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Hey folks, Alex here from Weights & Biases, with your weekly AI update (and a first live show of this year!) For the first time, we had a co-host of the show also be a guest on the show, Ryan Carson (from Amp) went supernova viral this week with an X article (1.5M views) about Ralph Wiggum (yeah, from Simpsons) and he broke down that agentic coding technique at the end of the show. LDJ and Nisten helped cover NVIDIA's incredible announcements during CES with their Vera Rubin upcoming platform (4-5X improvements) and we all got excited about AI medicine with ChatGPT going into Health officially! Plus, a bunch of Open Source news, let's get into this: ThursdAI - Recaps of the most high signal AI weekly spaces is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Open Source: The “Small” Models Are WinningWe often talk about the massive frontier models, but this week, Open Source came largely from unexpected places and focused on efficiency, agents, and specific domains.Solar Open 100B: A Data MasterclassUpstage released Solar Open 100B, and it's a beast. It's a 102B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model, but thanks to MoE magic, it only uses about 12B active parameters during inference. This means it punches incredibly high but runs fast.What I really appreciated here wasn't just the weights, but the transparency. They released a technical report detailing their “Data Factory” approach. They trained on nearly 20 trillion tokens, with a huge chunk being synthetic. They also used a dynamic curriculum that adjusted the difficulty and the ratio of synthetic data as training progressed. This transparency is what pushes the whole open source community forward.Technically, it hits 88.2 on MMLU and competes with top-tier models, especially in Korean language tasks. You can grab it on Hugging Face.MiroThinker 1.5: The DeepSeek Moment for Agents?We also saw MiroThinker 1.5, a 30B parameter model that is challenging the notion that you need massive scale to be smart. It uses something they call “Interactive Scaling.”Wolfram broke this down for us: this agent forms hypotheses, searches for evidence, and then iteratively revises its answers in a time-sensitive sandbox. It effectively “thinks” before answering. The result? It beats trillion-parameter models on search benchmarks like BrowseComp. It's significantly cheaper to run, too. This feels like the year where smaller models + clever harnesses (harnesses are the software wrapping the model) will outperform raw scale.Liquid AI LFM 2.5: Running on Toasters (Almost)We love Liquid AI and they are great friends of the show. They announced LFM 2.5 at CES with AMD, and these are tiny ~1B parameter models designed to run on-device. We're talking about running capable AI on your laptop, your phone, or edge devices (or the Reachy Mini bot that I showed off during the show! I gotta try and run LFM on him!)Probably the coolest part is the audio model. Usually, talking to an AI involves a pipeline: Speech-to-Text (ASR) -> LLM -> Text-to-Speech (TTS). Liquid's model is end-to-end. It hears audio and speaks audio directly. We watched a demo from Maxime Labonne where the model was doing real-time interaction, interleaving text and audio. It's incredibly fast and efficient. While it might not write a symphony for you, for on-device tasks like summarization or quick interactions, this is the future.NousCoder-14B and Zhipu AI IPOA quick shoutout to our friends at Nous Research who released NousCoder-14B, an open-source competitive programming model that achieved a 7% jump on LiveCodeBench accuracy in just four days of RL training on 48 NVIDIA B200 GPUs. The model was trained on 24,000 verifiable problems, and the lead researcher Joe Li noted it achieved in 4 days what took him 2 years as a teenager competing in programming contests. The full RL stack is open-sourced on GitHub and Nous published a great WandB results page as well! And in historic news, Zhipu AI (Z.ai)—the folks behind the GLM series—became the world's first major LLM company to IPO, raising $558 million on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Their GLM-4.7 currently ranks #1 among open-source and domestic models on both Artificial Analysis and LM Arena. Congrats to them!Big Companies & APIsNVIDIA CES: Vera Rubin Changes EverythingLDJ brought the heat on this one covering Jensen's CES keynote that unveiled the Vera Rubin platform, and the numbers are almost hard to believe. We're talking about a complete redesign of six chips: the Rubin GPU delivering 50 petaFLOPS of AI inference (5x Blackwell), the Vera CPU with 88 custom Olympus ARM cores, NVLink 6, ConnectX-9 SuperNIC, BlueField-4 DPU, and Spectrum-6 Ethernet.Let me put this in perspective using LDJ's breakdown: if you look at FP8 performance, the jump from Hopper to Blackwell was about 5x. The jump from Blackwell to Vera Rubin is over 3x again—but here's the kicker—while only adding about 200 watts of power draw. That's insane efficiency improvement.The real-world implications Jensen shared: training a 10 trillion parameter mixture-of-experts model now requires 75% fewer GPUs compared to Blackwell. Inference token costs drop roughly 10x—a 1MW cluster goes from 1 million to 10 million tokens per second at the same power. HBM4 memory delivers 22 TB/s bandwidth with 288GB capacity, exceeding NVIDIA's own 2024 projections by nearly 70%.As Ryan noted, when people say there's an AI bubble, this is why it's hilarious. Jensen keeps saying the need for inference is unbelievable and only going up exponentially. We all see this. I can't get enough inference—I want to spin up 10 Ralphs running concurrently! The NVL72 rack-scale system achieves 3.6 exaFLOPS inference with 20.7TB total HBM, and it's already shipping. Runway 4.5 is already running on the new platform, having ported their model from Hopper to Vera Rubin NVL72 in a single day.NVIDIA also recently acqui-hidred Groq (with a Q) in a ~$20 billion deal, bringing the inference chip expertise from the guy who created Google's TPUs in-house.Nemotron Speech ASR & The Speed of Voice (X, HF, Blog)NVIDIA also dropped Nemotron Speech ASR. This is a 600M parameter model that offers streaming transcription with 24ms latency.We showed a demo from our friend Kwindla Kramer at Daily. He was talking to an AI, and the response was virtually instant. The pipeline is: Nemotron (hearing) -> Llama/Nemotron Nano (thinking) -> Magpie TTS (speaking). The total latency is under 500ms. It feels like magic. Instant voice agents are going to be everywhere this year.XAI Raises $20B While Grok Causes Problems (Again)So here's the thing about covering anything Elon-related: it's impossible to separate signal from noise because there's an army of fans who hype everything and an army of critics who hate everything. But let me try to be objective here.XAI raised another massive Round E of $20 billion! at a $230 billion valuation, with NVIDIA and Cisco as strategic investors. The speed of their infrastructure buildout is genuinely incredible. Grok's voice mode is impressive. I use Grok for research and it's really good, notable for it's unprecedented access to X !But. This raise happened in the middle of a controversy where Grok's image model was being used to “put bikinis” on anyone in reply threads, including—and this is where I draw a hard line—minors. As Nisten pointed out on the show, it's not even hard to implement guardrails. You just put a 2B VL model in front and ask “is there a minor in this picture?” But people tested it, asked Grok not to use the feature, and it did it anyway. And yeah, putting Bikini on Claude is funny, but basic moderation is lacking! The response of “we'll prosecute illegal users” is stupid when there's no moderation built into the product. There's an enormous difference between Photoshop technically being able to do something after hours of work, and a feature that generates edited images in one second as the first comment to a celebrity, then gets amplified by the platform's algorithm to millions of people. One is a tool. The other is a product with amplification mechanics. Products need guardrails. I don't often link to CNN (in fact this is the first time) but they have a great writeup about the whole incident here which apparently includes the quitting of a few trust and safety folks and Elon's pushback on guardrails. CrazyThat said, Grok 5 is in training and XAI continues to ship impressive technology. I just wish they'd put the same engineering effort into safety as they do into capabilities!OpenAI Launches GPT HealthThis one's exciting. OpenAI CEO Fidji Simo announced ChatGPT Health, a privacy-first space for personalized health conversations that can connect to electronic health records, Apple Health, Function Health, Peloton, and MyFitnessPal.Here's why this matters: health already represents about 5% of all ChatGPT messages globally and touches 25% of weekly active users—often outside clinic hours or in underserved areas. People