I've Missed You: Reconnecting with Tech News and More

Let's reconnect over some tech news and some chilled Sangiovese. Perhaps some hors d'oeuvres. We all know that Windows 11 leaked last week, and everybody was installing it, playing games on it, commenting on the fact that it's basically Windows 10 with a fancy new look. Except there might be some fancy new stuff under the hood as well that no one's talking about except for HotHardware, who decided to test Windows 11 against Windows 10 on one of Intel's Lakefield Hybrid processors, which use a big.LITTLE design combining high-power cores with weaker power-efficient cores.

And on Windows 11, the Lakefield chip performed noticeably better. So just okay! This is news because Intel's Lakefield chip is quite bad, which you would know if you'd seen the LTT review of the Samsung Galaxy Book S. You've seen it. The performance difference may be due to Windows 11's thread scheduler, which is rumored to include some improvements over the one in Windows 10. If you were looking to test it yourself, well, Microsoft has been hitting every site that hosts a link to the leaked operating system with DMCA takedowns, so it's probably just to wait until June 24th.

This is Thursday for Microsoft's official reveal at 11 A.M. - 11 A.M.? That's nice of them to give us advance notice. You can wait. China has decided it's time to stop miners sucking up vast amounts of electricity in the country's Sichuan province. I really hope that shows you say it. Wow, that sounded like that.

So they've ordered a complete halt to mining in the region. Mining operations in other regions are also shutting down in an attempt to get ahead of any further bans, meaning more than 90% of China's bitcoin mining capacity is reportedly affected. Some people might think this is a good thing for the environment, while others might see it as a negative impact on the country's economy.

One of those who might be concerned about the impact on the economy is Amazon, which has made up holiday to get people to spend money is today! That's right, Prime Day is in full swing with the usual lack of actually killer deals happening again. Thankfully, capitalism encourages competition, so Walmart, Target, and Best Buy are having their own anti-Prime Day sales.

Buy buy buy, promise. It'll make you happy. Go buy stuff. Boston Dynamics, maker of simultaneously horrifying and super cool robots has been fully acquired by Hyundai. No! I've been waiting. No, finally. Maybe we'll get that walking car sooner than the robots can develop Sentients. I like them being independent and stuff.

Oh yeah, yeah, fair enough. But they got to be bought by somebody. What about the American Department of Defense? Now what? Tesla has revealed the supercomputer it's currently building to train the neural nets that power Tesla's autopilot. Which I'm told will be a product one day. Just joking, autopilots are here today.

It's apparently the fifth-most powerful supercomputer in the world, but it won't even hold a candle to Tesla's next supercomputer, codenamed DojO. Which is not doj and will be capable of achieving one exaFLOP and when it's done that, it'll retire. You only need to flop once.

I didn't even make the doj connection. We're in trouble. Cyberpunk 2077 has been reinstated into the PlayStation Store after Sony pulled the game due to its enumerable bugs and performance issues at launch. But while the game is available to buy again, it still has a warning on the listing advising users to beware of the game's performance issues might suck.

But in many ways, the bugs almost make it a more realistic vision of the future, you know? You think those implants are gonna work perfect every time? Once you get the firmware update. Then you can see. And the Green Goblin was trending on social media this morning thanks to a video showing a man flying round on a drone hover board, resembling the Goblin's glider from the really good Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, especially the third one.

Our best guess right now is that the man is YouTuber Hunter Kowald, who has shown off a similar hover board in his videos. But no pumpkin bombs flying just yet. Fingers crossed though, we will be covering this on Carpool Critics. Will we? Oh would you look at the time. There's no more tech news allowed past that time. So come back another time for more of this bad accent, ta ta.

