WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.640 So Riley wanted a day off, which I'm fine with, but try telling that to the tech news. 00:00:04.640 --> 00:00:10.640 It never stops. Every other day, it's story after story after story after story after story 00:00:10.640 --> 00:00:18.960 after story after story after story. It's finally happening. Android and Chrome OS are merging. 00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:26.080 But how exactly? Well, I'm not sure, but Google's Samir Samat, Android ecosystem president 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:30.880 extraordinaire, has confirmed this in an interview with tech radars Lance Ulanoff. 00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:35.280 Now, it wasn't the main topic of discussion, and he didn't have much else to say on the matter, 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:40.640 but this statement could confirm the rumor from November of last year that Chrome OS would be 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:46.400 migrating to Android. Man, that would be great to have all of my apps and experiences just 00:00:46.400 --> 00:00:52.400 translate perfectly between my devices. You know, like on Apple, except without the massive price tag 00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:56.960 on every piece of hardware and a walled garden ecosystem that forces you to use products from 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:02.000 a single manufacturer. Speaking of expensive hardware, looks like those price leaks for the 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:10.080 Xbox ally and ally x were right. 3DHuegos noticed that Google search store metadata from ASUS's 00:01:10.080 --> 00:01:20.560 own website has listed the Xbox ally x at 899 euro and the regular Xbox ally non x at 599 euro. 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:26.240 I mean, considering how much an ally and an ally x cost right now, those prices do sound about right, 00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:32.000 but if you thought the Switch 2 was expensive, welcome to PC gaming, baby. 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:38.400 Expensive hardware up front, but hey, at least there's cheap games aplenty after the fact. 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:43.120 And in all seriousness, that tax can greatly affect electronics MSRP's in Europe, 00:01:43.120 --> 00:01:49.280 and we might see some lower prices on this side of the pond. It's just not that much lower. So, 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.080 for anyone who is hoping that Xbox and Microsoft would be subsidizing a big chunk of the price, 00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:59.360 maybe don't hold your breath. I mean, this is the same Microsoft that just laid off a ton of 00:01:59.360 --> 00:02:04.240 developers, developers, developers. Steve Ballmer must be rolling over in his grave. 00:02:06.080 --> 00:02:13.200 Right. Next topic. It turns out that Google Gemini for Workspace can be easily manipulated, 00:02:13.200 --> 00:02:18.480 just like me. I guess. I don't know, it's in the script. Basically, 00:02:18.480 --> 00:02:25.200 an attacker can embed invisible, size zero, white on white font instructions within admin tags, 00:02:25.200 --> 00:02:31.280 and then if they get summarized by AI, the user will get a bunch of official looking security 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:37.040 warnings that could socially engineer them into handing over credentials or placing a call to a 00:02:37.040 --> 00:02:43.760 scam call center. There's no obvious phishing links, no .exe files to run, and no requests to 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:49.520 wire money to a Nigerian prince. The whole thing is kind of pretty clever, and it gets worse, 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:54.240 because this goes beyond just email and affects just about everything that can be summarized, 00:02:54.240 --> 00:03:02.320 like docs, slides, and drive search functionality. Marco Figaroa. Marco F, who first published 00:03:02.320 --> 00:03:07.200 findings of this new scam process a few days ago, suggests that you remove, neutralize, 00:03:07.200 --> 00:03:13.120 or ignore content that is styled to be hidden in the body text, or add a post-processing filter 00:03:13.200 --> 00:03:17.680 that scans the Gemini output. Guys, I've got it. Let's just make another AI 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:23.600 that summarizes whether the AI summary is a scam. Ah, it's brilliant, but watch about the rest. 00:03:24.160 --> 00:03:29.760 Bring out the expeditious midgens. Quickly now, I can only do this bit for so long. 00:03:29.760 --> 00:03:33.440 Ever wonder how quickly you can destroy evidence in a pinch? Well, now you don't have to, 00:03:33.440 --> 00:03:40.160 because Teamgroup has created a self-destructing SSD with intelligent dual-mode data destruction 00:03:40.160 --> 00:03:47.440 on the new P250Q-M80. You can choose S slash W quickerase, which will wipe the drive but maintain 00:03:47.440 --> 00:03:54.160 functionality, or H slash W quickerase, which will physically destroy the NAND with high voltage. 00:03:54.160 --> 00:03:58.480 Okay, that sounds pretty cool. I 100% want to try this when it launches. 00:03:58.480 --> 00:04:04.960 As for GROC, maybe that should get unlaunched? XAI has tried to explain what happened with the whole 00:04:04.960 --> 00:04:11.680 mecha-Hitler fiasco. Their explanation? We discovered a root cause that was an update to a 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:17.200 code path upstream of the at GROC bot. This is independent of the underlying language model 00:04:17.200 --> 00:04:23.360 that powers at GROC. Wow. Well, I'm completely relieved. All of the racist, Hitler-loving code 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:28.080 is just from an upstream code path, guys. Just like with rivers. It's not our problem if the 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:33.840 pollution is coming from upstream. Wait, yes it is, but I'm not going to worry about that. Just 00:04:33.840 --> 00:04:38.480 like I'm not going to worry about Microsoft Office not getting any more feature updates on Windows 10 00:04:38.480 --> 00:04:43.840 because I'm using Windows 11 and also Google Docs. But whether you care about this or not, 00:04:43.840 --> 00:04:48.960 it's a really good time to point out that as of June earlier this year, Windows 10 still had a higher 00:04:48.960 --> 00:04:55.760 install base. So the transition, not going too great, but that doesn't stop the impending end of 00:04:55.760 --> 00:05:00.960 life that's coming in October 2028 when it stops getting security updates. And it doesn't change 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:07.840 that in August there won't be any new features unless you upgrade your OS to Windows 11 or Linux. 00:05:07.840 --> 00:05:11.600 You know, sometimes I wonder why we don't see more human-inspired computer technology. 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:16.880 Maybe it's because we're gross bags of meat. Maybe? Yeah, I think so. But Korean scientists 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:22.960 are looking to our noses for inspiration around filtering air particles. It's called PRO, 00:05:22.960 --> 00:05:28.160 Particle Removing Oil Coated Filter, and it both removes more particles while lasting way 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:35.280 longer than traditional filters. That's pretty neat. Excuse me, sorry. They're still working 00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:40.080 out the kinks. And last, but yeah, honestly, this one was definitely least. I mean, the one that came 00:05:40.080 --> 00:05:46.000 before it was a nose filter, but anyway, it's pretty cool. We're getting fake CRTs from Japan's 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:52.320 Mizukiko. And I really do mean fake because basically it's just a curved 4x3 LCD panel 00:05:52.320 --> 00:05:58.080 that's housed in a CRT-shaped shell. It's going to be about 8 inches small and is going to pair 00:05:58.080 --> 00:06:02.800 with their mini retro reprint PCs. That is assuming they're crowdfunding works. They're 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:06.320 a little under halfway there at the time of writing, and I really don't know what the appeal is going 00:06:06.320 --> 00:06:12.000 to be of an 8 inch CRT alike. Thanks for joining us for another episode of TechLinked. What's going 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:16.800 to happen next time? Unlike Dragon Ball Z. There's no sneak peek, so your guess, honestly, is as good 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:22.080 as mine, but I think I'm going to bet on Goku fighting Mecha Hitler.