1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,360 Ooh, haha, your chart does not look very good. 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:09,100 I see here you're diabetic, so you might just need insulin, but I'm a bit of a wildcard, 3 00:00:09,100 --> 00:00:13,400 Gregory House type, so I'm gonna prescribe you more tech news. 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:19,440 That'll help. ASUS and NVIDIA are scrambling to set the record straight on rumors about the RTX 5070 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,640 Ti and 5060 Ti disappearing from your local computer store. 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,720 Yesterday, GPU lovers panicked after Hardware Unboxed reported that, according to multiple 7 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:34,560 retailers and board partners, the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti have been effectively killed 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:42,160 off and that no more shipments were coming. That quickly snowballed into headlines declaring the cards to be dead and speculation that 9 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:46,320 NVIDIA had pulled the plug entirely due to soaring memory prices. 10 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:53,160 However, this morning, ASUS publicly contradicted the narrative, stating that RTX 5070 Ti and 11 00:00:53,160 --> 00:00:59,080 5060 Ti products were not cancelled and that some people may have received incomplete information 12 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,680 from an ASUS PR representative regarding these products. 13 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,440 He was just practicing for an improv show. He was just riffing. 14 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:12,920 He thought they knew that. NVIDIA followed up with its own statement, saying they continue to ship all GeForce SKUs 15 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:17,720 and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability, although 16 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:22,920 that doesn't actually verify if more memory is going towards gaming cards or not. 17 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:28,280 Regardless of the actual truth, what is clear is that the GPU situation is going to suck 18 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:34,440 for gamers here for a little bit. New leaks surfaced yesterday claiming that NVIDIA may reduce their overall GPU supply 19 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:41,640 by as much as 20% with no new GeForce GPU models expected until well into 2027. 20 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:47,480 Hey, remember when you could buy a GPU at MSRP for like a couple of months in 2025? 21 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:52,520 It's already fading. I feel like everyone should take out their current graphics card and give it a little 22 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:58,200 kiss to let it know you appreciate it. You'll be working the gaming minds a bit longer yet, old boy. 23 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:04,440 Chin up. The US government announced on Wednesday that they would take a 25% cut of both NVIDIA 24 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:09,960 and AMD's AI chip sales to China, which was promptly followed by China quietly telling 25 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:17,480 its own companies not to buy them, but that's neither here nor there. But we're just learning now how restrictive those US export rules are. 26 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:22,120 In order for this scheme to work, Team Red and Green must first import the chips from 27 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:27,880 the manufacturers in Asia to the US, put them through first and third party evaluations, 28 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:33,160 and then re-export them to China after paying the government that 25% tariff. 29 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,560 What a totally normal and cool and not weird or shady thing to do. 30 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:43,960 NVIDIA stated that this arrangement strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America, 31 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,760 and AMD said that it complied with all US export laws and policies. 32 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,680 Why do NVIDIA and AMD sound like they own a grocery store in a mob-run neighborhood? 33 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:05,640 The Department of Commerce requirements also state that exporters must prove domestic US 34 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:11,720 demand is fully met first, and total shipments to China cannot exceed 50% of what's sold to 35 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:16,760 American customers, effectively treating China as a market for leftovers and not in the nice 36 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,360 Thanksgiving way either. Turkey sandwiches for weeks! 37 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,360 Chinese manufacturers have taken advantage of this, with companies like Huawei, 38 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:29,720 Canberracon, never heard of them, that's a fun name, and more threads projected to capture 39 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:35,400 roughly 80% of local demand. As a result of these restrictions, NVIDIA's share of China's AI 40 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:42,040 processor market is predicted to decline from 66% in 2024 to just 8% this year, 41 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:46,520 which is a big problem for Jensen Wong's plans for his jacket collection. 42 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:52,040 You'll have to imagine the cotton balls. Look how they massacred my boy. I know it was you, Huawei. 43 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:53,080 What's that? 44 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:01,560 Haven't seen the movie in a while. Hey, you know who it definitely wasn't, though? Our sponsor. 45 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:07,320 Here at the tech news hospital, our lady of tech news, we use quick bits to defibrillate our patients. 46 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:16,520 Google is rolling out personal intelligence for Google Gemini, letting the assistant connect 47 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:22,520 Gmail, photos, YouTube, and search to answer questions based on your own personal data. 48 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:27,960 It's currently a US-only beta, and most importantly, it is an opt-in program. 