WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.360 Ooh, haha, your chart does not look very good. 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, 00:00:09.100 --> 00:00:13.400 Gregory House type, so I'm gonna prescribe you more tech news. 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 00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:23.640 Ti and 5060 Ti disappearing from your local computer store. 00:00:23.640 --> 00:00:28.720 Yesterday, GPU lovers panicked after Hardware Unboxed reported that, according to multiple 00:00:28.720 --> 00:00:34.560 retailers and board partners, the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti have been effectively killed 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 00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:46.320 NVIDIA had pulled the plug entirely due to soaring memory prices. 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:53.160 However, this morning, ASUS publicly contradicted the narrative, stating that RTX 5070 Ti and 00:00:53.160 --> 00:00:59.080 5060 Ti products were not cancelled and that some people may have received incomplete information 00:00:59.080 --> 00:01:02.680 from an ASUS PR representative regarding these products. 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:06.440 He was just practicing for an improv show. He was just riffing. 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 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:17.720 and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability, although 00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:22.920 that doesn't actually verify if more memory is going towards gaming cards or not. 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 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 00:01:34.440 --> 00:01:41.640 by as much as 20% with no new GeForce GPU models expected until well into 2027. 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? 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 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. 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 00:02:04.440 --> 00:02:09.960 and AMD's AI chip sales to China, which was promptly followed by China quietly telling 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. 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 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:27.880 the manufacturers in Asia to the US, put them through first and third party evaluations, 00:02:27.880 --> 00:02:33.160 and then re-export them to China after paying the government that 25% tariff. 00:02:33.160 --> 00:02:37.560 What a totally normal and cool and not weird or shady thing to do. 00:02:38.200 --> 00:02:43.960 NVIDIA stated that this arrangement strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America, 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:48.760 and AMD said that it complied with all US export laws and policies. 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? 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:05.640 The Department of Commerce requirements also state that exporters must prove domestic US 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 00:03:11.720 --> 00:03:16.760 American customers, effectively treating China as a market for leftovers and not in the nice 00:03:16.760 --> 00:03:20.360 Thanksgiving way either. Turkey sandwiches for weeks! 00:03:20.360 --> 00:03:24.360 Chinese manufacturers have taken advantage of this, with companies like Huawei, 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:29.720 Canberracon, never heard of them, that's a fun name, and more threads projected to capture 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 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:42.040 processor market is predicted to decline from 66% in 2024 to just 8% this year, 00:03:42.040 --> 00:03:46.520 which is a big problem for Jensen Wong's plans for his jacket collection. 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. 00:03:52.600 --> 00:03:53.080 What's that? 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. 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. 00:04:11.320 --> 00:04:16.520 Google is rolling out personal intelligence for Google Gemini, letting the assistant connect 00:04:16.520 --> 00:04:22.520 Gmail, photos, YouTube, and search to answer questions based on your own personal data. 00:04:22.520 --> 00:04:27.960 It's currently a US-only beta, and most importantly, it is an opt-in program. 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, 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. 00:04:41.400 --> 00:04:45.800 Twitter claims it has implemented technological measures to prevent 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:50.920 grok from undressing images of real people, at least in jurisdictions where such content is 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 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:04.760 less than a minute. Grok still complied with requests to show cleavage, make breasts bigger, 00:05:04.760 --> 00:05:09.720 put subjects in crop tops and low-rise shorts, and do sexualized poses, 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:13.880 all using free accounts protected only by a simple age checkbox. 00:05:13.880 --> 00:05:18.600 I guess a checkbox counts as a technological measure. It uses technology. 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:23.880 Malaysia and Indonesia have now fully blocked grok, the Philippines says it will follow within 00:05:23.880 --> 00:05:29.720 the week once they catch the little guy, and the UK's off-com investigation continues. 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 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. 00:05:40.040 --> 00:05:45.640 TSMC reported record fourth quarter earnings with $16 billion in net income, 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. 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:57.640 Immediately after saying that, he scrambled to find some wood to knock on. 00:05:57.640 --> 00:06:03.960 When asked if Intel Foundry poses a threat, Wei said competitors can't beat TSMC by 00:06:03.960 --> 00:06:08.680 throwing capital at advanced chip processes, a likely reference to the US government's 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:14.120 $8.9 billion investment in Intel. Meanwhile, AMD and Intel are reportedly considering 00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:20.520 raising server CPU prices by up to 15% after both companies sold out their 2026 inventories. 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 00:06:28.040 --> 00:06:34.120 access deals through Wikimedia Enterprise to gain high volume data access for training their AI 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 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:43.880 spent 25 years screaming at their students that Wikipedia is not a valid source of information, 00:06:43.880 --> 00:06:46.200 who's not applying themselves now, Mr. Gillis? 00:06:48.440 --> 00:06:53.560 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said he welcomes AI training on Wikipedia because 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, 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 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. 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 00:07:19.080 --> 00:07:23.160 that lets attackers silently hijack Bluetooth headphones and speakers. 00:07:23.160 --> 00:07:29.080 Because many accessories ignore the only pair when asked rule, a nearby attacker can force a 00:07:29.080 --> 00:07:34.440 connection, blast audio, eaves drop through built-in mics, or even track users via Google's 00:07:34.440 --> 00:07:39.720 find-mine network. And the bug affects millions of devices across multiple brands and platforms. 00:07:39.720 --> 00:07:44.680 Patches are beginning to roll out, but those are on a per-device manufacturer basis, 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 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:52.600 phone. So remember, when you put your headphones on, someone might be listening. 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. 00:07:55.800 --> 00:08:00.600 And researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a technique that could replace 00:08:00.600 --> 00:08:03.800 blood draws with glowing green skin. 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:09.880 By injecting bioluminescent material that reacts to specific biomarkers like inflammation, 00:08:09.880 --> 00:08:15.960 doctors can read health data visually through the skin, using specialized imaging no needles 00:08:15.960 --> 00:08:22.040 required. The glow changes intensity based on what's happening inside your body, offering a swanky, 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:26.040 colorful new way of monitoring your body via random, glowy spots. 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. 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. 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. 00:08:45.400 --> 00:08:46.520 I bet my glow stick. 00:08:48.520 --> 00:08:53.720 I need someone to look at it. Only four more hours until the night shift rotation. 00:08:55.640 --> 00:08:57.800 Okay, see you later.