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Reatan Alloy 9 7940 HS Mini PC: The Crossroads Between Zen 4 and Zen 5?

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The Intel Arc B580: Midrange GPU Magic!

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Not too big and not too small. It's just right for mid-range gaming!

Check out our full benchmarks over on the forum (link below) any and all edits, typos, etc. will be fixed ~ Amber
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/l1-benchmarking-the-new-intel-b580-is-a…

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - A Word About Displayport 2.1
4:52 - Build Ideas
6:39 - Power Management
7:26 - Features Overview
12:11 - A Word About Upgrading Old Systems
14:29 - Benchmarks
19:44 1440p Benchmarks
23:03 - What Does This Mean for AMD/Nvidia?
27:07 - Outro

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The Falcon Northwest Tiki: An Ultimate Gaming PC

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Falcon Northwest, once again, being amazing and gifting us this ultra sweet high-end gaming PC!
Check them out here: https://www.falcon-nw.com/desktops/tiki

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Checking Out Minisforum's MGA 1 OCULink GPU Dock

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Minisforum makes things other than small formfactor pc's? And What is an OCUlink? Join Wendell as he unboxes the Minisforum eGPU docking station MGA1!

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A (Re)Certifiably INSANE 330tb RAW Home Server Build

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Making the ultimate home server can be expensive, but thanks to serverpartdeals.com and their collection manufacturer recertified drives, you can cut that cost considerably!

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The Level1 Show November 27 2024: WoW We're Old

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Infosys founder defends call for 70-hour workweeks, says he "doesn't believe in a work/life balance"
2:07 - Bay Area tech company, down from $12B to $159M in value, lays off 319
2:37 - Grubhub just sold for $650 million. Four years ago it was worth $7.3 billion
3:36 - Comcast to spin off cable networks
4:24 - Google Shielded Email could fight spam with email forwarding
5:39 - Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched.
6:20 - World of Warcraft turns 20
7:18 - Google is further cracking down on sites publishing ‘parasite SEO’ content
8:59 - Baldur's Gate 3 is doing even better in 2024 than it did in 2023, with daily users up 20%, and Larian thinks it knows why: "Mods are very good"
11:02 - Half of Young Norwegians Say Online Piracy Is an Acceptable Way to Save Money
12:39 - The top ten best selling CPUs on Amazon are all AMD chips, with the two-year old Ryzen 7 5700X sitting at the tippety-top and Intel's best effort relegated to 12th place
13:25 - Windows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud
14:55 - A new ‘ultra-secure’ phone carrier says it can make you harder to track
16:03 - The global growth rate for mobile internet subscribers has stalled
16:37 - D-Link says replace vulnerable routers or risk pwnage
17:32 - Apple says Mac users targeted in zero-day cyberattacks
17:59 - Ubuntu Linux impacted by decade-old 'needrestart' flaw that gives root
18:39 - NSO Group admits cutting off 10 customers because they abused its Pegasus spyware, say unsealed court documents
20:34 - Roblox no longer allows users under 13 to message others outside of games
21:27 - Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school
23:06 - T-Mobile Breached in Major Chinese Cyber-Attack on Telecoms
23:55 - Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks
25:58 - Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
27:07 - New AI Tool Tracks Your Steps by Reading the Bacteria You Carry
28:34 - What Graykey iPhone hack tool can unlock
29:12 - Disclosure of 7 Android and Google Pixel Vulnerabilities

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The Level1 Show November 15 2024: Mynah Way Or The Hynah Way

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0:00 - Intro
0:43 - AI Workers Seek Whistleblower Cover to Expose Emerging Threats
2:34 - Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL?
3:27 - Perplexity CEO offers AI company's services to replace striking NYT staff
4:22 - Leaked Training Shows How Doctors in New York’s Biggest Hospital System Are Using AI
6:05 - Microsoft tests AI-powered editing in Notepad
6:51 - Waymo explores using Google’s Gemini to train its robotaxis
7:57 - Disney forms dedicated AI and XR group to coordinate company-wide use and adoption
9:08 - Prime Video will let you summon AI to recap what you’re watching
10:04 - Netflix Bullish on Gen AI for Games After Laying Off Human Game Developers
10:35 - Amazon starts drone deliveries in Arizona
11:41 - Toddlers show increased physical activity with a robot playmate moving around the room
13:24 - This Black Hole Is Eating Stuff at Over 40 Times The Theoretical Limit
14:35 - Mystery as four NASA astronauts are rushed to hospital without explanation after returning from space
15:32 - LignoSat: First wood-panelled satellite launched into space
16:33 - 'Did Joe Biden Drop Out' Google Searches Spike on Election Night, Suggesting Many Americans Had No Idea He Wasn't Running
17:44 - HK should put baby photos in gov't offices to encourage civil servants to have kids
18:33 - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu orders treason charges against children to be dropped
19:30 - IKEA will pay 6 million euros to East German prisoners forced to build their furniture in a landmark move
20:28 - Man died after friends dared him to sit on box of fireworks to win an auto rickshaw
21:10 - Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, lawsuit says
22:15 - 'Tar ball' mystery: Sydney identifies objects that shut beaches
23:20 - Axe Attack On Paris Train Leaves 4 Teens Injured
24:20 - Houston mother accused of trying to sell newborn to highest bidder on Facebook
25:14 - Vancouver couple drops suit against Irish nanny for quitting
26:50 - 13 Lewisville officers disciplined after 'inappropriate contact' during prostitution busts
27:41 - South Korean police arrest American YouTuber for his safety
28:52 - Youngstown police: Elderly man fends off machete attack with his nunchucks
30:26 - Florida’s convicted killer clown Sheila Keen-Warren released from prison
31:40 - 11-Year-Old Girl Wins $300K After Police Seize And Slaughter Her Pet Goat
33:48 - 43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility; police warn residents to secure doors and windows
34:31 - Novel way to beat dengue: Deaf mosquitoes stop having sex
35:04 - Mynah photobombs motorway camera in New Zealand, netizens amused
35:30 - Raccoon drops from ceiling at LaGuardia Airport and goes on the run
35:51 - Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh
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The Level1 Show November 13 2024: Hand Over The Dough And no One Gets hurt

