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The Level1 Show June 7th 2024: The Eagles Aren't Coming

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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - OpenAI Board 'Not Aware Of ChatGPT Launch' | Silicon UK Tech
1:21 - OpenAI Says It Has Begun Training a New Flagship A.I. Model - The New York Times
1:46 - OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show
2:47 - OpenAI sends internal memo releasing former employees from NDAs
3:36 - New AI tools much hyped but not much used, study says
5:42 - Nvidia denies pirate e-book sites are “shadow libraries” to shut down lawsuit | Ars Technica
6:23 - Mistral releases Codestral, its first generative AI model for code | TechCrunch
7:02 - Microsoft: Windows 24H2 will remove Cortana and WordPad apps
7:39 - Google’s AI feeds people answers from The Onion
8:21 - Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good | Ars Technica
8:45 - Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs | CNN Business
9:39 - Fable Studio Plans Artificial Intelligence Streaming Platform
10:36 - Bilderberg: Google DeepMind, Microsoft AI, Anthropic among elite guests
11:46 - Feds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation | TechCrunch
12:19 - Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones can fly even farther after FAA approval - The Verge
12:49 - A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor | AP News
14:02 - MLB's Rob Manfred addresses future of robot umpires, says ABS could be introduced as challenge system - CBSSports.com
15:07 - China’s rocket launcher, gun-toting robot dog likely to be deployed soon in conflict zones – Firstpost
16:12 - North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch
16:45 - “Deny, denounce, delay”: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods | Ars Technica
18:15 - ADHD cases are up. 7 million U.S. kids have gotten a diagnosis, study finds : Shots - Health News : NPR
19:06 - Britain covered up tainted blood scandal that killed thousands, report finds - UPI.com
20:37 - World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September
21:16 - Netflix announces Minecraft animated series
22:22 - Homeless sent out of Edinburgh to make room for Taylor Swift fans
23:43 - Mexican government says the arm of a 19th century mummy came off after mishandling by museum staff | AP News
25:24 - Pope Francis apologizes after using vulgar term about gay men | AP News
26:08 - University student council apologizes over giving girl group's used water bottles away as prizes - The Korea Times
27:28 - Man who transformed into a dog says he wants to become another animal
28:31 - US 'serial slingshot shooter', aged 81, arrested
29:24 - New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances | AP News
31:02 - North Korea sends fleet of balloons carrying excrement to South Korea
32:09 - Naked on a plane: Man arrested after alleged nude aisle run forced plane to turn back
32:37 - Toronto renames Centennial Park football stadium after Rob Ford | CBC News
33:59 - Blind and deaf dog Teddy got lost in a neighbor’s…
35:13 - Ukraine war forced eagles to change migration route
36:16 - "Sludge" from Mormon cricket invasion causes multiple crashes in Nevada - CBS News
37:14 - ‘They’re out of control’: flock of 100 feral chickens torments village | Norfolk | The Guardian
38:12 - Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear | Ars Technica
39:06 - Killer whales ramming, sinking boats are bored, scientists believe
41:14 - Two new giant pandas to return to D.C.'s Smithsonian's National Zoo | AP News

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Computex Day 1 Keynote Reviews and AMD Interviews

The more you buy... The more you save...
Wendell is in Taipei Taiwan for Computex and has gotten a first look at all the AI vocabulary one could "hope" for.

Thank you, ASRock for paying for our trip!

