Skip to main content

Level1Techs

Support us.

(Pretty please?)

Level1 News July 8 2022: Star Wars: The Rise of the Maintenance Budget

Posted by wendell on

https://linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/QL7687fFSHmLb1sGyX4cOw

0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Artificial intelligence could spot baby chickens in distress
2:23 - CAPSTONE Launches to Test New Orbit for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions
3:10 - Inside DALL-E Mini, the Internet’s Favorite Artificial Intelligence Meme Machine
4:09 - Brain-machine interface helped a man with paralysis feed himself using robotic arms
4:46 - Copilot, GitHub’s AI-powered programming assistant, is now generally available
5:18 - New algorithm can predict future crime a week in advance, with 90% accuracy
6:08 - Rock samples from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover contain key ingredient for life
7:02 - Unexpected solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from orbit
7:59 - UK decides AI still cannot patent inventions
9:00 - China ponders nuclear-powered 2030 mission to Neptune
9:49 - China aims to bring Mars samples to Earth 2 years before NASA, ESA mission
10:57 - Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease | Imperial News
11:48 - The Mars Express spacecraft is finally getting a Windows 98 upgrade
12:27 - Gmail’s redesigned interface including Chat and Meet is now the new default
13:44 - MIT proposes Brazil-sized fleet of “space bubbles” to cool the Earth
15:35 - Disneyland guest reportedly evacuated from Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance 3 times
17:00 - A Gaming Night at the Museum
18:29 - Uvalde mother says police are harassing her after she saved kids from shooting
19:54 - This Bored Ape NFT Crypto Restaurant Has Stopped Accepting Crypto
20:43 - Warhammer 40k needs sensitivity readers say fans in open letter
22:14 - Rich New Yorkers Getting PAE Surgery to Avoid 'Hamptons Bladder'
23:44 - Logan Paul signs with WWE
24:49 - 109 live animals found in women's luggage in massive airport wildlife trafficking bust
25:59 - Tesla employees had no place to sit, no parking slots when they returned to office
27:18 - Mystery while Canadian radio station plays Rage Against the Machine song nonstop
27:52 - Girl after sister’s death: I would have killed sooner if I knew I’d get McDonald’s
30:07 - 'Mystery rocket' that crashed into the Moon baffles NASA scientists
31:06 - Kiss thank Austrian fans by showing Australian flag
32:07 - Pope Francis tells mums to stop ironing son's shirts and urge them to get married
33:09 - Analysts accuse Bed Bath & Beyond of scaling back AC in stores to save money as sales plummet
34:01 - New Jersey Man Convicted of Several Child Pornography Charges after Throwing Electronic Devices into Bay
35:25 - Sleepy Somerset Villages In Fear As Latex Clad Pervert "Gimp Man" Returns To Ambush Couple
36:50 - AirPods swallowed by UK TV presenter in vitamin mixup
38:06 - Prince Charles denies any wrongdoing over bags-of-cash claim

#level1news

**********************************
Check us out online at the following places!
https://linktr.ee/level1techs

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Level1 News July 6 2022: You Gotta Fight (AirBnB) For Your Right To Party

Posted by wendell on

https://linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/J527MYLNQEWnpj3vEHt4kQ

