1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,699 Protoclone, the human like robot 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:05,139 with synthetic 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:06,019 muscles. 4 00:00:06,399 --> 00:00:10,820 Clone robotics protoclone features synthetic muscles, a polymer 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:11,460 skeleton, 6 00:00:11,839 --> 00:00:14,339 and advanced sensors moving like a human. 7 00:00:15,214 --> 00:00:17,074 Future uses may include 8 00:00:17,695 --> 00:00:18,195 household 9 00:00:18,734 --> 00:00:19,234 chores 10 00:00:20,015 --> 00:00:22,015 and a change to the protocol of the 11 00:00:22,015 --> 00:00:22,515 show. 12 00:00:23,134 --> 00:00:23,634 Protoclone, 13 00:00:24,335 --> 00:00:25,074 the robot, 14 00:00:25,695 --> 00:00:28,560 is the most whack thing I have seen 15 00:00:28,940 --> 00:00:31,760 in a very, very long time. 16 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:35,600 You know, to be honest with you, 17 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:38,479 if I'd have seen someone like this 18 00:00:40,185 --> 00:00:41,085 walking around, 19 00:00:42,745 --> 00:00:44,185 I would have thought that we're, 20 00:00:45,385 --> 00:00:47,484 had zombies on the loose or something. 21 00:00:47,865 --> 00:00:50,505 This thing looks crazy, and it looks like 22 00:00:50,505 --> 00:00:51,164 a human 23 00:00:51,625 --> 00:00:54,045 in many regards except for the head. 24 00:00:54,530 --> 00:00:56,710 The body looks pretty close, 25 00:00:57,409 --> 00:00:59,909 but this Polish company, Clone Robotics, 26 00:01:00,690 --> 00:01:02,149 again has unveiled 27 00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:05,189 Protoclone, a human like robot. 28 00:01:05,810 --> 00:01:08,310 It's equipped with a synthetic muscle and polymer 29 00:01:08,545 --> 00:01:10,865 skeleton consisting of 206 30 00:01:10,865 --> 00:01:11,365 bones. 31 00:01:12,224 --> 00:01:14,145 The YouTube clip, which will be linked up 32 00:01:14,145 --> 00:01:15,204 in the show notes, 33 00:01:15,745 --> 00:01:16,805 is a hundred 34 00:01:17,185 --> 00:01:18,965 a 10% 35 00:01:19,825 --> 00:01:20,325 weird. 36 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:22,569 So I'll have that link up in the 37 00:01:22,569 --> 00:01:24,090 show notes for you to know to check 38 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:26,890 out. But the protoclonal has a 500 watt 39 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:29,849 electric pump as its heart, four cameras for 40 00:01:29,849 --> 00:01:32,890 eyes. In addition, the robot has 320 41 00:01:32,890 --> 00:01:34,269 pressure sensitive sensors 42 00:01:34,650 --> 00:01:36,750 and 70 inertial sensors. 43 00:01:37,835 --> 00:01:39,594 In the future, this kind of robot could 44 00:01:39,594 --> 00:01:41,215 eventually help around the household 45 00:01:41,835 --> 00:01:45,055 by cooking, washing dishes, doing laundry, 46 00:01:45,515 --> 00:01:47,695 murdering you. You never know. 47 00:01:48,155 --> 00:01:50,875 This saying, you know, when these companies reveal 48 00:01:50,875 --> 00:01:51,615 these prototypes, 49 00:01:52,109 --> 00:01:54,430 there's one thing they could do. Put a 50 00:01:54,430 --> 00:01:56,290 put a set of pants on 51 00:01:58,270 --> 00:02:00,530 them. Put a set of pants on them. 52 00:02:00,829 --> 00:02:01,650 Come on. 53 00:02:02,109 --> 00:02:03,969 Don't make them look so weird. 54 00:02:04,590 --> 00:02:05,745 They just look 55 00:02:06,944 --> 00:02:08,564 really, really weird. 56 00:02:09,585 --> 00:02:11,365 That's my lead story for tonight. 57 00:02:11,665 --> 00:02:13,185 And, of course, we got a lot more 58 00:02:13,185 --> 00:02:17,344 coming for you. Welcome to episode 1,802. 59 00:02:17,344 --> 00:02:19,379 I'm your host, Todd Cochran. Of Course, ready 60 00:02:19,379 --> 00:02:21,379 to deliver your tech news and information fix, 61 00:02:21,379 --> 00:02:23,139 a shout off to our incredible sponsors at 62 00:02:23,139 --> 00:02:23,639 GoDaddy. 63 00:02:24,659 --> 00:02:25,159 Score 64 00:02:25,699 --> 00:02:30,680 exclusive deals and discounts at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy. 65 00:02:30,739 --> 00:02:32,455 To all of our listeners, you are the 66 00:02:32,455 --> 00:02:34,314 heartbeat of the show. 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Hope everyone's doing well 131 00:04:55,944 --> 00:04:58,185 and, playing around with a little bit of 132 00:04:58,185 --> 00:04:59,644 a new format tonight. 133 00:05:00,185 --> 00:05:02,745 Gonna kick off shows going forward with the 134 00:05:02,745 --> 00:05:05,404 first the first hot and heavy article, 135 00:05:06,425 --> 00:05:07,964 before we get into, 136 00:05:08,425 --> 00:05:10,149 the rest of the tech stack. 137 00:05:10,529 --> 00:05:11,569 So I hope that, 138 00:05:12,770 --> 00:05:15,089 you're good with that. We've got some emails 139 00:05:15,089 --> 00:05:16,370 that have come in from the show. We'll 140 00:05:16,370 --> 00:05:17,889 cover that at the end. And I do 141 00:05:17,889 --> 00:05:19,830 have I do wanna thank the, 142 00:05:20,930 --> 00:05:21,589 the submission 143 00:05:22,774 --> 00:05:23,675 of the 144 00:05:24,134 --> 00:05:25,914 long audio file. And Andrew, 145 00:05:26,375 --> 00:05:29,735 yeah, just a little too political. I'll I'll 146 00:05:29,735 --> 00:05:31,034 I'll talk about Elon, 147 00:05:31,814 --> 00:05:33,115 near the end of the show. 148 00:05:33,574 --> 00:05:34,074 But, 149 00:05:35,254 --> 00:05:37,500 definitely thank you everyone for their support. 150 00:05:38,540 --> 00:05:41,500 Leading off here, Gmail is killing SMS based 151 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:44,060 two FA login codes in favor of a 152 00:05:44,060 --> 00:05:47,439 new authentication system using a QR code. 153 00:05:47,899 --> 00:05:50,459 So apparently, instead of them sending you a 154 00:05:50,459 --> 00:05:51,680 text with a code, 155 00:05:52,115 --> 00:05:54,355 they're gonna have you snap a QR code 156 00:05:54,355 --> 00:05:57,074 with your phone, which is okay for people 157 00:05:57,074 --> 00:05:58,995 that have a working camera. But what happens 158 00:05:58,995 --> 00:06:00,535 if you don't have a working camera 159 00:06:00,915 --> 00:06:01,895 on your phone? 160 00:06:02,595 --> 00:06:04,995 I'm sure there's gonna be other authentication methods, 161 00:06:04,995 --> 00:06:07,479 but it just seems to me that this 162 00:06:07,479 --> 00:06:07,720 is, 163 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:09,339 this is overkill. 164 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,639 They say it's too easy to hack, which 165 00:06:11,639 --> 00:06:13,019 I find quite surprising. 166 00:06:13,879 --> 00:06:14,279 But, 167 00:06:14,759 --> 00:06:17,720 anyway, that is forthcoming. We will see where 168 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,180 that leads, given 169 00:06:19,639 --> 00:06:20,139 time. 170 00:06:21,975 --> 00:06:24,295 Chegg is suing Google. Now, this is a 171 00:06:24,295 --> 00:06:25,115 very interesting 172 00:06:26,295 --> 00:06:27,915 a very interesting development. 173 00:06:29,175 --> 00:06:31,415 And I'm not familiar with Chegg. I did 174 00:06:31,415 --> 00:06:33,810 read a little bit up about them. But 175 00:06:33,810 --> 00:06:36,449 Chegg is suing Google for hurting traffic with 176 00:06:36,449 --> 00:06:36,949 AI 177 00:06:37,729 --> 00:06:40,229 as it considers a strategic alternative. 178 00:06:41,089 --> 00:06:43,329 They filed suit in a district court against 179 00:06:43,329 --> 00:06:45,810 Google claiming that AI summaries of search results 180 00:06:45,810 --> 00:06:48,229 have hurt the online education company's traffic. 181 00:06:48,855 --> 00:06:51,654 They've engaged Goldman Sachs to consider strategic options 182 00:06:51,654 --> 00:06:53,675 including acquisition and going private. 183 00:06:54,455 --> 00:06:57,495 Chegg depends on referrals from Google's monopoly search 184 00:06:57,495 --> 00:06:59,754 engine for a large portion of the revenue 185 00:06:59,975 --> 00:07:02,855 that devotes to producing original online content, the 186 00:07:02,855 --> 00:07:04,314 company said in the filing. 187 00:07:05,229 --> 00:07:07,009 Now here's the deal. 188 00:07:08,509 --> 00:07:09,970 I've been saying for a while 189 00:07:10,990 --> 00:07:12,529 that the summaries 190 00:07:13,310 --> 00:07:15,009 are going to make or break 191 00:07:15,789 --> 00:07:18,029 tens of thousands of companies. It's gonna be 192 00:07:18,029 --> 00:07:20,375 worse than dropping in the search results because 193 00:07:20,375 --> 00:07:22,154 at least you're in the search results. 194 00:07:22,535 --> 00:07:24,295 The summaries are gonna get to a point 195 00:07:24,295 --> 00:07:25,975 where people aren't gonna go any further, and 196 00:07:25,975 --> 00:07:28,055 they're not gonna click off. They're not gonna 197 00:07:28,055 --> 00:07:29,574 come to Geek News Central. They're not gonna 198 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:32,074 come to Blueberry Podcasting. They're not gonna come 199 00:07:32,134 --> 00:07:33,595 to your local business. 