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A Google spokesperson. |
A Google spokesperson responded to Engadget, |
clarifying that if websites block the bot, |
they will still show up in standard search results, |
but they won't be included in other search features like Snippet and Google discover. |
That's really nice of Google to only abuse their monopoly on search engines a little bit. |
The Department of Justice is currently mulling whether to break up Google, |
or to force it to share data with competitors after the tech giant lost its big search antitrust case. |
But I hope the DOJ considers how good Google behaves sometimes. |
They just added better source citations to AI overviews, |
so you can find exactly where it got the idea that the force |
is real and you're just not trying hard enough. |
Squeeze, Try squeezing. |
Oh, the quick bits. |
Oh yeah. |
Coming right up, Jacob. |
Are you ready for this? |
Let's go. |
ARM is working on a GPU that will compete with Nvidia and Intel |
according to sources who spoke to Israeli business outlet Globes. |
Of course, Arm already makes GPUs that compete with those companies in their Snapdragon X Windows laptops. |
They just compete badly. |
Up to a hundred engineers are reportedly working on this new GPU, |
which sounds like it'll either be a discrete gaming GPU or an AI accelerator, |
which is just a graphics card used solely to make the internet worse. |
About a week after confirming that they'll let you install SteamOS, on Windows handhelds, |
Valve has released official drivers for Steam Deck |
to allow owners to install and run Windows if they want to. |
Maybe you want to run unsupported games or emulators, |
or maybe you just like to suffer. |
Either way, Valve has you covered. |
Now, having said that, the drivers aren't perfect. |
For example, the Windows audio drivers don't support the Steam Deck's speakers yet |
just headphones and Bluetooth audio. |
So I can play Fortnite on my Steam Deck |
and I won't be able to hear any of the eight-year-olds that don't know how to mute their mic? |
Sign me up. |
Did they say mean things to you, Jacob? |
An ISP in the US is petitioning the Supreme Court |
to overturn a ruling that would require them to disconnect customers accused of piracy. |
It's a very serious issue being championed by a company with a very silly name, Cox Communications. |
As the ruling currently stands, |
Americans could be cut off from the internet just because they, or someone whom they share a network with, |
received a couple of unproven accusations of copyright infringement. |
I think it's unbelievable that a US court made |
a decision so bad that an internet service provider is accidentally taking a pro-consumer stance. |
What is this? |
What's happening? |
A team of researchers has published a paper |
suggesting that bikes could be hacked. |
Specifically, professional-grade bikes that have wireless gear-shifting systems, |
such as those made by Shimano. |
Is that okay? |
Scientists found that the signals put out by these |
bikes were interceptable from up to 10 yards away, |
allowing hackers to shift a victim's gears |
or even jam gear-shifting on a specific bike. |
Fortunately, Shimano has already patched the vulnerabilities, |
which is unfortunate for those of us who thought the Tour de France might finally become exciting. |
And an international group of researchers have proposed improvements to modern telecommunications systems. |
All we have to do is start using electromagnetic vortex cannons, |
which I thought was kind of obvious, but thanks. |
The cannons in question create toroidal vortexes, like a smoke ring, |
but made out of rotating electromagnetic waves instead of dank vape clouds. |
The vortexes can carry more information than traditional electromagnetic wave structures, |
are more resilient to environmental disturbances, |
meaning they could be used to send data over long distances. |
But the main thing, |
and I can't stress this enough, |
they're called electromagnetic vortex cannons. |
What, we're just not gonna use them? |
Hey, why don't you hop on a vortex cannon |
and surf some electromagnetic waves back over here on Monday? |
There's gonna be tech news, |
and I could show you this trick where I blow a smoke ring and then blow a smoke pirate ship through it. |
I've never done it before, |
but I've got a good feeling about Monday. |
Well, well, well. |
Look what the cat dragged in. |
I'm just kidding. |
It's great to see you. |
Also, that's a weird insult. |
Microsoft has apparently patched a popular loophole |
that allowed users to install Windows 11 on PCs |
that don't meet the outlandish hardware requirements. |
Why convince people to download your OS |
when you can just make it harder to upgrade |
for those who actually want to? |
This particular trick allowed anyone to bypass |
the TPM 2.0 chip requirement of Windows 11 |
by tricking the OS's setup file into thinking your machine was a server. |
Not a host. |
That's another computer and restaurant word. |
Unfortunately, Twitter user TheBobPony |
discovered that the most recent insider build of Windows now |
also requires servers to have TPM 2.0 support. |
This isn't the case in normal Windows yet, |
but chances are they'll be rolling out an update soon. |
And that could leave you with a non-functional system |
if you use this workaround to install Windows 11. |