New W11 Start Menu, Fake Ryzen benchmarks, YouTube TV vs Disney + more!

Duration: 07:28

Timestamps:

0:00 i have no idea what i just said

0:20 Windows 11 new Start menu, influencer marketing

1:53 Ryzen 7 9700X3D fake, Ryzen 5 7500X3D real

3:14 YouTube TV, Disney battle

4:07 QUICK BITS INTRO!

4:17 SanDisk NAND prices hike 50%

4:53 over 500 legal misuses of AI

5:37 UK investigates possible bus remote shutoff

6:21 Death Stranding exoskeleton

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

A START MENU FOR EVERYONE

On the November 11th patch, we are getting a new start menu

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-use-the-new-windows-11-start-menu-now-rolling-out/

Windows Central: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/top-7-features-coming-on-windows-11-with-the-november-2025-update

Microsoft is now recruiting social media influencers to try and get people to use co-pilot

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-10/microsoft-turns-to-alix-earle-influencers-to-compete-with-chatgpt

Alternative Source: https://www.gurufocus.com/news/3198098/microsoft-turns-to-tiktok-stars-in-bid-to-make-copilot-the-next-chatgpt

Microsoft announces first test build for Windows 11 26H1, aimed at 'specific silicon'

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-announces-first-test-build-for-windows-11-26h1-aimed-at-nvidia-n1x-and-snapdragon-x2-first-h1-release-in-windows-11s-history-is-reserved-for-armpcs

Alternative Source: https://www.techpowerup.com/342753/windows-11-26h1-focuses-on-new-silicon-support-not-new-features

FAKE IT TIL’ THEY MAKE IT

A few Redditors faked the recent Ryzen 7 9700X3D benchmark leaks and explain 'why you can't trust online bench databases'

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/a-few-redditors-faked-the-recent-ryzen-7-9700x3d-benchmark-leaks-and-explain-why-you-cant-trust-online-bench-databases/

https://tech4gamers.com/ryzen-7-9700x3d-isnt-real-benchmark-scores-fake/

Reddit post

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1orc6jl/my_friends_and_i_accidentally_faked_the_ryzen_7/

EDITOR: please highlight the quote I mentioned to you.

MicroCenter is already selling Ryzen 5 7500X3D gaming PC, $100 cheaper than 7600X3D system (Quiet CPU launch)

https://videocardz.com/newz/microcenter-is-already-selling-ryzen-5-7500x3d-gaming-pc-100-cheaper-than-7600x3d-system

NO GAMEDAY FOR YOU(TUBE)

YouTube TV, ESPN, and Disney: the latest on the blackout

https://www.theverge.com/news/817403/youtube-tv-disney-espn-blackout-updates

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/the-youtube-tv-disney-blackout-continues-how-to-watch-college-football-on-espn-abc-and-more-173330237.html

Gameday free

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/as-youtube-tv-disney-fight-lingers-espn-makes-college-gameday-free-for-second-week

Subscribers “increasingly irate”

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/youtube-tv-disney-blackout-subscribers-canceling-1236571504/

$20 apology

https://mashable.com/article/youtube-tv-credit-disney-espn-blackout?test_uuid=04wb5avZVbBe1OWK6996faM&test_variant=b

QUICKBITS

THE PRICE IS BYTE

SanDisk reportedly jacks up flash prices by 50% as memory makers cash in on AI-fueled demand

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/sandisk-reportedly-jacks-up-flash-prices-by-50-percent-as-memory-makers-cash-in-on-ai-fueled-demand

Original reporting: https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20251107PD227/memory-memory-module-sandisk-nand-revenue.html

IT PASSED THE BAR THOUGH

A group of US lawyers document 509 cases of AI misuse in legal filings so far in 2025, including fabricated citations; judges and bar associations permit AI use

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/business/lawyers-ai-vigilantes.html

https://gizmodo.com/lawyers-are-using-ai-to-slop-ify-their-legal-briefs-and-its-getting-bad-2000683290

NOT BUSSIN’

UK investigates whether buses made in China can be turned off from afar

Investigation comes after Norway figured it out

https://www.ft.com/content/07ecb1c0-d4c0-476c-be5b-651e8feb4de1

Alternative source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-denmark-and-netherlands-now-uk-is-probing-if-china-can-deactivate-hundreds-of-buses-on-its-roads/articleshow/125206650.cms

GPU JAMBOREE

AMD’s rare PlayStation 5 APU-based BC-250 mining board resurfaces for $120 and can actually run Cyberpunk 2077

https://www.notebookcheck.net/This-PS5-based-AMD-BC250-board-was-turned-into-a-120-Linux-gaming-PC-that-runs-GTA-V-at-65-FPS.1158643.0.html

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ6ghjRBFGQ&

The world's ‘tiniest GPU’ heads to production

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/the-worlds-tiniest-gpu-heads-to-production-200-000-200-000-transistor-tinygpu-v2-0-can-render-gamepad-manipulated-3d-images-with-up-to-1k-triangles-in-real-time

Github post:https://github.com/pongsagon/tt_um_pongsagon_tinygpu_v2/blob/main/docs/info.md

Tweet: https://x.com/MattDIYgraphics/status/1985200470257000803

SAM PORTER BRIDGES APPROVED

The latest Death Stranding collab is an actual exoskeleton

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-latest-death-stranding-collab-is-an-actual-exoskeleton-151215509.html

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/death-stranding-2-exoskeleton-brings-the-game-into-the-real-world/1100-6536085/

Tweet:

https://x.com/KojiPro2015_EN/status/1987884067178852705

https://youtu.be/TKAa535sXEk?t=708

11:48 Sammy foot race