are already using these models for health advice constantly.Nisten, who has worked on AI doctors since the GPT-3 days and even published papers on on-device medical AI, gave us some perspective: the models have been fantastic for health stuff for two years now. The key insight is that medical data seems like a lot, but there are really only about 2,000 prescription drugs and 2,000 diseases (10,000 if you count rare ones). That's nothing for an LLM. The models excel at pattern recognition across this relatively contained dataset.The integration with Function Health is particularly interesting to me. Function does 160+ lab tests, but many doctors won't interpret them because they didn't order them. ChatGPT could help bridge that gap, telling you “hey, this biomarker looks off, you should discuss this with your doctor.” The bad news is, this is just a waitlist and you can add yourself to the waitlist here, we'll keep monitoring the situation and let you know when it opens upDoctronic: AI Prescribing Without Physician OversightSpeaking of healthcare, Doctronic launched a pilot in Utah where AI can autonomously renew prescriptions for chronic conditions without any physician in the loop. The system covers about 190 routine medications (excluding controlled substances) at just $4 per renewal. Trial data showed 99.2% concordance with physician treatment plans, and they've secured pioneering malpractice insurance that treats the AI like a clinician.Nisten made the case that it's ethically wrong to delay this kind of automation when ER wait times keep increasing and doctors are overworked. The open source models are already excellent at medical tasks. Governments should be buying GPUs rather than creating administrative roadblocks. Strong strong agree here! Google Brings Gmail into the Gemini Era (X)Breaking news from the day of our show: Google announced Gmail's biggest AI transformation since its 2004 launch, powered by Gemini 3. This brings AI Overviews that summarize email threads, natural language queries (”Who gave me a plumber quote last year?”), Help Me Write, contextual Suggested Replies matching your writing style, and the upcoming AI Inbox that filters noise to surface VIPs and urgent items.For 3 billion Gmail users, this is huge. I'm very excited to test it—though not live on the show because I don't want you reading my emails.This weeks buzz - covering Weights & Biases updatesNot covered on the show, but a great update on stuff from WandB, Chris Van Pelt (@vanpelt), one of the 3 co-founders released a great project I wanted to tell you about! For coders, this is an app that allows you to run multiple Claude Codes on free Github sandboxes, so you can code (or Ralph) and control everything away from home! GitHub gives personal users 120 free Codespaces hours/month, and Catnip automatically shuts down inactive instances so you can code for quite a while with Catnip! It's fully open source on Github and you can download the app hereInterview: Ryan Carson - What the hell is Ralph Wiggum?Okay, let's talk about the character everyone is seeing on their timeline: Ralph Wiggum. My co-host Ryan Carson went viral this week with an article about this technique, and I had to have him break it down.Ralph isn't a new model; it's a technique for running agents in a loop to perform autonomous coding. The core idea is deceptively simple: Ralph is a bash script that loops an AI coding agent. In a loop, until it a certain condition is met. But why is it blowing up? Normally when you use a coding agent like Cursor, Claude Code, or AMP, you need to be in the loop. You approve changes, look at code, fix things when the agent hits walls or runs out of context. Ralph solves this by letting the agent run autonomously while you sleep.Here's how it works: First, you write a Product Requirements Doc (PRD) by talking to your agent for a few minutes about what you want to build. Then you convert that PRD into a JSON file containing atomic user stories with clear acceptance criteria. Each user story is small enough for the agent to complete in one focused thread.The Ralph script then loops: it picks the first incomplete user story, the agent writes code to implement it, tests against the acceptance criteria, commits the changes, marks the story as complete, writes what it learned to a shared “agents.md” file, and loops to the next story. That compound learning step is crucial—without it, the agent would keep making the same mistakes.What makes this work is the pre-work. As Ryan put it, “no real work is done one-shot.” This is how software engineering has always worked—you break big problems into smaller problems into user stories and solve them incrementally. The innovation is letting AI agents work through that queue autonomously while you sleep! Ryan's excellent (and viral) X article is here! Vision & VideoLTX-2 Goes Fully Open Source (HF, Paper)Lightricks finally open-sourced LTX-2, marking a major milestone as the first fully open audio-video generation model. This isn't just “we released the weights” open—it's complete model weights (13B and 2B variants), distilled versions, controllable LoRAs, a full multimodal trainer, benchmarks, and evaluation scripts. For a video model that is aiming to be the open source SORA, supports audio and lipsyncThe model generates synchronized audio and video in a single DiT-based architecture—motion, dialogue, ambience, and music flow simultaneously. Native 4K at up to 50 FPS with audio up to 10 seconds. And there's also a distilled version (Thanks Pruna AI!) hosted on ReplicateComfyUI provided day-0 native support, and community testing shows an A6000 generating 1280x720 at 120 frames in 50 seconds. This is near Sora-level quality that you can fine-tune on your own data for custom styles and voices in about an hour.What a way to start 2026. From chips that are 5x faster to AI doctors prescribing meds in Utah, the pace is only accelerating. If anyone tells you we're in an AI bubble, just show them what we covered today. Even if the models stopped improving tomorrow, the techniques like “Ralph” prove we have years of work ahead of us just figuring out how to use the intelligence we already have.Thank you for being a ThursdAI subscriber. See you next week!As always, here's the show notes and TL;DR links: * Hosts & Guests* Alex Volkov - AI Evangelist & Weights & Biases (@altryne)* Co-Hosts - @WolframRvnwlf, @nisten, @ldjconfirmed* Special Guest - Ryan Carson (@ryancarson) breaking down the Ralph Wiggum technique.* Open Source LLMs* Solar Open 100B - Upstage's 102B MoE model. Trained on 19.7T tokens with a heavy focus on “data factory” synthetic data and high-performance Korean reasoning (X, HF, Tech Report).* MiroThinker 1.5 - A 30B parameter search agent that uses “Interactive Scaling” to beat trillion-parameter models on search benchmarks like BrowseComp (X, HF, GitHub).* Liquid AI LFM 2.5 - A family of 1B models designed for edge devices. Features a revolutionary end-to-end audio model that skips the ASR-LLM-TTS pipeline (X, HF).* NousCoder-14B - competitive coding model from Nous Research that saw a 7% LiveCodeBench accuracy jump in just 4 days of RL (X, WandB Dashboard).* Zhipu AI IPO - The makers of GLM became the first major LLM firm to go public on the HKEX, raising $558M (Announcement).* Big Co LLMs & APIs* NVIDIA Vera Rubin - Jensen Huang's CES reveal of the next-gen platform. Delivers 5x Blackwell inference performance and 75% fewer GPUs needed for MoE training (Blog).* OpenAI ChatGPT Health - A privacy-first vertical for EHR and fitness data integration (Waitlist).* Google Gmail Era - Gemini 3 integration into Gmail for 3 billion users, featuring AI Overviews and natural language inbox search (Blog).* XAI $20B Raise - Elon's XAI raises Series E at a $230B valuation, even as Grok faces heat over bikini-gate and safety guardrails (CNN Report).* Doctronic - The first US pilot in Utah for autonomous AI prescription renewals without a physician in the loop (Web).* Alexa+ Web - Amazon brings the “Smart Alexa” experience to browser-based chat (Announcement).* Autonomous Coding & Tools* Ralph Wiggum - The agentic loop technique for autonomous coding using small, atomic user stories. Ryan Carson's breakdown of why this is the death of “vibe coding” (Viral X Article).* Catnip by W&B - Chris Van Pelt's open-source iOS app to run Claude Code anywhere via GitHub Codespaces (App Store, GitHub).* Vision & Video* LTX-2 - Lightricks open-sources the first truly open audio-video generation model with synchronized output and full training code (GitHub, Replicate Demo).* Avatar Forcing - KAIST's framework for real-time interactive talking heads with ~500ms latency (Arxiv).* Qwen Edit 2512 - Optimized by PrunaAI to generate high-res realistic images in under 7 seconds (Replicate).* Voice & Audio* Nemotron Speech ASR - NVIDIA's 600M parameter streaming model with sub-100ms stable latency for massive-scale voice agents (HF). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sub.thursdai.news/subscribe

