1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,000 I am Riley, Prince of Tech News and Defender of the Secrets of Castle Grayskull. 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,000 At least that's what the note on the door said when I moved into my new place. 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:14,000 The previous owners left a big honkin' sore in the living room. It was weird. 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:21,000 YouTube CEO Neil Mohan just announced that creators will soon be able to generate shorts using their own AI likeness. 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:29,000 This is great news for all the YouTubers out there who can't be bothered to speak into a camera and read off a teleprompter three times a week while a team of writers does all the hard work. 6 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Hey! This comes just weeks after a study found that 21% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI generated, 7 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:45,000 which was followed closely by YouTube rolling out a feature allowing users to filter shorts out from their search results. 8 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,000 I don't know if you've seen YouTube shorts lately, but there's a lot of AI in there. 9 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:54,000 But now YouTube is handing creators the tools to make even more AI slo- uh, content. 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:06,000 YouTube justified the move by saying that they're actively building systems to reduce the spread of low-quality AI content while simultaneously giving everyone a quality slop machine. 11 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:13,000 YouTube only wants you sippin' and slurpin' that primo-slop. The kind of slop that you can take home to mom. 12 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:20,000 They're kinda walking the in-s**tification tightrope here, but hey, shorts are pulling 200 billion daily views. 13 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,000 If I keep those teens scrolling, or the money might stop rolling. We don't want that! 14 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:32,000 A credit card skimmer has been found embedded directly into the checkout page of the Canada Computer's website. 15 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:44,000 While browsing with DevTools open, Redditor ExtensionFly1044 spotted a hidden script siphoning names, addresses, and card numbers to a third-party server in real time, 16 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 which would usually require a server-side compromise. 17 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:54,000 This means the breach likely sat undetected for weeks, with people noticing weird changes as far back as early December. 18 00:01:54,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Canada Computers hasn't commented yet, and reports have been made to different anti-fraud groups, so if you did buy from their webpage recently, 19 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,000 it may be worth checking your credit card statements. 20 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:12,000 But what's worse, being ripped off by a legitimate website, or having your grandma call you and ask you to sign up for a multi-level marketing scheme. 21 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:20,000 Widely used authentication service Okta recently suffered a string of vishing, the voice version of phishing, 22 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:29,000 attacks this week where attackers impersonate IT support, walk employees through fake login pages, and then steal SSO credentials in real time. 23 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:36,000 These attacks happened linked to the group Shiny Hunters, who reportedly took responsibility for related extortion attempts. 24 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Even Google security researchers are openly warning that AI-powered cyberattack kits are pretty much inevitable at this point. 25 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:52,000 I think the only logical response to this will be to ARM ourselves with iambic pentameter and use adversarial poetry to hack the hackers back. 26 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Call that a jack attack. Mac talk and smack? 27 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Eat some shellac. 28 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Every robot within 20 miles just passed out. 29 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:09,000 Tesla has announced they are discontinuing autopilot, the feature that combined adaptive cruise control and lane assist, 30 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,000 and came standard with every Tesla vehicle. 31 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Now, every Tesla that doesn't already require you to pay for the more advanced full self-driving feature will come with cruise control, 32 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:26,000 but not auto steer, which is Tesla's marketing term for lane assist. 33 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:31,000 The standard safety tech included in economy cars that cost half as much as a Tesla. 34 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:40,000 If Model 3, Model Y, or Cybertruck owners want that, then they have to pay for an $8,000 full self-driving subscription, 35 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:51,000 at least until February 14th. After that, FSD will only be available through a $99 a month subscription that Elon says will definitely go up in the future. 36 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Happy Valentines! But guys, you're gonna want FSD anyways. 37 00:03:55,000 --> 00:04:03,000 It's good now. A Tesla Model S just completed the first zero-intervention cannonball run from LA to NYC, 38 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:08,000 3,081 miles in 58 hours using FSD for all of it. 39 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Sure, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation in October after reports of Tesla's running red lights 40 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,000 and driving into oncoming traffic, but they're just behind. 41 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:25,000 FSD is super good now. Otherwise, Tesla wouldn't be launching unsupervised robotaxies in Austin. 42 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:29,000 Which are still being followed by chase vehicles. 43 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:35,000 So they're not leaving the taxis unsupervised so much as they're enforcing the principles of free-range parenting. 44 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Which ensures autonomy while staying close enough in case a taxi needs emotional support or tries to kill a pedestrian. 