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🔥🚀 Big Tech Shocks, AI Chaos & Digital Breakthroughs — This Week on JMOR Tech Talk Show 🚀🔥
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Hi everyone, I'm John Seymour, the host of
The JMOR Tech Talk Show and Inspirations
for Your Life.
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Well hey guys, welcome to The JMOR
Tech Talk Show.
We are on a brand new platform, I'm
trying this out, hopefully we'll be with them
for a while.
Well, it is great to be with you,
it is a Friday afternoon, it is September
5th, 2025.
Before we get on with the show, I
want to share something with you.
So if you've been noticing, I have been
back and forth with one laptop, the other
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laptop, and first thing I want to tell
you is about a couple weeks ago I
got the new Lenovo, what I got to
tell you, I have not been very happy
with it, alright.
First of all, this laptop has had latency
up the ying yang, and I may show
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you on one of the shows exactly how
bad the latency is.
So what I'm doing is on one laptop,
which is my older laptop, my P16, I'm
doing my streams and my records and my
voiceovers, and then the other laptop I'm doing
all my other stuff because I've transferred all
my licenses, so it's a little bit of
a pain.
But I have to tell you, I've reached
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out to Lenovo, and they really didn't have
much of a solution.
All they wanted to do was give me
a new laptop just like the one that
I already have, which is the P1 Gen
7, and they didn't even really care.
I wrote a letter to their higher ups,
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their president, their vice president, several people.
The president's email did not go through, I
did call customer service, I did call tech
support, and you know, I documented everything, but
I got to tell you, very unhappy with
the way they've been treating me, not only
as a vendor for many years, but as
a client for many years.
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So, long story short, my distributor is stepping
in, and they're helping me out, and I'm
going to get a new P1 Gen 6,
just like the one I have, but it'll
be an i9, so it'll be a little
more powerful.
So, again, I got roped into wanting to
get the P1 Gen 7 because the AE
at Lenovo said, oh, this is the greatest
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laptop.
Yeah, great, it was good at crunching all
kinds of AI stuff, but when it came
time to doing stuff with, well, let's just
say things like streaming or video or audio,
it was terrible.
I was on a call this morning with
one of my development team members, and the
audio crashed in less than a minute.
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I had over 1,900 latency hits in
less than two minutes.
That is absolutely terrible.
So, I'll let you know what's going on
with that.
It's a beautiful laptop, a lot of stuff
works great on it, the AI works great,
but there is some lag, even with a
brand new MS Mouse from Logitech, the expensive,
you know, $200 keyboard, it's great, but I
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got to tell you, they got latency issues.
And I'll get more into what those latency
issues are later on, but I wanted to
let you know that if you're considering a
P1 G7, and you are someone like me
that does streaming, that does video, that even
does conference calls for work, you are going
to be very unhappy with this laptop.
All right, guys, so welcome to The JMOR
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Tech Talk Show.
It is so great to be with you
here on the show today, Friday.
It's the first Friday of September, September 5th,
2025.
If you have- To welcome you from
the bottom of my heart, if you're coming
back, I want to just say welcome back,
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it's so great to have you here.
And if you're thirsty, well, don't be parched,
go ahead and get yourself some RO water,
a snack, a beverage, maybe some fruit, whatever
it is that floats your boat, and come
on back to the show.
So again, the thing about the P16 is
that the P16 and the P16X, the P16
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is a real workstation.
That's what I'm using right now.
So my new laptop will be a P16,
not the S, and it'll just be an
i9.
So it'd be a lot faster.
This is an i7, which works really well.
But again, I've had this laptop two and
a half years, and I tend to flip
my laptops a lot, just because I don't
want to be having a problem with them.
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All right, guys, by the way, you can
usually get five years or so out of
a laptop, maybe less.
So I always flip before I'm going to
have any kind of a problem.
Do check out BelieveMeAchieved.com for more of
my, of course, amazing, inspiring creations.
I will keep in a loop to what's
happening with Lenovo and my Saga, but if
it wasn't for my distributor and putting a
flag in and, you know, doing the dispute,
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the return, all that, I don't know what
would happen.
I just got to tell you that a
lot of times these salespeople push things, but
they really don't know what they're pushing or
their head from their foot.
And I got to tell you, the amount
of latency I get, yes, I use professional
hardware, professional software, things like, you know, Focusrite
and stuff like that, and other cameras.
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And for the system to be able to
crash that, that's pretty bad, guys.
So let's dive into this show, all right?
So again, I want to say welcome to
everyone.
And you know, big tech shocks, AI chaos,
and digital breakthroughs.
This week on The JMOR Tech Talk
Show, in case you guys are wondering, well,
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we are on series, yes, four, and this
is show number 36.
And a big welcome to everyone here.
So I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur, your host of The JMOR
Tech Talk Show, serial entrepreneur, video producer,
marketing specialist, graduate student, and a lot more.
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And this is where I cut through the
noise and the breakdown.
The story shaping our digital world.
Each week I bring you the news big
tech doesn't want you to question, and the
insights you need to stay ahead of.
So just to talk a little bit about,
not too much, but about, you know, the
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Lenovo P1 G7 versus the P1 6.
They are differences.
So the P1 G7 is a thinner, more
portable workstation, emphasizing user experience with better haptic
touchpad, higher quality webcam, and longer battery life,
but with less raw performance and lower wattage
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GPU.
The Lenovo P1 6 Gen 2 is bulkier.
It's more powerful desktop replacement, offering superior performance
with a hotter, more powerful Intel 14th Gen
HX CPU, and much higher NVIDIA RTX 5000
graphics, though it is a heavier design and
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requires a larger power brick.
That really doesn't bother me too much.
So you might be saying, you know, are
the cameras equal on both?
And you know, that's a very, very good
question because, you know, they look very similar,
but the P1 Gen 7 is a mobile
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workstation, okay?
The P1 6 is a powerhouse.
You know, if you have a P1 4
Gen 4, maybe you'll be using it for
high school and stuff, but when you go
to a P1 Gen, you're not gonna be
happy with the same results.
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I know you're probably gonna like it for
browsing and things like that, but when you
need to do things like streaming and stuff
like that, well, that could be a very,
very big problem.
So the P1 Gen 7 has lots of
latency issues.
I'll get more into those specs in another
program, but I wanted to let you know,
because a lot of people don't like things,
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for example, like they don't like the fact
that there's a non-centered keyboard.
The P1 6 can be optioned with a
165 hertz display, but it looks like the
default option is the 60 hertz, and you
can only get 165 hertz if you build
your own at a higher cost.
So a P1 Gen 7, though, you're not
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gonna do CAD work on it.
You know, it could be a big problem.
Issues with the BIOS and drivers and just
latency, that's a problem, right?
So having a P1 6, you know, and
its specifics and what it has on it,
really a big difference.
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But the thing is this, the P1 6
is more like a workstation, okay?
The P1 6 Gen 7 is a mobile
workstation.
Yeah, it is a mobile workstation.
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It is a powerhouse.
Enterprise-grade security, manageability, and reliability up to
the Intel vPro.
True mobility, LPC-CAM M.2 memory to
run multiple applications simultaneously and not crash.
So I've loved the P1 Gen 6 for
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quite a while, guys, and hopefully you will
find that this is a pretty amazing machine.
But I've got to tell you that I've
been very unhappy with the P1 Gen 7.
