1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:07,440 So, I've been reading comments and I've seen that some people don't want the 2 00:00:04,319 --> 00:00:09,519 intros and I hear that. So, in this 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:14,960 video, we're going to skip the intro. Okay, no preamble, no, you know, just 4 00:00:12,639 --> 00:00:19,680 just tech news like right away. Many Chat GPT users were shocked to discover 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:24,480 this week that many of their chats were being indexed by Google and were thus 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:29,039 searchable by anyone who knows how to use Google. though the numbers for that 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:33,920 class of user are dwindling as Google transitions from a search engine into an 8 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:39,200 idiot librarian who's constantly seeing things. Now, I said many chat GPT users 9 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:44,320 and not all because the cause of these leaks is this checkbox in the share 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:50,559 dialogue asking if you want to make this chat discoverable which quote allows it 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:52,960 to be shown in web searches. 12 00:00:50,559 --> 00:00:57,280 How could this happen? I can see how some people quickly looking to share 13 00:00:55,039 --> 00:01:01,120 their chat may have thought they had to check that box in order to make it 14 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:05,840 sharable while not understanding what they were doing. And apparently OpenAI 15 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:10,240 feels the same because their infosc chief announced they have since removed 16 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:14,720 that option. It's not clear why it was ever an option really other than to be a 17 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:19,280 point of embarrassment for OpenAI after they made such a fuss about being forced 18 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:24,080 to retain users chats by the judge in the New York Times copyright case. User 19 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:27,520 privacy is crucial and must be protected. Yes, we have a confusing 20 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:34,240 button that will share your private chat with the entire internet. What's the problem? Google's attempt to appeal its 21 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:36,720 big loss to Epic Games in 2023 has 22 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:40,320 failed with a ruling from the 9th Court of Appeals upholding the result of the 23 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:45,280 original lawsuit over Google's anti-competitive Android policies. In a 24 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:50,560 statement, Google said, "This decision will significantly harm user safety, 25 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:54,640 limit choice, and undermine the innovation that has always uh oh, it's 26 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:59,280 been really good, and now it's going to be really bad." Whatever, Google, you 27 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:04,320 sound no one's listening. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was quick to proclaim that 28 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:09,920 the Epic Games Store will be listed on the Play Store in addition to being 29 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:12,480 available directly from Eric 30 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:16,640 Eric's website. Welcome to ericsgamestore.com. 31 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:22,080 It's unclear when Google will be required to host competing app stores on 32 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:26,720 its store. That might be next year. But Google is required to enact a list of 33 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:30,879 other changes very soon. Like they have to stop inhibiting developers from using 34 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:35,760 non- Googlele payment methods or linking users to their site. And they have to do 35 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:41,280 that within 14 days. You mean a fortnight? 36 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Oh, Google asked for another week and the judge gave it to them. Ah, is there 37 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:50,400 a word for three weeks? Tribtodomal, 38 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,959 maybe. Ah, 39 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:58,480 sucks. See, Google needs more time because it's so busy doing other things 40 00:02:55,599 --> 00:03:03,760 like preparing to break all the goo.GL URL shortener links that aren't being 41 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:07,360 actively used. Originally, Google was just going to gank all of them in 42 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:11,920 August, but now it's responding to feedback from people wondering how 43 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:16,319 Google's going to try and control the whole internet, but sherk its 44 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:19,519 responsibility to keep the links working. Did these people go to the 45 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:22,959 bathroom during the Uncle Ben part of Spider-Man or something? Hey, if you're 46 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:28,080 worried that Google will break its authenticator app, Proton just launched 47 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:31,599 one. Were we talking about Fortnite a second 48 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:35,840 ago? 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It's literally just introducing the next few like it 58 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:19,440 doesn't have to be a big thing that we The age check apocalypse continues to 59 00:04:16,479 --> 00:04:23,360 rage across the UK and parts of the broader internet and all these 60 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:28,400 submitting selfies and credit cards and government IDs is concerning according 61 00:04:25,759 --> 00:04:33,199 to privacy experts and many others who couldn't afford privacy experts school. 