WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.120 Some people are way too obsessed with only one thing. 00:00:04.120 --> 00:00:08.560 It's like, hello, Derek. Have you heard about stuff that isn't vintage pinball machines? 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:12.560 We could be talking about the only thing actually ever worth talking about, which is tech news. 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:17.080 Google search was ruled a monopoly in 2023 and the judge behind that ruling 00:00:17.080 --> 00:00:21.240 just issued another one to say that's mostly okay. 00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:25.280 Actually, monopolies, often unfairly maligned. 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:29.920 In his ruling on remedies for the case, US District Judge Amit Mehta said, 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:33.520 Google will not have to sell off Chrome or Android 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:37.080 like the US Department of Justice wanted. After much deliberation, 00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:41.480 the judge concluded a Google breakup would be incredibly messy, 00:00:41.480 --> 00:00:45.880 which is exactly why I tell all my friends in toxic relationships to stay together. 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:49.680 Who wants the hassle? Google will also be able to continue paying Apple 00:00:49.680 --> 00:00:53.200 around $20 billion a year through a revenue sharing agreement 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:58.400 for Google searches made through Safari. And Google can also continue making those payments 00:00:58.400 --> 00:01:02.680 to Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, who relies on those payments 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:07.320 for about 85% of its revenue. You ask yourself if Firefox is worth 00:01:07.320 --> 00:01:10.640 letting Google keep passing go and collecting $200. 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:14.800 But Google isn't getting off scot-free. It can continue to pay companies 00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:20.360 to preload their services and products, but those contracts cannot be exclusive. 00:01:20.360 --> 00:01:26.000 Other companies are allowed to do the same. Google will also have to share some of its search index 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:29.480 and user interaction data with their competitors 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:34.600 and offer search and search ad syndication to their competitors at standard rates. 00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:38.200 Google has released a statement which immediately praises the fact 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:41.240 that the judge recognized how the advent of AI 00:01:41.240 --> 00:01:44.720 has changed the industry, and Google just loves that. 00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:48.440 They don't love having to share data with rivals and they'll keep fighting on that, 00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:53.720 but OMG AI mentioned! While one giant monopoly is being legally forced to share, 00:01:53.720 --> 00:01:58.360 another has grown sick of your sharing and are wondering if you could please stop. 00:01:58.360 --> 00:02:02.520 Amazon is eliminating a program that allowed Prime members to share 00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:05.600 their free two-day shipping with one person, 00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:10.960 even if they didn't share the same address. Now Amazon is politely telling those non-Prime members 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:15.040 to back off and get their own dam account with an updated customer service page 00:02:15.040 --> 00:02:19.360 saying the Prime Invitee program will end October 1st. 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:23.800 This announcement comes after Reuters reports that despite a big Prime Day push, 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.880 Prime membership signups in the US did not meet last year's total or the company's target, 00:02:29.880 --> 00:02:35.160 which is to amass enough wealth to buy the moon. Now instead of letting you share your Prime benefits 00:02:35.160 --> 00:02:41.120 with just anyone, Amazon will let you share your Prime benefits with up to one other adult, four children, 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:45.560 and four teens who all live at the same residential address. 00:02:45.560 --> 00:02:49.160 Or as Amazon puts it, the address you consider to be your home 00:02:49.160 --> 00:02:55.760 and where you spend the majority of your time. So for me, this set, it's what they project me onto. 00:02:55.760 --> 00:02:58.920 It's, I'm not real. 00:02:58.920 --> 00:03:02.520 Speaking of dynamic visuals, Dolby has announced 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:06.880 Dolby Vision 2. HDR formats don't usually get sequels, 00:03:06.880 --> 00:03:12.080 but I can give this a chance as long as it doesn't completely clown on the legacy of the legacy characters and then kill them. 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:18.480 What are we, sorry, what were we talking about? Right, HDR, Dolby Vision 2 introduces content intelligence, 00:03:18.480 --> 00:03:24.160 an AI enhanced feature, naturally, that will allow your TV to automatically optimize 00:03:24.160 --> 00:03:27.720 its display settings to provide you with the best image. 