WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.280 Tiktok has been fined 345 million euros, around 368 million USD, for failing to properly protect 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, 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 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:21.680 from the Irish Data Protection Commission, which is actually the lead privacy regulator for the whole 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. 00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:37.520 The DPC found that from July to December 2020, not only were children's Tiktok 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:42.800 profiles set to public by default, the family pairing settings allowed adult users to pair 00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:47.760 their account to a child's account without verifying their parent or guardian status, 00:00:47.760 --> 00:00:52.560 and then enable direct messaging. Tiktok has since changed many of the relevant settings, 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:56.640 but the news is more relevant than ever, considering Tiktok's increased efforts to 00:00:56.640 --> 00:01:02.320 beat Elon Musk at creating the Everything app. The whole alphabet, not just one letter. 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:08.000 The company just launched its previously in beta Tiktok shop feature, which will allow creators 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, 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 00:01:22.800 --> 00:01:29.120 stuff on Tiktok instead of Google, Tiktok added Wikipedia blurbs to the top of search results, 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:36.000 so the first thing you see is not a complex topic explained purely through interpretive dance. 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 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 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 00:01:56.400 --> 00:02:02.960 high-end GPUs, just mid-range ones, similar to AMD's previous RDNA1 and Polaris generations. 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 00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:16.080 the thousand bucks burning a hole in their pockets, but it sounds like they should invest 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:24.560 in flame retardant pants instead. But why would AMD leave NVIDIA unchallenged at the top? 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 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 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. 00:02:43.600 --> 00:02:46.960 TSMC will eventually get their Arizona fab up and running, 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:51.280 increasing their output so that gamers and AI can live in harmony. 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:56.000 And if GPUs are to fall one node behind, NVIDIA's Maxwell generation showed 00:02:56.000 --> 00:02:59.680 you can crank out more performance while reusing last-gen tech. 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 00:03:04.720 --> 00:03:12.960 blow over. Leon Lee has filed a patent lawsuit in California against Phanteks, 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:18.320 claiming Phanteks D30 fan series isn't allowed according to this cool written document the 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 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:30.480 connectable with at least one illumination fan for a computer that have connectable 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 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:40.320 Phanteks D30 RGB fans have connectable ports that allow for cable-less daisy chaining. 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 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, 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:59.120 you can just put them in your computer. Thanks guys. Phanteks further claimed they consulted 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:03.360 with patent lawyers during the development of their product and pointed out they have their own 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 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:13.040 document has the best words. It's like a rap battle, but soul-suckingly boring. 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. 00:04:20.960 --> 00:04:25.840 Google has expanded its iFixit partnership to include parts for the Pixel tablet, 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 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 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 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, 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 00:04:51.200 --> 00:04:58.560 released from 2021 onward 10 years of software updates, up from 8 following backlash for selling 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:03.600 Chromebooks that were already several years into their update window. Chrome OS will also be adding 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:08.400 adaptive charging and an energy save remote to keep their garbage batteries alive and cooking 00:05:08.400 --> 00:05:15.200 your laptop just a little bit longer. The primary benefit, of course, will be to help 00:05:15.200 --> 00:05:19.520 underfunded elementary schools to keep their massive stock of half-dead Franken devices 00:05:19.520 --> 00:05:23.280 in circulation until the government one day decides to buy them new ones, which 00:05:24.080 --> 00:05:27.440 should be in about a decade and will probably end up costing parents. 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 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 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 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 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, 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, 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 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 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 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 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 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:42.560 Oren chips, normally found in autonomous robots and vehicles. If the launch date rumors are true, 00:06:42.560 --> 00:06:46.080 next year might mark the release of the world's first self-driving console. 00:06:46.080 --> 00:06:55.120 It can dock at docks, like lake docks. And the US Army has greenlit the next 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:59.680 phase of development for the HoloLens, a mixed-reality device previously known to make 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:05.360 hardened military professionals throw up so hard they see God. Apparently, the HoloLens has overcome 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:10.240 that little puke problem performing well during a recent field test. Now Microsoft will work on 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:14.800 integrating the device with tactical cloud computing, among other features that probably won't make 00:07:14.800 --> 00:07:20.160 soldiers violently ill. There are, famously, very few toilets available on the battlefield. 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 00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:32.160 of foods high in dietary fiber.