So that is definitely going back.
So this week, it's all about AI, misfires,
security scares, and innovation that might just change
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the world.
Really?
All right.
So let's get into this, guys.
And of course, you always can watch the
podcast and the replay at BelieveMeAchieveGuys.com.
Hopefully, you guys will really appreciate that.
And you'll know that this show is the
show that's going to share the things, the
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things that most people, well, they're probably not
going to want to share with you.
Why?
I think it comes down to the fact
that a lot of people, they have their
own belief in what they think is going
to be the best, okay?
But when we think about how the show
operates and how the fact that, and people
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don't like the fact that they cannot pay
me to say what they want.
What does that say about me?
Well, I'm very ethical.
And that's right.
You cannot pay me to basically say what
you want me to say on the show.
And I think those are some very important
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things that a lot of people, for whatever
reason, they don't seem to understand what all
this means.
And I think when we think about how
things are going and how we always can
get misled, right?
I mean, that can happen with, I think
that can happen with almost anyone.
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And a lot of these salespeople, they don't
actually know what's going on.
They don't, they have really, really no clue.
And so I want to tell you that
with everything happening today, right?
And all these different things, many people don't
understand what this is about, okay?
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They don't understand the fact that sometimes we
get stuff because we hear about it.
But I do my research on products.
And when these salespeople come in and out,
here's the thing that really kicks me, right?
When somebody makes a bad recommendation, right?
You think they would be there to own
up on it?
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Not the Lenovo AEs.
They're the people who are supposed to help
us in the channel.
Very, very disappointed with them.
I cannot say that enough.
But again, I'm going to let you know
about the other laptop, which will be very
similar to this laptop.
Hopefully, I will really, really enjoy this.
So again, I think when we can understand
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what's going on and understand the truth about
technology, not the marketing hype that these companies
want us to believe, right, the propaganda.
So guys, I am passionate about helping you
unlock your full potential.
I'm sure you guys know that.
And I think sometimes, you know, whether it's
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technology or whether it's something personal in your
life, I know sometimes people just don't get
the real reasons.
And the reason they don't get the real
reasons is very simple.
It's because sometimes life gets people into this
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tobacco, all right, a tobacco about technology, a
tobacco about, you know, what's going on in
life.
And these are some really, really big things
to talk about.
But again, if we think about this from
a logical perspective, and that's the fact that,
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you know, there's always going to be people
trying to get you to do things that
might not be, let's say that might not
be the greatest thing, right.
And I know that this can be hard
for, you know, a lot of people.
But it's something that is about truth.
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And so truth comes from us understanding what
it is that we're going toward, not what
somebody is trying to, how can I say,
manipulate us into.
And I think that happens with a lot
of people today.
They basically, you know, they try to convey
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that some way is the right way, when
really, that's the wrong way.
And so these are very important things to,
you know, to understand.
I don't know.
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And I know that a lot of times
people will say things, you know why?
Because they think that it's all about them,
or it's about what money is in their
pocket.
And as much as I want to, you
know, be grateful, these people that are trying
to do that and make a living, you
can't lie to people for a living.
I mean, you just can't guys.
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I mean, let's just let's just call it
the way it is.
So it's funny, all these people that say
that they are going to help you.
But then when you have a problem, you
know what happens?
They run for the hills.
They have no interest in helping you one
iota.
It's pretty sad, guys, when you go all
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the way up to the president of the
company, you can't email the president of the
company because, well, they have security blocks in
place.
But I can email everyone else.
So guys, you know, the U.S. blocks
chip giants, supply chains.
It's shaking.
It's China's rivalry.
It heats up.
And, you know, the U.S. has restricted
Samsung and the HSK Hynix from buying American
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chip making equipment, basically for China, requiring special
licenses.
Now, this move could reshape global supply chains,
slow production in China and even open opportunities
for Chinese competitors.
So for the U.S. equipment makers, it's
both a challenge and a chance to pivot
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the chip war between the world's largest economies
because they're heating up and innovation guys may
be the ultimate winner right now.
Number two, Meta locks down teen AI safety.
Catch this one.
Yes, they are boosting the risky chats.
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They're now blocked.
Meta is rolling out new safeguards after reports
of AI chat bots behaving, well, let's say
inappropriately with minors.
And the updates include blocking, quote unquote, flirty
conversations, limiting access to certain artificial intelligence characters
and enforcing stricter teen protections.
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So it's a reminder to all of us
that as AI becomes more embedded in social
platforms and different hardware that we are frequenting
every day, ethical and safety considerations must keep
pace with innovation.
This is a very, very big point, guys.
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A very, very big point.
Spyware alert.
Phones are getting hacked.
No secret there.
Digital rights, they're at risk.
Well, the WhatsApp recently uncovered a cyber espionage
campaign targeting fewer than 200 people and many
were linked to civil society organizations.
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Hmm.
Exploiting flaws in both Apple and the Android
devices.
So the attack underscores the persistent threat of
digital surveillance.
For users, well, hopefully it's a wake up
call about mobile security.
And, you know, privacy and, of course, the
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importance of regularity, updating devices and apps, you
need to make sure you're always staying up
with the latest security patches.
What is it?
Microsoft rolls out, what is it?
Update Tuesday and Patch Thursday or Update Thursday
and Patch Tuesday, one of those two.
And so, you know, a lot of people
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are afraid to install updates.
Like we know Apple right now is up
to, if I check my phone, is, what
are they up to now?
I think it's 18.2. So I think
that's an important piece to understand.
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It's important to understand that, you know, what's
going on, guys, is not just with what
we're doing every day.
All right.
What we're doing is trying to update, trying
to be familiar with things.
And, you know, right now, Apple is up
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to version 18.62. That's what they're up
to right now.
And I think that's an important thing to
understand.
And I know a lot of you are
probably saying, John, I don't want to update.
Right.
I don't want to update anything.
And so I know you're probably saying that
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it's about where we're going.
Right.
And so I want to say to you
that when people have a fear of updating
their applications, it's because they've had a bad
experience.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't always update.
Now, if Apple drops an update tomorrow, am
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I going to update tomorrow?
No, I'm going to wait a couple days.
Because we all know they roll out another
update right away anyway.
And number four, guys, TikTok Live was recently
suspended.
Yes, 100 million users were cut off amid
protests that were happening.
And TikTok temporarily disabled the live feature in
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Indonesia after many protests turned violent.
Over 100 million accounts were affected.
The decision highlights how global platforms navigate the
tension between user engagement, safety, and governmental pressures,
and raises questions about content moderation and digital
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freedom in real time.
Number five, guys, TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation,
shields their innovation, 610,000 secrets.
Their IP fortress, as they call it, is
built at TSMC.
And it launched for their trade secret registry
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for suppliers in the United States and Europe,
logging over 610,000 technologies.
The system aims to protect intellectual property, prevent
industrial espionage, and maintain competitive advantages.
In an era where tech innovation is both
fast and vulnerable, structured IP protection has become,
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well, critical for sustaining leadership in semi-conductor
manufacturing arenas.
Number six, guys, FEMA.
FEMA had a breach fallout.
23 staff members were axed because of disaster
IT that was exposed.
A breach at FEMA's IT systems led to
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23 people being fired by the Department of
Homeland Security.
Officials report no citizen data was impacted, but
the incident exposes vulnerabilities in disaster response infrastructure.
