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The Level1 Show October 8th: Ubertration

Posted by wendell on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 00:49

https://www.one-tab.com/page/6X2KuY6lSGaZtAb2hND81Q

0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Federal prosecutors still can’t get into Eric Adams’ cellphone
2:24 - John Deere accused of ‘excluding’ right-to-repair language in its manuals
4:33 - Couple who used Uber Eats can't sue Uber because of arbitration terms, court says
5:49 - Gov. Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047
6:30 - California governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars
7:02 - Federal judge stops implementation of California misinformation law
10:18 - Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law
12:22 - Michigan nuclear plant finalizes federal loan for first U.S. reactor restart
16:09 - Texas sues TikTok for violating children's privacy
16:55 - Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
18:02 - Russia gears up to ban Discord 'in the coming days'
19:13 - License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars
20:40 - Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?
21:41 - Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars
23:20 - Students adapt Meta's smart glasses to dox strangers in real time
26:15 - Over 600 million Meta passwords stored in plain text
27:36 - NSO Should Lose Spyware Case for Discovery Violations, Meta Says
28:59 - Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
30:08 - Controversial Windows Recall AI Search Tool Returns With Proof-of-Presence Encryption, Data Isolation

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A Motherboard and CPU for $150? On Ali Express? Let's Check it Out!

Posted by wendell on Mon, 10/07/2024 - 18:48

Wendell takes a look at this weird Intel Mobo/CPU combo thing he found on Ali Express. Seems legit!

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807333040024.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2u…

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Music: "Earth Bound" by Slynk

The Level1 Show October 4th: Gently Used Pandas

Posted by wendell on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 02:19

https://www.one-tab.com/page/VAD5NascT_Wcb8_GBA7Axw

0:00 - Intro
0:32 - OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity
1:38 - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman anticipates superintelligence soon
2:46 - OpenAI begins public release of ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
4:09 - Microsoft claims its new tool can correct AI hallucinations, but experts advise caution
5:37 - Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job
6:14 - DoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC says
7:16 - IBM AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff
7:54 - Cloudflare's new marketplace will let websites charge AI bots for scraping
8:48 - Language research project ceases as generative AI has ‘polluted the data’
10:13 - Students turn to AI to do their assigned readings for them
10:53 - London Newspaper Plans to Revive Dead Art Critic With AI, Lays Off Real Writers
12:15 - Tesla Full Self-Driving 'Occasionally Dangerously Inept' In 1,000-Mile Independent Test
13:05 - Researchers develop robot dog to combat highly invasive species wreaking havoc across the globe
14:09 - An out-of-warranty battery almost left this paralyzed man’s exoskeleton useless
15:15 - Astronomers Spot a Black Hole with a Cosmic Wingspan
16:31 - B.C. councillor blames 'extremists' after blackface photo surfaces
17:39 - Federal corruption watchdog being investigated over decision not to investigate robodebt
18:31 - LAPD officer lost gun in MRI machine during mistargeted raid, report says
19:25 - Diddy’s lawyer gives bizarre reason why 1000 bottles of baby oil were found in the rapper’s house
20:09 - Shocking Footage Resurfaces of Sharon Osbourne Urging Daughter Kelly to Marry Diddy
21:18 - California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired
23:02 - NYC City Council to vote on rat contraceptive pilot program
23:33 - Polish PM declares war on beavers for undermining flood defenses
24:31 - A zoo in Finland is returning giant pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep
25:27 - Police called after cat finds grenade in home's basement
26:09 - Cat Missing in Yellowstone Returns Home to California After an 800-Mile Journey
27:02 - Why Is Pesto the Penguin So Big? Viral Bird's Aquarium Answers

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Intel Has a Problem Part 2: Post Mortem: Revived. But the Aftermath?

Posted by wendell on Thu, 10/03/2024 - 14:06

Micro Codes have been dispatched. Wendell's got more than a handful of affected CPUs. So? How dead is Intel?

Check out the forum post: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/intel-firmware-updates-october-2024/217…

0:00 intro
1:00 Background
3:30 A Deeper Dive into the Data
5:40 It has to do with the Cooling
9:09 Also Probably Because of the Workload
11:17 Intel Micro Code Release
16:33 The T series?
18:15 Are you Safe?
20:12 Is this Intel's Fault?
22:10 Conclusion

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Music: "Earth Bound" by Slynk

