WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.280 Hey guys, I'm Riley. I go on the internet where tech news 00:00:03.280 --> 00:00:07.840 gonna make me lose my mind up in here, up in here, so you don't have to. 00:00:07.840 --> 00:00:12.880 Apple finally launched the Vision Pro, and while even the most positive reviews 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:18.200 from media outlets earlier this week had a tinge of cynicism, early impressions from customers 00:00:18.200 --> 00:00:21.360 who just got their $3,500 headsets for the first time 00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:24.440 are mostly positive in an uplifting example 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:27.800 of post-purchase rationalization. My fit, why? 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:32.160 My cost, sunken. After all, they're now using what Tim Cook called 00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:37.000 tomorrow's technology today, a phrase rendered false as soon as it's uttered, 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:41.400 and which also doesn't explain why the Vision Pro's persona avatars 00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:46.000 look so much worse than Meta's photorealistic codec avatars. 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:49.080 Yeah, yeah, those aren't available yet on Quest, but the demos look so much better, okay? 00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:54.120 Just let me have this. Speaking of which, Meta took the opportunity to piggyback off the Vision Pro launch 00:00:54.120 --> 00:00:59.180 with an update for their Quest headsets. You know, the ones that are a fraction of the cost. 00:00:59.180 --> 00:01:04.760 The Quest 2, 3, and Pro now support playing back stereoscopic spatial video 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:07.860 recorded on an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, 00:01:07.860 --> 00:01:12.500 something Apple may regard as morally wrong, and there's a couple new pinch gestures 00:01:12.500 --> 00:01:15.840 because Apple's patent on basic human hand stuff fell through. 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:20.620 The Quests can also now use game pads in the browser for cloud gaming, 00:01:20.620 --> 00:01:25.180 but on the other hand, the Vision Pro now has an unofficial YouTube app 00:01:25.180 --> 00:01:28.600 thanks to Christian Selig, the developer of the Apollo Reddit app. 00:01:28.600 --> 00:01:35.280 And no, those two things aren't related, like this segue to our next topic, AI. 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:40.920 AI News is a dime a dozen these days, but Google, Amazon, and actually Apple 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:45.840 made some noteworthy announcements this week. Google's barred chatbot can now use 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.440 the tech giant's own Imogen 2 model to generate images, 00:01:49.440 --> 00:01:53.480 although it declined to generate an image for CNET's article on this story, 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:57.360 but did generate an image of itself as a blonde cyborg, 00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:01.640 so thanks for that. This tech is gonna change everything. 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.240 The other future. Google is also adding generative AI chat to maps, 00:02:06.240 --> 00:02:10.280 which looks like a genuinely useful way to get info about a place that doesn't involve 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:15.440 digging through an endless slideshow of photos, as long as that info isn't hallucinated nonsense, 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:18.680 causing you to show up to an Indian restaurant in a sombrero. 00:02:18.680 --> 00:02:22.620 But at that point, the wrong restaurant thing is the least of your problems. I just love the culture. 00:02:22.620 --> 00:02:26.920 Meanwhile, Amazon announced Rufus, a chatbot rolling out in beta 00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:30.960 that will help customers shop on the platform, overrun by products named, 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:34.600 I cannot fulfill this request, it goes against open AI use policy. 00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:39.120 Yeah, AI stuff is still a mess, but that's only because Apple hasn't come in 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:43.840 to fix it yet. That all changes this year, according to Tim Cook himself. 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:48.120 During the company's earnings call yesterday, Tim said they're putting a tremendous amount 00:02:48.120 --> 00:02:53.960 of time and effort into AI, and they're excited to share the details later this year. 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:59.120 Now, he's either talking about the company's research, getting LLMs running on iPhone hardware, 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:03.560 or an Android version of you that will treat your mom better than you ever did. 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:06.920 You haven't even bought her an iPhone yet. 00:03:06.920 --> 00:03:12.460 You pathetic insect. She birthed you, ungrateful wretch. 00:03:12.460 --> 00:03:16.320 Reviews for the Samsung Galaxy S24, S24 plus, 00:03:16.320 --> 00:03:21.220 and S24 Ultra are also out, with reviewers praising the lineup's new 00:03:21.220 --> 00:03:25.560 complimentary AI features, like circle to search and on-device translation. 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:29.200 But the hardware is where some are finding flaws, 00:03:29.200 --> 00:03:33.640 which makes sense given that in at least one area, the phone's actually got a downgrade. 00:03:33.640 --> 00:03:37.680 The Ultra's stuck with a 5X optical zoom instead of 10X. 00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:42.040 As if on cue, in steps, the frustratingly named company Nothing, 00:03:42.040 --> 00:03:45.320 with its first major product announcement, I can remember, 00:03:45.320 --> 00:03:49.640 since they thought they had solved iMessage on Android. That lasted for like a day, 00:03:49.640 --> 00:03:54.840 which just didn't think it was that complicated. Anyways, all of a sudden, they launched the Nothing phone 2A yesterday, 00:03:54.840 --> 00:03:58.280 which has been rumored since December, a Pixel A series-esque, 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:02.720 more budget-friendly alternative to the $600 Nothing phone 2. 00:04:02.720 --> 00:04:06.480 The company didn't reveal the 2A's price, design, or release date, 00:04:06.480 --> 00:04:09.480 but just knowing it's out there makes me feel a bit better. 00:04:09.480 --> 00:04:13.240 And that's not nothing. I won't apologize. 