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Chattin' With Gordon From PCWorld at *Location Redacted*

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The Level1 Show September 7 2022: Hungry Hungry Hipsters

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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Arm sues Qualcomm, aiming to unwind Qualcomm's $1.4 bln Nuvia purchase
3:11 - Microsoft EU cloud revisions just so happen to exclude Google, Amazon
5:27 - Crypto.com Sues Woman After Sending Her $10 Million by Mistake: Report
6:04 - Amazon, facing ‘unfavorable’ regulatory environment, struggles to expand in India
9:26 - SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next month
11:34 - Intel, Who Coined The Term ‘Patent Troll’ Makes Deal With Patent Troll To ‘Monetize’ Unused Patents
12:39 - AMD Launches Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 CPUs, Arrives Sept. 27 Starting at $299
14:08 - OpenSea trading tanks, down 99% since May
15:01 - Microsoft launches Arm-based Azure VMs powered by Ampere chips
17:10 - Sony’s new PlayStation Studios Mobile team is making spinoff games for your phone
19:33 - Dell ceases all Russian operations after August offices closure
20:33 - Google employees frustrated after office Covid outbreaks
21:31 - India railway firm scraps plan to monetize customer data following uproar
23:17 - Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during 'energy emergency'
25:13 - LG’s first bendable OLED TV lets you pick between flat or curved modes
26:51 - Angry Tesla Owners Go on Hunger Strike Over Quality Problems
27:58 - Apple releases rare iOS 12 update to address security flaw on older iPhones and iPads
28:38 - Court Orders Telegram to Disclose Personal Details of Pirating Users
29:37 - Dashlane is ready to replace all your passwords with passkeys
31:00 - Play rule change disallows ad-blocking VPN apps
33:09 - Solana-Based DeFi Protocol OptiFi Loses $661K in Programming Blunder
34:09 - Google’s open-source bug bounty aims to clamp down on supply chain attacks
35:36 - Walmart lists a 30TB portable SSD for $39. It is, naturally, a scam
37:45 - Web3 Domain Name Service ENS DAO Loses Its Web Address Because Virgil Griffith, the Programmer Who Could Renew It, Sits in Jail
38:06 - Eight-Year Study Shows the Dark Side of WordPress Plugins
40:13 - LastPass Hackers Stole Source Code
40:58 - Microsoft finds TikTok vulnerability that allowed one-click account compromises
41:49 - Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
43:49 - Most top mobile carriers retain geolocation data for two years on average, FCC findings show

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Checking Out the Minisforum UM560: A Pint-Sized Powerhouse!

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Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3JDSExw

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Phantom Gaming's 6750xt With Older CPU's

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The Level1 Show September 2 2022: Literal Trash

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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - The 5 key takeaways from the Twitter whistleblower
2:32 - Elon Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter CEO in Legal Battle Over $44B Deal
3:34 - Meta accounts are rolling out now for Quest VR owners to use instead of Facebook
4:32 - No-One Knows Why Facebook Is Showing Everyone Posts On Celebrities' Pages
7:05 - Mark Zuckerberg responds to metaverse memes with a redesign
8:14 - Mark Zuckerberg Responds to Memes Calling Him a Robot
10:32 - Mark Zuckerberg Tells Joe Rogan That Running Facebook Sucks, Metaverse Is Better
11:25 - Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan that Facebook suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story after FBI warning
13:04 - Encrypting Messenger could be a ‘grotesque betrayal,’ says top UK politician
14:07 - TikTok’s in-app browser could be keylogging, privacy analysis warns
15:22 - YouTube․com/podcasts goes live as 'Explore' page
16:23 - Young people watch more TikTok than broadcast TV
19:59 - Taco Bell metaverse wedding brings a virtual happily ever after
21:48 - Psychedelics help people with alcoholism drink less
23:12 - New film BlackBerry to explore rise and fall of Canadian smartphone
24:05 - Insects could give meaty taste to food – and help environment – scientists find
25:37 - Firing of Hungarian weather forecasters sets off storm at home and abroad
26:56 - China punishes 27 people over ‘tragically ugly’ illustrations in maths textbook
28:17 - Dogs produce tears when reunited with owners, study finds
29:53 - Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans
31:22 - Philly Police Lt. Marc Hayes, fired for sending gross video to two women he supervised, got his job back
32:56 - Finnish PM Sanna Marin apologizes for salacious photo
35:59 - Sydney nightclub Club 77 bans staring without getting prior ‘verbal consent’
38:01 - Oscar Mayer is now selling frozen wiener pops
38:44 - Metro Detroit man implants Tesla key into hand to unlock, start car
39:58 - Go-karting for French prisoners a mistake, admits Fresnes governor
41:10 - Rubbish! San Francisco’s $20,000 designer trash can struggles to contain trash
44:34 - Former Philly restaurant server Moses Thomas ordered to pay $84M for massacre of 600 civilians during Liberian civil war

