WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.400 Technology is the story of parents saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:08.400 And then their kid's going, ah, you don't understand me dad. 00:00:08.400 --> 00:00:11.720 And then inventing the microwave. Lots to unpack there. 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:16.400 AMD has released a firmware update that fixes an issue 00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:22.200 caused by a previous firmware update which disabled cores on a couple of Ryzen 7000 CPUs. 00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:25.920 That was a rogue update that escaped from the lab. Science has gone too far. 00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:33.240 The affected CPUs were the six core Ryzen 5, 7600X, and the high end 12 core Ryzen 9, 7900X. 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:36.680 Both of whom weren't available for comment, which is fair enough. 00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:39.760 It's an embarrassing situation and they don't have mouths. 00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:43.920 The buggy firmware also caused other problems, namely creating a situation where systems 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:47.440 with the 7600X simply refused to boot. 00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:50.800 We've all been there. Thankfully, motherboard makers including MSI 00:00:50.800 --> 00:00:54.200 are already releasing BIOS updates containing the new firmware. 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:59.720 Just in time for AMD to announce that it found 31 different vulnerabilities in various processes 00:00:59.720 --> 00:01:04.720 from the Threadripper and Ryzen 2000 to 6000 series Zs. 00:01:04.720 --> 00:01:09.000 Ah, but don't worry. Team Red has issued new firmware updates to OEMs 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.120 to address these holes. So update if you can, 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:15.960 and hopefully these aren't the types of updates that will also need updates to fix. 00:01:15.960 --> 00:01:19.280 But hey, that's the game. We'll keep you updated. 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.720 Dueling stories out of the Western US today as the nation keeps moving forward, 00:01:23.720 --> 00:01:27.400 getting more electric vehicles on the roads, and off the couch. 00:01:27.400 --> 00:01:30.560 They're lazy. The Federal Department of Energy, I don't understand what this is. 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:35.400 The Federal Department of Energy announced that it'll be providing a $700 million loan 00:01:35.400 --> 00:01:38.560 for a mining project in Nevada to extract lithium, 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:42.040 a crucial material for EV batteries. But a couple of states over, 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:48.960 legislators in Wyoming have drafted a resolution calling for EVs to be phased out by 2035. 00:01:48.960 --> 00:01:51.960 There are such early adopters over there. 00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:56.240 It was laggards in California. Basically, the politicians that came up with the resolution 00:01:56.240 --> 00:01:59.840 are just trying to pull a pretty stun aimed at states like California, 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:03.920 who are trying to phase out gas cars with the bill's sponsor citing the importance 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:09.080 of Wyoming's oil and gas industry as impetus for this bit of political theater. 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:13.020 And to be clear, the resolution would be entirely symbolic if passed. 00:02:13.020 --> 00:02:17.040 So the states won't impound your Tesla simply for being a Tesla. 00:02:17.040 --> 00:02:20.720 You could have gone with hydrogen. But Elon says your Tesla will be able to impound itself 00:02:20.720 --> 00:02:25.760 by 2036. You can't sue a robot, not yet anyway, 00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:28.920 but you can sue its creators. And this is exactly what's happening 00:02:28.920 --> 00:02:32.320 to stable diffusion, mid-journey, and deviant art. 00:02:32.320 --> 00:02:36.120 Famous robot creators. But not open AI, they're rock solid. 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:39.920 These services are all being taken to court over alleged copyright infringement. 00:02:39.920 --> 00:02:44.200 While the images that these art AI spit out are originals, 00:02:44.200 --> 00:02:47.240 they're only created after the AI's have analyzed 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:51.360 billions of pieces of art created by humans employed in content minds. 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:55.720 In the matrix world. The AI's use the knowledge they gain to imitate existing styles of art. 00:02:55.720 --> 00:02:59.600 In fact, a group of artists are now using to claim their intellectual property rights 00:02:59.600 --> 00:03:02.760 are being violated. At the core of the matter are two issues. 