1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,480 Welcome to the Geek News Central podcast. I'm 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,240 your host, Chris Cochran, and I have a 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,419 great episode lined up for you guys tonight. 4 00:00:06,719 --> 00:00:10,160 Leading off, Apple just dropped the $599 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,279 MacBook. It's the cheapest Mac laptop they've ever 6 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:15,674 made. And depending on who you are, this 7 00:00:15,674 --> 00:00:17,274 might be the best deal in tech right 8 00:00:17,274 --> 00:00:17,774 now. 9 00:00:18,154 --> 00:00:19,614 Also on the show, 10 00:00:19,994 --> 00:00:22,474 Samsung CEO is pointing the finger at AI 11 00:00:22,474 --> 00:00:24,175 for driving up your phone's prices. 12 00:00:24,794 --> 00:00:26,954 RAM costs keep climbing with no end in 13 00:00:26,954 --> 00:00:30,089 sight. Meta and Nvidia are in an AI 14 00:00:30,149 --> 00:00:32,950 chips arm race, and Microsoft just blew the 15 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:35,909 doors off the next gen Xbox by putting 16 00:00:35,909 --> 00:00:39,189 Steam on it. Plus, SpaceX is stacking up 17 00:00:39,189 --> 00:00:41,265 for critical Starship tests. 18 00:00:41,825 --> 00:00:43,984 Now before we get into it, guys, I'm 19 00:00:43,984 --> 00:00:46,064 super excited for this episode. Thought I'd get 20 00:00:46,064 --> 00:00:48,325 one more in for you guys before 21 00:00:48,784 --> 00:00:50,085 I actually go on vacation. 22 00:00:50,784 --> 00:00:51,284 Yes. 23 00:00:52,145 --> 00:00:54,465 I'm headed to California with my girlfriend and 24 00:00:54,465 --> 00:00:55,204 some friends. 25 00:00:55,530 --> 00:00:57,770 It's gonna be a super good time. I'm 26 00:00:57,770 --> 00:00:59,609 really excited for it. We're gonna be going 27 00:00:59,609 --> 00:01:02,649 for about ten days. I know. I don't 28 00:01:02,649 --> 00:01:04,890 know for you guys, but for me, that's 29 00:01:04,890 --> 00:01:06,650 a long vacation if you ask me. Especially 30 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:09,230 because I got two dogs at home. So 31 00:01:09,494 --> 00:01:11,494 being away from them for so long, you 32 00:01:11,494 --> 00:01:13,734 know, kinda kinda puts a knife in my 33 00:01:13,734 --> 00:01:15,414 heart. I'm not gonna lie. Breaks my heart 34 00:01:15,414 --> 00:01:17,334 just a little bit. But I'm sure there'll 35 00:01:17,334 --> 00:01:19,575 be good boys while we're gone, while we 36 00:01:19,575 --> 00:01:21,575 have a good time up in, you know, 37 00:01:21,575 --> 00:01:22,234 the Mainland. 38 00:01:23,030 --> 00:01:24,310 For the first half, we're gonna be going 39 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:25,989 to Disneyland. So for, like, good three or 40 00:01:25,989 --> 00:01:27,530 four days, we're gonna be going to Disneyland. 41 00:01:27,909 --> 00:01:29,349 And then for the rest, we're gonna be 42 00:01:29,349 --> 00:01:30,230 going heading to, 43 00:01:30,870 --> 00:01:33,109 LA area and just kinda chilling it for 44 00:01:33,109 --> 00:01:34,990 the rest of the vacation there. I'm bringing 45 00:01:34,990 --> 00:01:36,069 a lot of I'm bringing a lot of 46 00:01:36,069 --> 00:01:38,016 gear up. So I've recently gotten into film 47 00:01:38,016 --> 00:01:40,298 photography just because okay. I'm not trying to 48 00:01:40,298 --> 00:01:42,327 sound fool of myself, guys. Right? But I 49 00:01:42,327 --> 00:01:44,355 shoot a lot of digital photography. I shoot 50 00:01:44,355 --> 00:01:46,384 on a Canon r six, and I've gotten 51 00:01:46,384 --> 00:01:48,412 to a point in my life where I 52 00:01:48,412 --> 00:01:50,441 I believe my photography is, like, pretty superb 53 00:01:50,441 --> 00:01:52,469 if you ask me. I think I take 54 00:01:52,630 --> 00:01:54,469 I think it's I can confidently say that 55 00:01:54,469 --> 00:01:55,450 I take great photos. 56 00:01:55,909 --> 00:01:57,510 And it's gotten to a point where I 57 00:01:57,510 --> 00:01:58,329 kinda wanna 58 00:01:58,790 --> 00:02:01,030 I wanna I wanna start from scratch again. 59 00:02:01,030 --> 00:02:03,349 I wanna start from the bottom. So, I'm 60 00:02:03,349 --> 00:02:05,954 trying out film photography. It is a little 61 00:02:05,954 --> 00:02:07,674 bit of a shift because, you know, I'm 62 00:02:07,674 --> 00:02:09,675 not used to being able to not see 63 00:02:09,675 --> 00:02:11,675 the image live. I'm not being able to, 64 00:02:11,675 --> 00:02:13,275 you know, seeing if the image came out 65 00:02:13,275 --> 00:02:15,354 good or not. So it's quite a challenge. 66 00:02:15,354 --> 00:02:17,594 Makes you more intentional with your shots as 67 00:02:17,594 --> 00:02:19,909 well. But, yeah, I'm super excited. I'm shooting 68 00:02:19,909 --> 00:02:22,229 on the Canon FTB on a 35 to 69 00:02:22,229 --> 00:02:23,610 70 millimeter lens. 70 00:02:24,069 --> 00:02:25,590 I also have a 50 millimeter that my 71 00:02:25,590 --> 00:02:27,669 friend has let me borrow. 50 millimeter, by 72 00:02:27,669 --> 00:02:29,909 the way, is probably, like, my favorite lens 73 00:02:29,909 --> 00:02:32,549 of all time. So, you know, super excited 74 00:02:32,549 --> 00:02:33,194 for that. 75 00:02:33,594 --> 00:02:35,995 Also, I'm gonna be shooting on, you know, 76 00:02:35,995 --> 00:02:37,455 different Kodak film, 77 00:02:38,155 --> 00:02:40,895 films, film rolls. So, yeah, cool. Super cool. 78 00:02:41,115 --> 00:02:42,395 Also, what I'm bringing on the trip. So 79 00:02:42,395 --> 00:02:43,915 I'm bringing the film camera. I'm bringing my 80 00:02:43,915 --> 00:02:44,974 Canon r six. 81 00:02:45,435 --> 00:02:46,015 I'm bringing, 82 00:02:46,635 --> 00:02:47,295 a Digicam. 