WEBVTT 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 00:00:04.319 --> 00:00:09.519 intros and I hear that. So, in this 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:14.960 video, we're going to skip the intro. Okay, no preamble, no, you know, just 00:00:12.639 --> 00:00:19.680 just tech news like right away. Many Chat GPT users were shocked to discover 00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:24.480 this week that many of their chats were being indexed by Google and were thus 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:29.039 searchable by anyone who knows how to use Google. though the numbers for that 00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:33.920 class of user are dwindling as Google transitions from a search engine into an 00:00:31.599 --> 00:00:39.200 idiot librarian who's constantly seeing things. Now, I said many chat GPT users 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:44.320 and not all because the cause of these leaks is this checkbox in the share 00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:50.559 dialogue asking if you want to make this chat discoverable which quote allows it 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:52.960 to be shown in web searches. 00:00:50.559 --> 00:00:57.280 How could this happen? I can see how some people quickly looking to share 00:00:55.039 --> 00:01:01.120 their chat may have thought they had to check that box in order to make it 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:05.840 sharable while not understanding what they were doing. And apparently OpenAI 00:01:03.760 --> 00:01:10.240 feels the same because their infosc chief announced they have since removed 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 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:19.280 point of embarrassment for OpenAI after they made such a fuss about being forced 00:01:16.799 --> 00:01:24.080 to retain users chats by the judge in the New York Times copyright case. User 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:27.520 privacy is crucial and must be protected. Yes, we have a confusing 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 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:36.720 big loss to Epic Games in 2023 has 00:01:34.240 --> 00:01:40.320 failed with a ruling from the 9th Court of Appeals upholding the result of the 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:45.280 original lawsuit over Google's anti-competitive Android policies. In a 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:50.560 statement, Google said, "This decision will significantly harm user safety, 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:54.640 limit choice, and undermine the innovation that has always uh oh, it's 00:01:53.200 --> 00:01:59.280 been really good, and now it's going to be really bad." Whatever, Google, you 00:01:56.640 --> 00:02:04.320 sound no one's listening. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was quick to proclaim that 00:02:01.360 --> 00:02:09.920 the Epic Games Store will be listed on the Play Store in addition to being 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:12.480 available directly from Eric 00:02:09.920 --> 00:02:16.640 Eric's website. Welcome to ericsgamestore.com. 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:22.080 It's unclear when Google will be required to host competing app stores on 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:26.720 its store. That might be next year. But Google is required to enact a list of 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:30.879 other changes very soon. Like they have to stop inhibiting developers from using 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:35.760 non- Googlele payment methods or linking users to their site. And they have to do 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:41.280 that within 14 days. You mean a fortnight? 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:47.200 Oh, Google asked for another week and the judge gave it to them. Ah, is there 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:50.400 a word for three weeks? Tribtodomal, 00:02:47.200 --> 00:02:52.959 maybe. Ah, 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:58.480 sucks. See, Google needs more time because it's so busy doing other things 00:02:55.599 --> 00:03:03.760 like preparing to break all the goo.GL URL shortener links that aren't being 00:03:01.200 --> 00:03:07.360 actively used. Originally, Google was just going to gank all of them in 00:03:05.519 --> 00:03:11.920 August, but now it's responding to feedback from people wondering how 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:16.319 Google's going to try and control the whole internet, but sherk its 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:19.519 responsibility to keep the links working. Did these people go to the 00:03:17.920 --> 00:03:22.959 bathroom during the Uncle Ben part of Spider-Man or something? Hey, if you're 00:03:21.519 --> 00:03:28.080 worried that Google will break its authenticator app, Proton just launched 00:03:25.200 --> 00:03:31.599 one. Were we talking about Fortnite a second 00:03:29.680 --> 00:03:35.840 ago? 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It's literally just introducing the next few like it 00:04:12.480 --> 00:04:19.440 doesn't have to be a big thing that we The age check apocalypse continues to 00:04:16.479 --> 00:04:23.360 rage across the UK and parts of the broader internet and all these 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:28.400 submitting selfies and credit cards and government IDs is concerning according 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:33.199 to privacy experts and many others who couldn't afford privacy experts school. 