200 00:07:35,750 --> 00:07:38,490 If you are a national company, global company, 201 00:07:38,629 --> 00:07:40,949 this is, this is very, very scary in 202 00:07:40,949 --> 00:07:42,009 what's forthcoming. 203 00:07:43,110 --> 00:07:46,069 Apparently, Chegg is worse is worth less than 204 00:07:46,069 --> 00:07:47,050 200,000,000. 205 00:07:47,894 --> 00:07:50,214 And in after hours trading, their stock was 206 00:07:50,214 --> 00:07:51,834 just above a dollar per share. 207 00:07:53,495 --> 00:07:55,735 Chegg reported a 6,100,000.0 208 00:07:55,735 --> 00:07:58,634 net loss on a hundred and 43,500,000.0 209 00:07:58,935 --> 00:08:00,634 in the fourth quarter of revenue, 210 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:02,000 a 24% 211 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,540 decline year over year. 212 00:08:04,959 --> 00:08:08,660 Allison expected a hundred and 42,100,000.0, 213 00:08:08,879 --> 00:08:11,439 but management called the first quarter revenue between 214 00:08:11,439 --> 00:08:13,300 $1.14 and $1.16. 215 00:08:15,604 --> 00:08:17,365 The stock was down 18% 216 00:08:17,365 --> 00:08:20,725 in extended training. Google forces companies like Chegg 217 00:08:20,725 --> 00:08:21,384 to supply 218 00:08:21,845 --> 00:08:22,664 our proprietary 219 00:08:23,524 --> 00:08:25,764 content in order to be included in Google 220 00:08:25,764 --> 00:08:26,504 search function, 221 00:08:26,884 --> 00:08:29,629 and the search company uses its monopoly power 222 00:08:29,629 --> 00:08:32,209 reaping the financial benefits of Chegg's content 223 00:08:32,509 --> 00:08:34,289 without having to spend a dime. 224 00:08:34,830 --> 00:08:37,389 Despite the suit, Chegg's has its own AI 225 00:08:37,389 --> 00:08:37,889 strategy. 226 00:08:38,269 --> 00:08:40,669 It's drawn on Meta's open source llamas while 227 00:08:40,669 --> 00:08:43,330 other models from privately held Entropic and Mistral. 228 00:08:44,044 --> 00:08:45,904 Chegg is also a partner with OpenAI. 229 00:08:46,284 --> 00:08:48,125 So what it really is, and here's the 230 00:08:48,125 --> 00:08:50,365 deal, you're damned if you do, damned if 231 00:08:50,365 --> 00:08:52,464 you don't, but the traffic to your website 232 00:08:53,644 --> 00:08:54,704 is gonna drop. 233 00:08:55,930 --> 00:08:58,750 We're already tracking it. We're already seeing 234 00:08:59,290 --> 00:09:00,430 a drop in traffic. 235 00:09:02,730 --> 00:09:04,889 I've gotten a couple of private notes about 236 00:09:04,889 --> 00:09:05,389 the 237 00:09:06,090 --> 00:09:07,610 content I put at the end of the 238 00:09:07,610 --> 00:09:08,110 show. 239 00:09:09,464 --> 00:09:09,964 And 240 00:09:11,865 --> 00:09:12,764 just a tip. 241 00:09:13,384 --> 00:09:15,004 I I feel that it's important 242 00:09:15,704 --> 00:09:17,725 for this show's survival to do that. 243 00:09:18,424 --> 00:09:20,424 You know, this show, Geekness Central, is a 244 00:09:20,424 --> 00:09:21,245 small fish, 245 00:09:21,784 --> 00:09:23,884 a very, very, very, very big ocean. 246 00:09:24,659 --> 00:09:24,980 And, 247 00:09:25,539 --> 00:09:27,139 I have to fight for every little bit 248 00:09:27,139 --> 00:09:29,139 of traffic I get no matter how it 249 00:09:29,139 --> 00:09:30,039 gets to me. 250 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:31,240 And, hopefully, 251 00:09:31,700 --> 00:09:33,379 with the content that we've put out for 252 00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:35,240 so many years and continuing to write 253 00:09:35,620 --> 00:09:38,360 original content, not written by AI, 254 00:09:39,554 --> 00:09:41,254 that we will end 255 00:09:42,674 --> 00:09:44,754 up being sourced a little bit so that 256 00:09:44,754 --> 00:09:46,774 we get some of that traffic to us. 257 00:09:47,554 --> 00:09:48,454 Time will tell. 258 00:09:49,634 --> 00:09:51,394 But I understand why they're suing. We'll see 259 00:09:51,394 --> 00:09:53,975 where this leads, if it leads to anything. 260 00:09:55,159 --> 00:09:57,179 There's a new PayPal scam out there 261 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,320 and, you know, they come in all the 262 00:09:59,320 --> 00:09:59,820 time. 263 00:10:00,519 --> 00:10:02,620 So what they're doing now, 264 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:04,940 this new phishing technique, 265 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,845 the tech uses a feature recently added to 266 00:10:07,845 --> 00:10:09,804 the payments platform. The goal is to get 267 00:10:09,804 --> 00:10:10,304 victims 268 00:10:10,764 --> 00:10:13,884 to install remote desktop access software. Don't ever 269 00:10:13,884 --> 00:10:14,544 do that. 270 00:10:15,404 --> 00:10:16,945 Don't ever get phished 271 00:10:17,644 --> 00:10:19,664 to install some sort 272 00:10:20,399 --> 00:10:21,940 of software on your device. 273 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,679 The victims get an email from service@paypal.com 274 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:27,600 claiming a new address has been added to 275 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:28,259 their account, 276 00:10:29,199 --> 00:10:31,440 and the purchase of a new MacBook was 277 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:31,940 completed. 278 00:10:32,774 --> 00:10:34,454 Vixens then were invited to call a phone 279 00:10:34,454 --> 00:10:35,975 number and close with the email if they 280 00:10:35,975 --> 00:10:38,454 wish to cancel the order. Of course, it's 281 00:10:38,454 --> 00:10:41,034 a fake, but people call in. 282 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:43,834 So there's no new address. 283 00:10:44,534 --> 00:10:45,754 There's no MacBook, 284 00:10:46,220 --> 00:10:48,299 And the phone number, while active, does not 285 00:10:48,299 --> 00:10:51,100 belong to PayPal. Rather, it belongs to someone 286 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:51,580 in 287 00:10:52,059 --> 00:10:54,399 probably in Pakistan or India, 288 00:10:56,700 --> 00:10:58,080 more than likely Pakistan. 289 00:11:01,184 --> 00:11:03,105 Then they want to install an antivirus to 290 00:11:03,105 --> 00:11:05,184 clean things up, but the antivirus is actually 291 00:11:05,184 --> 00:11:07,125 connect wise, green connect client, 292 00:11:08,144 --> 00:11:10,705 which it grants the attackers total control over 293 00:11:10,705 --> 00:11:11,365 the computer. 294 00:11:11,665 --> 00:11:13,904 And that's how they steal your money, steal 295 00:11:13,904 --> 00:11:14,404 your 296 00:11:15,389 --> 00:11:17,789 account money without you doing anything because they 297 00:11:17,789 --> 00:11:19,730 just get your password and they go in 298 00:11:20,350 --> 00:11:22,610 and use your computer when you're not there 299 00:11:23,070 --> 00:11:25,409 or talk you into going and getting cash. 300 00:11:26,350 --> 00:11:26,850 Again, 301 00:11:27,950 --> 00:11:29,975 again, this is some of these scams are 302 00:11:29,975 --> 00:11:32,554 pretty well known. They're just variations of different 303 00:11:32,695 --> 00:11:34,554 scams are out there. This is a variation 304 00:11:35,014 --> 00:11:36,394 of a well known scam. 305 00:11:36,934 --> 00:11:39,254 So just be careful. Watch out for the 306 00:11:39,254 --> 00:11:41,095 elderly. These are the people that are mostly 307 00:11:41,095 --> 00:11:42,075 falling for this. 308 00:11:43,100 --> 00:11:45,820 The IRS will never call you. If you 309 00:11:45,820 --> 00:11:47,899 ever worked with the IRS, you get a 310 00:11:47,899 --> 00:11:49,200 letter in the mail. 311 00:11:49,660 --> 00:11:51,259 It's the most dreaded thing you can find 312 00:11:51,259 --> 00:11:52,879 in your mailbox because you're like, 313 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:54,560 what do they want? 314 00:11:55,245 --> 00:11:56,304 That's how they communicate 315 00:11:56,684 --> 00:11:57,184 by 316 00:11:57,644 --> 00:11:58,144 letter. 317 00:12:02,445 --> 00:12:04,544 Be careful. Their hidden cost 318 00:12:05,004 --> 00:12:07,325 yes. Their hidden cost of buying cheap headphones 319 00:12:07,325 --> 00:12:09,904 is pretty simple. They don't last very long, 320 00:12:10,044 --> 00:12:11,024 and they suck. 321 00:12:11,459 --> 00:12:12,839 But anyway, makeuse 322 00:12:13,139 --> 00:12:15,159 make use of Com 323 00:12:15,620 --> 00:12:17,539 has a list of things that happens when 324 00:12:17,539 --> 00:12:19,639 you buy a cheap set of earbuds. 325 00:12:20,100 --> 00:12:21,539 We've all done it once in a while. 326 00:12:21,539 --> 00:12:23,220 You left your earbuds at home and you 327 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:25,459 bought the cheapest thing you could find in 328 00:12:25,459 --> 00:12:28,254 a seven eleven or in a, 329 00:12:28,634 --> 00:12:31,034 you know, in a vending machine, $10. Right? 330 00:12:31,034 --> 00:12:32,315 You buy a cheap one to get you 331 00:12:32,315 --> 00:12:32,815 by. 332 00:12:33,514 --> 00:12:35,995 The driver's flat. It doesn't have it doesn't 333 00:12:35,995 --> 00:12:38,075 hardly hear anything. It's made of cheap plastic. 