1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,080 Sit down for a minute, son. I know I'm not your Riley. I can never be your 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:11,200 Riley, and I'm not trying to replace him. Think of me as your step Riley. I'm 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:13,679 the Riley that tells you the tech news and makes love to your mother. All 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:18,400 right, champ. >> I've never been to the South. What is this? 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:24,320 >> Intel appears to be priming a new GPU for release, quietly adding official 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:27,279 support for somethingamed BMG G31 to its 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:32,399 Vtune profiler software. This update has the community buzzing that this could be 8 00:00:29,439 --> 00:00:38,160 it. Intel's long rumored big battle mage gaming card, the B770. The update also 9 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:41,600 adds support for Core Ultra 3 Panther Lake processors. And since Panther Lake 10 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:45,760 is expected to debut at CES [music] 2026, we're thinking this could be a 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:48,960 sign that we might also be introduced to the Wide War Wizard. 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:53,680 >> Did you get the Wide War Wizard thing that >> at WWW, like the worldwide web? 13 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:59,600 >> No. No. Now consider the fact that a leaked shipping manifest references a 14 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:01,440 hereto for unseen 300 watt Intel GPU and 15 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:05,519 you might conclude that because 300 watts is bigger than the existing ARB 16 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:11,280 580s 190 watt TDB, this mysterious newcomer has to be the B770. Right, 17 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:12,960 right, right. Of course, it is also 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:17,759 possible that it's actually just another non-gaming Arc Pro card like the B60 19 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:22,240 that launched at Computex, but I mean that was still pretty sick. So honestly, 20 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:27,600 whichever way Intel chooses to shake up the GPU market, I'm down. Because right 21 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,960 now, the market could use a good shake. >> Snap out of it. 22 00:01:28,799 --> 00:01:36,000 >> Meanwhile, Google plans to bring ads to its Gemini chatbot by the end of 2026 23 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:40,159 and is already briefing advertisers on the features rollout, according to Ade, 24 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:43,600 because nothing says helpful assistant like recommending things that make my 25 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:47,840 shopping list even longer >> in this economy. This news follows Elon 26 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:51,920 saying that Grock will do pretty much the same thing and rumors of Open AI 27 00:01:50,399 --> 00:01:56,479 doing pretty much the same thing as well. But the company's head of chat 28 00:01:53,759 --> 00:02:01,840 GPT, Nick Turley, tweeted that OpenAI is 100% not testing ads in ChatGpt. After 29 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:06,399 all, a core tenant of this company's culture is a focus on burning money, not 30 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:09,840 making it. If and when chat bots do add ads, by the way, could it mean that 31 00:02:08,239 --> 00:02:14,000 humans will end up plugging products in normal conversation? Tide pods because 32 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:19,040 apparently people have started speaking in a chatbot influenced dialect. 33 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:24,000 Researchers found that people who use chat bots a lot are developing a 34 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:29,280 tendency to speak in slob. Unironically using words like delve, intricate, and 35 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:33,599 tapestry way more than they usually would. >> You just did. 36 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:38,239 >> I I just did. Well, at least it might help us communicate with our new agentic 37 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:42,319 teammates who an Amazon exec recently said can be essential to every team. As 38 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:46,879 essential as the people sitting right next to you. Look to your left. Look to 39 00:02:44,319 --> 00:02:50,080 your right. They're gone. So, you might want to practice your slot speak. Folks, 40 00:02:48,879 --> 00:02:55,200 next time you need to access a spreadsheet, make sure that you repeat after me. Please open unto me a doorway 41 00:02:53,760 --> 00:03:00,319 to the rich tapestry of spreadsheet solutions. >> This isn't just a spreadsheet, it's a 42 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:03,680 portal. Meta, meanwhile, is rolling out major changes to its targeted 43 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:08,239 advertising across Facebook and Instagram in Europe. Not because they 44 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:13,120 want to, but because legal regulators are finally forcing their hand. Under 45 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:17,680 new requirements from the EU's Digital Markets Act, Meta must now give users 46 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:21,519 more control over whether their personal data can be used in targeted 47 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:25,920 advertising. And unlike previous choices, this one is not allowed to be 48 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:31,040 buried under three menus in a roundabout attempt at hiding the settings. Users 49 00:03:28,239 --> 00:03:35,840 across the EU and soon the UK will be able to opt out of personalized ads 50 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:41,040 entirely, meaning that advertisers will need to serve more contextual ads that 51 00:03:38,239 --> 00:03:44,959 don't rely on profiling. Regulators say this is the first time that Meta has 52 00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:48,159 offered a meaningful consent mechanism instead of their take it or leave it 53 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:52,720 model that got them into legal trouble last year. This is a big hit for mega 54 00:03:50,959 --> 00:03:56,720 corporations across the world who rely heavily on targeted ads and will require 55 00:03:55,040 --> 00:04:01,360 many platforms to modify their advertising campaigns to handle users 56 00:03:58,959 --> 00:04:04,879 contributing far less data to them. So take that meta. Now you can try selling 57 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:08,879 me something without knowing how many times I've gone to the bathroom today. 