It's a stark reminder that cybersecurity in critical
government systems is not optional.
It's essential for national safety.
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Number seven, guys, Google is fined a tiny
sum of money.
The big tech era of mega penalties, is
it fading?
Well, the European Union fined Google for giving
its ad tech services an unfair advantage.
But the penalty was relatively small, a slap
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on the wrist.
Instead of punishing with billions like they should
have done, regulators appear focused on behavior change.
This shift may signal a new approach to
big tech oversight.
One that emphasizes compliance, transparency, and market fairness
over headline grabbing fines.
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And so, you know, is this the right
way to go?
Do we want to do things like this?
Or is it that maybe, I don't know,
is the European Union being bought by someone?
I hope not.
I hope there's not something, let's say, illegal
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going on that's getting them to change their
policies or lighten their, let's say, enforcement.
I would hate to think that.
And it's all about the wind.
Number eight, wind and solar cars.
Outback Race now goes hybrid.
So teams in Australia's solar car race are
integrating wind-assisted fins, they should say, into
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the ultralight vehicles.
And these hybrid approaches they're coming up with
is combining both solar and wind power and
allows cars to harness multiple renewable sources for
speed.
The innovation showcases how racing can drive practical
engineering breakthroughs for sustainable transportation technology.
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Number 10, UK AI could fix US factories.
What's this all about?
Well, labor gaps are being solved, efficiency boosted.
A UK scale-up developed a new AI
tool designed to address major US manufacturing challenges,
including labor shortages, skill gaps, and bottlenecks.
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By analyzing the workflow, optimizing processes, and forecasting
demand, this smart AI tool could spark a
renaissance in domestic manufacturing efficiency, demonstrating the tangible
power of industrial AI solutions.
Is this what we want to hear about?
Is this where the world is going?
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I don't know.
And is this going to be viable?
Or is this something we're going to have
to worry about?
It's stealing people's potential privacy information.
I don't know.
But I am concerned about it.
I'm curious if it works, but I'm more
concerned about its security.
And number 10, guys, AI beauty queens, digital
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avatars versus, well, the real models.
The future, or is it going to be
a flop?
Miss England now allows AI-generated avatars to
compete alongside human contestants.
I think that's a little bit absurd.
Brands can now book these avatars for campaigns,
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raising debates about the future of modeling, authenticity,
and employment.
It's a glimpse at the intersection of AI,
digital media, and human creativity.
And a conversation about what roles humans will
play in a tech-driven future.
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I think a lot of times people are
anxious to get technology working.
And they want to see how it can
basically help our world, which I think that's
a great thing.
But sometimes people are so quick to roll
out a solution that they don't test its
viability.
Let's take Lenovo, for example.
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They rolled out this beautiful P1 G7, really
streamlined, nice laptop.
But it misses the mark when it comes
to avoiding latency.
It has latency up the yin-yang.
Now, although when I talked to Lenovo about
this, they said that I'm probably one of
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the top 1% or 2% of
people that has ever had something like this.
They don't have these kinds of problems.
Most people buying their laptops, let's face it,
they just want to go surf the internet,
check their email, or perhaps maybe start writing
a book.
And you don't really have to worry about
latency for things like that.
Because, well, you don't need a lot for
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Word or even Excel.
But I gotta tell you, even using my
brand new Master Mouse from Logitech, I still
get some sluggishness.
So that's a big problem for me and
other people.
So if we get somebody to buy something
because it's profitable, but it doesn't hit the
mark to what it should be doing, people
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are going to be very disgruntled about it.
I can just tell you that up front.
That is a big one.
I'm probably going to do a review on
that laptop before I send it back.
Because I think that's something really important to
show you.
I'm probably going to take the laptop, when
I have my other laptop, and kind of
show the laptop in front and do a
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whole review.
Or maybe I'll get my camera and do
something.
I'm not sure, but I'll do something.
But you will definitely learn about that.
And I don't want anybody to buy that
laptop if you're going to be doing streaming.
I mean, you might say, John, what does
latency matter?
Plenty.
I mean, just being able to get on
a conference call this morning, we were on
the call not even a couple minutes, and
just hold this like the static on the
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line.
And it was because, well, it had a
buffer override.
I'll get more into that on a special.
I might even cover that next week.
I'll have to see.
I might actually attribute some of the show
to that.
Or I might put some reels together to
talk more about that.
But that'll be cool.
And whoops, a bank fires staff by accident
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via a cold email.
That's right.
ANZ accidentally emailed employees that they were terminated
before speaking with managers.
This botched up communication topical has caused panic
and outrage, showing how automation in human resources
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can go wrong beyond the humor of the
mishap.
It's a cautionary tale about implementing technology thoughtfully
and maintaining dignity in the workforce management.
When I think about this, I want to
dive back to a friend of mine who's
trying to get a job in the banking
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industry.
And I got to tell you, I'm not
going to mention any bank specifically, but a
lot of these banks, they discriminate for lots
of things.
And I thought we're not supposed to have
discrimination in the workforce anymore.
We know what they say, we're looking for
somebody younger because we're looking for somebody that
has like no experience because we want to
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train them so we can pay them less.
And they say that that's not discrimination.
I have a problem with that.
They're saying not because the age, they're saying
it's because the person is too seasoned and
they feel they're going to have to pay
them too much money.
But my friend was going in and this
person had plenty of experience and then she
was willing to take like a beginning salary.
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And they still didn't hire her.
So many people are like playing games with
her.
They're plaguing her.
They get her to go to the interview,
right?
She goes to the interview, what happens after
the interview?
They said, we'll let you know.
She waits one week, two weeks, three weeks,
four weeks.
Nobody gets back to her.
And the people that do get back to
her say no.
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They don't give her any information.
The interview goes flawlessly.
But yet these people decide that, well, she's
not a match.
There's a local bank in my town.
I saw they were needing help.
So I told her to apply there.
Helped her apply.
I called her today to ask what was
going on.
They said, oh, we don't get the resumes
until HR gives them to us, which is
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another joke.
And the bank didn't even have a manager.
So they said, well, we can't really look
at resumes until we have a manager.
I mean, it's all like a real mishmash.
Another bank that I do business with, I
asked them about hiring somebody.
And they said, oh, John, it's going to
be tough to hire somebody.
You know why?
So why?
Well, if that person's been out of the
workforce for two years, and this is what
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happened.
They were out of the workforce for one
year because they were taking care of parents
that were passing on.
And then the next year, she took care
of her sister that was passing on.
He says, well, John, yeah, man, it's tough
when somebody's out of the workforce.
You know, we'd rather hire somebody out of
college and groom them.
But the people out of college aren't loyal.
They don't stay very long.
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So why would you hire somebody out of
college?
Is it because you're going to get stiffs
and benefits from the company?
Ugh, shame on you guys.
Really shame on you.
And ADP's workday is no picnic either.
You check a box that says don't use
AI.
But I don't really believe whether that box
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is actually preventing AI from moving forward.
Number 12, guys, Taco Bell's AI goes wild.
18,000 orders ordered.
Chaos goes viral.
So tech in the Taco Bell world, their
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AI-powered drive-thru system experienced some chaos
after a customer order.
18,000 orders breaking the system.
Other users reported repetitive or nonsensical prompts while
AI aims to streamline operations.