334 00:12:38,075 --> 00:12:40,730 It's gonna break. We all know that. They're 335 00:12:40,730 --> 00:12:42,970 so cheap. They're destined to be go in 336 00:12:42,970 --> 00:12:44,509 the trash can within a week. 337 00:12:45,529 --> 00:12:47,069 But just be aware of that. 338 00:12:48,329 --> 00:12:50,829 Now here's the thing. I have worn 339 00:12:51,449 --> 00:12:53,069 the same set of earbuds 340 00:12:53,375 --> 00:12:54,975 in my ears for as long as I 341 00:12:54,975 --> 00:12:55,954 can really remember. 342 00:12:56,414 --> 00:12:58,095 The only thing I've changed is the cord. 343 00:12:58,095 --> 00:12:59,075 These are Shure 344 00:12:59,695 --> 00:13:00,595 Shure earbuds. 345 00:13:01,054 --> 00:13:02,414 Of course, I have to remember to take 346 00:13:02,414 --> 00:13:04,254 them with me. I don't take them with 347 00:13:04,254 --> 00:13:06,355 me. I gotta buy a $10 cheap pair. 348 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:07,500 But 349 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,120 again, I've had these for years and I 350 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:10,940 can change. 351 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,160 It basically connects back there. It's got a 352 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,460 little snap in segment. I can change the 353 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,779 the cable, but the earbuds 354 00:13:19,095 --> 00:13:19,995 were relatively 355 00:13:20,454 --> 00:13:22,375 expensive. Well, you know, probably a hundred and 356 00:13:22,375 --> 00:13:24,855 $80 is what these cost, but I've been 357 00:13:24,855 --> 00:13:25,995 wearing them for years. 358 00:13:27,495 --> 00:13:29,975 And many of you buy earbuds. The earbuds 359 00:13:29,975 --> 00:13:31,414 for me are always I I have to 360 00:13:31,414 --> 00:13:33,735 have a very controlled environment to wear earbuds 361 00:13:33,735 --> 00:13:34,475 from Apple. 362 00:13:34,830 --> 00:13:36,370 And the reason for that is 363 00:13:36,670 --> 00:13:38,350 I just you know, if I'm they're not 364 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:39,790 wired, they fall out of my ear and 365 00:13:39,790 --> 00:13:41,790 I have to go searching for them. And 366 00:13:41,790 --> 00:13:44,509 it's not something I'm gonna be doing in, 367 00:13:44,509 --> 00:13:46,750 you know, sports or some sort of activity 368 00:13:46,750 --> 00:13:49,090 wearing earbuds. I'm gonna use something wired. 369 00:13:49,784 --> 00:13:52,284 So, again, we all know the value 370 00:13:52,825 --> 00:13:54,365 of buying a good set 371 00:13:54,825 --> 00:13:56,924 of headphones. We really, really do. 372 00:13:58,184 --> 00:13:59,644 Asus has a new mouse, 373 00:14:00,105 --> 00:14:01,485 and it smells weird. 374 00:14:02,024 --> 00:14:04,044 And this one makes me go, really? 375 00:14:05,070 --> 00:14:07,649 You can fill it with a scented oil. 376 00:14:08,509 --> 00:14:11,149 You can fill the fragrance mouth with a 377 00:14:11,149 --> 00:14:11,649 fragrance. 378 00:14:13,950 --> 00:14:16,830 Okay. I don't want my hand to smell 379 00:14:16,830 --> 00:14:18,049 like a fragrance. 380 00:14:19,445 --> 00:14:21,705 Mouses are nasty enough as it is. 381 00:14:22,245 --> 00:14:24,165 And with trackballs, I gotta clean these bad 382 00:14:24,165 --> 00:14:26,745 boys about every week because they're picking up, 383 00:14:27,205 --> 00:14:29,065 well, I think dead skin, 384 00:14:29,684 --> 00:14:31,764 whatever. You know? And inside, they get a 385 00:14:31,764 --> 00:14:32,585 little grimy. 386 00:14:34,009 --> 00:14:36,009 You know? This is why that's why mouses 387 00:14:36,009 --> 00:14:38,009 don't last forever. They just they take a 388 00:14:38,009 --> 00:14:40,409 lot of abuse and, you know, we're using 389 00:14:40,409 --> 00:14:42,490 our we're using them with our hands whether 390 00:14:42,490 --> 00:14:43,629 they're clean or not. 391 00:14:44,570 --> 00:14:46,889 You know? No one wipes their mouses down 392 00:14:46,889 --> 00:14:48,509 with alcohol, at least 393 00:14:48,965 --> 00:14:49,705 I don't. 394 00:14:50,245 --> 00:14:52,165 Because, you know, it's like it's mine. It's 395 00:14:52,165 --> 00:14:53,845 my no one else is touching my mouse. 396 00:14:53,845 --> 00:14:55,845 If someone else was, I'd probably be wiping 397 00:14:55,845 --> 00:14:56,504 it down. 398 00:14:57,684 --> 00:14:59,544 And I know where my hands have been. 399 00:15:00,725 --> 00:15:02,160 So I don't want 400 00:15:02,540 --> 00:15:04,399 a mouse that smells weird. 401 00:15:05,340 --> 00:15:06,799 It's just a gimmick. 402 00:15:08,620 --> 00:15:10,220 You know, what is the what is the 403 00:15:10,220 --> 00:15:11,440 situation with, 404 00:15:12,540 --> 00:15:13,679 personal responsibility? 405 00:15:14,865 --> 00:15:17,345 I I I don't know anymore. And I 406 00:15:17,345 --> 00:15:19,445 don't know if people have personal responsibility. 407 00:15:20,144 --> 00:15:23,024 But one woman reaped a hundred and £70,000 408 00:15:23,024 --> 00:15:25,445 after becoming addicted to candy crush. 409 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,179 That must have been one heck 410 00:15:30,639 --> 00:15:31,539 of an addiction. 411 00:15:33,839 --> 00:15:34,339 Now, 412 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,399 can guys get money for being addicted to 413 00:15:38,399 --> 00:15:39,139 other things? 414 00:15:40,514 --> 00:15:41,254 But anyway, 415 00:15:41,634 --> 00:15:43,574 this this candy crush addiction, 416 00:15:45,875 --> 00:15:48,115 the National Health Service paid a 6 figure 417 00:15:48,115 --> 00:15:51,074 compensation to an unnamed woman after she developed 418 00:15:51,074 --> 00:15:53,554 the crippling candy crush addiction after the side 419 00:15:53,554 --> 00:15:55,815 effects of a prescription drug impaired 420 00:15:56,370 --> 00:15:56,870 impaired 421 00:15:57,410 --> 00:15:58,710 her impulse control. 422 00:16:01,009 --> 00:16:04,309 The medicine intended to treat rest restless leg 423 00:16:04,370 --> 00:16:04,870 syndrome 424 00:16:05,170 --> 00:16:05,910 and Parkinson's 425 00:16:07,170 --> 00:16:09,670 is a class of drugs known as dopamine 426 00:16:10,285 --> 00:16:10,785 agonist. 427 00:16:11,245 --> 00:16:12,625 Dopamine is a neurotransmitter 428 00:16:13,085 --> 00:16:15,264 responsible for feelings of reward, 429 00:16:15,644 --> 00:16:18,205 and artificial increase caused by these drugs can 430 00:16:18,205 --> 00:16:20,225 make someone seek out more of it. 431 00:16:21,004 --> 00:16:23,665 And that's something mobile games excel at providing. 432 00:16:23,884 --> 00:16:25,424 Yes. Dopamine hits. 433 00:16:25,910 --> 00:16:28,389 Small rewards like opening a loot box, receiving 434 00:16:28,389 --> 00:16:30,149 a new item, or just finishing a level 435 00:16:30,149 --> 00:16:32,570 all generate boost of dopamine in the brain 436 00:16:32,710 --> 00:16:34,490 just like flipping on a TikTok. 437 00:16:35,029 --> 00:16:36,410 Within weeks or prescription, 438 00:16:37,429 --> 00:16:39,910 the woman began to obsessively play Candy Crush 439 00:16:39,910 --> 00:16:41,445 before progressing to virtual 440 00:16:43,605 --> 00:16:44,184 slot machines. 441 00:16:44,644 --> 00:16:47,384 The NHS has admitted that the general practitioner 442 00:16:47,605 --> 00:16:49,865 failed to warn her of the side effects 443 00:16:50,325 --> 00:16:53,205 and prescribed her a double dose her a 444 00:16:53,205 --> 00:16:55,225 dose double the recommended amount. 445 00:16:55,809 --> 00:16:57,350 Oh, that's a little bit different. 446 00:16:57,730 --> 00:17:01,649 She's been since granted approximately $215,000 447 00:17:01,649 --> 00:17:02,389 in compensation. 448 00:17:02,769 --> 00:17:04,769 What about the doctor? Did he get a 449 00:17:04,769 --> 00:17:05,269 fine? 450 00:17:07,250 --> 00:17:08,690 This is the first time in a situation 451 00:17:08,690 --> 00:17:10,130 like this. There is another man who was 452 00:17:10,130 --> 00:17:11,625 prescribed the same medication, went 453 00:17:12,265 --> 00:17:13,625 on the loose to more than a hundred 454 00:17:13,625 --> 00:17:16,424 thousand in online gambling. Ladies and gentlemen, are 455 00:17:16,424 --> 00:17:17,644 you looking for an exit? 456 00:17:18,744 --> 00:17:20,924 Are you looking for a little cash reward? 457 00:17:21,625 --> 00:17:22,845 Sounds to me like 458 00:17:23,944 --> 00:17:25,305 this is a great way to get free 459 00:17:25,305 --> 00:17:27,164 money from the from The UK. 460 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,880 Wow. The question is, did the doctor get 461 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,700 punished? Nothing said about that, did it? 462 00:17:43,755 --> 00:17:45,914 The iPhone 17 might miss out on Apple's 463 00:17:45,914 --> 00:17:48,234 latest new feature, but it's not one you'd 464 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,095 expect. The no c one modem 465 00:17:50,394 --> 00:17:52,075 on the next iPhone. We talked about the 466 00:17:52,075 --> 00:17:53,674 c one modem a little bit on the 467 00:17:53,674 --> 00:17:54,494 last show. 468 00:17:55,035 --> 00:17:56,414 That's for Wi Fi. 469 00:17:56,954 --> 00:17:58,929 With each new generation phone, we expect to 470 00:17:58,929 --> 00:18:00,929 see Apple fit its high end flagship phones 471 00:18:00,929 --> 00:18:02,849 with its latest and greatest. For example, we're 472 00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:05,730 expecting the iPhone 17 Pro and I 17 473 00:18:05,730 --> 00:18:08,130 Pro Max to come equipped with updated video 474 00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:10,710 capability, refreshed design, and a faster processor. 