Ho Ho Ho, Alex here! (a real human writing these words, this needs to be said in 2025) Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate) and welcome to the very special yearly ThursdAI recap! This was an intense year in the world of AI, and after 51 weekly episodes (this is episode 52!) we have the ultimate record of all the major and most important AI releases of this year! So instead of bringing you a weekly update (it's been a slow week so far, most AI labs are taking a well deserved break, the Cchinese AI labs haven't yet surprised anyone), I'm dropping a comprehensive yearly AI review! Quarter by quarter, month by month, both in written form and as a pod/video! Why do this? Who even needs this? Isn't most of it obsolete? I have asked myself this exact question while prepping for the show (it was quite a lot of prep, even with Opus's help). I eventually landed on, hey, if nothing else, this will serve as a record of the insane week of AI progress we all witnessed. Can you imagine that the term Vibe Coding is less than 1 year old? That Claude Code was released at the start of THIS year? We get hedonicly adapt to new AI goodies so quick, and I figured this will serve as a point in time check, we can get back to and feel the acceleration! With that, let's dive in - P.S. the content below is mostly authored by my co-author for this, Opus 4.5 high, which at the end of 2025 I find the best creative writer with the best long context coherence that can imitate my voice and tone (hey, I'm also on a break!

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This week we highlight the price increases from fuboTV, DirecTV Stream and HBO Max's ad-free plan, with many live linear plans now being more expensive than cable TV. We also discuss news from FOX Sports who said their NFL Playoffs/Super Bowl broadcast schedule will not be broadcast or streamed in native 4K, but rather will be captured and produced in 1080p HDR and upscaled to 4K. We breakdown the new subscriber numbers from DAZN and their announcement that it now has 15 million premium paying subscribers and highlight their financial numbers reported by the media. Finally, we debate how many FAST channels are considered too many with Samsung announcing their Samsung TV Plus service now has over 1,800 channels globally and more than 200 in the US alone.Companies and services mentioned: Netflix, HBO Max, fuboTV, DirecTV Stream, DAZN, Curiosity Stream, Samsung TV Plus, NBC Sports, Sunday Night Football, FOX Sports, BSD Crown, Amazon, Twitch, DirecTV.Questions or feedback? Contact: dan@danrayburn.com

