1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,560 Tech news isn't just information. It's also a state of mind. 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:12,960 But tech news isn't just a state of mind. It's also information. Write that down. 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,880 Details about Intel's upcoming Aero Lake S platform have leaked, 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:21,920 lending credence to rumors that Team Blue plans to kill Hyperthreading, 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:30,880 which allows two threads to run on a single core. Reliable hardware leaker Yuki Yens, on Twitter, initially published excerpts from an alleged 6 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:37,360 Intel document before removing the tweet. So, unfortunately, only 90% of the internet was 7 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:44,560 able to get screenshots. According to these documents, Aero Lake S processors will feature the 8 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:51,120 same core count as the current 14th gen Raptor Lake refresh tips, and will have Hyperthreading 9 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,960 disabled on performance cores. Rumors have been swirling since at least July of last year 10 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:02,800 that Aero Lake would ditch Hyperthreading in favor of something called rentable units. 11 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:09,360 Allegedly, Intel's plans here are influenced by the Royal Core project, thought up by legendary 12 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:14,560 CPU architect Jim Keller during his brief stint at Intel. A potential replacement for 13 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,120 Hyperthreading has been detailed in a patent filed by Intel about a year ago, 14 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,920 but nothing is definitive at this point. And the documents leaked on Twitter specifically 15 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:31,440 reference a pre-alpha Aero Lake S CPU, so maybe take all of this with some salt. And 16 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,200 not just because tech news is always a little tastier, properly seasoned. 17 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:41,120 How could you not eat me? I'm delicious! Even though HP is facing a class-action lawsuit for 18 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:46,160 forcing printer owners to use first-party ink cartridges, the company's CEO seemed pretty 19 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:51,920 relaxed during a CNBC interview, showing off his yoga skills by repeatedly putting his foot in his 20 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:58,480 mouth. Big Cheese Enrique Lorrez said that when someone buys a printer from HP, the company is 21 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:04,640 investing in that customer. If that customer doesn't print enough or use enough supplies, 22 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:10,320 they are a bad investment. Lorrez also said that the company's long-term strategy is to 23 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:17,360 make printing a subscription, saying it reduces the barriers to print. And that's true. If you 24 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:22,160 give HP enough money each month, they'll reduce the number of barriers stopping you from using 25 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:31,440 your own printer. But to be fair to Enrique Lorrez, blocking HP printer owners from using 26 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:36,960 third-party ink cartridges protects them from being hacked, at least according to a cybersecurity 27 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:43,600 expert Enrique Lorrez. In another memorable quote, Lorrez states viruses can be embedded in third-party 28 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:49,360 cartridges to infect your network through your printer. Somewhat backing up this claim is research 29 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:56,240 firm Actionable Intelligence, who showed this type of attack was possible in 2022, as a response 30 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:02,240 to a bug bounty put out by HP. Of course, the paper detailing that attack came out six years 31 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:07,040 after HP started blocking third-party ink. They were probably just being safe. But that's the 32 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:16,400 type of forward thinking that Hewlett Packard is best known for. The G4's RTX 4070 Super's launch 33 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:22,720 sales are a disappointment, at least according to YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead and several other 34 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:27,680 outlets that are quoting Moore's Law is Dead. We don't want to be hard on these rumors, but what 35 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:32,560 they're saying feels kind of counterintuitive based on how well the card has been reviewed. 36 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:37,520 However, most reviewers only discussed the Founders Edition version sold straight from NVIDIA. Moore's 37 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:42,560 Law is Dead sources claim the sale of partner cards was struggling because most are priced 38 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:51,120 over MSRP. MLID claims an add-in board partner called sales a disaster and he allegedly talked to 39 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:56,560 a small U.S. retailer who claimed they rejected a supply of about 200 add-in board cards because 40 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:04,080 most were priced between $620 and $650 and they felt it would be nearly impossible to sell a 12 41 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:10,240 GB GPU for over 600 bucks. Get your grains of salt ready though because Moore's Law further 42 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:15,200 claimed he spoke with a GPU scalping collective that said they are canceling the orders their bots 43 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:21,120 made after seeing the bad sales. NVIDIA themselves has claimed these leaks don't represent the full 44 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:26,880 picture, of course they would, and at least one retailer, Scan Computers in the UK, said they had 45 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,440 great success with the 4070 Superlaunch. Okay, but like maybe shut up before the scalpers hear you, 46 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:38,000 you know, just trying to help. Oh man, these brand cards suck so much. Horrible launch. 