WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.200 It's time for tech news! 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:14.400 If what Qualcomm just said about their new Snapdragon X Elite SOCs is true, 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:18.640 Apple finally has a competitor in the ARM-based desktop processor market. 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:21.920 Thankfully, the leg-based desktop processor... 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:25.280 What? What? After teasing the announcement a couple weeks ago, 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:30.160 Qualcomm unveiled some specs and performance for the Snapdragon X Elite, 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:37.440 a flagship laptop chip composed of 12 new Orion cores designed by the company's subsidiary Nuvia, 00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:42.560 three times the cores of Qualcomm's previous laptop SOC, the 8CX Gen 3. 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:50.080 Qualcomm says this outperforms Apple's also 12-core M2 Max in single-threaded applications, 00:00:50.080 --> 00:00:53.920 the application in question being, according to the fine print on that slide, 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:58.160 geekbench on Linux. Because as elite as the new chip may be, 00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:03.680 there are other reasons that ARM-based desktop processors haven't taken off on Windows. 00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:10.800 Namely, Windows. Thankfully, if Microsoft doesn't manage to make Windows 11 on ARM not suck farts, 00:01:10.800 --> 00:01:15.200 those fancy Orion cores will be coming to Android devices in 2024, 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:19.840 which may or may not have something to do with Qualcomm's Snapdragon seamless feature, 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:24.880 which will let manufacturers smooth out multi-device experiences between phones, PCs, 00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:29.280 earbuds, mice, and keyboards. Sounds maybe like something a la Apple. 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:33.760 Orion-powered Windows laptops are also set to debut mid-2024, 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.520 just in time for Qualcomm and Microsoft's exclusivity deal for Windows-compatible ARM chips 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:44.560 to expire, which probably has something to do with this week's Reuters report claiming that 00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.600 both NVIDIA and AMD are designing ARM-based desktop CPUs. 00:01:49.600 --> 00:01:53.440 But with all of these ARM chips years away and Apple probably releasing 00:01:53.440 --> 00:01:57.520 higher-powered M3 Macs on Monday, there's probably nothing to get excited about. 00:01:57.520 --> 00:02:01.040 You know what? Forget I said anything. Just... 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:07.440 But you should consider getting excited about upcoming NVIDIA RTX 40 Super graphics cards. 00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:15.520 If you dislike money, multiple sources claim NVIDIA is prepping an RTX 4070 and an RTX 4080 Super 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:24.240 with 20 gigabytes of RAM. NVIDIA hasn't used the Super title since the release of the RTX 2080 Super back in April 2020, 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:29.440 possibly because NVIDIA has been in more of a villain phase, didn't deserve it. 00:02:29.440 --> 00:02:35.360 Back in the day, there were also rumors about an RTX 30 Super series that failed to materialize, 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:39.840 but these new rumors are coming from leakers that have been reliable in the past. 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:43.920 That's how they get you. Now they have your bank info. 00:02:43.920 --> 00:02:49.440 Unless NVIDIA is planning on gaslighting us by arbitrarily altering its card naming scheme, 00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:56.560 we should expect a card that sits between the standard RTX 4080 and the RTX 4080 Ti, 00:02:56.560 --> 00:03:00.240 a card that currently does not exist. So really, your guess is as good as mine. 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:06.640 Both of the potential RTX 40 Super series cards are expected to include a higher memory bus, 00:03:06.640 --> 00:03:13.440 the RTX 40 Super with a 320-bit bus, and the RTX 4070 Super with a 256-bit bus. 00:03:13.440 --> 00:03:18.560 Personally, though, I'm waiting for the RTX 40 Super Duper series that slots very nicely 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:23.440 in between the RTX 4080 Splendid and the 4090, wow, very cool. 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:33.920 41 US states are suing Meta for using features on Instagram and Facebook to encourage social 00:03:33.920 --> 00:03:41.040 media addiction in children. According to the primary complaint, Meta designed psychologically manipulative product features 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:47.680 to induce young users compulsive and extended use of its platform, including infinite scrolling 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:54.720 and persistent alerts. The lawsuits accuse Meta of knowing complicity in the ongoing youth mental health crisis for 00:03:54.720 --> 00:04:00.320 the sake of profit. But it's an accusation that could be leveled at pretty much any popular social media app 00:04:00.320 --> 00:04:06.720 currently available. I'm not even a teenage girl, and TikTok makes me feel bad about myself all the time. 00:04:06.720 --> 00:04:11.600 I don't know why I open the app. For some reason, every post in my feed is just insulting me personally. 00:04:11.600 --> 00:04:16.560 Meanwhile, the FTC is bringing in child psychologists to inform future regulations 00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:23.200 of social media companies. And PMIs, a reverse image search engine that specializes in facial recognition, 00:04:23.200 --> 00:04:28.080 is now blocking searches for photos containing minors for fear of misuse. 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:32.480 Notably, Mark Zuckerberg covers his children's faces in photos he posts on Instagram. 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:36.320 And while that probably has a lot to do with him being an unlikable famous person, 00:04:36.320 --> 00:04:40.880 with valid concerns about harassment, if he doesn't think of Instagram as a safe place 00:04:40.880 --> 00:04:44.320 for his kids, maybe we shouldn't either. 