WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.280 You know when you wake up and you can't move and there's a hunch of demons sitting on your chest 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:08.880 whispering dark implications? That's your sleep paralysis demon, Doug. 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:13.480 And today, he's whispering the tech news. Microsoft has finally admitted to itself 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:16.600 that Windows 11 sucks. According to a leaked report, 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:20.080 it has created an internal initiative to fix the much beleaguered OS, 00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:23.840 codenamed K2. So named because ripping out all that bloatware 00:00:23.840 --> 00:00:28.320 will be as hard as a 28,000 foot vertical set. The plan follows Microsoft's commitment 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:32.760 to win back users by addressing their pain points, as announced by Windows president, 00:00:32.760 --> 00:00:38.520 Pavan Davaluri, back in March. Leaksay K2 will rebuild the start menu from scratch 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:43.520 in WinUI 3, removing ads and making it up to 60% faster. 00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:46.840 K2 also includes a full file explorer overhaul. 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:53.040 Don't touch what I love. More reliable Windows updates and de-bloating the OS to run better on handhelds. 00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:57.360 For gaming, Leaksay Microsoft's using Valve's Steam OS as a performance benchmark, 00:00:57.400 --> 00:01:00.640 likely because the next Xbox console will run Windows 11. 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:04.040 For better or worse, in the meantime, Windows 11 is trying for some quick wins 00:01:04.040 --> 00:01:07.080 by adding screen tents to reduce migraines. 00:01:07.080 --> 00:01:10.640 Sure, Pavan. It was the blue light causing migraines. 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:14.560 Not every single patch Tuesday coming with a hundred bugs that bricked your machine. 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.120 It couldn't have been that. OpenAI is planning to release its own smartphone. 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:21.400 According to a report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:25.860 Kuo says OpenAI is working with Qualcomm and MediaTek on the processors 00:01:25.900 --> 00:01:30.020 with Luxshare as the exclusive co-design and manufacturing partner. 00:01:30.020 --> 00:01:33.580 If true, this would make for the third hardware product OpenAI is planning to release 00:01:33.580 --> 00:01:37.020 after Joni Ive's smart speaker and earbuds and not including that weird orb 00:01:37.020 --> 00:01:40.140 that Altman keeps trying to scam, I mean, scan people with. 00:01:40.140 --> 00:01:45.340 The goal with the smartphone product would be to compete with the iPhone by replacing apps with AI agents. 00:01:45.340 --> 00:01:48.780 Ah, yes. I've always wanted to let my phone hallucinate directions 00:01:48.780 --> 00:01:53.820 to the closest Burger King. I don't care that this is a bank. I want a Whopper God damn it, it's Wednesday. 00:01:53.820 --> 00:01:56.860 Qualcomm shares jumped 13% in pre-market trading 00:01:56.860 --> 00:02:00.420 this morning after Kuo's post. Further evidence that the market continues 00:02:00.420 --> 00:02:04.020 to be as irrational as your uncle, 12 beers in at a fourth of July party, 00:02:04.020 --> 00:02:07.620 claiming he can clear the pool if he gets a running start at it. 00:02:07.620 --> 00:02:13.380 Give him a chance. Intel has reportedly canceled its next-gen celestial discreet gaming GPUs, 00:02:13.380 --> 00:02:18.140 leaving ARK fans with no successor in sight to the Battlemage B580. 00:02:18.140 --> 00:02:22.340 But they do this all the time with ARK, don't they? According to leaker Jaykin, 00:02:22.340 --> 00:02:28.820 the celestial the architecture meant to follow Battlemage was killed long ago and Intel just didn't tell us, 00:02:28.820 --> 00:02:32.860 which is a fun new way to break up with your customers. The chip design isn't dead. 00:02:32.860 --> 00:02:37.740 It's just going to Panther Lake laptops and AI data centers instead, 00:02:37.740 --> 00:02:41.660 where Intel can sell one chip with 160 gigs of memory 00:02:41.660 --> 00:02:44.700 for more than a whole stack of gaming cards. 