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:16.600 $600 for nothing? Quick bits, man. 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:21.000 They just get you right. They just get you right there. 00:04:21.880 --> 00:04:25.400 Come on, man. Wi-Fi company MorseMicro 00:04:25.400 --> 00:04:28.560 has published a record-breaking real-world demonstration 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:32.080 of their Halo-based microprocessors, 00:04:32.080 --> 00:04:36.480 showing that they create Wi-Fi networks capable of maintaining video calls 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:41.120 at a distance of 1.8 miles. Three kilometers. 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:45.680 Ultra-long-range Wi-Fi signals usually aren't powerful enough to load media. 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:49.480 Never mind maintaining a video call, but even at its farthest range, 00:04:49.520 --> 00:04:52.920 the connection maintained a minimum speed of one megabit a second, 00:04:52.920 --> 00:04:56.600 despite the test taking place in a busy, populated area. 00:04:56.600 --> 00:05:02.120 This could be a game-changer in the practicality of massive city-wide Wi-Fi networks, 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:07.280 making your excuses to your mother about why you haven't called all the more infeasible. 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:10.360 Tim is gonna come and take her from you. 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:13.840 She deserves so much better. The browser company has announced 00:05:13.840 --> 00:05:18.400 more AI-powered features for its Arc browser. And would you believe me if I told you 00:05:18.440 --> 00:05:22.800 that they actually look kind of cool? Because you shouldn't, but let me tell you anyway. 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:26.800 Arc's Instant Links feature skips the search results page entirely, 00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:31.560 scanning for the best handful of links and tabs, and opening them for you immediately. 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:35.760 Live folder is a Google Alerts-like feature, except instead of keywords, 00:05:35.760 --> 00:05:39.200 it scans the web for content relating to topics you like. 00:05:39.200 --> 00:05:42.560 When something new comes up, it throws it in a folder and notifies you. 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:45.960 Arc's Browse For Me results webpage generating feature 00:05:45.960 --> 00:05:50.400 is also coming to desktop from iOS, where it launched earlier this week. 00:05:50.400 --> 00:05:55.080 And altogether, it seems like the browser company just really wants to knock a chunk out of Google search 00:05:55.080 --> 00:05:59.640 business by not forcing people to deal with pop-ups. And I don't see the problem here. 00:05:59.640 --> 00:06:04.600 The FCC will be voting on whether robot calls using AI-generated voices 00:06:04.600 --> 00:06:10.240 should be officially recognized as illegal under an existing law from 1991, 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:13.360 which bans the use of artificial and prerecorded voices 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:17.680 in non-emergency calls without written permission from the call recipient. 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:22.760 That was already illegal. These kinds of robot calls have spiked over the past few years, 00:06:22.760 --> 00:06:27.120 including a recent voter suppression effort that used a fake Joe Biden. 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:32.800 The real one was busy. He's got stuff to do. Likely created using 11Labs software 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:36.080 to discourage voters from participating in the New Hampshire primary 00:06:36.080 --> 00:06:39.440 and save their votes for the November election, 00:06:39.440 --> 00:06:44.480 which is just not how votes work. They expire if you don't use them, just like milk. 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:49.840 You got one vote, don't use it on that. Japan plans to introduce a new six-month residency visa 00:06:49.840 --> 00:06:54.880 for digital nomads in order to make it easier for high-skilled remote workers, consultants, 00:06:54.880 --> 00:06:58.200 and online content creators to live in the country, 00:06:58.200 --> 00:07:02.920 despite not being employed in Japan. The government is currently taking public comment 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:08.600 but hopes to launch the program in March. In order to be eligible, you must be a millionaire, 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:13.200 but only a Japanese millionaire making over 10 million yen a year 00:07:13.200 --> 00:07:17.760 equivalent to around $68,000, which is still, it's a bunch. 00:07:17.760 --> 00:07:21.240 Currently, over 50 countries offer digital nomad visas, 00:07:21.240 --> 00:07:26.320 most of which allow significantly longer stays with far less stringent income requirements. 00:07:26.320 --> 00:07:29.960 I mean, if you've got a visible means of support other than your legs, 00:07:29.960 --> 00:07:36.360 you can just hang out in Germany for three years, maybe give up the anime, get really into techno dance. 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:39.480 Welcome to Germany. You dance like you're from here. 00:07:40.480 --> 00:07:46.360 And according to a new study published in Science, researchers have developed a new machine learning model 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.440 that mimics the way children learn language. 00:07:49.440 --> 00:07:53.880 How did they do it? Well, by strapping a camera to a toddler's forehead 00:07:53.880 --> 00:08:00.160 and feeding the resulting audio and video to an AI like a baby let's play, like a baby IRL stream. 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:04.640 The birth rate is declining and that's a problem because we need more physical constructs 00:08:04.640 --> 00:08:08.960 to strap the AI onto. By seeing the world through a small child's eyes, 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:13.840 or at least a small child's forehead, the AI was able to make associations between words 00:08:13.840 --> 00:08:17.760 and objects the same way a cute little human larva would. 00:08:17.760 --> 00:08:22.000 Hopefully demystifying a process that once upon a time all of us went through, 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:25.080 but none of us remember. So can you prove it? 00:08:25.080 --> 00:08:28.360 What happened? But I know you'll remember to come back on Monday 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:32.360 for more tech news, just like you remember everything I ever say to you. 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:35.440 You're gonna do great on next week's quiz sport.