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In this weeks episode of The Social Assassins podcast, we discuss the usual burning topics sparking outrage, division and endless ammunition for comedy such as abortion and gun  laws with the disastrous results you expect. We introduce a new topic: Worst Summer Vacations! the least enjoyable getaways from around the world, along with the best and worst theme park roller coasters. Krystian gives his full review of the new Disney Movie: Lightyear. another installment of Hatredy, more of Artty's aggressive stand up material always known to offend and horrify. And we end the show with another installment of our tech consultant Native 4K giving his sage advice on the latest electronics and deals to look for to prevent you from facing a trail of tears that is buyers remorse! All this and more destructive comedic firepower only on The Social Assassins Podcast!

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In This weeks episode, Artty and Krystian take on the hottest topics going around! from the global crises to scandalous marriage stories, Krystian brings up a wacky job interview that was sabotaged by rowdy boomers , we have another installment of 'Workplace Drama', The Assassins put in their 2 cents on the Ukraine situation, those of which are more inflammatory than the weapons being used on that battlefield. we honor a late beautiful actress of the past era of television, introduce our tech consultant Native 4K's first standup set on the show and end with a quick installment of the Beer Snob Minute, this and much more! only on The Social Assassins podcast!

In Episode 15, the assassins are heavily armed once again with the controversy you know and love, starting with more gym related oddities, how Artty almost got in a fight at the local flea market, and tells about his experience at a lackluster liberal comedy show he attended. Our tech support associate and American Indian casino owner Native 4K joins the show to discuss the truth about Thanksgivings origins the way no one else ever has. Krystian also brings up Thanksgiving Drama stories from around the world that will shock and entertain, Artty brings a new installment of his cruel stand up comedy jokes in this weeks "Hatredy" ,The assassins assess the Travis Scott incident in their own chaotic way, and end the show with Artty's new segment: "And Justice For All" discussing bizarre crimes and trials around the nation. Allthis and more! Only on the Social Assassins! 

In today's episode, the assassins bring in Native 4K for some electronics wisdom and a few  mishaps Krystian experienced at a local casino resort that can be sorted out by the wise American Indian opiate enthusiast, they discuss breaking news with current events such as the conclusion of the Gabby Petito case and the Alec Baldwin shooting incident. Krystian introduces a new season segment including Halloween costume party mishaps and the top Halloween costumes this year and the next few years to come, Artty introduces a new segment: The Agenda, sniping liberal issues in the head before they cause more damage to society,  and close the show with some YouTube animations and short horror movies, all this and more! only on The Social Assassins!

In episode 10, the assassins settle in for a long rendezvous discussing more issues that must be targeted from vaccine cards to disruptive junkies assaulting security guards, Artty fills out a dating game questionnaire that most likely disqualifies him from ever finding love... from anybody whatsoever, bringing up the breakup between Billionaire Elon Musk and Grimes and how it will affect the crypto market, more issues with dating in this modern day and age, we bring up more horror movies to watch this season, we bring up our favorite fast food franchises and childhood toys, and discuss the new Matrix movie, its anthology and how it can tie in every role Keanu Reeves character into one cinematic universe, and end the show with American Indian tech analyst Native 4K helping Artty with his computer issues, with sexy results! All this and more brutal ranting hilarity on Social Assassins!  

Krystian and Artty get really trigger happy as they attack pretty much all of society as a whole in today's hostile and hilarious episode, they go after more unfaithful ex lovers, entitled protest culture, your favorite recent movies,they  discuss our difficult situation in the Middle East, petty criminals with pyramid scheme business models, Artty brutally assassinates the Raising Canes fast food franchise and Ska Music , debate when tattoos stop being sexy and/or practical, riff about New York Governor Cuomo's reckless handling of New York City, and get a rather enlightening and hilarious visit from Native 4K.This and a lot more on the most dangerous hit job the assassins pulled off thus far only here on the Social Assassins podcast!

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 On this weeks episode, we get a small piece of information about The Elders Scroll 6 and Starfield, Bioware celebrates N7 Day with some amazing news, we get confirmation if Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart will be coming to Playstation 5, Target will have Playstation 5's available on launch day to buy but their is a catch and Stadia is finally getting a long overdue new feature. To be a part of the next Listener Feedback episode call in at 443-216-9934 or email the show at theanalogcirclepodcast@gmail.com

In this episode of “The Fun Waste of Time,” the crew discuss all the FANTASTIC gaming news that's dropped over the last month!  Xbox and Playstation, have finally announced console prices along with launch games for their consoles.  Which platform makes the strongest case for consumers to early adopt their console?  Did any of the crew join in the console preorder fiasco to get their console of choice?! Microsoft recently bought one of the biggest video game publishers in the industry for a whopping $7.5 billion dollars.  Do the crew think this acquisition is enough to help Xbox take the lead from PlayStation this upcoming gaming generation?  Home Theater Experience this episode has an EPIC fan and owner's review of the phenomenal JVC RS3000 Native 4K/8K E-Shift projector!  Paired with a 165” diagonal Stewart ST130 G3 Acoustically-Transparent Screen and a Lumagen Radiance Pro video processor, does this extremely high-end, high-dollar projector warrant its asking price? In movie news, the crew discusses Marvel Studios' announcement that they're making Ant-Man 3!  The studio recently revealed that Jonathan Majors, star of HBO Max hit series, “Lovecraft Country” has been cast in a major role and fans are speculating on who he could be playing. There's all this and so much more in episode 30 of “The Fun Waste of Time”!

