Google TurboQuant, Mac Pro discontinued, Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 + more!

Duration: 08:44

Timestamps:

0:00 who knows what tech is, really

0:11 Google TurboQuant could help RAM crisis

2:04 Apple discontinues Mac Pro

3:35 Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

4:56 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:04 RCS 4.0 brings video calling

5:44 Apple gives FBI user email

6:41 PS5 price hikes, again

7:16 Wikipedia bans AI articles

7:52 Delivery robot smashes glass

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

RAM-ALAMA DING DONG

AN END TO THE MEMORY CRISIS?? (Probably not, but who knows) Google’s TurboQuant makes LLMs more memory-efficient- https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/google-says-new-turboquant-compression-can-lower-ai-memory-usage-without-sacrificing-quality/

Original Source for the announcement tweet: https://x.com/GoogleResearch/status/2036533564158910740

Original Source for the Blog Post: https://research.google/blog/turboquant-redefining-ai-efficiency-with-extreme-compression/

How does it work though? The bottleneck is the Key Value store https://thenextweb.com/news/google-turboquant-ai-compression-memory-stocks

Quote about the key value cache being the bottleneck

Quote from google’s blg about what the key value cache is

https://www.starkinsider.com/2026/03/google-turboquant-llm-compression-less-memory.html

Quote about how the Key Value cache functions in LLM convos

Two step process:

Quote about how polar coordinate transform works <- THIS IS THE CIRCLE MATH LINE

Quote about the second step using QJL to encode the residual error

The result is a reduction of memory and a speed up of the models -

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/micron-sandisk-stocks-tumble-google-124732063.html?guccounter=1

Quote from Barrons

Quote with a result roundup

What was the market’s reaction to it? Memory companies stock drops - https://www.barrons.com/articles/turbo-quant-micron-sandisk-stocks-memory-javonsparadox-23d7d6f0

Some Caveats

Quote Sandisk CEO saying his expectation is an increase in demand

Unfortunately this will likely lead to no changes in the current memory situation Supported by WCCFtech https://wccftech.com/here-is-the-unvarnished-truth-about-googles-turboquant-jevons-paradox-prevails-memory-crunch-to-continue/

Quote

GOODNIGHT COSTLY PRINCE

Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware

https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/apple-has-finally-discontinued-the-mac-pro-desktop-after-years-of-fitful-effort/

https://www.engadget.com/computing/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro-221502339.html

It was released after the infamous trash can era: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vy3hbu64E4uPnsDkSEXPmR.jpg

The 2023 mac pro m2: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/111343

Its being replaced by the Mac Studio

https://www.apple.com/ca/mac-studio/

The wheels are gone too: https://web.archive.org/web/20260308074540/https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/mx572zm/a/apple-mac-pro-wheels-kit

And the feet: https://web.archive.org/web/20260308074540/https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/mxnm2zm/a/apple-mac-pro-feet-kit

This comes after the pro display being discontinued earlier this month

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/03/apple-discontinues-pro-display-xdr/

How else will I grate my incredibly expensive exotic cheese WHILE trying to render on silicon that’s 3 generations out of date (it only had an M2)

Show this store page of Exotic Cheese for the end joke: https://igourmet.com/products/mature-coolea-irish-farmhouse-cheese

It smells so bad dude

CACHE MONEY

AMD announces Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: a CPU with a mighty 208 MB of L3 cache aimed at game devs

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/amd-announces-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-a-cpu-with-a-mighty-208-mb-of-l3-cache-aimed-at-game-devs/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/amds-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-doubles-the-3d-v-cache

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110688/amd-officially-unveils-the-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-armed-with-208mb-of-cache-and-a-200w-tdp/index.html

3D v-cache clip: https://youtu.be/_ErnOjwcWK8?t=70

Clip from AMD showing the gains at 3:11: https://youtu.be/_ErnOjwcWK8?t=191

TDP and boost clock: (editor draw the eye to the top row in the specifications chart)

https://lmg.gg/S5ivh

AMD Joins Intel in Raising PC CPU Prices by Up to 15%

https://www.techpowerup.com/347707/amd-joins-intel-in-raising-pc-cpu-prices-by-up-to-15

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110699/after-intel-amd-is-now-also-raising-cpu-prices-by-up-to-15-percent/index.html

Jokes

Maybe by putting more ram IN the CPU the memory manufacturers will just forget it's there.

So game devs can breath a sigh of relief knowing that they don’t have figure out how to optimise their game

QUICKBITS

NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S VIDEO CHAT

The GSMA announced that RCS Universal Profile 4.0 will add video call support, text formatting, and the ability to identify the media formats supported by their conversation partners

https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/article/from-rich-text-to-video-rcs-universal-profile-4-0-has-arrived/

https://9to5google.com/2026/03/26/rcs-update-will-add-native-video-call-support-text-formatting-more/

https://www.sammobile.com/news/rcs-4-native-video-calls-galaxy-android-iphone/

More expressive messaging with support for rich text:

https://lmg.gg/3qfEM

So now you can use italics to really confuse your grandmother when she asks why the text is slanted.

YOU’VE GOT HATE MAIL

Apple Gives FBI a User's Real Name Hidden Behind 'Hide My Email' Feature - https://www.404media.co/apple-gives-fbi-a-users-real-name-hidden-behind-hide-my-email-feature/

Original Source: Affidavit from the FBI https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27915522-hide-my-email-court-record/?ref=404media.co

Generally, not a great week for Kash Handala hacked Kash Patel’s personal email in retaliation for Patel saying he was gonna hunt them https://www.reuters.com/world/us/iran-linked-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-directors-personal-email-doj-official-2026-03-27/

X post with screenshots of the telegram post and the post from their website https://x.com/DarkWebInformer/status/2037533650653233249/photo/3

UNCHARTED TERRITORY

Sony increasing PlayStation 5 prices across all consoles, starting April 2 — PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition receive $100 hikes, while PS5 Pro will now sell for $900

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/sony-increasing-playstation-5-prices-across-all-consoles-starting-april-2-ps5-and-ps5-digital-edition-receive-usd100-hikes-while-ps5-pro-will-now-sell-for-usd900

Blog post: (Scroll down past the giant banner advertisement for the screenshot) https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/

US pricing: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/#:~:text=it%20is%20available.-,U.S.,-PS5%20%E2%80%93%20%24649.99%C2%A0

100% ACCURACY GUARANTEED

Wikipedia bans use of AI to write articles and updates (but not for translation)

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/wikipedia-bans-use-of-ai-to-write-articles-and-updates-3341307/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/wikipedia-bans-ai

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/wikipedia-bans-ai-generated-content-in-new-policy-change-with-only-two-exceptions/

Wikipedia policy: https://lmg.gg/rYDfj

Jokes

So maybe your middle school teacher was right all along

SMASHED SEALED AND DELIVERED

Delivery Robot Drives Through Bus Stop Shelter, Shattering Glass Everywhere - https://www.404media.co/delivery-robot-drives-through-bus-stop-sh-shattering-glass-everywhere/

Non paywalled

According to chicago sun times it was the second crash of the week - https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03/25/delivery-robot-smashes-into-old-town-bus-shelter-in-second-crash-of-the-week

Hilarious video in this Gizmodo article -

https://gizmodo.com/self-directed-delivery-robot-directs-itself-straight-through-a-bus-shelter-2000738112

Video from instagram: https://www.instagram.com/404mediaco/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=4b6e3313-66cb-4a5c-b79b-8776c2c3318c

Editor: Please get 0:02 - 0:10