The Level1 Show October 2nd: Scammiest Man Alive

Posted by wendell on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 00:55

https://www.one-tab.com/page/Niv2qq56RkSSt-Kuv_Xidw

0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Most Amazon workers considering job hunting due to 5-day in-office policy
2:13 - Qualcomm Approached Intel About a Takeover in Recent Days
4:01 - Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Instability Root Cause Update
5:18 - AMD could launch Ryzen 7 9800X3D early to steal Arrow Lake's thunder
6:15 - LG TVs start showing ads on screensavers
7:12 - Wall Street warms to nuclear power as banks including Goldman Sachs reportedly back new push
8:28 - Hands-on with Orion, Meta’s first pair of AR glasses
10:00 - Samsung Galaxy Buds FE reportedly exploded in a user’s ear, causing permanent hearing loss
11:04 - Microsoft deprecates Windows Server Update Services
11:40 - Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
12:17 - HP printers apparently have AI now, because of course they do
13:10 - Disney+ Begins Password and Account Sharing Crackdown
15:07 - Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered forces PSN login for PC users if they decide to upgrade
16:05 - More YouTube Premium price increases land in multiple countries
17:03 - Chinese-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers in New ‘Salt Typhoon’ Cyberattack
17:38 - Kansas Water Facility Switches to Manual Operations Following Cyberattack
18:48 - Trump hack continued into last week
19:28 - 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play
20:10 - Internet surveillance firm Sandvine says it's leaving 56 'non-democratic' countries
20:59 - Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years in jail for role in FTX fraud
22:29 - Brad Pitt Imposters Arrested for Scamming Women Out of Money

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The Level1 Show October 1st: Country Corruption

Posted by wendell on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 03:27

https://www.one-tab.com/page/5BV6K-CmSGa5QgHJM8s0rQ

0:00 - Intro
0:52 - OpenAI Pitched White House on Unprecedented Data Center Buildout
2:24 - FAA air traffic control modernization efforts are a mess
3:13 - US Justice Department probes Super Micro Computer, WSJ reports
4:08 - The DOJ sues Visa for locking out rival payment platforms
6:32 - US proposes ban on smart cars with Chinese and Russian tech
7:42 - Biden Awards $3 Billion to Boost Domestic Battery Production
8:22 - ‘Deepfake’ Caller Poses as Ukrainian Official in Exchange With Key Senator
9:09 - New California law requires one-click subscription cancellations
9:59 - Calif. Governor vetoes bill requiring opt-out signals for sale of user data
11:09 - California passes law to ban or restrict smartphones in school
12:15 - Google Emails Show Unease Over Advertising Dominance
12:55 - California Drivers May Soon Get Speed-Warning Devices as Standard
14:36 - California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it
15:50 - Cox asks court to block Rhode Island plan for broadband expansions
17:17 - Montana Voting System Shut Down After Kamala Harris Left Off Ballot
18:05 - West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids
19:05 - Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech
20:22 - Government of Bhutan Holds $828M in Bitcoin, Arkham Data Shows
21:03 - South Korea to criminalise watching or possessing sexually explicit deepfakes
21:52 - More YouTube Premium price increases land in multiple countries
23:01 - Meta bans RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media outlets
23:36 - Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities
24:29 - X reverses course in Brazil
25:20 - X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier
26:43 - Mark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental health
28:20 - The Viral ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ Copypasta Will Not Protect You

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USB 4.0 for DAYS! Checking Out The MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi

Posted by wendell on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 18:20

Check it out here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-X870E-CARBON-WIFI

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ASRock Taichi X870E and Taichi X870E Lite Overview

Posted by wendell on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 12:09

Two Boards alike, one pretty, one "not".

Check them out here: https://www.asrock.com/microsite/AMDX800/

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Music: "Earth Bound" by Slynk
Edited by Autumn

The Level1 Show September 27th: Moo Deng: World Treasure

Posted by wendell on Fri, 09/27/2024 - 02:02

https://www.one-tab.com/page/7_j7BLGBQcaXAKjTq-gIbg

Forum thread here: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/l1-giveaway-frostpunk-2-7700xt-limited-…

0:00 - Intro
1:11 - OpenAI Threatens to Ban Users Who Probe Its ‘Strawberry’ AI Models
3:33 - Salesforce’s New AI Strategy Acknowledges That AI Will Take Jobs
5:28 - Lionsgate, Studio Behind ‘John Wick,’ Signs Deal With AI Startup Runway
6:19 - YouTube integrates AI for creators through Veo and the Inspiration tab
7:26 - Is That AI? Or Does It Just Suck?
8:23 - Delivery Robot Knocked Over Pedestrian, Company Offered ‘Promo Codes’ to Apologize
9:25 - Ukraine’s Gun-Armed Ground 'Bot Just Cleared A Russian Trench In Kursk
10:17 - Microplastics in the brain: New research finds plastics in olfactory bulb
11:01 - Vladimir Putin urges citizens to 'have sex during work breaks' to address Russia's dire birthrate
12:18 - Body believed to be Kentucky highway shooter Joseph Couch found by YouTubers
13:45 - Gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are banned with new policy
15:16 - Starmer’s free tickets for Arsenal and Taylor Swift part of job, says minister
16:49 - Kentucky lawmaker recovering after driving a lawnmower into an empty swimming pool
17:26 - German Woman Ends 10-Year Relationship with Airplane
18:04 - Need sleep? Losing your hair? Libido need a boost? Eat grasshoppers!
19:18 - Butterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine in Sri Lanka
20:23 - Gatwick train cancelled after squirrels board and 'refuse to leave'
21:19 - Influencer captures close encounter with bear in den
22:07 - Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest
23:02 - Viral Baby Pygmy Hippopotamus Moo Deng Working on Her Own Patent