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AMD Ryzen 7000 Reaction video with Dr. Ian Cutress - Live in Austin

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Don''t miss out live stream, at a place we cannot yet say, talking about a thing we cannot yet say, talking live and doing things! Possibly with Cameos of other folks as well

Ian's channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/TechTechPotato

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The Level1 Show August 30 2022: US Chips Not For Sharing

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0:00 - Intro
2:37 - NY State Senate bill would require speed limiting tech in new cars
4:12 - California moves to ban sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035
5:52 - Congress Admits UFOs Not ‘Man-Made,’ Says ‘Threats’ Increasing ‘Exponentially'
7:34 - Former CFTC Chair: Here's How SEC and CFTC Can Work Together to Regulate Crypto
9:21 - US to ban China purchases of FinFET chipmaking tools
11:18 - FDIC Orders Crypto Exchange FTX US, 4 Others to Cease 'Misleading' Claims
12:02 - Privacy complaint targets Google over unsolicited ad emails
12:48 - France is giving €4,000 to people who trade in their car for an e-bike
14:50 - British judge rules dissident can sue Saudi Arabia for Pegasus hacking
16:24 - Beijing nears deal to let U.S. inspect Chinese company records in Hong Kong
17:53 - Vietnam demands Big Tech localize data storage and office
19:18 - EPB Launches America’s First Community-Wide 25 Gig Internet Service
21:20 - Hackers Are Breaking Into and Emptying Cash App Accounts
22:50 - Plex was compromised, exposing usernames, emails, and passwords
24:23 - Experts warn of widespread exploitation involving Hikvision cameras
25:34 - Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
27:01 - Microsoft details critical vulnerability in ChromeOS
28:47 - University can’t scan students’ rooms during remote tests, judge rules
31:21 - Hackers Used Deepfake of Binance CCO to Perform Exchange Listing Scams
33:45 - Hyundai Uses Example Keys for Encryption System
35:20 - Oracle’s ‘surveillance machine’ targeted in US privacy class action
37:35 - University of Maryland Professor Dinesh Manocha Built Surveillance Machine for China’s Alibaba
39:48 - A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.
41:51 - Hackers Steal Session Cookies to Bypass Multi-factor Authentication
42:47 - AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of stealing at least $15,000 worth of items from luggage
44:05 - The new USB Rubber Ducky is more dangerous than ever
45:35 - Google tracks 39 types of personal data, Apple tracks 12

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The Level1 Show August 31 2022: Come Fly the Revisionist Skies