83 00:02:48,180 --> 00:02:50,439 And my cinema camera is a Blackmagic, 84 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:52,740 but I'm not bringing that because it's too 85 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:54,900 chunky to bring. So my friend is actually 86 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:57,139 letting me borrow her Sony FX three. And 87 00:02:57,139 --> 00:02:58,979 if you guys know, that is like it's 88 00:02:58,979 --> 00:03:00,819 a pretty good cinema camera. And I'm really 89 00:03:00,819 --> 00:03:02,340 excited to shoot footage on it. I'm a 90 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:03,400 make a little edit. 91 00:03:04,055 --> 00:03:06,775 And, yeah, super excited for the vacation. I 92 00:03:06,775 --> 00:03:09,655 actually haven't been to California Disneyland since fifth 93 00:03:09,655 --> 00:03:11,735 grade. So taking class last time I went, 94 00:03:11,735 --> 00:03:12,794 it was, Incredicoaster 95 00:03:13,094 --> 00:03:14,394 was California Screamin', 96 00:03:14,854 --> 00:03:17,334 and Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout was 97 00:03:17,334 --> 00:03:19,500 Tower of Terror. So it's gonna be a 98 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:21,500 big change, but I'm I'm super excited. It's 99 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:23,180 funny because I've I've actually been to Disney 100 00:03:23,180 --> 00:03:25,740 World more than Disneyland at this point. So 101 00:03:25,740 --> 00:03:27,180 I've been to Disney World twice. I went 102 00:03:27,180 --> 00:03:28,000 last year. 103 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:30,780 And, yeah, my girlfriend, it's gonna be her 104 00:03:30,780 --> 00:03:32,479 birthday, so it's a nice little celebration, 105 00:03:33,055 --> 00:03:35,955 and it should be a good time. Now 106 00:03:36,655 --> 00:03:38,655 enough of enough of the personal talk, enough 107 00:03:38,655 --> 00:03:40,335 of the vacation talk. So I'm sorry to 108 00:03:40,335 --> 00:03:41,694 make you guys jealous, you know, if you 109 00:03:41,694 --> 00:03:43,474 guys are at work or anything like that. 110 00:03:43,615 --> 00:03:45,694 But, let's get into some news for you 111 00:03:45,694 --> 00:03:46,194 guys. 112 00:03:46,909 --> 00:03:49,310 Let's talk about this Apple MacBook, the MacBook 113 00:03:49,310 --> 00:03:50,530 Neo. So 114 00:03:50,830 --> 00:03:51,330 Apple 115 00:03:51,629 --> 00:03:54,110 has never gone below $799 116 00:03:54,110 --> 00:03:54,849 for a MacBook. 117 00:03:55,310 --> 00:03:58,110 Chromebooks and budget window machines have had, you 118 00:03:58,110 --> 00:04:00,604 know, the sub $700 space all to themselves 119 00:04:00,604 --> 00:04:01,264 for years, 120 00:04:01,884 --> 00:04:05,324 and that just ended. K? That's because the 121 00:04:05,324 --> 00:04:08,204 Apple launched the MacBook Neo at $599, 122 00:04:08,204 --> 00:04:10,525 and it's powered by the a 18 pro 123 00:04:10,525 --> 00:04:12,219 chip. And that's the same chip from the 124 00:04:12,219 --> 00:04:13,439 iPhone 16 pro. 125 00:04:13,980 --> 00:04:16,540 Now that makes it the first Mac to 126 00:04:16,540 --> 00:04:18,080 run on an iPhone processor. 127 00:04:18,460 --> 00:04:20,720 You're gonna be getting a 13 inch liquid 128 00:04:20,779 --> 00:04:21,920 retina display, 129 00:04:22,379 --> 00:04:24,939 eight gigabytes of RAM, 256 130 00:04:24,939 --> 00:04:26,080 gigabytes of storage, 131 00:04:26,474 --> 00:04:28,555 sixteen hours of battery life, and it comes 132 00:04:28,555 --> 00:04:31,354 in four colors. And it's actually available right 133 00:04:31,354 --> 00:04:31,854 now. 134 00:04:32,474 --> 00:04:34,634 Also, for $699, 135 00:04:34,634 --> 00:04:37,514 you can bump it to 512 gigabytes and 136 00:04:37,514 --> 00:04:39,294 add that touch ID onto there. 137 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,639 Now there is a solid market for this 138 00:04:42,639 --> 00:04:44,399 laptop. Right? If you're a student at any 139 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:46,720 level, a casual office worker, or, you know, 140 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,039 somebody that just needs a reliable home laptop 141 00:04:49,039 --> 00:04:51,219 for email, web browsing, and documents, 142 00:04:51,519 --> 00:04:53,175 you know, this is perfect for you. It's 143 00:04:53,175 --> 00:04:55,014 a real Mac at a price point that 144 00:04:55,014 --> 00:04:55,754 was unthinkable 145 00:04:56,134 --> 00:04:58,855 a year ago. And Apple says it's 50% 146 00:04:58,855 --> 00:05:01,175 faster than the best selling Intel PC for 147 00:05:01,175 --> 00:05:04,074 everyday task. And if that holds up, Chromebook 148 00:05:04,214 --> 00:05:04,714 makers 149 00:05:05,095 --> 00:05:07,274 should be, you know, just a little nervous. 