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This episode highlights the importance of testing and
human oversight when deploying AI in customer-facing
environments.
But I think a lot of these people,
whether it's AI, I had somebody call me
the other day trying to sell me an
AI system.
I said, do you not know that I'm
actually an engineer and I'm actually going back
to school for my master's in computer science,
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AI, and then my PhD?
And selling me some canned AI solution that
you don't even know how it works or
how it is able to make queries, that's
not really saying much.
That's just saying you're looking to put money
in your pocket.
And that's a problem.
A lot of the people in this AI
industry, they're looking to just jump on this
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bandwagon because they can make so much money,
but they don't really know their head from
their foot.
I mean, it's not nice to say, but
they don't.
And so if somebody is going to lie
to you, to your face, right?
Take these people from Lenovo that literally lied
on the phone to me.
I told them what specs I wanted.
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Oh, the P1 G7 will be fine.
It's not fine.
And because of their inadequacies, I'm now going
to waste another week or two to get
another laptop and then transfer my data from
one to the other.
That's like pitiful, guys, really pitiful.
All right.
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AI simulates Fuji eruption.
Terrifying.
What if for Tokyo?
So Tokyo released an AI-generated simulation depicting
a worst-case eruption of Mount Fuji.
The video models lava flows, ash clouds, and
urban impacts offering planners and citizens a vivid
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picture of disaster scenarios.
It demonstrates how AI can enhance preparation for
natural hazards.
And even as it raises questions about perception,
fear, and risk communication.
So I think a lot of people out
there are just jumping on the fact that
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AI is so great.
But AI makes mistakes, right?
AI makes mistakes.
If I come over here right now, I'm
going to go ahead and pull up one
of my AIs here.
And I'm going to put this on the
screen here.
And I'm going to say share.
I'm going to share my screen.
You may or may not be able to
see this.
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So I'll pick up my AI screen there
for a second.
But I'll walk you through what I'm doing.
I'm using chat GPT just for this.
And I'm going to say, Hey chat, did
you know that Lenovo makes a P1 Gen
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7?
And it has a real serious problem with
latency.
So now I respond and it comes back.
And it says to me, you're absolutely right
to raise this concern.
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7, often referred
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to simply as the P1 G7, does indeed
have a number of real and documented issues,
including several related to latency and responsiveness, mostly
centered around its sensile haptic touchpad, not classical
audio latency.
Here's what's been shared.
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The touchpad, sensile haptic trackpad, multiple users on
Reddit have described troubling behavior with the sensile
touchpad.
It feels incredibly mushy with a delay between
when I click.
And when the haptic click and screen click
happens, it also takes much pressure to activate
it.
Another noted that the sensile trackpad has unfixable
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hardware design bug, specifically the P1, because it
will be interfered with motherboard IO.
So very easy to be laggy or stuck
or randomly triggered.
Many people have reported this on Reddit.
It appears hardware level interface, likely between motherboard
IO and the haptic pad, cause, well, a
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lag, sticky behavior, even no response.
Lenovo and Sensel haven't publicly resolved it.
I don't think they're going to do that
anytime soon.
Complete touchpad trackpoint freezes.
Some users report the touchpad or even the
touchpoint stops working entirely under certain conditions, like
AC power or fast clicking on startup.
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The touchpad is behaving the exact same way.
Issue only occurs when the charger is attached.
A concerned user sharing their support experience.
So a lot of people are unhappy.
Interference from the NVMe SSD IO.
Another report links the trackpad issues to heavy
NVMe activity.
The only way that can trigger such an
issue is when any of the NVMe disk
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has massive IO operations, such as OneDrive running,
etc.
So basically, the summary, touchpad click latency and
mushiness, noticeable delay and mushy resistance when using
the haptic trackpad.
Touchpad trackpoint freeze.
Input stops entirely under certain conditions, like charging
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or large IO.
NVMe IO interference.
Heavy NVMe activity.
File copying triggers input lag or freezing.
Persistent hardware design flaws.
Some users consider the pad unreliable enough to
return.
I'm definitely doing that.
What can you do?
Use an external mouse.
I've done that.
No help.
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Reduce the NVMe activity during work sessions.
Why would I do that?
It's supposed to be a powerful workstation.
Manage power conditions.
Since some reports say the issues occur when
plugged in, switching to battery power might reduce
triggers.
Why should I do that?
That's actually going to harm my battery by
having more cycles go through my battery charging.
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Contact Lenovo support.
That was a joke.
But be aware, many users were told this
behavior was working as intended.
Still, submission of bugs, reports and escalation may
help push for a fix.
Consider returning or exchanging the unit, especially if
it affects your day-to-day workflow, and
you've exhausted updates or tweaks.
I'm definitely returning it.
Yes, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 definitely has
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recognized latency and responsiveness issues, particularly with Sensel
Haptic Touchpad.
These aren't, like I said, only audio or
trans-initial latency, but input lag, mushy lags,
even freezing.
But I'm getting audio lags triggered by the
power states.
Many users have voice frustration, and Lenovo has
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yet to fully resolve the underlying hardware-software
conflict.
I have to tell you, I wrote letters
all the way up to everybody, including the
president.
But the president, when I tried to send
an email to him, well, he basically said
I can't send an email in so many
words.
So that's a very, very big problem.
So I got assigned to a case manager.
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Case manager said all they would do for
me is just give me my money back
once I sent them the laptop and give
me, I think it was a 10%
for my inconvenience.
10%?
Are you out of your mind?
So then I told them what I wanted.
They said they would give me a Legion,
that they'd give me whatever I wanted.
Then when it came time to do it,
they said to me that, oh, we're only
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going to give you the same model you
have with just some more memory.
I'm like, that's going to do squat.
These people have no clue and they don't
even care.
The only reason they got back to me
is because of my escalated letter.
And then the lady told me, well, if
this doesn't resolve your issue, I'm just going
to go ahead and close your case.
That's nonsense.
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But that's the kind of support I got
from Lenovo.
That's terrible.
They're called customer care specials.
And it's a problem, the way they're handling
this.
This is a problem, but they're trying to
sweep it under the rug like it's not
an issue.
But it's a very, very big issue.
And I'm definitely going to be sharing more
information about this laptop disaster.
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Number 14, guys, AI versus cancer.
A supercomputer is now crunching data to hopefully
break through the cancer battle.
Oxford researchers are using one of the United
Kingdom's most powerful supercomputers to accelerate cancer research.
The AI system analyzes tens of thousands of
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patient data sets to identify hidden patterns and
design vaccines with over 10,000 hours of
processing.
This approach exemplifies how AI can scale scientific
discovery, offering hope for faster breakthroughs and, guys,
more personalized treatments.
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And I think, you know, like the whole
case with this laptop, right?
I think the problem was their engineering team,
whoever engineered it, they should be fired.
Like, how do you even bring something like
this to market?
Like, that's the thing that's going in my
head.
How do you say it does this?
Then you call and say, oh, you know,
well, you know, it's not designed for that.
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Well, why is it even out there?
Why do you sell it, right?
But I'm very disappointed with their responses.
And they were literally of no help to
me.
They didn't really care about what they did.
The last email they sent me was this.
Hi, John, thank you for the update.
I will be closing your case.
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And then her name, and it says case
manager, executive customer care.
Executive customer care.
So that means that's one level under the
president.
And that's the way they treat me?
