1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,280 Tiktok has been fined 345 million euros, around 368 million USD, for failing to properly protect 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,480 children's privacy. It's supposed to be sealed in little boxes and then shipped to the CCP, 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,800 not the other way around. I'm James Schreib. This is TechLink, and this is the press release 4 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,680 from the Irish Data Protection Commission, which is actually the lead privacy regulator for the whole 5 00:00:22,240 --> 00:00:28,640 European Union and not just for hermit sheep farmers who just want to be freaking left alone. 6 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:37,520 The DPC found that from July to December 2020, not only were children's Tiktok 7 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:42,800 profiles set to public by default, the family pairing settings allowed adult users to pair 8 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:47,760 their account to a child's account without verifying their parent or guardian status, 9 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:52,560 and then enable direct messaging. Tiktok has since changed many of the relevant settings, 10 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,640 but the news is more relevant than ever, considering Tiktok's increased efforts to 11 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,320 beat Elon Musk at creating the Everything app. The whole alphabet, not just one letter. 12 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:08,000 The company just launched its previously in beta Tiktok shop feature, which will allow creators 13 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:13,040 to work with sellers and earn commission on product orders, there's so many pairs of words, 14 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:22,800 that can also be fulfilled directly by Tiktok. And since 40% of the 18-24 year old search for 15 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:29,120 stuff on Tiktok instead of Google, Tiktok added Wikipedia blurbs to the top of search results, 16 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:36,000 so the first thing you see is not a complex topic explained purely through interpretive dance. 17 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:43,040 Honestly, I might learn better that way. DanceGPT. AMD's recently launched Radeon RX 7700 XT and 18 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:50,560 7800 might be the last of their kind according to GPU leaker Kepler underscore L2. Their sources 19 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:56,400 reportedly claim that Team Red's plans for its upcoming Navi 4 based cards don't involve any 20 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:02,960 high-end GPUs, just mid-range ones, similar to AMD's previous RDNA1 and Polaris generations. 21 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:11,680 To hear that Radeon RX 8800 or 8900 XTX won't exist is unfortunate news for people with 22 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,080 the thousand bucks burning a hole in their pockets, but it sounds like they should invest 23 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:24,560 in flame retardant pants instead. But why would AMD leave NVIDIA unchallenged at the top? 24 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:31,440 Well, Italian tech site Bits and Chips claims that Team Red has to sacrifice gaming GPU output 25 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:37,520 at TSMC to pump up production for their AI accelerator cards because AI just has to take 26 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:43,520 our jobs and our hobbies. None of this is confirmed, but if true, it might not be the worst thing. 27 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,960 TSMC will eventually get their Arizona fab up and running, 28 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:51,280 increasing their output so that gamers and AI can live in harmony. 29 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:56,000 And if GPUs are to fall one node behind, NVIDIA's Maxwell generation showed 30 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,680 you can crank out more performance while reusing last-gen tech. 31 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,720 So let's just head to the Winchester, grab a pint and wait for this whole thing to just 32 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:12,960 blow over. Leon Lee has filed a patent lawsuit in California against Phanteks, 33 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:18,320 claiming Phanteks D30 fan series isn't allowed according to this cool written document the 34 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:25,520 US government gave them. Said document is a patent Leon Lee filed in 2019 for an illumination fan 35 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:30,480 connectable with at least one illumination fan for a computer that have connectable 36 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:35,120 ports that allow for cable-less daisy chaining. So they got pretty upset when they found out 37 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:40,320 Phanteks D30 RGB fans have connectable ports that allow for cable-less daisy chaining. 38 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:46,640 But Phanteks have refuted these claims, saying their D30 fans are an original idea and have been 39 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,560 issued patents in multiple countries to date. But I'm sure if you don't want to date them, 40 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:59,120 you can just put them in your computer. Thanks guys. Phanteks further claimed they consulted 41 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,360 with patent lawyers during the development of their product and pointed out they have their own 42 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:08,560 US patent for their fan connection technology. I guess now it comes down to whose cool written 43 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,040 document has the best words. It's like a rap battle, but soul-suckingly boring. 44 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:19,920 Hey, who's that at the door? Quick bits, but they said you died in the war. Come on in. 45 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,840 Google has expanded its iFixit partnership to include parts for the Pixel tablet, 46 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:30,480 the thing that launched in June and you already forgot about. Unfortunately, I still can't fix 47 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,520 the Pixel watch and neither can you or Google for that matter. They can't supply replacement parts 48 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:40,080 because they don't exist, apparently. So if you crack or scratch your watch's glass bubble that 49 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,640 looks more likely to get hit than a drunken shirtless frat boy with his arms out saying, 50 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:51,200 what? What? Your only option is to buy a brand new one. But at least Google will now give Chromebooks 51 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:58,560 released from 2021 onward 10 years of software updates, up from 8 following backlash for selling 52 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:03,600 Chromebooks that were already several years into their update window. Chrome OS will also be adding 53 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:08,400 adaptive charging and an energy save remote to keep their garbage batteries alive and cooking 54 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:15,200 your laptop just a little bit longer. The primary benefit, of course, will be to help 55 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:19,520 underfunded elementary schools to keep their massive stock of half-dead Franken devices 56 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,280 in circulation until the government one day decides to buy them new ones, which 57 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,440 should be in about a decade and will probably end up costing parents. 58 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:35,040 HP has unveiled the new Spectre Fold, which is a lot like Spectre all caps, but instead of 59 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,400 being a fictional terrorist organization, it's a 17-inch foldable tablet that doubles as a laptop 60 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:47,200 and triples as a desktop PC, if you needed to. This isn't the first foldable desktop slash tablet 61 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:53,360 laptop, or as I like to call them, daplets, but it is the first one to charge you $5,000 for a PC 62 00:05:53,360 --> 00:06:00,160 powered by a last-gen Intel Core i7-1250U. However, the Spectre Fold does come with a kickstand, 63 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,880 plus a magnetically attached keyboard and stylus, and it's less than an inch thick when folded, 64 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:10,800 but also surprisingly hefty at three and a half pounds, heavy enough to quadruple as a weapon 65 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,920 to kill James Bond. It's been done. The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 will be powered by an NVIDIA 66 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:21,760 Ampere-based chip, according to Leaker, and name you just heard five stories go Kepler and Square 67 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:31,360 and corroborated by fellow Leaker co-pied-7 Kimi, who further suggested it will be made using 68 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:37,280 Samsung's 8nm process. This suggests that the Switch 2's chip may be a custom version of NVIDIA's 69 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:42,560 Oren chips, normally found in autonomous robots and vehicles. If the launch date rumors are true, 70 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,080 next year might mark the release of the world's first self-driving console. 71 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:55,120 It can dock at docks, like lake docks. And the US Army has greenlit the next 72 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:59,680 phase of development for the HoloLens, a mixed-reality device previously known to make 73 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:05,360 hardened military professionals throw up so hard they see God. Apparently, the HoloLens has overcome 74 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:10,240 that little puke problem performing well during a recent field test. Now Microsoft will work on 75 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,800 integrating the device with tactical cloud computing, among other features that probably won't make 76 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:20,160 soldiers violently ill. There are, famously, very few toilets available on the battlefield. 77 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:30,080 Including your pants. And if you're not already on the toilet watching this show, come back on Monday for more toilet humor and more tech-linked. Hope you have a good weekend full 78 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,160 of foods high in dietary fiber.