475 00:18:11,825 --> 00:18:13,345 However, the new rumor says Apple will be 476 00:18:13,345 --> 00:18:16,065 skipping its latest self designed internal component when 477 00:18:16,065 --> 00:18:17,444 it comes to iPhone 17. 478 00:18:17,904 --> 00:18:20,625 It's home if this rumor holds true, Apple's 479 00:18:20,625 --> 00:18:23,345 next handset will not be getting its new 480 00:18:23,345 --> 00:18:25,820 c one cellular modem. I guess it's more 481 00:18:25,820 --> 00:18:26,720 than the 482 00:18:27,019 --> 00:18:29,180 the Wi Fi. You know, I I've got 483 00:18:29,180 --> 00:18:29,680 ladybugs. 484 00:18:30,539 --> 00:18:32,059 I don't know what it is right now. 485 00:18:32,059 --> 00:18:33,279 Why do I have ladybugs? 486 00:18:35,019 --> 00:18:36,779 It's very weird. I got one crawling up 487 00:18:36,779 --> 00:18:37,920 the screen up here. 488 00:18:38,975 --> 00:18:40,434 It's something about this, 489 00:18:42,414 --> 00:18:45,075 where I live. I've only ever seen ladybugs 490 00:18:45,934 --> 00:18:46,674 in this 491 00:18:47,375 --> 00:18:49,555 loft in the winter. I don't know where 492 00:18:49,855 --> 00:18:50,914 they're coming from. 493 00:18:51,589 --> 00:18:53,509 You know? They're just and they're not harmful. 494 00:18:53,509 --> 00:18:54,250 They're just 495 00:18:54,869 --> 00:18:57,289 annoying. It's dead winter outside, cold. 496 00:18:57,829 --> 00:18:59,670 And I got lady I got no food 497 00:18:59,670 --> 00:19:00,170 out, 498 00:19:00,789 --> 00:19:03,369 no rotten food out, no fruit out, 499 00:19:04,164 --> 00:19:06,424 Nothing to munch on. Counters are clean. 500 00:19:06,964 --> 00:19:08,105 What are they eating? 501 00:19:09,285 --> 00:19:11,204 I don't get it. I got two of 502 00:19:11,204 --> 00:19:12,404 them. One of them flying up in the 503 00:19:12,404 --> 00:19:15,065 lights like a fly does. It's really strange. 504 00:19:16,490 --> 00:19:17,850 You know, the best way to take care 505 00:19:17,850 --> 00:19:19,549 of them? Vacuum cleaner. 506 00:19:19,850 --> 00:19:20,990 Suck them right up. 507 00:19:24,570 --> 00:19:26,570 The company is returning to the moon. Here's 508 00:19:26,570 --> 00:19:28,970 how it will avoid tipping over again. Should 509 00:19:28,970 --> 00:19:30,269 we say break a leg? 510 00:19:31,304 --> 00:19:33,784 Intuitive Machine became the first private space company 511 00:19:33,784 --> 00:19:35,065 to land on the moon even though they 512 00:19:35,065 --> 00:19:35,884 flipped over. 513 00:19:36,744 --> 00:19:38,825 Now the Houston based company seeks to repeat 514 00:19:38,825 --> 00:19:39,404 the journey. 515 00:19:40,504 --> 00:19:42,504 The executive said they've made improvements to their 516 00:19:42,504 --> 00:19:44,984 new spacecraft, Athena. This should help it avoid 517 00:19:44,984 --> 00:19:47,039 the problem they had in 2024. 518 00:19:48,799 --> 00:19:50,880 The mission is referred to as I m 519 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:51,380 two 520 00:19:51,759 --> 00:19:54,740 prime one. It's set to launch on SpaceX 521 00:19:55,039 --> 00:19:56,019 Falcon nine 522 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:57,460 this coming Wednesday. 523 00:19:59,215 --> 00:19:59,715 So, 524 00:20:00,095 --> 00:20:02,015 we got another thing happened this week. We 525 00:20:02,015 --> 00:20:04,735 may have another SpaceX Starship launch on Friday. 526 00:20:04,735 --> 00:20:06,894 Right. Right. Right. There you go. Bye bye. 527 00:20:06,894 --> 00:20:08,255 Now he flew over here and got my 528 00:20:08,255 --> 00:20:08,994 other screen. 529 00:20:10,494 --> 00:20:12,575 So, anyway, we'll see how this goes. They're 530 00:20:12,654 --> 00:20:14,009 they've got a direct shot 531 00:20:14,809 --> 00:20:15,630 to the moon. 532 00:20:16,009 --> 00:20:18,750 They'll they'll be orbit burn. Don't know exactly 533 00:20:18,890 --> 00:20:19,789 which day 534 00:20:20,329 --> 00:20:23,289 they're going to land, but they're carrying, in 535 00:20:23,289 --> 00:20:25,849 the in this launch, they're carrying, carrying some 536 00:20:25,849 --> 00:20:27,070 microsats too. 537 00:20:27,605 --> 00:20:28,105 So, 538 00:20:28,565 --> 00:20:30,484 a multiple load here for, 539 00:20:31,125 --> 00:20:33,545 for the SpaceX team on this one. So, 540 00:20:34,244 --> 00:20:34,744 Wednesday. 541 00:20:36,484 --> 00:20:38,884 NASA has a new telescope. And, you know, 542 00:20:38,884 --> 00:20:39,384 I'm 543 00:20:39,859 --> 00:20:42,500 I'm very curious sometimes about some of these 544 00:20:42,500 --> 00:20:43,000 projects. 545 00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:46,259 And tell me what triggers me here, and 546 00:20:46,259 --> 00:20:47,940 and and and I'll share it with you. 547 00:20:47,940 --> 00:20:50,680 And I'll I'll give you my my trigger. 548 00:20:52,884 --> 00:20:54,805 NASA will soon launch a new telescope, which 549 00:20:54,805 --> 00:20:56,484 says it will create the most colorful map 550 00:20:56,484 --> 00:20:57,224 of the cosmos. 551 00:20:57,845 --> 00:21:00,805 The SPEAR x telescope is relatively small but 552 00:21:00,805 --> 00:21:03,204 will provide a humongous amount of knowledge in 553 00:21:03,204 --> 00:21:05,269 its short two year 554 00:21:05,730 --> 00:21:06,230 mission. 555 00:21:08,210 --> 00:21:09,029 Two year. 556 00:21:10,289 --> 00:21:13,029 It's an infrared telescope designed to take spectroscopic 557 00:21:13,650 --> 00:21:16,769 images, one that measures individual wavelength light from 558 00:21:16,769 --> 00:21:17,430 a source. 559 00:21:19,265 --> 00:21:21,025 In this short, the mission, which is scheduled 560 00:21:21,025 --> 00:21:22,485 to launch on the twenty seventh, 561 00:21:23,505 --> 00:21:25,045 with all things going well, 562 00:21:25,345 --> 00:21:27,045 will help us understand the universe, 563 00:21:27,505 --> 00:21:29,265 how it came to be, and why life 564 00:21:29,265 --> 00:21:30,644 exists inside it. 565 00:21:31,789 --> 00:21:32,690 Two years. 566 00:21:33,230 --> 00:21:35,089 How much money do we spend on this 567 00:21:35,309 --> 00:21:36,609 for a two year mission? 568 00:21:38,750 --> 00:21:39,730 Does it say? 569 00:21:42,429 --> 00:21:44,684 You're gonna put something in space. Better have 570 00:21:44,684 --> 00:21:46,525 a longer life than two years. Now we 571 00:21:46,525 --> 00:21:48,224 know sometimes they extend 572 00:21:49,325 --> 00:21:51,484 these missions. But at the same time, once 573 00:21:51,484 --> 00:21:53,244 they get up there, they gotta go through 574 00:21:53,244 --> 00:21:55,184 testing and a whole bunch of other stuff. 575 00:21:58,299 --> 00:22:00,559 So, hopefully, this thing wasn't too expensive. 576 00:22:01,179 --> 00:22:02,079 Two years. 577 00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:06,940 What say you? We're gonna do stuff in 578 00:22:06,940 --> 00:22:09,019 space. We're gonna spend all kinds of money. 579 00:22:09,019 --> 00:22:11,279 Shouldn't this thing last a little longer than 580 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:12,404 two years? 581 00:22:13,424 --> 00:22:15,444 Would they take ten years to build it? 582 00:22:18,305 --> 00:22:18,805 Curious. 583 00:22:20,384 --> 00:22:22,785 Again, SpaceX will launch a Starship mega rocket 584 00:22:22,785 --> 00:22:23,444 this week. 585 00:22:24,059 --> 00:22:26,320 They're shooting on Friday, February 28. 586 00:22:26,700 --> 00:22:28,940 So we'll keep we'll keep I heard it 587 00:22:28,940 --> 00:22:32,320 late in the afternoon, like, almost dark in 588 00:22:32,940 --> 00:22:33,440 Texas. 589 00:22:34,380 --> 00:22:35,519 Five thirty six. 590 00:22:36,565 --> 00:22:37,065 So, 591 00:22:37,765 --> 00:22:39,845 they're shooting for the twenty eighth. We will 592 00:22:39,845 --> 00:22:41,765 we will see what happens. Should be exciting 593 00:22:41,765 --> 00:22:42,424 to report 594 00:22:43,045 --> 00:22:44,105 on that launch. 595 00:22:44,884 --> 00:22:46,644 Nvidia is gonna report in their quarter four 596 00:22:46,644 --> 00:22:49,445 earnings Wednesday as a tariff export control threatens 597 00:22:49,445 --> 00:22:51,144 Loom. So we'll see 598 00:22:51,789 --> 00:22:54,349 yeah, if, they took a whack here because 599 00:22:54,349 --> 00:22:54,670 of, 600 00:22:55,309 --> 00:22:55,809 DeepSeek. 601 00:22:56,670 --> 00:22:59,089 See how much, how much they were impacted. 602 00:23:00,269 --> 00:23:01,490 Wall Street is anticipating 603 00:23:04,095 --> 00:23:05,634 EPS of point 84 604 00:23:05,775 --> 00:23:07,954 on revenue of 38,200,000,000.0. 605 00:23:08,015 --> 00:23:08,515 So, 606 00:23:09,134 --> 00:23:11,054 we'll see what that report is. We'll talk 607 00:23:11,054 --> 00:23:12,515 about it on on Thursday. 