So Digital Foundry decided to dissect Demon's Souls Gameplay demo and found out that the game was running on 1440p and not native 4K and yet it looked amazing. Does it actually matter that games run on native 4K or not?

Head to http://bluechew.com and use promo code INSIDEGAMING to get your first shipment FREE! Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S pre orders have come and gone in a flash. However, things didn't go quite as seamless as Microsoft would have expected us to believe. During the PS5 pre order chaos Xbox’s marketing teams and Xbox boss Phil Spencer took the opportunity to remind everyone how orderly and seamless the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S launches would be. However, when the fateful day arrived many excited fans and consumers around the world were disappointed to find empty carts, broken websites, and hours of refreshing multiple browsers. This of course hasn’t stopped Microsoft from boasting the “record breaking” level of interest in the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. We aren’t actually quite sure what that means but we’re not going to let that stop us from talking about it on today’s edition of Inside Gaming Daily! Listen to our podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/IGPodcast   Or buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard https://twitter.com/HandsomeMaster2 http://twitter.com/mc_lotta http://twitter.com/briangaar http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES  [Tom’s Guide] PS5 and Xbox Series X pre-orders are a disaster — what to do now https://bit.ly/3iXls68 [Twitter] @Xbox https://bit.ly/33Vgy31 [Twitter] @JeffGrubb https://bit.ly/33NNBWS [Twitter] @Xbox https://bit.ly/3iXdObX [eBay] “xbox series x” https://ebay.to/3i4pEQp [Twitter] @AndrewAlerts https://bit.ly/33NNF94 [Amazon US] Microsoft Xbox One X 1TB Console with Wireless Controller: Xbox One X Enhanced, HDR, Native 4K, Ultra HD (Renewed) https://amzn.to/2HqNIAd [Twitter] @AndrewAlerts https://bit.ly/3mNiWS8 [Twitter] @108 https://bit.ly/2RVkqvi