150 00:05:07,770 --> 00:05:10,009 Now personally, right, as a photographer and a 151 00:05:10,009 --> 00:05:10,509 videographer, 152 00:05:11,210 --> 00:05:13,689 I wouldn't invest in this just because I 153 00:05:13,689 --> 00:05:15,389 need a machine with more horsepower, 154 00:05:15,930 --> 00:05:17,930 and that's the honest advice here. You know, 155 00:05:17,930 --> 00:05:19,790 if you know you eventually need 156 00:05:20,095 --> 00:05:22,654 a more powerful machine for creative work or 157 00:05:22,654 --> 00:05:23,555 heavier workloads, 158 00:05:24,175 --> 00:05:25,454 I would I'm gonna tell you, you guys 159 00:05:25,454 --> 00:05:27,694 should just skip this. K? Just invest in 160 00:05:27,694 --> 00:05:29,694 a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro from the 161 00:05:29,694 --> 00:05:30,194 start, 162 00:05:30,975 --> 00:05:33,290 and don't buy this thinking you'll make it 163 00:05:33,290 --> 00:05:36,730 work for video editing or serious photo work 164 00:05:36,730 --> 00:05:39,449 because, honestly, you won't. But, you know, if 165 00:05:39,449 --> 00:05:41,449 you're a casual user and you don't need 166 00:05:41,449 --> 00:05:43,689 anything extravagant, you know, this might be the 167 00:05:43,689 --> 00:05:45,654 Mac for you, and it's a gateway into 168 00:05:45,654 --> 00:05:46,634 the Apple ecosystem 169 00:05:46,935 --> 00:05:48,854 at a price that makes it really hard 170 00:05:48,854 --> 00:05:49,675 to say no. 171 00:05:50,294 --> 00:05:51,735 I guess the real question though at the 172 00:05:51,735 --> 00:05:53,995 end of the day, does this kill Chromebook 173 00:05:54,055 --> 00:05:55,035 sales and education? 174 00:05:55,414 --> 00:05:56,535 I did. 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Now 234 00:08:17,139 --> 00:08:18,680 we're gonna be talking about Samsungs 235 00:08:18,980 --> 00:08:22,279 and, how the CEO blames AI for phone 236 00:08:22,500 --> 00:08:23,480 pricing hikes. 237 00:08:24,019 --> 00:08:25,540 So pretty much what's been going on is 238 00:08:25,540 --> 00:08:28,985 that Samsung has bumped the Galaxy s 26 239 00:08:28,985 --> 00:08:31,944 price by a $100 on some models, and 240 00:08:31,944 --> 00:08:33,245 a lot of people have noticed. 241 00:08:33,865 --> 00:08:37,225 Now Samsung's consumer device CEO, TM Roe, pointed 242 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:40,264 directly at demand for AI infrastructure, calling the 243 00:08:40,264 --> 00:08:41,325 supply and environment, 244 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:42,540 unprecedented. 245 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,960 Now here's the context. Right? You know, the 246 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,860 price of a standard DDR for DRAM, 247 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,399 it has jumped from just a dollar and 248 00:08:51,399 --> 00:08:53,799 35ยข to $9.30 249 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:56,125 per chip in just a year. K? Now 250 00:08:56,125 --> 00:08:57,664 that's a seven fold increase. 251 00:08:58,284 --> 00:09:01,164 Memory manufacturers have shifted production toward the high 252 00:09:01,164 --> 00:09:03,804 bandwidth memory that AI data centers need, and 253 00:09:03,804 --> 00:09:06,625 that strangled the supply of consumer grade memory. 254 00:09:07,325 --> 00:09:10,204 The shortage is real, guys. K? Nobody's gonna 255 00:09:10,204 --> 00:09:13,410 dispute that, but let's not forget that Samsung 256 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:15,470 is one of three companies on the planet 257 00:09:15,470 --> 00:09:16,610 that actually manufactures 258 00:09:16,990 --> 00:09:17,889 memory chips. 259 00:09:18,269 --> 00:09:21,070 They shifted their own production towards AI data 260 00:09:21,070 --> 00:09:23,710 center chips, which helped create the shortage. And 261 00:09:23,710 --> 00:09:24,210 now 262 00:09:24,654 --> 00:09:27,315 they're pointing at that same shortage to justify 263 00:09:27,455 --> 00:09:29,794 charging you more for a Galaxy phone. 264 00:09:30,254 --> 00:09:32,355 You know, if you really think about it, 265 00:09:32,654 --> 00:09:34,735 it's it's a little shady. It's a little 266 00:09:34,735 --> 00:09:35,235 shady. 267 00:09:35,615 --> 00:09:36,115 But, 268 00:09:36,575 --> 00:09:37,235 you know, 269 00:09:37,549 --> 00:09:39,789 as long as Samsung keeps being honest about 270 00:09:39,789 --> 00:09:40,449 the reasoning, 271 00:09:41,230 --> 00:09:43,470 about behind the pricing increase, you know, I 272 00:09:43,470 --> 00:09:44,870 feel like that's gonna go a long way. 273 00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:47,329 I feel like transparency helps with these situations. 274 00:09:48,029 --> 00:09:50,269 But in my opinion, consumers are in a 275 00:09:50,269 --> 00:09:51,730 tough spot here, and 276 00:09:52,375 --> 00:09:54,615 Samsung put them there. They're profiting on the 277 00:09:54,615 --> 00:09:57,514 AI chip side and they're passing the costs 278 00:09:57,575 --> 00:09:59,595 through on the consumer side. 279 00:10:00,134 --> 00:10:02,375 And this article kind of plays into a 280 00:10:02,375 --> 00:10:04,715 lot of our next article because, 281 00:10:05,429 --> 00:10:07,830 it's not just phones, right? If you're building 282 00:10:07,830 --> 00:10:09,910 or upgrading a PC right now, the same 283 00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:11,990 memory shortage is going to be hitting you 284 00:10:11,990 --> 00:10:13,610 even harder. Okay? So 285 00:10:14,070 --> 00:10:16,230 in my last episode or one of my 286 00:10:16,230 --> 00:10:18,790 last episodes recently, I talked about how RAM 287 00:10:18,790 --> 00:10:20,704 has had a huge increase, 288 00:10:21,004 --> 00:10:22,684 I think about 300% 289 00:10:22,684 --> 00:10:23,985 increase in the past year. 290 00:10:25,004 --> 00:10:25,504 Now 291 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:27,184 the RAM prices, 292 00:10:28,125 --> 00:10:30,365 for the third time got raised in the 293 00:10:30,444 --> 00:10:32,669 in three months. So we talked about this 294 00:10:32,669 --> 00:10:33,950 on the show not too long ago, like 295 00:10:33,950 --> 00:10:36,190 I just said. And this article is just 296 00:10:36,190 --> 00:10:38,830 another clear reminder that the situation is getting 297 00:10:38,830 --> 00:10:40,210 worse and not better. 