- Techlinked number three, four, five.
- [Man] Yeah. - All right guys.
You better watch this entire video right now, otherwise
(glass breaking) (man screaming) (beeping)
So last week in video, crippled the mining efficiency
of the upcoming RTX 3060 graphics card
and announced the new CMP GPU's
specifically designed for mining.
This was supposed to ensure
that gamers could actually get their hands
on gaming GPUs before miners bought up all the stock.
And that would have been a smart move,
if it wasn't actually a really dumb move.
- [Man] Oh. - Because a YouTuber
named Crypto Leo has already shown
that the 3060 can still mine cryptocurrency
and make a profit.
- [Man] I'm shocked. - Nvidia's unhackable limiter
only kicks in when it detects the 3060
is being used to mine Ethereum,
but it does jack squat when mining other crypto coins.
(man howling)
- [Man] This is so stupid, okay, okay.
- You're like one of three, got it.
- Like Octopus and Cortex, which honestly sounds
like they'd be way more fun to mine anyway.
And miners know this because even though the 3060
is supposed to release tomorrow,
the card is already showing up on secondhand markets
all over the world, where miners are buying them up.
It's even more of a shame because this card looks
like it will outperform both the RTX 2060 and 2070,
that is if anyone ever gets to game on it.
Honestly Nvidia, this plan was never going to work,
but it's the thought that counts
and you were thinking about money,
so this still sucks.
Facebook will stop blocking Australian news content
after Mark Zuckerberg personally talked
with Australian treasurer, Josh Frydenberg.
- [Man] That's right. - Frydenberg.
- Who told reporters Facebook has refriended Australia.
- [Man] Aaaw. - My heart.
- [Man] This is adorable.
- You see, Australia was proposing legislation
that would force tech giants to pay news publishers
for linking to their articles.
And Facebook responded in the mature adult way
by throwing a tantrum and banning news posts
by all Australian users and news outlets.
The company says they've committed to spend
at least $1 billion in the news industry
over the next three years,
while Google has made similar commitments
with news publishers.
So it looks like the Ozzies might be backing off a bit.
- [Man] Get outta here.
What are you doing?
Put that thing out there.
What, do you want me?
- The deals may have been influenced
by rogue agent Microsoft,
who despite owning their own search engine,
backed the French and Australian government's
attempts to implement a link tax.
But I mean is being really a search engine.
I thought it was like a Rick Roll situation.
- [Man] Hey God, that was a good burn Madison.
You told them.
- I wrote this entire thing.
And Google is slowly being confronted
with the realization that they maybe should have toned
down their ambition for Stadia, a little bit.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Google,
ITS Software and Bungee,
for misleading customers about Stadia's ability to run games
at 4k and 60 FPS, because the 4k those games
were running at, was just upscaled from a lower resolution.
This week Google also ran into this problem
where they're short on developers who can fix the bugs
in Stadia exclusive, Journey to the Savage Planet,
because they fired those very developers when
Stadia's internal game studio was shut down.
- [Man] Made a huge mistake.
- The bugs are patched now,
but I feel like Stadia's still got some holes
in the game plan.
But if Stadia's done for, who will we depend on
to make wild unrealistic claims
about the future of cloud gaming?
- [Man] Aaaw. - Don't worry,
Microsoft's got it covered.
Recently telling Gamrat that X cloud
will enable gaming experiences
that were previously impossible.
Will I be able to play Halo Infinite
on the Apple watch?
Then, what's the point?
- [Man] Can't, no, the answer is no.
You won't be able to do that.
There's too much negative latency.
- Got it.
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- [Man] You do that.
- Quick bits are definitely a thing.
That's one thing I'm sure of. - [Man] Hey.
- A major overhaul is reportedly on the way to Windows 10.
The 21H2 update, code named Sun Valley,
will bring a new softer design
with rounded corners, new animations,
the action center from Windows 10X.
But most importantly, we might get consolidation
of the currently horrible Windows 7 and Windows 10
control panel situation.
They're going to merge like Goku and Vegeta.
- [Man] Yeah, you see anime?
- I love anime.
- I have anime and God on my side.
HP has announced that they're acquiring HyperX,
the gaming division of hardware maker, Kingston,
for $425 million.
Kingston will keep making RAM, SSDs and all that.
But HyperX's mice, keyboards, headsets and more,
will now be HP products.
I've tried to think about how they're going to brand it
to fit the HP into HyperX,
but I can't envision it.
- [Man] HP or HPRX.
It's either an HP or an X.
- Just put the whole alphabet in it while you're at it.
ZD net is reporting that Samsung will release
a Windows 10 laptop later this year,
powered by the company's own ARM-based X and OS CPU
and an accompanying AMD GPU.
On the one hand, ARM-based windows laptops usually suck.
on the other hand, X and OS is built by Samsung.
So maybe it'll have some Apple M1 style magic to
make it not suck.
On the other other hand, Samsung phones
with X and OS chips, suck.
I guess you should buy a Chromebook,
Fry's electronics, a mainstay of PC builders
and tech enthusiasts for decades,
is shutting down all 30 of its American locations and going
out of business.
I actually didn't know that.
- [Man] Oh, you know about Fry's?
- Yeah, I've been to Fry's Electronics.
- [Man] I haven't. - They always were in
really weird buildings.
The one in like Arizona was in a pyramid.
It was like a pyramid.
I think it used to be a movie theater.
It's being said that a mixture of consignment practices
and the impact of the pandemic is responsible.
But scattered reports also reference a hooded
Jeff Bezos stabbing the back
of the store with an Amazon basics knife.
So I think there's more to this story.
- [Man] I'm looking into it.
- And if you were hoping to give BioWare's ill fated action
RPG Anthem, a shot for some ill-conceived reason,
EA has shut down the games development.
- [Man] No! - The developers and fans
were hoping for a No Man's Sky style makeover
but it's just not gonna happen.
But if you're looking for another project to
place your unrealistic hopes on,
there's always star citizen.
- [Man] Oh, okay.
I put $1500.
- Did you get it back?
You should ask for a refund.
- [Man] I will eventually.
- It's the new stonk.
There's no more stories man, that's it.
Okay, fine, but we'll be back on Friday for more tech news,
but that's the last time.
- [Man] It's not the last time.
We're gonna keep making.
I don't where you came up with that.
- I said it's the last time.