[0.28] It's time for tech news. [3.0]
[8.62] If what Qualcomm just said [10.32]
[10.32] about their new Snapdragon X Elite SoCs is true, [14.1]
[14.46] Apple finally has a competitor [16.24]
[16.24] in the ARM-based desktop processor market. [18.74]
[18.74] Thankfully, [19.18]
[19.46] the leg-based desktop processor. [21.6]
[21.94] What? [22.24]
[22.54] What? [22.88]
[23.24] After teasing the announcement a couple of weeks ago, [25.16]

[25.4] Qualcomm unveiled [26.2]
[26.2] some specs and performance for the Snapdragon X Elite, [30.02]
[30.18] a flagship laptop chip composed of 12 new Orion cores [34.52]
[34.52] designed by the company's subsidiary, Nuvia, [37.18]
[37.56] three times the cores of Qualcomm's previous laptop SoC, [40.78]
[40.98] the 8CX Gen 3. [42.46]
[42.68] Qualcomm says this outperforms Apple's also 12-core M.2 Max [47.9]
[47.9] in single-threaded applications. [49.72]
[50.14] The application in question being, [51.72]
[52.06] according to the fine print on that slide, [53.86]
[54.12] Geekbench on Linux. [55.42]

[55.74] Because as elite as the new chip may be, [58.28]
[58.28] there are other reasons [59.64]
[59.64] that ARM-based desktop processors haven't taken off on Windows, [63.24]
[63.9] namely Windows. [64.94]
[65.4] Thankfully, if Microsoft doesn't manage [67.58]
[67.58] to make Windows 11 on ARM not suck farts, [70.66]
[70.88] those fancy Orion cores will be coming [72.82]
[72.82] to Android devices in 2024, [74.82]
[75.32] which may or may not have [76.6]
[76.6] something to do with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Seamless feature, [79.78]

[79.92] which will let manufacturers smooth out [81.68]
[81.68] multi-device experiences between phones, PCs, earbuds, mice, and keyboards. [86.64]
[86.94] Sounds maybe like something a la Apple. [88.94]
[89.4] Orion-powered Windows laptops are also set [91.82]
[91.82] to debut mid-2024, [93.42]
[93.78] just in time for Qualcomm [95.52]
[95.52] and Microsoft's exclusivity deal for Windows-compatible ARM chips [99.24]
[99.58] to expire, [100.66]
[101.0] which probably has something to do [102.6]
[102.6] with this week's Reuters report claiming that both NVIDIA [105.46]
[105.46] and AMD are designing ARM-based desktop CPUs. [109.34]

[109.74] But with all of these ARM chips years away [111.8]
[111.8] and Apple probably releasing higher-powered M3 Macs on Monday, [115.68]
[116.06] there's probably nothing to get excited about. [117.66]
[117.66] You know what? [118.0]
[118.4] Forget I said anything. [119.32]
[119.68] Just... [120.98]
[121.1] But you should consider getting excited [123.06]
[123.06] about upcoming NVIDIA RTX 40 Super graphics cards [127.24]
[127.5] if you dislike money. [128.96]

[129.4] Multiple sources claim NVIDIA's prepping an RTX 4070 [132.78]
[132.78] and an RTX 4080 Super with 20 gigabytes of RAM. [137.38]
[137.82] NVIDIA hasn't used the Super title [140.16]
[140.16] since the release of the RTX 2080 Super back in April 2020, [143.8]
[144.3] possibly because NVIDIA has been in more of a [146.82]
[147.42] villain phase. [148.34]
[148.76] Didn't deserve it. [149.52]
[149.52] Back in the day, [150.18]
[150.18] there were also rumors about an RTX 30 Super series [153.5]
[153.5] that failed to materialize. [155.0]

[155.48] But these new rumors are coming from leakers [157.4]
[157.4] that have been reliable in the past. [159.68]
[159.9] That's how they get you. [161.14]
[161.46] Ha ha ha. [162.36]
[162.46] Now they have your bank info. [163.76]
[164.0] Unless NVIDIA is planning on gaslighting us by arbitrarily altering its card naming scheme, [169.54]
[169.54] we should expect a card [170.78]
[170.78] that sits between the standard RTX 4080 [173.8]
[173.8] and the RTX 4080 Ti, [176.42]
[176.64] a card that currently does not exist. [178.54]

[178.76] So really, your guess is as good as mine. [180.4]
[181.1] Both of the potential RTX 40 Super series cards are expected [184.68]
[184.68] to include a higher memory bus, [186.48]
[186.78] the RTX 40 Super with a 320-bit bus, [189.42]
[189.66] and the RTX 4070 Super with a 256-bit bus. [193.22]
[193.56] Personally, [194.08]
[194.08] though, I'm waiting for the RTX 40 Super Duper series [196.98]
[197.3] that slots very nicely in between the RTX 4080 Splendid [200.94]
[200.94] and the 4090 Wow! Very Cool. [203.72]
[206.14] Now we just need the 4070 Click. [207.46]