0:00 Intro
0:48 ASRock Ad
1:08 AI and Data Center AI
1:30 Nvidia Keynote
2:30 AMD Keynote
3:32 Qualcomm
5:19 AMD Software Stack
6:24 AMD Interview 1
9:13 MI300A
10:34 AMD Interview 2
12:14 Finishing AMD Stuff
13:19 NPUs
15:46 Conclusion

Nvidia Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKXDVsWZmUU
AMD Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aT52YohYUs
Qualcomm Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R3QpKMciEw

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The Level1 Show June 5th 2024: Junk In The PCI Slot

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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Samsung workers’ union announces first-ever strike for chipmaker | South Korea | The Guardian
1:35 - Fisker cuts hundreds of workers in bid to keep EV startup alive | TechCrunch
2:05 - Bay Area carmaker lays off hundreds after raising $1 billion
2:42 - Phoenix Labs lays off 162 Bay Area workers in yet more video game cuts
3:24 - Klarna using GenAI to cut marketing costs by $10 mln annually | Reuters
5:11 - Salesforce (CRM) Q1 earnings report 2025
5:39 - 'Furiosa' Edges 'Garfield' in Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995 - Times of San Diego
7:01 - Nearly 80% of Americans now consider fast food a 'luxury' due to high prices | Fox Business
8:19 - Arm’s next-gen Immortalis is more powerful and power-efficient - The Verge
9:05 - Gigabyte's new B650E motherboard supports plump graphics cards weighing up to 58 kg | PC Gamer
10:05 - Data centers could use 9% of US electricity by 2030, research institute says | Reuters
10:57 - AST SpaceMobile, Verizon partner on satellite internet
12:04 - Android's new Instant Hotspot feature won't be available on Samsung devices
12:46 - Spacetop, the radical new laptop with no screen, is ready for launch | PCWorld
14:33 - A startup’s “tablet” gears up to take on Apple’s iPad – On my Om
16:05 - Exclusive: Google, augmented reality startup Magic Leap strike partnership deal | Reuters
16:42 - BYD Says Its New Hybrid Cars Can Go 1,250 Miles Without Gas or Charging
17:41 - Swiss company develops CPUs from lab-grown human brains & the internet is horrified - Dexerto
18:51 - Tool may help find missing people in Colorado’s backcountry within minutes
21:04 - HUGE Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm
22:14 - YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers
23:57 - Press Release: PayPal Announces New Leaders to Build New Advertising Platform and Accelerate Consumer Product Innovation - May 28, 2024
24:48 - Microsoft's Automatic Super Resolution arrives to improve gaming performance — Auto SR serves as an upscaler similar to Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR | Tom's Hardware
25:44 - Bungie Wins Lawsuit Against Cheat Maker Aimjunkies | PCMag
27:25 - Google threatens to pause Google News Initiative funding in U.S.
28:37 - VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps | Windows IT Pro Blog
29:07 - Apple says it will put its AI processing data in a "cloud black box" to keep it private | TechRadar
29:46 - Star Citizen Pushes Through the $700 Million Raised Mark and No, There Still Isn’t a Release Date - IGN
30:41 - Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council
31:54 - ICQ will stop working from June 26
32:43 - Meta says it removed six influence campaigns including those from Israel and China - The Verge
33:19 - Instagram’s ‘limits’ adds a mute button for everyone other than close friends - The Verge
34:07 - White House rejected offer from TikTok allowing US government to oversee app | The Independent
35:37 - Exclusive: TikTok preparing a US copy of the app’s core algorithm, sources say | Reuters
37:09 - UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media | Internet safety | The Guardian
38:16 - More Ontario school boards file suits against social media giants | CBC News
39:07 - Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint

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Intel And The AI PC Revolution! Lunar Lake REVEALED

Wendell is in Taipei for Computex! But first, Intel is showing off their new line of mobile CPUs that seem poised to shake things up for them in Q3.