608 00:23:13,214 --> 00:23:15,315 Also, if you're in the in the market 609 00:23:15,855 --> 00:23:17,154 for a MacBook 610 00:23:17,535 --> 00:23:18,035 Air, 611 00:23:18,490 --> 00:23:19,470 don't buy one. 612 00:23:20,329 --> 00:23:22,250 A new m four version is tipped to 613 00:23:22,250 --> 00:23:23,549 land within weeks. 614 00:23:24,089 --> 00:23:24,809 You know, these, 615 00:23:25,609 --> 00:23:27,690 these computers are coming out on a regular 616 00:23:27,690 --> 00:23:28,190 basis. 617 00:23:28,730 --> 00:23:31,609 So, again, if you're waiting on something, don't 618 00:23:31,609 --> 00:23:32,589 make the jump. 619 00:23:33,085 --> 00:23:35,085 You know, the Mac minis are m four. 620 00:23:35,085 --> 00:23:38,065 The MacBook Air's m four. The MacBook Pros, 621 00:23:38,285 --> 00:23:40,605 I believe, is a m four. So, you 622 00:23:40,605 --> 00:23:42,285 know, double check. If it's an m three 623 00:23:42,285 --> 00:23:44,384 processor and you're buying something Apple, 624 00:23:44,684 --> 00:23:46,500 it may be a good time to just 625 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:47,539 wait. I don't know if this is the 626 00:23:47,539 --> 00:23:49,559 last one that's going to m four or 627 00:23:49,619 --> 00:23:51,480 not, but just do your research. 628 00:23:53,220 --> 00:23:56,099 Norton, Norton Boost AI scan protection tools for 629 00:23:56,099 --> 00:23:56,839 all users. 630 00:23:57,380 --> 00:24:00,359 This AI powered scan protection is built directly 631 00:24:00,420 --> 00:24:00,920 into 632 00:24:01,345 --> 00:24:04,144 the current Norton plans, and I do use 633 00:24:04,144 --> 00:24:04,644 Norton. 634 00:24:05,985 --> 00:24:07,684 You use Norton Antivirus, 635 00:24:08,785 --> 00:24:10,164 and it's called GenieScan 636 00:24:10,465 --> 00:24:13,125 Protection and GenieScan Protection Pro, 637 00:24:13,759 --> 00:24:16,640 which it says provide a advanced AI protection 638 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,880 in all the usual hotbeds of scams, text, 639 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,820 phone calls, emails, and web. 640 00:24:21,759 --> 00:24:24,320 Norton says that Genie analyzes the meaning words, 641 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,559 not just links to spot hidden scam patterns 642 00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:28,580 that even the most trained eye can miss. 643 00:24:29,044 --> 00:24:31,845 Norton's most comprehensive plan, Norton three sixty with 644 00:24:31,845 --> 00:24:33,785 LifeLock Ultimate Plus also 645 00:24:34,244 --> 00:24:35,544 offers scam support 646 00:24:35,845 --> 00:24:36,825 and reimbursement 647 00:24:37,204 --> 00:24:40,164 charges. Now I've had a LifeLock membership for 648 00:24:40,164 --> 00:24:41,304 many, many years, 649 00:24:43,019 --> 00:24:45,099 because of the public nature of what I 650 00:24:45,099 --> 00:24:45,599 do 651 00:24:46,059 --> 00:24:48,319 and a few other protection services 652 00:24:48,859 --> 00:24:51,579 not endorsing. There there's another one. There's number 653 00:24:51,579 --> 00:24:53,819 two. I I think I just did the 654 00:24:54,140 --> 00:24:55,740 for those of you watching, I just did 655 00:24:55,740 --> 00:24:56,799 the the flick. 656 00:24:57,335 --> 00:24:59,015 So I think I took care of two 657 00:24:59,015 --> 00:25:00,714 of them here, but that means I got 658 00:25:00,775 --> 00:25:03,115 two dead ladybugs around. But, anyway, 659 00:25:04,695 --> 00:25:07,174 I use Malwarebytes and Norton three sixty. I 660 00:25:07,174 --> 00:25:09,414 use that on all my computers, even my 661 00:25:09,414 --> 00:25:09,914 MacBooks. 662 00:25:11,590 --> 00:25:14,390 Virgin Media Internet's been restored after an earlier 663 00:25:14,390 --> 00:25:14,890 outage, 664 00:25:15,190 --> 00:25:15,690 so 665 00:25:16,150 --> 00:25:18,470 an issue which left thousands of Virgin Media 666 00:25:18,470 --> 00:25:21,049 o two customers unable. Access Internet been resolved. 667 00:25:21,590 --> 00:25:22,330 Down detectors, 668 00:25:22,869 --> 00:25:25,430 with Trex website showed more than 10,000 people 669 00:25:25,430 --> 00:25:26,650 reported their broadband 670 00:25:27,615 --> 00:25:28,355 not working 671 00:25:28,734 --> 00:25:29,394 on Monday. 672 00:25:30,015 --> 00:25:30,515 So, 673 00:25:31,295 --> 00:25:32,755 that has been restored. 674 00:25:34,494 --> 00:25:35,954 ISPs now fear 675 00:25:36,255 --> 00:25:38,734 a wave of state laws after New York's 676 00:25:38,734 --> 00:25:40,595 fifteen fifteen dollar broadband 677 00:25:41,389 --> 00:25:43,089 mandate has been put forth. 678 00:25:44,190 --> 00:25:46,990 New York's law requiring Internet service providers offer 679 00:25:46,990 --> 00:25:49,230 broadband for fifteen to twenty dollars a month 680 00:25:49,230 --> 00:25:51,309 to spur legislative efforts in other states to 681 00:25:51,309 --> 00:25:51,809 guarantee 682 00:25:52,269 --> 00:25:54,690 affordable service with people with low incomes. 683 00:25:55,244 --> 00:25:58,464 So far, legislatures in Vermont, Massachusetts, and California 684 00:25:58,605 --> 00:26:00,765 have proposed laws inspired by the New York 685 00:26:00,765 --> 00:26:01,265 requirement. 686 00:26:02,924 --> 00:26:06,125 Christopher Morrow, newly elected Democrat state legislator in 687 00:26:06,125 --> 00:26:08,765 Vermont, introduced a bill on January 29 as 688 00:26:08,765 --> 00:26:10,545 modeled on New York's law. 689 00:26:11,085 --> 00:26:13,460 So here's what's gonna happen. I'm gonna tell 690 00:26:13,460 --> 00:26:14,599 you what's gonna happen. 691 00:26:15,299 --> 00:26:17,700 They're gonna force these 15 to $20 plans, 692 00:26:17,700 --> 00:26:19,140 but the rest of us are gonna pay 693 00:26:19,140 --> 00:26:21,079 more. There's not there's no way 694 00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:24,445 the ISPs are gonna lose money. They're not. 695 00:26:24,445 --> 00:26:26,545 They're gonna pass the cost on to us. 696 00:26:26,845 --> 00:26:29,325 That's gonna happen. Each state is free to 697 00:26:29,325 --> 00:26:30,545 do what they do, but 698 00:26:31,244 --> 00:26:33,825 I guarantee you, if you're paying full price, 699 00:26:34,205 --> 00:26:35,424 you're gonna pay more. 700 00:26:35,725 --> 00:26:37,184 You probably will. 701 00:26:39,609 --> 00:26:42,169 President Trump has threatened tariffs against any foreign 702 00:26:42,169 --> 00:26:45,289 nation taxing US tax giants, so this is 703 00:26:45,289 --> 00:26:45,789 interesting. 704 00:26:47,210 --> 00:26:48,509 So in a recent memorandum, 705 00:26:50,089 --> 00:26:52,349 the president said my administration will not allow 706 00:26:52,555 --> 00:26:54,714 American companies and workers, the American economic and 707 00:26:54,714 --> 00:26:57,615 national security interests to be compromised by one-sided 708 00:26:58,315 --> 00:27:01,275 anti competitive policies and practices of the of 709 00:27:01,275 --> 00:27:02,335 the foreign governments. 710 00:27:03,115 --> 00:27:05,455 Digital service taxes are one of the targets 711 00:27:05,595 --> 00:27:06,494 of the memorandum, 712 00:27:07,380 --> 00:27:09,480 which the president has long been critical. 713 00:27:09,859 --> 00:27:10,359 Digital 714 00:27:10,660 --> 00:27:13,140 service taxes were introduced to prevent tech companies 715 00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:15,000 from making profits in one country 716 00:27:15,299 --> 00:27:17,640 and collecting said profits in another country 717 00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:19,720 with more lenient taxation. 718 00:27:21,154 --> 00:27:24,034 As the register states, Netflix subscriptions were paid 719 00:27:24,034 --> 00:27:26,534 to a Netflix entity registered in The Netherlands 720 00:27:26,994 --> 00:27:29,394 despite the users paying for their subscription from 721 00:27:29,394 --> 00:27:31,494 all over the world, thus dodging the taxation 722 00:27:31,954 --> 00:27:33,974 that would usually be paid for the economic 723 00:27:34,115 --> 00:27:36,134 activity generated in the user company. 724 00:27:36,869 --> 00:27:39,369 American businesses will no longer prop up 725 00:27:39,750 --> 00:27:43,190 failed foreign economies through extraordinary fines and taxes. 726 00:27:43,190 --> 00:27:45,450 All these measures violate American sovereignty 727 00:27:45,829 --> 00:27:47,849 and offshore American jobs. So 728 00:27:48,869 --> 00:27:50,865 it does go to add that the Biden 729 00:27:50,865 --> 00:27:52,945 administration was also not a fan of a 730 00:27:52,945 --> 00:27:53,445 DST 731 00:27:54,225 --> 00:27:57,105 with The UK, Europe, and India dropping some 732 00:27:57,105 --> 00:27:59,345 of the DST regulations rather than face a 733 00:27:59,345 --> 00:28:00,225 25% 734 00:28:00,225 --> 00:28:01,845 tariff. So this is just not 735 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:04,019 a Republican 736 00:28:04,799 --> 00:28:08,019 initiative. The Biden administration also supported it. 737 00:28:09,039 --> 00:28:11,640 However, as many top US tech companies continue 738 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,160 to avoid paying any taxes at all, which 739 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:14,820 is true, 740 00:28:16,765 --> 00:28:19,244 Despite generating record pop ups, OECD has been 741 00:28:19,244 --> 00:28:22,204 largely ineffective in its purpose in any country 742 00:28:22,204 --> 00:28:24,765 attempting to levy taxis against taxes against US 743 00:28:24,765 --> 00:28:26,065 tech companies will face 744 00:28:26,684 --> 00:28:27,744 Trump's wrath. 