WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.400 Reviews of NVIDIA's new RTX 4060 graphics card are out, 00:00:03.400 --> 00:00:07.080 and frankly, even including the DIY salad kit from Safeway, 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:11.560 it is hard to imagine a bag more mixed. I'm Riley Murdoch, this is TechLinked, 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:17.240 and you will be disappointed to learn this card is decidedly underpowered in terms of hardware. 00:00:17.240 --> 00:00:23.480 Compared to its predecessor, the RTX 3060, the 4060 has fewer GPU cores, fewer RT cores, 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:28.080 fewer AI cores, and less memory. So NVIDIA made the card half off. 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:33.160 The PCIe lanes, I mean, it's got half as many. Now, the 4060 does see a substantial performance boost 00:00:33.160 --> 00:00:36.680 with DLSS3 and specifically the new frame generation feature, 00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:42.560 which is probably why NVIDIA allowed a small handful of reviewers to post early sneak peeks of the 4060 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:46.120 a few days before the official review embargo lifted. 00:00:46.120 --> 00:00:50.160 So long as those reviewers only showed benchmarks of NVIDIA-approved games 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:54.600 and emphasized its AI upscaling capacity. Like how the Olympics only shows up athletes 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:58.760 who use steroids. They're the best. In a normal world, NVIDIA would weather 00:00:58.760 --> 00:01:03.440 significant backlash from this strategy, be forced to apologize and commit to do better. 00:01:03.440 --> 00:01:07.160 But we live in the real world, where everyone and their cat is giving NVIDIA 00:01:07.160 --> 00:01:11.240 direct access to their bank accounts in exchange for mountains of AI cards. 00:01:11.240 --> 00:01:14.280 Sure, boycott this product launch. 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:19.920 I mean, a best of luck. Starfield, the hotly anticipated new game from Bethesda, 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:25.400 is officially partnering with AMD and PC gamers are big mad, 00:01:25.440 --> 00:01:28.880 not just because that's a... Anagram. Thank you. 00:01:28.880 --> 00:01:32.960 Admittedly, gamers don't really do small or medium mad, but there's a reason this time. 00:01:32.960 --> 00:01:36.720 AMD has been taking a lot of heat recently for the fact that a large percentage 00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:41.280 of AAA AMD partner games lack support for NVIDIA's DLSS 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:46.960 and Intel's XESS upscaling, despite the fact that a majority of NVIDIA partner titles 00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:50.200 do support AMD's FSR upscaling. 00:01:50.200 --> 00:01:54.400 Make it make sense. Of course, even if Starfield does lack DLSS support, 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:58.960 PC gamers with GeForce cards will still be able to enable FSR too, 00:01:58.960 --> 00:02:04.340 due to AMD's more open approach to upscaling. This kind of anti-competitive behavior on all sides 00:02:04.340 --> 00:02:09.160 reminds me of my visit to the donkey sanctuary, because I'm supposed to be having a fun time, 00:02:09.160 --> 00:02:12.480 but it's nothing but jackasses as far as I can see. 00:02:12.480 --> 00:02:17.200 This possible lack of DLSS has also raised concerns that the game might perform poorly on release, 00:02:17.200 --> 00:02:22.080 but come on, it's a Bethesda game. It managed to make it to five seconds of gameplay 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:27.280 before your first bug. It's a big mutated bug. And reviews are also out for the Pixel Fold, 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:30.360 and somebody has already broken it. 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:33.780 Early reviews have been positive. The Fold is a well-rounded device 00:02:33.780 --> 00:02:40.280 with a thin form factor, relatively large screen, and top-notch premium hardware, just as Google promised. 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:45.160 However, the big concern with foldables and Google hardware in general is always durability, 00:02:45.160 --> 00:02:50.240 especially for the hinge that makes all the difference between a foldable and a breakable. 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.280 We don't want to make those anymore. 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:59.120 A reviewer from Ars Technica holds the questionable honor of being the first to turn Google's much-hyped foldable phone 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:02.120 into an $1,800 foldable paperweight. 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:05.620 Though luckily for them, the Pixel Fold is the first foldable to date 00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:09.080 to offer DIY repair through iFixit on release, 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:12.920 which probably should have been the case for some previous foldable models, given how these launches have gone. 00:03:12.920 --> 00:03:17.040 The Ars Technica reporter's phone died after four days of light use, 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:21.200 in part because the protective plastic layer on top of its ultra-thin glass 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:24.600 doesn't quite stretch to the edge of the screen. Hey, this sounds familiar, 00:03:24.600 --> 00:03:28.800 but also because the two halves of the display are so close when folded, 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:32.440 users can wind up smashing small debris into the screen, 00:03:32.440 --> 00:03:36.400 potentially puncturing the delicate OLED where it's exposed. 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:40.920 Ars Technica's Pixel Fold appears to have died due to a near microscopic perforation 00:03:40.920 --> 00:03:45.640 between the end of this protective plastic layer and the beginning of the bezel bordering the screen. 