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Supermicro's SYS-242H-NR 4 Socket Xeons: 8 Terabytes of Memory Overview

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A server like no other! Is it the right server for your use case?
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They also have 2 other 4-sockets SKUs as 2U Storage and 4U Max IO
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The Level1 Show March 18 2025: Et Tu, Graber?

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0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Trump Promises To Abuse Take It Down Act For Censorship, Just As We Warned
3:28 - Trump Justice Dept. reaffirms Biden-era proposal to break up Google
3:57 - Mozilla’s response to proposed remedies in U.S. v. Google
5:20 - Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve
6:12 - Republicans in no rush to follow Trump's push to repeal CHIPS Act
7:55 - Donald Trump Bought a $90,000 Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It
9:48 - Tech Execs Are Pushing Trump to Build 'Freedom Cities' Run by Corporations
11:15 - U.S. Likely to Ban Chinese App DeepSeek From Government Devices
12:17 - FTC to pursue Amazon Prime case after delay request due to constraints
13:41 - Zoox robotaxis do not meet federal safety standards, agency says
14:32 - Rules for Portable Batteries on Planes Are Changing. Here’s What to Know.
16:44 - EU denies picking on US tech giants, says US also tackling monopolisation
18:28 - Final report into mobile browsers and cloud gaming published
19:31 - Spain to impose massive fines for not labelling AI-generated content
20:44 - France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision
21:35 - Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Go
22:43 - Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
24:30 - $16B health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet
25:29 - Facebook ‘worked hand in glove’ with China, claims ex-director
25:48 - Meta puts stop on promotion of tell-all book by former employee
27:32 - Meta plans to test and tinker with X’s community notes algorithm
28:16 - Meta mocked for raising “Bob Dylan defense” of torrenting in AI copyright fight
29:40 - At SXSW, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg with Latin phrase T-shirt
30:44 - X Suffers Third Global Outage Today; Users In US, UK, India Report Issues

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The Level1 Show February 18 2025: AI Safety Not Guaranteed

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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
1:47 - ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
2:53 - FCC chair Brendan Carr is a weapon in Trump’s war on free speech
3:52 - Teen sentenced to 48 months in prison in nationwide swatting spree
4:46 - US gov't pushing TSMC and Intel to create joint venture in the US
6:28 - Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout
7:31 - DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency
8:32 - The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order
9:13 - Waste.gov locks down after people discover it’s a WordPress template
10:18 - FTC Finalizes Order with DoNotPay That Prohibits Deceptive 'AI Lawyer' Claims, Imposes Monetary Relief, and Requires Notice to Past Subscribers
11:22 - State department removes word ‘Tesla’ from $400m US armoured vehicles list
12:18 - Man Who Hijacked SEC's X Account to Pump Bitcoin Faces Up to Five Years in Prison
12:57 - After Copilot trial, workers' attitude to AI soured
14:02 - SFC Files Amicus Brief in Support of Users' Rights under AGPLv3§7
14:48 - UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
15:29 - U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Americans, lawmakers say
16:41 - Brits Want to Ban ‘Smarter Than Human’ AI
18:23 - UK drops 'safety' from its AI body, now called AI Security Institute, inks MOU with Anthropic
19:34 - EU Sets Out $200 Billion AI Spending Plan in Bid to Catch Up With U.S., China
20:04 - Microsoft to adjust Office-Teams pricing in bid to avoid EU antitrust fine, sources say
20:56 - German regulator charges Apple with abuse of power over app tracking tool
21:43 - Europe ‘not in the AI race today,’ French President Macron says
22:11 - China Sets Up 'Planetary Defense' Unit Over 2032 Asteroid Threat
22:40 - New hack uses prompt injection to corrupt Gemini’s long-term memory
23:58 - Lee Enterprises faces 'cybersecurity' attack affecting newspapers
24:50 - OpenAI Hack? AI Giant Investigating Claim of 20 Million Stolen User Credentials
25:39 - Apple fixes zero-day exploited in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks
26:24 - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., Calls On Venmo, Zelle, Cash App To Better Protect Consumers From Fraud – Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
27:51 - DOGE Website Hacked and Defaced — Internet Laughs at Musk: 'These Experts Left Their Database Open'

