Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Welcome to Talking Heads, your once weekly show about everything happening in the world of tech, computers, gaming, craft beer and cocktails.
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Craft Computing
1567 Edgewater St NW, #51
Salem, OR 97304
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Follow Rett on Bluesky @rettisawesome.com
On tonight's show...
- Tech News -
Microsoft’s AI sales mostly come from OpenAI
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/microsoft-s-ai-sales-mostly-come-from-openai-disclosures-show
https://archive.is/20260805192623/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/microsoft-s-ai-sales-mostly-come-from-openai-disclosures-show
Microsoft also the latest company to put limits on AI use by employees; says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company.
404media.co/microsoft-tells-engineers-tokenmaxxing-is-not-what-we-are-optimizing-for
Memory woes continue, as 100% of allocations through 2027 have been purchased.
tweaktown.com/news/113004/memory-capacity-for-all-of-2027-has-reportedly-been-booked-and-sold-with-no-more-dram-or-hbm-available/index.html
Gigabyte increases GPU prices by 40%, warns of possible cancellations
eteknix.com/gigabyte-increases-the-price-of-its-graphics-cards-in-japan-by-up-to-40-and-warns-of-possible-cancellations
eurogamer.net/nvidia-gpu-price-rise-30-percent
Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and devices in September
engadget.com/2230792/google-assistant-shut-down-android-devices-in-september
Intel licenses Atom-class x86 to CPU startup
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-licenses-atom-class-x86-cores-to-startup-firm-reportedly-sharing-rtl-enabling-customer-to-build-its-own-custom-processors-based-on-x86-general-purpose-cores
Steam Hardware Survey says 8GB GPUs are out, 16GB cards are in!
tomshardware.com/pc-components/16gb-gpus-and-8-core-cpus-officially-become-the-most-popular-configs-on-steam-latest-hardware-survey-shows-modern-gamings-growing-hunger-for-more-resources
Morrowind now playable in Browser
digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/the-elder-scrolls-morrowind-is-now-playable-in-browser-thanks-to-a-clever-dev-and-an-open-source-project
Timestamps
0:00 - Show opening, beers, and Oregon wildfire smoke
11:22 - Morrowind becomes playable in a browser
21:03 - Microsoft's AI revenue depends on OpenAI
37:37 - Building a cloud-gaming rack for PDX LAN
40:25 - Hank Green, AI research, and creator trust
1:43:22 Data centers, local costs, and community benefits
2:05:02 Sponsorship ethics and the creator economy
2:28:21 Closing thoughts on creator integrity
Wallets, Coffee Tumblers, Pint Glasses and more available at https://craftcomputing.store
Welcome to Talking Heads, your once weekly show about everything happening in the world of tech, computers, gaming, craft beer and cocktails.
Check out this episode in Podcast form over at open.spotify.com/show/31ZxkU6RwPHG8A4jQjxSG3
Support us on Patreon or Floatplane and get access to our exclusive Discord server. Chat with all of the hosts from Talking Heads all week long.
patreon.com/CraftComputing
floatplane.com/channel/CraftComputing
Want to fuel Craft Computing? Parts, beer, gifts? I've got a mailbox!
Craft Computing
1567 Edgewater St NW, #51
Salem, OR 97304
Follow Jeff on Bluesky @Craftcomputing.bsky.social
Follow Rett on Bluesky @rettisawesome.com
On tonight's show...
- Tech News -
Microsoft’s AI sales mostly come from OpenAI
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/microsoft-s-ai-sales-mostly-come-from-openai-disclosures-show
https://archive.is/20260805192623/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/microsoft-s-ai-sales-mostly-come-from-openai-disclosures-show
Microsoft also the latest company to put limits on AI use by employees; says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company.
404media.co/microsoft-tells-engineers-tokenmaxxing-is-not-what-we-are-optimizing-for
Memory woes continue, as 100% of allocations through 2027 have been purchased.
tweaktown.com/news/113004/memory-capacity-for-all-of-2027-has-reportedly-been-booked-and-sold-with-no-more-dram-or-hbm-available/index.html
Gigabyte increases GPU prices by 40%, warns of possible cancellations
eteknix.com/gigabyte-increases-the-price-of-its-graphics-cards-in-japan-by-up-to-40-and-warns-of-possible-cancellations
eurogamer.net/nvidia-gpu-price-rise-30-percent
Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and devices in September
engadget.com/2230792/google-assistant-shut-down-android-devices-in-september
Intel licenses Atom-class x86 to CPU startup
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-licenses-atom-class-x86-cores-to-startup-firm-reportedly-sharing-rtl-enabling-customer-to-build-its-own-custom-processors-based-on-x86-general-purpose-cores
Steam Hardware Survey says 8GB GPUs are out, 16GB cards are in!
tomshardware.com/pc-components/16gb-gpus-and-8-core-cpus-officially-become-the-most-popular-configs-on-steam-latest-hardware-survey-shows-modern-gamings-growing-hunger-for-more-resources
Morrowind now playable in Browser
digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/the-elder-scrolls-morrowind-is-now-playable-in-browser-thanks-to-a-clever-dev-and-an-open-source-project
Timestamps
0:00 - Show opening, beers, and Oregon wildfire smoke
11:22 - Morrowind becomes playable in a browser
21:03 - Microsoft's AI revenue depends on OpenAI
37:37 - Building a cloud-gaming rack for PDX LAN
40:25 - Hank Green, AI research, and creator trust
1:43:22 Data centers, local costs, and community benefits
2:05:02 Sponsorship ethics and the creator economy
2:28:21 Closing thoughts on creator integrity