Hi ti ty ty ty. See you later. We'll be seeing you later then.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- I've missed you.Let's reconnect over some tech newsand some chilled Sangiovese.- Perhaps some hors d'oeuvres.- We all know that Windows11 leaked last week.Everybody was installingit, playing games on it,commenting on the fact thatit's basically Windows 10with a fancy new look.Except there might be somefancy new stuff under the hoodas well that no one's talkingabout except for HotHardware,who decided to test Windows11 against Windows 10on one of Intel's LakefieldHybrid processors,which use a big.LITTLE designcombing high-power coreswith weaker power-efficient cores.And on Windows 11,the Lakefield chipperformed noticeably better.- So just okay!- This is news because Intel'sLakefield chip is quite bad,which you would know ifyou'd seen the LTT reviewof the Samsung Galaxy Book S.- I know you have.- You've seen it.The performance difference may be dueto Windows 11's thread scheduler,which is rumored toinclude some improvementsover the one in Windows 10.If you were looking to test it yourself,well, Microsoft hasbeen hitting every sitethat hosts a link to theleaked operating systemwith DMCA Takedowns,so it's probably justto wait until June 24th.This is Thursday, for Microsoft'sofficial reveal at 11 A.M.- 11 A.M.? That's nice of-- You can wait.China has decided it's time to stop.For miners sucking up vastamounts of electricityin the country's Sichuan province.I really hope that'show you say it.- Wow, that sounded, yeah.- So they've ordered a complete haltto mining in the region.Mining operations in otherregions are also shutting downin an attempt to getahead of any further bans,meaning more than 90% ofChina's bitcoin mining capacityis reportedly affected.Some analysts noted thatelectricity usage appearedto decrease by eightgigawatts after the order,which is about equivalent to the outputof multiple nuclear power plants.- Or onecar-based time machine.- It's about the equivalent of multiple,like what kind of power plants?- It's in that ballpark.- There's not-- Nuclear.- Different sizes of them?- Modern nuclear.- Modern ones. Okay.In other, but possibly related news,GPU prices are starting to come down.- Hey!- Wow.According to Germanlanguage site 3DCenter,which monitors the GPU market in Europe,GPU prices have decreasedby 113% from mid-May.Now the average in video gaming cardis only 91% more expensive than MSRP,and that's a-good-a-news-a.- I only have togrind for a couple months now.- And in a world where it'sbecoming increasingly obviousthat we don't actually own ourelectronic devices, or souls,Google and the state governmentof Massachusetts (laughs)automatically installedCOVID tracking appsonto Android phones.Users reporting discoveringthe Mass Notify apphad suddenly appeared on theirdevices over the weekend,and no, it was not accidentally installedby their boomer parents or their dog.Everyone double-checked.In a statement, Googlesays they simply activatedthe Exposure Notification systemalready built into Android,but didn't address the actual app.Hey, you know what else is creepy?The fact that energy providersremotely raised thetemperatures in the homesof many Texan residentswho had unknowingly optedinto a program called Smart Savers Texas,meant to optimize the state's energy grid.- Well, that sounds good.- People woke up sweating'cause their smart thermostathad been raised 4 degreesto 78 degrees Fahrenheit.Here in Canada, we'resweating because we don't knowwhat that equates to inCelsius, and also because,I think it's about 24,26...- Something.- And also because societyis rapidly devolvinginto a corporate dystopia.- I know that much.- Now it's time for Quick Bits,brought to you by MANSCAPEDand the new Lawn Mower 4.0.It's the perfect companionfor keeping your goodslooking trim, neat, and clean.Its new wireless chargingsystem removes the needto bring cables with youand it's compatible withmost Qi charging pads.Nicks and cuts?(scoffs) Never heard of 'em.Because the Lawn Mower4.0 has ceramic bladeswith SkinSafe Technology.It's also cordless, waterproof,it gets 90 minutes ofuse on a full charge,unless you have, like, a lot of crotch.And you can get 20% off plusfree international shippingusing the promo codeTECH at the link below.I'll have a double orderof the Quick Bits, please.- With a side of (indistinct).- I'll have a Sam Adams.Amazon's made up holiday to get peopleto spend money is today!That's right.Prime Day is in fullswing with the usual lackof actually killer deals happening again.Thankfully, capitalismencourages competition.So Walmart, Target and Best Buy are havingtheir own anti-Prime Day sales.Buy buy buy.Promise. It'll make you happy.Go buy stuff.Boston Dynamics, maker ofsimultaneously horrifyingand super cool robots has beenfully acquired by Hyundai.No!- I've been waiting.- No,finally. Maybe we'll get--- You don't like that?- Maybe we'll get that walking car soonerthan the robots can develop Sentients.I can't read this and have fun anymore.I like them being independent and stuff.- Oh yeah, yeah, fair enough.But they got to be bought by somebody--- What about the AmericanDepartment of Defense?Now what?Tesla has revealed the supercomputerit's currently buildingto train the neural netsthat power Tesla's autopilot.Which I'm told will be a product one day.Just joking, autopilots are here today.It's apparently the fifthmost powerful supercomputerin the world, but itwon't even hold a candleto Tesla's nextsupercomputer, codenamed DojO.Which is not doj and will be capableof achieving one exaFLOPand when it's done that,it'll retire.You only need to flop once.- I didn't evenmake the doj connection.We're in trouble.- Cyberpunk 2077 has been reinstatedinto the PlayStation Storeafter Sony pulled the gamedue to it's enumerable bugsand performance issues at launch.But while the game isavailable to buy again,it still has a warning onthe listing, advising usersto beware the game'sperformance issues might suck.But in many ways, the bugs almost make ita more realistic visionof the future, you know?You think those implants aregonna work perfect every time?- Once youget the firmware update.Then you can see.- And the Green Goblin was trendingon social media this morning thanks toa video showing a man flyinground on a drone hover board,resembling the Goblin's gliderfrom the really good TobeyMaguire Spider-Man movies,especially the third one.Our best guess right now is that the manis YouTuber Hunter Kowald,who has shown off a similarhover board in his videos.But no pumpkin bombs flying just yet.Fingers crossed though,we will be covering thison Carpool Critics.- Will we?- Oh would you look at the time.There's no more tech newsallowed past that time.So come back another time for moreof this bad accent, ta ta.Hi ti ty ti ty.See you later.We'll be seeing you later then.- All right.\n"