298 00:10:40,590 --> 00:10:44,129 K. So framework, the modular repairable laptop company, 299 00:10:44,334 --> 00:10:44,834 just 300 00:10:45,375 --> 00:10:47,455 raised RAM prices for the third time in 301 00:10:47,455 --> 00:10:48,195 three months. 302 00:10:48,815 --> 00:10:50,975 SSDs are up too, by the way. And 303 00:10:50,975 --> 00:10:53,794 they're warning that they're running low on certain 304 00:10:53,855 --> 00:10:54,834 Intel processors. 305 00:10:55,934 --> 00:10:58,970 Framework is transparent about its cost, which means 306 00:10:58,970 --> 00:11:01,289 that when it raises prices three times in 307 00:11:01,289 --> 00:11:03,789 a row, that's the raw market talking. 308 00:11:04,250 --> 00:11:06,409 Okay? There's only one thing to take away 309 00:11:06,409 --> 00:11:07,870 from this. Okay? If you're planning 310 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:10,409 a PC build or upgrade, you guys should 311 00:11:10,409 --> 00:11:12,809 buy now. Okay? It's like, seriously, this is 312 00:11:12,809 --> 00:11:15,504 not getting better for a long time. 32 313 00:11:15,504 --> 00:11:18,705 gigabytes of DDR four kits that cost $60 314 00:11:18,705 --> 00:11:19,445 in October, 315 00:11:19,985 --> 00:11:21,845 now cost $180 316 00:11:22,544 --> 00:11:25,924 DDR five is even worse, up 172% 317 00:11:26,065 --> 00:11:27,524 through 2025. 318 00:11:28,089 --> 00:11:30,889 Team group's GM straight up said the crisis 319 00:11:30,889 --> 00:11:33,450 has only just started and that prices could 320 00:11:33,450 --> 00:11:36,490 double again. And analysts say peak prices won't 321 00:11:36,490 --> 00:11:39,049 hit until mid twenty twenty six, and a 322 00:11:39,049 --> 00:11:42,029 shortage will run through 2027. 323 00:11:42,735 --> 00:11:45,375 Now this is a Samsung story playing out 324 00:11:45,375 --> 00:11:48,254 on the consumer side. Samsung explains why prices 325 00:11:48,254 --> 00:11:50,894 are going up because AI is eating into 326 00:11:50,894 --> 00:11:54,035 the memory supply. And framework shows you exactly 327 00:11:54,495 --> 00:11:56,595 what that looks like in your shopping cart 328 00:11:56,654 --> 00:11:58,360 because, you know, if you really think about 329 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:59,019 it, guys, 330 00:11:59,399 --> 00:12:00,459 it's the same story. 331 00:12:00,839 --> 00:12:02,459 Right? It's the same exact story. 332 00:12:02,759 --> 00:12:03,899 It's a different angle. 333 00:12:04,519 --> 00:12:07,179 That's literally it. Literally it. And 334 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:09,879 if you guys are asking me, should should 335 00:12:09,879 --> 00:12:11,659 we buy now or do we wait? 336 00:12:12,164 --> 00:12:13,365 If I were to tell you guys my 337 00:12:13,365 --> 00:12:14,804 honest opinion, I think the answer is to 338 00:12:14,804 --> 00:12:17,205 buy now. Right? The answer is to buy 339 00:12:17,205 --> 00:12:18,664 now because it's it's 340 00:12:19,284 --> 00:12:20,504 it's only gonna get worse. 341 00:12:21,125 --> 00:12:23,845 Now while consumers are paying the AI tax 342 00:12:23,845 --> 00:12:25,065 on phones and PCs, 343 00:12:25,620 --> 00:12:27,379 on the other side of that coin, the 344 00:12:27,379 --> 00:12:29,620 big tech companies are spending billions to build 345 00:12:29,620 --> 00:12:30,759 the AI infrastructures 346 00:12:31,139 --> 00:12:32,679 that's causing all of this. 347 00:12:33,299 --> 00:12:35,779 So let's talk about what Meta's been up 348 00:12:35,779 --> 00:12:38,580 to. K? Now every major tech company is 349 00:12:38,580 --> 00:12:40,440 now designing its own AI chips. 350 00:12:40,964 --> 00:12:43,924 Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta just joined the 351 00:12:43,924 --> 00:12:46,245 party in a big way. K? So they 352 00:12:46,245 --> 00:12:49,464 announced four new generations of their MTIA chips 353 00:12:49,524 --> 00:12:51,524 with plans to deploy them all within the 354 00:12:51,524 --> 00:12:52,424 next two years. 355 00:12:52,980 --> 00:12:56,100 The MTIA 300 is already in production. It's 356 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:59,059 handling the recommendation and ranking systems that decide 357 00:12:59,059 --> 00:13:00,839 what you see on Facebook and Instagram. 358 00:13:01,379 --> 00:13:02,360 The 400, 359 00:13:02,740 --> 00:13:05,904 four fifty, and 500, though, will progressively take 360 00:13:05,904 --> 00:13:08,644 on broader workloads, including generative 361 00:13:09,105 --> 00:13:12,164 AI inference through 2027. 362 00:13:12,784 --> 00:13:15,345 Now the bottom line here, right, is that 363 00:13:15,345 --> 00:13:17,524 Meta doesn't want to keep playing NVIDIA, 364 00:13:18,304 --> 00:13:20,485 billions of dollars for GPUs forever, 365 00:13:21,009 --> 00:13:22,950 And this is their move to change that. 366 00:13:23,809 --> 00:13:26,049 The chips are built on the open source 367 00:13:26,049 --> 00:13:27,269 RISC five architecture, 368 00:13:27,649 --> 00:13:29,750 and they're manufactured by TSMC 369 00:13:30,289 --> 00:13:32,549 and developed in collaboration with Broadcom. 