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Minis Forum V3 3in1 Tablet

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Come and join Wendell as he draws his way through this tablet review!
Interested in getting one? Check it out here: https://s.minisforum.com/Level1tech-V3

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The Level1 Show May 15 2024: A Win For Democracy

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0:00 - Intro
0:47 - FTX Customers Poised to Recover All Funds Lost in Collapse
2:43 - PlayStation Reverses Course on Helldivers 2 PSN Account Requirement
6:17 - Microsoft's Xbox Cuts Aren't Over Yet, Report Says
7:07 - Deepfakes of your dead loved ones are a booming Chinese business
9:08 - Google will exit prominent San Francisco waterfront office tower
13:34 - Smart lighting company Brilliant is looking for a buyer
14:56 - Venture firms double, then halve, in stunning reversal
15:44 - Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed
16:05 - Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda
17:11 - Google Fit API shutdown set, fate of Android app unannounced
18:13 - San Francisco is seeing an uptick in complaints about 'bed pods'
21:09 - Apple (AAPL) earnings report Q2 2024
21:34 - Tesla Quietly Removes All U.S. Job Postings
23:10 - Google staffers question execs over 'decline in morale' after earnings
24:32 - Dell to color-code staff based on how hybrid they really are
26:40 - Apple to Power iOS 18 AI Features With In-House Server Mac Chips This Year
29:01 - Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote-access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect
30:14 - Apple slammed over iPad Pro 'Crush' ad: 'fascist aesthetic'
33:09 - Apple announces M4 with more CPU cores and AI focus, just months after M3
34:17 - Nintendo Confirms It Will Announce Switch Successor Console ‘Within This Fiscal Year'
34:51 - Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro
35:29 - Apple quietly kills the old-school iPad and its headphone jack
35:29 - Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip
36:43 - Hertz Charges Tesla Model 3 Renter $277 Gas Fee, Won’t Back Down
38:20 - U.S. libraries are battling high prices for better e-book access
41:26 - Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause
42:26 - Stack Overflow is feeding programmers’ answers to AI, whether they like it or not
43:01 - Pokémon Go Players Invent Fake Beaches on Real Maps to Catch Rare Wigletts
43:50 - Cogent Communications Offers $206 Million in Secured Notes Backed by IPv4 Addresses
44:29 - Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu
45:53 - Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle
46:11 - Sonos says its controversial app redesign took ‘courage’
47:07 - Dell discloses data breach of customers' physical addresses
47:49 - US Patent and Trademark Office confirms another leak of filers' address data
48:09 - Ransomware crooks SIM swap kids to pressure parents
48:50 - US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang
49:22 - Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
50:10 - Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose
51:26 - Police resurrect LockBit's site and troll the ransomware gang
52:04 - An insulin pump software bug has injured over 200 people
52:54 - Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network
53:21 - B.C. mother targeted by AI phone scam initially convinced it was her son

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The Level1 Show May 14 2024: Death Of The Fast Lane

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0:00 - Intro
0:57 - US eyes curbs on China's access to AI software behind apps like ChatGPT
1:41 - US Revokes Intel, Qualcomm Licenses to Sell Chips to Huawei
2:59 - Gensler’s SEC racks up legal wins against crypto
4:04 - RFK Jr. sued Daily Kos. Things are not going well for him
5:52 - An Open Database Leaked Submissions to Utah’s Transphobic ‘Bathroom Bill’ Snitch Form
6:26 - US official says Chinese seizure of TSMC in Taiwan would be 'absolutely devastating'
6:49 - Maryland passes two bills limiting tech platforms’ ability to track users
8:58 - Leaked FBI Email Reportedly Shows Desperation to Justify Warrantless Wiretaps
10:09 - Tesla is being investigated for securities and wire fraud for self-driving claims
10:54 - Microsoft, Google seek green card rule change
13:05 - The U.S. House Version of KOSA: Still a Censorship Bill
14:49 - CISA, FBI resuming talks with social media firms over disinformation removal, Senate Intel chair says
16:27 - Germany's FM says Russia will face consequences for 'intolerable' cyberattack
17:51 - French regulator fines Google $271M over generative AI copyright issue
19:12 - Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming
19:40 - Yemen’s Submarine Cable Repairs Hindered by Political Dispute
20:43 - Saudi Arabia's internet usage hits 99% in 2023
21:40 - Man Booked For Using VPN In J&K's Rajouri, 3rd Such Case In 2 Days
22:48 - TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban
24:19 - Partnering with our industry to advance AI transparency and literacy
25:23 - X launches Stories, delivering news summarized by Grok AI
26:06 - Nintendo Switch Is Removing Integration for X, Formerly Twitter
26:40 - RFK Jr Super PAC will sue Meta after campaign infomercial temporarily blocked
27:29 - Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally
28:13 - FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole

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S100-WLP Mercury Series from Minisforum Overview

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A Quad-Core N100 from Minisforum is in the studio today to be reviewed by Wendell! Is this the mini pc you've been looking for? Join Wendell as he reviews the S100-WLP Mercury Series from MinisForum

Want one? Get it here: https://s.minisforum.com/Level1tech-S100

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The Level1 Show May 10 2024: Where's Wally?

