1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,800 Woah, running into Freddy Krueger in your nightmares can be pretty scary, and 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:11,440 running into Chad Kroger isn't great either. But the worst nightmare of all 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:15,200 is a Monday without the tech news. Thankfully, we're all awake right now. 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:21,360 Or uh-oh. 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:25,720 Okay. AMD is once again reshuffling its chip lineup, but instead of launching 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:31,720 new laptop processors, it's just renaming old ones. AMD's older Zen 2 or 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:36,360 Mendocino chips are getting rebranded as the Ryzen 10 series, and the Zen 3 Plus 8 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:41,240 or Rembrandt chips are now called the Ryzen 100 series. Despite the fresh 9 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:46,160 names, the hardware underneath is basically unchanged. Same core, same 10 00:00:43,480 --> 00:00:49,840 performance, just new labels. The move seems aimed at simplifying marketing, 11 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,720 but it could easily confuse buyers who might think they're getting brand new 12 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,880 tech when it's really the same stuff with a new name. None of this is 13 00:00:54,360 --> 00:01:04,920 surprising, as we've seen similar moves from Intel lately, renaming the Core i5 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:07,000 10400 as the Core i5 110. Rebadging is a 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:12,360 scourge, but I won't get got for a second time. Ordering a Volkswagen 16 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:17,040 Routan only to discover a Dodge Grand Caravan sitting in your driveway changes 17 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:23,040 a man. Never again. Discord user data is being 18 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:25,880 swiped by hackers using a fork of Red 19 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:29,720 Tiger, an open-source red teaming tool. The campaign was first discovered by 20 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:33,400 cybersecurity firm NetWitness Scope with a K. 21 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:37,720 So, after spotting the malware spreading through gaming communities earlier this 22 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:42,960 month, attackers are disguising Red Tiger as game mods, cheat tools, or 23 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:47,360 other utilities to harvest browser data, Discord tokens, and crypto wallet info. 24 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:51,880 The tool then takes this information and uploads everything to remote servers via 25 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:56,040 webhooks. Victims have been reporting stolen accounts and lost Nitro 26 00:01:54,040 --> 00:02:00,040 subscriptions, while early analysis shows that the malware's many 27 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:04,800 Discord-specific hooks make it a highly effective tool for taking over accounts 28 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:09,679 entirely. Researchers at ClearFake have also been able to link infections to 29 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:14,200 phishing links shared across Discord servers, proving yet again that those 30 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:21,360 advertisements you see for free FPS boosts are almost never actually free. 31 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:25,200 That's a couple times, but 32 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:27,240 Microsoft is in hot water down under, 33 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:31,400 which is in quotes. Makes it sound like innuendo. Having just been slapped with 34 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:37,160 a new lawsuit by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, aka 35 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:39,480 the ACCC, for allegedly duping 2.7 36 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:42,800 million customers into thinking they had to pay for Copilot, and actually that's 37 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:48,120 a good thing. The company quietly bundled the AI assistant into its 38 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:53,120 Microsoft 365 plans, selling the change as an unavoidable upgrade alongside a 39 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:58,880 new subscription price. Yeah, you pay more, but look at all this great stuff 40 00:02:54,920 --> 00:03:01,400 you get. It's made up and apparently a 41 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:05,800 cheaper non-AI version of the service was available, but it was hidden in the 42 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:09,840 labyrinth of cancellation menus, a secret level customers were never meant 43 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,880 to find. We need a hyper-focused YouTuber to get in here and take apart 44 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:18,440 the code. The ACCC is calling this a clear breach of Australian consumer law, 45 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:22,920 arguing that Microsoft weren't upfront with their users' purchase options. With 46 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:28,240 potential penalties reaching 33 million USD, Microsoft is sure to probably try 47 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,680 something like this again, because that's like uh 48 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:35,840 slap on the wrist to Microsoft. It's also not even close to what you would 49 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:40,320 pay to play our sponsor, War Thunder. It's not just a game, it's a whole army 50 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:43,840 that fits on your hard drive in the form of the most comprehensive vehicle combat 51 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:48,360 experience ever made, and it's completely free on PC, consoles, and 52 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:53,080 mobile. 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Freddy Krueger can't even dream up a way of catching the QuickBits. 