Check out our Xeon 6 video: https://youtu.be/z-9020QjSaQ

0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Why Meteor Lake?
2:09 - Architecture Overview
4:31 - New E Cores
5:37 - New P Cores
6:57 - Xe2 Graphics
8:47 - What's Up With The NPU?
11:01 - Connectivity and Questions
15:00 - Final Thoughts

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The Level1 Show June 4th 2024: Federal Air Travel Rules (Taylor's Version)

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0:00 - Intro
0:59 - FTC Chair Lina Khan: AI models could violate antitrust laws
2:42 - Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift’s Private Jet
5:45 - Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups | Ars Technica
8:05 - Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet – Krebs on Security
9:47 - New York plans to ban smartphones in schools, allowing basic phones only | TechSpot
10:55 - Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition | Ars Technica
12:05 - California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes | AP News
13:16 - California launching pilot program to charge drivers for miles driven - Autoblog
14:47 - Gov. Polis Signs Bill Mandating That Consumers Have More Options To Fix Electronics
16:32 - UK law will let regulators fine Big Tech without court approval - The Verge
17:31 - Environment Agency chief admits regulator buries freedom of information requests | Environment Agency | The Guardian
18:31 - UK MPs In Full Moral Panic Decide To Ignore The Research, Push For Dangerous Ban On Phones For Kids | Techdirt
20:48 - Opinion: Ottawa wants the power to create secret backdoors in our networks to allow for surveillance - The Globe and Mail
22:06 - Russia mulling charging companies to use foreign software
23:06 - China sets up third fund with $47.5 bln to boost semiconductor sector | Reuters
23:32 - Hong Kong Makes First Arrests Under New Security Law | TIME
24:49 - Cooler Master’s Customer Data Leaked in Data Breach
25:20 - Hackers Claim Ticketmaster Data Breach: 560 Million Users' Info Up for Sale
26:41 - Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility for Christie’s Hack - The New York Times
27:30 - Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities | Ars Technica
28:41 - Best Buy, Geek Squad most impersonated for scams in 2023 • The Register
30:07 - Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under DDoS cyber-attack | Internet Archive Blogs
31:37 - Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span | Ars Technica
32:46 - Former SK hynix employee charged with stealing tech for Huawei — Chinese national was arrested at airport | Tom's Hardware
33:55 - Discord’s turning the focus back to games - The Verge

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First Look of Intel Xeon 6 Launch!

Wendell is in Taipei Taiwan for Computex 2024 and was able to stop by the Intel Keynotes to see their new toys!

Check out our Lunar Lake Video: https://youtu.be/hx15hJ87k_0

Thank you intel for loaning us one of your Xeon 6s for our preliminary testing!

0:00 Xeon 6 Launching
1:54 Breakdown
5:43 Benchmarks and Performance
16:59 Wendell's Reflection and Conclusion

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What is a SAS SSD?

A genuine Wendell Ramble here for you guys about the SAS SSD.

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The Level1 Show May 31 2024: Scarlett's (Cease and Desist) Letter

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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - OpenAI says Sky voice in ChatGPT will be paused after concerns it sounds too much like Scarlett Johansson
2:07 - OpenAI’s Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded
2:58 - OpenAI and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp sign content deal
3:51 - Microsoft Edge will dub streamed video with AI-translated audio
4:28 - Microsoft, Khan Academy provide free AI assistant for all educators in US
5:47 - Microsoft Paint is getting an AI-powered image generator that responds to your text prompts and doodles
6:49 - Meta AI Head: ChatGPT Will Never Reach Human Intelligence
8:08 - Humane AI is reportedly looking for a buyer, just weeks after its disastrous wearables launck
8:35 - User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training
9:12 - ‘I’m the new Oppenheimer!’: my soul-destroying day at Palantir’s first-ever AI warfare conference
10:11 - Elon Musk confirms his threat: give me 25% of Tesla or you don't get AI and robotics
12:11 - McConnell opposes bill to ban use of deceptive AI to influence elections
12:57 - Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol vehicles, study finds
14:16 - GM’s Cruise pays more than $8 million to pedestrian run over and dragged by robotaxi
14:55 - This is Volvo’s production-ready fully autonomous Class 8 truck
15:28 - You can now buy a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot for $16K
18:36 - Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation
19:23 - Blue Origin launch of tourism rocket ends nearly 2-year hiatus
20:22 - Study proves black holes have a ‘plunging region,’ just as Einstein predicted
21:13 - Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
22:13 - Another online pharmacy bypasses the FDA to offer cut-rate weight loss drugs
23:01 - New technique to freeze brain tissue without harm
23:53 - Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis—but no one knows why
25:00 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi convinced to be 'emissary of God', questions his biological origins
25:53 - Pittsburgh Police candidates allowed to retake their psychological evaluations after dozens failed
26:54 - AppleTV+ Wants to Pay Actors Based on How Many People Watch Their Movies
28:02 - She sold her bathwater — PayPal took her profits
28:40 - Mayor Adams looking at possibility of revoking Diddy’s key to New York City
29:49 - ‘Witch’, 42, stalked ‘wizard’ and controlled what he ‘ate, drank and wore’
31:14 - Stop signs replace some Oakland traffic lights to deter copper theft
32:03 - Hundreds paid to be 'robbed' by phony holdup crews to gain favorable immigration status, feds say. (The 'robbers' accidentally shot someone during one caper)
32:54 - Korean Man Spotted Having Sex With A Pink TESLA
33:54 - Lawsuit against Hershey's: Carvings on Reese's packaging aren't on actual chocolates
35:20 - 'Osama Bin Lager' beer sells out after going viral
36:02 - Tamil Nadu: These elephants are dying on rail tracks - can AI save them?
37:01 - Man is fined after trying to 'body slam' killer whale
37:53 - Ambulance collides with moose while responding to another moose collision
38:17 - Cats playing with robots proves a winning combo in novel art installation
39:50 - Master of litters: cat named Max given honorary degree by US university

