Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy (#SGGQA)

The FCC will crack down on an action camera from DJI, but NOT on a plan to flood the Earth with light pollution from space mirrors. OpenAI keeps digging deeper into lawsuits, and now Apple is taking them to court. AI data centers are SURGING in power use, but a few areas are pushing back.SK Hynix expects the RAM crisis will get worse next year, as Samsung posts higher profit guidance after...

Google loses appeal on fines. OpenAI is looking to the government for more investment cash. Data centers are struggling in extreme heat, while polluting local water. Sony is quiet after declaring the end of discs. Plex is trying to raise prices again.Samsung's recent profits are startling, while the memory makers face another potential lawsuit over price fixing. Lenovo taps a new Chinese SSD...

"Won't someone PLEASE think of the children?!?!"I understand tech enthusiast skepticism when those appeals are made, as we can all remember times when "protecting children" was used as a cover for bad policy.However, there are times we need to collectively examine corporate practices, and reign in businesses making harmful products.Attorney Whitney Ray Di Bona sat down to discuss the NUMEROUS...

Norway is banning AI in elementary schools. Eminem's publisher is suing Meta. Sony releasing games on PC was a success. Microsoft is cleaning up Windows 11 and partnering with Affintiy. Qualcomm details Linux improvements.SpaceX stock hit a high, then took a plunge.Android 17 might break your Pixel. Nothing cancels an upcoming CMF phone. OnePlus is selling an upgraded 15R in India. RedMagic...

UK banning kids from social media. Courts rule that NOBODY needs AI search. Meta back peddles fast on face recognition. The US government bans new Anthropic models. Stanford students walk out on Google CEO commencement speech. SpaceX IPO was a success.AI is getting more and more expensive. Xbox is struggling with component pricing, and considering in game ads as a way to boost revenue.Xiaomi's...

SpaceX IPO is garnering criticisms, but it's OK because now they're an AI company! Google is ordered by the EU to add clearer credit to AI summaries, but European Parliament is still switching to a French search firm.GoPro is in trouble. Meta has been scanning faces with their glasses. The Surface Laptop gets Leaked. We're already seeing leaks on the NEXT generation of Vivo phones.And what's...

The EU is rolling out a new Office suite! Samsung workers get pay raise! More fines coming to Google. NVIDIA bets big on Taiwan, while Chinese GPUs surge in sales.Steam Deck prices JUMPED, but so did sales numbers. Qualcomm shows off a new laptop chip, while rumors swirl of new "cheap" laptops. Asus taps Qualcomm for a new all-in-one PC.NVIDIA shows of the RTX Spark for Windows machines, and...

Last Monday of the month, and we're keeping things light for Memorial Day!Trump Mobile phone plans have already leaked subscriber data. Apple is trying to re-litigate their Epic lawsuit terms. SpaceX IPO looks like it might be pretty weak. NVIDIA's N1X chip leaks ahead of Computex.And we bid Destiny 2 a fond farewell.Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!Support Talking Tech with...

NVIDIA is cleared to sell AI chips in China, but no one is buying. A bill in California looks to ban publishers from killing games. Samsung could see chip production stop, costing the company billions. Apple could be working with Intel for iPhone chip production. OpenAI just cant catch a break, even after an Apple partnership.Google opens up more ways to share between Android and iPhone. Xiaomi...

The FCC is now ok with discrimination! SpaceX's upcoming IPO is one of the most restrictive we've ever seen. Musk settles with the SEC over Twitter lawsuit. Cybertruck wheels can fall off. Chrome installs a 4GB AI model in your browser.Steam might find a way to beat scalpers on the Steam Machine. Nintendo is going to raise the price of the Switch 2. We're already seeing leaks of the Oppo Find X10...