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NVIDIA RTX 5090 review, Samsung Galaxy S25 debuts, and a new Trump tech era
It feels like CES again with a slew of tech news this week! In this episode, Devindra dives into his final thoughts on NVIDIA's $2,000 GeForce RTX 5090, a super-powered video card with a healthy dose of AI. Senior Reporter Sam Rutherford also joins to explain everything Samsung launched at its Galaxy S25 Unpacked event. And of course, we'll chat about some of the technology industry and policy changes from the new Trump administration. Stay tuned to the end of this episode for our chat with YouTube Director of Product Management Jack Greenberg about some new features headed to YouTube Premium.TikTok was only banned for 14 hours, what happened? – 1:27Devindra’s NVIDIA RTX 5090 Review: more power than most people need – 13:53Samsung Unpacked announces Galaxy S25 series and teases a thinner phone – 30:25What the new administration’s Executive Orders mean for AI, EVs and the environment – 54:23Pop culture picks – 1:03:41What’s coming to Youtube Premium with project manager Jack Greenberg – 1:07:06
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RIP TikTok (and Zuck’s soul) + Switch 2 reveal
So it looks like the TikTok ban may actually be happening, barring a last-minute Supreme Court decision. In this episode, Senior Writer Karissa Bell joins Devindra and Ben to discuss the potential finale of TikTok in America, as well as why some users are finding refuge in RedNote, a Chinese Instagram clone. They also dive into why Meta is giving up on third-party fact checkers, and how this relates to Mark Zuckerberg's descent into the right-wing world. Finally, we explore the tidbits of information from Nintendo's Switch 2 unveiling.Stay tuned to the end of this episode for Devindra’s chat with Dan Erickson, the creator of Severance, about season two of his hit show.RIP TikTok, Part ??? – 2:24Meta abandons fact checking, loosens hate speech rules on its platforms – 22:21We finally have confirmation of the Switch 2, full unveil scheduled for April 2 – 40:57Pop culture picks – 49:29.187
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CES 2025 wrap-up: Our favorite PCs and gaming devices
We’re officially recovering from CES 2025! In this episode, Devindra and Senior Reporter Sam Rutherford dive into their favorite PCs from the show, and debate the merits of Lenovo’s extra-large Legion Go S handheld. They explain why they like ASUS’s ultra-light Zenbook A14, and Sam gives us his final thoughts on Dell’s clunky brand transition.Lenovo’s surprising CES showing: ThinkBook Plus Gen 6’s rollable screen – 0:47Legion Go S by Lenovo is the first third-party handheld to run SteamOS – 4:35NVIDIA’s RTX 5000 seems great… – 10:16…But Jensen Huang’s keynote on NVIDIA’s future lacked focus – 15:29MicroLED TVs shown at CES are gorgeous and pricy – 30:11
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CES 2025 Day 0 + 1: What are you doing Dell?!
We've survived two days of CES! In this bonus episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss the latest innovations in robot vacuums, new AI PC hardware from AMD and Intel, and Dell's decision to nuke its PC brands in favor of Apple-esque "Dell Pro" and "Dell Pro Max" branding. (Note: We recorded this episode before NVIDIA announced its new RTX 5000 GPUs, but we'll have more to say on that soon!)
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CES 2025 preview: NVIDIA and AMD's next GPUs + all sorts of AI
We're ringing in 2025 with everything we're expecting to see at CES! That includes new video cards from AMD and NVIDIA, a holographic windshield from Hyundai and potentially more satellite enabled phones. AI will still be a major topic -- like the next generation of AI PCs -- but it also seems like we'll be hearing a lot more about classic CES stories. In addition, we explore why Meta wants to start adding AI users to Facebook and Instagram. CES 2025 Preview: LG’s bendable 5K OLED, AI PCs, and a broadening satellite phone market – 2:17New video cards from AMD and NVIDIA at CES – 12:092024’s biggest losers in tech – 18:46Meta announces AI personas are coming to Instagram and Facebook – 32:22Pop culture picks – 41:02
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