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TechLinked

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A thrice-weekly news show about tech + gaming culture
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Episodes

Steam Machine, SteamOS, Love-Hate Relationship With AI + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Steam Machine Pricing Revealed 2:26 AI Adoption Hits New High 4:26 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:40 Windows Patch Tuesday Bugs 5:11 Chrome Tests Ask Gemini Button 5:40 MSG Surveillance Data Leak 6:18 Google Invests in A24 AI Tools 6:46 China Claims Spy Turtles Are Real NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/gCndO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 20269 min

Apple's "Unpatchable" Exploit, Meta Doesn't Want Lawsuits Anymore, Waymo Recalls + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Apple's Unpatchable Exploit 1:16 Meta Doesn't Want Lawsuits Anymore 2:15 Waymo Recalls 4:00 Linus Irwin and the Quick Bits 4:11 Steam Controller Shipment Delays 4:34 Plastic RTX 4090s 5:08 New App Stores for Apple Devices in Brazil 5:40 ASML Accused of Exporting Machines to China 6:13 Midjourney Medical Wacky Claims https://lmg.gg/6U59M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 20, 20268 min

Steam Workshop Malware, ChatGPT Market Share Slips, Snap AR Glasses + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Steam Workshop Malware 1:25 ChatGPT Market Share Slips 2:40 Snap AR Glasses 5:00 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:14 Microsoft Surface Announcement 5:50 Samsung Changes Product Testing 6:25 Commodore Flip Phone 6:56 Sandisk’s 8TB PS5 SSD 7:41 Nvidia Reveals Self Taught Robots NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/Pj2Lf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 18, 20269 min

Anthropic Pulls Latest AI Models, Microsoft’s Plans For Xbox, UK Social Media Ban + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:09 Anthropic Pulls Latest AI Models 1:30 Microsoft’s Plans For Xbox 2:47 UK Social Media Ban 4:40 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:55 OpenAI Hit With Massive Probe 5:27 Retired Phones Repurposed for Data Center 5:56 Intel’s Raptor Lake Next 6:30 AMD Cuts Shader Loading Times 6:57 Meta Quest 3 Explosion NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/4yqWV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 16, 20268 min

SpaceX’s Record Breaking IPO, Google Chrome Updates + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:12 SpaceX’s Record Breaking IPO 2:35 Google Chrome Updates 4:54 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:06 Steam Frame Launch Speculation 5:41 Flock Leaks 6:26 AMD Denies Bug Bounty 7:08 Deezer’s Free Tool to Flag AI Music 7:39 Red Lobster’s AI Ambitions NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/xW1Q6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 13, 20269 min

Windows Low Latency Profile, YouTube AI Music Training, Anthropic Releases Mythos + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Windows Low Latency Profile 1:26 YouTube AI Music Training 2:36 Anthropic Releases Mythos 4:47 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:54 Instagram Algorithm Adjustments 5:17 Donut Lab Battery Investigation 5:51 Google Gemini Live Translate 6:17 Hospital Using Palantir System to Save Lives 6:51 Miniature Surgical Robot NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/Iz3qB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 11, 20268 min

Apple Announcements at WWDC 2026, Meta’s AI App Controversy + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Apple Announcements at WWDC 2026 2:37 Meta’s AI App Controversy 5:04 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:13 Google Paying SpaceX for Compute Capacity 5:47 New York State Moratorium on Data Centers 6:24 Canada’s Controversial Bill C-22 6:59 Windows 95 on a Graphing Calculator 7:32 TeamGroup’s Self-Destructing SSD NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/ueHRh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 09, 20269 min

Steam Machine Launch Window, Anthropic Urges AI Slowdown, Meta Facial Recognition + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:17 Steam Machine and Steam Frame Launch Window 1:32 Anthropic Urges AI Slowdown 3:01 Meta Facial Recognition 5:50 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 Nvidia RTX 50 Super Cards Back on Track 6:37 Leaked Microsoft Documents 7:26 YouTube Premium Price Increase 8:16 Bot Web Traffic Surpasses Humans 8:47 Waymo Used as a Getaway Car NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/0V72u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 06, 202611 min