58 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:13,360 How will you know what size of toilet paper pack I need? 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But the 75 00:05:19,199 --> 00:05:25,600 same can't be said for team Xbox, who absolutely 76 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:30,240 whiffed it. The Switch 2 came in a respectable second place, but the Xbox 77 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:35,440 Series XS, they didn't even reach the podium. Talk 78 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:39,120 about extra small sales. 79 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:42,160 H. But wait, who took third then? It 80 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:44,800 turns out it was the next playground, 81 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:50,240 a motion controlled family oriented console that I just learned about today. 82 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:51,680 Years old. Who needs the X when you can 83 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:55,680 get the next? >> Yeah, that's pretty good. >> Pew pew. 84 00:05:53,759 --> 00:06:00,560 >> Yeah, I like that. Analytics firm Gartner is warning companies not to let 85 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:04,400 employees use AI powered browsers due to the irreversible and untraceable risks 86 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:08,960 that they pose to company data and privacy. Gartner's report indicates that 87 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:12,479 traditional security controls cannot reliably stop the screen reading 88 00:06:11,039 --> 00:06:17,120 features of these browsers from potentially causing leaks. Well, sure, 89 00:06:15,199 --> 00:06:20,720 but did Gartner know about Google's new security update for Chrome's AI 90 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:25,600 features? It will use a vetting system powered by Gemini duh. To check that any 91 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:31,600 automated actions truly match what you asked for and to block suspicious ones. 92 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:35,360 Haha. Am I the only one not put at ease when a company tells me that they've 93 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:40,000 made an AI to monitor their AI's upups? >> Well, who else do you want? 94 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:45,199 >> Scientists at Cedar Sinai Medical Center have engineered an experimental RNA 95 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:47,360 based drug called TY1 that mimics a 96 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:52,560 natural repair signal released by heart cells. TY1 works by boosting a gene 97 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:56,960 called T-Rex one. Okay, you got to be you got to be making this up now. 98 00:06:54,880 --> 00:07:01,440 >> Which spurs immune cells to clear damaged DNA so that healing can begin. 99 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:06,240 And in animal tests, it helped cells actually repair DNA, cut down scar 100 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:10,319 tissue, and improved healing after tissue injuries. This could be a brand 101 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:15,880 new way to treat heart attacks, which more and more people are having as they 102 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,880 look at RAM prices. 103 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,520 >> That's dynamite. and Engine AI dropped 104 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:26,880 yet another video of its Model T800 humanoid robot. And this time it nearly 105 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:28,400 kicked their CEO's teeth out, which is 106 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:33,840 probably the most honest performance review of the robotics industry that I've ever seen, and probably the most 107 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,599 ominous foreshadowing of where the robotics industry is headed. The company 108 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:42,479 posted that short as well as a longer behind-the-scenes video after their 109 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:45,759 first Chuck Norris style showcase 110 00:07:42,479 --> 00:07:48,240 was met with viewers crying CGI. 111 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:52,319 Well, it seems like Engine AI has proved the naysayers wrong. This clanker means 112 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:56,560 business. >> Wow. >> Meanwhile, Tesla's Optimus bot tried to 113 00:07:54,879 --> 00:08:00,639 serve some drinks in their recent video and collapse like an inep drunkard. 114 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:06,400 Maybe it was inspired by that Russian AI doll bot thing. You know what? You've 115 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:10,160 done a great job today. You'll probably be back with Riley on Wednesdays for 116 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:13,919 well, every other Wednesday for more tech news and weekend Wednesdays. But 117 00:08:12,879 --> 00:08:22,440 don't forget, it's going to be me picking you up on Saturday for soccer. All right, we don't need to say I love 118 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,440 you goodbye, but maybe someday.