WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 So I'm thinking about combining my love of tech news 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:09.100 with my love of sausage. And soon, I'll try rebranding TechLinked as TechLinks, 00:00:09.100 --> 00:00:14.240 where I tell you a variety of tech news stories while eating a variety of delectable meats. 00:00:14.240 --> 00:00:19.160 It worked for hot ones. Microsoft is pulling official support for Windows 10 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:23.880 in less than two weeks. So naturally, users appear to be flocking 00:00:23.880 --> 00:00:28.160 to the only other version of Windows that makes sense. Windows 7. 00:00:28.720 --> 00:00:33.720 Huh? Yep, a slew of articles has popped up to tell you that according to StatCounter, 00:00:33.720 --> 00:00:36.920 Windows 7 has gone from only having a 2% share 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:41.480 of the Windows version market to a 9.6% share, 00:00:41.480 --> 00:00:45.880 an increase of nearly five times, because who doesn't miss the safety and warmth 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:49.600 we all enjoyed inside our mother's wombs? I say we go back! 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:54.600 There's just one issue here. StatCounter isn't exactly an infallible source 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:58.680 when it comes to Market Share, because the site doesn't just count the number 00:00:58.680 --> 00:01:04.600 of users out there using a given OS, it counts the number of page views on websites 00:01:04.600 --> 00:01:10.040 that have embedded the StatCounter tracker, because they're interested in usage numbers. 00:01:10.040 --> 00:01:13.760 And the problem with that is, page views aren't going to tell you how many devices 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:17.920 are running a certain Windows version, it's just gonna tell you how many pages 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:24.000 only on StatCounter's affiliated websites are being loaded on a, say, Windows 7 device. 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:27.040 So it could be that Windows 10 users 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:32.280 are running away from the impending support cutoff back into the arms of the devouring mother, 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:36.120 but this could also be explained by, you know, 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:41.360 someone booting up a ton of existing Windows 7 PCs and suddenly browsing like mad. 00:01:41.360 --> 00:01:45.920 Also, weird time to abandon Windows 10 when everybody essentially gets a year 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:50.880 of extended security updates for free, and when the new Windows 11 25H2 update 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:55.520 that just is dropping now, it actually makes the start button less dumb, okay? 00:01:55.520 --> 00:01:58.520 But counterpoint, when you used Windows 7, 00:01:58.520 --> 00:02:03.240 your mom made you dinner all the time, and maybe she will again. 00:02:03.240 --> 00:02:06.280 OpenAI has announced that they're launching Sora 2, 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.400 their new flagship video and sound generation model 00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:14.480 inside a new app also called Sora. 00:02:14.480 --> 00:02:19.840 OpenAI's announcement comes a week after Meta unveiled Vibes, their new feed 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:24.240 to discover and create video content that we just totally missed reporting on last week. 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:29.960 I wonder why. No one cares. Ha, according to Sora 2's launch video, 00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:36.720 it will generate videos that include sound and better physics and body mechanics to improve realism. 00:02:36.720 --> 00:02:40.400 I did see a skateboard video that really tricked me. 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:43.480 Great, now when folks wanna share their nightmare fuel with people, 00:02:43.480 --> 00:02:46.520 you won't just have to see this stuff, but you'll hear it too, 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:50.000 and it'll all be more realistic than ever. You're welcome. 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:56.480 On top of that, you can even make cameos in your videos, essentially deep-faking yourself into these horror shows 00:02:56.480 --> 00:03:01.360 just by recording a one-time video. Thankfully, OpenAI says they've built ways 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:05.040 to avoid doom-scrolling and sloptimized feeds. 00:03:05.040 --> 00:03:08.560 Is that a quote? From you or from them? 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:11.080 They came up with the term sloptimized? 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:17.160 They're just leaning into it. So that way you'll have more control over what their algorithm is showing you, 00:03:17.160 --> 00:03:20.640 and sure, you know, why not? I'll take them at their word. 00:03:20.640 --> 00:03:24.160 Look what a great job they did with ChatGbD's parental controls. 00:03:24.160 --> 00:03:27.760 Damn it, when I look up sausage content, I want it to be wholesome. 00:03:28.720 --> 00:03:32.680 Ha, ha, ha, ha, it's a tall ask. 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:37.760 But this is just one part of the AI wave crashing over us all this week. 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:40.760 For example, Meta is doing their users a solid. 00:03:40.760 --> 00:03:43.800 The tech giant will start collecting your AI chat data 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:46.800 to serve you personalized ads on December 16th, 00:03:46.800 --> 00:03:51.320 but on the plus side, if you're giving me a heads up first. 00:03:51.320 --> 00:03:55.240 Oh my God, Zuck is so cool now. He's like, what are the bros? 00:03:55.240 --> 00:04:00.560 Meta's announcement came alongside a post featuring Instagram boss Adam Musseri 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:04.360 desperately trying to tell you and convince you that Meta's products 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:09.040 don't eavesdrop on you through your microphone. Those eerie ads for the thing you were just talking 00:04:09.040 --> 00:04:12.960 to your friend about pop up because of all the other ways they spy on you, 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:16.320 but not the microphone, that would be too far. 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:22.880 If you want AI to listen to your microphone though, Google is finally rolling out Gemini for home, 00:04:22.880 --> 00:04:28.000 replacing its venerable Google Assistant in nearly every Nest and Google home device 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:32.240 that's still functioning and launching two new Nest cams and a doorbell 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:36.640 featuring the highest resolution ever seen in the lineup. AI is in your house now. 00:04:36.640 --> 00:04:40.600 And if nothing gets its way, all up in your phone too. 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:45.120 The company, nothing that is, has just launched what it calls a first step 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:48.120 towards an AI native operating system. 