0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Apple lets apps in South Korea use third-party payment systems
1:52 - Apple’s new Community Plus program recognizes its most helpful online support members
2:53 - Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Has Significantly Slower SSD Speeds
4:22 - Apple Executive Says Samsung Copied the iPhone and Simply 'Put a Bigger Screen Around It'
4:55 - AMD Ryzen PC Revenue To Decline By 26% In 2022 Due To The Success of Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, Reports Market Analyst
5:40 - TSMC sees clients scale back orders
6:36 - Sources: Unity Laying Off Hundreds Of Staffers
6:45 - Substack Is Laying Off 14% of Its Staff
6:51 - European Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Cuts Staff by Hundreds
8:17 - TSMC to Customers: It's Time to Stop Using Older Nodes and Move to 28nm
9:31 - TSMC may surpass Intel in quarterly revenue for first time
10:21 - Buyout Begone: Ford Says You Can Never Own Leased EVs
11:50 - Airbnb makes its party ban permanent
13:02 - Couple bought home in Seattle, then learned Comcast Internet would cost $27,000
16:50 - Google makes Earth Engine available to all businesses and governments
17:57 - Scoop: Google moves to keep campaign messages out of spam
19:13 - Bored Apes creator sues conceptual artist for copying its NFTs
21:02 - Robinhood almost imploded during the GameStop meme stock chaos
21:28 - FTX exploring a deal to buy Robinhood: Bloomberg report
21:41 - Three Arrows Capital crypto hedge fund defaults on Voyager loan
21:50 - Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Gets Liquidation Order
22:10 - Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources
22:38 - Bank for International Settlements to allow banks to keep 1% of reserves in Bitcoin
23:18 - IBM settles discrimination case that targeted exec emails
24:08 - ‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car
27:31 - Bungie slaps YouTube takedown impersonator with $7.6M lawsuit
28:45 - Meta sparks anger by charging for VR apps
30:24 - Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
31:27 - DiCello Levitt Gutzler: Facebook Users May Be Eligible for a Payment From a Class Action Settlement
32:49 - Former Ankara mayor ridiculed for believing tweet on discovery of jelly bean reserves in Turkey
33:56 - TikTok can’t stop users from doxxing the Supreme Court
35:03 - Indian government censors tweets critical of Indian internet censorship
36:03 - Meta warns employees of ‘serious times’ in internal memo listing key product bets
37:50 - Did China silence a social media influencer over a tank-shaped ice cream?

#level1news
**********************************
Check us out online at the following places!
https://linktr.ee/level1techs

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Level1 News July 5 2022: Tik Tok, On the Clock, From the App Stores It Must Drop

Posted by wendell on

https://linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/O8WsyJnJRk-7Vn4Gz3e9DQ

0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Police sweep Google searches to find suspects. The tactic is facing its first legal challenge.
3:56 - California's online kids bill could end internet anonymity
5:16 - Supreme Court rejects Apple’s bid to continue fighting over two Qualcomm patents
6:53 - Bitcoin is the only coin the SEC Chair will call a commodity
7:46 - Factbox-The SEC's response to the 'meme stock' rally
9:14 - Senator posts cryptocurrency bill on GitHub, chaos ensues
10:05 - The FCC authorizes SpaceX’s Starlink system to be used on vehicles in motion
10:55 - FCC commissioner tells Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
12:13 - Company behind Trump’s Truth Social now under investigation by federal prosecutors
12:55 - Tesla virtual power plant pays Powerwall owners to help end brownouts
15:08 - Russian parliament approves tax break for issuers of digital assets
15:46 - China's expanding surveillance allows state to tighten grip
17:31 - A pro-China online influence campaign is targeting the rare-earths industry
18:50 - India delays VPN rules to log customers data by 3 months
19:36 - Brazil is also considering making USB-C chargers mandatory for iPhones
20:31 - RansomHouse extortion group claims AMD as its latest victim
21:25 - California Gun Owners Data Exposed by State Justice Dept
22:15 - Kim Dotcom Not Happy, Says 'Mega Mass Piracy Report' is On the Way
24:35 - A wide range of routers are under attack by new, unusually sophisticated malware
25:52 - Firefox can now automatically remove tracking from URLs
27:06 - Employee gave OpenSea email addresses to 'unauthorized' party
27:56 - Hackers can now bring cargo ships and planes to a grinding halt
29:24 - People Are Using Deepfakes to Apply to Remote Jobs, FBI Says
31:10 - Google warns internet service providers helped distribute Hermit spyware
32:49 - T-Mobile has started selling your app data to advertisers
33:40 - Valorant will start listening to your voice chat in July
34:58 - Google launches Advanced API Security to protect APIs from growing threats
36:21 - Cryptocurrency Titan Coinbase Providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE

#level1news
**********************************
Check us out online at the following places!
https://linktr.ee/level1techs

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Level1 Ramble: Build Your Own DALL-E Mini Playground + Is Google's AI Sentient?

