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Jan 2025
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TikTok shut down, then came back. What's...

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Timestamps: 0:00 AI is on the fritz again 0:11 TikTok ban, un-ban, and fallout 4:05 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:14 Fake Ryzen X3Ds + robot marathons 5:02 Bambu Lab update 5:37 Europol comments on encryption 6:10 Doom in a Word doc News Sources: https://lmg.gg/P8Gsn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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