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The Level1 Show February 14 2025: Banana Battle

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0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Sam Altman: OpenAI has been on the 'wrong side of history' concerning open source
2:31 - OpenAI's new trademark application hints at humanoid robots, smart jewelry, and more
3:25 - OpenAI used this subreddit to test AI persuasion
4:14 - Researchers created an open rival to OpenAI's o1 'reasoning' model for under $50
5:12 - DeepSeek Fails Researchers' Safety Tests
7:00 - Hugging Face clones OpenAI’s Deep Research in 24 hours
8:29 - AI Company Asks Job Applicants Not to Use AI in Job Applications
10:00 - AI's social desirability bias "exceeds typical human standards"
11:50 - Google Had to Fix an AI Mistake in Its Super Bowl Ad
13:23 - Cleveland police used AI to justify a search warrant. It has derailed a murder case
15:51 - Most Men Would Marry Their AI Girlfriends If It Were Legal
16:39 - Cruise to slash workforce by nearly 50% after GM cuts funding to robotaxi operations
17:22 - Drones are now launching drones to attack other drones in Ukraine
18:30 - Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
20:30 - Waffle House adds 50 cents per egg surcharge amid shortages, rising prices
21:00 - OnlyFans deletes 'evidence' of Bonnie Blue's record and her 12-hour relationships with more than 1,000 men
23:32 - Colombia's Petro Claims 'Cocaine is No Worse than Whiskey'
24:02 - Former President Biden signs with Hollywood talent agency CAA
24:34 - The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack
25:31 - Missing Oklahoma teen slept in toilet paper fort inside Walmart for days before returning home
26:33 - Passenger Arrested After Allegedly Punching And Cracking Airplane Window On Frontier Airlines Flight
27:06 - Banana arrested after confronting lobster in downtown Athens
28:11 - Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
29:03 - North Wales Police didn't give victim's stolen phone back over 'burglar's GDPR' rights, court told
29:39 - New York judge resigns after saying he can't be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty
30:30 - Ellen Greenberg’s death was ruled a suicide. In a case update, the pathologist no longer believes she killed herself
31:30 - Boy, 13, arrested at hospital for 'impersonating a doctor' after turning up wearing scrubs and fake ID
31:59 - The government had been planning it for 7 years, beavers built the dam in two days and saved them $1 million
33:28 - CyberTruck "Slices Deer in Half"... Elon claims that it is safer for pedestrians.
34:18 - Doctor faces inquiry after giving his cat a Cat scan at Italian hospital
35:44 - Mystery As Baby Shark Born With No Male Involvement
36:50 - Family finds 525-pound bear in crawl space underneath home that survived Eaton Fire

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The Level1 Show January 1 2025: Screenage Wasteland

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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Walmart sued over illegally opening bank accounts for delivery drivers
2:34 - Copyright Abuse Is Getting Luigi Mangione Merch Removed From the Internet
4:41 - Qualcomm secures key win in chips trial against Arm
5:55 - Xerox to Acquire Lexmark
6:47 - Apple is reportedly working on a smart doorbell system that could unlock your door with Face ID
7:38 - US data-center power use could nearly triple by 2028, DOE-backed report says
8:12 - Yikes! The Average American Spent 2.5 Months on Their Phone in 2024
9:07 - Copyright Industry Wants To Apply Automated Blocking To The Internet’s Core Routers
10:38 - TSMC's first new overseas fab in years begins to make chips — JASM coming online
11:24 - Hertz continues EV purge, asks renters if they want to buy instead of return
13:40 - Success: Internet quantum teleportation is set to change the world
14:43 - Netflix sues Broadcom's VMware over US virtual machine patents
15:51 - Asus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath banner
16:47 - Massive VW Data Leak Exposed 800,000 EV Owners’ Movements, From Homes To Private Spaces
18:04 - 9th telecoms firm hit by Chinese espionage campaign, White House says
19:28 - Hackers hijack a wide range of companies' Chrome extensions, experts say
20:10 - A fake Nintendo lawyer is scaring YouTubers, and it’s not clear YouTube can stop him
21:49 - Japan's MUFG Bank suffers online banking glitch, hints at cyberattack
22:24 - WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case
23:15 - Honey controversy: Coupon-finder accused of 'exploiting' influencers
24:22 - Windows 11 installation media bug causes security update failures
25:08 - One third of adults can't delete device data
26:19 - The Paper Passport Is Dying

