Some Windows 11 users have reported a weird new bug introduced by a recent preview build
that appeared to make the password sign-in option vanish.
But don't worry, you can actually bring up the password box and can log in normally using
Microsoft's recommended fix. But hover your mouse over where the icon should be and think happy thoughts.
Because it's invisible, but still clickable. I think Microsoft is just trying to make Windows 11 more appealing by gamifying the login
screen. Where is it? One thing that's not making Windows 11 more appealing is its recent update to File Explorer,
which preloads in the background to improve its speed and performance.
That sounds nice, but while File Explorer is reportedly running faster than it was before,
it's actually still running slower than it did in Windows 10, and using almost twice
as much RAM as it did before the update. We're in the holiday season now, and it looks like Microsoft wants Windows 11 to be the
gift that keeps on giving. Unfortunately, they think we all want bugs in our stockings.
Who are we? Timon and Pumbaya, come on!
I said scram!
Timon and Google just teamed up to launch a new service that makes it way easier for
companies who use both Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud to connect them as if they're
on the same network. Previously, companies had to spend thousands of dollars jumping through hoops to achieve
redundancy between systems and, and this is why this is important, considering how often
cloud infrastructure seems to be breaking these days, having an easy way to switch to
backup systems would be grand if we're all a little sick of having the entire internet
break every few weeks. I don't mind it, you know, take a break.
It's not that bad. Get outside. Oh, that's what a real cloud is.
The system combines AWS's Interconnect multi-cloud with Google's CrossCloud Interconnect,
and introduces a new open standard that other cloud providers can use too.
Everything is encrypted by default, built with four layers of backup, and will be monitored
constantly by eagle-eyed IT techs who have sworn an oath to keep Twitter operational.
They may not agree with you, but they will fight for your right to post every one of
your deranged inner thoughts. OpenAI appears to be testing ads inside chatGPT conversations, because the company is going
to have to make some cash eventually if we all want chatbots to continue glazing our
every deranged inner thought. Developer developer Tibor Blaho dug into the latest Android beta and found explicit references
to what is clearly some kind of ads feature, including strings for a search ads carousel
and bazaar content. To be clear, bazaar is in marketplace, although there's plenty of bazaar AI slop out there,
you know what I mean? This would make chatGPT the first major generalized chatbot to directly integrate ads, although
Google added sponsored results as part of its AI search tools this year, and Amazon's
Rufus Shopping Assistant chatbot is basically just one big ad.
If AI companies are going to keep this bubble bubbling though, they need to monetize, even
if AI is still about as reliable as a McDonald's ice cream machine.
A recent study found that nearly 21% of peer reviews submitted to an AI research publication
conference were likely AI-generated, meaning hallucination-prone chatbots are evaluating
how badly other chatbots hallucinate.
Seems reasonable. Whoa, is it just me or can all of you guys also see our sponsor right there?
Uh, I think they're at Joe Mama's house.
Get outta here! What if I tell ya like I'm gonna tell that guy about the quick bits?
I'll tell you though. Ioneo has exposed its beefy next to handheld PC and it's chunky.
The Windows-based gaming handheld has a 9-inch OLED display, an AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus 395
chip, aka Strix Halo, a big old 115Wh battery, and hall joysticks and linear triggers to
go with the touchpads too. The next two looks like a top-tier portable gaming device meant to run AAA PC games, but
given its size and power, don't expect it to be light or tiny, instead chunky.
With the GDP Win 5 and its buxom removable high-capacity battery preceding the Ioneo's
new large and in-charge flagship, it appears we're entering the handheld market's Gears
of War era. Things are getting chunky.
Girl your thicker than a bowl of oatmeal. AMD appears to have accidentally confirmed the existence of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D.
The unannounced chip was first spotted on a since-removed AMD support page, but AMD
didn't act quickly enough to stop folks from learning that it's basically the same 8-core
16-thread chip as the 9800X3D, but with a bump in boost clocks up to 5.6GHz.
Watch out PC part-picker, there's a new default recommended high-end gaming CPU on
the block, and it doesn't take no sh**.
I like that AMD is acting like someone who got caught buying a present for someone else.
Oh, funny running into you at the mall, me?
I'm just here for a walk, gotta get my steps in that bag? Uh, what bag?
Ah, don't look at that bag! Ah, there's no unannounced CPU for you in there, it doesn't exist!
This joke needs work! Netflix has quietly killed the ability to cast from phones to newer Chromecasts, Google
TV streamers, and most Android TV sets.
For some reason. The company updated its help page saying you now have to use the actual Netflix app on
those affected devices, because apparently having a remote means you aren't allowed to
cast. You should have thought of that before you bought a remote device.
At least the feature still works on older Chromecast devices, right?
We said that like as a question, but I think it's true. For everyone else though, they now get rewarded with a nice, completely useless button on
their screen. This is the future. Get used to it.
The government of India has ordered all smartphone makers, including Apple, to ship phones sold
over there with a state-owned security app called Sanchar Sathi pre-installed, and users
won't be allowed to delete or disable it. The government says the app helps catch stolen phones, block scam-related IMEI spoofing,
and spot fraudulent connections. But critics worry this could undercut user privacy and consent.
Remember how pissed people were when the iPhone 6 launched with a U2 album in everyone's
iTunes automatically? Now governments are forcing your phones to come with surveillance apps installed, and
nobody bats an eye. You too must really suck.
And Japan's new 60 million yen mirai human washing machine, a capsule that washes and
dries you in 15 minutes using microbubbles and soothing music, that does the cleaning
too. Sonic Blasting is officially heading to commercial sale after going viral at the Osaka Kansai
Expo. It'll be on display in Tokyo starting December 25th.
Christmas? What a gift! With trial sessions available, though the exact trial date still isn't locked in.
The machine is being developed by those silly guys over at the aptly named Science Incorporated,
where shockingly, they might actually do science. This thing seems legit.
For now, production will be limited to 40-50 units over the next 6 years.
No one's gonna get clean. The potential cheaper home model somewhere down the line.
I can't wait for a machine that can clean your body and your shame after buying a 60
million yen bathtub. Apparently that's 385,000 US dollars, so yeah, that's about shame, ballpark.
And you should go take a bath, ya stinker, but come back on Wednesday for more tech news.
I'm gonna go find that guy who was pestering me all show and beat him up.
Come here, you. I wouldn't do that. This is grumpy rider.
This is New York rider. I couldn't.
Well. Not on camera. Alright.
No. No. No.
No.