WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000 Whoa! Running into Freddy Krueger in your nightmares can be pretty scary, 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:07.200 and running into Chad Krueger isn't great either. 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:10.720 But the worst nightmare of all is a Monday without the tech news. 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:13.040 Thankfully, we're all awake right now. 00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:22.160 AMD is once again reshuffling its chip lineup, 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:26.960 but instead of launching new laptop processors, it's just renaming old ones. 00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:33.280 AMD's older Zen 2 or Mendochino chips are getting rebranded as the Ryzen 10 series, 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:38.480 and the Zen 3 Plus or Rembrandt chips are now called the Ryzen 100 series. 00:00:38.480 --> 00:00:42.640 Despite the fresh names, the hardware underneath is basically unchanged. 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:45.840 Same cores, same performance, just new labels. 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:51.600 The move seems aimed at simplifying marketing, but it could easily confuse buyers who might think they're getting brand new tech 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:58.240 when it's really the same stuff with a new name. None of this is surprising as we've seen similar moves from Intel lately, 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:03.120 renaming the Core i5-10400 as the Core i5-110. 00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:08.080 Rebadging is a scourge, but I won't get got for a second time. 00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:14.960 Ordering a Volkswagen Rutan, only to discover a Dodge Grand Caravan sitting in your driveway changes a man. 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:23.680 Never again. Discord user data is being swiped by hackers using a fork of Red Tiger, 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:30.080 an open-source red-teaming tool. The campaign was first discovered by cybersecurity firm Netscope with a K. 00:01:31.520 --> 00:01:35.760 After spotting the malware spreading through gaming communities earlier this month, 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:40.640 attackers are disguising Red Tiger as game mods, cheat tools, 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:45.440 or other utilities to harvest browser data, discord tokens, and crypto wallet info. 00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:50.640 The tool then takes this information and uploads everything to remote servers via webhooks. 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:54.880 Victims have been reporting stolen accounts and lost nitro subscriptions, 00:01:54.880 --> 00:01:59.200 while early analysis shows that the malware's many discord-specific hooks 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:02.880 make it a highly effective tool for taking over accounts entirely. 00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:06.800 Researchers at Clearfish have also been able to link infections 00:02:06.800 --> 00:02:10.160 to phishing links shared across discord servers, 00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:17.280 proving yet again that those advertisements you see for free FBS boosts are almost never actually 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:19.280 free. 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:24.400 Microsoft is in hot water down under. 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:32.720 Having just been slapped with a new lawsuit by the Australian Competition and Consumer 00:02:32.720 --> 00:02:39.520 Commission, aka the ACK, for allegedly duping 2.7 million customers into thinking they had to 00:02:39.520 --> 00:02:47.280 pay for co-pilot and actually that's a good thing. The company quietly bundled the AI Assistant into its Microsoft 365 plans, 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:52.080 selling the change as an unavoidable upgrade alongside a new subscription price. 00:02:52.640 --> 00:02:55.360 Yeah, you pay more, but look at all this great stuff you get. 00:02:58.160 --> 00:03:02.240 Apparently, a cheaper, non-AI version of the service was available, 00:03:02.240 --> 00:03:05.760 but it was hidden in the labyrinth of cancellation menus. 00:03:05.760 --> 00:03:12.160 A secret level. Customers were never meant to find. We need a hyper-focused YouTuber to get in here and take apart the code. 00:03:12.160 --> 00:03:16.240 The ACC is calling this a clear breach of Australian consumer law, 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:20.320 arguing that Microsoft weren't upfront with their users' purchase options. 00:03:20.320 --> 00:03:24.080 With potential penalties reaching 33 million USD, 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:28.000 Microsoft is sure to probably try something like this again, 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:31.840 because that's like a slap on the wrist to Microsoft. 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:36.800 Freddie Kruger can't even dream up a way of catching the quick bits there so fast. 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:41.120 The quick bits only have lucid dreams also. They're very active on the subreddit. 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:47.440 Fujitsu is proudly keeping the dream of physical media alive by continuing to ship new laptops 00:03:47.440 --> 00:03:55.280 with built-in Blu-ray drives. While being slightly outdated in specs, their new FMV Note A comes equipped with a Ryzen 7, 00:03:55.280 --> 00:04:02.160 7735U, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD in its top configuration. 