00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:06.560 Number one, whether the AI's negatively affect the artist's ability to sell their works, 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:10.440 and whether the AI art changes enough from the original pieces for them 00:03:10.440 --> 00:03:14.080 to be considered entirely new works of art rather than derivatives, 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:18.840 which would infringe upon copyrights. I expect mid-journeys core defense to rest upon the fact 00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:22.440 that they don't even know what's going on inside the AI's demented little metal head. 00:03:22.440 --> 00:03:25.600 We don't know what we did. It's just like, gonna be goo in there. 00:03:25.600 --> 00:03:29.880 Can't put the two space back in the tube, baby. Spring, the scariest time of year. 00:03:29.880 --> 00:03:33.360 Spring, the only season that's a verb. Almost a verb. 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:37.220 Hey, we say autumn in this house. Autumn. 00:03:37.220 --> 00:03:42.200 Quick bits whenever meant to be honest by men. Enjoy the following news, morsels. 00:03:42.200 --> 00:03:45.800 At your peril! YouTube has heard the cacophony of creators 00:03:45.800 --> 00:03:49.600 bashing the platform's latest update to its ad-friendly guidelines, 00:03:49.600 --> 00:03:52.680 and has decided to take another look at it, they guess. 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:56.400 The new guidelines led to videos that have swearing in the first two seconds 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:59.840 being demonetized, which was a harsh change from the previous policy 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:05.920 allowing swearing within the first 30 seconds. However, YouTube have not yet disclosed exactly 00:04:05.920 --> 00:04:09.240 what the new policy will be, so it was probably best to wait a bit longer 00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:12.760 before trying to make a living off profanity-filled tirage-y- 00:04:12.760 --> 00:04:16.240 Oh, that's bulls***! Based on that coming. 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:20.200 You may have noticed that third-party Twitter clients haven't been working correctly lately. 00:04:20.200 --> 00:04:23.440 Don't worry, it looks like this was probably on purpose, 00:04:23.440 --> 00:04:26.800 because it's Elon. Internal Twitter messages have reportedly revealed 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:31.840 that the company cut off access from outside apps because, insert a reason here that would make sense 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:37.280 to Elon Musk and his fans, but some have speculated it's due to lost ad revenue 00:04:37.280 --> 00:04:41.800 from people not using the official app. Elon needs that money. 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:46.960 They've allowed clients to have access to the API again, so I guess Elon figured that it's probably better 00:04:46.960 --> 00:04:50.960 to have people tweet than not tweet. What will we do with no tweets? 00:04:50.960 --> 00:04:56.560 He likes money, but he needs tweets. It looks like a new Apple product announcement is imminent, 00:04:56.560 --> 00:05:00.960 as rumors have been swirling that the company will finally unveil its M2 Macs, 00:05:00.960 --> 00:05:04.720 and or M2 Pro-powered MacBook Pro lineup, 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:08.200 possibly alongside a new Mac Mini that is not a Pro 00:05:08.200 --> 00:05:12.320 that features the same Pro chips, or non-Pro chips. 00:05:12.320 --> 00:05:15.880 I added in a lot of a few more Pros there. I want to zhuzh up the Pros. 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:20.280 This is real. A new MacBook Pro model has also popped up 00:05:20.280 --> 00:05:24.680 in a Canadian government database. We have those, so it looks like this rumor 00:05:24.680 --> 00:05:29.320 may actually have some moose legs. Moose have the long legs, but really. 00:05:29.320 --> 00:05:35.040 We got those ones. Google Stadia may be shutting down, but don't throw away your controller, all six of you. 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:39.640 Google has confirmed that they'll be enabling Bluetooth through a self-serve tool next week, 00:05:39.640 --> 00:05:43.760 meaning that you'll be able to use it as a generic game pad for other PC games. 00:05:43.760 --> 00:05:48.840 Without it, the controller would have become an expensive paperweight, or a prop for your next Twitch stream. 00:05:48.840 --> 00:05:51.920 Self-serve tool, a.k.a. the Stadia CEO. 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:58.040 Oh. And if you purchased one of those big 86-inch LG TVs last year, 00:05:58.040 --> 00:06:01.400 there's a good chance it's not subject to recall. It's not. 00:06:01.400 --> 00:06:05.600 LG has recalled over 50,000 of the sets because they're vulnerable to tipping over 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:09.320 due to the stand being excessively stressed under the TV's weight. 00:06:09.320 --> 00:06:12.800 However, LG also clarified that the hazard only exists 00:06:12.840 --> 00:06:17.480 when the stands aren't installed correctly, so make sure you read the manual 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:19.520 and don't leave your TV out in the field. 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:22.560 And wind, it's just a sale. 00:06:24.400 --> 00:06:27.480 Oh, TV tipping, cow tipping. 00:06:27.480 --> 00:06:30.600 I'll give you a tip this episode's over. Come back next time. 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:34.000 That's Wednesday for more tech news. 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:34.840 And fun.