370 00:13:33,009 --> 00:13:35,504 Now what's really notable is the pace. Meta 371 00:13:35,504 --> 00:13:37,985 has built the capability to release a new 372 00:13:37,985 --> 00:13:42,065 chip generation every six months. That's significantly faster 373 00:13:42,065 --> 00:13:44,404 than industry standard of one to two years. 374 00:13:44,705 --> 00:13:46,865 Now whether that chip can truly compete with 375 00:13:46,865 --> 00:13:49,470 NVIDIA's hardware remains to be seen. But, you 376 00:13:49,470 --> 00:13:51,250 know, the ambition and the speed 377 00:13:51,629 --> 00:13:54,209 is it's it's kinda hard to ignore. Right? 378 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:56,769 Now speaking of AI chips, guys, 379 00:13:57,149 --> 00:13:59,389 while Meta is building its own to escape 380 00:13:59,389 --> 00:14:02,029 NVIDIA's script, NVIDIA has its biggest event of 381 00:14:02,029 --> 00:14:03,330 the year starting Monday. 382 00:14:03,914 --> 00:14:07,995 NVIDIA's GTC conference runs March '19 in San 383 00:14:07,995 --> 00:14:10,875 Jose, and Jensen Huang's keynote is Monday at 384 00:14:10,875 --> 00:14:12,014 11AM Pacific. 385 00:14:12,394 --> 00:14:15,375 So it's gonna be streaming free at nvidia.com, 386 00:14:15,434 --> 00:14:18,220 and he's already teased that he's gonna unveil 387 00:14:18,220 --> 00:14:20,300 several new chips the world has never seen 388 00:14:20,300 --> 00:14:20,800 before. 389 00:14:21,180 --> 00:14:23,420 And given Nvidia's track record, you know, that's 390 00:14:23,420 --> 00:14:24,160 not hype. 391 00:14:24,540 --> 00:14:28,034 Rumored architectures include Rubin Ultra and something called 392 00:14:28,115 --> 00:14:28,615 Feynman. 393 00:14:29,154 --> 00:14:31,954 They also expected to announce Nemo Claw, an 394 00:14:31,954 --> 00:14:35,554 AI agent platform, and up to $26,000,000,000 395 00:14:35,554 --> 00:14:37,654 in investments in open source models. 396 00:14:38,754 --> 00:14:41,254 If you don't know, GTC has become 397 00:14:41,554 --> 00:14:43,574 pretty much the Super Bowl of AI hardware. 398 00:14:43,839 --> 00:14:46,000 And what gets announced here pretty much sets 399 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,460 the direction of the entire industry. 400 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,639 NVIDIA has been framing AI as a five 401 00:14:50,639 --> 00:14:53,379 layer cake. Energy, chips, infrastructure, 402 00:14:53,839 --> 00:14:54,980 models, and applications 403 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,764 with themselves at the center of it all. 404 00:14:58,085 --> 00:15:00,325 Now companies like Meta are building their own 405 00:15:00,325 --> 00:15:03,144 chips to reduce dependence on Nvidia and 406 00:15:03,524 --> 00:15:06,725 competition from Google, AMD and others is heating 407 00:15:06,725 --> 00:15:07,225 up. 408 00:15:07,605 --> 00:15:09,705 But, you know, Nvidia keeps expanding 409 00:15:10,279 --> 00:15:13,100 $2,000,000,000 into Nebbius, backing Miramarati's 410 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:14,540 new startup 411 00:15:14,919 --> 00:15:18,040 and a two point five hour autonomous driving 412 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:19,419 demo across San Francisco. 413 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,160 Competition will eventually catch up, but honestly, right 414 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,259 now, NVIDIA is setting the pace. 415 00:15:25,684 --> 00:15:27,924 And if you're interested to see where AI 416 00:15:27,924 --> 00:15:29,445 is headed, you know, maybe you guys should 417 00:15:29,445 --> 00:15:31,625 tune into that keynote on Monday. 418 00:15:32,485 --> 00:15:35,125 Now, staying in the AI world, while NVIDIA 419 00:15:35,125 --> 00:15:36,884 is building the chips everyone else runs on. 420 00:15:36,884 --> 00:15:39,204 Okay? There's a guy who thinks the entire 421 00:15:39,204 --> 00:15:39,851 approach to AI is, fundamentally wrong. And he 422 00:15:39,851 --> 00:15:40,824 just raised a billion dollars to prove it. 423 00:15:45,580 --> 00:15:46,960 Okay. So Yan Li Kun, 424 00:15:47,420 --> 00:15:49,440 he's a Turing Award winner and the former 425 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:50,379 AI chief, 426 00:15:50,779 --> 00:15:51,279 scientist 427 00:15:51,660 --> 00:15:54,220 at Meta. Okay. He's been one of the 428 00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:57,075 loudest voices saying that large language models like 429 00:15:57,075 --> 00:15:59,794 Chatibouti, Claude, pretty much all of them are 430 00:15:59,794 --> 00:16:02,835 dead end. He argues that real AI needs 431 00:16:02,835 --> 00:16:05,394 to understand the physical world. It can't just 432 00:16:05,394 --> 00:16:07,254 predict the next word in a sentence. 433 00:16:07,715 --> 00:16:09,149 In my opinion, that makes sense. 434 00:16:09,710 --> 00:16:12,269 He he's left Meta. He started AMI Labs 435 00:16:12,269 --> 00:16:14,850 in Paris four months ago, and he raised 436 00:16:15,070 --> 00:16:17,490 about $1,030,000,000 437 00:16:17,710 --> 00:16:19,309 at a $3,500,000,000 438 00:16:19,309 --> 00:16:21,870 valuation. Now that's the largest seed round in 439 00:16:21,870 --> 00:16:23,250 European startup history. 440 00:16:23,605 --> 00:16:26,804 And his backers include Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, and 441 00:16:26,804 --> 00:16:27,304 Samsung. 