Wendell finally got his hands on one of AMD's 5000 series Threadripper cpus! Buts its a pre built desktop meant for a science lab! Bought from Pugent Systems, this beast of a machine is super!
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - US Attorneys General will take legal action against telecom providers enabling robocalls
2:11 - The U.S. Army, not Meta, is building the metaverse
3:57 - Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials
6:57 - US to Stop TSMC, Intel From More Advanced Chip Production in China
8:34 - Apple chipmaker TSMC says Taiwan-China war would make everybody losers
10:45 - Attacks on Taiwan websites likely work of Chinese 'hacktivists'
12:45 - US authorities threaten Alibaba with NYSE delisting
15:07 - Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling
17:48 - Big Tech should share Europe network costs, France, Italy and Spain say
20:08 - Judge orders Waterloo business to name customers who doxxed, threatened Bungie employees
22:09 - Spain puts limits on air conditioning and heating to save energy
23:39 - India withdraws personal data bill that alarmed tech giants
24:27 - Indonesia unblocks Steam and Yahoo, but Epic Games is still banned
25:53 - Over 3,200 apps leak Twitter API keys, some allowing account hijacks
27:00 - Google Play restores app version numbers
28:27 - New Gmail Attack Bypasses Passwords And 2FA To Read All Email
29:55 - Data brokers resist pressure to stop collecting info on pregnant people
30:56 - WhatsApp boss says no to AI filters policing encrypted chat
32:14 - Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour
33:26 - U.S. crypto firm Nomad hit by $190 million theft
34:08 - Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals
37:05 - Ring, Google and the Police: What to Know About Emergency Requests for Video Footage

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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Senate Passes $280 Billion Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China
2:57 - F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech
6:02 - Congressional Democrats Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
6:40 - Two senators propose ban on data caps, blasting ISPs for “predatory” limits
8:52 - Justice Department investigating data breach of federal court system
10:25 - New Orleans OKs some police use of facial recognition
12:19 - China targets Fed to gain influence, senator charges, drawing Powell rebuke
13:49 - Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Eliminate Taxes on Crypto Transactions Under $50
14:33 - Coinbase shares tumble 21% after report that it's facing SEC probe
15:49 - Why One Critical Second Can Wreak Havoc on the Internet
17:52 - Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions
18:39 - T-Mobile will pay out $350M to customers in data breach settlement
20:23 - Uber admits covering up 2016 hacking, avoids prosecution in U.S. settlement
22:33 - UK cybersecurity chiefs back plan to scan phones for child abuse images
25:41 - FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications
29:30 - Documents Show How Roblox Planned to Bend to Chinese Censorship
31:40 - Google Maps launches Street View in India after 11-year wait
32:48 - Saudi Arabia plans IPO of $500 billion project Neom by 2024
35:48 - Uzbekistan blacks out internet to quell dissent
36:45 - Google to be banned in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions
37:25 - El Salvador's Finance Minister Says Bitcoin Adoption is 'Gaining Ground'
38:09 - EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware
39:38 - Meta's revenue shrank for the first time in its history
40:16 - Facebook parent Meta raises price of its Quest 2 VR headset by $100
40:57 - Meta and Apple in ‘deep’ competition to build the metaverse, Zuckerberg tells staff
41:56 - Meta is shutting down Tuned, its social app for couples
43:45 - Instagram walks back TikTok-style changes — Adam Mosseri explains why
44:06 - Zuckerberg Says 30% of Instagram Will Be Recommended Posts
45:01 - Ky. woman falls victim to new method of stealing cars spreading on social media
46:27 - Inside TikTok's Attempts to ‘Downplay the China Association’

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Mama mia, that's-a spicy server!