745 00:28:28,285 --> 00:28:28,785 So 746 00:28:29,599 --> 00:28:32,099 we will see if this all works out. 747 00:28:33,599 --> 00:28:36,000 Apple, though, is pledging to spend 500,000,000,000 in 748 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,759 The United States over the next few years. 749 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:40,420 Apple wants to invest r and d, silicon, 750 00:28:40,559 --> 00:28:41,299 and AI. 751 00:28:41,815 --> 00:28:43,654 Now Apple, five hundred billion is just kind 752 00:28:43,654 --> 00:28:46,775 of a, yeah, surrounding error considering how much 753 00:28:46,775 --> 00:28:49,015 they make. But, again, they committed to spending 754 00:28:49,015 --> 00:28:49,815 500,000,000,000 755 00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:51,035 over the next four years. 756 00:28:51,654 --> 00:28:53,575 Central to the announcement is Apple's attention to 757 00:28:53,575 --> 00:28:55,974 support US manufacturing, something that the president is 758 00:28:55,974 --> 00:28:58,130 keen to do as he looks to reduce 759 00:28:58,130 --> 00:28:59,669 the country's reliance on China. 760 00:29:00,289 --> 00:29:03,730 Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, Iowa, Oregon, North 761 00:29:03,730 --> 00:29:06,069 Carolina, and Washington will all benefit 762 00:29:06,690 --> 00:29:07,190 Cupertino's 763 00:29:07,809 --> 00:29:08,309 giant's 764 00:29:08,690 --> 00:29:09,190 cash 765 00:29:09,650 --> 00:29:10,150 influx. 766 00:29:11,305 --> 00:29:13,865 So, let's make it come on. Let's give 767 00:29:13,865 --> 00:29:15,565 me a real number, Apple. 768 00:29:16,025 --> 00:29:16,684 You guys 769 00:29:17,464 --> 00:29:20,025 you guys got the money. Come on. Let's 770 00:29:20,025 --> 00:29:21,964 let's, let's hit it out of the ballpark. 771 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,440 Robinhood says the SEC has dismissed crypto unit 772 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:29,240 investigation, the latest sign of easier regulation for 773 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:29,980 the industry. 774 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,740 The SEC is dropping its investigation into Robinhood. 775 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:35,400 So, 776 00:29:36,119 --> 00:29:37,080 change of 777 00:29:39,044 --> 00:29:40,424 a change of administration, 778 00:29:41,605 --> 00:29:42,664 change in priorities. 779 00:29:45,444 --> 00:29:48,004 Anthropics has launched its new AI model that 780 00:29:48,004 --> 00:29:49,625 thinks as long as you want. 781 00:29:50,565 --> 00:29:53,409 This is called Claude three point seven SONNET, 782 00:29:53,409 --> 00:29:55,809 which the company designed to think about questions 783 00:29:55,809 --> 00:29:57,829 for as long as users wants it to. 784 00:29:58,369 --> 00:29:59,269 That's curious. 785 00:30:00,929 --> 00:30:01,429 Now 786 00:30:02,609 --> 00:30:04,069 here's something that 787 00:30:07,345 --> 00:30:08,244 that I did. 788 00:30:10,224 --> 00:30:12,085 I have opted in 789 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:13,044 for 790 00:30:13,345 --> 00:30:14,484 at least one month 791 00:30:14,944 --> 00:30:17,044 using the pro version of ChatGPT. 792 00:30:17,505 --> 00:30:18,964 Today was my first day. 793 00:30:19,850 --> 00:30:20,670 And specifically, 794 00:30:21,850 --> 00:30:24,009 I'm working on some things and some planning 795 00:30:24,009 --> 00:30:26,170 and some projects that I thought maybe I 796 00:30:26,170 --> 00:30:27,869 can use a little extra 797 00:30:29,049 --> 00:30:29,549 oomph, 798 00:30:30,330 --> 00:30:32,269 and I did a couple of tests. 799 00:30:33,034 --> 00:30:35,054 I used the same exact prompt 800 00:30:36,394 --> 00:30:36,894 on 801 00:30:37,674 --> 00:30:38,894 the o three 802 00:30:39,515 --> 00:30:42,234 reasoning model, and I used the o o 803 00:30:42,234 --> 00:30:44,414 one and o one pro. 804 00:30:45,119 --> 00:30:47,220 And the deltas, I would say, 805 00:30:47,759 --> 00:30:48,259 were 806 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:51,460 10% 807 00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:52,099 better, 808 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:53,220 maybe 809 00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:54,019 15. 810 00:30:55,759 --> 00:30:56,259 And 811 00:30:58,555 --> 00:31:00,654 it it was you know, in that regard, 812 00:31:01,195 --> 00:31:03,035 I still had to go in and do 813 00:31:03,035 --> 00:31:03,855 some editing, 814 00:31:04,394 --> 00:31:06,095 but my editing was less. 815 00:31:06,795 --> 00:31:07,275 And, 816 00:31:07,994 --> 00:31:10,494 I've learned quite a bit on how to 817 00:31:10,555 --> 00:31:11,055 prompt 818 00:31:12,839 --> 00:31:13,339 these, 819 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:16,380 these reasoning models. 820 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,000 It's a series of questions. You say, I 821 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,220 am going to do this, 822 00:31:20,839 --> 00:31:22,680 and here is this site and this site 823 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,934 and this site and here is this link 824 00:31:24,934 --> 00:31:26,375 and this link and this link. I want 825 00:31:26,375 --> 00:31:28,634 you to collect all the information you can 826 00:31:28,775 --> 00:31:29,275 about 827 00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:30,474 those links. 828 00:31:31,174 --> 00:31:31,914 And then 829 00:31:32,375 --> 00:31:34,535 after you've done that, come back, and I 830 00:31:34,535 --> 00:31:36,954 ask it another question, and and I 831 00:31:37,414 --> 00:31:38,394 walk it through. 832 00:31:39,630 --> 00:31:41,950 And three, four steps later, I'm getting a 833 00:31:41,950 --> 00:31:43,089 product out that 834 00:31:43,470 --> 00:31:44,529 is pretty impressive. 835 00:31:45,630 --> 00:31:46,130 And, 836 00:31:48,269 --> 00:31:49,170 it's really 837 00:31:50,990 --> 00:31:51,490 expensive, 838 00:31:52,029 --> 00:31:53,309 you know, $200 839 00:31:53,309 --> 00:31:54,049 for a month. 840 00:31:54,775 --> 00:31:56,134 But, again, I will run it for a 841 00:31:56,134 --> 00:31:57,674 month and see if I can 842 00:31:59,174 --> 00:32:00,394 get enough value 843 00:32:01,815 --> 00:32:04,214 out of it between the $20 and 200 844 00:32:04,214 --> 00:32:05,755 plan. I don't know 845 00:32:06,295 --> 00:32:07,894 at this point, to be honest with you. 846 00:32:07,894 --> 00:32:08,875 Plus, we're expecting 847 00:32:09,210 --> 00:32:10,190 4.5 848 00:32:10,409 --> 00:32:11,150 here shortly 849 00:32:12,490 --> 00:32:12,990 from, 850 00:32:13,450 --> 00:32:13,950 OpenAI. 851 00:32:15,049 --> 00:32:17,369 So, you know, things are moving very, very 852 00:32:17,369 --> 00:32:19,289 quickly. And we look at this announcement today 853 00:32:19,289 --> 00:32:20,984 with Anthropic three point seven. 854 00:32:22,184 --> 00:32:25,065 And but three Claude three point seven sunk 855 00:32:25,065 --> 00:32:27,005 cost $3 856 00:32:27,065 --> 00:32:29,625 per million input tokens, meaning you could enter 857 00:32:29,625 --> 00:32:31,724 roughly 750,000 858 00:32:32,265 --> 00:32:34,345 more words than the entire Lord of Ring 859 00:32:34,345 --> 00:32:36,444 series into Claude for $3 860 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:38,799 and $15 861 00:32:38,799 --> 00:32:39,299 per 862 00:32:40,079 --> 00:32:42,799 million output token. That makes it more expensive 863 00:32:42,799 --> 00:32:43,619 than OpenAI's 864 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,059 o three Mini, 865 00:32:45,359 --> 00:32:46,899 which is a dollar 10. 866 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,000 There is a bunch of it's they're attracted 867 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,154 to the light. That's what's going on. That 868 00:32:52,154 --> 00:32:52,875 makes it, 869 00:32:53,195 --> 00:32:55,755 that makes it more expensive than so, anyway, 870 00:32:55,755 --> 00:32:57,375 it's it's very expensive 871 00:32:57,914 --> 00:32:59,855 for the AI portion of this. 872 00:33:00,555 --> 00:33:01,055 So, 873 00:33:04,470 --> 00:33:07,190 and, again, this is Anthropic's first model that 874 00:33:07,190 --> 00:33:08,009 can reason, 875 00:33:09,029 --> 00:33:09,529 so 876 00:33:10,230 --> 00:33:11,210 time will tell. 877 00:33:14,549 --> 00:33:16,730 Trump two point o brings cuts to cyber 878 00:33:16,945 --> 00:33:19,365 consumer protections one month in his term. 879 00:33:19,744 --> 00:33:22,305 President took action to shrink the government through 880 00:33:22,305 --> 00:33:25,025 mass layoff, firing some withholding funds allocated by 881 00:33:25,025 --> 00:33:25,525 Congress, 882 00:33:25,904 --> 00:33:28,565 have turned five federal cybersecurity and consumer protection 883 00:33:28,625 --> 00:33:30,965 programs in disarray. At the same time, agencies 884 00:33:31,105 --> 00:33:32,644 are battling an ongoing effort 885 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,140 to wrest control over their network and data. 886 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:38,940 So 887 00:33:39,799 --> 00:33:41,660 talk here a little bit about Musk. 888 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:42,940 And 889 00:33:43,559 --> 00:33:45,339 some of the and, again, 890 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,634 the comment came out of the The UK, 891 00:33:47,774 --> 00:33:48,335 One of, 892 00:33:48,974 --> 00:33:50,434 one of our longtime listeners. 