00:03:45.640 --> 00:03:49.020 Funnily enough, everyone freaked out about the Pixel Fold's huge bezels 00:03:49.020 --> 00:03:53.900 when they first saw them, but little did we know. This was an Achilles ankle situation. 00:03:53.900 --> 00:03:56.940 Normally you say Achilles heel, but we're just kind of quirky today. 00:03:56.940 --> 00:03:59.980 There are five quick bits and five only. 00:03:59.980 --> 00:04:04.340 If you add more or take any away, their quantum structure will become dangerous, 00:04:04.340 --> 00:04:07.620 lay on the table. I don't believe that. 00:04:07.620 --> 00:04:12.700 You didn't sell that at all. Google reportedly canceled its lightweight AR glasses project 00:04:12.700 --> 00:04:16.380 during its mass layoffs earlier this year, according to Business Insider. 00:04:16.380 --> 00:04:22.500 It's unclear whether the glasses were intended to be full AR or simply some kind of smart heads-up display, 00:04:22.500 --> 00:04:26.900 but it doesn't matter now because you're not getting them either way. 00:04:26.900 --> 00:04:30.460 Apple has likewise postponed their lightweight AR glasses 00:04:30.460 --> 00:04:35.020 indefinitely while Meta plans to ship their own version in 2027. 00:04:35.020 --> 00:04:38.640 Although, given how things are going, wouldn't necessarily believe that one either. 00:04:38.640 --> 00:04:43.300 It's all gonna be big headsets from now on. I wanna wear helmets anyways, they keep me safe. 00:04:43.300 --> 00:04:46.660 I wanna look like deaf punk. Daemus, a potential Twitter rival, 00:04:46.700 --> 00:04:52.780 has been removed from Apple's App Store over a feature that allows users to tip other users in Bitcoin. 00:04:52.780 --> 00:04:57.020 According to Apple, these transactions amount to in-app purchases 00:04:57.020 --> 00:05:01.460 of which Apple is owed a 30% cut. It was a tip, don't do that, says Apple. 00:05:01.460 --> 00:05:05.660 Hot tip. Daemus says Apple is abusing its in-app purchase guidelines 00:05:05.660 --> 00:05:09.500 because, well, no digital content is unlocked by tipping, 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:14.700 and thus no purchase is taking place. I, however, would like to ask a separate question. 00:05:14.700 --> 00:05:18.020 Namely, when Chipotle charges me $2 for extra guac, 00:05:18.020 --> 00:05:22.420 is that a microtransaction? And should I treat it as a microaggression? 00:05:23.540 --> 00:05:29.980 Dolly Parton, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Adele are all protesting outside of Meta's London headquarters 00:05:29.980 --> 00:05:34.660 after they claim they were repeatedly banned from Facebook and Instagram for impersonation. 00:05:34.660 --> 00:05:38.860 To be clear, these are not the real Parton, Spears, Swift, and no last name given. 00:05:38.860 --> 00:05:43.100 They're musical tribute acts. In theory, Meta's policy against impersonation 00:05:43.100 --> 00:05:46.220 is intended to crack down on malicious, malicious. 00:05:46.220 --> 00:05:50.500 Melissa's actions. Both malicious and delicious impersonation. 00:05:50.500 --> 00:05:56.020 Even nutritious. Not cover bands. However, their automatic moderation keeps flagging 00:05:56.020 --> 00:06:00.180 entertainers even after their accounts have been repeatedly reinstated. 00:06:00.180 --> 00:06:05.660 It's just a prank, guys. A Meta spokesperson recommended that tribute acts 00:06:05.660 --> 00:06:10.300 make it clear in their bio or profile that they're not the real individual, 00:06:10.300 --> 00:06:15.420 as if it had never occurred to them to clarify that they're not actually Shania Twain. 00:06:15.420 --> 00:06:19.980 I do that every day. Pope Francis is teaming up with the Marcula Center 00:06:19.980 --> 00:06:24.140 for Applied Ethics to create an AI ethics handbook. 00:06:24.140 --> 00:06:28.220 Thought the Bible was good enough. Turns out, this might feel like it's coming out of nowhere, 00:06:28.220 --> 00:06:33.220 but this is actually far from the first time that the Pope has commented on artificial intelligence. 00:06:33.220 --> 00:06:36.860 In early 2020, his holiness, Papa Frank. 00:06:36.860 --> 00:06:38.900 I love it when you call me ill, Papa. 00:06:39.860 --> 00:06:43.780 Partnered with Microsoft and IBM on the creation of a set of principles 00:06:43.780 --> 00:06:48.180 for the ethical use of AI, including that technology should respect privacy, 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:52.660 consider the needs of all human beings, and operate transparently and without bias. 00:06:52.660 --> 00:06:56.900 And not put popes in fluffy jackets. While you and I might not have seen 00:06:56.900 --> 00:07:01.700 the AI apocalypse coming, turns out the Holy See had 20-20 vision. 00:07:01.700 --> 00:07:07.060 And a college in New York is suing a cleaning company for $1 million in damages 00:07:07.100 --> 00:07:11.620 after one of their staff allegedly destroyed decades worth of research 00:07:11.620 --> 00:07:16.820 by turning off a lab freezer in order to mute an annoying alarm sound. 00:07:16.820 --> 00:07:21.540 I shouldn't be laughing, but I'm so sorry. 00:07:21.540 --> 00:07:26.940 In September, 2020, an alarm sounded indicating that the freezer temperature was fluctuating, 00:07:26.940 --> 00:07:30.740 though not yet at a level that would damage the cultures inside. 00:07:30.740 --> 00:07:36.260 COVID restrictions meant that it couldn't be repaired for a week, so lab officials put up a sign 00:07:36.260 --> 00:07:40.580 and locked the freezer's outlet and socket to stop anyone from unplugging it. 00:07:40.580 --> 00:07:44.740 Undeterred, the cleaner resorted to turning off the circuit breaker, 00:07:44.740 --> 00:07:47.960 destroying the samples over the course of the next several hours. 00:07:47.960 --> 00:07:53.540 It's like how sometimes you're just too tired to figure out the snooze alarm, and instead you just burn your entire house down. 00:07:54.540 --> 00:07:59.220 And we won't burn your house down if you come back on Friday for more tech news. 00:07:59.220 --> 00:08:04.060 You're mortal enemy? The line has been drawn in the sand, 00:08:04.060 --> 00:08:05.620 so make the decision.