00:04:44.320 --> 00:04:47.920 Quick! The bits! They're getting away! After them! 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:57.520 Yeah, I was waiting for the dogs. According to the Washington Post, Reddit is threatening to block webcrawlers from search 00:04:57.520 --> 00:05:02.480 engines like Google and Bing if it cannot reach a deal with generative AI companies to 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:09.200 pay for data from the site. This would prevent Reddit from appearing in search results and reduce the number of visitors to 00:05:09.200 --> 00:05:15.040 the site. But the company's leadership apparently believe that Reddit can survive without search. 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:20.800 They're not alone either. Over 500 news organizations have installed blockers to prevent their content from being 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:24.000 collected for AI training databases since last year. 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:28.880 Still, this is potentially a devastating blow to the many users who for years have been bypassing 00:05:28.880 --> 00:05:35.360 the inshidification of search results by typing site colon reddit.com at the end of every single 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:38.320 Google search. Fooly and logic, how have you betrayed me? 00:05:38.880 --> 00:05:44.000 Apple has officially backed the White House's push for a national right to repair bill. 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:51.280 That's a weird sentence to say, but... Apple also says that it will be making parts, tools, and documentation necessary to fix its 00:05:51.280 --> 00:05:56.000 devices available to users and independent repair shops nationwide. 00:05:56.000 --> 00:06:00.960 This follows the recent passing of a California right to repair law, also supported by Apple. 00:06:00.960 --> 00:06:05.280 If the federal bill is in any way similar, it would be a huge step in the right direction, 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:10.480 but might shy away from restricting software locks, Apple's favorite anti-repair tactic. 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:14.480 There's still plenty of room for optimism though, so may I be the first to say, 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:16.560 thank you Tim Cook, you bastard. 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:23.360 Okta, the massive provider of cloud infrastructure, has been hacked for the second time in two 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:27.440 years, which is ironic, but not in a fun hip way. 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:33.360 It's not in an indie band. This could have had serious implications for the customers of its customers, 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:37.920 which include cloudflare and password managers, one password and beyond trust. 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:43.040 However, it appears that all three independently detected that Okta's support system had been 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:49.520 breached and informed Okta, who is busy watching Love is Blind Season 5. 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:55.200 Okta says that its support case system was accessed by a hacker with stolen credentials, 00:06:55.200 --> 00:06:58.480 who was then able to view files uploaded by customers. 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:03.120 According to security expert Matt Johansson, Okta support often requests 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:08.960 HR files for troubleshooting purposes, which can contain sensitive info like session tokens. 00:07:08.960 --> 00:07:15.680 That honestly sounds like a great way to get your YouTube channel hacked, and all your videos replaced with a scam crypto livestream featuring Elon Musk, 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:24.480 wouldn't that be embarrassing? California has suspended crews from operating driverless taxis in San Francisco, 00:07:24.480 --> 00:07:29.600 following a harrowing incident where a human piloted car hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk, 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:34.960 throwing them into the path of a robot taxi, which braked, but still struck the pedestrian. 00:07:34.960 --> 00:07:38.480 Detecting the collision, it then attempted to pull over to the side of the road, 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:41.680 but wound up dragging the downed woman 20 feet. 00:07:42.640 --> 00:07:48.080 I don't know the moral of this story, maybe we're just not ready for a two-ton free-range robot 00:07:48.080 --> 00:07:54.800 that can be disabled by placing a traffic cone on the hood, but it doesn't seem like human drives are doing all that great either, so I dunno, 00:07:54.800 --> 00:08:01.040 just stay inside. And researchers have created an open-source tool called Nightshade that artists can use 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:06.400 to invisibly modify their works to break AIs trained on them without permission 00:08:06.400 --> 00:08:10.160 by corrupting their tagging system, causing them to, say, 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:12.880 generate a picture of a cake when prompted for a dog. 00:08:13.760 --> 00:08:16.800 But maybe it's just a very realistic dog cake. 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:21.920 Or, more likely, an unholy abomination somewhere between cake and dog. 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:29.440 Why did you bake me? Nightshade works by attacking AI where it's most vulnerable. 00:08:29.440 --> 00:08:36.800 The inside. The squishy part. It's kind of like that fan theory pre-end game that the Avengers would defeat Thanos 00:08:36.800 --> 00:08:40.480 by having Ant-Man crawl up his poop chute and then expand. 00:08:40.480 --> 00:08:44.800 Except, it isn't at all like that, I just wanted to remind everyone about that 00:08:44.800 --> 00:08:50.480 and put that image in your head, so you're welcome. I'll also remind you to come back on Friday for more tech news, 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:54.160 because here at TechLinked, we only crawl into your hearts. 00:08:54.160 --> 00:08:57.280 And even then, it's strictly metaphorical. 00:08:57.840 --> 00:09:01.520 It's not your- Speak for yourself. You're not in danger.