Come on, Lenovo.
Been a customer for many years, been selling
your computers to clients for many years.
I mean, are you just getting that bad
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at engineering?
I don't know, guys.
I just feel that they are trying to
push them out too quickly.
And they don't do the R&D.
They don't do the testing they need to
do, right?
How would you like buying a car?
And then suddenly, as you're driving the car,
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you turn the radio on.
I don't know, your speed slows down like
by five miles an hour.
Every time I turn the radio on.
Oh, well, sorry, we don't support listening to
the radio and driving at the same time.
You'd be like, that's nonsense, right?
And so Lenovo in my book today, and
we're not done with them just today.
Oh, they want me to do one other
thing.
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By them agreeing to send me this laptop,
which was the pain laptop they're having the
problems with.
They wanted me to sign a settlement agreement.
What does that mean?
I will tell you.
It basically means A, that I can't come
after them for anything else.
Okay, that I've agreed to the deal.
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Number two, it also says that I would
not be able to get on here and
say anything.
So I mean, it's trying to stifle my
truth, my voice from coming out to you.
I have a severe problem with that.
I'm sure you guys know that.
I have a very, very severe problem with
anybody that is trying to hush when I'm
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trying to bring you guys truth.
But I think you guys have a problem
with that too, right?
But I will tell you this.
What is the P1 G7 good for?
It crunches AI really well.
I'm hoping my new laptop will do AI
as well.
I was putting in questions that would normally
take my old P1-6.
I'm going to tell you two, three minutes
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to give me an answer.
This one crunches a couple hundred tokens and
gives me answers in seconds.
Okay, so what?
The AI works well.
But if the rest of the laptop is
latency plagued, why do I want to keep
it?
But the thing that really, really plexes me
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is if you know that the laptop is
a problem, why do you make it so
hard to resolve it, right?
So thankfully, I went back to my distributor.
My distributor is obviously going to do something
because they buy hundreds and thousands of laptops
from them.
But it just goes to show you that
a lot of these companies, they really don't
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care about you or your experience.
You think they care, okay?
The only reason I went to Lenovo is
because I was very fond of the IBM
ThinkPad.
And for those of you who don't know,
IBM basically leases the technology to Lenovo so
they can design and do things and use
the IBM ThinkPad, let's say, trademark and name,
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service mark.
They do that for I think it's like
a dollar a year.
That's like the minimum you could charge.
In lieu and in tandem of them agreeing
to allow IBM to have all the service
on these laptops.
That's a very interesting thing.
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So in the very beginning, when I started
using Lenovo many years ago, they were a
lot better.
Now, I'm not having issues with the desktops,
but this laptop, this Lenovo P1 G7, oh
my gosh.
It's like it needs to take a siesta.
It needs to take a vacation.
And I think the whole board needs to
be redesigned, right?
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I mean, there's so many things that could
be going on there, but yet they don't
seem to really care about what is going
on.
And when I look at the other email
they sent, they sent me, this is what
they said exactly.
Hi, John, before the one that she closed
the case.
We will only be offering the ThinkPad P1
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G7 replacement with the specifications from my previous
email and the courtesy 10% concession upon
receiving a copy of your receipt.
A settlement agreement signed prior.
Also, we will not be able to ship
to my address.
We will need a residential address.
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I gave my office.
If you decline the offer, we will be
closing your case.
All right.
That is nuts.
All right.
So the P1 G6 are much better.
But hey, Lenovo, I mean, you gotta be
responsible for what like stuff you put out
there.
I mean, come on, guys.
You really gotta be responsible.
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But I'm gonna put some reels together about
the nightmares that this laptop has caused me
and how badly this laptop is and why
you'd wanna buy it.
I don't know.
There might be some reasons if you only
want AI, but it has a lot of
sluggishness, a lot of lags.
But the fact that you can't even use
the camera for Zoom, it crashes.
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I tried to use Slack for a couple
minutes and it crashed this morning.
Like, hello?
Like, what am I supposed to do?
We don't support third-party applications.
Okay, that's like my car saying to me,
hey, John, I know you're having problems with
your cell phone.
We don't support third-party phones.
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That'd be ridiculous, right?
I hope that'd be ridiculous.
You wouldn't want somebody to do that, right?
You wouldn't want somebody to just say, hey,
like, that's what it's about.
But a lot of these people, they're such
in a rush to get the P1 Gen
7 out.
So my big question is, you know, if
this is so bad, why did they release
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the P1 G7?
Why?
It's a fair and important question, right?
Why did Lenovo release the ThinkPad P1 G7?
Knowing about such significant issues.
They knew about these issues and they still
had the nerve to release it.
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The P1 Gen 7 introduced major hardware changes,
especially the Sensel Haptic Touchpad.
A first for many ThinkPads.
Lenovo wanted to match Apple's Force Touch pad
experience.
Yeah.
Modernized design with a larger haptic pad and
a sleeker chassis.
Okay.
Improved thermals and power for new Gen CPU
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and GPUs.
Okay.
Corporate reality, schedule, pressure, and perfection, guys.
Lenovo, like other OEMs, works on tight annual
release cycles.
They're often forced to ship even if some
bugs are known but not deemed showstoppers.
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This is a big showstopper.
Issues affecting only certain configurations or usage patterns
during internal testing.
The marketing or business need to refresh the
line outweighs the risk.
Not all units are affected equally.
Well, that's ridiculous.
The Haptic Touchpad is still maturing.
That's still no reason.
And the TLDR, why Lenovo released it.
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Product timelines.
Annual release cycles forced to ship date.
Fixes were expected post-launch.
That wasn't happening.
Limited QA coverage.
Not all issues appeared in Lenovo's internal testing
or weren't considered severe enough.
New tech adoption.
The Sensor Haptic Pad was bleeding edge and
prone to real-world issues.
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Business priorities.
They needed to refresh the P1 line to
stay competitive versus Dell, XPS, Precision, MacBook Pro,
etc.
So they had to get it out there.
Bug perception.
Lenovo may have underestimated how widespread the issue
would be.
I mean, how do you underestimate something like
that?
That's my big question.
So what should Lenovo have done?
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Well, test real-world workloads more thoroughly.
Especially like high NVMe usage and AC power.
Allow out-of-haptic pad to bring back
a physical click pad in at least one
skew.
Work closely with Sensor to refine firmware or
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design shielding.
Public acknowledge the issue instead of letting users
dig through Reddit or Answers.
Like, that's just terrible.
And then finally, they'll eventually take a return.
You've got to fight with them.
Like, that's a big, big problem.
It's destroyed my trust for Lenovo as a
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company because my AE that I emailed several
days ago has just like fallen off the
earth.
He couldn't care less that my laptop doesn't
work.
He doesn't care.
All he cares is that he's getting his
commission at the end of the month or
the quarter.
What have you.
And we had several emails.
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I mean, the first email, she said one
thing about, you know, we're going to ship
you the laptop.
You have to ship this one first.
Then she sent me an email at the
beginning saying, thank you for your response.
We can make an exception and agree to
send the replacement first with the original shipping
back within five days of receiving the replacement.
Why would you try to get me in
the same laptop that doesn't work?
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That's having latency up the yin-yang.
Why would you do that?
I don't know.
It's a numbers game.
I get it.
But I can tell you, I'm never selling
the P1G7 until I know those issues are
solved.
