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The Level1 Show February 11 2025: LazerBoat 4000

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE's access to Treasury data
1:53 - Government Blocks DOGE Access to Department of Labor Data Until Friday Hearing
2:42 - Head of White House tech group resigns amid DOGE takeover
3:45 - USPS Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service From China
4:03 - USPS Resumes Accepting Packages From China After Unexpected Suspension
5:32 - Senator Hawley Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeek
7:44 - Bill banning social media for youngsters advances
8:57 - $42B broadband grant program may scrap Biden admin’s preference for fiber
10:32 - Air Force Documents on Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions
11:30 - TSA facial recognition technology faces audit probe
12:00 - Apple’s attempt to intervene in the Google Search antitrust trial is denied
12:57 - NetChoice sues to block Maryland’s Kids Code
13:45 - US Navy evaluates laser weapon aboard destroyer
15:02 - AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU
18:05 - UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
19:33 - French train passenger fined €150 for using phone on speaker
20:37 - China hits back at Trump tariffs with Google antitrust investigation
21:02 - China weighs probe into Apple’s app store fees, practices
21:32 - Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centers
22:50 - South Korean ministries block DeepSeek on security concerns, officials say
23:24 - Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities with Certain Patient Monitors from Contec and Epsimed
24:18 - SparkCat crypto stealer in Google Play and App Store

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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 7 2025: Chicken McBlindness

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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - OpenAI has evidence that its models helped train China’s DeepSeek
2:21 - SoftBank in Talks to Invest Up to $25 Billion in OpenAI
2:49 - Microsoft makes DeepSeek’s R1 model available on Azure AI and GitHub
3:36 - Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Max challenges U.S. tech giants, reshapes enterprise AI
4:20 - Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek's AI 'reasoning' model
4:53 - Don't You Call Me a Virgin, Says Virgin Money's Chatbot
5:44 - LinkedIn Removes Accounts of AI 'Co-Workers' Looking for Jobs
6:28 - Anthropic builds RAG directly into Claude models with new Citations API
7:35 - Meta AI can now use your Facebook and Instagram data to personalize its responses
8:51 - DeepSeek hit with large-scale cyberattack, says it's limiting registrations
9:26 - ChatGPT's mobile users are 85% male, report says
10:37 - Alphabet's Waymo to test its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities
11:19 - Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
12:10 - Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032
13:02 - Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight
14:02 - Police officers' union says man who posted video of police doing doughnuts is a ‘snitch'
15:38 - Georgia healthcare worker arrested for exploiting a disabled patient
16:21 - School closes after copper wiring stolen, knocking out power
17:01 - Flew drone drunk – sentenced for flying under the influence
17:41 - Homewood Learning Lab day care worker caught on camera putting child in garbage can
19:14 - Police investigate Musk salute projected on Tesla factory
20:07 - Detroit rapper files lawsuit against Lyft for weight discrimination
21:15 - Oklahoma senator proposes bill to ban pornography, imprison creators
23:11 - Children starting school unable to climb stairs and using Americanisms due to screen time, teachers warn
25:51 - Buc-ee's sues North Texas gas station chain claiming logo is too similar to beaver
26:38 - Elementary school student goes permanently blind after eating too many chicken nuggets
27:19 - Mice with two dads have been created using CRISPR
28:10 - Microplastics found in the brains of mice within hours of consumption
28:42 - Peeing Is Socially Contagious in Chimps
29:57 - Oklahoma Legislature sees renewed efforts to change cockfighting laws
31:18 - UK: Royal Navy mistakes 'farting whale' for Russian drones

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Will the MinisForum BD795M Change the PC Building Industry?

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Mobile CPUs have come a long way, and nowhere is this more evident than in the MinisForum BD795M. Wendell investigates!

