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It was the best of tech news, it was the worst of tech news.

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But hopefully more the first one, you know? I don't want the second one.

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Oh man. Google Pixel phones have been crashing and rebooting

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after loading one specific YouTube video. It's like a high-tech version of the ring,

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but the psychic dead girl can't get past the iPhone security.

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It's that good. The clip, a seemingly normal scene from 1979's Alien,

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causes Pixel 6 or 7 phones that try to load it

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to instantly shut down. Too scary. After their phones restarted,

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some users found that they couldn't use cell service until rebooting it again.

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This isn't the first time something like this has happened. In 2020, a particular wallpaper image

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caused some Android devices to fall into a boot loop,

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crashing and rebooting in an endless cycle.

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Like our lives.

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Until you do a factory reset. This was likely caused by a bug in the color system

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as affected phones were primarily Google and Samsung devices that used the default Android color engine.

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So, Pixels were getting wiped out by Pixel. With their own kind?

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With this new bug, it's possible that something about the format of the video, 4K HDR,

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is messing with Google's Exynos-derived Tensor chip.

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Luckily, it seems that a fix is already underway as today, many Pixel users reported being able

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to successfully watch a man get murdered by a six-foot-long vent monster without incident.

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I call it a normal Tuesday.

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My mother-in-law, am I right? You're a Xenophile. Boo!

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YouTube has announced it plans to roll out generative AI tools for creators, that's us,

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including the ability to create artificial scenes and virtually swap clothing?

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Virtually. Literally virtually swap clothing.

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I can be a minimalist. The changes are supposed to arrive in the coming months,

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but who knows? Maybe they're already here and I'm not wearing this shirt at all.

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Is this the real tech thing set? We don't know.

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There's not a lot of specifics yet as to how the AI features will be implemented, but according to YouTube,

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there will be significant guardrails in place to avoid abuse, particularly given the risk

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of copyright infringement associated with generative AI, like what if they wear an LTT shirt

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and they didn't even go to LTT's store? Duh! Duh-gah.

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They got it from Wish. What YouTube is not avoiding at all is shamelessly copying TikToks.

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So they also announced a new YouTube shorts feature that will allow creators to record a short

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parallel to an existing video, similar to TikTok's extremely popular duet feature.

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Me myself, I'm a loner. It's ironic because the duet usually involves

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two people performing complimentary parts, not doubling the melody.

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Cape Lancet and the movie tar would not stand for this! And privacy-focused messaging app Signal,

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which I use, is threatening to pull out of the UK in response to the British Parliament's

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proposed online safety bill. The legislation, which has been in the work since 2021,

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has received widespread criticism for granting the government sweeping censorship

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and surveillance powers, as well as content scanning provisions

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that would require service providers to install backdoors into all user end-to-end encryption.

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You want, mate? Heh, heh, heh, which end?

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No need! Signal, given their brand is the cool messaging app

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that won't tattle on you to your mom or the government, has stated that they would rather reverse Brexit

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than provide a service that fundamentally compromises the security of their users,

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even if those users are pedophile ISIS members. According to Signal president Meredith Whitaker,

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the bill not only turns phones into tools of mass government surveillance,

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but also creates an access point for criminals, hackers, and maligned state actors.

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The bad guys. How many bits could a quick bit bit if a quick bit could quick bits?

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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has launched a new decentralized Twitter alternative, Blue Sky,

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on the iOS app store. But don't get too excited, Crypto Bros.

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It's invite only for now, and we're not cool.

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Given that Blue Sky's whole deal is to be the new Twitter

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as created by the people who made the old Twitter, the Blue Sky app bears a striking resemblance to Twitter.

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What? No word as of yet whether there will be check marks

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of any kind. I don't want it if it's not there. Actually, that's what the currency is.

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Blue Sky Blue. It's called Chipcoin. It's called Checkcoin. RTX Super Resolution for videos in Chrome and Edge

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is now supported for GeForce RTX 30 and 40 series GPUs.

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What's that? Rejoice. RTX VSR uses AI upscaling to sharpen

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and clarify low resolution video while removing compression artifacts.

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Get him out of here. 4K upscaling was previously only available

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on NVIDIA's SHIELD TV, but now a new wave of users

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can watch hyper compressed 2014 bind compilations

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with perfect clarity. Oh my God. It was basically American TikTok. It was great, guys.

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They give me life. All the perfectly cut screen.

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TikTok will be automatically adding a 60 minute

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daily screen time cap for accounts listed as under 18,

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which will stop no one. After an hour total on the app,

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teenage users will be required to enter a passcode to continue browsing.

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The screen time reminder was already available as an opt-in feature,

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but now teens will have to opt out instead. Parents using TikTok's family pairing option

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will be able to set screen time limits for their children, but seeing as most teens set up their own accounts

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and their parents don't even know what it is, I guess we're just relying on them

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and their underdeveloped prefrontal cortex to make their own decisions

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about whether or not to listen to a polite message about self-control from the people

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who brought you the algorithmic equivalent of math.

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It's so good. Swipe, swipe.

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It's so good at news. I can quit thirst traps anytime.

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Google is adding client-side encryption to Gmail and Google Calendar,

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expanding feature that was already available in Docs, Drive, Meet, Sheets, and Slides.

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Those also exist. This means that data created by users

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will be encrypted before it gets stored on Google servers,

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so Google itself wouldn't have access to the information within a feature

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that will help limit the risk of future data leaks. Politics about to get boring.

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You see, it doesn't matter if North Korea steals my nudes if they're already encrypted.

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Why am I using Gmail to send nudes? Because it's North Korea.

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That's all they have. I'm a professional. I'm gonna get the best nudes.

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Ford has filed a patent for a system that would allow self-driving cars to repossess themselves

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if owners fall behind on payments. The system would allow Ford to gradually shut off functions

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in their customers' cars, like automatic Windows or seat controls and locking.

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Locking. Wow. Elements of the infotainment system and air conditioning,

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which could kill you in some hot places, or simply just have the car drive away.

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Hey, this is a McDonald's. Where are we going? I'm for it up.

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You promised me the play-plays. This will incentivize delinquent drivers to pay up,

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but also to never leave their children unattended. I, for one, cannot wait until one of these kidnaps

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to toddler in a car. Hopefully my toddler when I'm having a bad day.

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See you later. It's not my fault. Maybe I'll learn you something.

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And we're done kidnapping your attention for today. We're gonna do a catch-and-release thing

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if you promise to come back on Friday for more tech news. If you don't, it gets a switch again.