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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Intel, Brookfield to invest up to $30 bln in Arizona chip factories
1:38 - Why Stacking Chips Like Pancakes Could Mean Faster, Cheaper Laptops
2:56 - Apple expands self-repair support to MacBooks
3:15 - Apple’s Macbook repair program creates ‘gauntlet of hurdles,’ iFixit says
5:27 - Former Apple employee Xiaolang Zhang pleads guilty
7:05 - Samsung debuts the 990 Pro Series SSD with big speed and efficiency improvements
7:45 - Reports refute rumors that Amazon is set to buy Electronic Arts
9:42 - Ford to cut 3,000 jobs amid restructuring
10:58 - Transcription service Otter is making free users pay to access older recordings
12:58 - Chinese behemoth Pinduoduo to take on Amazon in US – with even worse labor practices
15:15 - Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down
17:00 - Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset is coming in early 2023
20:08 - Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices outside the US citing economic challenges
21:33 - Sony Sued For $5.9 Billion Over 'Ripping Off' Playstation Fans
22:25 - O no, Lenovo doesn’t like Framework’s circular power button
24:07 - Ethereum Foundation confirms September dates for the Merge
28:15 - Anti-Piracy Company Wants To Sell Nintendo Switch DRM
29:24 - Streaming Service Crunchyroll Blocks Privacy-Focused Email Tutanota Because "Hackers use it"
30:52 - TikTok owner ByteDance quietly launches search app Wukong in China, where Google is banned
33:10 - Google 'airbrushes' out emissions from flying, BBC reveals
35:47 - MoviePass relaunches with a new model and without the iconic red card
38:00 - Inside the groundbreaking of Sho, SF's ritzy club-restaurant
41:07 - World's first commercial electric plane completes point-to-point flight
42:46 - Lincoln Envisions a Future Where Driving Is Literal Child's Play
45:33 - Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile plan to connect mobile phones to satellites, boost cell coverage
46:31 - Bay Area tech startup Sanas wants people to sound whiter
48:24 - Google research AI image noise reduction is out of this world
49:40 - Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson’s from breathing patterns
51:02 - Meta wants to supercharge Wikipedia with an AI upgrade
53:56 - This robot quarterback could be the future of football practice
55:35 - James Webb telescope captures surreal images of Jupiter's auroras
56:22 - A.I. rapper FN Meka dropped by Capitol Records after 'gross stereotypes' backlash

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GIVEAWAY! IcyDock Stuff

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5.25" drive bays are the reason for celebration today! With love from IcyDock, Wendell is giving away MB924IP-B 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA HDD/SSD Mobile Rack Enclosure for 3 x 5.25" Bay (6 x Mini-SAS HD) and the MB602SPO-B 2 x 2.5" SAS/SATA SSD/HDD & (Ultra) Slim ODD Backplane Cage for External 5.25" Bay

Visit the Level 1 Forums to enter by September 5th
https://forum.level1techs.com/t/community-giveaway-icydock-stuff/187576

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The Level1 Show August 26 2022: The Restaurant at the End of Humanity

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0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Curiosity Mars rover gets 50 per cent speed boost from software update
1:02 - OK Google, get me a Coke: AI giant demos soda-fetching robots
2:01 - Russia unveils model of proposed space station after leaving ISS
2:38 - Russian Army Expo Shows Off Robot Dog Carrying Rocket Launcher
3:15 - Baidu has China's first permits for fully driverless robotaxi services
4:02 - This San Francisco Restaurant Is Run Entirely By Robots
5:41 - Redwire to launch first commercial space greenhouse in 2023
6:46 - Rocket Lab will self-fund a mission to search for life in the clouds of Venus
7:43 - Eye implant made from pig protein restored sight in 14 blind people
9:38 - Rodolfo Castro's on-field MLB phone flub a relatable moment
10:34 - Old laptop hard drives will allegedly crash when exposed to Janet Jackson music
12:06 - Japan wants young people to drink more alcohol. It's just not sure how to convince them
13:20 - Hidden 'Hunger Stones' Reveal Drought Warnings From The Past
14:54 - Most electric cars are quiet. But Dodge says its future electric muscle car will be super loud
17:19 - Strippers at LA strip club want to join actors' union
18:50 - Kids and teens Mullet Championship finalists are up for online judging
21:08 - Air Force may put Angry Kitten in planes for electronic warfare edge
22:36 - U.S. murder suspect calls cops to complain about cold fries, heads back to jail
24:16 - Monkey at California zoo calls 911: 'monkey see, monkey do'
25:07 - Scott Morrison resists calls to resign after secretly assuming five ministerial roles while Australia PM
27:04 - Romanian central bank hires fortune teller
27:41 - People living in and around a giant treehouse on city property are terrorizing neighbors
28:22 - Human body parts sold on Facebook leads to arrest of Pennsylvania man
30:08 - Vatican’s Exorcists Face Burnout with Huge Numbers of Claimed Possessions
31:10 - Group defends hiring man as period dignity officer
32:54 - Reusable Toilet Cloth Viral Trend Is Making People Cringe, Twitter Wants Another Way to 'Save Earth'
35:04 - Capri Sun wild cherry recall over cleaning solution
36:18 - City tells New Yorkers: don’t panic about ‘splooting’ squirrels
37:14 - Wave of badly written Kindle titles on Pelosi, Taiwan hits Amazon's Kindle platform

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