This isn't the first time that I've known
somebody that had a latency problem with the
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P1G7.
But I figured it was something isolated.
It's not.
Any one P1G7, I can't state this for
fact, but I've got to tell you that
I think any one of those is going
to have a problem.
So why, lady, would you try to send
me a replacement laptop with a larger hard
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drive and expect I'm going to be happy?
I'm not going to be happy.
See, I love when you get these people
to call themselves engineers.
They couldn't even take a screwdriver and unscrew
a screw, let alone be an engineer.
I have a big problem when companies cover
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up things.
So no company is perfect, right?
But when you have an issue, I think
it's your responsibility to make sure that you
own up to mistakes, that you don't release
something just because, hey, if we don't release
it, we're not going to be profitable.
You have more to lose, ladies and gentlemen,
to release something or to do something that
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is not right.
There have been times when there was a
quote that went through like, oh, wait a
minute, they didn't get the right license.
We didn't put the right one on there.
We ate the difference.
It wasn't a big difference, but we ate
it because we knew that taking that stance
was what we committed, what we promised to
do.
There's ethics.
Not every technology operates with ethics.
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I am so sorry to tell you that.
They operate on something called the bottom line.
What's the ROI?
What's in my pocket?
But if you can't get something to work
right, you can't blame that on a customer.
You can't tell them that, oh, we don't
support third party.
I think those are very, very big rational
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concerns.
And I know a lot of you out
there that are saying, John, I could never
put up with that.
The time that I lost, that's just a
crime.
And so I love to hear other people's
concerns that have a low of P1, G7.
I'll tell you one thing.
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I am no longer getting a P1, G7.
I'm going back to be my P1, 6,
not a P1, 6S.
Okay.
So you might ask me, and it's a
good question.
What is the difference between a Lenovo P1,
6 and P1, 6S?
What is the difference?
So there are some differences between them, guys.
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And if we had to break it down,
the easiest way to explain it is this.
The P1, 6 is a performance laptop.
The P1, 6 is thicker.
It's heavier.
It's more robust cooling, dual fans, advanced thermal
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design, built from aluminum storm gray with a
magnesium subframe for strength.
P1, 6S designed to be thinner, more lightweight.
For example, the Gen 1 weighs a very
low amount, right?
With a thickness of 20.5 to 21
.1 millimeters.
Some newer variants like the Gen 3 improve
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cooling with dual fans.
So, you know, the P1, 6 is for
your heavy CAD users, your programmers, your developers,
your video producers, your streamers.
Your P1, 6 is aimed at professionals or
students needing decent performance for engineering, architecture, and
AI-assisted tasks, but not necessarily high-end
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GPU workloads.
So these are things I think a lot
of people, like, they don't really understand, like,
why it is a certain way, but I
want to be truthful and let you know.
So the P1, 6 starts with the ability
to go up to 128 gigabytes, dual M
.2 SSD slots.
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And advanced GPU options.
The P1, 6 is more limited.
Many models are soldered on.
Fewer expansion slots and more compact internals.
For example, certain configurations don't allow for further
RAM upgrades.
I mean, I think that's a huge one,
guys.
So P1, 6 is a full-on mobile
workstation massively overkill for the light workflows.
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P1, 6S is basically a T1, 6 in
physical form, just better cooling and workstation-style
config.
The S model, a slim line, runs hotter,
less performance.
So I think these are things that we
have to, you know, realize.
But the P1, 6 is basically like your,
it's your work house, right?
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Your workstation.
And a lot of people don't need that
kind of ability.
But the kind of, let's say, tasks I
give my computer, they're not the simple ones.
They're the ones that need a lot of
GPU power.
Well, if you want, ladies and gentlemen, I
can also, you know, let you know that
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this is not stuff that you're going to
find by just going to a store.
Okay?
I give you the truth because I want
you to know what it is so you
can make the decisions that are right for
you.
Have yourself a fantastic week.
And I'll catch you guys next week on
The JMOR Tech Talk show.
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Check out BelieveMeAchieve.com for more of my
amazing inspiring creations.
Hi everyone, I'm John Seymour, the host of
The JMOR Tech Talk Show and Inspirations
for Your Life.
(00:52):
Well hey guys, welcome to The JMOR
Tech Talk Show.
We are on a brand new platform, I'm
trying this out, hopefully we'll be with them
for a while.
Well, it is great to be with you,
it is a Friday afternoon, it is September
5th, 2025.
Before we get on with the show, I
want to share something with you.
So if you've been noticing, I have been
back and forth with one laptop, the other
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laptop, and first thing I want to tell
you is about a couple weeks ago I
got the new Lenovo, what I got to
tell you, I have not been very happy
with it, alright.
First of all, this laptop has had latency
up the ying yang, and I may show
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you on one of the shows exactly how
bad the latency is.
So what I'm doing is on one laptop,
which is my older laptop, my P16, I'm
doing my streams and my records and my
voiceovers, and then the other laptop I'm doing
all my other stuff because I've transferred all
my licenses, so it's a little bit of
a pain.
But I have to tell you, I've reached
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out to Lenovo, and they really didn't have
much of a solution.
All they wanted to do was give me
a new laptop just like the one that
I already have, which is the P1 Gen
7, and they didn't even really care.
I wrote a letter to their higher ups,
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their president, their vice president, several people.
The president's email did not go through, I
did call customer service, I did call tech
support, and you know, I documented everything, but
I got to tell you, very unhappy with
the way they've been treating me, not only
as a vendor for many years, but as
a client for many years.
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So, long story short, my distributor is stepping
in, and they're helping me out, and I'm
going to get a new P1 Gen 6,
just like the one I have, but it'll
be an i9, so it'll be a little
more powerful.
So, again, I got roped into wanting to
get the P1 Gen 7 because the AE
at Lenovo said, oh, this is the greatest
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laptop.
Yeah, great, it was good at crunching all
kinds of AI stuff, but when it came
time to doing stuff with, well, let's just
say things like streaming or video or audio,
it was terrible.
I was on a call this morning with
one of my development team members, and the
audio crashed in less than a minute.
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I had over 1,900 latency hits in
less than two minutes.
That is absolutely terrible.
So, I'll let you know what's going on
with that.
It's a beautiful laptop, a lot of stuff
works great on it, the AI works great,
but there is some lag, even with a
brand new MS Mouse from Logitech, the expensive,
you know, $200 keyboard, it's great, but I
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got to tell you, they got latency issues.
And I'll get more into what those latency
issues are later on, but I wanted to
let you know that if you're considering a
P1 G7, and you are someone like me
that does streaming, that does video, that even
does conference calls for work, you are going
to be very unhappy with this laptop.
All right, guys, so welcome to The JMOR
(04:04):
Tech Talk Show.
It is so great to be with you
here on the show today, Friday.
It's the first Friday of September, September 5th,
2025.
If you have- To welcome you from
the bottom of my heart, if you're coming
back, I want to just say welcome back,
(04:25):
it's so great to have you here.
And if you're thirsty, well, don't be parched,
go ahead and get yourself some RO water,
a snack, a beverage, maybe some fruit, whatever
it is that floats your boat, and come
on back to the show.
So again, the thing about the P16 is
that the P16 and the P16X, the P16
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is a real workstation.
That's what I'm using right now.
So my new laptop will be a P16,
not the S, and it'll just be an
i9.