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:52.720 And what normal people would call a store for apps made by vibe coding. 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:57.320 It's called the nothing playground and will host essential apps. 00:04:57.320 --> 00:05:02.640 You know, apps for people who just cannot go without filling their phone with slop apps. 00:05:02.640 --> 00:05:05.680 I wish I could call them slaps, but they don't. 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:10.800 On tech links, the sausage show, this part of the show will be called quick bites. 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:15.000 And that means that unfortunately, they'll never be quite as fast as the quick bits. 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:21.480 Apple is getting pestered by the Brits again. The UK government has issued another order 00:05:21.480 --> 00:05:25.520 demanding access to the encrypted cloud storage of Apple's users. 00:05:25.520 --> 00:05:28.680 However, the UK government was specifically this time 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:33.040 saying we want the British user data if we have a warrant 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:37.200 and if there's a threat to national security. This is not the first time the UK government 00:05:37.200 --> 00:05:40.600 has tried to pull this off, sending a similar order back in January. 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:46.680 But in August, US national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, said that the US had pushed the UK 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:50.000 to drop their mandate for Apple to provide a back door. 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:54.680 Well, these hooligans are back at it again and Apple will now need to defend its walled garden 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:57.720 standing as a bastion of user privacy. 00:05:57.720 --> 00:06:01.960 I'll admit it's weird every time I find myself cheering for a mega corporation, 00:06:01.960 --> 00:06:05.840 but you know what they say about strange bedfellows? 00:06:05.840 --> 00:06:11.040 Is that a British thing? Sounds like it. Microsoft is increasing the price of some of their 00:06:11.080 --> 00:06:18.400 Xbox Game Pass membership tiers. The PC Game Pass is going from $11.99 a month to $16.49. 00:06:18.400 --> 00:06:21.760 And more glaringly, the monthly cost of Game Pass Ultimate 00:06:21.760 --> 00:06:25.160 is going from 20 bucks all the way up to 30 bucks. 00:06:25.160 --> 00:06:28.160 Now, since Microsoft doesn't seem to care about selling consoles, 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:31.240 they need to get your money somehow. I mean, we knew this was coming. 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:36.720 These price hikes do include some benefits though. PC and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers now get access 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:41.080 to Ubisoft plus classics and Ultimate users get exclusive access 00:06:41.080 --> 00:06:44.920 to improved cloud game streaming quality and resolution 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:49.760 up to 1440p on select games. I have some friends that swear Game Pass 00:06:49.760 --> 00:06:52.880 is genuinely too good a deal to pass up. 00:06:52.880 --> 00:06:58.920 Well, how about now? Frederick. Qualcomm has announced a complete victory over ARM 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:02.280 in their long running legal dispute over licensing agreements. 00:07:02.280 --> 00:07:06.040 If you don't remember, this whole thing kicked off when Qualcomm acquired Nuvia 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:09.960 who had different ARM licenses than Qualcomm, which resulted in ARM suing Qualcomm 00:07:09.960 --> 00:07:14.440 for making products using those licenses. And basically, you know, this recent court win 00:07:14.440 --> 00:07:18.840 allows Qualcomm to keep selling chips with designs developed by Nuvia. 00:07:19.840 --> 00:07:24.160 Do we cheer for that? I don't know. Naturally, this whole situation isn't actually over 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:28.280 as ARM declared that they plan on appealing the ruling, which is great because you know, 00:07:28.280 --> 00:07:31.720 we love updating you on licensing litigation, exhilarating. 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:35.560 Intel's recent GPU driver updates appear to have resolved 00:07:35.560 --> 00:07:39.560 some reported CPU overhead issues with their ARC GPUs. 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:45.280 Hardware unboxed confirmed that Intel's latest driver significantly improved the B580's performance 00:07:45.280 --> 00:07:50.560 in some games like Spider-Man Remastered, where using a B580 with the new drivers 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:54.320 paired with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU 00:07:54.320 --> 00:07:58.720 saw the average FPS increase by 31 frames. 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:03.120 That's, that is some frames. It's worth noting that these improvements 00:08:03.120 --> 00:08:07.720 are due to game specific updates and you won't see the same results in every game, 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.200 but it is nice that Intel is refining their GPU's performance. 00:08:11.200 --> 00:08:14.280 Keep working, Intel. You're gonna be a real competitor 00:08:14.280 --> 00:08:19.000 in the tech industry someday. And I'm sorry I had a time to any arachnophobes, 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:21.420 but they're building spider robots. 00:08:22.520 --> 00:08:27.800 That builds you houses, build the house and get out of here. Crest Robotics has introduced Charlotte, 00:08:27.800 --> 00:08:35.040 a spider-looking robot that could be used to build structures on Earth and other planets or moons. 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:38.360 The Robugs extrusion system 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:43.800 collects sand, Earth and other materials, binds them in fabric, compresses them 00:08:43.800 --> 00:08:48.560 and poops them out as layers for a building, as you do, with the aim being for Charlotte 00:08:48.560 --> 00:08:53.160 to construct homes in a single day. I want a positive note for the arachnophobes. 00:08:53.160 --> 00:08:58.960 They want Charlotte to be used to build a moon base, so you might get the catharsis of seeing a spider 00:08:58.960 --> 00:09:03.080 shot far away from you into space. You'll definitely also get the catharsis 00:09:03.080 --> 00:09:07.840 of seeing more tech news if you come back on Friday. Now, do that, and if you don't mind, 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:11.720 I have to continue to argue about Italian versus Polish sausages 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:16.160 with my vegetarian co-writer. I think Polish might be better, 00:09:16.160 --> 00:09:20.440 but I do love that Italian sausages are sweet and spicy. 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:24.400 I don't care. It's some people's job to make sausages. 00:09:24.400 --> 00:09:26.760 What about the economy? Checkmate.