Microsoft vs 'Microslop', iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, Wacky MWC concepts + more!

Duration: 08:53

Timestamps:

0:00 you're stronger than you know :)

0:14 'Microslop' banned in Copilot Discord

1:21 MWC - the normal stuff

3:02 MWC - the weird stuff

4:56 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:09 Ryzen AI 400 PRO chips

5:44 California OS age verification law

6:28 YouTube Shorts AI tests

7:03 Omar Yaghi's water harvesting machine

7:44 CDE Time Capsule

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

SLOPPY STOPPY

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/microsoft-gets-tired-of-microslop-bans-the-word-on-its-discord-then-locks-the-server-after-backlash/

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-banned-the-word-microslop-in-its-copilot-discord-server-then-began-restricting-access-after-users-started-posting-microsl0p-and-other-funnies/

Apparently, people have been trying to find other clever ways around it, like calling the company Sloppysoft

https://lmg.gg/GxiZ1

https://www.windowslatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Discord-users-finding-ways-to-use-the-word-Microslop.png

Maybe its a size thing, we could call them macroslop instead, they say micro is inappropriate

https://www.windowslatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Copilot-Community-channel-doesnt-allow-messages-to-be-shown-including-the-history.png

We know that Satya Nadella really hates the idea of Slop, and says "we need to move past the idea of slop vs sophistication" in his blog, but damn dude the sloppening stops for no man

https://lmg.gg/bds7Z

Eventually, the community pushed them so far that they disabled message history and restricted parts of the server

https://www.windowslatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Microsoft-Copilot-Discord-server-locked-after-users-raided-it-with-nicknames.png

It makes me wonder if Satya has fully embraced Discord moderator culture, or if maybe CoPilot just got its feelings hurt.

APPLE CRASHES THE MWC FIESTA

MWC: Actual Consumer products and Major Moves:

Apple launches new iPhone 17e with Magsafe

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/apple-launches-new-iphone-17e-with-fix-for-major-complaint-3327195/#:~:text=The%20device,options

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-iphone-17e/

https://youtu.be/TiE2F1V841A?t=49

$599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost

https://youtu.be/oT5iDm9XRl8?t=53

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/apple-keeps-the-ipad-air-fresh-with-m4-chip-upgrade-and-12gb-of-ram/#:~:text=The%20iPad%20Air,on%20March%2011.

Xiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the name

https://youtu.be/Wikwv2wo23I?t=20

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/886131/xiaomi-leica-leitzphone-17-ultra-review

Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation, marking a new chapter in smartphone security and expanding its enterprise portfolio

https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/

Motorola Razr Fold

https://youtu.be/wKtIOE1hhKM?t=23

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/motorola-razr-fold-hands-on-mwc-2026-050027092.html

From S26 to OnePlus 14, Qualcomm's new X85 modem will power next-gen flagships (5G over satellite)

https://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-x105-modem-3643541/#:~:text=For%20starters%2C%20Qualcomm,connectivity%20over%20satellites.

https://shorturl.at/LTTL3

MEGA WEIRD CONCEPTS (MWC)

Xiaomi unveils Vision GT electric supercar concept (MWC Barcelona, will be unveiled today)

https://youtu.be/a5IIVlE-Ikw?t=50

https://x.com/BenGeskin/status/2028394559751807375

https://electrek.co/2026/02/28/xiaomi-vision-gt-concept-first-chinese-supercar-gran-turismo-mwc-2026

Lenovo Legion Go Fold was a real thing

https://youtu.be/-uEas6VHSKM?t=3 https://www.theverge.com/tech/886848/lenovo-legion-go-fold-concept-windows-foldable-pc-gaming-handheld

Lenovo made a Framework-like laptop with modular ports — and a second screen

https://youtu.be/bqP4GjVtxQw?t=7

https://www.theverge.com/tech/886814/lenovo-thinkbook-modular-ai-pc-concept-mwc-2026-specs

A robot arm with puppy dog eyes is just one of Lenovo’s new desktop AI concepts , just a lil guy

https://www.theverge.com/tech/885228/lenovo-ai-workmate-companion-work-concept-robot-arm-desktop-clock-hub

https://youtu.be/mljs7BCHvds

Honor's Robot Phone

https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/honor-phones/i-saw-honor-robot-phone

https://www.honor.com/global/events/honor-robot-phone/

HONOR ROBOT GETS A DANCE CREW LETS GOOOOOOOOO

https://youtu.be/_87_wBpXfJM?t=53

QUICKBITS

JUST LEAVE THE NAME ALONE

AMD is announcing its first three Ryzen AI chips for desktops using its AM5 CPU socket. These Ryzen AI 400-series CPUs are direct replacements for the Ryzen 8000G processors

https://www.servethehome.com/amd-launches-ryzen-ai-400-pro-400-desktop-chips/

Image: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u3RbcnG3GW9yb2EyGAHkm4-970-80.png.webp

https://www.amd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-3-2-amd-gives-consumers-and-businesses-more-ai-pc-opti.html

It comes in 6 new SKU’s, with a dedicated NPU for Microsoft CoPilot (Editor, please draw the eye to the second column)

https://www.techspot.com/images2/news/bigimage/2026/03/2026-03-02-image-9-j_1100.webp

This means that while yes, you unfortunately have to deal with their branding, some local AI stuff will be offloaded from the dedicated graphics with that nifty little npu

125-YEAR-OLD LINUX USERS

California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup (Jan 2027, older thing in new news, but people are only finding out now)

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/california-introduces-age-verification-law

Seems like everyone just found out about this California law passed in Oct 2025 that…

https://gamerant.com/california-age-verification-operating-system/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1ri3rx3/california_introduces_age_verification_law_for/

Top Comment for screenshot “This is going to be a nothingburger.”

Primary Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

SLOP SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE

YouTube test lets AI create a new video using someone else’s Shorts

https://9to5google.com/2026/02/28/youtube-shorts-ai-remix-test/#:~:text=We%E2%80%99re%20starting%20to,two%20reference%20photos.

https://x.com/FortuneIndia/status/2028365997070291171/photo/1

https://x.com/FortuneIndia/status/2028365997070291171/photo/3

Primary Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/18138167?hl=en&msgid=412700385

THE SAND NEEDS WATER TOO

Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner — claimed to work in desert air with 20% humidity or lower, delivering off-grid ‘personalized water’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/21/nobel-laureate-omar-yaghi-invents-machine-that-harvests-water-from-dry-air

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/water-harvesting-machine-omar-yaghi-atoco-reticular-chemistry-narendra-modi-nobel-laureate-2025-chemistry-2872616-2026-02-24

Created by Omar Yaghi, he got a Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year

https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/omar-yaghi-shares-2025-nobel-prize-chemistry

Comparable in size to a 20ft shipping container, can we get an invite to the inaugural pool party?

https://lmg.gg/HT0rG

Video at 0:44: https://atoco.com/atmospheric-water-harvesting/

CDE NEVER DIED

Developer's 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app — open-source project brings old-school CDE interface back from the dead (it has netscape)

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/nostalgic-developer-recreates-the-1994-linux-desktop-as-a-modern-web-app-for-your-browser-open-source-project-brings-old-school-cde-interface-back-from-the-dead-and-features-classic-90s-web-browser-text-editor-and-more

Website link: https://debian.com.mx/  (Editor, please grab a screenshot of the desktop, then click in on netscape under the welcome tab and get one of that too)

It doesn't work very well, but the whole thing is available to download and run locally from Github, or you can check out the site if you had any reason to want to relive CDE, or see what your parents dealt with 30 years ago