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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Major U.S. newspapers sue Microsoft, OpenAI for copyright infringement
1:35 - Online education stocks CHGG and COUR tank on ChatGPT threat
2:35 - Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI
3:06 - Catholic Org 'Defrocks' AI Priest 'Fr. Justin' After It Ok's Baptizing a Baby in Gatorade
4:07 - Meet Stickbug: New six-arm pollinating bot lives in greenhouses
4:41 - Miniature robotic bees navigate swarm flight autonomously
5:58 - DARPA unleashes 20-foot autonomous robo-tank with glowing green eyes
7:12 - NASA's Psyche sends back engineering data via laser beam
7:58 - Japan's Moon lander makes it through another lunar night
8:32 - China's Moon atlas is the most detailed ever made
8:54 - Hubble Network makes Bluetooth connection with a satellite for the first time
9:28 - FAA probes union claims Boeing retaliated against two engineers in 2022
9:57 - Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died
10:44 - Russia vetoes US-backed UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space
11:29 - Two lifeforms merge into one for first time in a billion years
12:30 - Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights
13:11 - Michigan Cop Who Went On Racist Rant Hired By Police Department
14:03 - NYPD union sues mayor's administration over new ‘zero tolerance’ policy on officer steroid use
14:49 - Man arrested for 12th OWI
15:40 - Southern California deputy caught with 100 pounds of fentanyl was working for El Chapo's cartel, report says
16:08 - Teen Who Beat Teaching Aide Over Nintendo Switch Confiscation Sues School For “Failing To Meet His Needs”
17:51 - Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
18:15 - New York Mets fan removed from $1 hot dog night after fans throw extra hot dogs at him
19:15 - Why a Girl Scout's project was censored by the Hanover Board of Supervisors
20:46 - Kansas Senate retreats from effort to deregulate pubic hair removal
21:37 - Cigna Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly, Says Former Cigna Medical Director
23:37 - WallyGator: Emotional support alligator taken and released in swamp
24:45 - North Carolina child’s ‘monster in the closet’ was in fact 50,000 bees in the wall
25:52 - Kristi Noem defends killing puppy
26:48 - Yellowstone tourist kicks bison in its leg before it turns and injures him, rangers say
27:12 - Rodeo bullfighter helps wrangle 3 escaped zebras in Washington state as 1 remains on the loose
27:43 - Duck flock becomes accidental meal for Seattle zoo bears
28:37 - Service dog removed from Ontario home because it got too fat

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Trash to Treasure? A 25 gig NAS DIY

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Just a video to give you guys, with to much time on your hands and with some older tech, some ideas on what to do!

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The Level1 Show May 7 2024: In Communist Russia, Wikipedia Edits You

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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction
1:54 - FCC issues $200M in fines for AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon for sharing location data
2:44 - Senators: Car Companies Are Giving Location Data to Police Without a Warrant
3:39 - US judge questions Google, DOJ in market power trial closing
4:18 - FBI’s searches of American data under FISA Section 702 drop 50 percent
5:29 - National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT
7:10 - Bipartisan senators unveil bill limiting kids’ social media use
8:25 - Automatic emergency braking at speeds up to 90mph required under new rule
9:25 - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke federal labor law with anti-union remarks
10:46 - Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband
12:13 - Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts
13:03 - AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing
14:37 - US investigates Ford BlueCruise after crashes
15:18 - Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition
17:00 - US is reviewing risks of China's use of RISC-V chip technology
18:34 - Poland's prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people
19:14 - The EU will force Apple to open up iPadOS
20:16 - UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices
20:56 - Apple adds more carve-outs to its EU core tech fee after criticism from devs
21:53 - Europe plans to build 100-qubit quantum computer by 2026
22:24 - South Korea military iPhone ban is poorly thought out
23:21 - What will happen if the U.S. bans TikTok? Here's what happened when India did it
23:49 - iPhone, iPad, and other Apple device users are being locked out of their Apple IDs, here’s why
24:38 - China Launches World's Largest Electric Container Ship, Slashing 8,600 Pounds of Emissions per 100 Nautical Miles
25:34 - Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
26:45 - Austria calls for rapid regulation as it hosts meeting on 'killer robots'
27:59 - Dropbox Says Hackers Breached Digital-Signature Product
28:32 - UnitedHealthcare CEO says ‘maybe a third’ of US citizens were affected by recent hack
28:54 - Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
29:22 - Kaiser Insurance Leaks 13.4M Members' Data to Online Advertisers
30:17 - Binance founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison
32:12 - Jassy, Bezos, other Amazon execs used Signal messaging app, a problem for FTC
32:55 - Ring customers get $5.6 million in refunds in privacy settlement
33:52 - Vastaamo hack: Therapy notes hacker jailed for blackmail

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The Level1 Show May 8 2024: The Year of the Windows 10 Desktop

