TechLinked

Linus Media Group

A thrice-weekly news show about tech + gaming culture

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LinkedIn Adds AI Slop Button, Labels Want AI Songs Off Charts, AMD Raising GPU Prices + more!
News Sources: https://lmg.gg/J3HFX Timestamps: 0:00 LinkedIn cracks down on AI slop 2:01 AI music charts and the Suno ruling 3:33 AMD raising GPU prices 6:07 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:16 Claude broke into real companies 7:03 Steam Frame FCC certification 7:41 Sony sticking with disc plan 8:11 New York sues Kalshi 8:51 Airlines ban humanoid robots 9:39 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 10 min
AMD Launches 4GB RX 9050, US Bans Chinese Robots and Inverters, Elon Musk Launches X Money + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/hQY2A Timestamps: 0:00 AMD RX 9050 8GB and 4GB 1:22 US bans foreign robot and inverter imports 2:39 X Money launches 4:37 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:45 Steam Machine CAD files and FSR 4.1 5:24 Hugging Face moderation failures 5:57 Reddit forcing desktop logins 6:29 Windows 11 installs OneDrive Photos 7:00 AI touchscreen for capuchin monkeys 7:35 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday · 8 min
Claude Chats Appear in Google Search, GrapheneOS Duress PIN Prosecution, RAM Crisis Hits PCs and Phones + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/9Vehu Timestamps: 0:00 Shared Claude chats appear on Google 1:39 Man faces prison for wiping his phone 3:08 PC shipments fall as tech gets pricier 5:31 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:37 Huawei may build its own DRAM fab 6:17 Microsoft cracks down on Windows piracy 6:53 Facebook verifies users are human 7:26 Vatican prayer app leaks user data 8:26 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tuesday · 9 min
Microsoft Stops LG’s McAfee Ads, Framework Nearly Doubles RAM Prices, Reddit May Cut Off Google AI + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/QNLFX Timestamps: 0:00 Microsoft stops LG’s McAfee installs 1:16 Framework cuts some RAM pre-orders in half 2:32 Reddit may block Google’s AI crawler 4:51 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:58 Tech companies defend open-weight AI 5:34 Nvidia reportedly raises GPU kit prices 6:02 Google adds selfie video recovery 6:30 Instagram bans pickup artist accounts 7:10 AI bot haggles over appliance prices 7:42 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 24 · 8 min
OpenAI Models Hack Hugging Face, Samsung Launches Galaxy Z Fold 8, Anthropic’s $1.5B Book Settlement + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/kt3iB Timestamps: 0:00 OpenAI’s AI escapes its sandbox 1:30 Samsung unveils its latest foldables 2:56 Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement 5:55 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:10 Nvidia reveals more about DLSS 5 7:02 Suno breach exposes 55 million users 7:36 Apple may start leasing devices 8:10 France bans social media for children 8:51 Meta’s AI deletes innocent accounts 9:29 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 23 · 10 min
US Weighs Chinese AI Ban, LG Monitors Push McAfee Ads, HP Fined $14.4M for Bid Rigging + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/Nv3pi Timestamps: 0:00 US considers banning Chinese AI models 1:37 LG monitors install McAfee promos 2:53 HP fined over toner cartel 4:55 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:05 France blocks Polymarket 5:39 dbrand’s Companion Cube returns 6:11 Google’s wildfire satellites launch 6:41 Humanoid robot teacher enters classrooms 7:30 A spinning drone becomes nearly invisible 8:14 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 21 · 9 min
Linus Torvalds Allows AI Coding, Lenovo’s Inkjet-Printed OLED Laptop, EU Forces Google to Open Android + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/L8hqh Timestamps: 0:00 Linus Torvalds welcomes AI coding 1:14 Lenovo’s inkjet-printed OLED laptop 2:32 EU forces Google to open Android 4:04 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:13 Ransomware halts Fairlife production 4:44 Samsung foldable specs leak 5:20 Moonshot unveils Kimi K3 5:56 23andMe settles its data breach 6:30 OpenAI sells a $70 basketball 7:04 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 18 · 8 min
Steam Machine Red Light Fix, Epic Wins Android App Stores, Meta AI Layoff Lawsuit + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/EEFAW Timestamps: 0:00 Copilot PC Insights 0:57 OnePlus Leaves the US and Europe 1:31 Japan and China Test Reusable Rockets 3:16 QUICK BITS INTRO 3:24 What Cable Tests USB-C Cables 3:53 Proton 11 Improves Linux Gaming 4:15 AMD FSR Multi-Frame Generation Leak 4:42 Quantum AI Designs Vaccine Peptides 5:04 Floating Robot Companion 5:30 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 16 · 9 min
Copilot Reads Your PC, OnePlus Exits US and Europe, Japan and China test Reusable Rockets + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/ZCaCC Timestamps: 0:00 Copilot PC Insights 0:57 OnePlus Leaves the US and Europe 1:31 Japan and China Test Reusable Rockets 3:16 QUICK BITS INTRO 3:24 What Cable Tests USB-C Cables 3:53 Proton 11 Improves Linux Gaming 4:15 AMD FSR Multi-Frame Generation Leak 4:43 Quantum AI Designs Vaccine Peptides 5:04 Floating Robot Companion 5:30 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 14 · 6 min
Nvidia’s GeForce Trading Cards, EU Chat Control Vote, Claude Reflect + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/9KSIH Timestamps: 0:00 NVIDIA Made Trading Cards 1:43 EU Chat Control Vote Fails 3:12 Anthropic Reflect and ChatGPT Atlas 5:17 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:32 Patreon Blocks AI Crawlers 6:14 Accenture Data Breach 6:57 John Deere Settles Right to Repair Suit 7:48 Meta Glasses Get Creepier 8:39 Robot Surgeons Operate on Pigs 9:23 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 11 · 10 min
