Arrow Lake-S Leaks, Apple’s “Disgusting” Ad, Spotify Greed, + More! - TechLinked May 10, 2024

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CORE OF THE ISSUE

Intel Arrow Lake-S “Core Ultra 200” series may have fully leaked

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-next-gen-desktop-cpus-have-leaked-arrow-lake-core-ultra-200-series-share-similar-core-counts-with-raptor-lake-refresh

Thanks to Chinese outlet Benchlife https://lmg.gg/MeOF7

There will be 13 SKUs https://wccftech.com/intel-launch-13-arrow-lake-s-core-ultra-200-desktop-cpus-125w-65w-35w-models/

Pretty few number of SKUs

Benchlife’s core and thread counts line up with earlier leaks https://www.extremetech.com/computing/intels-arrow-lake-cpus-will-allegedly-ditch-hyper-threading-leak

Further suggest that Arrow Lake-S is ditching hyperthreading for P-cores https://lmg.gg/7MX1u (ExtremeTech)

Does not deliver the same number of threads as Raptor Lake Refresh https://lmg.gg/lll3d (Tom’s Hardware)

But that could be a good thing https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/intel-dumping-hyper-threading-in-arrow-lake-chips-a-good-thing

Rise in modern core counts may diminish benefits of simultaneous multi-threading https://lmg.gg/4guDR (PCMag)

Many chipmakers/designers don’t use SMT https://lmg.gg/ImRnS (PC Mag)

Intel really needs a win as AMD is clawing x86 market share https://www.anandtech.com/show/21392/amd-hits-record-high-share-in-x86-cpus-in-q1-2024

I mean, Intel’s probably actually doing ok https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21392/cpu-mkt-shares-q1-2024-mercury-desktops.png  

 

EVERYONE WAS CRUSHED

People upset by iPad Pro ad

https://apnews.com/article/apple-ipad-ad-social-media-reaction-12e7fbd335feb4875d94c31b87379359

the ad https://youtu.be/ntjkwIXWtrc

Comments turned off on YT, so users took to Tim Cook’s tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1787864325258162239

Many Japanese people seemed to really hate it https://twitter.com/AngelicaOung/status/1788241764383678900

Possibly attributed to “Tsukumogami” https://twitter.com/sdw/status/1788276255671902309

Look at these cute li’l guys https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/gegegenokitaro/images/0/00/Tsukumogami18_EP41_IMG.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190127194028

Many creatives probably upset because they already fear tech taking their jobs, OR they’ve already had their jobs taken https://www.axios.com/2024/05/08/apple-ipad-2024-ad-ai-outrage

Literal objects of creation destroyed by “faceless, unstoppable machine” https://lmg.gg/avQos (Axios)

Apple apologised https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/10/apple-crush-ad-apology/

M4 iPad is a beast tho https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/compare/6013825?baseline=6008110

 

MUSIC SERVICES MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL

Spotify will be paying songwriters ~$150 million less, despite Premium subscription price increase

https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-songwriters-less-mechanical-royalties-audiobooks-bundle-1235673829/

announced price increase in April https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/spotify-is-changing-how-it-charges-customers-with-new-plans-and-prices-1.2054654

Claim they qualify for “bundle” rate https://lmg.gg/5pn8h

Also moving lyrics behind premium subscription https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/02/spotify-is-quietly-moves-lyrics-behind-a-paywall/

Sonos rolls out new app before it’s ready

https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/sonos-app-redesign-2024-work-in-progress/

Bunch of key features removed https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/comments/1cmzpg7/dear_sonos_what_the_hell/

Users feel like “beta testers” https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/comments/1cmlwfe/hi_sonos_can_we_please_have_the_buggy_slow_s2_app/

Also broke accessibility

https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/09/new-sonos-app-breaks-accessibility-for-visually-impaired/

Provided statement to the Verge https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/9/24152675/sonos-new-app-bad-reviews-response-statement

reintroduce features in “the coming months” https://lmg.gg/upZ7L (The Verge)

Said “It takes courage to rebuild a brand’s core product from the ground up” https://lmg.gg/sDgxo (The Verge)

 

 

QUICK BITS

 

GREEN WITH…WELL IT’S DEFINITELY GREEN

Pixel 8a is a solid-looking budget phone

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/pixel-8a-is-proof-that-apple-cant-afford-to-shortchange-the-iphone-se-4-heres-why

display output over USB-C apparently https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-8a-display-output-3441590/

“Abandoned house bathroom green” https://boingboing.net/2024/05/10/google-pixel-8a-comes-in-abandoned-house-bathroom-green.html

 

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

FCC prohibits fast lanes, closing net neutrality loophole

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/fcc-explicitly-prohibits-fast-lanes-closing-possible-net-neutrality-loophole/

https://www.phonearena.com/news/fcc-closes-net-neutrality-loophole-that-could-have-opened-fast-lanes_id158126

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/09/fcc_slams_banhammer_on_5g/

 

ELON’S PROBLEM WITH THREADS

Neuralink’s first brain implant suffered issue

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/neuralinks-first-in-human-brain-implant-has-experienced-a-problem-company-says-.html

Blog post https://neuralink.com/blog/prime-study-progress-update-user-experience/

Apparently adjusting the algorithm for collecting and translating neural data compensated for the “loss in performance”, https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/a-number-of-threads-retracted-from-the-brain-of-neuralinks-first-implant-patient-but-they-say-theyre-still-beating-my-friends-in-games-that-as-a-quadriplegic-i-should-not-be-beating-them-in/

 

BOO.AI

AI ethicists warn about the dangers of AI “Deadbots”: digital recreations of dead loved ones

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/09/digital-recreations-of-dead-people-need-urgent-regulation-ai-ethicists-say

University of Cambridge study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-024-00744-w

Could “haunt” loved ones https://scitechdaily.com/cambridge-experts-warn-ai-deadbots-could-digitally-haunt-loved-ones-from-beyond-the-grave/

 

MAN’S BEST END

Robot dogs with AI-aimed rifles

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

Also tested robot dogs with rocket launchers https://www.twz.com/marines-test-fire-robot-dog-armed-with-rocket-launcher

https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-marine-rifle-fitted-robot-dogs

No flamethrower? https://gizmodo.com/thermonator-the-flame-throwing-robot-dog-can-now-be-y-1851429292