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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Gartner foresees steep drop in global PC shipments
1:41 - This ad company subsidiary is teaming up with US carriers to take over your lock screen
3:21 - Video game industry not 'recession proof,' sales set to fall in 2022
5:28 - Apple reportedly plans to launch an ‘extreme sports’ Apple Watch with a larger screen and metal casing
7:23 - West megadrought intersects with data center water use
9:01 - Smart contact lens prototype puts a Micro LED display on top of the eye
10:07 - The First RISC-V Laptop Announced With Quad-Core CPU, 16GB RAM, Linux Support
11:18 - Workers in Campbellsville, Ky. look to join Amazon Labor Union
12:04 - Amazon bars off-duty warehouse workers from its buildings
13:13 - Disney could soon lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse
15:30 - Toyota will be the third automaker to lose the EV tax credit in the US
16:30 - No bids on Chevy’s first NFT, even though it came with a free Corvette Z06
17:53 - Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming looks worse on Linux than Windows
19:43 - Crypto broker Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy
20:02 - Uprise lost 99% of client funds while shorting LUNA during its price crash
20:31 - Crypto platform Vauld suspends withdrawals, trading and deposits amid financial challenges
21:33 - Ubisoft to shut down multiplayer for older games, including Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
22:48 - Google to pay $90 mln to settle legal fight with app developers
24:16 - PlayStation Store will remove customers' purchased movies
25:54 - U.S. FTC settles with Weber grills over 'right to repair'
27:56 - Facebook Gave Deleted User Data to Law Enforcement, Lawsuit Claims
30:03 - Meta is dumping Facebook logins as its metaverse ID system
31:40 - Europe faces Facebook blackout
34:32 - Reddit dives into NFTs with new Collectible Avatars
36:45 - TikTok Confirms That Some China-Based Employees Can Access US User Data
37:20 - An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here's how a company executive responded
39:02 - Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition is reportedly in ‘serious jeopardy’ over spam

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0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Apple lets apps in South Korea use third-party payment systems
1:52 - Apple’s new Community Plus program recognizes its most helpful online support members
2:53 - Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Has Significantly Slower SSD Speeds
4:22 - Apple Executive Says Samsung Copied the iPhone and Simply 'Put a Bigger Screen Around It'
4:55 - AMD Ryzen PC Revenue To Decline By 26% In 2022 Due To The Success of Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, Reports Market Analyst
5:40 - TSMC sees clients scale back orders
6:36 - Sources: Unity Laying Off Hundreds Of Staffers
6:45 - Substack Is Laying Off 14% of Its Staff
6:51 - European Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Cuts Staff by Hundreds
8:17 - TSMC to Customers: It's Time to Stop Using Older Nodes and Move to 28nm
9:31 - TSMC may surpass Intel in quarterly revenue for first time
10:21 - Buyout Begone: Ford Says You Can Never Own Leased EVs
11:50 - Airbnb makes its party ban permanent
13:02 - Couple bought home in Seattle, then learned Comcast Internet would cost $27,000
16:50 - Google makes Earth Engine available to all businesses and governments
17:57 - Scoop: Google moves to keep campaign messages out of spam
19:13 - Bored Apes creator sues conceptual artist for copying its NFTs
21:02 - Robinhood almost imploded during the GameStop meme stock chaos
21:28 - FTX exploring a deal to buy Robinhood: Bloomberg report
21:41 - Three Arrows Capital crypto hedge fund defaults on Voyager loan
21:50 - Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Gets Liquidation Order
22:10 - Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources
22:38 - Bank for International Settlements to allow banks to keep 1% of reserves in Bitcoin
23:18 - IBM settles discrimination case that targeted exec emails
24:08 - ‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car
27:31 - Bungie slaps YouTube takedown impersonator with $7.6M lawsuit
28:45 - Meta sparks anger by charging for VR apps
30:24 - Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
31:27 - DiCello Levitt Gutzler: Facebook Users May Be Eligible for a Payment From a Class Action Settlement
32:49 - Former Ankara mayor ridiculed for believing tweet on discovery of jelly bean reserves in Turkey
33:56 - TikTok can’t stop users from doxxing the Supreme Court
35:03 - Indian government censors tweets critical of Indian internet censorship
36:03 - Meta warns employees of ‘serious times’ in internal memo listing key product bets
37:50 - Did China silence a social media influencer over a tank-shaped ice cream?

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One of Wendell's pals is retiring and looking for advice on gaming PCs. With knowledge about the best and a convenient sale, Wendell opts for AMD's RX 6950 XT OC Formula from ASRock. Coupled with the M32U Gigabyte Monitor, this gaming PC will breeze through 4k and look good doing it!

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If you're looking for a quiet mini desktop, this may be the video for you!
Minisforum had a spare Elitemini B550 laying around and they were kind enough to give it over to us to review. Powered by AMD, this little guy can perform some decent benchmarks!

Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3wvpbBa

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Don't let the small form factor fool you, this thing packs a punch! Meet Deskmeet from ASRock. If you want a mini desktop computer as your gaming pc, well you are in luck! This dude holds a B660 motherboard, DDR4 memory, a 20cm long graphics card (RX 6600 in our case), and the power supply all inside a 8-liter case! Cool stuff bro!!

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