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Threadripper vs. Threadripper Pro Memory Testing with Unreal Engine!

Threadripper and Threadripper Pro are both great CPUs, but which one reigns supreme when it comes to practical applications, and what kind of memory should you be using? Wendell takes a deep dive into this and more, with a little help from Unreal Engine 5!

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The Level1 Show May 29 2024: Samsnitch

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0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Looks like TikTok employees are the latest victims of the tech layoffs, according to new report
1:01 - ‘We can’t sleep’: Houstonians still without power struggle to stay cool
2:16 - Tesla doing damage-control, discounts for European fleet buyers
3:42 - VW and Renault end talks to develop affordable EV, sources say
4:08 - Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years
4:43 - Microsoft announces an Arm-powered Surface Laptop
5:30 - Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs
5:52 - Microsoft demos 'Baldur's Gate 3', 'Borderlands' running at 30 FPS on the new Snapdragon X Elite Windows on Arm platform, with auto Super Resolution support in tow
6:46 - Microsoft reveals PCs with AI capabilities
7:29 - Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows
8:14 - Nvidia stock pops 9%, tops $1,000 after earnings beat forecasts, announces stock split and dividend hike
8:46 - SpaceX Demos Cellular Starlink Tech Powering Video Call Between Phones
9:21 - HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly
9:39 - FDA clears Neuralink test on second patient
10:22 - 85% of Neuralink implant wires are already detached, says patient
11:23 - Municipal broadband advocates fight off attacks from “dark money” groups
13:37 - Windows now has AI-powered copy and paste
14:29 - Microsoft is making File Explorer more powerful with version control and 7z compression
14:53 - With Recall, Microsoft is using AI to fix Windows' eternally broken search
16:00 - Microsoft's New AI Recall Feature Could Already Be in Legal Trouble
17:14 - Google Search’s New AI Overviews Will Soon Have Ads
17:52 - Link Rot and Digital Decay on Government, News and Other Webpages
19:06 - Nothing to see here, Amazon tells court in response to FTC's complaints about Signal messages
19:59 - IGN scoops up Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more
20:32 - Overwatch PvE mode dropped after just three months
21:15 - Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
21:55 - TikTok tests 60-minute videos, expanding into YouTube’s territory
22:33 - X Confirms Plan to Make 'Likes' Private, Remove Likes Tab From Profiles
24:11 - The Delta Emulator is changing its logo after Adobe threatened it
24:52 - YouTube rolling out widely-hated redesign again

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