442 00:16:28,004 --> 00:16:28,745 K. So 443 00:16:29,205 --> 00:16:31,605 Lee Kun, he's he's building what he calls 444 00:16:31,605 --> 00:16:34,245 world models. It's AI that learns from physical 445 00:16:34,245 --> 00:16:36,850 reality rather than text. And the idea is 446 00:16:36,850 --> 00:16:39,490 that ChatGPT can describe how a ball bounces, 447 00:16:39,490 --> 00:16:42,529 but a world model would actually understand the 448 00:16:42,529 --> 00:16:44,230 underlying physics and predict 449 00:16:44,610 --> 00:16:46,309 what happens in a real environment. 450 00:16:46,850 --> 00:16:47,350 Now 451 00:16:48,004 --> 00:16:49,924 that's the kind of AI you need for 452 00:16:49,924 --> 00:16:50,825 advanced robotics 453 00:16:51,605 --> 00:16:52,105 and 454 00:16:52,725 --> 00:16:54,024 truly autonomous systems. 455 00:16:54,485 --> 00:16:57,365 Now here's what's interesting guys. Okay? It doesn't 456 00:16:57,365 --> 00:16:59,625 have to be one or the other. 457 00:17:00,459 --> 00:17:03,100 Large language models are clearly useful for language 458 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,359 task. You know, no one is denying that. 459 00:17:05,500 --> 00:17:08,539 But for the physical world, for robots, for 460 00:17:08,539 --> 00:17:09,759 autonomous vehicles, 461 00:17:11,259 --> 00:17:12,000 Li Kun, 462 00:17:12,299 --> 00:17:14,000 he might be onto something because 463 00:17:14,664 --> 00:17:17,565 both approaches can coexist and 464 00:17:17,945 --> 00:17:20,984 the smart money agrees. Right? NVIDIA is investing 465 00:17:20,984 --> 00:17:23,085 in Lee Kun's vision while simultaneously 466 00:17:23,704 --> 00:17:25,805 building the chips that power the LLMs 467 00:17:26,345 --> 00:17:27,325 he is criticizing. 468 00:17:28,930 --> 00:17:31,250 Yan Li Kean said the current approach to 469 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:33,650 AI through large language models is a dead 470 00:17:33,650 --> 00:17:37,269 end. Real intelligence require understanding the physical world. 471 00:17:37,330 --> 00:17:40,130 Okay? Whether he's right or not, a billion 472 00:17:40,130 --> 00:17:41,350 dollars says the conversation, 473 00:17:41,884 --> 00:17:43,265 you know, it's not over. 474 00:17:43,805 --> 00:17:46,125 Anyway, enough of the AI talk, guys. I 475 00:17:46,125 --> 00:17:48,285 have some gaming news I would like to 476 00:17:48,285 --> 00:17:49,825 talk about, and it's just 477 00:17:50,205 --> 00:17:53,164 because Microsoft just made some moves, and it 478 00:17:53,164 --> 00:17:54,545 honestly has the entire, 479 00:17:55,244 --> 00:17:57,744 gaming world talking. Right? So 480 00:17:58,259 --> 00:18:00,420 there's been a lot of talks in recent 481 00:18:00,420 --> 00:18:03,059 months that the Xbox era was coming to 482 00:18:03,059 --> 00:18:05,299 an end. They were talking about how Microsoft 483 00:18:05,299 --> 00:18:07,140 was going to focus on AI and let 484 00:18:07,140 --> 00:18:09,059 the gaming hardware, you know, pretty much fade 485 00:18:09,059 --> 00:18:10,500 away. And that was kind of like a 486 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:11,779 a sad thing a lot of people had 487 00:18:11,779 --> 00:18:13,095 to kinda come to terms with. 488 00:18:13,734 --> 00:18:15,894 But thankfully, we all just got a breath 489 00:18:15,894 --> 00:18:19,414 of fresh air because Microsoft actually revealed Project 490 00:18:19,414 --> 00:18:21,914 Kialyx at GDC twenty twenty six. 491 00:18:22,294 --> 00:18:24,534 And it's the most radical rethink of what 492 00:18:24,534 --> 00:18:27,034 an Xbox is since the original console. 493 00:18:27,630 --> 00:18:28,529 It's a custom AMD. 494 00:18:29,470 --> 00:18:30,369 SoC powers 495 00:18:30,750 --> 00:18:33,250 it, and it promises an order of magnitude 496 00:18:33,630 --> 00:18:36,369 leap in ray tracing and has neural rendering 497 00:18:36,509 --> 00:18:39,490 and ML upscaling baked directly into the hardware. 498 00:18:40,644 --> 00:18:43,285 Dev kits shipped to developers in 2027 499 00:18:43,285 --> 00:18:45,065 with the consumer launch likely 500 00:18:45,525 --> 00:18:48,184 late twenty twenty seven or 2028. 501 00:18:48,404 --> 00:18:50,565 But here's the headline. K? So for the 502 00:18:50,565 --> 00:18:51,384 first time, 503 00:18:52,259 --> 00:18:53,000 an Xbox 504 00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:56,359 will natively support Steam and GOG. 505 00:18:57,299 --> 00:18:58,599 Not through a workaround, 506 00:18:59,380 --> 00:18:59,880 natively. 507 00:19:00,340 --> 00:19:02,500 It's gonna be Steam on Xbox. I want 508 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:04,119 you to think about that for a second. 509 00:19:04,180 --> 00:19:07,375 Microsoft is basically admitting that their game store 510 00:19:07,375 --> 00:19:10,115 can't beat Steam. So instead of fighting it, 511 00:19:10,174 --> 00:19:12,174 they're going to build the best hardware to 512 00:19:12,174 --> 00:19:14,894 run it on. It's desperate in a way 513 00:19:14,894 --> 00:19:16,815 if you think about it because if everything's 514 00:19:16,815 --> 00:19:19,535 available on Steam, what's the incentive to buy 515 00:19:19,535 --> 00:19:21,555 from, you know, the Xbox store? 516 00:19:21,934 --> 00:19:23,700 I feel like the only reason left would 517 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:25,400 be like Xbox exclusives, 518 00:19:25,940 --> 00:19:26,440 but 519 00:19:26,820 --> 00:19:27,960 it's also inevitable. 