The Byte-Sized Brief

OpenAI is rumored/leaked to be making a phone to compete with the iPhoneSource: 9to5mac - CS 85/100 (High)The iPhone 18 is rumored to have cost cutting measuresSource: MacRumors - CS 68/100 (Low due to it being pure rumors/leaks) MacBook Neo is being backlisted into late May due to A18 Pro shortage, along with other Macs facing supply issues.Source: 9to5mac - CS 85/100 (High)Windows “K2”Source: Windows Central - CS 91/100 (Very High) Source: Microsoft - CS 100/100 (very high)New Framework laptop pro Source: Framework - CS 100/100 (Very High)Meta wants to beam solar energy from satellites to earthSource: Overview - CS 100/100 (Very High)Tim Cook is officially stepping downSources: Apple - CS 100/100 (Very High) Claude MythosSource: Tom’s Hardware - CS 82/100 (High)Apple fixes notification date base vulnerabilitySource: 9to5mac - CS 90/100 (Very High)You can now run Steam on the OG Switch family with the latest Proton betaSource: Tom’s Hardware - CS 82/100 (High) Android 24 hour side loading verificationSource: Google - CS 100/100 (Very High)News-outlets blocking wayback Source: Tom’s Hardware - CS 85/100 (High)Net-gear is not banned nowSource: 9to5mac - CS 92/100 (Very High)Windows recall security risksSource: The Verge - CS 96/100 (Very High) Google is testing a new YouTube AI feature called “Ask Youtube”Source: TechChurch - CS 82/100 (High) Tensor G6 might have a old PowerVR from 2021Source: 9to5google - CS 82/100 (High)Oracle, Microsoft, and Meta are laying off more people due to AISources: CNBC - CS 82/100 (High) The Guardian - CS 92/100 (Very High)SPEED RUNEU age verification app can by hacked in 2 minsSource: cybernews - CS 89/100 (High)Da Vinci Resolve 21 is now a photo editorSource: Blackmagic design - CS 100/100 (Very High)Meta raises prices for the Quest lineupSource: Meta - CS 100/100 (Very High)Toyotas new limited edition gaming chairSource: Tom’s Hardware - CS 90/100 (Very High)ChatGPT images 2.0Source: OpenAI - CS 100/100

Welcome to the Byte-Sized Brief! by Danny & Sterling Sources And Credibility Score.AirPods Max 2 Source: Apple - CS 100/100 Apple Acquires motion VFX Source: 9To5Mac - CS 93 WWDC26 announced Source: Apple - CS 100/100 Xbox adds copilot Source: Windows Central - CS 81/100 OpenAI kills Sora after less then a year Source: 9To5Mac - 84/100 Samsung kills try fold after 3 months Source: 9To5Google - CS 85/100 Googles New “TurboQuant” Source: Google - CS 100/100 Apple discontinued the Mac Pro! Source: TBSB - CS N/A (spotted on Apple official website) RCS 4.0! Source: 9To5Google - CS 94/100 Apple handed over a users name and email address to the FBI Source: 9To5Mac - CS 85/100 PS5 price hike! Source: PlayStation - CS 100/100 Arm is making there on CPU!…….but its for AI data centers 😩 Source: Tom’s Hardwere - CS 96/100 All routers are banned Source: FCC.GOV - CS 100/100 Airdrop x samsung s26 Source; Samsung - CS 100/100 GrapheneOS . Source: GrapheneOS - CS 100/100 Androids 24 hour waiting period to install side loaded apps Source: PCMag - CS 99/100 Dlss 5 Source: Nvidia - CS 100/100 Firefox will include a free 50gb VPN V149 Source: Firefox - CS 100/100 Wine Source: XDA - CS 70/100 Swift, a coding language developed by Apple, now offers official Android support Source: 9to5Google - CS 89/100 Credibility score framework link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-0d1KW_8ca5E_QeZJSykVOh6hevNXzgP/view?usp=share_link Google Forms link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=109005781392508856329

1. New Google Maps update Source: PC MAG-https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-maps-gets-major-gemini-ai-upgrade-heres-how-ask-maps-will-work - Credibility Score 88/1002. Apple WeekSource: Apple-https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/macbook-neo-iphone-17e-ipad-air-with-m4-and-more-are-now-available/ - Credibility Score 100/1003. New Nothing Products Source: WIRED-https://www.wired.com/story/nothing-phone-4a-and-phone-4a-pro-and-headphone-a/# - Credibility Score 84/1004. Xbox Project HelixSource: Xbox - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/ - Credibility Score 100/1005. Firefox still updating win 7!Source: Mozilla - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support# - Credibility Score 100/1006. iran cyber attacks Source: Tom’s Hardware - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/iran-hacking-group-claims-attack-on-med-tech-company-stryker-says-over-200-000-devices-have-been-wiped-clean-and-over-50tb-of-data-extracted - credibility score 96/1007. FBI is looking for victimized Steam users who downloaded games with hidden malwareSource: Tom’s hardware - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/the-fbi-is-looking-for-victimized-steam-users-who-downloaded-games-with-hidden-malware-investigation-underway-into-multiple-infected-titles-from-2024-to-2026 - Credibility Score 90/1008. YouTube is the biggest entertainment by revenue! Source: 9to5google - https://9to5google.com/2026/03/11/youtube-is-now-the-worlds-largest-media-company-beating-even-disney/ - CS 90/1009. Windows GOOD update! Windows Central - https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-kb5079473-is-here-with-some-actually-good-upgrades-heres-whats-rolling-out-this-patch-tuesday - CS 92/100Credibility score framework link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCq_47QZo_eN5unDDw9tKRPjNXwRfbgq/view?usp=share_link Google Forms link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScewn4vPI6PT1c-OV186jurSujvIEUird3MKdxrRE73WHQ5gQ/viewform?usp=share_link&ouid=109005781392508856329

