05:39.720 Apple Intelligence feature, along with inbox categories in the mail app. 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:44.560 Apple told press outlets that it anticipates them rolling out in the coming year, a prediction 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:48.960 they got by prompting the new Siri. Oh, yeah, no, she's ready now. 00:05:48.960 --> 00:05:52.480 She's just shy. What if they don't like me? They already don't. 00:05:52.480 --> 00:05:59.160 They got nothing to lose. Google's turned to bork something now, and this time it's the haptics of Pixel devices, 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:04.360 which got altered by the company's recent Pixel Drop update in a way that users can't 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:12.000 quite agree on. One user says their pixel vibrations used to be bold and crisp, and now feel hollow. 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:15.120 Another user says the haptics feel springy. 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:20.440 And yet another says they're now getting bang-bam feedback. 00:06:20.440 --> 00:06:25.800 Sounds rough. Here's hoping we figure out a better way to describe this issue, and that Google brings 00:06:25.800 --> 00:06:30.600 the good vibes back. Okay, that could work. 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:36.480 Western Digital has officially spun out its SSD business completely into Sandisk, which 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:42.480 is now an independent company. The change has some PC enthusiasts wondering about branding. 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:48.680 What will Sandisk call the popular WD Black SSD without the WD part? 00:06:48.680 --> 00:06:54.640 But you shouldn't worry. Sandisk will figure it out, because as far as I can tell, all they do now is branding 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:58.840 after launching an objectively sick new logo and company identity. 00:06:58.840 --> 00:07:02.920 Now their YouTube channel seems to just be videos about their logo. 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:07.840 Not sure whether they've fixed the issues with their portable SSDs, but yo, that logo 00:07:07.840 --> 00:07:11.080 is good, you can't deny. 00:07:11.080 --> 00:07:18.800 And a company called Bolt Graphics says their upcoming Zeus 1C GPU will perform 2.5 times 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:22.800 better than an RTX 5090 in rendering performance. 00:07:23.160 --> 00:07:29.880 It shouldn't be that hard if the 5090's connector melted, am I right? 00:07:29.880 --> 00:07:33.840 And similarly, Bolt claims are made in the rest of the video, despite the company only 00:07:33.840 --> 00:07:38.080 showing what appears to be a CG render of their card. 00:07:38.080 --> 00:07:41.840 Bolt is apparently showing up at a number of upcoming tech conferences, so who knows, 00:07:41.840 --> 00:07:48.160 maybe they have something special. Hopefully they're planning on doing something substantial and not pulling an Intel this 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:52.600 morning, and literally just tweeting the word AI. 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:59.680 Trying anything at this point, we're manifesting. And if I imagine really hard that you'll come back on Monday for more tech news, then 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:03.560 you have to, that's the rules. What rules? 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:05.920 The ones I just imagined. This is great, you should try it.