47 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:44,880 Tech news isn't just information and a state of mind. It's also occasionally quick bits, 48 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:51,680 but tech news isn't just quick bits. It's also NVIDIA's RTX Remix software is now in open beta, 49 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:58,240 allowing almost any modder to remaster old games with AI upskilled features, ray tracing, 50 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:03,360 and even DLSS compatibility. It's so easy yet Bethesda couldn't figure it out for Starfield at 51 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:09,520 Lodge. The tech is built on Team Green's omniverse 3D graphics platform and should work for nearly 52 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:16,720 any DirectX 8 or 9 game. NVIDIA even partnered with mod info site ModDB, the DB of mods, 53 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:22,880 to make it the de facto DB for RTX Remix compatible games and community made mods. 54 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,840 Finally, all your favorite classic games can catch up to modern standards by also being too 55 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:34,240 graphically demanding for your PC. I really feel like they're part of the club. Last Friday, 56 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,800 Japan successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the moon, 57 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:44,400 making them only the fifth nation to do so. But that success comes with an asterisk. 58 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,520 We didn't make an asteroid pun there. Could've. Moving on. 59 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:52,880 After landing, the smart lander for investigating moon, or slim, is that real? 60 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:59,440 Was unable to generate power using its solar array. After its battery dipped down to 12%, 61 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,360 slim shut down in order to reserve what little power it had left in hopes of a recovery effort, 62 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,960 rather than ritually disemboweling itself as is the custom. 63 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:13,920 As for the realistic odds that the craft will ever be retrieved, they're currently slim to none. 64 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:25,040 Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo estimates that Apple sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 160,000 65 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:29,280 to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets during the pre-order weekend. 66 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:33,600 It was already predicted that the demand would be so high that the stock available for the official 67 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:38,960 February 2nd launch would sell out, but now the shipping times for all models have been pushed by 68 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,840 five to seven weeks. However, since the shipping times haven't changed since then, it looks like 69 00:06:43,840 --> 00:06:50,240 demand for the product has cooled off. I guess Apple will have to settle for a mere $560 million 70 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,960 in revenue. I know it sounds like a lot, but that's a trillion-dollar company, F. 71 00:06:54,960 --> 00:07:02,720 They're getting detention from the EU. Meta has confirmed that users in the European Economic 72 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:07,840 Area and Switzerland will be able to unlink their Facebook accounts from Instagram and, 73 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:11,680 interestingly, from Messenger, which will have its own separate accounts. 74 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,920 But if you thought the Zuck is making this move out of the goodness of the bionic pump that serves 75 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,840 his heart, nope, the change is meant to ensure Meta complies with the EU's Digital Markets Act, 76 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:27,120 because the EU isn't only gunning for Apple, it's coming for all the tech giants. You guys are so 77 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,360 dead. And I'm fine with that as long as they don't classify me as a gatekeeper next, 78 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:37,200 unless they add gaslight girlboss to the end. And SpaceX is pulling its ambitions back down to 79 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:42,240 Earth by allegedly planning to open a restaurant and shopping center near its launch testing 80 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:47,040 facility in Texas. According to filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, 81 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:52,720 the two projects will cost the rocket company $15 million, or exactly the amount of money Elon 82 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:57,520 Musk found in an old pair of jeans. The kind of food the restaurant will serve is still unknown, 83 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:02,560 but we all know the starter section is going to have something called X, the everything appetizer. 84 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,680 All right. But I know you are going to come back on Wednesday for more tackling. Hey, thanks for 85 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,440 watching today's episode, and thanks again to Blinkist for sponsoring the video. 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