00:04:02.160 --> 00:04:07.760 But listen, does old specs really matter when you can ask if the boys want to come over and pop in 00:04:07.760 --> 00:04:14.240 Hannah Montana the movie? That's not even a compromise. Apparently, movie discs are all the rage still in Japan, 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:19.520 with the Akihabara region experiencing a huge Ryzen Blu-ray player demand. 00:04:19.520 --> 00:04:23.760 Say what you want about old tech, but at least the next time AWS goes down, 00:04:23.760 --> 00:04:28.320 they'll be able to enjoy the little mermaid 2 DVD in glorious 480p. 00:04:28.320 --> 00:04:33.520 Cooler Master has apologized for advising customers to modify the 16-pin power connectors 00:04:33.520 --> 00:04:36.880 on some of the company's power supplies by dismantling them. 00:04:36.880 --> 00:04:40.960 A risky fix that could have caused overheating or even fires. 00:04:40.960 --> 00:04:45.760 This advice came after users reported compatibility issues with their GPUs 00:04:45.760 --> 00:04:49.120 because of Cooler Master's right-angled connector design. 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:51.600 More like wrong-angled connector design. 00:04:52.480 --> 00:04:55.040 You know what I'm saying? I do. Cause it's... 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:00.880 In response, the company has discontinued the problematic connector and told their 00:05:00.880 --> 00:05:04.560 support teams to stop recommending such modifications. 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:12.880 Please. I know you're just trying to help. Moving forward, Cooler Master plans to include straight 16-pin connectors in new power supplies 00:05:12.880 --> 00:05:17.440 and add visual indicators to make sure the connection is snug as a bug in a rug. 00:05:17.440 --> 00:05:25.200 Except this bug could burn down your damn house. Anyway, Tesla's newly released Mad Max Automated Driving Mode has caught the eye of the U.S. 00:05:25.200 --> 00:05:32.080 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Some Tesla owners are claiming their cars are exceeding speed limits when the 00:05:32.080 --> 00:05:35.920 Mel Gibson-inspired mode is active, which makes a lot of sense. 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:41.840 The NHTSA has started probing reaching out to Tesla for more info and reminding drivers that 00:05:41.840 --> 00:05:46.400 the human behind the wheel is still fully responsible for safe driving. 00:05:46.400 --> 00:05:51.920 Apparently, Mad Max Mode comes with higher speeds and more frequent lane changes. 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:57.760 As Gizmodo opined, it's pretty obvious naming this mode after a vengeful dystopian drifter 00:05:57.760 --> 00:06:01.280 with a lead foot might someday catch the eye of federal regulators. 00:06:01.280 --> 00:06:07.600 We couldn't have put it better ourselves. Plus, I just don't think you'll ride a turnal, shiny and chrome. 00:06:07.600 --> 00:06:10.960 If you're letting your Tesla drive for you, that's kind of... There's no honor. 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:19.040 Microsoft's financial filings show a whopping $4.7 billion in losses tied to its stake in OpenAI, 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:22.560 which, on paper, is listed simply under Other. 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:28.720 However, Microsoft doesn't mention exactly how much is invested in OpenAI, 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:34.240 how much OpenAI is losing, and they don't even have it labeled as a related party. 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:38.960 Microsoft is releasing its Q1 earnings on Wednesday, and if it still does not disclose 00:06:38.960 --> 00:06:44.320 OpenAI as a related party, with the vague other line as the only clue to how much money it is 00:06:44.320 --> 00:06:48.880 bleeding to stay at in the AI race, investors will have to figure things out on their own, 00:06:48.880 --> 00:06:54.800 testing the partnership's ethics and transparency. Sweeping losses under the rug as other expenses, 00:06:54.800 --> 00:07:00.960 honestly seems like the kind of quick and dirty financial solutions you'd expect punching your banking queries into Chatchi B.T. 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:06.720 I don't know. Chatchi B.T., what do you think? 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:10.560 I don't know. That's what it was. 00:07:10.560 --> 00:07:15.680 And researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that everyday mushroom tissues 00:07:16.960 --> 00:07:23.600 can function as living memory chips. The research found that mushrooms like shiitake and button mushrooms, 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:29.760 when engineered into memorysters, can store and switch electrical signals. 00:07:29.760 --> 00:07:35.200 And these fungal materials could be greener alternatives to traditional silicon microchips 00:07:35.200 --> 00:07:40.560 because they don't need rare metals. They're easier to produce and they're biodegradable. 00:07:40.560 --> 00:07:44.720 The mushy microchips aren't ready to replace your laptop's RAM yet, 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:49.840 but they could pave the way for a low power or specialized computing devices down the line, 00:07:49.840 --> 00:07:53.200 made of fungi. It's incredible what people are doing in the kitchen these days. 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:58.400 And it's incredible what we'll be doing with the tech news on Wednesday. 00:07:58.400 --> 00:08:01.760 Ooh, so you better come back. Fun Freddy fact, 00:08:01.760 --> 00:08:09.760 Freddy's sweater is subliminally frightening because of its abrasive red and green color combination.