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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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The Level1 Show February 4 2025: The Real Super Mario

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield
2:32 - White House says New Jersey drones ‘authorized to be flown by FAA’
3:58 - White House "looking into" national security implications of DeepSeek's AI
4:56 - JD Vance says Big Tech has "too much power"
5:43 - FCC chair helps ISPs and landlords make deals that renters can’t escape
6:41 - Lawsuit challenges OPM's new email system for privacy concerns
8:04 - Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
9:39 - OpenAI teases “new era” of AI in US, deepens ties with government
10:42 - Bezos vs. Bezos: Amazon sues WA state over Washington Post request for Kuiper records
11:55 - Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law
13:15 - AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office
13:40 - US DOJ sues to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion Juniper deal
14:26 - UK considers extending BBC license fee to streaming service users By Investing.com
15:06 - UK council flogging assets to fund £40M Oracle project
16:18 - Cloud services market investigation: provisional findings
17:34 - Record $4.5 billion EU fine punished its innovation, Google tells EU court
18:20 - NATO, EU on high alert as undersea cable attacks escalate in Baltic
19:38 - Italy's regulator blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek on data protection
20:52 - India lauds Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, plans to host its models on local servers
21:41 - Pakistan outlaws disinformation with imprisonment up to three-years
22:49 - Taiwan says government departments should not use DeepSeek, citing security concerns
23:17 - Nintendo Loses After Trying To Oppose The Trademark For A Costa Rican Grocery Store
24:30 - Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked
25:31 - 'Everything I Say Leaks,' Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio
26:16 - Facebook (META) Reality Labs lost $17.7 billion in 2024
27:55 - Meta will pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump over his 2021 Facebook suspension
28:40 - Groups helping Americans find abortion pills report Instagram ‘shadow-banning’
30:25 - Perplexity AI's bid for TikTok could give US government 50% stake
31:05 - People are listing TikTok-loaded phones for as much as $50,000 on eBay

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Checking Out The Gigabyte Aorus F032U2P OLED Monitor: EVEN MORE Butter For Your Eyes!

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Wendell takes the Aorus F032U2P for a spin. Y'all like butter? Have some more!

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A VA Panel that's Almost as Good as an IPS Panel?! Phantom Gaming PG27QRT2A $177 Monitor Review

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Maybe you don't need or want an expensive monitor just for your casual gaming. Well, we think you might like this!

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Music: "Bad Snacks" In the Atomosphere

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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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The Level1 Show January 31 2025: Addressing the Elephant in the Zoo

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0:00 - Intro
0:24 - OpenAI’s Stargate Deal Heralds Shift Away From Microsoft
0:58 - Introducing Operator research preview
2:50 - AI benchmarking organization criticized for waiting to disclose funding from OpenAI
3:58 - Anthropic chief says AI could surpass “almost all humans at almost everything” shortly after 2027
4:55 - Google Invests Another $1 Billion in AI Developer Anthropic
5:37 - Salesforce chief: AI agents rise could signal end of all-human workforce
5:47 - Managing AI agents as employees is the challenge of 2025, says Goldman Sachs CIO
6:27 - Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for disclosing customer information to train AI models
7:15 - Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download
7:58 - Authors Seek Meta’s Torrent Client Logs and Seeding Data in AI Piracy Probe
8:47 - More teens are using ChatGPT for schoolwork, study finds
9:22 - NATO Boosting Naval Presence And AI Monitoring In Baltic Sea After Undersea Cables Cut
10:40 - China to host world’s first human-robot marathon as robotics drives national goals
11:12 - China’s next-gen sexbots powered by AI are about to hit the shelves
12:23 - An asteroid got deleted because it was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
12:54 - Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act'
14:01 - Sydney: Mystery balls on beaches filled with toxic material
14:54 - Music events canceled in southwest Iran after cleric blames concerts for drought
15:53 - Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show
17:05 - Sheffield Stan Shaw beer logo scrapped after knife complaint
17:55 - Florida Deputy Resigns After Crashing Patrol Vehicle While Watching Adult Videos
18:30 - 2 arrested for impersonating firefighters, using illegitimate fire truck in Palisades Fire evacuation area
19:46 - Police charge woman with ‘Definitely not a bag full of drugs’ tote for trafficking meth
20:47 - "Staten Island Beautification Squad" blocks dozens of speed cameras using fake flowers
21:19 - Colorado high court rules 5 zoo elephants cannot pursue freedom because they 'are not human'
22:26 - Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer

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