In this weeks episode we go over the Galaxy unpacked, A new Wi-Fi vulnerability, Age verification madness with discord in California, Nvidia N1 AND N1X CHIPS HAVE LEAKED...again, Phil Spencer leaving Xbox, Sam Altman compares human resource usage to AI resource usage, The government is banning use of Anthropic after a shake up and is now going to be using ChatGPT for military AI, Ram shortage hits the steam deck, PlayStation Is now leasing PS5 in UK, Nvidia is rumored to not be releasing any new GPUs until 2028, And there is Apple products coming out this week!

In today's episode, Sterling and Danny go over the Adobe Animate Discontinuation, Ryzen 9000 CPU Failures on ASRock Motherboards, Backdoor in Notepad++ (Chrysalis), Apple’s New Mac Building Page, Amazon Blocking Sideloaded Apps on Fire TV, Moto G17 and G17 Power – No OS Upgrades, Spotify and Major Labels Sue Anna’s Archive for $13 Trillion, Google Project Genie (DeepMind AI), Google’s New Laptop OS Leak, Amazon Email Leak About 16,000 Layoffs (Project Dawn), Canada Computers Credit Card Skimming, Pixel 10a – Disappointing Rebrand, HP Laptop Subscription Service, Ring “Search Party” Feature for Lost Pets…and mass surveillance

Hello everyone and welcome back to the bite-size brief podcast, or as we like to call our longer podcast-like episodes, discussions!In today's episode, Sterling and Danny go over Apple acquiring Q.Al for some interesting tech, the new Apple AirTag 2, recapping all of the Galaxy S26 Ultra rumors, the ChatGPT outage, BitLocker keys for Windows given to authorities by Microsoft, Microsoft might actually be listening, Copilot button discovered and File Explorer, Al killswitch in Firefox, a social media for Al agents called Multbook, and last, but not least, a ton of Elon Musk news Including the X.Al Paris office raid, Elon stopping production of his most popular cars to ditch why people loved Tesla to make humanoid robots, Elon sending 1 million satellites up in our atmosphere to crowd everything and have junk flying everywhere, and returning more of insane Elon Musk news!

Hello everyone and welcome to our new short-form news coverage! We will be doing these episodes in weeks where we just don't have enough news to make a podcast. Please give us your feedback on this!Anyway, today we went over the massive Verizon outage, the iPhone 18 Pro's 5G satellite connectivity rumor, OpenAl's wearable Al device, Nvidia's new Arm chip leaked, Sony sold 51% of their TV company to TLC, Windows 11 bugs, an update on the Spotify piracy case, Apple's creator experience, TSMC raising prices on Apple, and ads in ChatGPT!

Welcome to the Byte-Sized Brief special CES (consumer electronics show) 2026 coverage episode! And this week's episode, we will be covering all of the major tech news from CES! Along with our favorite items at the end! Enjoy!Note: all tech news that is CES related was gathered from various news articles and YouTube creators, who were at CES

In today's episode of the Byte-Sized Danny and Sterling talk about the latest tech drama! Florida making wireless charging roads, China's CXMT stealing trade secrets from Samsung dram facilities, Gmail address changing without making a new account, Ai companies (possibly) using nuclear submarines to power Al data centers, A company completely downloaded all of Spotify illegally and made it free to torrent, Google breaks the Dreamcast web browser, Amazon catches north Korean worker posing as an American by detecting his latency, EU forcing Apple to allow 3rd party devices to use its AirPods paring tech, and the MASSIVE DJI DRONE BAN!Stay tuned for our special CES 2026 episode next week!

In this weeks episode of the byte-size brief, Danny & Sterling discuss Netflix buying Warner Bros, Apple executives leaving the company, the all new Galaxy Z trifold, the massive RAM shortage, and the Australian social media ban! Plus a recap and thoughts of 2025 and hopes of going into 2026! The show will return the week after Christmas, Stay tuned!

In today's episode of the bite-size brief, we go over the new iPhone pocket which is basically a $300 stock along with some other weird accessories, Samsung putting ads on their fridges, AirDrop with android, new iPhone satellite features, will louve security issues, The new Steam machine, Another internet outage, You can buy your next car on amazon, The remake of VINE called Divine, and the dii drone ban!

In today's episode of the bite-size brief, we go over the new Neo AI robot that lives with you and does household chores, but has a huge catch, ChatGPT powered by gas turbines, Google Gemini in maps, Apple and Google teaming up to bring Gemini to Siri, and the new budget MacBook!

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast "The Byte-Sized Brief"! The podcast that gives your insight to tech news biweekly! In today's episode will cover the massive AWS outage, the EU trying to force Apple to withdraw the ATT privacy feature, the EU trying to force an app migration kit, the new Galaxy XR, the new ChatGPT Atlas browser, and a school student getting arrested for eating a bag of Doritos!