WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.240 Remember when there wasn't any tech news and instead people would just hunt and gather? 00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:08.320 If so, how do you remember that? How old are you? 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:13.760 Samsung's latest flagship SSD is dying faster than whatever the opposite of Keith Richards is. 00:00:15.360 --> 00:00:20.640 Robbie Kahn of news site Neowin reported that his 990 Pro SSD's health rating, 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:26.720 which reflects the capacity and effectiveness of the drive, dropped to 98% in a few days before 00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:31.680 even filling the two terabyte capacity. For reference, the drive is rated for at least 00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:36.720 1200 terabytes written, which basically means that Kahn should have been able to overwrite 00:00:36.720 --> 00:00:41.600 the entire capacity of the drive 11 times over before its health dropped by 2%. If I've learned 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:47.040 anything from the dairy aisle, a lot of people seem passionate about 2%, so it matters. 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.440 That also seemed to be the case when Kahn posted his findings on Reddit before he 00:00:51.440 --> 00:00:55.280 published the article. Many commenters stated that they were seeing a similar, 00:00:55.280 --> 00:01:00.480 quicker-than-normal SSD death. One user on Twitter said he saw his health drop by 36% 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:04.000 after writing less than two terabytes. Kahn said he tried to armay the faulty SSD, 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:08.880 but Samsung sent it back to him saying there was no defect found. They eventually reversed 00:01:08.880 --> 00:01:13.680 course after the story gained traction because they truly care about what their customers think 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:19.200 about how they treat their other customers. Google is being sued again, but this time, 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:24.640 it's the US Department of Justice. Again, actually the lawsuit was filed this Tuesday 00:01:24.720 --> 00:01:31.520 by the DOJ and eight states, making the ongoing games of Google lawsuit bingo a bit more interesting. 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:36.640 This new lawsuit focuses squarely on Google's hold on the digital advertising market, 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:41.600 with the US Attorney General leveling accusations that Google had weakened if not destroyed 00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:46.800 competition in the ad tech industry. Okay, that's not fair. Meta helped destroy it too. 00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:51.360 In a press release yesterday, the DOJ took issue with the tech giant's control of the largest 00:01:51.360 --> 00:01:57.200 ad exchange, the tools to sell ads, and even the tools to buy ad inventory. The government body 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:02.080 accuses Google of multiple counts of anti-competitive behavior, including acquiring competitors, 00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:07.120 though I'm sure Google likes to think of it as making new friends, but buying them and then 00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:12.320 consuming them and spitting out the ones that are no longer necessary. That's BFF's 101. 00:02:14.320 --> 00:02:19.360 And there's been a major leak about Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset, courtesy of dependable 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:26.640 source Mach-German, or as I like to call them, Girm-Tung, Grima-Girm-Tung. Apparently the headset 00:02:26.640 --> 00:02:32.880 is likely to be named Reality Pro, which sounds like a subscription upgrade for existence. I'll 00:02:32.880 --> 00:02:37.200 take a side of death, and will feature hand-to-eye tracking capabilities to allow you to launch 00:02:37.200 --> 00:02:42.240 applications without a controller. Whatever, we've seen that before. What is intriguing is the avatar 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:47.120 functionality. Supposedly, when you FaceTime another headset user one-on-one, the headset will 00:02:47.120 --> 00:02:53.280 realistically render your faces and bodies in VR to make you feel like you're speaking in the same 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:57.520 room. If you add any more people to the call, it won't work since it would require too much 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:03.360 processing. I mean, this one's supposed to cost just $3,000. You want VR parties, you'll have to 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:08.400 get the Pro Reality XDR. Fittingly, the headset will also be able to function as an external display 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:13.200 for the Mac, which makes it only the second most expensive Mac monitor Apple has ever made. 00:03:13.200 --> 00:03:16.880 Allegedly, Apple's in discussion with the likes of Disney and other companies regarding 00:03:16.880 --> 00:03:21.520 development of VR content for the device, which may have to do with the headsets' purported 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:26.880 immersive video functionality. Finally, you can reach out and touch your favorite Disney characters 00:03:26.880 --> 00:03:31.040 without having to go to a theme park and harass out-of-work actors. 