CEDIA 2019 Last week more than 20,000 home tech pros and 500+ exhibitors convened in Denver for the 2019 CEDIA Expo. This week the HT Guys run down some of the cool product announcements that came out of the show. Sony Electronics Brings 16K-capable Display System to Consumers' Living Rooms with Crystal LED Residential Solutions PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the availability of its award-winning Crystal LED display system for home installation. Having initially introduced the technology for use in commercial and entertainment venues, Sony Electronics now offers residential configurations and installation, giving consumers an unrivaled home theater technology capable of displaying 8K HDR video content and beyond – up to 16K. Crystal LED is a modular technology, enabling it to be installed in virtually any desired size and resolution to accommodate consumers' needs and residential space availability. Sample residential configurations include: Full HD Size (18 Units) ~110-inch Diagonal ~8ft (W) x 4ft (H) 4K Size (72 Units) ~220-inch Diagonal ~16ft (W) x 9ft (H) 8K Size (288 Units) ~440-inch Diagonal ~32ft (W) x 18ft (H) 16K Size (576 Units) ~790-inch Diagonal ~63ft (W) x 18ft (H) Sony's Crystal LED direct view display system uses ultra-fine micro-LED measuring 0.003 mm² – half the width of a human hair – which are 100 times smaller than traditional LEDs. The display recently received a prestigious 2019 Display Industry Award for "Display of the Year" from the Society of Information Display, recognizing Crystal LED's unprecedented visual experience. The technology delivers crisp, blur-free moving images with high frame rate up to 120p for razor-sharp motion rendition that is far beyond the reach of conventional video. Additional technical highlights: HDR with high brightness (1,000 nits)  10-bit grayscale  Precise color reproduction  Extraordinary color gamut – 140 percent of sRGB  High frame rates up to 120p  Nearly 180-degree viewing angle  Spectacular 3D  Non-standard aspect ratios  99 percent black surface area for delivering high contrast and high resolution Each module (360×360-pixel) will cost $10,000. Which means a 1080p setup will need 18 modules costing $180,000 and will produce a screen that is 120 inches on the diagonal. A 4K-capable display will require 16 feet of wall width and produce a 220-inch screen. For that you will need 72 modules and a whopping $720,000. LG Debuts Expanded 4K UHD CineBeam Projector Lineup In U.S. LG Electronics USA introduced a new LG CineBeam 4K UHD projector.  The new projector (model HU70LA), which is on display this week at the CEDIA EXPO 2019, has a suggested retail price of $1,799 and will be available at select LG-authorized retailers in October.   With a compact design, the HU70LA LG CineBeam LED Projector provides an impressive home theater experience with a deep and rich picture up to 140 inches (measured diagonally), and brightness of 1500 ANSI lumens that covers approximately 92 percent of the DCI-P3 color space. The projector employs a four-channel LED light source to generate red, green and blue, with the additional fourth LED boosting image brightness, contrast and generating more vivid colors with more nuanced tonality (compared to conventional LED projectors) by adjusting green levels. The HU70LA, as well as the HU85LA, are IP controllable via Control 4, Savant and Crestron.   The HU85LA CineBeam Laser Projector (MSRP $5999.99), also demonstrated at CEDIA Expo, is LG's first Ultra Short Throw model, generating 2,700 ANSI lumens to deliver vibrant and crisp images up to 120 inches (measured diagonally) from placement of only 7.2 inches away from the wall.  The stylish projector is housed in a minimal design for a cinematic viewing experience. Sony VPL-VW295ES 4K SXRD Home Cinema Projector Winning the TWICE VIP award for Home Theater Projectors is the Sony VPL-VW295ES (MSRP $4499.99).  Native 4K resolution for lifelike pictures 1500 Lumens Deep Blacks with 4K SXRD Panels HDR10 and HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma)  TRILUMINOS™ color, reproducing more tones and textures than a standard projector system Both HDMI inputs are compatible with HDCP 2.2 Select from nine calibrated picture modes, including two theater film modes, theater digital, reference, TV, photo, game, bright cinema and bright TV.  Home Assistant Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. It works with 1467 products that include the Amazon Echo, ecobee Thermostats. Zwave, Zigbee, Plex and so many more. They have a demo you can check out here (Home Assistant Demo) Savant AppleTV App Savant®, a leader in smart home technology, has introduced the Smart Home App for Apple TV, an on-screen control platform that provides fast and intuitive access to smart home functionality via high-definition graphics. The graphical control icons can be shown full screen or as an overlay to live TV or a movie that is currently playing.  Savant's Smart Home App for Apple TV provides an easy-to-navigate menu of icons in a large visual format representing key features such as climate, lighting, audio, Savant Scenes and more. This amazing on-screen experience is part of the company's Pro App software that provides an intuitive interface with smart home functionality via touch panels, mobile devices, the award-winning Savant Pro Remote—and now the TV! Users can easily select their favorite channels, choose to control or view the status of a service in the home or to activate a Savant Scene. “The Savant Smart Home App for Apple TV has been designed to round out our control offering, delivering to the user a consistent and powerful experience whether they are controlling the system on a mobile device, touch panel or tablet, remote control, voice engine, TV, or even an Apple Watch,” said VP of Design Andy Hamm. “We strive to create experiences that are engaging and ultra-intuitive, making it easy, effortless and fun for anyone to interact with their Savant system. “  The Savant Smart Home App for Apple TV will become available late 2019. Redcarpet Home Cinema Streaming Server Red Carpet Home Cinema is a unique luxury service offering major Hollywood movies for personal viewing in the home during the theatrical window at a premium price. Red Carpet Home Cinema subscribers must have a credit card limit of at least $50,000, and need to pass Red Carpet's strict vetting process and install a special $15,000 media server in their home theater. Once that's done, customers can spend between $500 and $3,000 to watch first-run movies in the comfort of their own home. Blockbusters tend to cost more than dramas, but regardless of the final price tag, each customer can view their rentals twice over a single 36-hour period. Denon AVR-X3600H Winning the TWICE VIP award for A/V receivers is the Denon AVR-X3600H a 9.2 channel 4K Ultra HD AV receiver with 105W per channel and advanced HDMI (8in / 3out with eARC) section. Supports 3D audio formats Dolby Atmos®, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Technology, DTS:X™, DTS Virtual:X® and new IMAX Enhanced. Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri for seamless voice control. The 8 HDMI inputs and 3 outputs with eARC and full HDCP 2.3 support on all ports are compatible with the latest HD and Ultra HD TVs, Blu-ray players and game consoles. The powerful DSP is capable of 11.2 channel processing, allowing you to extend the system with an additional power amplifier. ($1100 MSRP More info)   SSF™ HDMI Active Optical Cables Cleerline SSF™ HDMI Active Optical Cables provide 4K UHD signal transmission and are fully 18 Gbps compatible. Each cable incorporates 4 strands of SSF™ optical fiber, giving the cable greater strength and flexibility as well as maximizing bandwidth potential. In addition to SSF™ fiber optic technology, SSF™ HDMI AOC incorporate the latest chipset technology, designed to eliminate heat production and improve the longevity of the cable. Unlike other HDMI Active Optical Cables, which may use plastic optical fibers or traditional glass, SSF™ AOC include SSF™ optical fibers. The Glass, Glass, Polymer construction of SSF™ fiber gives each fiber up to 200 times the durability of standard glass fiber. This increased strength allows SSF™ AOC to easily withstand higher loads during installation. SSF™ technology also provides a higher degree of flexibility to the glass. All cables feature a plenum outer jacket. Features And Benefits: 18 Gbps, 4K60 4:4:4 Full HDMI 2.0 features, 4K60 4:4:4 HDCP 2.2 HDR, WCG Audio Return Channel Increased durability and flexibility High definition signal transmission No pricing available at this time KLH Unveils Maxwell Monitor One Concentric-Driver Bookshelf A first for KLH, the Monitor One incorporates a concentric design meaning the tweeter is mounted directly into the center space of the voice coil of the mid/bass driver. This, along with use of premium internal components and fine attention paid to crossover points, top grade parts, and voicing, results in a balanced and nuanced sound with a very wide 180-degree dispersion, making the entire room the sweet spot. KLH is employing this same approach in its Maxwell In-Ceiling speakers which come to market this month. Both versions utilize a 1-inch silk dome tweeter and 6.5-inch Kevlar/fiberglass laminated cone, with an robust edge wound voice coil.  Boasting a new industrial design with exotic finishes including high-gloss Figured Koa, Cocobolo and Ferrari red, and utilizing premium components and concentric drivers, these powerful and nuanced $999 per pair 2-way monitors rival competitors similar designs up to twice the price. Samsung SmartThings Cam  The SmartThings Cam won the TWICE VIP award in the DIY Home Security Category. Coming in at $90 it does not require a hub to use. This could be the gateway drug to the rest of the SmartThings ecosystem.  Know what's going on when you're away from home. A full HD camera delivers a clear, detailed view, allowing you to monitor your home 24 hours a day from the convenience of your smartphone, tablet, Samsung TV or fridge. The SmartThings Cam intuitively distinguishes between a person and an object alerting you immediately if necessary, while minimizing false triggers. Control up to two SmartThings Cams and view rolling 24-hour recordings for free. All your footage is safely secured on your personal cloud and can be accessed remotely any time. Sony GTK-PG10 Portable wireless speaker The GTK-PG10 won the TWICE VIP award in the Home Audio Category. It kind of looks like a subwoofer that expands to look like a BBQ grill. It's not cheap at $250. It has 8 user reviews at Sony's site with a score of four out of five stars. With a dedicated outdoor party mode that spreads sound further, the GTK-PG10 is tailor-made for outdoor use — it even has a splash-proof top panel to rest your drinks on.  Outdoor party mode spreads sound further Splash-proof top panel with integrated cup holders Rechargeable battery provides up to 13hr playback (not using bluetooth) Bluetooth® connectivity for wireless music streaming FM tuner lets you enjoy your favorite radio shows Vivant Integrates two-way control with Control4 Leading security and smart home company, Vivant, has announced that it's system now provides two-way integration with Control4. With Control4's SDDP technology embedded in Vivint's Smart Hub panel, Control4 users will be able to monitor and control their Vivint security system via standard Control4 interfaces. In addition, any security sensor in the Vivint ecosystem can be incorporated into Control4 scenes and alerts. For example, if someone trips a motion sensor in the living room after sunset, the event could trigger Control4 to turn on the lights in that room to a dim level and flip the TV to CNN on mute. Monolith by Monoprice M-215 Dual 15" THX Certified Subwoofer A Tower of Bass! The Monolith THX® Ultra certified subwoofer sets the standard for bass output, low distortion, and affordability. With chest thumping bass that plays down to well under 16Hz, the Monolith THX Ultra Dual 15" (MSRP $2499.99) Subwoofer unleashes cinema level volume, with the ability to convey and articulate the subtle nuances of music. Dimensions  42.32" x 20.0" x 27.55" (1075 x 508 x 700 mm)  and 215.6lbs (98KG). Monoprice also unveiled their new Monolith speakers. The Monolith speakers are available with Atmos at $999, or without Atmos at $849, and are expected to be out November 2019. Epson launches LS-500 4K ultra short-throw Laser Projection TV Launching at CEDIA, the Epson LS-500 is a Laser Projection TV, delivering a 4K HDR image up to 130 inches in size from just centimetres away from the screen on your wall. Equipped with Epson's proprietary 4K PRO-UHD2 3LCD technology, Epson Laser Projection TV combines an advanced Ultra Short Throw Laser Projector – along with an Ultra High-Definition Ambient Light Rejecting Screen – to produce vivid colors and deep blacks for an exceptionally bright, colorful, and sharp picture – in virtually any viewing environment. Full 10-bit color processing accepting 100 percent of the HDR source information to faithfully reproduce HDR content for an exceptional visual performance. Capable of displaying 4K HDR content at an exceptional level of brightness for both color and white content. This not only provides for an amazing viewing experience but sets a new standard in this class of projection – allowing for all-day viewing in virtually any lighting environment. The Epson LS500 Laser Projection TV will be available in the first quarter of 2020 through Magnolia and Professional Home Theater Installers. The Epson Laser Projection TV will be available in black and white models with 100-inch (MSRP $4,999) and 120-inch (MSRP $5,999) SKUs.  