So it'd be a lot faster.
This is an i7, which works really well.
But again, I've had this laptop two and
a half years, and I tend to flip
my laptops a lot, just because I don't
want to be having a problem with them.
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All right, guys, by the way, you can
usually get five years or so out of
a laptop, maybe less.
So I always flip before I'm going to
have any kind of a problem.
Do check out BelieveMeAchieved.com for more of
my, of course, amazing, inspiring creations.
I will keep in a loop to what's
happening with Lenovo and my Saga, but if
it wasn't for my distributor and putting a
flag in and, you know, doing the dispute,
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the return, all that, I don't know what
would happen.
I just got to tell you that a
lot of times these salespeople push things, but
they really don't know what they're pushing or
their head from their foot.
And I got to tell you, the amount
of latency I get, yes, I use professional
hardware, professional software, things like, you know, Focusrite
and stuff like that, and other cameras.
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And for the system to be able to
crash that, that's pretty bad, guys.
So let's dive into this show, all right?
So again, I want to say welcome to
everyone.
And you know, big tech shocks, AI chaos,
and digital breakthroughs.
This week on The JMOR Tech Talk
Show, in case you guys are wondering, well,
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we are on series, yes, four, and this
is show number 36.
And a big welcome to everyone here.
So I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur, your host of The JMOR
Tech Talk Show, serial entrepreneur, video producer,
marketing specialist, graduate student, and a lot more.
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And this is where I cut through the
noise and the breakdown.
The story shaping our digital world.
Each week I bring you the news big
tech doesn't want you to question, and the
insights you need to stay ahead of.
So just to talk a little bit about,
not too much, but about, you know, the
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Lenovo P1 G7 versus the P1 6.
They are differences.
So the P1 G7 is a thinner, more
portable workstation, emphasizing user experience with better haptic
touchpad, higher quality webcam, and longer battery life,
but with less raw performance and lower wattage
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GPU.
The Lenovo P1 6 Gen 2 is bulkier.
It's more powerful desktop replacement, offering superior performance
with a hotter, more powerful Intel 14th Gen
HX CPU, and much higher NVIDIA RTX 5000
graphics, though it is a heavier design and
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requires a larger power brick.
That really doesn't bother me too much.
So you might be saying, you know, are
the cameras equal on both?
And you know, that's a very, very good
question because, you know, they look very similar,
but the P1 Gen 7 is a mobile
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workstation, okay?
The P1 6 is a powerhouse.
You know, if you have a P1 4
Gen 4, maybe you'll be using it for
high school and stuff, but when you go
to a P1 Gen, you're not gonna be
happy with the same results.
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I know you're probably gonna like it for
browsing and things like that, but when you
need to do things like streaming and stuff
like that, well, that could be a very,
very big problem.
So the P1 Gen 7 has lots of
latency issues.
I'll get more into those specs in another
program, but I wanted to let you know,
because a lot of people don't like things,
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for example, like they don't like the fact
that there's a non-centered keyboard.
The P1 6 can be optioned with a
165 hertz display, but it looks like the
default option is the 60 hertz, and you
can only get 165 hertz if you build
your own at a higher cost.
So a P1 Gen 7, though, you're not
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gonna do CAD work on it.
You know, it could be a big problem.
Issues with the BIOS and drivers and just
latency, that's a problem, right?
So having a P1 6, you know, and
its specifics and what it has on it,
really a big difference.
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But the thing is this, the P1 6
is more like a workstation, okay?
The P1 6 Gen 7 is a mobile
workstation.
Yeah, it is a mobile workstation.
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It is a powerhouse.
Enterprise-grade security, manageability, and reliability up to
the Intel vPro.
True mobility, LPC-CAM M.2 memory to
run multiple applications simultaneously and not crash.
So I've loved the P1 Gen 6 for
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quite a while, guys, and hopefully you will
find that this is a pretty amazing machine.
But I've got to tell you that I've
been very unhappy with the P1 Gen 7.
So that is definitely going back.
So this week, it's all about AI, misfires,
security scares, and innovation that might just change
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the world.
Really?
All right.
So let's get into this, guys.
And of course, you always can watch the
podcast and the replay at BelieveMeAchieveGuys.com.
Hopefully, you guys will really appreciate that.
And you'll know that this show is the
show that's going to share the things, the
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things that most people, well, they're probably not
going to want to share with you.
Why?
I think it comes down to the fact
that a lot of people, they have their
own belief in what they think is going
to be the best, okay?
But when we think about how the show
operates and how the fact that, and people
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don't like the fact that they cannot pay
me to say what they want.
What does that say about me?
Well, I'm very ethical.
And that's right.
You cannot pay me to basically say what
you want me to say on the show.
And I think those are some very important
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things that a lot of people, for whatever
reason, they don't seem to understand what all
this means.
And I think when we think about how
things are going and how we always can
get misled, right?
I mean, that can happen with, I think
that can happen with almost anyone.
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And a lot of these salespeople, they don't
actually know what's going on.
They don't, they have really, really no clue.
And so I want to tell you that
with everything happening today, right?
And all these different things, many people don't
understand what this is about, okay?
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They don't understand the fact that sometimes we
get stuff because we hear about it.
But I do my research on products.
And when these salespeople come in and out,
here's the thing that really kicks me, right?
When somebody makes a bad recommendation, right?
You think they would be there to own
up on it?
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Not the Lenovo AEs.
They're the people who are supposed to help
us in the channel.
Very, very disappointed with them.
I cannot say that enough.
But again, I'm going to let you know
about the other laptop, which will be very
similar to this laptop.
Hopefully, I will really, really enjoy this.
So again, I think when we can understand
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what's going on and understand the truth about
technology, not the marketing hype that these companies
want us to believe, right, the propaganda.
So guys, I am passionate about helping you
unlock your full potential.
I'm sure you guys know that.
And I think sometimes, you know, whether it's
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technology or whether it's something personal in your
life, I know sometimes people just don't get
the real reasons.
And the reason they don't get the real
reasons is very simple.
It's because sometimes life gets people into this
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tobacco, all right, a tobacco about technology, a
tobacco about, you know, what's going on in
life.
And these are some really, really big things
to talk about.
But again, if we think about this from
a logical perspective, and that's the fact that,
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you know, there's always going to be people
trying to get you to do things that
might not be, let's say that might not
be the greatest thing, right.
And I know that this can be hard
for, you know, a lot of people.
But it's something that is about truth.
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And so truth comes from us understanding what
it is that we're going toward, not what
somebody is trying to, how can I say,
manipulate us into.
And I think that happens with a lot
of people today.
They basically, you know, they try to convey
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that some way is the right way, when
really, that's the wrong way.
And so these are very important things to,
you know, to understand.
I don't know.
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And I know that a lot of times
people will say things, you know why?
Because they think that it's all about them,
or it's about what money is in their
pocket.
And as much as I want to, you
know, be grateful, these people that are trying
to do that and make a living, you
can't lie to people for a living.
I mean, you just can't guys.
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I mean, let's just let's just call it
the way it is.
So it's funny, all these people that say
that they are going to help you.
But then when you have a problem, you
know what happens?
They run for the hills.
They have no interest in helping you one
iota.
It's pretty sad, guys, when you go all
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the way up to the president of the
company, you can't email the president of the
company because, well, they have security blocks in
place.
But I can email everyone else.
