Apple Calls This 'Pro?' - June 27, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

M1/2

M2 Macbook Pro SSD only half as fast as M1 version

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1439734-base-model-apple-m2-macbook-pro-ssd-up-to-50-slower-than-m1-macbook-pro-ssd-half-the-nand-chips-half-the-speed/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnXkD5gIOk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmIcFWu0US0

https://9to5mac.com/2022/06/26/m2-macbook-pro-slower-ssd/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/06/m2-macbook-pros-256gb-ssd-is-only-about-half-as-fast-as-the-m1-versions/

-          Maybe to let people know that basically no one should buy the base model

Just wait for MR headset https://www.engadget.com/apple-mixed-reality-headset-m2-processor-215501828.html

 

I’M SUPER SERIAL, YOU GUYS

Valve says once again, “don’t mess with the Steam Deck” *wink*

https://youtu.be/Dxnr2FAADAs?t=8

https://kotaku.com/valve-steam-deck-mod-internal-ssd-drive-bigger-capacity-1849114745

https://twitter.com/lawrenceyang/status/1540809830000013313

modder https://twitter.com/TheSmcelrea/status/1541160087900901376

PCgamer responds https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-designer-says-ssd-mod-will-significantly-shorten-the-life-of-your-deck/

 

IT WASN’T ME

Whistleblower says Cyberpunk 2077 failed because QA company lied

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-2077s-external-qa-team-allegedly-misled-cd-projekt-over-its-experience/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEarLGfqhvo

https://www.cracked.com/article_34432_cyberpunk-2077-leak-reveals-game-allegedly-failed-due-to-troll-bug-testers.html

https://www.pcgamesn.com/cyberpunk-2077/whistleblower

 

QUICK BITS

 

LOOXED

Ryzen 7000X3D coming this year

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1439263-amd-zen-4-raphael-x-ryzen-7000x3d-with-100-mb-of-cache-purportedly-already-planned-for-this-year/

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/ryzen-7000x3d-with-100-mb-of-cache-already-planned-for-this-year.html

mass production https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1539206251501846529

 

RECORDED VALOR

Valorant will start recording voice chat July 13^th

https://www.ign.com/articles/valorant-monitor-voice-chat-tests-begin-next-month

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/valorant-voice-chat-monitoring/

broll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le474A3jBxA

 

THEM’S THE JUULS

Juul will stick around for now

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/federal-appeals-court-puts-fdas-ban-on-juuls-e-cigarettes-on-hold-11656107132

Kids movin on https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/26/us-bans-juul-young-people-newer-products

 

CHAT NOMADS

Google Hangouts to shut down in November

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/27/23185012/google-hangouts-shutting-down-november-chat-migration

https://blog.google/products/workspace/hangouts-to-chat/

Duo, Meet https://twitter.com/GoogleWorkspace/status/1532035187013472256

 

BOT. REPORTED

OpenAI, maker’s of DALL-E, train AI to play Minecraft

https://singularityhub.com/2022/06/26/openais-new-ai-learned-to-play-minecraft-by-watching-70000-hours-of-youtube/

https://openai.com/blog/vpt/

https://lmg.gg/nEa5v

https://lmg.gg/3JsG8