Posted by wendell on

Forum Thread: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/dall-e-mini-mega-or-mega-full-up-and-ru…

**********************************
Check us out online at the following places:
+ Website: http://level1techs.com/
+ Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/
+ Store: http://store.level1techs.com/
+ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1
+ L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs
+ L1/PGP Streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/teampgp
+ Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Level1 News July 1 2022: The Grave Is No Bar To My Wake Word

Posted by wendell on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/shcs7Fz1QEq_WnRRaOHDCQ

0:00 - Intro
3:48 - Alexa will soon be able to read stories as your dead grandma
4:53 - Ukraine Using Artificial Intelligence to Catch People Sabotaging War Effort
5:47 - Learning to Play Minecraft with Video PreTraining
7:24 - Amazon launches CodeWhisperer, a GitHub Copilot-like AI pair programming tool
8:31 - "Taste of the future" first artificial intelligence-created craft beer to be released at NOLA Brewing Co.
9:50 - Israel Ministry of Defense to test drone-packing advanced robotic tank
10:42 - Nasa starts shutting down Voyager after 50 years
11:33 - S​outh Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time
12:26 - NASA taps three companies to design nuclear power plants for the moon
14:02 - Remains of cannibalized baby planets found in Jupiter's cloud-covered belly
15:10 - SpaceX launches 55 satellites in three launches in less than two days
15:51 - You Can Run Doom on a Chip From a $15 Ikea Smart Lamp
17:07 - Ohio State University awarded trademark on 'The'
20:02 - Edelman hires Gen Z cohort and appoints ‘ZEO’
21:15 - Chicago police are no longer allowed to chase people on foot just for running away
23:38 - Longueuil police testing project using kids to detect speeding in school zones
24:43 - Microscopic mites that have sex on our faces at night could face evolutionary oblivion, say scientists
27:12 - Mexico: Monkey in Bulletproof Vest Found Dead After Cartel Shootout
28:41 - Malaysia MP clarifies comments on how floods can be opportunities to promote 'volunteer tourism'
29:56 - Man Says He Spent $8,500 a Year on Pepsi Addiction
31:00 - Triumph The Insult Comic Dog was detained last night by Capitol Police
33:10 - Woman charged with felony after spitting on corpse in casket at funeral home, records show
34:28 - Japanese city loses memory drive with information on all 460,000 residents
35:48 - Hamster on a balloon returns safely from stratosphere, manned flight eyed
37:05 - French’s unveils Canada’s next favorite summer treat: Ketchup-flavored ice pops
38:06 - Elon Musk’s Daughter Disowns Him and Files to Ditch His Name
39:50 - Google Insider Claims Company's "Sentient" AI Has Hired an Attorney
41:21 - Patrons attacked by bird scooter gang in downtown Abilene
42:52 - Dutch join Germany, Austria, in reverting to coal

#level1news

**********************************
Check us out here: https://linktr.ee/level1techs

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Gigabyte M32U: 4k and 32 inches; MY FAVORITE!

Posted by wendell on

An openbox was bought from newegg, revealing the discounted Gigabyte M32U monitor. How does it fare as a gaming monitor? Could you use it for professional work? In this video, Wendell gives you all the details he can think of to answer those questions and more!
**********************************
Check us out online at the following places:
+ Website: http://level1techs.com/
+ Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/
+ Store: http://store.level1techs.com/
+ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1
+ L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs
+ L1/PGP Streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/teampgp
+ Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Level1 News June 28 2022: Hot Tub Crime Machine

Posted by wendell on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

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

0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Victory! Court Rules That DMCA Does Not Override First Amendment’s Anonymous Speech Protections
3:30 - Eric Schmidt urges US to lean on TSMC, Samsung for chip security
4:13 - Intel delays Ohio plant groundbreaking, cites stalled federal legislation
5:25 - UK wants to replace cookie pop-ups with browser-based opt-outs
6:31 - German watchdog launches Google Maps investigation
7:13 - Apple Faces German Antitrust Probe Into App Tracking Transparency
9:11 - China’s payments, fintech sectors to ‘play bigger role’ in boosting economy, President Xi says, in positive signal for Big Tech
11:10 - China wants to censor all social media comments
13:16 - China bans over 30 live-streaming behaviors and requires qualifications to discuss law, finance and medicine
14:43 - Netease shares drop after Diablo Immortal account makes "Winnie the Pooh" post on Weibo
16:50 - Iran to Cut Power Supply to Licensed Crypto Miners: State TV
17:55 - Cryptocurrency tech's security weaknesses could compromise how it runs: DARPA
19:08 - FBI says fraud on LinkedIn a 'significant threat' to platform and consumers
20:18 - Security flaws in internet-connected hot tubs exposed owners’ personal data
22:15 - Mullvad VPN axes recurring subscriptions in the name of privacy
25:02 - Russia launched cyber espionage campaigns against Ukraine allies: Microsoft
26:18 - Google is notifying Android users targeted by Hermit government-grade spyware
27:56 - Mega says it can’t decrypt your files. New POC exploit shows otherwise
29:13 - Adobe Acrobat may block antivirus tools from monitoring PDF files
30:37 - Shadowy Strava users spy on Israeli military with fake routes in bases
32:12 - Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
33:23 - 24.6 billion pairs of credentials for sale on the dark web
33:55 - iOS 16 Will Let iPhone Users Bypass CAPTCHAs in Supported Apps and Websites
36:11 - Credentials for thousands of open source projects free for the taking—again!

