Every story from this week's video, with links to where I found it. If anything here gives you trouble, reach out.
Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia's CEO
Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993. This week he resigned as CEO and left the board, and Nvidia didn't give a reason. CFO Colette Kress is filling in as CEO while the board looks for someone permanent.
A few days earlier, on Sunday, November 8, the board started an independent investigation after news reports said Huang was the "target of a foreign intelligence effort." The board said it had no reason to think national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised. Nvidia hasn't connected the resignation to that investigation.
The stock dropped about 4 percent Monday, then on Thursday it fell as much as 14 percent in the morning and closed down about 4 percent. Nvidia reports its earnings next Tuesday, November 17.
Sources: Nvidia: CEO transition Nvidia: board statement Finviz: stock move
Apple finally made a touchscreen Mac
The new MacBook Pro has an OLED touchscreen and went on sale November 6, starting at $2,899 for the 14 inch. You can swipe, pinch to zoom, or double-tap a window to make it full screen, and the keyboard and trackpad work like normal. It also gets the Dynamic Island from the iPhone, and Apple says up to 24 hours of battery.
Funny timing, since back in 2010 Steve Jobs basically said touchscreen laptops don't work because your arm gets tired. Apple also gave the iPad mini what it calls its biggest update ever: an OLED screen, a thinner body, and water resistance.
Sources: Apple: MacBook Pro Apple: iPad mini TechRadar: the 2010 Jobs quote
Google's smart glasses are up for pre-order
Pre-orders opened November 12, and they go on sale December 10 starting at $395. They have a camera and speakers but no screen, and they work with Pixel, Samsung, and iPhone 13 Pro or newer. A light turns on when they're recording, and if you cover it, they won't record. Google says a version with a screen in the lens is coming too, but hasn't said when.
Sources: Google: pre-orders Google: privacy features Google: audio and display glasses
GTA 6 comes out next Thursday
It launches November 19 on PS5, and it's reported for Xbox Series X and S too. Digital pre-orders can pre-load now. It's reported at around 210 GB, and the boxed version doesn't include a disc, so you download it either way. No PC version has been announced.
Sources: PlayStation Blog: pre-load PlayStation: GTA VI support
Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 sold over 5.2 million in four days
Nintendo's remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic came out November 5. Nintendo says it's the fastest selling Nintendo published Switch 2 game.
Source: Nintendo
Security
An Outlook bug hackers are already using
This one affects Outlook on Windows. If you open a booby-trapped file in Outlook, it can leak a scrambled copy of your Windows password, which attackers can try to crack or use to sign in as you. Reports say just previewing the email isn't enough, but either way, don't open attachments you weren't expecting.
To be sure you have the fix, update Office yourself: open Outlook, go to File, Office Account, Update Options, then Update Now.
Sources: CISA: exploited vulnerabilities list BleepingComputer
Restart Chrome for a security fix
A separate problem. Chrome had a security hole hackers were already using, and Google fixed it in version 157. The fix doesn't kick in until you restart, so go to the menu, Help, About Google Chrome, and click Relaunch.
Humble Bundle's redesign dropped two-factor login
After Humble Bundle redid its website, outlets including Kotaku and The Verge tested it and found two-factor login is gone. Humble hadn't commented when this was posted. If you use Humble, give it a password you don't use anywhere else, and think about removing your saved card for now.
Source: Kotaku via Yahoo Tech
Outlook and Microsoft 365 went down
Unrelated to the bug above. On November 12, Outlook and Microsoft 365 went down for a lot of people. Microsoft said some of its servers got overloaded and stopped responding, and that it has seen no sign of a hack. It still wasn't fully fixed for everyone the next morning.
Sources: TechCrunch Al Jazeera CNBC SecurityWeek Reddit: r/Outlook thread
Honorable mentions
25 original Xbox games are now on PC
Including Knights of the Old Republic and the old Battlefront games. Xbox's CEO also says Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production.
Sources: Xbox Wire Pure Xbox: Wolfenstein 3
New York made T-Mobile drop a data cap
T-Mobile's $15 home internet plan slowed way down after 50 GB. A settlement with New York gets rid of the cap.
Source: New York Attorney General
Gemini 4 Hydrogen is coming to Google Search
Google's new, faster everyday AI model is rolling out to Search.
Source: Google
Nintendo goes after Switch modchips on GitHub
On November 6, Nintendo got 144 copies of a modchip project taken down on GitHub. A modchip is a chip people install inside a Switch to get around its security. The same day, Nintendo also went after more Switch emulator projects.
Source: GitHub's public DMCA notices
