Sit down for a minute, son. I know I'm not your Riley. I can never be your
Riley, and I'm not trying to replace him. Think of me as your step Riley. I'm
the Riley that tells you the tech news and makes love to your mother. All
right, champ. >> I've never been to the South. What is this?
>> Intel appears to be priming a new GPU for release, quietly adding official
support for somethingamed BMG G31 to its
Vtune profiler software. This update has the community buzzing that this could be
it. Intel's long rumored big battle mage gaming card, the B770. The update also
adds support for Core Ultra 3 Panther Lake processors. And since Panther Lake
is expected to debut at CES [music] 2026, we're thinking this could be a
sign that we might also be introduced to the Wide War Wizard.
>> Did you get the Wide War Wizard thing that >> at WWW, like the worldwide web?
>> No. No. Now consider the fact that a leaked shipping manifest references a
hereto for unseen 300 watt Intel GPU and
you might conclude that because 300 watts is bigger than the existing ARB
580s 190 watt TDB, this mysterious newcomer has to be the B770. Right,
right, right. Of course, it is also
possible that it's actually just another non-gaming Arc Pro card like the B60
that launched at Computex, but I mean that was still pretty sick. So honestly,
whichever way Intel chooses to shake up the GPU market, I'm down. Because right
now, the market could use a good shake. >> Snap out of it.
>> Meanwhile, Google plans to bring ads to its Gemini chatbot by the end of 2026
and is already briefing advertisers on the features rollout, according to Ade,
because nothing says helpful assistant like recommending things that make my
shopping list even longer >> in this economy. This news follows Elon
saying that Grock will do pretty much the same thing and rumors of Open AI
doing pretty much the same thing as well. But the company's head of chat
GPT, Nick Turley, tweeted that OpenAI is 100% not testing ads in ChatGpt. After
all, a core tenant of this company's culture is a focus on burning money, not
making it. If and when chat bots do add ads, by the way, could it mean that
humans will end up plugging products in normal conversation? Tide pods because
apparently people have started speaking in a chatbot influenced dialect.
Researchers found that people who use chat bots a lot are developing a
tendency to speak in slob. Unironically using words like delve, intricate, and
tapestry way more than they usually would. >> You just did.
>> I I just did. Well, at least it might help us communicate with our new agentic
teammates who an Amazon exec recently said can be essential to every team. As
essential as the people sitting right next to you. Look to your left. Look to
your right. They're gone. So, you might want to practice your slot speak. Folks,
next time you need to access a spreadsheet, make sure that you repeat after me. Please open unto me a doorway
to the rich tapestry of spreadsheet solutions. >> This isn't just a spreadsheet, it's a
portal. Meta, meanwhile, is rolling out major changes to its targeted
advertising across Facebook and Instagram in Europe. Not because they
want to, but because legal regulators are finally forcing their hand. Under
new requirements from the EU's Digital Markets Act, Meta must now give users
more control over whether their personal data can be used in targeted
advertising. And unlike previous choices, this one is not allowed to be
buried under three menus in a roundabout attempt at hiding the settings. Users
across the EU and soon the UK will be able to opt out of personalized ads
entirely, meaning that advertisers will need to serve more contextual ads that
don't rely on profiling. Regulators say this is the first time that Meta has
offered a meaningful consent mechanism instead of their take it or leave it
model that got them into legal trouble last year. This is a big hit for mega
corporations across the world who rely heavily on targeted ads and will require
many platforms to modify their advertising campaigns to handle users
contributing far less data to them. So take that meta. Now you can try selling
me something without knowing how many times I've gone to the bathroom today.
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minuscule morsels have had a bit of a tough time getting used to me not being
their real Riley. Maybe because I can't get their name right, but I think we've
had a breakthrough today. >> Daddy, >> the PlayStation 5 appears to have
crushed Black Friday 2025 sales, making up 47% of all consoles sold. But the
same can't be said for team Xbox, who absolutely
whiffed it. The Switch 2 came in a respectable second place, but the Xbox
Series XS, they didn't even reach the podium. Talk
about extra small sales.
H. But wait, who took third then? It
turns out it was the next playground,
a motion controlled family oriented console that I just learned about today.
Years old. Who needs the X when you can
get the next? >> Yeah, that's pretty good. >> Pew pew.
>> Yeah, I like that. Analytics firm Gartner is warning companies not to let
employees use AI powered browsers due to the irreversible and untraceable risks
that they pose to company data and privacy. Gartner's report indicates that
traditional security controls cannot reliably stop the screen reading
features of these browsers from potentially causing leaks. Well, sure,
but did Gartner know about Google's new security update for Chrome's AI
features? It will use a vetting system powered by Gemini duh. To check that any
automated actions truly match what you asked for and to block suspicious ones.
Haha. Am I the only one not put at ease when a company tells me that they've
made an AI to monitor their AI's upups? >> Well, who else do you want?
>> Scientists at Cedar Sinai Medical Center have engineered an experimental RNA
based drug called TY1 that mimics a
natural repair signal released by heart cells. TY1 works by boosting a gene
called T-Rex one. Okay, you got to be you got to be making this up now.
>> Which spurs immune cells to clear damaged DNA so that healing can begin.
And in animal tests, it helped cells actually repair DNA, cut down scar
tissue, and improved healing after tissue injuries. This could be a brand
new way to treat heart attacks, which more and more people are having as they
look at RAM prices.
>> That's dynamite. and Engine AI dropped
yet another video of its Model T800 humanoid robot. And this time it nearly
kicked their CEO's teeth out, which is
probably the most honest performance review of the robotics industry that I've ever seen, and probably the most
ominous foreshadowing of where the robotics industry is headed. The company
posted that short as well as a longer behind-the-scenes video after their
first Chuck Norris style showcase
was met with viewers crying CGI.
Well, it seems like Engine AI has proved the naysayers wrong. This clanker means
business. >> Wow. >> Meanwhile, Tesla's Optimus bot tried to
serve some drinks in their recent video and collapse like an inep drunkard.
Maybe it was inspired by that Russian AI doll bot thing. You know what? You've
done a great job today. You'll probably be back with Riley on Wednesdays for
well, every other Wednesday for more tech news and weekend Wednesdays. But
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
you goodbye, but maybe someday.