#level1news

**********************************
Check us out online at the following places:
+ Website: http://level1techs.com/
+ Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/
+ Store: http://store.level1techs.com/
+ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1
+ L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs
+ L1/PGP Streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/teampgp
+ Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Level1 News June 29 2022: Tracktastic Microplastics

Posted by wendell on

https://www.linode.com/level1techs

https://www.one-tab.com/page/1hJl58ZcTdGurQqAX47s2A

0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Amazon’s workforce turnover is so high that it could run out of people to hire by 2024
4:50 - Netflix Layoffs Continue as 300 More Employees Are Fired
6:47 - Intel really just asked the EU for $624M to pay it back for overturned anti-AMD fine
8:15 - DRAM prices to drop 3-8% due to Ukraine war, inflation
9:01 - eBay acquires established NFT marketplace KnownOrigin
11:00 - The First High-Yield, Sub-Penny Plastic Processor
12:32 - Sony could have a trio of new gaming headsets on the way
13:42 - Google Says It’s Time for Longtime Small-Business Users to Pay Up
16:08 - Developers can now transfer ownership of apps that use iCloud
17:12 - Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for first time
17:58 - Coinbase shares fall after rival Binance.US drops spot bitcoin trading fees
19:01 - BlockFi Receives $250M Credit Facility From FTX
19:23 - First Short Bitcoin ETF to List on NYSE
19:49 - CoinFLEX Pauses Withdrawals Amid ‘Extreme Market Conditions’ and Counterparty Uncertainty
20:57 - Tencent forms 'extended reality' unit as metaverse race gathers steam
23:36 - SpaceX asserts 5G would ‘blow out’ satellite users in 12 GHz band
25:54 - Wimbledon hoping big data will improve fan experience
27:53 - Canada approves bill requiring YouTube and TikTok to promote domestic content
28:54 - Elon Musk says 3 issues need to be resolved before Twitter deal closes
30:04 - Microsoft, Meta, and others are founding a metaverse open standards group
30:54 - Mark Zuckerberg has so many VR headset prototypes to show us
33:05 - Twitter testing Notes, a long-form content feature
34:10 - Telegram tops 700 million users, launches premium tier
35:28 - Discord's AutoMod can automatically detect and block offensive words for servers
38:36 - Americans Have Close but Wary Bond With Their Smartphone
42:41 - A New Student Movement Wants You to Log Off

**********************************
Check us out online at the following places:
+ Website: http://level1techs.com/
+ Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/
+ Store: http://store.level1techs.com/
+ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1
+ L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs
+ L1/PGP Streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/teampgp
+ Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NEW Fractal Pop Cases!

Posted by wendell on

Wendell got his hand on the three versions of the Pop Series style cases from Fractal! Here's what he thinks about them!

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/pop/

**********************************
Check us out online at the following places:
+ Website: http://level1techs.com/
+ Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/
+ Store: http://store.level1techs.com/
+ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1
+ L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs
+ L1/PGP Streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/teampgp
+ Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music: "Earth Bound" by Slynk
Other Music: "Lively" & "FollowHer" by Zeeky Beats

Mobo Twin Powers, Activate! Checking Out The Supermicro H12SSL-I/H12SSL-NT

Posted by wendell on

NOTE: The H12SSL-I's network interface is 1 gig, not 10 gig. Sorry for the confusion!

**********************************
Check us out online at the following places:
+ Website: http://level1techs.com/
+ Forums: http://forum.level1techs.com/
+ Store: http://store.level1techs.com/
+ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/level1
+ L1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/level1techs
+ L1/PGP Streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/teampgp
+ Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: Queries@level1techs.com

*IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intro and Outro Music By: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/