00:02:44.700 --> 00:02:48.100 That leaves Druid as the only hope for a B580 successor. 00:02:48.100 --> 00:02:51.500 But Jaykin says even that is up in the air. 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:56.300 So if you were waiting for an affordable ARK car to come in and fix the GPU market, 00:02:56.300 --> 00:02:59.820 you may want to start waiting for something else, 00:02:59.820 --> 00:03:03.660 like Half-Life 3 or our sponsor. 00:03:03.660 --> 00:03:08.660 Much like your sleep paralysis demon, the quick bits also travel the nightmare realms, 00:03:08.660 --> 00:03:13.700 but they're mostly delivering Uber Eats orders. Microsoft is finally letting Windows insiders 00:03:13.700 --> 00:03:17.900 pause updates indefinitely. In 35-day chunks, they can extend forever 00:03:17.900 --> 00:03:22.620 via a new calendar interface. The feature is rolling out to dev and experimental testers 00:03:22.620 --> 00:03:27.220 with no cap on how many times you can hit extend, extend. 00:03:27.220 --> 00:03:31.340 Of course, indefinitely here means clicking a button every 35 days for the rest of your natural life 00:03:31.340 --> 00:03:35.620 on a beta build for the same OS that bricked itself with the last three updates. 00:03:35.620 --> 00:03:39.460 But hey, something's better than nothing. Commodore has reversed course 00:03:39.460 --> 00:03:45.940 on locking down third-party firmware for its C64 Ultimate Retro PC after community backlash, 00:03:45.940 --> 00:03:49.380 opting for a use at your own risk disclaimer instead. 00:03:49.380 --> 00:03:53.100 The original policy was meant to stop users from bricking their machines with custom mods 00:03:53.100 --> 00:03:57.780 and asking Commodore to fix it. Now you're free to brick your C64 all you want, 00:03:57.780 --> 00:04:01.700 which is exactly the kind of problem 80s hobbyists fought a war to have. 00:04:01.700 --> 00:04:06.980 Welcome back to 1982, cowards. Meta signed to deal with startup overview energy 00:04:06.980 --> 00:04:11.180 to beam solar power from satellites down to its AI data centers, 00:04:11.180 --> 00:04:15.140 becoming the first company to lock in a space-based solar agreement. 00:04:15.140 --> 00:04:18.340 The contract reserves up to one gigawatt of capacity 00:04:18.380 --> 00:04:23.020 with an orbital demo planned for 2028 and commercial delivery by 2030, 00:04:23.020 --> 00:04:28.820 that magical year that all policies started. Honestly, firing directed energy signals from orbit 00:04:28.820 --> 00:04:34.020 at a precise location on Earth feels like Zuck may have finally found a company to help him phone home. 00:04:34.020 --> 00:04:38.660 The war in Iran is reportedly disrupting the global supply chain for printed circuit boards, 00:04:38.660 --> 00:04:42.460 further driving up computer component costs, as if that needed help. 00:04:42.460 --> 00:04:46.860 According to Goldman Sachs, PCB prices increased by 40% between March and April, 00:04:47.060 --> 00:04:50.460 and since they're used in everything that beeps and boops, 00:04:50.460 --> 00:04:55.540 the entire tech industry is feeling pressure. The shortages due to a military strike on a refinery 00:04:55.540 --> 00:04:58.700 where chemical giant Sabik produces around 70% 00:04:58.700 --> 00:05:02.900 of the world's PPE resin. Here's hoping we can get that PPE flown again soon. 00:05:02.900 --> 00:05:06.580 Why are there so many choke points in our system like this? 00:05:06.580 --> 00:05:10.340 And Toyota has unveiled a $3,500 office chair 00:05:10.340 --> 00:05:14.220 built from an actual Toyota Crown front power seat 00:05:14.220 --> 00:05:21.180 with heating, cooling, power recline, and a seatbelt buckle repurposed into a USB-C charging port. 00:05:21.180 --> 00:05:24.620 It runs off a built-in battery, is limited to only 70 units, 00:05:24.620 --> 00:05:29.220 and is being sold exclusively in Japan. The seatbelt is non-functional, 00:05:29.220 --> 00:05:32.500 and that's a real shame, because I'd love to see Toyota's airbag deployment system 00:05:32.500 --> 00:05:36.100 go off mid-valorant match. Probably happened to why you're getting teabag too. 00:05:36.100 --> 00:05:39.900 You're like, you shot him up! Just like I love to see you back here on Wednesday 00:05:39.900 --> 00:05:45.180 for more tech news, because if I don't tell you the tech news, Doug says he's gonna take me back to the never-around, 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:50.460 where all of time and space folds in on itself in an infinite toroid without beginning or end. 00:05:51.420 --> 00:05:52.260 See ya!