62 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:35,120 They're so fast. The QuickBits only have lucid dreams, also. They're very active 63 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:40,080 on the subreddit. Fujitsu is proudly keeping the dream of physical media 64 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:42,560 alive by continuing to ship new laptops 65 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:47,040 with built-in Blu-ray drives. While being slightly outdated in specs, their 66 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:53,640 new FMV Note A comes equipped with a Ryzen 7 7735U, 67 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:56,160 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 gig SSD in its 68 00:04:53,640 --> 00:05:00,440 top configuration. But listen, does old specs really matter when you can ask the 69 00:04:58,280 --> 00:05:03,960 if the boys want to come over and pop in Hannah Montana: The Movie? That's not 70 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:09,640 even a compromise. Apparently, movie discs are all the rage still in Japan, 71 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:14,280 with the Akihabara region experiencing a huge Ryzen Blu-ray player demand. Say 72 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:17,920 what you want about old tech, but at least the next time AWS goes down, 73 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:23,320 they'll be able to enjoy The Little Mermaid 2 DVD in glorious 480p. Cooler 74 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:27,000 Master has apologized for advising customers to modify the 16-pin power 75 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:31,560 connectors on some of the company's power supplies by dismantling them, a 76 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:36,840 risky fix that could have caused overheating or even fires. This advice 77 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:41,720 came after users reported compatibility issues with their GPUs because of Cooler 78 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:46,760 Master's right-angled connector design. More like wrong-angled connector design. 79 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:50,920 You know what you know what I'm saying? I do. Cuz it's 80 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:55,040 In response, the company has discontinued the problematic connector 81 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:59,560 and told their support teams to stop recommending such modifications. Please, 82 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:04,320 I know you're just trying to help. Moving forward, Cooler Master plans to 83 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:08,200 include straight 16-pin connectors in new power supplies and add visual 84 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:12,160 indicators to make sure the connection is snug as a bug in a rug, except this 85 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:16,920 bug could burn down your damn house. Anyway, Tesla's newly released Mad Max 86 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:21,440 automated driving mode has caught the eye of the US National Highway Traffic 87 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:25,080 Safety Administration. Some Tesla owners are claiming their cars are exceeding 88 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:30,040 speed limits when the Mel Gibson-inspired mode is active, which 89 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:34,400 makes a lot of sense. The NHTSA has started probing, reaching out to Tesla 90 00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:39,040 for more info, and reminding drivers that the human behind the wheel is still 91 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:43,920 fully responsible for safe driving. Apparently, Mad Max mode comes with 92 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:48,760 higher speeds and more frequent lane changes. As Gizmodo opined, it's pretty 93 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:52,880 obvious naming this mode after a vengeful dystopian drifter with a lead 94 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:57,320 foot might someday catch the eye of federal regulators. We couldn't have put 95 00:06:54,680 --> 00:07:01,360 it better ourselves. Plus, I just don't think you'll ride eternal, shiny and 96 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:05,480 chrome, if you're letting your Tesla drive for you. That's kind of There's no 97 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:12,360 honor. Microsoft's financial filings show a whopping $4.7 billion in losses 98 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:17,200 tied to its stake in OpenAI, which on 99 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:18,720 paper is listed simply under other. 100 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:23,760 However, Microsoft doesn't mention exactly how much is invested in OpenAI, 101 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:28,840 how much OpenAI is losing, and they don't even have it labeled as a related 102 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:32,640 party. Microsoft is releasing its Q1 earnings on Wednesday, and if it still 103 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:36,960 does not disclose OpenAI as a related party with the vague other line as the 104 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:40,600 only clue to how much money it is bleeding to stay ahead in the AI race, 105 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:45,160 investors will have to figure things out on their own, testing the partnership's 106 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:49,160 ethics and transparency. Sweeping losses under the rug as other expenses honestly 107 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:52,800 seems like the kind of quick and dirty financial solutions you'd expect 108 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:58,160 punching your banking queries into ChatGPT. 109 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:00,440 Oh, I don't know. 110 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:03,560 ChatGPT, what do you think? I don't know. 111 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:07,840 You hear that? That's what it was. And researchers at Ohio State University 112 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:13,520 discovered that everyday mushroom tissues you know can function as living 113 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:17,720 memory chips. The research found that mushrooms like shiitake and button 114 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:22,520 mushrooms, when engineered into memristors, 115 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:24,360 can store and switch electrical signals. 116 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:28,560 And these fungal materials could be greener alternatives to traditional 117 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:33,320 silicon microchips because they don't need rare metals, they're easier to 118 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:38,200 produce, and they're biodegradable. The mushy microchips aren't ready to replace 119 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:41,640 your laptop's RAM yet, but they could pave the way for a low-power or 120 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:45,240 specialized computing devices down the line, made of fungi. It's incredible 121 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:49,480 what people are doing in the kitchen these days. 122 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:54,400 And it's incredible what we'll be doing with the tech news on Wednesday. Woo, so 123 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:58,560 you better come back. Fun Freddy fact, Freddy's sweater is subliminally 124 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:01,920 frightening because of its abrasive red and green color combination.