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The ITX Gaming Motherboard for You? Phantom Gaming B860I Lightning Wifi Review

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Intel's chipset may have not been top of the market with it's new Ultra 9's, but for those who are just casual gamers, maybe this series isn't so bad.

Want one? https://newegg.io/nc57a48060

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A Build for Productivity: Intel Ultra 285 in the Falcon Tiki

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Why so many intel vids, when AMD is better? Because maybe there is more to PCing than Gaming.

The Falcon build here https://builder.falcon-nw.com/configure/template/buildset-tiki-intel-co…

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The Level1 Show February 19 2025: To DCMA or not to DCMA

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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Data Center Power Demand Almost Doubled in Virginia, Utility Says
1:26 - PassMark sees the first yearly drop in average CPU performance in its 20 years of benchmark results
1:57 - Nvidia delays the RTX 5070 till after AMD’s reveal
2:36 - Handful of users claim new Nvidia GPUs are melting power cables again
3:45 - OpenAI set to finalize first custom chip design this year
4:31 - Automakers Sue To Kill Maine’s Hugely Popular ‘Right To Repair’ Law
5:36 - Drone Maker Anduril to Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army
6:20 - Apple teases special product launch coming February 19
6:56 - T‑Mobile Starlink Beta Takes Off
7:44 - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin to cut 10% of its workforce
8:17 - Microchip company ceases operations, pet owners urged to re-register
9:35 - Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial
11:20 - Stellantis Introduces Pop-Up Ads in Vehicles, Sparking Outrage Among Owners
12:50 - YouTube TV Viewing Overtakes Mobile Viewing, CEO Neal Mohan Says
13:59 - Google Chrome may soon use “AI” to replace compromised passwords
14:27 - Brave now lets you inject custom JavaScript to tweak websites
15:12 - Nintendo awarded another US patent targeting mechanics seen in Palworld
16:30 - IT Unemployment Rises to 5.7% as AI Hits Tech Jobs
17:00 - Amazon is closing a Kindle loophole that makes it easy to remove DRM
18:15 - AI Licensing Deals Now Account for 10% of Reddit's Revenue
19:02 - Meta Starts Eliminating Jobs in Shift to Find AI Talent
19:49 - Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook
20:17 - Apple Comes Crawling Back to X Like a Dog
21:06 - YouTube seems to doubt whether Shakespeare is in the public domain
22:46 - TikTok returns to the App Store ahead of new iPhone launch next week

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16TB of Storage and DDR5-8000 on AM5? Featuring the Phantom Gaming X870E Nova Wifi

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Alright, enough about Intel! What about a build for my 9800X3D!!?? Well, here you go...

Get your Nova here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFZQJFC1/level1techs-20
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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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Overclocking the 285 non k Intel Ultra 9 w/ the ROG STRIX Z890-I Gaming Wifi Motherboard

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Can the Intel Ultra 9 285 be just as good as the K version while being cheaper? Check out the video and see for yourself... The answer is kind of.

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The Level1 Show February 12 2025: Disney Minus

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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech
2:07 - Google may use AI for weapons, surveillance – prompts backlash
3:24 - Arm ends legal efforts to terminate Qualcomm’s license
4:17 - AMD outsells Intel in the datacenter for the first time in Q4 2024
4:46 - AMD promises “mainstream” 4K gaming with next-gen GPUs as current-gen GPU sales tank
5:42 - Apple's iPhones to support Starlink direct-to-cell coverage in US
6:12 - Panasonic Shares Jump Most in 11 Years on Restructuring Plans
6:57 - Phone bans in schools don't help grades or health, study suggests
8:10 - Salesforce Cutting 1,000 Roles While Hiring Salespeople for AI
8:30 - Workday to Cut Nearly 2,000 Workers on Profit Focus
8:59 - Microsoft is cracking down on people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
9:54 - uBlock Origin is dead for Chrome, but ad blockers live on
11:06 - Disney+ Lost 700,000 Subscribers in Final 3 Months of 2024
11:59 - Banks in Japan are blocking Steam payments for sex games, leaving Japanese adult game devs cut off from income
13:08 - Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok
14:13 - TikTok Traffic Bounces Back as Creators Diversify Amid Shutdown Fears
15:04 - Threads adds another 20M monthly users since December, reaching 320M
15:53 - Meta in talks to reincorporate in Texas or another state, exit Delaware, WSJ reports
16:34 - Meta's CTO said the metaverse could be a 'legendary misadventure' if the company doesn't boost sales, leaked memo shows
17:52 - “Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
19:42 - German activists sue X demanding election influence data
20:23 - Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies

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ASRock Steel Legend Z890: In Search of Improvement for the Intel Ultra 9

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So yeah, the Intel Ultra 9 is a little janky. But it's been a bit since launch, have there been any improvements? Wendell takes a look using the ASRock Steel Legend Z890!

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The Level1 Show February 5 2025: Smart Freezers, Dumb Executives

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0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Apple Reports Best Quarter Ever in 1Q 2025 Results: $36.3B Profit on $124.3B Revenue
1:36 - Google announces ‘voluntary exit program’ for Pixel, Android team
3:03 - Only 1 in 10 Oracle Java users want to stay with Big Red
4:13 - Sony removes PlayStation account requirement from 4 single-player Steam games
4:50 - Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 sell out almost instantly
5:38 - Trump to impose 25% to 100% tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, impacting TSMC
6:19 - TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry
7:34 - Microsoft's new Surface PCs offer Intel Inside for $400 more
8:32 - Comcast is rolling out ‘ultra-low lag’ tech that could fix the internet
9:56 - Garmin users say their GPS watches are bricked
11:02 - Bassinet backlash reflects debate over adding fees to connected devices
11:59 - Walgreens' smart freezer doors were a $200 million misstep
13:19 - Apple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more
14:05 - More Of The Shame: Software Flaw Exposes Millions of Subarus, Rivers of Driver Data
15:04 - UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach
16:24 - Lawsuit accuses Amazon of secretly tracking consumers through cellphones
17:09 - NordVPN Says Its New Protocol Can Circumvent VPN Blockers
17:49 - NSA can track powered-down phones: how to actually protect your privacy
19:06 - Logitech’s peel-and-stick radar sensors could let companies invisibly monitor their offices
20:15 - WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware

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Up to 10 M.2 in the Phantom Gaming Z890 Wifi 7 Nova

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Yes, it's intel, but this motherboard has some interesting stuff to it.

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