00:03:31.040 --> 00:03:38.960 Leave Gaston alone! But his bulge! Seriously, how do you remember the Stone Age? Do you own an Animus? 00:03:39.600 --> 00:03:44.880 Anyway, quick bits. The fruit company we haven't shut up about yet has reportedly cut the 2023 00:03:44.880 --> 00:03:52.160 MacBook Pro's SSD performance. Another SSD story, baby! Multiple outlets have shown that the new 00:03:52.160 --> 00:04:00.800 $2,000 entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro's 512GB SSD has significantly slower read and write speeds 00:04:00.800 --> 00:04:06.160 than its 2021 counterpart. Honestly, though, it's the entry-level MacBook Pro. If you want better 00:04:06.160 --> 00:04:11.200 performance than a two-year-old laptop, you'll have to cough up a bit more than spare change. 00:04:11.200 --> 00:04:18.560 Maybe try the thrift store? Hackers attempted to blackmail Riot Games after getting their hands on the source code for League 00:04:18.560 --> 00:04:25.120 of Legends, TeamFly Tactics, and a legacy anti-cheat platform. The hackers wanted $10 million, 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:30.400 so I'm guessing they must have wanted to buy a fully-spec MacBook Pro to avoid the SSD issue. 00:04:33.760 --> 00:04:38.400 In a lengthy Twitter thread, Riot stated they wouldn't be paying the fee and that they are 00:04:38.400 --> 00:04:44.160 working hard to investigate the methods used and impact of the attack. Proving that Riot is way 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:48.960 better at taking an L than Riot's player base. Don't at me. 00:04:48.960 --> 00:04:54.320 NASA has announced they are going to test nuclear thermal rockets in partnership with the Pentagon's 00:04:54.320 --> 00:04:59.760 Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, or DARPA. Such rockets produce thrust by harnessing the 00:04:59.760 --> 00:05:04.960 heat created by a nuclear fission reactor. The space agency said the partnership with DARPA 00:05:04.960 --> 00:05:10.480 will benefit both agencies, and probably the middle class. NASA will get rockets that could 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:14.240 reduce transit times for future Mars missions, but I'm not sure what the Pentagon will get 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:18.720 out of creating rocket-propelled thermonuclear reactors. A Twitch streamer has started a 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:25.440 playthrough of Elden Ring using their brain as the controller. Harry Carriel hooked herself up to an 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:32.400 electroencephalogram, or EEG, and mapped different brain signals to button inputs. 00:05:32.400 --> 00:05:37.920 In a video posted online, you can see the streamer thinking attack, and watch her character perform 00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:43.360 an attack. She has a master's degree in psychology, so if my experience is anything to go by, 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:47.520 she probably did this to get her parents to shut up about how her job has nothing to do with her 00:05:47.520 --> 00:05:53.280 education. Are you happy now? All I do is think panic and then do that. And appliance manufacturers, 00:05:53.280 --> 00:05:59.120 who work so hard to add smart device capabilities to their products, just cannot fathom why you 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:03.920 won't connect your dishwasher to the Wi-Fi. Apparently, only half of smart appliance buyers 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:08.560 connect them to the internet. I mean, if you ignore privacy concerns, the annoying subscription offers, 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:12.800 the attempts to sell you replacement parts, and the fact that it's getting harder and harder to 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:17.360 buy a normal dumb appliance, I can't think of a single reason why someone wouldn't want their 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:22.000 dishwasher on their private home network. But I do know why you should come back on Friday, 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:26.400 because you're apparently an immortal being like a highlander or something, and there can be only 00:06:26.400 --> 00:06:33.760 one. And I want to challenge you to a duel and absorb your power, baby. That can be only fun.