- There's no intro today because the first story is so big,
it's kind of an intro in and of itself.
Apparently Windows 11 is a real thing and not a fever dream
that we all collectively experienced while baking
in this crazy heat wave.
You know what I mean? - [Riley] I do.
- I feel like a French fry in this weather.
- [Riley] You kinda look like one.
- I am a fry! Eh!
Anyway, it turns out the leaked version of the OS was legit,
meaning Windows 11 brings a new glassy looking UI
and improvements to touch, multitasking,
and separate desktop environments.
Teams is also built in, which is fine.
And there's widgets, which people use.
Gamers will be pleased by Xbox Game Pass integration
and support for auto HDR and direct storage,
which will make games prettier and faster,
kind of like a model that just had an energy drink.
(Linus glugging) - [Riley] You like that one?
- It's a dumb joke.
And Android apps will be available
in the Microsoft Store. Awesome!
Through an Amazon App Store integration.
Wow, less awesome.
But sideloading will be a thing! Awesomer!
The bigger thing, though,
is how the Microsoft Store will
allow developers to keep 100% of their revenue,
if they use third-party commerce engines,
but not for games. - [Riley] For some reason.
- But Microsoft also wants Steam and the Epic Games Store
to be in the Microsoft Store.
Confused? It's okay.
Windows 11's TPM module requirement
is way more confusing than that,
because Microsoft didn't mention it
at all in their presentation,
and now people are scalping chips
that most people won't need.
Basically, most somewhat modern PCs will have
no trouble upgrading to Windows 11 for free,
but some custom built desktop users
and IT admins might have to enable
the TPM setting in the BIOS.
And, yeah, it's a bit more complicated than that actually,
but what do you think this is?
A Linus Tech Tips video?
We actually are going to do a video about that.
- [Riley] We have though.
- Users of Western Digital's "My Book" external drives
were horrified to discover their devices had been
wiped this week.
Western Digital says that the likely culprit was malware
that took advantage of an unpatched vulnerability
known as "CVE-2018-018472".
I mean, I wouldn't try to patch that either.
It doesn't sound very threatening.
- [Riley] It sounds horrifying!
Some users have managed to salvage a bit of their data
using recovery tools, but others have had no luck,
partially because many "My Book" drives use encryption.
WD is recommending users to disconnect their drives from
the internet as a precaution while they work on the problem,
which makes sense, because that is malware babies come from.
It's actually where a lot of bad things come.
- [Riley] I had so many hours-
- Have you seen the internet?
And the rollout of Google's Flock system,
which is designed to make third-party cookies obsolete,
is being delayed to 2023
after backlash from regulators worldwide,
as well as other advertisers, and the public,
and, really pretty much everyone.
- [Riley] I didn't like it!
On the surface, it seems like preventing
random advertisers from accessing your data is good.
But then having Google be the sole collector of your data
seems like not the solution to that.
Mozilla seems like they might have one alternative idea
about what to do with our data.
How about giving it to scientists?
The company's Rally platform will allow users to share
their browsing data with computer scientists
and sociologists who will inject it with hormones
to see what happens to the-
- [Riley] It turns into a frog!
- No. It'll be used to analyze trends
and inform studies about how people consume
and share information.
It won't help you see relevant ads about 50 other coats
you might like after you searched for a coat one time,
and, by the way, actually already bought it,
but thanks for trying, but hey,
the scientists will really appreciate it. They do love data.
- [Riley] And coats!
- Riley, do you have a sponsor for me?
- [Riley] I do.
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The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill
that could prohibit big tech companies
from favoring their own products
and could even force some companies to sell off
certain divisions if they're deemed to anti-competitive.
But, the bill still has to go through voting in Congress
and the Senate, so don't worry.
Nothing in your life will change too drastically just yet.
Just keep on scrolling for now.
Valve has limited the amount of times that users can change
their Steam account's country in an effort to crack down
on people using VPNs to buy games for cheaper
in a different currency.
Good news for Valve, bad news for gamers
who just happened to travel to more than two new countries
every three months. If you're one of those gamers,
You have my condolences.
- [Riley] What're we gonna do with the LMG PJ?
- Google will reduce the cut of app sales they take
from Android developers from 30% to 15%.
All they have to do is develop
versions of their app for additional platforms,
like Android TV, Wear OS, and Android Auto.
It's unclear how this program interacts with Google's
existing 15% policy for devs making under a million dollars,
but I have a feeling that it doesn't.
- [Riley] Takes after Microsoft, doesn't it.
- Hey, look! it's the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3,
and the Flip 3 5G! Leaked images were shared by
Evan Blass, and the devices showed up in an FCC filing,
So chances are we're going to see these
in a Samsung event fairly soon.
Maybe one will foldy-flip its way over to you!
That would actually be
kind of awful to see. - [Riley] Ah, stop it!
- And, don't miss the Steam Summer Sale
that's happening right, I was wondering why
games are so cheap.
Steam Summer Sale happening right now,
if your wallet has the self control
to not jump at every deal it sees.
I mean, I've trained mine very carefully.
It almost never jumps. See, watch. Look.
No- Oh my god! It did jump! - [Riley] No!
- And it jumped right out of this episode.
Goodbye! We had so much fun!
Come back on Monday for more fun tech news.
We do love fun here.
- [Riley] You're having fun. I can tell.