Meta AI Can Use Your Instagram Photos, Steam Machine Gets Windows Drivers, EU Cars Watch Your Eyes + more!
Sources: https://lmg.gg/dXXMQ Timestamps: 0:00 Meta Muse Image Uses Instagram Likenesses 1:31 Steam Machine Gets Windows Drivers 2:39 EU Requires Driver Distraction Warnings 4:48 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:57 Sony Sued Over PlayStation Discs 5:39 DuckDuckGo Blocks YouTube Ads 6:08 Discord Bans Users for Grid Images 6:45 Sony Headphones Become Head Trackers 7:27 Waymo Delivers Teens to Police 7:50 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 9 · 8 min
Lenovo Uses Chinese SSDs, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Jobs, SpaceX Burns Starlink Satellites + more!
News sources: https://lmg.gg/Z1uzS Timestamps: 0:00 Lenovo Ships YMTC SSDs 1:31 Microsoft Cuts Xbox Jobs 2:45 SpaceX Deorbits Starlink Satellites 5:02 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:12 Midjourney Goes on the Attack 5:47 China Regulates AI Companions 6:26 Samsung Foldable Prices Leak 7:09 Illinois Passes AI Safety Law 7:41 Google’s AI Independence Day Ad 8:30 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 7 · 9 min
Meta’s AI Problem, Intel/AMD Price Hikes, Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers + more!
Sources: https://lmg.gg/QY1p7 Timestamps: 0:00 Meta Wants to Rent Out AI Data Centers 1:25 Intel and AMD Prices Go Up 2:36 Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers 4:52 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:57 Reddit Locks Down Old Reddit 5:31 Tesla Tests Cybercab Without Pedals 6:16 Netflix Brings Back Gene Wilder’s Voice 6:57 Scuba Roaches for Rescue Missions 8:00 Nuclear Reactor Powers an NVIDIA PC 8:41 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 4 · 9 min
RAM Price-Fixing Lawsuit, SteamOS Prebuilt PCs, Intel's 474W CPU + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 RAM Makers Face Class Action 1:18 SteamOS PCs Start Appearing 2:30 Intel Nova Lake Might Pull 474W 4:15 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:24 AMD FSR 4.1 Comes to RX 7000 4:49 PlayStation 6 Might Get Expensive 5:31 Dbrand Companion Cube Case Cancelled 6:01 Netflix Profile Logins Get Stricter 6:23 Mini PC Parts Capsule Toys 6:48 Credits News sources: https://lmg.gg/cJ3OQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 30 · 7 min
Windows 10 Support Extended, IBM’s Sub-1nm Chip, Apple Skips M6 + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 Windows 10 Gets Another Year 1:13 IBM Builds a Sub-1nm Chip 2:32 Apple Skips Ahead to M7 3:45 Sponsor 4:57 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:04 Riot Lets Players Disable Vanguard 5:37 Steam Machine Drops Its 4K 60fps Claim 6:10 YouTube Changes Shorts 6:39 OpenAI Limits ChatGPT 5.6 7:10 Self-Driving Cars Without Brake Pedals 7:37 Credits News sources: https://lmg.gg/etx2l Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 27 · 8 min
Windows Search Drops Bing, AMD FSR 4.1 Comes to RX 7000, Meta Glasses + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 Windows 11 Search Finally Gets Better 1:49 AMD FSR 4.1 Comes to RX 7000 3:13 Meta Launches Cheaper Smart Glasses 4:36 Sponsor 5:31 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:38 Motherboard Prices Are Plummeting 6:15 Meta Pauses Employee Keylogging 6:57 Cloudflare Wants to Replace CAPTCHAs 7:49 Wikipedia Blocks Its Co-Founder 8:22 Ultra-Black Car Coating 9:05 Credits News Sources: https://lmg.gg/XvRcv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 25 · 10 min
Steam Machine, SteamOS, Love-Hate Relationship With AI + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 Steam Machine Pricing Revealed 2:26 AI Adoption Hits New High 4:26 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:40 Windows Patch Tuesday Bugs 5:11 Chrome Tests Ask Gemini Button 5:40 MSG Surveillance Data Leak 6:18 Google Invests in A24 AI Tools 6:46 China Claims Spy Turtles Are Real NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/gCndO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 23 · 8 min
Apple's "Unpatchable" Exploit, Meta Doesn't Want Lawsuits Anymore, Waymo Recalls + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 Apple's Unpatchable Exploit 1:16 Meta Doesn't Want Lawsuits Anymore 2:15 Waymo Recalls 4:00 Linus Irwin and the Quick Bits 4:11 Steam Controller Shipment Delays 4:34 Plastic RTX 4090s 5:08 New App Stores for Apple Devices in Brazil 5:40 ASML Accused of Exporting Machines to China 6:13 Midjourney Medical Wacky Claims https://lmg.gg/6U59M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 20 · 7 min
Steam Workshop Malware, ChatGPT Market Share Slips, Snap AR Glasses + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 Steam Workshop Malware 1:25 ChatGPT Market Share Slips 2:40 Snap AR Glasses 5:00 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:14 Microsoft Surface Announcement 5:50 Samsung Changes Product Testing 6:25 Commodore Flip Phone 6:56 Sandisk’s 8TB PS5 SSD 7:41 Nvidia Reveals Self Taught Robots NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/Pj2Lf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 18 · 9 min
Anthropic Pulls Latest AI Models, Microsoft’s Plans For Xbox, UK Social Media Ban + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:09 Anthropic Pulls Latest AI Models 1:30 Microsoft’s Plans For Xbox 2:47 UK Social Media Ban 4:40 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:55 OpenAI Hit With Massive Probe 5:27 Retired Phones Repurposed for Data Center 5:56 Intel’s Raptor Lake Next 6:30 AMD Cuts Shader Loading Times 6:57 Meta Quest 3 Explosion NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/4yqWV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 16 · 8 min