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0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Tesla makes its newest cut: Interns
1:14 - Peloton to lay off 400 employees as CEO Barry McCarthy departs
1:46 - Google cuts hundreds of 'Core' workers, moves jobs to India, Mexico
2:35 - Google urges US to update immigration rules to attract more AI talent
3:17 - WEF president: 'We haven't seen this kind of debt since the Napoleonic Wars'
4:01 - Dave & Buster's to allow customers to bet on arcade games
5:52 - Even Walmart thinks American healthcare is too expensive
6:46 - Motherboard makers apparently to blame for high-end Intel Core i9 CPU failures
7:57 - U.S. chipmaker Intel was once dominant, now struggles to stay relevant
9:02 - CenturyLink left users with no service for two months, then billed them $239
10:16 - Exclusive: Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
11:48 - The Apple Vision Pro’s eBay prices are making me sad
12:30 - Sales of Samsung's foldable phones have nosedived in China
12:57 - The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
13:58 - Satellite operator SES acquiring Intelsat in $3.1 billion deal
14:44 - Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
15:31 - Rabbit R1 First Impressions: How I've Been Using the Handheld AI Assistant So Far
16:36 - Google’s payments to Apple reached $20 billion in 2022, antitrust court documents show
17:27 - Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining
17:55 - Microsoft says April Windows updates break VPN connections
18:18 - Bill Gates Is Still Pulling Strings at Microsoft, Overseeing AI Ideas
20:18 - Roblox players to start seeing video ads in its virtual realms
21:04 - Huawei Secretly Backs US Research, Awarding Millions in Prizes
21:52 - RISC-V support in Android just got a big setback
22:36 - Google Phone app rolling out 'Audio Emoji' feature
23:06 - Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue
24:11 - Switching Your Credit Card May Not Stop a Streaming Service's Recurring Charges
25:49 - Walmart and Roblox are teaming up to make virtual e-commerce a reality
26:46 - Amazon says its Prime deliveries are getting even faster
27:25 - Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement
28:49 - Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them
29:38 - HouseFresh disappeared from Google Search results. Now what?
32:23 - Encrypted email service files complaint over Google results
33:51 - Spotify just hid song lyrics behind its subscription
34:26 - Tens of millions secretly use WhatsApp despite bans
35:21 - Instagram Goes After Accounts That Only Repost Other People's Content
36:28 - A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed

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The Level1 Show May 3 2024: Thermonating All The Peasants!

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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Apple releases OpenELM: small, open source AI for devices
1:02 - Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
2:05 - The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now
2:54 - Ex-Amazon AI exec claims she was asked to ignore IP law
3:56 - Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track
4:34 - Adobe’s impressive AI upscaling project makes blurry videos look HD
5:14 - Meta’s not telling where it got its AI training data
5:59 - Tupac's Estate Threatens To Sue Drake Over AI-Generated Fake Vocals
6:42 - Ex-athletic director accused of framing principal with AI arrested at airport with gun
7:48 - Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals
8:48 - Tesla Driver Charged With Killing Motorcyclist After Turning on Autopilot and Browsing His Phone
9:38 - Hollywood Talent Agency CAA Tests AI Clones
10:13 - Amazon ends California drone deliveries
10:33 - Autonomous drone startup Zipline hits 1 million deliveries
11:38 - NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity — but we'll have to go to Mars to get it
12:09 - Mercedes-Benz becomes first automaker to sell Level 3 autonomous vehicles in the US
12:42 - Thermonator Flamethrower Robot Dog
13:23 - NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
14:12 - NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
14:46 - NASA Veteran’s Propellantless Propulsion Drive That Physics Says Shouldn’t Work Just Produced Enough Thrust to Overcome Earth’s Gravity
15:38 - H5N1 bird flu particles found in pasteurized milk; FDA backs safety
16:24 - Police chief among 10 arrested in Horry County prostitution sting
16:56 - Milan poised to ban ice cream, pizza and more after midnight after new proposed law
17:27 - Ventura city attorney fired amid an indecent exposure investigation
18:07 - William Shatner defends using AI for hideous new album cover
18:50 - Iranian Goalie Faces Disciplinary Action After Hugging Female Fan
19:29 - Beijing half marathon winners stripped of medals after African trio let Chinese runner win
20:52 - Kanye Plans to Launch 'Yeezy Porn,' Consulting with Stormy Daniels' Ex
21:28 - Angry parents question how dancer was invited to perform for Atrisco Heritage High School prom
22:35 - Lawsuit alleges movie theaters are underfilling drinks
23:27 - 'Male' hippo in Japan zoo found to be female after 7 years
24:14 - Several military horses run loose in London and injure four
25:05 - Cicadas are so noisy in South Carolina that residents are calling the police
25:37 - Ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing staff member’s keys
26:17 - Bottlenose dolphin found fatally shot at Louisiana beach
27:01 - Rabid bat bites sleeping Kentucky boy
28:08 - Utahns reunited with pet cat they accidentally shipped with Amazon return
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Review and Build Test of the ASRock WRX 90 WS EVO With 24 Core Threadripper

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Finally, a commercial wrx90 that's not weird! This motherboard from ASRock might be the board you are looking for, so join Wendell as he breaks it down!

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