WEBVTT 00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:06.300 Happy Valentine's Day. By clicking this video, you have become my Valentine. 00:00:09.580 --> 00:00:14.500 What, not even a card? Melting RTX 5090 cables continue to be investigated 00:00:14.500 --> 00:00:19.100 by the nerdiest among us. Us relative normies salute you. 00:00:19.100 --> 00:00:25.100 Meanwhile, listings for various versions of NVIDIA's next graphics card, the RTX 5070 Ti, 00:00:25.100 --> 00:00:28.120 have been spotted at primarily European retailers 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:33.120 for prices well above the card's MSRP of $750 US. 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:37.240 Although MicroCenter has one listed for exactly 750 bucks. 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:41.200 So don't you move, stay right there a little bit. 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:46.480 NVIDIA has confirmed through their website that the 5070 Ti will launch on February 20th, 00:00:46.480 --> 00:00:49.840 which also reveals Team Green has delayed the launch 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:54.240 of the RTX 5070 non-Ti to March 5th, 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.640 which is also the birthday of my brother Barrett. 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:05.400 Happy birthday, bro, I mean, later. Anyway, AMD likewise confirmed they'll finally reveal 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:10.400 the RX 9070 and 9070 XT on February 28th. 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:15.520 And they did this the same day that some specs and performance for the 9070 XT 00:01:15.520 --> 00:01:20.240 leaked via HKE PC, pointing to both cards once again, 00:01:20.240 --> 00:01:26.240 featuring 16 gigabytes of VRAM. AMD's Frank Azor also denied rumors 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:29.920 of a 32 Gigabyte version of the 9070 XT, 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:34.920 but he didn't deny a 32 Gigabyte 9070 XTX or a 9070 XTXT. 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:43.040 So as far as I'm concerned, the possibilities remain endless. TikTok has been restored to Apple 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:48.160 and Google's respective app stores after reportedly being assured through a nice letter 00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:51.000 from US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Bondi? 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:57.160 She's from the bach. Being assured by her that they're safe to do so. 00:01:57.160 --> 00:02:01.200 And the letter definitely isn't a prank, for sure, they won't get in trouble, it's fine. 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:06.200 TikTok shot to the top of the most downloaded charts on iOS, 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:11.200 but not on Android, because all the talk heads already sideloaded it, 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:15.160 along with every other app they could find that seemed vaguely Chinese. 00:02:15.160 --> 00:02:19.720 So everyone's back on TikTok, Instagram, disliked that, 00:02:19.720 --> 00:02:23.600 which they can do now because they're currently testing a downvote button 00:02:23.640 --> 00:02:29.080 that seems similar to the Reddit version, but without a public downvote count. 00:02:29.080 --> 00:02:36.240 Lot of social media changes happening out there. And as laws trying to ban kids from social media pile up, 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:40.240 Roblox, the platform primarily used by kids 00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:44.360 and people interested in them, is desperately trying to convince the government, 00:02:44.360 --> 00:02:48.000 it is definitely not a social media platform. 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:53.200 But remember from the Epic Games versus Apple lawsuit, Roblox is also not a game. 00:02:53.720 --> 00:02:59.960 In fact, it doesn't even host games, it just hosts experiences that are sometimes social. 00:02:59.960 --> 00:03:06.960 There's no media involved. People trust AI way more in India and China than in the US, 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:10.400 according to new research from the Edelman Trust Institute. 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:14.440 I mean, maybe Americans are just wound up a bit too tight, relax guys. 00:03:14.440 --> 00:03:18.200 The AI's got it. I mean, sure, recent research from Microsoft 00:03:18.200 --> 00:03:21.400 and Carnegie Mellon indicates that increased use of AI 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:24.640 correlates with deteriorated critical thinking skills, 00:03:24.640 --> 00:03:29.160 leaving us atrophied and unprepared when AI suddenly isn't available. 00:03:29.160 --> 00:03:36.840 But that's just like a calculator. Those are everywhere. And now, so are AI features with the brand name Deep Research 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:39.840 as Perplexity joins Google and OpenAI 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:43.360 in launching a web search feature with the exact same name. 