The Big Scandal This Week - WAN Show December 8, 2023

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119) Note: Timing may be off due to sponsor change:
0:00 Chapters
2:25 Topic #1 - Intel accuses AMD of misleading branding
6:35 Luke on companies changing naming schemes, Linus on weird naming schemes
15:00 Mentioning Intel's 14th Gen & changing the pricing of old products
18:41 "You need laws to prevent this," but how? ft. Windows, Apple's naming
26:28 Topic #2 - Covering LTT Backpack's "double" layer bottom
30:33 Broken carabiner priority list, covering the backpack dual layers issue
32:32 New warranty plan, replacing backpacks, $25 LTTStore credit or full refund
34:50 Titanium carabiners to be ship soon, Linus thanks the community
37:44 LTT x Noctua screwdriver available to order, Europe inventory, new screwdriver shaft
45:20 Merch Messages #1
50:42 Warthog driver at Linus's team last LAN ft. Whale LAN update, Lab's history
59:32 Accidentally left maximum ads on Twitch from last WAN Show, disabling it
1:01:35 NAS news? ft. Linus calls John for an update
1:07:20 Luke mentions junior IT service technician posting, other LMG & FP positions
1:08:46 Topic #3 - Twitch to leave South Korean by 2024 due to expenses
1:16:24 Topic #4 - OpenAI buying $51M of chips from a startup Sam Altman invested in
1:17:16 How should leaders deal with conflicting investments? ft. Colton's email on Framework being LMG's laptops
1:21:30 Linus jokes about the choice of using their position for profits ft. Crypto, Dan losing 350 BTC
1:26:58 Sponsors
1:30:12 Merch Messages #2
1:32:26 Windows dual boot on Steam Deck, can I use it as a laptop with an external display?
1:35:30 Emma wrote a merch message haiku for their anniversary ft. How the high five happened, calling Emma
1:47:53 Will the backpack manufacturer defer some of the costs of what happened?
1:55:57 Upcoming newsletter unboxing video
1:57:35 Topic #5 - GTA VI's trailer, console exclusive at first
1:59:12 Topic #6 - Google's Gemini replaces Bard, outperforms OpenAI's ChatGPT
2:06:30 Luke's call with a company, Linus on being a people person
2:15:53 Topic #7 - Google helps McDonald's with an AI chatbot named "Ask Pickles"
2:17:37 Topic #8 - Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok now available
1:18:07 Topic #9 - Meta tests more than 20 ways to make AI improve UX
2:22:56 Topic #11 - UK users to face scan themselves to access indecent sites
2:25:10 Topic #12 - Beeper Mini provides iMessage to Android, now blocked by Apple
2:30:58 Topic #13 - US warns NVIDIA to stop redesigning chips for China
2:31:27 Topic #14 - 23AndMe prevents users suing if they didn't opt out after 30 days
2:32:00 Topic #15 - Governments spy on you by your push notifications
2:33:03 Topic #16 - Microsoft to offer paid Windows 10 security subscription
2:34:34 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark
2:36:40 How will you be changing your final product approval going forward?
2:39:03 Thoughts on the RAM Ramcharger & EV truck with gasoline range extender?
2:41:33 Has Linus seen Fanboys yet? ft. Linus's 115-inch TV, decontaminating the LTT screwdriver
2:56:28 What has been Linus's experience with raising half-Asian children?
2:59:00 Would Linus do a TED Talk about leadership & ADHD? Advice for becoming a father?
3:05:36 Do you remember the first LTT merch sold & how the run was misprinted?
3:09:26 Thoughts on employers prying eyes on remote employees' activity to gauge performance?
3:12:01 What is the point of HDR when you got light control & color management?
3:13:32 Outro
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