Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Don’t Watch This Video… (On a Pixel)”.
It was the best of tech news, it was the worst of tech news, but hopefully more the first one. You know I’m mad. Google pixel phones have been crashing in rebooting after loading, one specific YouTube, video. It’S like a high-tech version of the ring, but the psychic dead girl can’t get past the iPhone security. It’S that good, the clip a seemingly normal scene from 1979’s Alien causes, pixel 6 or 7 phones that try to load it to instantly shut down. Do scary, after their phones restarted, some users found that they couldn’t use cell service until rebooting it again.
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. In 2020, a particular wallpaper image caused some Android devices to fall into a boot loop crashing and rebooting in an endless cycle like our lives. Until you do a factory reset. This was likely caused by a bug in the color system, as effective phones were primarily Google and Samsung devices that use the default Android color engine, so pixels were getting wiped out by a pixel with their own kind. With this new bug, it’s possible that something about the format of the video 4K HDR is messing with Google’s exynos derived tensor chip.
Luckily, it seems that a fix is already underway. As today, many pixel users reported being able to successfully watch a man get murdered by a six foot, long vent monster without it, as I call it a normal Tuesday. My mother-in-law am I right. You’Re, a xenophile YouTube has announced it plans to roll out generative AI tools for creators. That’S us, including the ability to create artificial scenes and virtually swapped clothing, virtually literally virtually swap clothing. I can be a minimalist.
The changes are supposed to arrive in the coming months, but who knows maybe they’re already here and I’m not wearing this shirt at all? Is this the real TechLink set? We don’t know, there’s not a lot of specifics yet as to how the AI features will be implemented, but according to YouTube, there will be significant guard rails in place to avoid abuse, particularly given the risk of copyright infringement associated with generative AI like what, if they Wear an LTT shirt and they didn’t even go to LTT store. What YouTube is not avoiding at all is shamelessly copying Tick Tock, so they also announced a new YouTube shorts feature that will allow creators to record a short parallel to an existing video similar to tick tock’s extremely popular duet feature me myself, I’m a Loner, it’s ironic, Because the duet usually involves two people performing complementary Parts, not doubling the melody Kate Blanchett in the movie. Tar would not stand for this and privacy focused messaging, app signal which I use is threatening to pull out of the UK. In response to the British parliament’s proposed Online safety Bill, the legislation which has been in the works since 2021 has received widespread criticism for granting the government’s sweeping censorship and surveillance Powers, as well as content scanning Provisions.
That would require service providers to install backdoors into all user end-to-end encryption, the cool messaging app that won’t tattle on you to your mom or the government has stated that they would rather reverse brexit than provide a service that fundamentally compromises the security of their users. Even if those users are pedophile Isis members, according to Signal president Meredith Whitaker, the bill not only turns phones into tools of bass, government surveillance, but also creates an access point for criminals, hackers and malign State actors. The bad guys stay away from my nudes Kim Jong-un. Those are for our sponsor iFixit. Oh now I have to fix this phone with some quick bits with iFixit. You can easily fix all of your electronics.
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How many bits could a quick bit if a quick bit could quick bits? Twitter, founder Jack Dorsey has launched a new decentralized Twitter, alternative blue sky on the IOS app store, but don’t get too excited crypto Bros. It’S invite only for now and we’re not cool, given that blue skies whole deal is to be the new Twitter, as created by the people who made the old Twitter. The Blue Sky app Bears a striking resemblance to Twitter. What no word as of yet whether there will be check marks of any kind I on it, if it’s not there.
Actually that’s what the currency is: blue sky, blue, called chip coin, it’s called check. Coin RTX. Super resolution for videos in Chrome and Edge is Now supported for GeForce, RTX 30 and 40 series gpus. What’S that Rejoice, RTX VSR uses AI upscaling to sharpen and clarify low resolution video, while removing compression artifacts get them out of here.
4K upscaling was previously only available on nvidia’s Shield TV, but now a new wave of users can watch hyper. Compressed 2014 bind compilations with perfect clarity, it was basically American Tick Tock. It was great guys. They give me live all the perfectly cut screens. Tick Tock will be automatically adding a 60 Minute daily screen time cap for accounts listed as under 18, which will stop no one.
After an hour total on the app teenage users will be required to enter a passcode to continue browsing. The screen time reminder was already available as an opt-in feature, but now teens will have to opt out. Instead, parents using tick tock’s family pairing option will be able to set screen time limits for their children, but seeing as Most teens set up their own accounts and their parents don’t even know what it is.
I guess we’re just relying on them and their underdeveloped prefrontal cortex to make their own decisions about whether or not to listen to a polite message about self-control from the people who brought you the algorithmic equivalent of math. It’S so good, it’s so good at news. I can quit thirst traps anytime.
Google is adding client-side encryption to Gmail and Google Calendar expanding feature that was already available in docs, Drive meat sheets and slides those also exist. This means that data created by users will be encrypted before it gets stored on Google servers. So Google itself wouldn’t have access to the information within a feature that will help limit the risk of future data, leaks politics about to get boring. You see it doesn’t matter. If North Korea steals my nudes, if they’re already encrypted, why am I using Gmail to send nudes because it’s North Korea – that’s all they have I’m a professional you’re gon na get the best nudes Ford has filed a patent for a system that would allow self-driving cars To repossess themselves, if owners fall behind on payments, the system would allow Ford to gradually shut off functions in their customers.
Cars like automatic windows or seat controls and locking locking wow elements of the infotainment system and air conditioning which could kill you in some hot places or simply just have the car drive away. Hey this isn’t McDonald’s. Where are we going up? You promised me the play plays this: will incentivize delinquent drivers to pay up, but also to never leave their children unattended? I, for one, cannot wait until one of these kidnaps a toddler in a car seat. Hopefully my toddler when I’m having a bad day, see you later, it’s not my fault, maybe and we’re done kidnapping your attention for today we’re gon na do a catch and release thing.
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