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Timestamps: (Courtesy of NoKi1119)
0:00 Chapters
1:57 Intro
2:25 Topic #1 – Google accused for ripping off advertisers
4:34 Linus’s & Luke’s experience with creating ads
7:07 Hidden skip buttons, Googles’ viability
10:22 GVS’s CEOs’ response, list of impacted brands
13:44 Topic #2 – EVGA’s motherboard teams’ resignation
14:08 EVGA’s response, GN’s review, shorter warranty
16:06 LTT’s PSU video, EVGA’s PSUs are out of stock
19:44 Topic #3 – Meta’s Instagram Threads published
20:52 Linus doesn’t understand IG, “this is genius”
23:10 Linus mentions Meta’s mentality & Twitter
25:26 Luke on Threads, MrBeast, lack of account verification
28:07 Possible LTT account, Luke on “tweeting threads”
29:22 Luke explains Threads, Linus on the lack of websites for apps
31:44 Taking bets, Linus on Twitter limiting rates
33:50 Twitter threatens to sue, Meta’s comeback
35:13 Linus on Elon firing people, Luke on Twitter’s “revenue”
37:56 “How would you design a Twitter clone?”
38:57 Content moderation, Linus wishes Threads good luck
40:29 Threads was Project 92, ad-friendly V.S. censorship
42:30 Topic #4 – LinusTechTips’s 24/7 LTT TV stream
45:49 LTT TV is participating in a Google trial
47:17 Discussing work on LTT TV, Dennis’s sponsor spots
52:02 LTTStore’s PCMR merch is live
52:57 LTTStore stubby screwdriver notification
53:20 “Lime Day” three days sale from the 12th to 14th
55:57 Luke suggests Lime Day stream, discussing shipping costs
58:09 Merch Messages #1 ft. Blaming Dan
58:40 Would LMG get to where Apple is ft. “Owning” land, Luke the slave
1:02:57 Why do people prefer NVIDIA’s DLSS over FSR? ft. “LMG”
1:06:56 Topic #5 – G0at sued by Terasynth’s CEO
1:07:40 Summarizing events, sued for NDA & defamation
1:10:13 DMCA to a Redditor for posting Terasnyth Discord screenshots
1:12:06 Topic #6 – Gfycat to shut down by 1st of September
1:13:40 Discussing image hosting sites, Snapchat V.S. WhatsApp
1:16:28 Topic #7 – France’s law allows spying people
1:18:57 A plausible security breach, recalling Amazon
1:20:03 Discussing surveillance with LMG & devices
1:22:22 Air gap network switch with a physical disconnect
1:25:23 Luke on backdoors, Linus on laws & normalizing devices
1:29:25 Linus’s & Luke’s phone pics & usages
1:33:09 Sponsor – Blackpoint Cyber
1:33:51 Sponsor – Squarespace
1:34:31 Sponsor – Signalwire
1:35:13 Merch Messages #2
1:35:39 How did you build LMG & avoid burning up?
1:37:22 How would Matter change home automation?
1:38:34 Deciding which channel a topic belongs to?
1:40:42 Product that need improvement but you wouldn’t tackle?
1:46:22 Luke’s birds
1:47:07 Topic #8 – Jolly Roger’s AI wastes salesperson’ time
1:49:43 Topic #9 – Man sued over a thumbs-up emoji
1:55:48 Credit card IDing, tapping cards, credit rating
2:07:36 Topic #10 – Nintendo’s annual report, low CEO compensation
2:08:17 Japanese CEOs compensation is lower than globally
2:09:01 Is there a diminishing return?
2:12:21 Topic #11 – TikTok now promotes books
2:14:19 Topic #12 – New 12VHPWR standard to support high wattage
2:15:12 Topic #13 – Fairphone is arriving to America
2:15:20 Merch Messages #3 ft. WAN Show After Dark
2:17:22 Linus’s house pool updates
2:22:41 Starting with badminton with zero friends?
2:25:38 Do you agree with Louis Rossmann’s take?
2:28:47 Editors’ creative influence & LMG’s guidelines?
2:32:00 How and why are Framework DIY kits cheaper?
2:32:55 Ever been tempted to stray from LMG’s pro-consumer concept?
2:36:34 Floatplane merch? LTTStore tech pants ETA?
2:39:42 Would we be able to pick up our Lime Day orders at LTX?
2:40:45 Linus’s issues with Z-Waves
2:41:21 Does Luke’s love of birds extend to bird watching?
2:42:46 What changed with Linus’s stance on PC retail after Labs?
2:45:53 What happened to the AMD GPU challenge?
2:48:38 How did Techlinked’s video style come to be?
2:50:30 Advice for getting gig work despite NDA?
2:53:54 Linus’s thoughts on switching to iOS?
2:54:18 TBD release date with the NAS product?
2:55:22 Learning to build an infrastructure with a budget?
2:57:26 ETA for the LTT stubby screwdriver?
2:57:57 Is this where you thought you’d be in your 30s?
3:02:21 Ever thought of sharing business tip advice?
3:03:36 Where to draw the line between protecting & sheltering children with tech?
3:04:15 Ever received feedback from Microsoft about the laptop sleep issues?
3:04:26 Craziest thing you’ve done on YouTube you never guessed you’d do?
3:04:40 Releasing plans for the LTT desk?
3:05:34 Tips with starting a company
3:06:24 A hot take on the printer industry?
3:06:55 Which Labs purchase excites you the most?
3:08:01 LTT women hoodies?
3:08:12 Possibility of merch messages getting transcripted?
3:08:48 Outro