#SGGQA 438: YouTube Price Hikes, Apple App Store Fees, Oppo Find X9 Ultra Leaks, OnePlus Gaming Handheld?

Apple is taking Epic back to court over App Store fees. YouTube hikes prices on premium again. Italy says NO to Netflix rate hikes. Study says Americans are dropping streaming services. Data center projects are struggling, while Google might turn to fossil fuels to power their AI. France launches a plan to use Linux instead of Windows for government systems.

OnePlus might be making a gaming handheld? Framework could be working on a Linux system. Insta360 launched a selfie screen. Huawei's Pura foldable looks familiar.

And we HAVE to talk about the Oppo Find X9 Ultra leaks!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 437: Netflix Price Hike, Playstation Price Hike, RIP Mac Pro, Vivo X300 Ultra Global

Musk lost a court case! Meta and Youtube lost a court case! Internet service providers won a court case! RAM prices are fluctuating, but Sony and Netflix are hiking prices. Microsoft had a really bad quarter. Vivo announces the X300 Ultra! Android might get a handy feature back soon!

And I have to say a fond farewell to the Mac Pro...

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 436: OpenAI needs more Human BRAINS, Android Side-Loading Explained, iQOO 15R Impressions!

More drama around Elon Musk's defrauding of twitter investors. UK government backtracks on AI permissions. Adobe penalties listed in subscription lawsuit. Tim Cook claims he's not political. OpenAI plans to double current employee count.

FireFox is adding a free VPN tier. Microsoft starts damage control on Windows 11 reputation. Amazon might try another phone. Google details the silly restrictions on installing apps.

And I've been spending some quality time with the iQOO 15R!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 435: Oppo and Vivo Price Increases, AirPods Max 2, Steam Machine Verified, Adobe Lawsuit Settlement

Adobe is settling a lawsuit with the DOJ. The EU is looking to an alternative office suite. Amazon is removing 4k video streaming for the poors. Meta is doing another round of layoffs, while the company looks to buy MORE AI nonsense. Google sells off their fiber broadband business. Oppo and Vivo announce price increases. Apple launches the AirPods Max 2. Samsung is looking to make benchmarking easier for developers. Google Play Games is offering game trial downloads!

Digg is dead. Again.

And we can chat about the Steam Frame and Steam Machine news!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 434: New MacBooks, AI Adult Content, Data Center Investments Drying Up

Musk is in court trying to explain tweets that shook up company stock prices. LibreOffice scores a win against the EU. Oracle is slashing jobs as data center funding dries up. Nvidia slowing investments in OpenAI, and OpenAI hits the brakes on Adult Content. Google is absolutely ripping off websites and hurting their traffic. Vivo is showing off some hot new BIG camera sensors on the X300 Ultra.

And we have to chat about these new MacBooks!

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 433: Samsung Flops, iPhone 17e Announced, MWC News, Pajama Podcast!

It's a crazy week launching all the big headlines from MWC 2026!

Robots, and AI, and WACKY new phones!

Plus we should spend a little time discussing Samsung's "new" Galaxy S phones.

We're keeping this week's show a little more casual, but we'll still get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 432: OpenAI Speakers, CoPilot Snoops on Confidential Info, An Interview about AI with AMD's Michael Nordquist

It's an AI heavy episode, and I'm bringing out some big guns!

OpenAI is making some hardware, and while that's kinda stupid, we're REALLY more concerned about the plans for adult content. Disney and Paramount are putting pressure on Bytedance to remove copyrighted characters from Seedance Gen AI tools. Google and Microsoft are trying to find influencers to promote AI, but fewer are taking the cash.

And I have a chat with Michael Nordquist, VP of Product Marketing at AMD, to talk about the hardware side of consumer AI.

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 431: EU vs TikTok, Steam Machine Delayed, AI Bubble Deflating, Colleges Ban Smartglasses

EU Commission claims the TikTok algorithm is bad for you. Tech stocks took a hit last week. Colleges look to ban smartglasses for testing. OpenAI's scheme to eat up all the RAM is also hurting their own products. Samsung is skipping magnets on the S26. Vivo is looking to compete with action cameras. Steam Machine is delayed because of component costs, but why did we think it would be cheap?

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 430: The Year of Linux (for Gaming), Apple Subscription Greed, NVIDIA Bails on OpenAI

Happy Monday!

Tesla is cancelling cars to build more robots. TikTok is getting uninstalled at a higher rate than last year. Apple is committing to more greed with YOUR subscriptions! NVIDIA is pumping the brakes on another investment in OpenAI.

And we should chat about how 2026 really is shaping up to be the year for Linux! At least in gaming...

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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#SGGQA 429: TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter Dumpster Fires, Apple's AI Pin

PAJAMA PODCAST!

We're going to let the chat take the wheel, but there's a TON of news out about the raging dumpster fires our social media have become. Plus, why is Apple working on an AI pin?

Let's get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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