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How Cool is the Arctic SP5 Cooler?

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The tower cooler used for am5 Turin and Geona servers has now fallen into Wendell's hands!

Arctic and their Coolers here: https://www.arctic.de/us/Freezer-4U-SP5/ACFRE00158A
P12 Max here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VGP1ZGM/level1techs-20

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The Level1 Show December 20 2024: The State of Indiana v. Two Dogs

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0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Google’s new Jules AI agent will help developers fix buggy code
2:13 - Google says its new AI models can identify emotions — and that has experts worried
4:01 - OpenAI launches video generator Sora
4:58 - It sure looks like OpenAI trained Sora on game content — and legal experts say that could be a problem
5:59 - OpenAI rolls out video and screen sharing for ChatGPT voice mode
6:31 - X’s Grok AI chatbot is now available to all users
6:55 - YouTube “Enhances” Comment Section With AI-Generated Nonsense
7:57 - Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says
8:47 - Chatbot 'encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit'
9:55 - Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds
10:47 - Cruise employees 'blindsided' by GM’s plan to end robotaxi program
11:34 - NATO draws up plans for its own fleet of naval surveillance drones
12:48 - Hong Kong police consider using drones for patrols as authorities review rules
13:33 - Investigation launched into Queensland lab breach, with vials of Hendra virus, lyssavirus and hantavirus missing
14:54 - Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows
16:03 - Man employed for farm work subjected to forced vasectomy in Gujarat
17:06 - Why you should take a 'fart walk' after a meal
18:03 - Sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion rejected
19:23 - OnlyFans star who cried after having sex with 100 men now wants to sleep with 1,000 more
20:18 - ‘They keep each other young’: couple aged 102 and 100 set record for oldest newlyweds
20:55 - Edmonton bystander fatally shot by police: no charges for officers
22:56 - Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office
23:43 - Shaurn Thomas pleads guilty to murder, years after being freed for an overturned conviction
25:19 - New York woman blames Star Trek license plates for tens of thousands of dollars in accidental tickets
26:45 - Exclusive jailhouse interview: ‘Tiger King’ outlines plan for central role at Trump's side
27:31 - US teacher loses job after bathroom ban led to children urinating on themselves
28:30 - 'Rats everywhere': Backlash hits McDonald's after arrest of CEO shooting suspect
29:29 - Two dogs appear as defendants in alleged dog fighting case after being seized from Indiana home
30:16 - Russia Sends 100 'Elite Goats' to North Korea
32:06 - Stanford scientists solve one of the world's great cat mysteries
32:41 - World's oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74
33:29 - Male humpback whale swims record 8,106 miles across 3 oceans for sex
34:07 - Bear steals inflatable Grinch from Florida home

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The Level1 Show December 10 2024: The Land Down Sun-Der