Microsoft Build Announcements, UK Ruling On Google AI Search + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Microsoft Build 2026 Announcements 2:41 UK Ruling On Google AI Search 4:55 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:05 Google Fake Call Detection 5:42 Major Takedown of Scam Accounts 6:17 Meta Lets Employees Pause Surveillance 6:58 Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman 7:44 Researchers Demonstrate AI Worm NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/pZNnA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 04, 202610 min

Nvidia RTX Spark, Anthropic Files to Go Public, AMD Announcements + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:14 NVIDIA RTX Spark 1:49 Anthropic Files to Go Public 2:55 AMD Announcements 5:09 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:17 NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction Upgrade 5:54 New Gaming Handhelds 6:44 Meta Fixes Password Reset Exploit 7:17 Sony Details New PS Accessories 7:50 Paint.net Now Downloadable from Paint.net NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/h02BS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 02, 202610 min

Intel Unveils Arc G3, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon C, New Website Tracking Technique + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intel Unveils Arc G3 1:20 Qualcomm’s Snapdragon C 2:30 New Website Tracking Technique 4:18 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:32 Steam Deck Sells Out 5:05 Wikipedia Editors Threatening Strike 5:34 NASA’s Proposed Moon Base 6:10 Illinois Legislature’s New AI Safety Bill 6:34 Ferrari’s New EV NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/LuZro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 30, 20268 min

Steam Deck Price Increase, NVIDIA Retires Control Panel, YouTube AI Labels + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Steam Deck Price Increase 1:24 NVIDIA Retires Control Panel 2:38 YouTube AI Labels 4:20 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:34 Foldable iPhone Production Problems 5:01 BusPatrol AI Cameras 5:37 DuckDuckGo Installs Surge 6:09 GTA 6 Fake Beta Phishing Pages 6:40 Robinhood’s Agentic Trading and Credit Card NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/OqfT6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 28, 20268 min

Corsair’s New Memory Supplier, HP’s Broken BIOS Updates, California Age Verification Law Backlash + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Corsair’s New Memory Supplier 1:14 HP’s Broken BIOS Updates 2:09 California Age Verification Law Backlash 4:24 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:37 China’s Underwater Data Center 5:12 TSMC Employee Bonuses 5:44 Rippable GameCube, Wii, and Xbox Games 6:12 Drone Speed Record 6:44 The Pope Weighs in on AI NEW SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/gZoBL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 26, 20268 min

Microsoft 365 Update, GitHub Breach, Nvidia GPU Security Update + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Microsoft 365 Update 1:02 GitHub Breach 1:58 Nvidia GPU Security Update 4:06 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:11 Meta Releases Reddit-like App 4:34 Riot’s Vanguard Anti-Cheat Hits Cheaters Hard 5:05 Discord Enables End-to-End Encryption 5:31 Spotify and UMG Reach AI Deal 6:14 Pizza Hut Sued by Franchisee Over AI NEW SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/Bdpll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 23, 20268 min

Google Search Updates, New AI Models, Altman vs. Musk Lawsuit + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:16 Google Search Updates 1:42 New AI Models 2:55 Altman vs. Musk Lawsuit 5:32 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:41 Plex Lifetime Subscription Pricing 6:22 Intel Wildcat Lake Laptops 7:19 Microsoft Scrapping SMS 2FA 7:55 OpenAI and Apple’s Possible Legal Battle 8:33 Russian Plan to Advertise in Space NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/JLOtR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 21, 202611 min

