Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Jerk Boss Tony!

-iPad Air updated with M3: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/tablets/apple-updates-the-ipad-air-with-an-m3-chip-and-a-new-magic-keyboard-140525345.html
-More software unlock  shenanigans: https://electrek.co/2025/03/03/rivian-unlocking-more-range-power-for-ev-drivers/
-Lenovo brings the weird to MWC: ​​https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/mwc-2025-everything-announced-in-barcelona-so-far-185656341.html
-Goodbye encryption for Apple UK users:
Apple disables iCloud's Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK
-Hope for Intel?
Nvidia and Broadcom Testing Chips on Intel Manufacturing Process
-MWC news:
MWC 2025: Everything announced in Barcelona so far
-Eat it ISP’s new york case sets state regulated precedence.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/isps-fear-wave-of-state-laws-after-new-yorks-15-broadband-mandate/
-Microsoft squeaks out an SBD version of Office.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/office-365/microsoft-quietly-launches-free-ad-supported-version-of-office-apps-for-windows-with-limited-functionality
-Wooly Mouse!
https://gizmodo.com/de-extinction-company-reveals-genetically-engineered-woolly-mouse-2000568395

Geekshow Live! What's a Death Star?

Andor, Lanterns, DC's slate, Lazarus, Lithgow is Dumbledore, Kathleen Kennedy, Punisher, Revenge of the Sith, Razzies, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Nvidia is Dropping the Ball!

-No Doi, SONY: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/former-sony-exec-finally-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-putting-playstation-games-on-pc-is-almost-like-printing-money/#
-Farewell Monolith. Another victim of idiot executives:
Warner Bros. closes Monolith Productions and MultiVersus studio, cancels Wonder Woman game
-Fable delayed to 2026:
Xbox has delayed its Fable reboot until 2026
-The 5 people who got GPUs better check to see if they’re defective:
Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue
-32 Bit PhysX is dead on 50 series cards:
Hope you weren’t planning to play PhysX games on Nvidia’s new 50-series GPUs
-Framework gaming desktop? I want it. Framework “2nd Gen” event.
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/framework-moves-into-desktops-2-in-1-laptops-at-second-gen-event
-PC gamers play less than console gamers? I think this data is bias.
https://clawsomegamer.com/40-pc-gamers-spend-less-than-5-hours-a-week-playing/
-Europe Rejoice! Balatro appeals PEGI 18 classification to PEGI 12!. Your kids can still spend that sweet sweet money on Balatro. In other news, the US still has DOGE…
https://www.eurogamer.net/balatro-wins-formal-appeal-to-reclassify-poker-game-as-pegi-12

Geekshow Helpdesk: AI, Robots, and Quantum Computing

-Now I have become death, The destroyer of worlds: https://www.rdworldonline.com/protoclone-v1-1000-artificial-muscles-power-this-sweating-robots-human-like-moves/
-Aaaaaaaccccckkkk I WANT THIS:
Sigma’s BF is a minimalist full-frame camera with no memory card slot
-Pirating isn’t stealing. Seeding is:
Meta Claims Torrenting Pirated Books Isn't Illegal Without Proof of Seeding
-Microsoft’s first Quantum Computing chip announced:
Microsoft Reveals Its First Quantum Computing Chip, the Majorana 1
-Apple is developing their own modems now:
Apple’s first in-house iPhone modem is the C1
-Did Microsoft just…push us to consumer quantum computing? Majorana 1
Youtube video will start the hype train for sure!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSHmygPQukQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZXl33t8So&t=1252s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkvrQUSJC0
https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/
https://www.technowize.com/microsoft-majorana-1-chip-quantum-computing-breakthrough/#:~:text=Majorana%20Particles%E2%80%94Turning%20a%20Concept%20Into%20Reality&text=These%20are%20hypothetical%20particles%20or,way%20that%20can%20be%20used.
-Capitalism strikes our dearest pals Notepad and MS Paint…it’s not so bad though
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2614943/microsoft-is-paywalling-these-features-in-notepad-and-paint.html
-Robots!
https://apnews.com/article/mlb-robot-umpires-abs-9034454b5a795262bf97446ff38d0361
https://www.robotics247.com/article/robot_umpire_automated_ball_strike_abs_system_debuts_at_mlb_spring_training
-AI Computer Speak
https://www.makeuseof.com/ai-chatbots-speak-unintelligible-language/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7300116692964126721/   
 

Geekshow Live! Infinite Swirl

Basket Full of Heads, Sgt Rock, James Bond, Clayface, Nova/Strange Academy/Terror inc. MOTU,  Avatar: Last Airbender, Murderbot, Las Vegas' Universal Horror Unleashed, Lukes 'Medal of Yavin', Rebecca loved The Monkey, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Sony State of Play