49 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:34,840 So while it may be an unsettling reminder of just how well Google has profiled your entire life, 50 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:40,680 having an AI actually be able to use that data to be useful is a small win. 51 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,800 Twitter claims it has implemented technological measures to prevent 52 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,920 grok from undressing images of real people, at least in jurisdictions where such content is 53 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:59,240 illegal. Everywhere else is that. The Verge tested the geo-blockings, effectiveness in the UK, and they were able to bypass it in 54 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:04,760 less than a minute. Grok still complied with requests to show cleavage, make breasts bigger, 55 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,720 put subjects in crop tops and low-rise shorts, and do sexualized poses, 56 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,880 all using free accounts protected only by a simple age checkbox. 57 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:18,600 I guess a checkbox counts as a technological measure. It uses technology. 58 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:23,880 Malaysia and Indonesia have now fully blocked grok, the Philippines says it will follow within 59 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:29,720 the week once they catch the little guy, and the UK's off-com investigation continues. 60 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:35,080 And I think I speak for everyone stuck on the out-of-control carnival ride that is this story 61 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:40,040 when I say I've barfed up the churro I ate earlier and I want to get off. 62 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:45,640 TSMC reported record fourth quarter earnings with $16 billion in net income, 63 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:53,240 up 35% year over year, and CEO CeCe Wei said AI chip demand looks endless for years to come. 64 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,640 Immediately after saying that, he scrambled to find some wood to knock on. 65 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:03,960 When asked if Intel Foundry poses a threat, Wei said competitors can't beat TSMC by 66 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:08,680 throwing capital at advanced chip processes, a likely reference to the US government's 67 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:14,120 $8.9 billion investment in Intel. Meanwhile, AMD and Intel are reportedly considering 68 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:20,520 raising server CPU prices by up to 15% after both companies sold out their 2026 inventories. 69 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:28,040 Hooray for them! Wikipedia announced that Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI have all signed API 70 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:34,120 access deals through Wikimedia Enterprise to gain high volume data access for training their AI 71 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,600 models. The deals come as a slap in the face to every high school teacher in the world who 72 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:43,880 spent 25 years screaming at their students that Wikipedia is not a valid source of information, 73 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,200 who's not applying themselves now, Mr. Gillis? 74 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,560 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said he welcomes AI training on Wikipedia because 75 00:06:53,560 --> 00:07:00,120 it's human curated. He added, I wouldn't really want to use an AI that's trained only on X, 76 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:08,200 you know, like a very angry AI. So now we can all look forward to AIs asking us once a year to please donate $275 because 77 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,280 if everyone did that, then they'd be able to keep making slop for a million years. 78 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:19,080 Please consider. Security researchers found a nasty flaw they dubbed whisper pair in Google's fast-pair system 79 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:23,160 that lets attackers silently hijack Bluetooth headphones and speakers. 80 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:29,080 Because many accessories ignore the only pair when asked rule, a nearby attacker can force a 81 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:34,440 connection, blast audio, eaves drop through built-in mics, or even track users via Google's 82 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:39,720 find-mine network. And the bug affects millions of devices across multiple brands and platforms. 83 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:44,680 Patches are beginning to roll out, but those are on a per-device manufacturer basis, 84 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,600 meaning that this isn't something that can be blocked by just turning the feature off on your 85 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,600 phone. So remember, when you put your headphones on, someone might be listening. 86 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,800 So make sure you say hi to them and wish them a happy rest of their day. 87 00:07:55,800 --> 00:08:00,600 And researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a technique that could replace 88 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,800 blood draws with glowing green skin. 89 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:09,880 By injecting bioluminescent material that reacts to specific biomarkers like inflammation, 90 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:15,960 doctors can read health data visually through the skin, using specialized imaging no needles 91 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:22,040 required. The glow changes intensity based on what's happening inside your body, offering a swanky, 92 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,040 colorful new way of monitoring your body via random, glowy spots. 93 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:33,160 Also known as aura. And yes, this means we can all be freaky little guys just like ET. 94 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:38,840 His finger glowed too. And all you freaky little guys gotta come back on Monday for more tech news. 95 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:45,400 In the meantime, I have a few more tech news patients to help. You'd be shocked at how many AI waifu related injuries we see. 96 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:46,520 I bet my glow stick. 97 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:53,720 I need someone to look at it. Only four more hours until the night shift rotation. 98 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,800 Okay, see you later.