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:37.280 The UK's online safety act is also having knock-on effects with the BBC 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:41.840 reporting that Twitter and Reddit are restricting under 18 accounts from 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:46.800 accessing news related but sensitive content about current events like wars. 00:04:44.400 --> 00:04:51.600 The usage of VPNs to get around age checks has skyrocketed, leading some 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:56.080 regulators to wonder whether a ban on VPNs is needed. And once people figure 00:04:54.000 --> 00:05:03.440 out how to get around that, we just might have to ban the VPN ban bypass 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:05.600 VPN. If they get around that though, let 00:05:03.440 --> 00:05:09.919 them through. They earned it. Nintendo has cited market conditions as the 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:14.960 reason they'll be hiking the price of Switch One consoles and also Alarmo 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:19.520 because if you bought a $100 alarm clock, you can do another 10 bucks. Deal 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:23.919 with it. Gaming news account Warriio 64 tweeted the new prices after they showed 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 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:32.400 the vanilla Switch, and 50 for the Switch OLED. Although the prices 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:36.639 reverted shortly afterwards, so things might look differently come August 3rd 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:40.000 when the price changes go into effect. Nintendo's announcement said price 00:05:38.320 --> 00:05:46.160 adjustments for the Switch 2 aren't happening right now, but may be 00:05:42.479 --> 00:05:48.800 necessary in the future to prevent the 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:52.960 collapse of the entire global financial system. It's just necessary. Man, 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:57.919 Amazon's got some great ideas in the pipe. CEO Andy Jasse told investors on 00:05:55.840 --> 00:06:03.520 Thursday, "There will be opportunities to have Alexa advertise products to 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:07.280 users as they talk to her, which sounds like the worst. Although it also reminds 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 00:06:09.520 --> 00:06:14.720 Mount Nicaragua and he's like, "Who are you talking to?" And that's a great 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:19.600 movie. I mean, maybe this will all be fine. Amazon also funded ShowrRunner, a 00:06:17.759 --> 00:06:24.400 streaming service that lets you use AI to make your own TV shows, which sounds 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:30.479 like slop no one will want to watch. And funnily enough, the CEO agrees. Intel 00:06:27.440 --> 00:06:32.560 has updated its XESS tech package with 00:06:30.479 --> 00:06:38.080 support for frame generation and low latency for older non-Intel GPUs, 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:43.600 specifically NVIDIA's RTX 30000 series and AMD's RX 6000 series. Your mileage 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 00:06:45.360 --> 00:06:52.880 like a good state farm, this thing is there. Tik Tok is launching a new app 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:59.120 called Tick Tock Pro in Germany, Portugal, and soon Spain. It's basically 00:06:56.080 --> 00:07:01.919 Tik Tok without live streams, shopping 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:06.880 features, or ads. But it will also have the sunshine program, which will 00:07:04.479 --> 00:07:12.240 incentivize users to engage with charities that will generate a currency 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:18.800 called virtual sunshine, which will then be converted into donations to those 00:07:14.880 --> 00:07:21.440 charities sent from Tik Tok. It sounds 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:25.599 like a good thing, but it's also very unusual, leading some to wonder whether 00:07:23.520 --> 00:07:30.639 this is a move by Tik Tok to appease regulators who've criticized the 00:07:27.520 --> 00:07:31.919 platform's more toxic elements. I mean, 00:07:30.639 --> 00:07:37.039 I don't know. It kind of gives the donating to charities thing a panicked 00:07:34.400 --> 00:07:44.080 vibe. Ah, yes. I love this video. Oh, those children need our help. Let's uh 00:07:40.880 --> 00:07:46.080 and Valve CEO Gabe Newell is so rich he 00:07:44.080 --> 00:07:52.319 didn't just buy a yacht, he bought a whole yacht company. Newell has acquired 00:07:49.280 --> 00:07:54.080 Ocean Co., one of the world's top super 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:57.919 yacht companies. But if you're worried he was going to come in there and screw 00:07:55.520 --> 00:08:02.160 up the company's culture, don't be. Their press release says Gabe just wants 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:09.840 Ocean Co to push harder on what it already does best, putting people first. 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 00:08:12.080 --> 00:08:19.599 a monstrosity named the Black Pearl. Who's going to take care of them? H Gabe 00:08:17.280 --> 00:08:24.240 will. Thank goodness. And thank goodness you watched this whole episode because 00:08:21.440 --> 00:08:29.520 guess what? Monday is a holiday for us. So there won't be a new TechLinked 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:34.800 until Wednesday. But tell you what, I've made over,00 of these. You know, give 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:38.039 one of those of you. John Hank, I'll see you on Wednesday.