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:46.520 I have a feeling that naming three different competing AI features, 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:50.880 the same thing won't really help the whole factual correctness situation, 00:03:50.880 --> 00:03:57.240 which is already a big issue when it comes to news. A new BBC investigation found that over half of news summaries 00:03:57.240 --> 00:04:02.400 generated by the top large language models had significant issues of some kind 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:06.280 with 19% of AI answers that cited BBC content 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:11.000 containing factual errors. But hey, that doesn't mean AI is bad. 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:14.960 Look at this complex enzyme that can digest some plastics 00:04:14.960 --> 00:04:19.840 which was designed by AI. Personally, I'm okay with fake news 00:04:19.840 --> 00:04:23.840 as long as I can keep eating plastic. I'm also okay with our sponsor, 00:04:23.840 --> 00:04:28.000 Java, the marketplace for gamers. Maybe you're looking to score components 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:32.440 for your next upgrade from a reliable source at a great price. 00:04:32.440 --> 00:04:36.920 I mean, really, Valve has warned users who downloaded an indie survival game 00:04:36.920 --> 00:04:42.320 called Pirate Fight on Steam that the game actually contained suspected malware. 00:04:42.320 --> 00:04:45.800 Valve will recommend scanning your PC with anti-virus software, 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:49.120 looking out for a suspicious new apps and just to be safe, 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:54.400 these are all reasonable things to watch. So I totally get it if you wanted to head straight from here 00:04:54.400 --> 00:04:58.240 to LMG.GG, find the idea of actual pirates a bit too much. 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:02.560 It's good to remember the whole pillaging part. I won't hold it against you. 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:06.680 So thanks, Pirate Fight. The official website of the Elon Musk-led 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:09.720 Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:13.400 was defaced by coders after DOGE apparently put the site 00:05:13.400 --> 00:05:17.480 together so hastily they left a database open in the back. 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:22.920 It's a good thing we've got top techno-mansers like these guys firing most of the team of tech experts 00:05:22.920 --> 00:05:26.080 responsible for helping the government understand financial tech products. 00:05:26.080 --> 00:05:30.160 You know, while I'm here, I have to correct some misinformation that's sort of related. 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:36.600 This procurement request from the State Department for $400 million worth of armored Teslas 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:41.400 is not a done deal. There's no current contract and the request actually originated 00:05:41.400 --> 00:05:45.800 during the Biden administration, at which point it was still a dumb idea. 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:48.840 Reddit CEO Steve Huffman confirmed plans 00:05:48.840 --> 00:05:51.960 to introduce a paywall feature later this year 00:05:51.960 --> 00:05:57.000 after being asked during a video AMA about content that only paid members can see. 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:01.080 Later, Huffman confirmed again that paid subreds are coming in 2025, 00:06:01.080 --> 00:06:05.040 which could potentially both open up new revenue streams for the company 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:09.000 and sadly, reward Reddit moderators for acting like that. 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:12.600 And it's not exactly tech news, but it is important to take a moment 00:06:12.600 --> 00:06:16.120 and remember the duo-lingo mascot, duo, 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:20.120 who the company says was horrifically run over by a cyber truck this week, 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:24.360 possibly waiting for users to do their language lessons. As a sign of respect, 00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:29.200 the company changed their profile picture to the owl's dead face, as one does. 00:06:29.200 --> 00:06:33.880 The mascot is survived by his canonical girlfriend, pop star Dua Lipa, 00:06:33.880 --> 00:06:37.280 who tweeted, till death duo part, 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:40.480 which I guess already happened. 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:44.680 So that does make sense. Now, you coming back here for more tech news on Monday, 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:47.960 that makes all the sense in the world. It definitely makes more sense 00:06:47.960 --> 00:06:51.720 than physicists uncovering evidence of two arrows of time 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:56.000 emerging from the quantum realm, right?