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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - FTC takes action against location data companies accused of unlawfully using consumer info
5:43 - U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack
6:27 - Federal Court Says Dismantling A Phone To Install Firmware Isn’t A ‘Search,’ Even If Was Done To Facilitate A Search
8:39 - The US Department of Defense is investing in deepfake detection
9:28 - Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead FBI, hit with Iranian cyberattack, sources say
9:59 - New York law mandates companies disable service for stolen cell phones
10:52 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated
12:28 - US chips are 'no longer safe,' Chinese industry bodies say in latest trade salvo
12:51 - China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
14:05 - China sets deadline for Big Tech to clear algorithm issues, close ‘echo chambers’
14:48 - Apple now needs $1 billion to lift iPhone 16 ban in Indonesia
16:28 - India takes out giant nationwide subscription to 13,000 journals
17:15 - Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices
18:24 - Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power
20:52 - Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel
22:10 - U.S. telecoms struggle to oust Chinese hackers from networks, officials say
22:59 - Employee lawsuit accuses Apple of spying on its workers
24:19 - Amazon faces lawsuit for limiting Prime deliveries in two Washington D.C. areas over safety concerns
26:04 - A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
27:35 - Researchers Use AI To Turn Sound Recordings Into Accurate Street Images
29:06 - Solana Web3.js library backdoored to steal secret, private keys
29:46 - Vodka maker Stoli says August ransomware attack contributed to bankruptcy filing
30:34 - USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG pen testing cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller
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The Level1 Show November 26 2024: Chromeo and Googliette

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0:00 - Intro
1:44 - DOJ seeks to break up Google, force Chrome sale as monopoly punishment
4:19 - DOJ Antitrust Case Aims to Undo Google-Anthropic Partnership
5:19 - SEC chair Gary Gensler will step down
7:22 - US Agency to Launch Review of Undersea Cables, National Security Risks
10:32 - Trump names 'big tech' critic Brendan Carr to head comms regulator
10:59 - Cable companies and Trump’s FCC chair agree: Data caps are good for you
12:11 - Trump Admin Reportedly Wants to Unleash Driverless Cars on America
13:39 - Biden administration finalizes $6.6B in chips grants for TSMC before Trump takes office
14:40 - Apple Pay, Cash App, and other digital wallets will be regulated more like banks now
15:53 - Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content
17:18 - FTC reports 50% drop in unwanted call complaints since 2021
18:12 - Apple's Browser Rules Stifle Innovation on iOS, Says UK Regulator
20:12 - India orders Meta to curb WhatsApp data sharing, levies $25M fine
20:47 - Pakistan appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid user surge
21:18 - Bill to ban social media use by under-16s arrives in Australia's parliament
21:46 - Instagram will soon let you reset your recommendation algorithm
22:35 - 3 in 4 Facebook 'shares' are by people who haven't read the story, especially the extreme stuff
24:53 - Unlike X, Bluesky says it won't train AI on your posts
26:49 - X adds Twitch to its advertising boycott lawsuit

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The Level1 Show November 6th 2024: Super Suspicious

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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Over 500 Amazon workers decry “non-data-driven” logic for 5-day RTO policy
1:34 - Supermicro's auditors resigned over sketchy financials
4:07 - OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales back foundry ambition
4:52 - Meta’s Next Llama AI Models Are Training on a GPU Cluster ‘Bigger Than Anything’ Else
5:30 - Nvidia overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company
6:05 - Apple stuck the Mac mini power button on the bottom
6:32 - Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again
7:13 - Intel hasn't sold a single Arrow Lake CPU at Germany's largest retailer — Core Ultra 200S sales stagnate after just one week
7:48 - 3D printing buildings without cement
9:16 - First US indoor vertical farm opens, to produce 4M lb of food year-round
10:22 - Dropbox is laying off 20% of its staff
10:55 - Disgruntled customers discuss quitting VMware
11:40 - Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
13:00 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 downloads drive peak internet usage
13:55 - Microsoft just delayed Recall again
14:38 - WordPress demands conf organizers share social media logins
16:16 - GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
16:45 - Apple Intelligence is out
17:31 - Google accused of violating labor law for asking workers to ‘refrain’ from talking about antitrust case
18:31 - I Attended Google's Creator Conversation Event, And It Turned Into A Funeral
20:17 - Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users
20:50 - Apple urged TikTok to increase its age recommendations, redacted documents show
21:42 - Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports
22:22 - Instagram saves the best video quality for the most popular content
23:02 - Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter
23:48 - Trump loses $1.3 billion in net worth after the worst-ever day for his social media stock
24:21 - X blocks access to more than 100 journalist, activist accounts in Turkey
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