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3egeThe Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 74! Sean played Apex Legends, WarGroove and the Anthem Demo! Luke finally played Wargroove, turned into a Boy Monster, and then became an Apex Legend. It was a big week. Buckle up and drive safe.The PlaylistLuke: Wargroove, Anthem Demo, Monster Boy and the Cursed KingdomSean: >Observer, WarGroove, Anthem Demo, Battlefield V, Everspace, Apex LegendsBraking NewsMicrosoft wants to bring Xbox Live Cross-Platform Gaming to Android/iOS, Nintendo Switch and More.https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-wants-bring-xbox-live-cross-platform-gaming-android-ios-nintendo-switch-and-moreXbox App on Android and iOS now allows you to directly share and download clipshttps://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-app-ios-and-android-now-allows-you-directly-share-and-download-game-clipApex Legends launches with 1 million players on day one, 2 million by day 2EA/Respawn didn't announce the game prior to launch because it was scared to (F2P economy, Titanfall mismanagement)LEGO® Marvel Collection launches March 12. Includes LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 and LEGO Marvel's Avengers.https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/lego-marvel-collection?linkId=63252879Inside Xbox AnnouncementsGame Pass gets: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, de Blob, Return to Arkham, Walking Dead S1, Pumped BMX Pro, Crackdown 3Microsoft Studios name change to Xbox Game StudiosHalo: Outpost Discovery - moving event includes VR/AR experiences of Halo lore, think amusement park meets VR. “Post Halo 3” commentMortal Kombat 11 character reveal. Neat.Division 2 includes lots of endgame content, including new faction. Ubisoft openly stated Xbox One X was the best place to play Division 2. System bundle announced.Sea of Thieves player base has doubled, streaming numbers up near launch levels. Approximately 35% of SoT players are PC. Players can invite 3 new players to the game for free. Mega Update to the game announced on 3.20.19Jump Force is...a fighting game. I dunno.Metro: Exodus looks insane. Weird and wild. Lots of biomes exist including snow, sand, forest. Native 4K, lots of HDR use and Dolby super awesome somethingPit Stop TopicsLuke and Sean played Battlefield V on http://Mixer.com/XboxCanadaSean was a guest on East Coast Games. Thanks to Bobby Miller for the invite. We discussed Resident Evil 2. Follow at https://twitter.com/ECGamespodEA releases Excel Spreadsheet for Anthem release. Sean fights with the Mega Dads. Boss sees it. Embarrassment ensues.Why launch Apex Legends just prior to Anthem, one month before BFV's own Battle Royale? Was the stealth launch wise? Does this impact our thoughts for Jedi: Fallen Order?EA didn't pre-announce Apex Legends because it was scared to. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-05-ea-didnt-pre-announce-apex-legends-because-it-was-scared-toFrom Vince Zampella's Twitter: Tons of things planned for @PlayApex in the future. We are also committed to listening to player feedback. We are also working on more Titanfall for later in the year (yes, I said the T word). We love being able to experiment in this crazy universe!Cruise Control - Topic of the Show: The Great February PreviewWargroove - February 1, 2019 [Chucklefish, Chucklefish]Jump Force - February 15, 2019 [SPIKE CHUNSOFT, Bandai Namco]Metro Exodus - February 15, 2019 [4A Games, Deep Silver]Anthem - February 22, 2019 [BioWare, EA]The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame - February 26, 2019 [Traveller's Tales, Warner Brothers]Games with GoldBloodstained: Curse of the Moon [Xbox One]Super Bomberman R [Xbox One]Assassin's Creed Rogue [Xbox 360]Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy [Xbox]PlugsLuke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserves http://mixer.com/insipidghost Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri http://twitch.tv/seancapri

