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Talks about a sudden crash in Chinese DDR5 prices while major makers hike contract rates. Covers Artemis II's lunar flyby, record distance and odd onboard mishaps. Discusses LinkedIn scanning thousands of browser extensions and the privacy uproar. Mentions Nvidia and Intel demos on extreme texture compression and a CRISPR therapy nearly curing sickle cell disease.

Coverage of geopolitical pressure on major tech companies and threats to popular platforms. A new AI tool that turns open source into proprietary code and the strain on maintainers. A roundup of tech-themed April Fools stunts and prank headlines. News blasts on leaked code, a lunar mission launch, mass corporate layoffs, robo-taxi outages, and heat-resistant memory chips.

Windows 11 search gets streamlined to surface apps and local files faster. The White House mobile app raises privacy and UX concerns. Apple’s Swift now supports building Android apps, easing cross-platform code sharing. GitHub Copilot briefly injected promotional text into PRs. Sony pauses memory card orders and a piracy streaming app was shut down. Researchers demo wireless comms 100 meters underground.

They discuss a new Google technique that massively reduces AI memory needs. Apple is reported to have discontinued a major desktop line. AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU and its specs get a close look. RCS 4.0’s addition of native video calling and richer messaging is covered. Wikipedia’s ban on AI-generated article text and delivery robots causing real-world damage are also highlighted.

Timestamps: 0:00 resisted Foghorn Leghorn voice 0:14 OpenAI shuts down Sora, Disney deal off 2:00 Meta, YouTube landmark rulings 4:00 Arm AGI CPU 6:23 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:38 Intel Arc Pro B70, B65 BATTLEMAGE 7:28 Wine 11 massively boosts Linux gaming 8:17 Ayaneo pulls NEXT 2 handheld from sale 8:57 FCC ban on foreign-made routers 9:40 Touchscreen-compatible nail polish NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/s0So6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They discuss fresh Arrow Lake laptop reviews and surprising value from Intel's new Core Ultra chips. Coverage of Arc GPU compatibility problems and a partial fix that left performance shaky. Microsoft emergency patches and a rollback of forced Windows features get attention. A proposed US national AI framework and debates over preempting state laws are explored. They also cover phone AirDrop support, a privacy pledge from GrapheneOS, a Crunchyroll data breach, and resilient modular robots.

Timestamps: 0:00 do u ever feel like a muppet 0:11 Google Search AI editing headlines 2:00 Super Micro co-founder smuggling charges 3:47 Android sideloading 24-hour wait period 6:09 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:25 Meta Horizon Worlds VR stays alive 7:14 multi-country botnet takedown 8:14 Musician indicted for AI music fraud 9:08 DLSS 5 only sees 2D frame, thanks Daniel Owen 10:09 Cyborg cockroaches NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/fwQbj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps: 0:00 DLSS 5 haters are 'completely wrong' - Jensen 3:02 AMD responds to Ryzen mislabeling 5:43 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:51 Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus, precompiled shaders 6:25 Mozilla Firefox VPN 7:05 free Gemini Personal Intelligence 7:40 Samsung discontinues Galaxy Z Trifold 8:42 3D-printed shoulder-mounted launcher NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/TM8W1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timestamps: 0:00 just give James a second 0:13 Nvidia DLSS 5 looks a bit... sloppy 1:50 Win11 C: drive bug on Samsung PCs 3:13 ASRock motherboard with DDR4 + DDR5 slots 5:50 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 Apple Airpods Max 2 6:39 Xbox One 'Bliss' Hack 7:23 Instagram loses E2E encryption 8:06 Pokemon Go helping delivery bots 8:45 Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition tease NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/iUSvu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coverage of Firefox extending Windows 7 security updates for a limited time. An FBI probe into Steam games that harbored malware. A major cyberattack on a medical device company with claimed data theft and operational impact. Google Maps rolls out immersive 3D driving and conversational features. A telecom merger, a large data breach claim, and a lawsuit tied to self-driving behavior.