[207.88] 41 US states are suing Meta for [210.32]
[210.32] using features on Instagram [211.68]
[211.68] and Facebook to encourage social media addiction in children. [215.34]
[215.62] According  to the primary complaint, Meta designed psychologically manipulative product features [221.0]
[221.0] to induce young users compulsive and extended use [224.72]
[224.98] of its platform, [225.94]
[226.18] including infinite scrolling and persistent alerts. [229.02]
[229.32] The lawsuits accuse Meta of knowing complicity [232.26]
[232.26] in the ongoing youth mental health crisis [234.5]
[234.5] for the sake of profit. [236.0]

[236.32] But it's an accusation that could be leveled [238.04]
[238.04] at pretty much any popular social media app currently available. [241.28]
[241.72] I'm not even a teenage girl, [243.58]
[243.72] and TikTok makes me feel bad about myself all the time. [246.56]
[246.88] I don't know why I opened the app. [248.22]
[248.22] For some reason, [248.82]
[248.82] every post in my feed is just insulting me personally. [251.54]
[251.74] Meanwhile, the FTC is bringing in child psychologists [254.62]
[254.86] to inform future regulations of social media companies. [258.22]
[258.54] And PimEyes, [259.52]
[259.52] a reverse image search engine that specializes in facial recognition, [262.72]

[263.34] is now blocking searches for photos containing minors [266.44]
[266.44] for fear of misuse. [267.94]
[268.24] Notably, Mark Zuckerberg covers his children's faces [270.7]
[270.7] in photos he posts on Instagram. [272.38]
[272.62] And while that probably has a lot [273.84]
[273.84] to do with him being an unlikable famous person [276.3]
[276.3] with valid concerns about harassment, [278.28]
[278.48] if he doesn't think of Instagram [280.1]
[280.1] as a safe place for his kids, [281.64]
[283.1] maybe we shouldn't either. [284.18]
[284.44] Now it's time for small bits. [286.34]
[286.34] What? [286.62]
[286.88] That's right. [288.04]

[288.04] This is Stubby screwdriver from LTTstore.com. [290.66]
[290.66] Because bigger isn't always better. [292.42]
[293.04] For any occasion, especially tight spaces, [295.24]
[295.5] Stubby can get you there. [296.82]
[296.82] The ratchet mechanism makes screwing so much more fun. [300.06]
[300.68] Oh, Dennis. [301.52]
[302.06] With just two fingers, you can easily tighten the bit. [304.54]
[304.68] You can fit Stubby anywhere. [306.26]
[306.4] Your backpack, pocket, hat, and your luggage. [308.68]
[309.04] Take your Stubby for a vacation if that's your thing. [311.12]

[311.12] And yes, because it's only four inch long, [313.12]
[313.12] airport security won't take it away. [314.88]
[314.88] Shout out to my short kings. [315.94]
[316.16] Even has a secret in-handle bit storage [318.02]
[318.02] to keep your bits tight [319.44]
[319.44] and clean. [319.92]
[319.92] Check the link below [320.64]
[320.64] and get yourself a Stubby screwdriver now. [323.36]

[323.6] Quirk, [323.9]
[324.18] the bits, they're getting away. [326.14]
[326.28] After them. [327.44]
[329.84] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I was waiting for the dogs, [331.56]
[331.76] yeah. [331.98]
[332.24] According to the Washington Post, [333.7]
[333.86] Reddit is threatening to block web crawlers [336.14]
[336.14] from search engines like Google and Bing [338.24]
[338.24] if it cannot reach a deal with generative AI companies [341.38]
[341.52] to pay for data from the site. [343.2]

[343.6] This would prevent Reddit from appearing in search results [346.56]
[346.66] and reduce the number of visitors to the site. [348.9]
[349.18] But the company's leadership apparently believe [351.38]
[351.66] that Reddit can survive without search. [354.28]
[354.28] They're not alone either. [355.5]
[355.5] Over 500 news organizations have installed blockers [358.36]
[358.36] to prevent their content from being collected [360.34]
[360.34] for AI training databases since last year. [362.94]

[363.32] Still, this is potentially a devastating blow  to the many users [366.34]
[366.34] who for years have been bypassing  the inshittification of search results [370.22]
[370.5] by typing site colon reddit.com [373.44]
[373.44] at the end of every single Google search. [375.4]
[378.12] Apple has officially backed the White House's push [380.96]
[380.96] for a national right to repair bill. [383.06]
[383.36] It's a weird sentence to say, but. [384.82]
[385.54] Apple also says that it will be making parts, [387.62]