Windows Update Improvements, Impending Samsung Strike, AMD FSR Announcement + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Windows Update Improvements 1:12 Impending Strike at Samsung 2:58 AMD FSR Announcement 5:04 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:16 ASUS ROG Branded RAM 6:03 New Study Shows AI Impacts on Education 6:48 Sony Xperia AI Camera Assistant 7:28 Stop Killing Games Updates 8:07 Instagram’s Newest Feature NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/vkbFs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 16, 202610 min

Googlebook Announcement, Trump Phone, Meta Employees Protest Tracking Tech + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:25 Googlebook Announcement 1:58 Trump Phone 4:03 Meta Employees Protest Mouse Tracking Tech 6:09 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:13 Spotify Outage 6:49 EU Cracks Down on Social Media 7:21 Amazon 30-Minute Delivery 7:47 Apple iOS Update 8:12 Unitree’s New Manned Robot NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/NQv12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 14, 202610 min

Google Catches AI Zero-Day Exploit, Vulnerable Baby Monitors, Apple Price Hikes + more!

Timestamps: 0:17 Google Catches AI Zero-Day Exploit 1:11 Meari Technology’s Vulnerable Baby Monitors 2:22 Apple Price Hikes 4:40 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:42 FCC Extends Software Update Waiver 5:10 Venmo Offers Discreet Payments by Default 5:38 Valve Steam Machine Updates 6:03 Low Latency Profile in Windows 11 6:34 Dua Lipa Sues Samsung NEW SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/oN5TW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 12, 20268 min

Nintendo Switch 2 Price Increase, Musk Faces Escalated Criminal Probe, Meta’s AI Bone Structure Analysis + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Nintendo Switch 2 Price Increase 1:21 Musk Faces Criminal Probe in France 2:34 Meta’s AI Bone Structure Analysis 5:04 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:14 TCL’s 0.01Hz Display 5:52 ShinyHunters Target Canvas 6:30 OpenAI’s New GPT Model 7:10 Robot Lawnmower Backdoor NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/STWJL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 09, 20269 min

Valve Game Console Imports, German Domain Outage, Google Chrome AI Downloads + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Valve Imports “Game Consoles” 1:23 German Domain Outage 2:32 Google Chrome Downloads AI Model Files 5:02 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:12 Notepad++ Creator Threatens Legal Action 5:52 Reddit Pushing Users to App 6:23 Agreements Signed For AI National Security Testing 7:02 Microsoft Edge Security Vulnerability 7:33 Button Batteries Get a Safety Upgrade NEW SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/bSkQa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 07, 20269 min

GameStop Submits Offer for eBay, FCC Certification Proposal, Toyota’s AI City + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:12 GameStop Submits Offer to Buy eBay 1:30 FCC Certification Proposal 2:49 Toyota’s AI City 5:34 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:46 Windows 11 Update Breaks Third Party Apps 6:20 Maryland to Ban Surveillance Pricing 6:57 Chinese Court Rules on AI Replacing Workers 7:26 BlackBerry Isn’t as Dead as You Think 7:59 Sound Wave Tech Used for Fire Suppression NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/JHh6h Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 05, 202610 min

Xbox Mode for Windows 11, Meta Threatens Access in New Mexico, AI Chatbot Age Restrictions + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:13 Xbox Mode for Windows 11 1:10 Meta Threatens Access in New Mexico 2:17 AI Chatbot Age Restrictions 4:40 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:52 Lisuan Tech earns Microsoft WHQL Certification 5:28 DDoS Attack on Canonical’s Web Infrastructure 5:56 China’s Truck Mounted Nuclear Reactor 6:30 Charles Lieber Rebuilds Lab in China 7:14 EV Headlight Movie Projectors NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/vdYW6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 02, 20269 min

Google Sideloading Restrictions, YouTube AI Search Feature, US Blocking Exports to China + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Campaign Against Google’s Sideloading Restrictions 1:27 YouTube AI Search Feature 2:26 US Blocking Exports to China 5:21 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:30 Google Pixel 11 Tensor G6 Chip Leak 6:03 Supreme Court Weighs in on Geofence Warrants 6:30 Google Translate Updates 7:07 New Websites Increasingly AI Generated 7:40 OpenAI’s Oddly Specific Policy NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/kKxtX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 30, 20269 min