520 00:19:28,259 --> 00:19:30,580 Right? The line between console and PC has 521 00:19:30,580 --> 00:19:33,299 been blurring for years, and this just makes 522 00:19:33,299 --> 00:19:36,259 it official. And honestly, for gamers, this is 523 00:19:36,259 --> 00:19:38,784 great news. K? A console that plays your 524 00:19:38,784 --> 00:19:39,924 entire Steam library, 525 00:19:40,224 --> 00:19:41,684 your GOG library, 526 00:19:41,984 --> 00:19:44,804 plus Xbox exclusives and Game Pass, 527 00:19:45,264 --> 00:19:47,024 that's a pretty compelling package if you ask 528 00:19:47,024 --> 00:19:49,345 me. And the real question is what Sony 529 00:19:49,345 --> 00:19:50,005 and Nintendo 530 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,440 is gonna be doing in response because right 531 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,460 now they've got nothing like 532 00:19:54,839 --> 00:19:56,920 this. Another thing I'm really thinking about is 533 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,019 the Steam machine that's gonna be coming out, 534 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,460 I think, later this year, that Steam console. 535 00:20:02,519 --> 00:20:03,019 So 536 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:04,779 I don't know. 537 00:20:05,265 --> 00:20:05,765 Yes. 538 00:20:06,224 --> 00:20:08,805 Xbox is gonna have Steam. It's really cool, 539 00:20:09,345 --> 00:20:10,964 but Steam is literally making 540 00:20:11,345 --> 00:20:12,005 a console 541 00:20:12,785 --> 00:20:14,484 specifically for that. So, 542 00:20:15,265 --> 00:20:17,505 you know, something to keep our eye on 543 00:20:17,505 --> 00:20:19,445 in the gaming community. 544 00:20:20,384 --> 00:20:20,884 But 545 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,200 Microsoft isn't gonna be waiting for Project Helix 546 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:25,099 to ship before 547 00:20:25,799 --> 00:20:27,740 changing how people game on Windows. 548 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,779 They've actually got something coming next month, and 549 00:20:31,079 --> 00:20:31,819 pretty much 550 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,845 Microsoft is gonna be rolling out Xbox mode 551 00:20:35,244 --> 00:20:38,625 to all Windows 11 PCs starting in April. 552 00:20:39,085 --> 00:20:41,964 It's a full screen, control optimized interface that 553 00:20:41,964 --> 00:20:43,664 lets you browse your game library, 554 00:20:44,125 --> 00:20:46,304 launch games, and switch between apps. 555 00:20:46,765 --> 00:20:47,664 It works between, 556 00:20:48,044 --> 00:20:50,609 it works with Steam at the games, battle.net, 557 00:20:50,670 --> 00:20:52,369 and not just Xbox titles. 558 00:20:52,910 --> 00:20:55,570 It first appeared on the ROG Ally handheld, 559 00:20:55,710 --> 00:20:58,450 and now it's going system wide to laptops, 560 00:20:58,829 --> 00:21:02,369 desktops, tablets, and everything running Windows 11. 561 00:21:02,990 --> 00:21:04,964 In my opinion, this is super cool, especially 562 00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:06,825 with Project Helix on the horizon. 563 00:21:07,444 --> 00:21:08,505 Think about it. Right? 564 00:21:09,125 --> 00:21:10,744 Xbox on Windows 11 now. 565 00:21:11,285 --> 00:21:14,244 Project Helix as dedicated hardware later. These are 566 00:21:14,244 --> 00:21:16,825 two halves of the same strategy, and Microsoft 567 00:21:16,884 --> 00:21:19,369 is training users on the Xbox gaming experience 568 00:21:19,369 --> 00:21:21,230 today so that when Helix arrives, 569 00:21:21,690 --> 00:21:23,309 the interface and ecosystem, 570 00:21:23,609 --> 00:21:25,630 you know, they're gonna be pretty much familiar. 571 00:21:27,049 --> 00:21:28,190 And is it late? 572 00:21:28,650 --> 00:21:29,150 Yeah. 573 00:21:30,474 --> 00:21:32,714 Because Steam is big picture mode has been 574 00:21:32,714 --> 00:21:34,654 around for about fifteen years now, 575 00:21:35,274 --> 00:21:35,774 but, 576 00:21:36,075 --> 00:21:38,234 you know, better late than never. Right? And 577 00:21:38,234 --> 00:21:40,554 if the execution is solid and according to, 578 00:21:40,554 --> 00:21:43,134 like, early reports from the rogue ally version 579 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,440 are positive, then it makes every window 11 580 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:47,819 PC a potential console. 581 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,480 You know, you plug a laptop into your 582 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,480 TV, grab a controller, and now you're pretty 583 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:52,139 much gaming 584 00:21:52,519 --> 00:21:55,399 free. No new hardware needed. So it's pretty 585 00:21:55,399 --> 00:21:56,714 cool if you might if asked me. I 586 00:21:56,714 --> 00:21:57,595 I feel like at the end of the 587 00:21:57,595 --> 00:21:59,454 day, though, the real question is, you know, 588 00:21:59,914 --> 00:22:01,914 is Sony and Nintendo gonna start following in 589 00:22:01,914 --> 00:22:03,294 Xbox footsteps? Right? 590 00:22:04,075 --> 00:22:06,714 Microsoft is making the boldest moves in gaming 591 00:22:06,714 --> 00:22:08,654 right now, if you ask me. And 592 00:22:09,109 --> 00:22:11,769 the traditional console model is looking increasingly 593 00:22:12,630 --> 00:22:13,130 outdated. 