WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.920 Look, in tech news and in life, you can't control leaks, trust me, I've tried. 00:00:07.920 --> 00:00:13.120 We're not sure if all the leaks forced Nintendo to finally reveal the Switch 2 yesterday in 00:00:13.120 --> 00:00:18.400 a 2 minute video, but given that it, like the leaks, focused almost entirely on the 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:24.760 console's physical design, the reveal gave off some clear vibes of fine, here, now shut 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:28.360 up, shut up, stop. 00:00:28.360 --> 00:00:33.480 The video confirmed many previously leaked details, like the adjustable kickstand, bigger 00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:39.040 joy-cons with a mysterious extra button, and even pretty clearly hinted at the rumored 00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:44.840 mouse mode, with the cons clicking into flat-sided attachments and gliding along a surface with 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:52.440 wrist straps trailing behind like mouse tails, Nintendo Switch Master Rays, boom, headshots 00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:56.040 for days, lacking actual specs. 00:00:56.120 --> 00:01:03.120 As far as technical calculates, we're looking at maybe a 7.9 inch screen with a 33% bigger 00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:07.920 body than the Switch 1, and yeah, that about matches my own estimates. 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:12.600 Nintendo promised to host a direct with more info on April 2nd, perhaps because they've 00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:19.440 got lots of prep to do. The Switch 1 sort of kicked off the whole handheld craze, but now the Switch 2 has to deal with 00:01:19.440 --> 00:01:27.120 a market full of Steam Deco likes. Plus, Nintendo has to convince people to be okay with the way Donkey Kong looks now, 00:01:27.120 --> 00:01:32.000 and the fact that their top IP lawyer admitted that emulators are technically legal. 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:40.240 You can't sue anyone anymore, you said it! Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court said it is upholding the federal law that would ban 00:01:40.240 --> 00:01:46.120 TikTok from the country on Sunday unless China-based parent company ByteDance sells the app. 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.880 Prior to the ruling, TikTok said it's preparing to shut down on Sunday. 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:58.680 So what will actually happen is still up in the air. Sunday is President Biden's last day in office, and he said he will leave TikTok's fate 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:04.480 in President Trump's capable, orange-ish hands, although it's not clear if Biden knew where 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:09.200 he was at the time. See, I made a joke about both, so it's okay. 00:02:09.200 --> 00:02:15.240 Trump may try to save TikTok following a jovial phone chat with Chinese President Xi Jinping, 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:20.240 but who knows? He'll have to think about whether he wants more Chinese hackers breaking into computers 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:24.880 like they did to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, probably because she couldn't stop 00:02:24.880 --> 00:02:28.600 doom-scrolling TikToks of custom slime creations. 00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:35.120 She's a freak! Like you and me! She and a flood of other TikTokers, some of whom signed up for the even more Chinese 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:42.000 app Xiaohuang Xu, aka Red Note, specifically so the CCP can get their data, may be bothering 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:49.760 its existing user base. The app reportedly plans to segregate accounts with China-based IP addresses from those in 00:02:49.780 --> 00:02:56.280 the US, which is sad for Chinese Americans and others who use the app because it's Chinese. 00:02:56.280 --> 00:03:02.300 Meanwhile, American social apps are trying to attract the TikTok refugees, with Substack 00:03:02.300 --> 00:03:09.380 straight up offering $25,000 in cash for the most popular TikTok video convincing users 00:03:09.380 --> 00:03:14.720 to join Substack. Well they'll probably just get there and start poking around like, you know. 00:03:14.720 --> 00:03:18.180 Um, do you have any Chinese articles? 00:03:18.180 --> 00:03:22.360 You don't even read Chinese! Oh, I like the way it looks! 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:29.520 Reviews are up for Intel's second battlemage-based ARC graphics card, the B570, and so far, 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:37.160 the consensus is with an MSRP of 220 USD, 10 gigs of VRAM, and in general, slightly diminished 00:03:37.160 --> 00:03:42.720 specs across the board compared to the B580, it's like a less powerful version of the 00:03:42.720 --> 00:03:46.560 B580. It's not an RTX 5090, I don't know why you think that. 