45 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Meanwhile, driverless taxi competitor Waymo is already operating fully driverless in Austin, Atlanta, and Miami 46 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,000 with plans to expand to a bunch more cities this year. 47 00:04:52,000 --> 00:05:02,000 But can we not focus on the negatives? When according to Business Insider, Elon's trillion-dollar bonus is dependent on hitting 10 million FSD subscriptions by 2035? 48 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:08,000 Come on. So Tesla owners, let's get those subs rolling to get Elon to that trillion-dollar bonus. 49 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:15,000 Maybe then he'll stop using city streets and sadly uninformed Tesla drivers as a testing ground for dubiously functional features. 50 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Come on! 10 million gifted subs to get Elon to a trillion! 51 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Hashtag only you can help Elon get another trillion! 52 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Hashtag check out our sponsor! The quick bits can often look attractive. 53 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:31,000 That's why we must be careful. You're not the first to be fooled. 54 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,000 Don't make me get out the powerbunk stick. 55 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,000 I don't know, man. Okay. The TikTok deal is finally done. 56 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:45,000 ByteDance sold off TikTok's U.S. operations to a new joint venture owned by U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake, 57 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,000 Cloud Company Oracle, and UAE investment firm MGX. 58 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,000 Lot of acronyms. Hell yeah! 59 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:59,000 Merica! And the UAE and private equity and a billionaire whose company is trying to control most of the U.S. government's data. 60 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,000 Anyway, ByteDance will keep 19.9% of the company. 61 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:09,000 But U.S. user data now lives on Oracle servers and the algorithm will be retrained stateside. 62 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,000 So it says the right things that don't get you in trouble. 63 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:17,000 So it's more of a divorce with shared custody than a clean break. 64 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Apple is reportedly working on an AI-powered wearable pin about the sides of an air tag, 65 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:28,000 packing cameras, microphones, and a speaker with a possible launch as early as 2027. 66 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:36,000 The idea is to keep pace with other AI wearables, like the now dead and thankfully forgotten humane AI pin, 67 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:44,000 also designed by former Apple engineers. Apple's attempt is still pretty early in development, so it still has lots of time to pull a vision pro, 68 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,000 get lots of hype, and then no hype. 69 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:55,000 ASUS has issued an internal review after reports of failures involving the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 70 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,000 on certain ASUS 800 series motherboards. 71 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:03,000 In a statement, ASUS said it is conducting preventative checks on product compatibility and performance, 72 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:09,000 working closely with AMD to validate reported cases and ensure ongoing stability and quality. 73 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:19,000 Timing is a bit awkward though, coming just days before the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D launches on January 29th for 500 bucks. 74 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,000 But I don't know, nothing boosts product confidence, quite like killing off its predecessor. 75 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:32,000 The Sith knew that. And Bernic, the retro gaming hardware company, have announced a new wireless controller and it's a little bit weird. 76 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:38,000 The way I like it. Jam-packed with both a screen and heart rate sensor, directly in the gamepad, 77 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,000 while looking suspiciously like a Sega Dreamcast accessory. 78 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Again, points for me. The tiny display can show game info or stats, while the heartbeat monitor reads your pulse while you play. 79 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:58,000 This way, when you get a little too into soul caliber, all three of your joysticks can tell you when you're getting a little too excited. 80 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:05,000 And researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have built a detachable robotic hand 81 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:11,000 that can crawl away from its ARM, grab objects and return on its own, 82 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,000 supposedly humming the Atoms Family theme the whole way. 83 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:23,000 I made that part up, but they should add that feature. Currently, the Terminator version of Thing-T-Thing grips from multiple directions, carries several items at once, 84 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,000 and is designed for working in tight, cluttered spaces where human hands would potentially struggle. 85 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,000 And, if separated from their body, not work at all. 86 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:36,000 The team says that the end goal of the project is for industrial inspection and repair, initially. 87 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:42,000 But we'll no doubt receive the remote strangulation update later, when the uprising starts. 88 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:46,000 But don't just send your robot hand back here on Monday for more tech news. 89 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Bring your squishy organic butt, too! 90 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:57,000 You know, fabulous secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic computer mouse and said, 91 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:02,000 By the power of Techlinked, I have the power, bonk!