594 00:22:13,830 --> 00:22:15,830 It's funny because I used to be like 595 00:22:15,830 --> 00:22:17,750 a Sony lover as a child. I used 596 00:22:17,750 --> 00:22:18,890 to love my PlayStation. 597 00:22:19,509 --> 00:22:21,190 I still love my PlayStation. I don't play 598 00:22:21,190 --> 00:22:22,170 it as much, but 599 00:22:23,265 --> 00:22:24,884 the Xbox has just been 600 00:22:25,265 --> 00:22:25,765 dominating 601 00:22:26,224 --> 00:22:28,144 in recent years. Yeah. PlayStation has some pretty 602 00:22:28,144 --> 00:22:30,065 cool exclusive games like Spider Man and all 603 00:22:30,065 --> 00:22:32,144 that stuff. I'm not gonna deny that. And 604 00:22:32,144 --> 00:22:34,224 and the the graphics look amazing. The the 605 00:22:34,545 --> 00:22:35,765 it looks amazing, but 606 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,799 Xbox should be making them moves. They're making 607 00:22:38,799 --> 00:22:39,460 them moves. 608 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:40,500 Anyway, 609 00:22:40,799 --> 00:22:42,880 let's close out tonight, though, with a look 610 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,519 at what's been happening above our heads. You 611 00:22:45,519 --> 00:22:46,500 know, SpaceX 612 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,244 has a big one coming up. Okay. 613 00:22:49,625 --> 00:22:53,224 SpaceX announced stacking complete for the next super 614 00:22:53,224 --> 00:22:55,784 heavy booster at its star base facility in 615 00:22:55,784 --> 00:22:56,605 South Texas. 616 00:22:57,224 --> 00:22:59,865 The flight 12 is targeting April and will 617 00:22:59,865 --> 00:23:03,005 debut the version three hardware across both stages. 618 00:23:03,259 --> 00:23:05,340 There's gonna be new Raptor three engines, a 619 00:23:05,340 --> 00:23:08,160 lighter structure, and integrated hot staging. 620 00:23:08,700 --> 00:23:11,180 The really interesting detail is that ship 39 621 00:23:11,180 --> 00:23:14,220 has visible docking hardware for future propellant transfer 622 00:23:14,220 --> 00:23:14,720 test. 623 00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:16,320 The actual orbital 624 00:23:16,884 --> 00:23:20,005 refueling demonstration is targeted for summer twenty twenty 625 00:23:20,005 --> 00:23:22,964 six. Now this is the year Starship either 626 00:23:22,964 --> 00:23:26,184 proves itself or the Artemis timeline slips again. 627 00:23:26,484 --> 00:23:29,444 Right? NASA's moon landing, Artemis three, is officially 628 00:23:29,444 --> 00:23:31,865 scheduled for no earlier than 2027. 629 00:23:32,369 --> 00:23:35,410 Still, it all depends on SpaceX demonstrating orbital 630 00:23:35,410 --> 00:23:38,369 refueling, which is transferring rocket fuel between two 631 00:23:38,369 --> 00:23:39,589 vehicles in space. 632 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:43,089 Nobody's ever done it at scale. And acting 633 00:23:43,089 --> 00:23:46,049 NASA administrator Sean Duffy says The US is 634 00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:48,694 in a race against China. And Blue Origin 635 00:23:48,755 --> 00:23:51,335 is positioning itself as a backup option. 636 00:23:52,355 --> 00:23:52,855 SpaceX 637 00:23:53,234 --> 00:23:55,494 has a track record of delivering eventually. 638 00:23:56,194 --> 00:23:57,414 They always get there, 639 00:23:57,714 --> 00:23:58,694 you know, just, 640 00:23:58,994 --> 00:24:01,095 you know, it's never on Elon's original timeline. 641 00:24:01,669 --> 00:24:03,750 Flight 12 with the v three hardware is 642 00:24:03,750 --> 00:24:06,230 the foundation on which everything else builds. And 643 00:24:06,230 --> 00:24:08,950 if it goes well, the summer refueling test 644 00:24:08,950 --> 00:24:10,789 becomes a real make or break moment for 645 00:24:10,789 --> 00:24:12,329 the entire moon program. 646 00:24:13,109 --> 00:24:13,609 Well, 647 00:24:14,069 --> 00:24:15,829 that pretty much has to do with my 648 00:24:15,829 --> 00:24:16,329 show. 649 00:24:16,894 --> 00:24:17,714 I am officially 650 00:24:18,494 --> 00:24:19,315 on vacation. 651 00:24:19,694 --> 00:24:21,694 K. So if anything, the next episode is 652 00:24:21,694 --> 00:24:24,014 gonna be Ray back on the mic. He's 653 00:24:24,014 --> 00:24:26,355 gonna have some interesting topics for you guys. 654 00:24:26,414 --> 00:24:28,014 He's always pretty good when it comes to 655 00:24:28,014 --> 00:24:29,794 going pretty in-depth with the very, 656 00:24:30,250 --> 00:24:32,109 technical stuff of the 657 00:24:32,490 --> 00:24:34,970 AI space or anything going on in the 658 00:24:34,970 --> 00:24:35,869 world. So, 659 00:24:36,410 --> 00:24:39,069 super exciting. Looking forward to his next episode. 660 00:24:39,769 --> 00:24:40,669 But in the meantime, 661 00:24:41,529 --> 00:24:44,494 I'm gonna finish up today. Gonna pack my 662 00:24:44,494 --> 00:24:45,315 bags and 663 00:24:45,615 --> 00:24:47,315 head over to California. 664 00:24:48,815 --> 00:24:50,575 And, yeah, wish me a look good flight, 665 00:24:50,575 --> 00:24:52,095 y'all, and I'll I'll see you guys in 666 00:24:52,095 --> 00:24:53,454 a little bit, and I'll talk to you 667 00:24:53,454 --> 00:24:55,390 guys about my trip and all that. But 668 00:24:55,390 --> 00:24:57,230 that has to do with today's episode. Thank 669 00:24:57,230 --> 00:24:58,590 you so much for listening to Geek News 670 00:24:58,590 --> 00:25:00,510 Central podcast. And like I said, I'll see 671 00:25:00,510 --> 00:25:01,730 you next time. Bye.