Microsoft’s Plan to Fix Windows, OpenAI Phone, Intel Cancels Discrete Gaming GPUs + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Microsoft’s Plan to Fix Windows 1:15 OpenAI Phone 2:08 Intel Reportedly Cancels Discrete Gaming GPUs 4:33 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:41 Microsoft Allows More Control Over Updates 5:07 Commodore Backs Down Over Firmware Lockdown 5:34 Meta’s New Energy Strategy for Data Centers 6:03 Iran War Disrupts PCB Supply Chain 6:36 Toyota’s New Gaming Chair NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/BmNXy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 28, 20268 min

China Curbs US Investment, Meta Layoffs and Microsoft Buyouts, Apple Update + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:11 China Curbs US Investment 1:12 Meta Layoffs and Microsoft Buyouts 2:26 Apple Update Fixes Flaw 5:22 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:31 Admins Can Uninstall Copilot 6:04 Polymarket Bet Leads to Tampering Investigation 6:49 Ransomware Negotiator Faces Prison 7:27 Malware Blocking Gadget for HDMI and Display Port 7:58 Ping Pong Robot Makes History NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/p8IMw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 25, 202610 min

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, Framework Goes “Pro”, Unauthorized Mythos Users + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:17 AMD Launches the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 1:45 Framework Unveils New Updates 3:07 Unauthorized Users Access Anthropic’s Mythos 5:25 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:36 AI Music Floods Deezer 6:02 Meta Installs Tracking Software for Employees 6:41 Hesai’s New Lidar Tech 7:10 Intel Expands Overclocking Support 7:38 YouTuber Makes RAM in His Shed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 202610 min

Tim Cook Steps Down, Steam Machine Competitor, Brave Minimalist Browser + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:14 Tim Cook Steps Down 1:36 Playnix’s New Steam Machine Competitor 2:40 Brave’s Minimalist Browser 4:45 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:57 SK hynix Massive Employee Bonuses 5:37 NSA Using Anthropic Mythos 6:08 Steam on a Nintendo Switch 6:43 Robot Sets Half-Marathon Record 7:19 Prego’s Conversation Recording Device NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/J3sOx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 21, 20269 min

Hide YouTube Shorts, EU Age Verification Hacked, Adobe Under Pressure + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:10 YouTube Allows Users to Hide Shorts 1:05 EU Age Verification App Hacked 1:57 Adobe Under New Pressure 3:47 QUICK BITS INTRO 3:59 NVIDIA GeForce 3060 Returns 4:24 Microsoft Sweepstakes 4:53 Meta Quest 3 Price Hike 5:15 Europol Targets DDoS Attackers 5:47 Whales Speak in Vowels NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/spsjI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 18, 20267 min

Blocking Wayback Machine, Cookie preferences ignored, Netgear escapes router ban + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 FIRST VOLLEY!! 0:10 News sites block Wayback Machine 1:22 Big Tech ignoring cookie consent 2:29 FCC exempts Netgear from router ban 5:04 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:13 Windows Recall new security concerns 5:57 China tests deep-sea cable cutter 6:31 Snap laying off 1,000 workers 6:59 Nvidia warranty payouts increase 10x 7:34 Chinese car toilet seat NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/240Ja Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 16, 20269 min

NVIDIA N1, Apple Glasses Update, Rockstar Hack + more!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:14 NVIDIA N1 Spotted in the Wild 1:29 Apple Smart Glasses Update 2:38 Rockstar Hacked 4:50 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:59 Verbatim, I-O Data Keeping Blu-ray Alive 5:34 Blue Origin Makes Oxygen From Moon Dust 6:06 Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Clone 6:54 New DNA Encryption Method 7:32 Robot Birds Luring Real Birds NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/fPugG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 14, 20269 min
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