AMD's Radeon SNAFU, W11 video takedowns, Tesla super-vehicle-computer + more!

Duration: 07:43

Timestamps:

0:00 do you guys like my costume

0:18 AMD backtracks on sunsetting RX 5/6000 series GPUs

1:49 CyberCPU Tech W11 guide videos taken down

3:05 Tesla combined supercomputer + more

4:24 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:37 US and China trade truce

5:13 Samsung Internet browser coming to desktop

5:47 ICE scanning faces with an app

6:19 Cellebrite Pixel phones leak

6:52 Nick Bild's Wi-Fi dial-up sound

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

THE NEW OLD GUARD

AMD confirms its Radeon RX 5000, 6000 series cards are not receiving new drivers

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2958799/radeon-6000-gpus-were-brand-new-3-years-ago-amds-already-dropping-support.html

Original: AMD appears to have created a new branch of GPU drivers for their older 5000/6000 series cards

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-disables-usb-c-power-on-radeon-rx-7900-moves-rdna2-rdna1-gpus-to-sub-branch-in-latest-driver

Driver release notes - AMD appears to have edited it following their statements to press

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-25-10-2.html

Important bit of release notes

https://lmg.gg/GCXll

RDNA1 and 2 not getting optimization

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2958799/radeon-6000-gpus-were-brand-new-3-years-ago-amds-already-dropping-support.html#:~:text=RDNA%201%20and%20RDNA%202%20will%20not%20get%20optimization%20for%20the%20latest%20games%2C%20instead%20being%20moved%20to%20only%20critical%20security%20and%20bug%20support.

Another update! “New features, bug fixes and game optimizations will continue to be delivered as required by market needs”

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-clarifies-that-rdna-1-and-2-will-still-get-day-zero-game-support-and-driver-updates-discrete-gpus-and-handhelds-will-still-work-with-future-games

Quote

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-clarifies-that-rdna-1-and-2-will-still-get-day-zero-game-support-and-driver-updates-discrete-gpus-and-handhelds-will-still-work-with-future-games#:~:text=New%20features%2C%20bug%20fixes%20and%20game%20optimizations%20will%20continue%20to%20be%20delivered%20as%20required%20by%20market%20needs

MICROMANAGED

Videos showcasing methods to bypass Windows 11’s account and hardware requirements were removed from a YouTube creator’s channel, and Youtube says the videos promote dangerous or unlawful actions

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2957554/dangerous-youtube-videos-struck-down-for-bypassing-windows-11-account-setup.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/windows-11-videos-demonstrating-account-and-hardware-requirements-bypass-purged-from-youtube-platform-says-content-encourages-dangerous-or-illegal-activities-that-risk-serious-physical-harm-or-death

The YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/@CyberCPU/videos

There’s a fun new Windows 11 bug where when you close a task manager window, it just opens another!

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/windows-11-task-manager-bug-makes-the-apps-close-button-do-the-exact-opposite/

DATACENTER ON WHEELS

Elon Musk says idling Tesla cars could create massive 100-million-vehicle strong computer for AI

https://www.mexc.co/en-PH/news/elon-musk-unveils-plan-to-turn-tesla-fleet-into-a-global-ai-supercomputer/146662

https://x.com/niccruzpatane/status/1983227043887058974

Jet turbines https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/datacenter_jet_engines/

That’s okay though because the headlights are falling off Cybertrucks… You will need to park it anyways

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/30/tesla-recalls-thousands-of-cybertrucks-after-headlights-fal/

Tesla's Robotaxis are already crashing in Austin, data points to gaps in self-driving system

https://www.techspot.com/news/110085-tesla-robotaxis-already-crashing-austin-data-points-gaps.html

SpaceX set to receive $2B contract for Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/elon-musks-spacex-set-to-win-2-billion-pentagon-satellite-deal-c0a51325

QUICK BITS

TOGETHER FOREVER… FOR NOW

China and U.S.A. agree to 1-year trade truce

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-and-china-agree-on-one-year-tariff-truce-including-semiconductor-and-rare-earth-breakthroughs-the-future-of-nvidia-ai-chip-sales-to-the-nation-remains-murky

https://www.cfr.org/article/united-states-and-china-agree-trade-truce

Original

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/business/us-trump-china-xi-trade.html

CYBERSURFER SMORGASBOARD

Samsung launches a chromium based web browser for PCs–they have a popular mobile browser

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2958065/samsung-is-bringing-its-cult-favorite-mobile-browser-to-windows-pcs.html

Source

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-internet-expands-to-pc-with-new-beta-program

15 YEARS OF FACETIME

ICE is scanning people’s faces to verify citizenship

https://www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-agents-are-scanning-peoples-faces-on-the-street-to-verify-citizenship/

you can’t refuse (?), and the photos are stored for 15 years

https://www.404media.co/you-cant-refuse-to-be-scanned-by-ices-facial-recognition-app-dhs-document-says/

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-cbp-facial-recognition

INSIDE HACK JOB

Leaker unveils which Google Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacks

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/leaker-reveals-which-pixels-are-vulnerable-to-cellebrite-phone-hacking/

Forum posts

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27698-new-cellebrite-capability-obtained-in-teams-meeting

PI FIDELITY

Dial-up style, Raspberry Pi modder lets you hear your wi-fi

https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-worst-part-of-dial-up-internet-is-back-raspberry-pi-modder-lets-you-hear-your-wi-fi

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