Our Boss Fired Himself

RILEYISMYNAME · May 20, 2023

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

I WAS NEVER INTERVIEWED

Linus Galadriel Sebastian is stepping down as CEO of Linus Media Group

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/linus-sebastian-is-stepping-down-as-linus-tech-tips-ceo-in-transition-to-new-role-2150195/

He posted a video to YouTube https://youtu.be/0vuzqunync8

Moving to “stupid, BS-sounding, made-up role” https://lmg.gg/e72Vv

Rejected a $100 million buyout https://lmg.gg/ilKMA

TELL EVERYONE YOU’RE TEXTING A FRIEND

ChatGPT launched as iOS app https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-new-free-app-iphones-app-store-android-7577d705b2a606287edd132f7dc51777

Official OpenAI announcement says Android is coming next https://openai.com/blog/introducing-the-chatgpt-app-for-ios

Good luck actually finding the app in the App Store though https://twitter.com/chriswelch/status/1659283357472026644

Coincidentally, Apple has banned employees from using ChatGPT https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/19/apple-bans-employees-from-using-chatgpt/

This includes GitHub’s Copilot, which is also powered by OpenAI code; report comes as Apple is rumoured to be working on their own generative language AI https://mashable.com/article/apple-chatgpt-employee-ban-report

TIKTOK OFF THE CLOCK, AND THE PARTY STOPPED

Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-ban-montana-what-happens-next/

Governor announced it on Twitter; reactions were…mixed https://twitter.com/GovGianforte/status/1658948119285964802

Critics cry “free speech violation” https://time.com/6281081/montana-tiktok-ban-free-speech/

Lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 5 TikTokers in the state https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/18/montanas-tiktok-ban-goes-to-court-00097778

QUICK BITS

GAMERS SEE PRETTIER COLOURS FOR 3 SECONDS

Company announces after-market display for Steam Deck

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-aftermarket-steam-deck-screen-upgrade-is-here-but-it-sure-seems-like-a-bad-idea/

F(x)Tec best known for making a smart phone with a keyboard https://www.fxtec.com/smartphones/pro1x

Display will bump screen from 1280 x 800 to 1920 x 1200, better color accuracy https://www.pcworld.com/article/1923399/steam-deck-gets-an-aftermarket-1080p-screen-upgrade.html

Probably kill battery life and make it harder to run games https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/youll-soon-be-able-to-upgrade-your-steam-deck-display-but-not-in-the-way-you-want

THIS IS BECOMING SAD

Pixel 8 Pro details leak

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/18/23728618/google-pixel-8-pro-video-leak-design-thermometer

Leaked internal video shows thermometer https://www.androidpolice.com/google-pixel-8-pro-video-built-in-thermometer/

Original video was removed from YouTube, so it’s probably legit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4b3tiaWIXs

EMBRACE THE DA BA DEE DA BA DI

NASA taps Blue Origin to build lunar lander for Artemis 5 mission (SpaceX got 3 and 4)

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-blue-origin-second-lunar-lander-artemis-moon-1850455075

NASA is excited for $3.4 billion contract to “design develop, test, and verify” Human landing system for recurring lunar expeditions and docking with planned space station Gateway https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-second-artemis-lunar-lander-provider

Meanwhile Blue Origin is convinced this isn’t about the moon: it’s about Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen (LOX-LH2) fuel system development for deep space missions https://www.blueorigin.com/news/nasa-selects-blue-origin-for-mission-to-moon/

BIG SCREEN, TINY KEYBOARD

Israeli company Sightful announces Spacetop, the “world’s first AR laptop”

https://www.sightful.com/

Blind lady with half a laptop https://wsy18gegget.typeform.com/to/JiV0AEkR?typeform-source=www.sightful.com#hubspot_utk=xxxxx&hubspot_page_name=xxxxx&hubspot_page_url=xxxxx

Device trailer https://youtu.be/GSBESw3a_tc

An entire press release https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/15BC6OerwaqILnR1ehoFBydkHzy0nBNjM

Not exactly for gaming; look at the specs: https://lmg.gg/u9UFa

POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS

YouTube TV glitch replaces last four minute of NBA game with loop of The Little Mermaid ad

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/youtube-tv-glitch-interrupts-nba-playoff-game-with-repeating-little-mermaid-ad/

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/05/18/heat-celtics-youtube-tv-fail-ripped-by-nba-fans

The same day, YouTube announced unskippable 30 second ads for YouTube TV