TechLinked

LinkedIn Adds AI Slop Button, Labels Want AI Songs Off Charts, AMD Raising GPU Prices + more!

AMD Launches 4GB RX 9050, US Bans Chinese Robots and Inverters, Elon Musk Launches X Money + more!

Claude Chats Appear in Google Search, GrapheneOS Duress PIN Prosecution, RAM Crisis Hits PCs and Phones + more!

Microsoft Stops LG’s McAfee Ads, Framework Nearly Doubles RAM Prices, Reddit May Cut Off Google AI + more!

OpenAI Models Hack Hugging Face, Samsung Launches Galaxy Z Fold 8, Anthropic’s $1.5B Book Settlement + more!

US Weighs Chinese AI Ban, LG Monitors Push McAfee Ads, HP Fined $14.4M for Bid Rigging + more!

Linus Torvalds Allows AI Coding, Lenovo’s Inkjet-Printed OLED Laptop, EU Forces Google to Open Android + more!

Steam Machine Red Light Fix, Epic Wins Android App Stores, Meta AI Layoff Lawsuit + more!

Copilot Reads Your PC, OnePlus Exits US and Europe, Japan and China test Reusable Rockets + more!

Nvidia’s GeForce Trading Cards, EU Chat Control Vote, Claude Reflect + more!

Meta AI Can Use Your Instagram Photos, Steam Machine Gets Windows Drivers, EU Cars Watch Your Eyes + more!

Lenovo Uses Chinese SSDs, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Jobs, SpaceX Burns Starlink Satellites + more!

Meta’s AI Problem, Intel/AMD Price Hikes, Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers + more!

RAM Price-Fixing Lawsuit, SteamOS Prebuilt PCs, Intel's 474W CPU + more!

Windows 10 Support Extended, IBM’s Sub-1nm Chip, Apple Skips M6 + more!

Windows Search Drops Bing, AMD FSR 4.1 Comes to RX 7000, Meta Glasses + more!

Steam Machine, SteamOS, Love-Hate Relationship With AI + more!

Apple's "Unpatchable" Exploit, Meta Doesn't Want Lawsuits Anymore, Waymo Recalls + more!

Steam Workshop Malware, ChatGPT Market Share Slips, Snap AR Glasses + more!

Anthropic Pulls Latest AI Models, Microsoft’s Plans For Xbox, UK Social Media Ban + more!