[387.84] tools and documentation necessary to fix its devices [391.02]
[391.02] available to users and independent repair shops nationwide. [394.88]
[395.3] This follows the recent passing of a California right [397.82]
[397.82] to repair law, also supported by Apple. [399.86]
[400.22] If the federal bill is in any way similar, [402.48]
[402.48] it would be a huge step in the right direction, [404.36]
[404.58] but might shy away from restricting software locks, [407.32]
[407.68] Apple's favorite anti-repair tactic. [409.66]
[409.8] There's still plenty of room for optimism though, [411.66]

[411.66] so may I be the first to say, [413.38]
[413.78] thank you, Tim Cook, [414.78]
[415.08] you bastard. [415.7]
[417.0] Okta, the massive provider of cloud infrastructure [419.8]
[419.8] has been hacked for the second time in two years, [423.02]
[423.36] which is ironic, [424.14]
[424.5] but not in a fun hip way. [426.76]
[427.3] It's not in an indie band. [428.96]
[428.96] This could have had serious implications for the customers [431.82]
[431.82] of its customers, [432.62]

[432.76] which include CloudFlare and Password Managers, 1Password and Beyond Trust. [437.02]
[437.3] However, [437.66]
[437.9] it appears that all three independently detected [440.44]
[440.44] that Okta's support system had been breached [442.68]
[443.06] and informed Okta, [444.36]
[445.72] who is busy watching Love is Blind season five. [448.64]
[448.92] Huh, [449.2]
[449.4] what? [449.66]
[449.84] Okta says that its support case system was accessed [452.38]
[452.38] by a hacker with stolen credentials, [454.22]

[454.52] who was then able to view files uploaded by customers. [457.16]
[457.88] According to security expert, Matt Johanson, [459.98]
[460.38] Okta support often requests HAR files for troubleshooting purposes, [464.62]
[464.92] which can contain sensitive info like session [467.4]
[467.4] tokens. [468.06]
[468.06] That honestly sounds like a great way [469.58]
[469.58] to get your YouTube channel hacked [471.0]
[471.0] and all your videos replaced [472.14]
[472.14] with a scam crypto live stream [473.74]
[473.74] featuring Elon Musk. [475.0]

[475.0] Wouldn't that be embarrassing? [476.06]
[478.03] California has suspended crews [480.26]
[480.26] from operating driverless taxis in San Francisco, [483.44]
[483.84] following a harrowing incident where a human piloted car [486.88]
[486.88] hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk, [488.52]
[488.96] throwing them into the path of a robo-taxi, [491.36]
[491.54] which braked, [492.28]
[492.48] but still struck the pedestrian. [493.86]
[494.38] Detecting the collision, it then attempted [496.02]
[496.02] to pull over to the side of the road, [497.76]
[497.76] but wound up dragging the downed woman 20 feet. [500.92]
[501.66] I don't know the moral of this story. [504.26]

[504.42] Maybe we're just not ready for a two-ton free-range robot [507.36]
[507.36] that can be disabled by placing a traffic cone on the hood, [510.1]
[510.28] but it doesn't seem like human drivers are doing all [512.18]
[512.18] that great either. [512.9]
[512.9] So I don't know. [514.12]
[514.12] Just stay inside. [514.84]
[515.74] And researchers have created an open source tool called Nightshade [518.8]
[519.14] that artists can use to invisibly modify their works [522.38]
[522.38] to break AIs trained on them without permission [525.5]
[525.74] by corrupting their tagging system, causing them to say, [529.08]

[529.44] generate a picture of a cake [530.78]
[530.94] when prompted for a dog. [532.12]
[532.44] Ah, but maybe it's just a very realistic dog cake [536.0]
[536.0] or more likely an unholy abomination somewhere between cake [540.34]
[540.68] and dog. [541.2]
[541.72] Kill me. [542.68]
[543.24] Why did you bake me? [544.92]
[545.1] Nightshade works by attacking AI where it's most vulnerable, [548.3]
[548.7] the inside, [549.64]
[550.22] the squishy part. [551.54]

[551.54] It's kind of like that fan theory pre-end game [553.82]
[553.82] that the Avengers would defeat Thanos [555.84]
[555.84] by having Ant-Man crawl up his poop chute [558.4]
[558.4] and then expand. [559.34]
[559.7] Except it isn't at all like [561.72]
[561.72] that. [561.94]
[561.94] I just wanted to remind everyone about that [564.06]
[564.06] and put that image in your head. [565.4]

[565.54] So you're welcome. [566.32]
[566.76] I'll also remind you [567.78]
[567.78] to come back on Friday for more tech news [569.88]
[569.88] because here at TechLinked, we only crawl into your hearts. [573.1]
[573.42] And even then, it's strictly metaphorical. [576.02]
[577.26] It's not. [577.64]
[577.9] Speak for yourself. [578.68]
[578.68] You're not in danger. [579.92]