-Sony State of Play: https://www.eurogamer.net/state-of-play-february-2025-everything-announced
-Can’t fix it? Dump it: https://www.theverge.com/news/612192/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-ios-shutting-down-bug
-John Carmack sees VR differently: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/103176/john-carmack-calls-pc-vr-gaming-boutique-niche-says-half-life-alyx-wasnt-that-important/index.html
-Pump and dump with Marvel Rivals:
https://www.theverge.com/news/614819/marvel-rivals-us-layoffs-netease
-Nvidia delays 5070 launch to see what AMD has:
https://www.theverge.com/news/612650/nvidia-delays-rtx-5070-after-amd-9070
-Crysis 4 is on hold :(:
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/crysis-4-is-officially-on-hold-as-crytek-lays-off-15-percent-of-its-workforce-saying-it-cannot-continue-as-before-and-remain-financially-sustainable/
-I don’t have this kind of patience… or mindset.. But I am glad some people do. New Halo CE glitch found after 24 years. 
https://www.videogamer.com/news/halo-combat-evolved-glitch-lets-players-become-halo-ring/
-Story Time. Who remembers Ross Chastain and the Wall Ride.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/idpgTTFyUPc?t=45&feature=share
https://youtu.be/5wFfBhn5ihQ?si=xaHRxDM4NvnljKiz
-Fun Way to deal with cheaters!
https://kotaku.com/fortnite-tournament-cheating-epic-games-ban-lawsuit-1851765147 

Geekshow Helpdesk: It Manages Itself

-DJI is at it again: https://www.engadget.com/cameras/djis-osmo-mobile-7p-gimbal-can-track-you-around-on-any-android-or-ios-camera-app-130037243.html
-OpenAI says Nah to Musk: https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-board-unanimously-rejects-elon-musks-974-billion-takeover-bid-215221683.html
-Humane AI Pin is no more: https://www.theverge.com/news/614883/humane-ai-hp-acquisition-pin-shutdown
(back in May they wanted 750 Mil - 1 Bil…)
-Humane’s pins will stop working in 10 days:
https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html?src=rss
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/02/18/hp-buys-humane
-Beware the brain parasites!
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/02/burning-in-womans-legs-turned-out-to-be-slug-parasites-digging-in-her-brain/
-A BS…. but a good one! 
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3298762/chinese-scientists-develop-injection-make-smartphone-and-ev-batteries-last-longer
-Maybe a pothole in the NAND flash market will translate to consumers?
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/nand_flash_prices/
-Cancer Vax baby!
https://gizmodo.com/three-years-after-experimental-vaccine-these-patients-are-still-cancer-free-2000559585 
-We’re not doomed, yet!
https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/chance-of-city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-smashing-into-earth-rises-yet-again-to-3-1-percent-nasa-reports
 

Geekshow Live! Rebecca Runs Riot!

Trailers ahoy including M3GAN 2.0, Mission Impossible Final Reckoning, Thunderbolts*, and Twisted Metal season 2. Kendrick Lamar/Matt Stone and Trey Parker musical (how about that Halftime Show?) Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter series DND Series at Netflix The Monkey to screen in churches He-Man Set Photos

Geekshow Arcade: Lando Gets Riled

-PSN outage: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/sony-explains-massive-psn-outage-and-details-compensation-but-many-playstation-gamers-are-still-unhappy
-Nvidia Nueral Texture Compression looks crazy: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-new-tech-reduces-vram-usage-by-up-to-96-percent-in-beta-demo-rtx-neural-texture-compression-looks-impressive#
-Smart move Steam: https://www.theverge.com/news/607095/steam-early-access-abandonware-warning
-Switch 2 mouse mode confirmed with a patent:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/02/nintendo-patent-explains-switch-2-joy-cons-mouse-operation-mode/
-GTA VI still on track for this fall:
https://www.polygon.com/news/513842/gta-6-release-date-2025-fall
-New Battlefield
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-next-battlefield-game-is-set-to-release-before-april-2026/
-Early adopters take another hit. 5090 power connectors melting AND damaging the PSU
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/surely-not-again-worrying-analysis-shows-nvidias-rtx-5090-founders-edition-graphics-card-may-be-prone-to-melting-power-connectors/

Geekshow Helpdesk: Beware the TEETH!

-El Capitan is fully online and wild: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/worlds-fastest-supercomputer-el-capitan-goes-online-it-will-be-used-to-secure-the-us-nuclear-stockpile-and-in-other-classified-research#
-Sigh… Elon Musk: https://www.theverge.com/news/609685/elon-musk-openai-purchase-offer
-Ok, here we go Intel: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/core-ultra-9-275hx-beats-amds-flagship-ryzen-9-mobile-chip-by-7-percent-in-passmark-34-percent-faster-than-the-i9-14900hx
-This smartwatch looks amazing for the price:
https://www.theverge.com/smartwatch-review/608342/amazfit-active-2-review-budget-smartwatch-wearables-fitness-tracker
-Human teeth in mini pigs. HUMAN TEETH IN MINI PIGS.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/06/1111178/humanlike-teeth-grown-in-mini-pigs/
-Meta gets caught torrenting all the books to train AI:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/
-Took them long enough. Kickstarter decides to actually regulate their platform. Plus some other overhauls
https://www.theverge.com/news/610156/kickstarter-failed-campaign-notify-backers
-Is no place SACRED ANYMORE!?!?
https://techstory.in/stellantis-introduces-pop-up-ads-in-vehicles-sparking-outrage-among-owners/
-We’re gettin dumber. Technology is truly rotting our brains.
https://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/
-AI For Evil
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy081nqx2zjo
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1hvwk92/openai_realtime_api_connected_to_a_rifle/
-Timeline Apps are awesome!
https://www.theverge.com/apps/605756/tapestry-reeder-surf-timeline-apps