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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division
1:14 - More than 60% of CEOs are ‘digitally illiterate,’ according to their own employees
2:16 - For the first time ever, AMD outsells Intel in the datacenter space
3:36 - AMD's desktop PC market share skyrockets amid Intel's Raptor Lake CPU crashing scandal — AMD makes biggest leap in recent history
4:08 - Intel faces lawsuit over Raptor Lake voltage issues
5:28 - Nvidia to join Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Intel
6:14 - Apple has allegedly approached Foxconn and Lenovo to build AI servers based on Apple Silicon
7:32 - Endangered bees stop Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data center
8:45 - Apple Explores Push Into Smart Glasses With ‘Atlas’ User Study
9:47 - Rivian's chief software officer says in-car buttons are 'an anomaly'
11:12 - Detroit Is Turning Lampposts Into Internet-Connected EV Chargers
13:11 - Netflix is removing nearly all of its interactive titles
14:23 - Max is getting ready for its own password-sharing crackdown
15:38 - GFN Thursday: Day Pass Sale
16:57 - Sega delisting over 60 classic games from virtual stores, including Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi
17:33 - Elon Musk Says He’s A Global Top 20 ‘Diablo 4’ Player, And It’s Actually True
18:48 - They made a public Rolodex of our faces. Here’s how I tried to get out.
19:43 - Schneider Electric attackers demand ransom paid in baguettes
20:21 - Hacker says they banned ‘thousands’ of Call of Duty gamers by abusing anti-cheat flaw
22:43 - Voted in America? This Site Doxed You
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The Level1 Show November 1st 2024: Happiness is a Warm Oink

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0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Introducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku
3:08 - Anthropic's latest Claude model can interact with computers
4:08 - Can a Chatbot Named Daenerys Targaryen Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
5:31 - OpenAI and Microsoft are funding $10 million in grants for AI-powered journalism
6:33 - TikTok owner ByteDance sacks intern for sabotaging AI project
7:11 - Baidu CEO says LLM hallucinations are now OK
7:53 - News Corp's Dow Jones, NY Post Lawsuit Against AI Startup Perplexity
8:35 - Former OpenAI Staffer Says the Company Is Breaking Copyright Law and Destroying the Internet
9:07 - Radio Station In Poland Replaces Journalists With 'AI' Presenters
10:36 - AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy
11:39 - Chinese scientists build fastest humanoid robot in the world — it can run at 8 mph
12:56 - Boeing-made satellite explodes in space after experiencing an "anomaly"
13:42 - Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems
14:36 - Alien: Romulus Is Getting a VHS Release (Yes, Really)
15:21 - Kamala Harris Locks Up Critical Juggalo Vote with Major Insane Clown Posse Endorsement
16:47 - Australia woman rescued after getting stuck between boulders
18:04 - US startup charging couples to ‘screen embryos for IQ’
19:01 - White Blobs Wash Up on Canada’s Beaches, Stumping Everyone
20:08 - City: Police had no constitutional duty to protect murder victim
21:23 - Rick Singer, man behind college admissions scandal, is again advising students
22:09 - New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
23:02 - Side of cocaine with that? German police raid pizzeria after finding secret ingredient
23:41 - Walmart employee found dead inside walk-in bakery oven
25:13 - Goldfish crackers change their name to attract older buyers
25:48 - Man Complaining Of Indigestion Had Live Cockroach In His Intestines
27:12 - New Yorkers could use sick days to take care of pets under proposed amendment to NYC law
27:59 - Surfer stabbed in chest by swordfish "died doing what she loved" off Indonesia coast, colleague says
28:48 - Cockatoo rescued after ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket
29:53 - Dog adorably follows street view photographer and photobombs every shot
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Is This Mini PC AI Ready?

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Can you really cram an AI machine into a mini pc form factor? Wendell investigates the Beelink SER9 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Mini PC!

https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser9-ai-9-hx-370

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Music: "Earth Bound" by Slynk