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:51.360 As originally discovered by hardware canucks and expanded upon by hardware unboxed, both 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:57.640 of Intel's new cards have worse than expected performance on some older chipsets, but overall, 00:03:57.640 --> 00:04:05.440 the B570 can serve as a less powerful alternative to the RTX 4060, particularly at 1440p. 00:04:05.440 --> 00:04:11.080 So when is AMD gonna stop dragging its feet and give us more details about that RX 9070 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:14.480 and 9070XT they announced at CES? 00:04:14.480 --> 00:04:19.800 You know, the ones with the bad name, shame on you AMD, the shame bad. 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:25.440 I mean, I mean, Momomo on Twitter is leaking the full specs, and the cards are reportedly 00:04:25.440 --> 00:04:31.560 already in stock at European retailers. AMD, this is getting a little ridiculous. 00:04:31.560 --> 00:04:34.960 Just come out from behind the, we can all see you hiding there. 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:43.000 Uh-oh, I tried to hold the quick bits in, but no luck, here they come, ooooh, cuz they're 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:49.040 leaking. Okay, Microsoft has clarified that blog post from Wednesday about the free upgrade to Windows 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:53.200 11 going away. It was just a funny joke, it's not going away. 00:04:53.200 --> 00:04:58.440 In fact, they want you to upgrade so bad they're now forcing Windows 11 users to update to 00:04:58.440 --> 00:05:02.120 the infamously bug-ridden version 24H2. 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:10.600 You can postpone for a week, but that's it. Microsoft is also making the decision for you to hike the price of Microsoft 365, aka 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:14.440 Office, personal and family plans by three bucks a month. 00:05:14.440 --> 00:05:19.200 But don't worry, you get co-pilot integration for your trouble, so right there in word, 00:05:19.200 --> 00:05:25.320 you can ask it to create recipes instantly that authentically taste exactly like something 00:05:25.320 --> 00:05:28.600 thought up by a machine with no taste bud. Do you like it? 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:34.720 SpaceX's massive Starship rocket experienced a rapid, unscheduled disassembly during 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:40.280 its latest test flight on Thursday, forcing aircraft to divert their flight paths, but 00:05:40.280 --> 00:05:43.520 leading to some spectacular footage of flaming debris. 00:05:43.520 --> 00:05:47.440 Here, this one's a better view, plus the guy tagged TMZ. 00:05:47.440 --> 00:05:51.520 What are they gonna do? What? TMZ emergency squad, roll out! 00:05:51.520 --> 00:05:57.560 On the plus side, SpaceX did catch the Starship's booster for the second time, hours after 00:05:57.560 --> 00:06:03.360 Blue Origin, owned by rival billionaire Jeff Bezos, to Elon Musk, I just realized I didn't 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:08.680 even say his name. He successfully achieved orbit for the first time with its new Glenn rocket, and those 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:12.760 two are gonna have so much fun together up there, and that's what's important. 00:06:12.760 --> 00:06:18.880 Apple is pausing AI-generated notification summaries in the latest iOS 18.3 beta after 00:06:18.880 --> 00:06:23.960 numerous complaints from users and the press about those summaries sometimes being completely 00:06:23.960 --> 00:06:28.280 inaccurate, which is very much a you had one job situation. 00:06:28.280 --> 00:06:33.040 Apple wants to fix the feature, but now I'm wondering how the AI will summarize all the 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:38.040 articles about this. Apple pausing AI summaries, wait that's me, no! 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:44.480 The world's largest battery power plant erupted into flames Thursday afternoon, causing evacuations 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:49.480 of the surrounding area, which is known as Monterey County, California. 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:52.800 Really? Isn't it someone else's turn to have a fire? 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:57.560 What caused it is unclear, although the batteries were lithium based, so someone may just have 00:06:57.560 --> 00:07:01.080 been poking around with something sharp, just wanted to see what's inside. 00:07:01.080 --> 00:07:06.720 And the iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy Slim are arriving later this year, and regular Ozympic 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:10.680 might not be enough. Good thing a new weight loss drug is on the way. 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:18.720 That's right, it's SUPER Ozympic! Or at least that's what Gizmodo called it in their report on drugmaker Novo Nordisk's 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:24.240 findings showing study participants losing weight faster than vanilla Ozympic when given 00:07:24.240 --> 00:07:27.480 a higher dose. Fascinating results. 00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:30.960 So you're going to want to get your soon to be bony hands on this if you're buying 00:07:30.960 --> 00:07:35.880 one of these thin phones. The effect we're going for with the arms is bat wings, okay? 00:07:35.880 --> 00:07:42.420 It's so in right now. And I'm so into the idea of you coming back here on Monday for more tech news. 00:07:42.420 --> 00:07:51.520 Just imagine you there, me here, basically the same as this, but again, oh wow.