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:32.040 Trust the robot. Most of these features seem benign enough, 00:03:32.040 --> 00:03:36.440 but then there's authentic motion, which is a motion control tool 00:03:36.440 --> 00:03:42.880 to make scenes feel more authentically cinematic without unwanted judder on a shot-by-shot basis, 00:03:42.880 --> 00:03:46.520 which sounds a lot like another version of motion smoothing, 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:50.600 a feature that makes based 24 FPS films suffer 00:03:50.600 --> 00:03:54.760 from the soap opera effect. So named because it makes the frames look like 00:03:54.760 --> 00:03:58.320 they're slipping and sliding on a soapy TV, I think. 00:03:58.320 --> 00:04:01.520 Dolby also announced Dolby Vision 2 Max, 00:04:01.520 --> 00:04:06.800 which is meant to add additional premium features, but we haven't been clued into what those features are yet. 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:12.400 They're probably awesome though. High Sense will ship the first Dolby Vision 2 compatible TVs 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:19.000 and French media company Canal Plus say they will distribute films, TV series, and live sports 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:23.200 that have been mastered to the new standard. It's gonna be super interesting to see 00:04:23.200 --> 00:04:26.360 how that French media looks in this new visual standard. 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:30.400 I love watching French media here or in France. 00:04:30.400 --> 00:04:35.680 What are you saying? You think I talk about the tech news too much? Okay, we can talk about something else 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:40.280 after a few more quick bits. A new PlayStation 5 digital edition hardware revision 00:04:40.280 --> 00:04:44.040 is reportedly set to launch in Europe soon that makes the console worse 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:48.160 because the story of human progress is a deceit perpetuated by charlatans. 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:51.320 The new model that was discovered back in June 2025 00:04:51.320 --> 00:04:56.560 via certification documents filed in Japan is set to launch on September 13th in Europe 00:04:56.560 --> 00:05:01.800 for the same price as the current digital edition. However, this new model will include an SSD 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:05.120 with a smaller 825 Gigabyte capacity 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:10.040 instead of one terabyte. Now this is an especially big downgrade for a console 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:14.320 that doesn't even use disks. The new version of the console is supposedly being released 00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:19.200 to optimize production costs and avoid increasing the price again. 00:05:19.200 --> 00:05:23.360 But somehow this doesn't feel that different. At a press conference yesterday, 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:30.280 US President Donald Trump said that a video circulating online of someone pushing a large black bag 00:05:30.280 --> 00:05:35.400 out of a second story window at the White House was probably AI generated. 00:05:35.400 --> 00:05:41.240 Earlier, the White House seemed to contradict the president by informing reporters that the video featured a contractor 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:44.800 who was doing regular maintenance. Speaking more about AI, 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:47.920 Trump said if something happens really bad, 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:53.360 just blame AI. And it's a little bit scary to be honest with you. 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:58.440 Yes it is Donald. On Monday, Tesla published part four of their master plan 00:05:58.440 --> 00:06:02.400 and it didn't go over well. The Verge called the plan AI slop. 00:06:02.400 --> 00:06:08.480 Tech Crunch said it was LLM generated nonsense. Mars Technica wrote that the plan doesn't have any specifics 00:06:08.480 --> 00:06:12.360 and Engadget called it a discursive mess. Those quotes are great ammunition 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:16.520 for today's high school English teacher with a bone to pick with AI. 00:06:16.520 --> 00:06:21.880 Despite Tesla's master plan not going over well with the tech press, I am happy to know they plan 00:06:21.880 --> 00:06:26.280 to deliver unconstrained sustainability without compromise. 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:34.680 Yes. Back in July, the Lego company announced the Lego Game Boy. 00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:37.720 Well, Sega fanboys, it's your turn. 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:41.080 The French online Lego store has a listing 00:06:41.080 --> 00:06:44.700 for a 260 piece Sega Genesis controller. 00:06:44.700 --> 00:06:50.120 On top of that, when you turn that bad boy around, there's a Sonic the Hedgehog diorama in there. 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:55.300 Now for now, the only way to get the set is as a gift with a bigger purchase, 00:06:55.300 --> 00:06:58.600 which seems crazy to me, but it probably seems fine to the people 00:06:58.600 --> 00:07:04.080 who usually empty their wallets for nostalgia bait like this. And you have to buy all three movies on Blu-ray. 00:07:04.080 --> 00:07:08.240 Sure, whatever, give me. And if you ever find yourself getting nostalgic 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:11.500 for tech news, don't worry, we'll be back on Friday. 00:07:11.500 --> 00:07:16.840 For now, I need to go listen to my friend tell me about pinball, what the heck are banana flippers? 00:07:16.840 --> 00:07:18.440 That doesn't, that sounds crazy.