See, I knew you'd be back for more tech news. Didn't I say they'd be back?
Yeah, yeah. I totally called it. You love tech news. You're obsessed.
A prominent leaker claims AMD is preparing a 32 Gigabyte version of its Radeon RX9070,
which is my favorite name, XT. Which some may remember as the graphics card AMD
tried to announce at CES before metaphorically
tackling itself off the stage. It hurt itself and it's confusing.
The leaker who goes by Zheng Zheng Zhao
said on the ChipHell forums that the 32 Gigabyte
9070 XT will launch this year, sometime after the vanilla 9070 series.
Which are expected to feature 16 gigabytes of VRM and a possible MSRP of 600 to 700 US dollars,
which that's just nothing compared to what we're used to, according to recently leaked retailer listings.
But that's converted from Canadian dollars, which are notoriously untrustworthy.
Shifting. The leaks coincide with rumors of NVIDIA delaying the launch of its RX5070, non-TI,
from February to early March. Possibly to mess around with the launch
of the RX9070 and 9070 XT. If the 5070 launches anything like the 5080
and 5090 launches, hardly anyone will actually get cards,
but I'm glad NVIDIA is having fun just messing with them. You know what else I feel is fun?
Trying to figure out why GPU connectors are melting.
Again, the redditor that first reported melting issues with his 5090 sent his damaged 12 volt
high power cable to YouTuber Der Bauer, who not only observed temperatures that were too damn high,
but also uneven power distribution among the cable's individual wires on both the damaged cable and his own.
As other more different YouTuber Buildzoid points out, this may be due to the way that the RTX 4090 and 5090
detect and distribute power. It's different from the 3090 in that it's worse.
Further complicating things, the manufacturer of the redditor's third party cable
that melted, Maud DIY, just published guidance recommending RTX 5090 owners
only use newer 12 volt two by six cables,
which have significant enhancements over 12 volt high power cables.
But that contradicts guidance from companies like Corsair and Cisonic,
which claims the only difference is in the GPU and power supply sockets, not the cables themselves.
Now everyone's looking into it. PC integrator Falcon Northwest says
they can't reproduce the issue, but news site Dark Side of Gaming just checked
their 4090 and found a melted cable after two years of having it run just fine.
Well, this has certainly been a wake up call. I'm gonna start regularly checking to see
if any of my parts have been melting. Doctors recommend some parts melt faster than others.
What is this earwax on my shirt? What many are calling the first major AI copyright case
has been decided with media tech conglomerate Thomson Reuters winning the lawsuit it filed
against the AI startup Ross Intelligence back in 2020.
Now you might be thinking, hey, that's pre-chat GBT,
which was the first AI thing ever. And honestly, you might be right
because what does the AI even mean anymore? You tell me. It's a sandwich.
Anyway, Ross used thousands of legal summaries obtained from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw database
to train an AI system and a judge ruled that behavior was not protected by a fair use defense.
Critically, however, as mentioned in the ruling, this AI was not generative AI.
When prompted, it didn't write anything new, it just surfaced existing material that it was trained on.
So it's less chat GBT and more old Google
before it told you to eat rocks. So despite the headlines, it's unclear how useful
this ruling will be as a precedent for the various generative AI copyright cases
currently in the pipe. Until that's decided, you might as well try
Adobe's newly available Firefly video generator.
Riley did, and he ended up with these horrifying nightmare versions of himself.
Personally, I think that one's cute. Yay, I didn't want to sleep anyway.
Not satisfied, huh? Typical tech news for you. You can't get enough.
Here's some quick bits. Apple has launched the Apple TV app for Android mobile devices,
so Android users can finally subscribe to Apple TV Plus
and watch the best show ever made, Severance. Right, right, I'm right.
Apple is also finally allowing users to migrate their purchased movies, music, apps,
or other content from one account to another primary account,
something Apple fans have wanted forever. Two great moves from Apple.
There's been no mention of EU involvement, but I feel like they're probably just standing off-screen
with a knife. Think about your users, or else.
Great news for anyone who doesn't prefer to empty their savings account on a phone.
Apple has reportedly delayed the launch of its newest iPhone SE model to next week.
Google Pixel's 9A has been thoroughly leaked showing a barely there camera bump
and an expected launch date of March 19, and the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G apparently looks like this,
and should also be coming very soon. If renders from EV leaks are accurate.
But between you and me, the phone you have right now is probably fine.
But what are you telling them? What are you saying? That's good enough. James.
By the time you look at these photos, you'll have bad eyes. People need to keep stimulating the economy.
Google Maps has officially relabeled the Gulf of Mexico
to the Gulf of America for US users. Mexicans will still see Gulf of Mexico
while the rest of the world will have to see both and decide for themselves.
Bing Maps tried its best to join the party, but could only manage to label it
the Gulf of Mexico two times. Eventually it got in line though, along with Apple Maps.
I mean, you don't want to end up like the Associated Press, which got barred from the White House briefings
because it didn't report things the right way, do ya?
And some Jeep owners have reported seeing an ad for extended warranty coverage
on their vehicle's infotainment display every time they stop,
proving that even if you go on a drive to have a little thinky time for yourself,
there's no escape from in-s**tification. Jeep parent company, Salantis,
says that the ads are actually a glitch and they're working on fixing it.
See, a full screen out in your car while you're driving just accidentally manifested itself
and the code, these things happen. AI is crazy.
They do have notoriously s**t infotainment. Now, make sure you come back on Friday for more tech news.
We all know how you get when you don't get your fix. Nobody wants to see that.
It's rough. Come get your fix with the James Riley mix. So where the f**k you at, punk?
Shut the f**k up!