It's Halloween and the boys are keen to use scary noises to spook the listeners. They've also spent the week with a snake in their boot and announcing that someone has poisoned the water hole. As you'd expect much of this show is dedicated to Red Dead Redemption 2 but that doesn't stop David and Sean questioning some of Mat's statements from the week before. Meanwhile James is adjusting to time travel. Games discussed: Red Dead Redemption 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Fist of the North Star, JYDGE, Space Hulk Tactics, Windjammers, Shenmue LISTEN Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Pocket Casts Overcast acast Stitcher WATCH Twitch YouTube CONTACT thecomputergameshow@gmail.com Twitter Instagram Facebook Discord FOLLOW @davidturners @matmurray @jcafarley @CaptainToss DONATE Fancy giving us a donation to help support the show? Go to paypal.me/thecomputergameshow to show your appreciation. CREDITS Artwork by BigShimmeryWall Music by Nick Parton

Today on Impulse, Dan and Peter discuss what features they would like to see from the PlayStation 5! Native 4K resolutions? Backwards compatibility!? SPHERICAL DESIGN!? Truly, the possibilities are... Finite.

Join co hosts Dirt Griggity TRS Fusionwolf and MM2K as they talk the latest news in video games: Red Dead Redemption 2 will actually be Native 4K, but not everywhere. CD Projekt Red's recent high notes and drama come under the microscope. Also, Dean Takahashi, the reporter who couldn't pass Cuphead's tutorial, is back with some head turning comments...

Join co hosts Dirt Griggity TRS Fusionwolf and MM2K as they talk the latest news in video games: Red Dead Redemption 2 will actually be Native 4K, but not everywhere. CD Projekt Red's recent high notes and drama come under the microscope. Also, Dean Takahashi, the reporter who couldn't pass Cuphead's tutorial, is back with some head turning comments...

This week! Lotsa news - Billy Mitchell Ban, Bioshock Secrets, More OG Xbox Back Compat, Sega makes some retro announcements, PS5 is a thing to speculate on, God of War got great reviews (and sparked a meme), Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, Tales From the Borderlands, an Ethan update and so much more. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 11-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com/scoopfestvegas. Early bird tickets are on sale now. It’s going to be a great time. And if you book your hotel at the Orleans Hotel & Casino (near the venue!) - use coupon code A8icc10 for a nice discount on your accommodations. Links of interest: Billy Mitchell Stripped of All His Scores and Banned by Twin Galaxies Top-Secret 2K studio working on new BioShock Andrew House Speculates About PS5 Red Dead Redemption Is now Native 4K on Xbox One X New titles added to Original Xbox Backward Compatibility Sega Ages series coming to the Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Getting A Classic SNK Game Collection This Fall … Sega announces a Mega Drive Mini Do Not Buy AtGames' Sega Genesis Flashback Console - GameSpot Shenmue 1 and 2 coming back Boss Key releases Radical Heights Battle Royale Game God of War got really good reviews Jeff Cannata’s thoughts on the game sparked a meme Rare charts out content plans for Sea of Thieves Sea of Thieves Far Cry 5 Bad Dudes CJ gets a bunch of Far Cry emails Gran Turismo Sport Mega Man 3 - Extra Life Mega Man Charity Stream Archive Mega Man 4 - Extra Life Mega Man Charity Stream Archive Mega Man 5 - Extra Life Mega Man Charity Stream Archive LEGO Dimensions Sonic Tales From the Borderlands TOTAKU figures Points of Articulation on Apple Podcasts YMCK - “Uchuwosadameruhousokunokanata” Buy tickets for Scoopfest 2018: The Scooptacular The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Greg’s Extra Life Page Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Generation 16 #114: Lakers versus Celtics Review Re-View: Animal Crossing Add us in Apple Podcasts Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Or check out Ethan's gaming blog at gamingunicorn.com Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, and more! Click here to download. Got an Android device? You can now download our app on the Amazon Android Appstore. Find out all about it here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Running time: 01:29:34  

Participants: Dustin, Jason, Will, & Dad Show Notes: Gears of War 4 is being thrown in as a freebie with Nvidia Pascal graphics cards October's Games with Gold Play Fifa 17 first on EA Access GTA Online: Bikers and More Microsoft Accounces Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites Bundle Microsoft's 'Project Scorpio' games will run in native 4k Special thanks to Brad for writing into this weeks podcast

Participants: Dustin, Jason, Will, & Dad Show Notes: Gears of War 4 is being thrown in as a freebie with Nvidia Pascal graphics cards October's Games with Gold Play Fifa 17 first on EA Access GTA Online: Bikers and More Microsoft Accounces Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites Bundle Microsoft's 'Project Scorpio' games will run in native 4k Special thanks to Brad for writing into this weeks podcast