62 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:37,280 The UK's online safety act is also having knock-on effects with the BBC 63 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:41,840 reporting that Twitter and Reddit are restricting under 18 accounts from 64 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:46,800 accessing news related but sensitive content about current events like wars. 65 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:51,600 The usage of VPNs to get around age checks has skyrocketed, leading some 66 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:56,080 regulators to wonder whether a ban on VPNs is needed. And once people figure 67 00:04:54,000 --> 00:05:03,440 out how to get around that, we just might have to ban the VPN ban bypass 68 00:04:59,759 --> 00:05:05,600 VPN. If they get around that though, let 69 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:09,919 them through. They earned it. Nintendo has cited market conditions as the 70 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:14,960 reason they'll be hiking the price of Switch One consoles and also Alarmo 71 00:05:13,199 --> 00:05:19,520 because if you bought a $100 alarm clock, you can do another 10 bucks. Deal 72 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:23,919 with it. Gaming news account Warriio 64 tweeted the new prices after they showed 73 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:28,080 up on Target's website with an increase of 30 bucks for the Switch Light, 40 for 74 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:32,400 the vanilla Switch, and 50 for the Switch OLED. Although the prices 75 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:36,639 reverted shortly afterwards, so things might look differently come August 3rd 76 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:40,000 when the price changes go into effect. Nintendo's announcement said price 77 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:46,160 adjustments for the Switch 2 aren't happening right now, but may be 78 00:05:42,479 --> 00:05:48,800 necessary in the future to prevent the 79 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:52,960 collapse of the entire global financial system. It's just necessary. Man, 80 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:57,919 Amazon's got some great ideas in the pipe. CEO Andy Jasse told investors on 81 00:05:55,840 --> 00:06:03,520 Thursday, "There will be opportunities to have Alexa advertise products to 82 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:07,280 users as they talk to her, which sounds like the worst. Although it also reminds 83 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:11,520 me of The Truman Show when his wife is like holding up Coco from the slopes of 84 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:14,720 Mount Nicaragua and he's like, "Who are you talking to?" And that's a great 85 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:19,600 movie. I mean, maybe this will all be fine. Amazon also funded ShowrRunner, a 86 00:06:17,759 --> 00:06:24,400 streaming service that lets you use AI to make your own TV shows, which sounds 87 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:30,479 like slop no one will want to watch. And funnily enough, the CEO agrees. Intel 88 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,560 has updated its XESS tech package with 89 00:06:30,479 --> 00:06:38,080 support for frame generation and low latency for older non-Intel GPUs, 90 00:06:35,759 --> 00:06:43,600 specifically NVIDIA's RTX 30000 series and AMD's RX 6000 series. Your mileage 91 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:47,840 may vary and you might be better off without it, but it's nice to know that 92 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:52,880 like a good state farm, this thing is there. Tik Tok is launching a new app 93 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:59,120 called Tick Tock Pro in Germany, Portugal, and soon Spain. It's basically 94 00:06:56,080 --> 00:07:01,919 Tik Tok without live streams, shopping 95 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:06,880 features, or ads. But it will also have the sunshine program, which will 96 00:07:04,479 --> 00:07:12,240 incentivize users to engage with charities that will generate a currency 97 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:18,800 called virtual sunshine, which will then be converted into donations to those 98 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:21,440 charities sent from Tik Tok. It sounds 99 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:25,599 like a good thing, but it's also very unusual, leading some to wonder whether 100 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:30,639 this is a move by Tik Tok to appease regulators who've criticized the 101 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,919 platform's more toxic elements. I mean, 102 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:37,039 I don't know. It kind of gives the donating to charities thing a panicked 103 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:44,080 vibe. Ah, yes. I love this video. Oh, those children need our help. Let's uh 104 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:46,080 and Valve CEO Gabe Newell is so rich he 105 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:52,319 didn't just buy a yacht, he bought a whole yacht company. Newell has acquired 106 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:54,080 Ocean Co., one of the world's top super 107 00:07:52,319 --> 00:07:57,919 yacht companies. But if you're worried he was going to come in there and screw 108 00:07:55,520 --> 00:08:02,160 up the company's culture, don't be. Their press release says Gabe just wants 109 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:09,840 Ocean Co to push harder on what it already does best, putting people first. 110 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:14,639 not people in general. Uh people who can afford to spend a small nation's GDP on 111 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:19,599 a monstrosity named the Black Pearl. Who's going to take care of them? H Gabe 112 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:24,240 will. Thank goodness. And thank goodness you watched this whole episode because 113 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:29,520 guess what? Monday is a holiday for us. So there won't be a new TechLinked 114 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:34,800 until Wednesday. But tell you what, I've made over,00 of these. You know, give 115 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:38,039 one of those of you. John Hank, I'll see you on Wednesday.