893 00:33:51,214 --> 00:33:53,375 Some also, he works on the website from 894 00:33:53,375 --> 00:33:55,234 time to time writing articles. 895 00:33:56,575 --> 00:33:58,994 You know, in The United States, the executive 896 00:33:59,134 --> 00:33:59,634 branch, 897 00:34:01,214 --> 00:34:01,589 yes, 898 00:34:02,069 --> 00:34:02,569 congress 899 00:34:03,190 --> 00:34:05,109 will go out and make laws to spend 900 00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:07,049 money, but there's a whole bunch of arbitrary 901 00:34:07,269 --> 00:34:10,329 stuff that doesn't have specific line items. 902 00:34:11,829 --> 00:34:14,070 And this is where a lot of these 903 00:34:14,070 --> 00:34:15,289 these cuts are happening. 904 00:34:17,804 --> 00:34:19,664 And the executive branch can 905 00:34:20,445 --> 00:34:22,465 control how much is being spent. 906 00:34:23,724 --> 00:34:26,125 There's obviously a big fight going on, but 907 00:34:26,125 --> 00:34:28,469 everyone thinks Elon is doing all of this. 908 00:34:29,269 --> 00:34:31,510 It's he's not. He has read access only. 909 00:34:31,510 --> 00:34:32,969 He cannot authorize 910 00:34:33,829 --> 00:34:36,070 something to be cut. That either has to 911 00:34:36,070 --> 00:34:37,530 be done by a director, 912 00:34:38,150 --> 00:34:39,530 by a cabinet member, 913 00:34:39,989 --> 00:34:42,875 the president. There's certain things. He just doesn't 914 00:34:42,954 --> 00:34:44,494 can't say kill this. 915 00:34:46,635 --> 00:34:48,795 In The United States right now, we are 916 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:51,755 $37,000,000,000,000 917 00:34:51,755 --> 00:34:52,494 in debt. 918 00:34:54,394 --> 00:34:57,789 We are adding we're spending 8 We're spending 919 00:34:57,789 --> 00:35:00,670 almost a trillion dollars every ten months just 920 00:35:00,670 --> 00:35:02,849 to pay the interest on the debt. 921 00:35:05,630 --> 00:35:06,529 And I think 922 00:35:06,829 --> 00:35:09,889 most Americans say some things need to go. 923 00:35:10,029 --> 00:35:11,569 Some things need to be cut. 924 00:35:11,985 --> 00:35:13,184 And there has to be a lot of 925 00:35:13,184 --> 00:35:15,664 cuts, about $2,000,000,000,000 926 00:35:15,664 --> 00:35:18,244 worth of cuts. They haven't even scratched 927 00:35:18,625 --> 00:35:19,285 the surface. 928 00:35:19,585 --> 00:35:21,184 And a lot of this stuff, they're gonna 929 00:35:21,184 --> 00:35:22,244 have to go back 930 00:35:22,864 --> 00:35:24,805 to congress and say, hey. You need to 931 00:35:24,945 --> 00:35:26,005 adjust the budget. 932 00:35:27,809 --> 00:35:29,130 And it's gonna be up to the will 933 00:35:29,130 --> 00:35:31,910 of congress to change stuff in the budget. 934 00:35:32,369 --> 00:35:34,930 People do not like to cut anything in 935 00:35:34,930 --> 00:35:35,430 government. 936 00:35:37,010 --> 00:35:38,070 I I know. 937 00:35:38,690 --> 00:35:40,530 They do not like to cut nothing in 938 00:35:40,530 --> 00:35:44,055 government, but something has to give. We're spending 939 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:45,494 too much money. 940 00:35:48,035 --> 00:35:49,255 And I already pay 941 00:35:49,635 --> 00:35:51,175 my taxes, good lord, 942 00:35:53,155 --> 00:35:53,655 between 943 00:35:54,199 --> 00:35:56,199 state and here's another thing too. I don't 944 00:35:56,199 --> 00:35:57,659 know how it is where you live. 945 00:35:58,199 --> 00:36:00,059 Some place has municipal taxes. 946 00:36:00,519 --> 00:36:02,299 Some places have city taxes. 947 00:36:02,759 --> 00:36:04,779 Some places have, well, 948 00:36:05,159 --> 00:36:07,019 municipal, city, county, 949 00:36:07,445 --> 00:36:10,244 state, federal, four, five taxes some people are 950 00:36:10,244 --> 00:36:13,284 playing. I'm lucky. I pay two taxes, state 951 00:36:13,284 --> 00:36:13,784 tax 952 00:36:14,164 --> 00:36:16,405 and federal tax. Those are two taxes I 953 00:36:16,405 --> 00:36:18,905 pay. But it's about 40 if 954 00:36:19,525 --> 00:36:21,579 you look at the tax brackets and everything, 955 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,500 it could be upwards of 40%. 956 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,260 Thirty, thirty five %. 957 00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:28,619 Taxes. 958 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:34,039 Depends on your tax bracket on what you're 959 00:36:34,039 --> 00:36:34,539 paying. 960 00:36:35,204 --> 00:36:38,325 22, 20 three percent, maybe 3% the state, 961 00:36:38,325 --> 00:36:40,344 24, 20 five percent taxes. 962 00:36:41,204 --> 00:36:43,844 That's enough. And I place state income tax 963 00:36:43,844 --> 00:36:45,144 on everything I buy. 964 00:36:47,125 --> 00:36:47,625 So 965 00:36:50,119 --> 00:36:51,960 if we really look at how much money 966 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:54,119 we give the government, if we really look 967 00:36:54,119 --> 00:36:55,820 at that number every month, 968 00:36:58,199 --> 00:36:58,940 it's insane. 969 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:00,780 So 970 00:37:02,039 --> 00:37:02,780 I'm personally 971 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:03,900 cut away. 972 00:37:05,414 --> 00:37:07,114 You know, get rid of the fat. 973 00:37:08,535 --> 00:37:11,515 My company, every morning when my team meets, 974 00:37:11,894 --> 00:37:14,155 we do a what I did yesterday, 975 00:37:14,775 --> 00:37:15,994 what I'm doing tomorrow. 976 00:37:16,454 --> 00:37:17,515 What I did yesterday, 977 00:37:17,894 --> 00:37:20,849 what I'm doing tomorrow. Every single day, five 978 00:37:20,849 --> 00:37:23,570 days a week, we do that. Every team 979 00:37:23,570 --> 00:37:24,070 member, 980 00:37:24,369 --> 00:37:25,970 fifteen minutes is what it takes to get 981 00:37:25,970 --> 00:37:28,070 through that call five days a week. 982 00:37:28,610 --> 00:37:31,269 And I'm keeping track what everyone's doing. 983 00:37:32,625 --> 00:37:34,405 When I was doing federal work, 984 00:37:34,704 --> 00:37:36,485 I had to put in my time sheet 985 00:37:36,545 --> 00:37:38,885 everything I did down to a line item, 986 00:37:40,304 --> 00:37:42,885 and that was verified by my supervisor. So 987 00:37:44,304 --> 00:37:45,605 some government agencies 988 00:37:46,910 --> 00:37:47,650 have detailed 989 00:37:48,190 --> 00:37:50,130 tracking of time and task. 990 00:37:51,950 --> 00:37:54,670 In fact, because I was working tech support 991 00:37:54,670 --> 00:37:55,890 as part of my job 992 00:37:56,190 --> 00:37:57,970 with with the with the navy, 993 00:37:59,025 --> 00:37:59,525 the 994 00:38:00,224 --> 00:38:01,924 customer would submit a ticket. 995 00:38:03,105 --> 00:38:04,565 I'd get assigned the ticket. 996 00:38:05,344 --> 00:38:07,125 I have to put the ticket in work. 997 00:38:07,505 --> 00:38:09,664 I'd do the job three, four hours, whatever 998 00:38:09,664 --> 00:38:11,684 it took, working with the customer. 999 00:38:12,065 --> 00:38:14,929 I'd sign off the ticket and 1000 00:38:15,550 --> 00:38:16,609 the customer would 1001 00:38:17,150 --> 00:38:18,050 validate it. 1002 00:38:20,829 --> 00:38:23,269 Some stuff, I initiated my own ticket and 1003 00:38:23,269 --> 00:38:25,230 I would say what I was doing, doing 1004 00:38:25,230 --> 00:38:27,650 AutoCAD drawing, whatever it may be. 1005 00:38:27,965 --> 00:38:30,545 And that whatever time I counted for, 1006 00:38:30,844 --> 00:38:31,824 my supervisor, 1007 00:38:32,125 --> 00:38:34,304 my government military supervisor 1008 00:38:34,684 --> 00:38:36,625 would approve it while my 1009 00:38:37,565 --> 00:38:41,244 my, federal supervisor would say, okay. Got the 1010 00:38:41,244 --> 00:38:42,864 review. I reviewed it. 1011 00:38:43,569 --> 00:38:44,389 So at 1012 00:38:44,929 --> 00:38:46,389 least where I was at, 1013 00:38:46,690 --> 00:38:49,670 every minute was accounted for. Every minute. 1014 00:38:53,089 --> 00:38:55,329 I don't know about other federal agencies, but 1015 00:38:55,329 --> 00:38:56,389 I know that 1016 00:38:56,769 --> 00:38:58,869 but, again, you you can fudge, 1017 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:00,985 but but you better not fudge because if 1018 00:39:00,985 --> 00:39:03,465 you have a a an actual supervisor that 1019 00:39:03,465 --> 00:39:03,965 cares, 1020 00:39:04,344 --> 00:39:05,885 they'll make sure you're not fudging. 