Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy (#SGGQA)

Jensen Huang made a massive oopsie.

Apple is cutting employee access to AI. NVIDIA hopes to repurpose smaller telco facilities for mini data centers. ChatGPT is growing compared to Google's search business. The Cybertruck is ending production.

The RAM crisis continues to reverse consumer sales trends. Oppo might cancel the FindX Ultra. The UK considers a smartglasses ban. EA remasters a bunch of old games. GOG is coming to Linux!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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AI is a sinking ship! Chinese AI stocks are tanking bad. Game companies (who are also AI companies) are now REALLY concerned about AI "theft". Sam Altman wants your RAM, and he's working with Samsung to get it! Amazon is limiting the amount of vibe coding for its employees.

Reddit will move to a log in only mode for readership, while Reddit's stock took a massive hit.

The RAM crisis is continuing to jack up prices, and we're seeing reports of future gadgets with less RAM.

And we should probably chat about that iPhone Duo screen stuff...

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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It's the last Monday of the month! Time for our pajama podcast, where the live chat takes the wheel! I have a series of stories lined up about how the AI bubble continues to deflate around us, or we could skip all that and talk about some SPOOKY movies!

IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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US Representative Ritchie Torres is trying to protect gamers from predatory online buying. Meta apologies for pulling the No Kings Instagram account. Also, Meta glasses were totally spying on you.

Anthropic pledges a tiny amount of their stock for philanthropy purposes, while companies around the world are radically cutting AI spending budgets. Banks are looking to offload AI debt. Microsoft pulls out of a British cloud AI deal right before their partner's IPO.

Google is cracking down on letting you install apps on your phone, but they also let a fake malware version of Chrome through on the Play store. Apple of COURSE put a tiny battery in the iPhone Duo. There are a TON of reactions out on the RTX Spark.

And we need to take a minute to chat about what a NAS is, and how it's NOT a back up...

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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Trump Mobile could be in more trouble after hack. AI bubble bursting as OpenAI details $20 billion dollar revenue gap. Nvidia is halting production on the 5090. SpaceX looks to become a proper cell carrier.

PS5 code soon to be running natively on PCs. However, global PC shipments had a massive hit.

OnePlus 16 is officially launched, while 15 owners can now test drive ColorOS. Sony gives up on VR. We have more news on the NexPhone.

And we should talk about how I STILL dont have a Steam Frame... Sigh...

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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Google is a HOT topic for lawsuits this week, getting one case dismissed, and challenging an EU case on AI. Qualcomm and Huawei might be working together on patents.

Toshiba might increase hard drive capacity to help fill some demand. Ps5 emulation is improving fast. Apple might change up privacy settings because of AI, while iPhone modems are getting fried at ATT.

And what's going on with the Pixel 10A price?

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH! We're keeping the stream casual, and going where the chat wants to take us! Some important political stories to cover. Facebook could be on the hook for $200 Billion after a lawsuit in New Mexico. Banks can sue Apple over fees. Deepseek made a billion dollars!

And what's going on with PS5 emulation? It's time for a pajama podcast!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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California might gut their Net Neutrality laws. Samsung is offloading their consumer RAM manufacturing.

Snap launched some new SPECS, and Verizon already has a plan for them. Mediatek takes the wraps off the new Dimensity chips! iPhone's storage slows WAY down under load.

And we have to chat about this new Vivo!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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The FCC forced ABC to pull an interview off broadcast TV. AI CEOs worry that AI might be moving too fast. A lawyer using ChatGPT is in trouble.

Vivo shows off new phones! Oppo shows off new phones! Honor shows off new phones!

And i suppose we probably should chat about those new Apple phones... I guess...

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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It's the last Monday of August, and we're letting the chat take the wheel!

Some sobering news on phone shipments, but good news for EV owners. Facebook weasels out of taking responsibility for destroying society, but at least there's more AI backlash than ever before!

And we've got a trio of stories of tech brands doing it right!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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