1021 00:39:06,184 --> 00:39:08,425 But who knows? Who knows what's going on 1022 00:39:08,425 --> 00:39:09,485 in each agency? 1023 00:39:11,224 --> 00:39:13,224 I track all my time, even though I'm 1024 00:39:13,224 --> 00:39:14,925 the owner of Blueberry Podcasting, 1025 00:39:15,829 --> 00:39:17,210 In thirty minute increments, 1026 00:39:17,670 --> 00:39:20,090 I track what I do every single day 1027 00:39:21,190 --> 00:39:23,130 and putting in a task that I do. 1028 00:39:23,670 --> 00:39:26,630 And you exactly that following morning, I read 1029 00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:28,469 through all the things that I did, and 1030 00:39:28,469 --> 00:39:31,585 I have Jira tasks that have accompanying action, 1031 00:39:31,644 --> 00:39:32,545 cause and effect. 1032 00:39:34,925 --> 00:39:36,944 If people are working forty hours a week, 1033 00:39:37,005 --> 00:39:37,505 great. 1034 00:39:38,684 --> 00:39:39,585 If they're not, 1035 00:39:40,444 --> 00:39:41,984 go. Fire them. 1036 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:49,539 Microsoft has dropped some AI data center leases. 1037 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,739 The company has pledged 80,000,000,000 towards computing capacity, 1038 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,599 but Wall Street is questioning AI demand over 1039 00:39:55,599 --> 00:39:57,679 the long term. But they've dropped some AIs. 1040 00:39:57,679 --> 00:39:59,925 Maybe they they're not needing so much compute. 1041 00:40:00,464 --> 00:40:00,964 Microsoft 1042 00:40:03,425 --> 00:40:05,664 has quite launched a free ad supported Office 1043 00:40:05,664 --> 00:40:07,125 app and no one noticed. 1044 00:40:08,464 --> 00:40:10,885 Did you know that Microsoft Office officially offers 1045 00:40:11,184 --> 00:40:13,364 a free version of Microsoft Office? 1046 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:19,659 Wow. And it's not an ad supported version. 1047 00:40:22,519 --> 00:40:24,760 Previously, you could only view documents once your 1048 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,000 Office license expired, but now you can edit 1049 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,159 and create Office documents as well. Having said 1050 00:40:29,159 --> 00:40:31,015 that, there are some caveats to the free 1051 00:40:31,015 --> 00:40:31,994 desktop version. 1052 00:40:33,894 --> 00:40:35,994 So this article talks about it. 1053 00:40:39,335 --> 00:40:41,655 You can't save documents locally. You have to 1054 00:40:41,655 --> 00:40:43,494 use OneDrive. So you have to have a 1055 00:40:43,494 --> 00:40:43,949 OneDrive 1056 00:40:44,349 --> 00:40:45,889 subscription. That makes a difference. 1057 00:40:47,389 --> 00:40:49,630 But you get free free up to five 1058 00:40:49,630 --> 00:40:51,250 gigs of storage as well. 1059 00:40:53,469 --> 00:40:55,630 So link will be in the show notes. 1060 00:40:55,630 --> 00:40:57,230 There's a win win for you if you 1061 00:40:57,230 --> 00:40:59,409 still need Microsoft once in a while. 1062 00:41:00,965 --> 00:41:01,704 And, again, 1063 00:41:04,324 --> 00:41:05,765 the courts are gonna serve some of this 1064 00:41:05,765 --> 00:41:07,545 other stuff out with the government, but 1065 00:41:07,925 --> 00:41:09,844 I hope they cut the living hell out 1066 00:41:09,844 --> 00:41:10,425 of everything. 1067 00:41:12,609 --> 00:41:13,909 Some of it we'll regret. 1068 00:41:14,289 --> 00:41:15,909 Some of it will have to be adjusted. 1069 00:41:17,969 --> 00:41:19,589 But, you know, it'd be nice. 1070 00:41:20,210 --> 00:41:22,130 It'd be nice. You know, I'm gonna be 1071 00:41:22,130 --> 00:41:22,949 dead before, 1072 00:41:23,570 --> 00:41:25,784 you know, this thing collapses, I would hope. 1073 00:41:25,864 --> 00:41:27,625 But who knows? I if I live another 1074 00:41:27,625 --> 00:41:28,444 thirty years, 1075 00:41:28,824 --> 00:41:30,105 we could all end up in the poor 1076 00:41:30,105 --> 00:41:30,605 house. 1077 00:41:30,905 --> 00:41:33,065 You know, when Vietnam's economy went to crap, 1078 00:41:33,065 --> 00:41:34,744 they went to the dollar. And the reason 1079 00:41:34,744 --> 00:41:35,964 was is their their 1080 00:41:36,264 --> 00:41:36,744 their, 1081 00:41:37,304 --> 00:41:37,804 local 1082 00:41:38,190 --> 00:41:38,690 money 1083 00:41:39,070 --> 00:41:41,409 wasn't worth it was it was actually, 1084 00:41:41,949 --> 00:41:43,730 worse less than toilet paper. 1085 00:41:44,269 --> 00:41:46,269 So I don't think we want the dollar 1086 00:41:46,269 --> 00:41:48,769 to be worth less than toilet paper. So, 1087 00:41:49,550 --> 00:41:51,329 we gotta get the debt under control. 1088 00:41:52,894 --> 00:41:54,195 Don't care who's in office. 1089 00:41:54,655 --> 00:41:57,155 Time to slash. Slash and burn. 1090 00:41:58,494 --> 00:42:00,414 Okay. And I I do I do appreciate, 1091 00:42:00,414 --> 00:42:02,414 Andrew, your email and with the and the 1092 00:42:02,414 --> 00:42:03,855 and the time you took in, but it 1093 00:42:03,855 --> 00:42:04,170 was 1094 00:42:04,730 --> 00:42:06,809 I just don't wanna go that deep. We're 1095 00:42:06,809 --> 00:42:08,429 already deep enough as it is. 1096 00:42:08,889 --> 00:42:09,389 And, 1097 00:42:11,210 --> 00:42:13,449 but but thanks, Andrew, for that. I appreciate 1098 00:42:13,449 --> 00:42:15,289 it. Bob, sent an email. He said, hey. 1099 00:42:15,289 --> 00:42:16,409 I meant to tell you in the last 1100 00:42:16,409 --> 00:42:18,589 email, congratulations on hitting 1,800. 1101 00:42:19,049 --> 00:42:20,144 Thank you so much. 1102 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:21,204 And, 1103 00:42:25,025 --> 00:42:26,465 Bob was the one that talked to me 1104 00:42:26,465 --> 00:42:26,965 about 1105 00:42:27,425 --> 00:42:29,344 the neighbor was in her eighties that got 1106 00:42:29,344 --> 00:42:29,844 scammed. 1107 00:42:30,784 --> 00:42:32,784 So it just goes keeps going on and 1108 00:42:32,784 --> 00:42:35,045 on and on. And these savages, these scammers, 1109 00:42:35,105 --> 00:42:36,119 we we have 1110 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:37,660 to protect. 1111 00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:40,059 We have to protect 1112 00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:41,260 our elderly 1113 00:42:41,720 --> 00:42:43,500 and having their bank accounts emptied. 1114 00:42:44,039 --> 00:42:45,800 It's hard enough in the economy as it 1115 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:46,300 is. 1116 00:42:46,599 --> 00:42:47,099 Okay. 1117 00:42:48,844 --> 00:42:50,284 Geeknews@gmail.com, 1118 00:42:50,284 --> 00:42:52,764 geek news at g mail dot com, at 1119 00:42:52,764 --> 00:42:54,625 geek news on x. 1120 00:42:55,085 --> 00:42:56,525 And, of course, don't forget about the sponsor, 1121 00:42:56,525 --> 00:42:58,605 geeknewscentral.com/GoDaddy. 1122 00:42:58,605 --> 00:43:01,340 I definitely appreciate everyone for being 1123 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,360 here. And, we'll be back with you on 1124 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:05,900 Thursday for another edition 1125 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,700 of the Geekness Central podcast. I will be 1126 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,000 heading to a new locate or back basically, 1127 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:12,140 I'm going back to Philippines 1128 00:43:12,519 --> 00:43:13,180 on Friday. 1129 00:43:13,815 --> 00:43:14,315 So, 1130 00:43:15,414 --> 00:43:17,755 headed back there. So we're gonna switch studios. 1131 00:43:17,894 --> 00:43:19,655 I've got some things planned. I've got some 1132 00:43:19,655 --> 00:43:21,655 gear in a box. We will be doing 1133 00:43:21,655 --> 00:43:23,434 video streaming from the location. 1134 00:43:24,694 --> 00:43:26,315 I'll be switching to OBS, 1135 00:43:27,599 --> 00:43:28,000 and, 1136 00:43:28,639 --> 00:43:31,279 hopefully, everything works as planned. I do have 1137 00:43:31,279 --> 00:43:32,260 to buy a monitor, 1138 00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:35,279 once I get there, but we'll see how 1139 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:36,339 it all works. 1140 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,219 First one might be a little rough, 1141 00:43:39,785 --> 00:43:41,465 but, after that, we should be, 1142 00:43:42,025 --> 00:43:44,184 we should be good. Alright, everyone. Take care. 1143 00:43:44,184 --> 00:43:45,385 We'll see you next time here on the 1144 00:43:45,385 --> 00:43:47,144 Geek News Central podcast. Thanks for hanging out 1145 00:43:47,144 --> 00:43:47,965 with me today. 1146 00:43:48,265 --> 00:43:51,065 And, I'm sure there's some comments that are 1147 00:43:51,065 --> 00:43:52,664 wanting to be sent, and you you know 1148 00:43:52,664 --> 00:43:55,109 how to get it to me. Geeknews@gmail.com. 1149 00:43:55,109 --> 00:43:56,789 We'll take care. See you next time. 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