So guys, you know, the U.S. blocks
chip giants, supply chains.
It's shaking.
It's China's rivalry.
It heats up.
And, you know, the U.S. has restricted
Samsung and the HSK Hynix from buying American
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chip making equipment, basically for China, requiring special
licenses.
Now, this move could reshape global supply chains,
slow production in China and even open opportunities
for Chinese competitors.
So for the U.S. equipment makers, it's
both a challenge and a chance to pivot
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the chip war between the world's largest economies
because they're heating up and innovation guys may
be the ultimate winner right now.
Number two, Meta locks down teen AI safety.
Catch this one.
Yes, they are boosting the risky chats.
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They're now blocked.
Meta is rolling out new safeguards after reports
of AI chat bots behaving, well, let's say
inappropriately with minors.
And the updates include blocking, quote unquote, flirty
conversations, limiting access to certain artificial intelligence characters
and enforcing stricter teen protections.
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So it's a reminder to all of us
that as AI becomes more embedded in social
platforms and different hardware that we are frequenting
every day, ethical and safety considerations must keep
pace with innovation.
This is a very, very big point, guys.
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A very, very big point.
Spyware alert.
Phones are getting hacked.
No secret there.
Digital rights, they're at risk.
Well, the WhatsApp recently uncovered a cyber espionage
campaign targeting fewer than 200 people and many
were linked to civil society organizations.
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Hmm.
Exploiting flaws in both Apple and the Android
devices.
So the attack underscores the persistent threat of
digital surveillance.
For users, well, hopefully it's a wake up
call about mobile security.
And, you know, privacy and, of course, the
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importance of regularity, updating devices and apps, you
need to make sure you're always staying up
with the latest security patches.
What is it?
Microsoft rolls out, what is it?
Update Tuesday and Patch Thursday or Update Thursday
and Patch Tuesday, one of those two.
And so, you know, a lot of people
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are afraid to install updates.
Like we know Apple right now is up
to, if I check my phone, is, what
are they up to now?
I think it's 18.2. So I think
that's an important piece to understand.
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It's important to understand that, you know, what's
going on, guys, is not just with what
we're doing every day.
All right.
What we're doing is trying to update, trying
to be familiar with things.
And, you know, right now, Apple is up
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to version 18.62. That's what they're up
to right now.
And I think that's an important thing to
understand.
And I know a lot of you are
probably saying, John, I don't want to update.
Right.
I don't want to update anything.
And so I know you're probably saying that
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it's about where we're going.
Right.
And so I want to say to you
that when people have a fear of updating
their applications, it's because they've had a bad
experience.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't always update.
Now, if Apple drops an update tomorrow, am
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I going to update tomorrow?
No, I'm going to wait a couple days.
Because we all know they roll out another
update right away anyway.
And number four, guys, TikTok Live was recently
suspended.
Yes, 100 million users were cut off amid
protests that were happening.
And TikTok temporarily disabled the live feature in
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Indonesia after many protests turned violent.
Over 100 million accounts were affected.
The decision highlights how global platforms navigate the
tension between user engagement, safety, and governmental pressures,
and raises questions about content moderation and digital
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freedom in real time.
Number five, guys, TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation,
shields their innovation, 610,000 secrets.
Their IP fortress, as they call it, is
built at TSMC.
And it launched for their trade secret registry
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for suppliers in the United States and Europe,
logging over 610,000 technologies.
The system aims to protect intellectual property, prevent
industrial espionage, and maintain competitive advantages.
In an era where tech innovation is both
fast and vulnerable, structured IP protection has become,
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well, critical for sustaining leadership in semi-conductor
manufacturing arenas.
Number six, guys, FEMA.
FEMA had a breach fallout.
23 staff members were axed because of disaster
IT that was exposed.
A breach at FEMA's IT systems led to
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23 people being fired by the Department of
Homeland Security.
Officials report no citizen data was impacted, but
the incident exposes vulnerabilities in disaster response infrastructure.
It's a stark reminder that cybersecurity in critical
government systems is not optional.
It's essential for national safety.
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Number seven, guys, Google is fined a tiny
sum of money.
The big tech era of mega penalties, is
it fading?
Well, the European Union fined Google for giving
its ad tech services an unfair advantage.
But the penalty was relatively small, a slap
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on the wrist.
Instead of punishing with billions like they should
have done, regulators appear focused on behavior change.
This shift may signal a new approach to
big tech oversight.
One that emphasizes compliance, transparency, and market fairness
over headline grabbing fines.
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And so, you know, is this the right
way to go?
Do we want to do things like this?
Or is it that maybe, I don't know,
is the European Union being bought by someone?
I hope not.
I hope there's not something, let's say, illegal
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going on that's getting them to change their
policies or lighten their, let's say, enforcement.
I would hate to think that.
And it's all about the wind.
Number eight, wind and solar cars.
Outback Race now goes hybrid.
So teams in Australia's solar car race are
integrating wind-assisted fins, they should say, into
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the ultralight vehicles.
And these hybrid approaches they're coming up with
is combining both solar and wind power and
allows cars to harness multiple renewable sources for
speed.
The innovation showcases how racing can drive practical
engineering breakthroughs for sustainable transportation technology.
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Number 10, UK AI could fix US factories.
What's this all about?
Well, labor gaps are being solved, efficiency boosted.
A UK scale-up developed a new AI
tool designed to address major US manufacturing challenges,
including labor shortages, skill gaps, and bottlenecks.
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By analyzing the workflow, optimizing processes, and forecasting
demand, this smart AI tool could spark a
renaissance in domestic manufacturing efficiency, demonstrating the tangible
power of industrial AI solutions.
Is this what we want to hear about?
Is this where the world is going?
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I don't know.
And is this going to be viable?
Or is this something we're going to have
to worry about?
It's stealing people's potential privacy information.
I don't know.
But I am concerned about it.
I'm curious if it works, but I'm more
concerned about its security.
And number 10, guys, AI beauty queens, digital
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avatars versus, well, the real models.
The future, or is it going to be
a flop?
Miss England now allows AI-generated avatars to
compete alongside human contestants.
I think that's a little bit absurd.
Brands can now book these avatars for campaigns,
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raising debates about the future of modeling, authenticity,
and employment.
It's a glimpse at the intersection of AI,
digital media, and human creativity.
And a conversation about what roles humans will
play in a tech-driven future.
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I think a lot of times people are
anxious to get technology working.
And they want to see how it can
basically help our world, which I think that's
a great thing.
But sometimes people are so quick to roll
out a solution that they don't test its
viability.
Let's take Lenovo, for example.
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They rolled out this beautiful P1 G7, really
streamlined, nice laptop.
But it misses the mark when it comes
to avoiding latency.
It has latency up the yin-yang.
Now, although when I talked to Lenovo about
this, they said that I'm probably one of
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the top 1% or 2% of
people that has ever had something like this.
They don't have these kinds of problems.
Most people buying their laptops, let's face it,
they just want to go surf the internet,
check their email, or perhaps maybe start writing
a book.
And you don't really have to worry about
latency for things like that.
Because, well, you don't need a lot for
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Word or even Excel.
But I gotta tell you, even using my
brand new Master Mouse from Logitech, I still
get some sluggishness.
So that's a big problem for me and
other people.
So if we get somebody to buy something
because it's profitable, but it doesn't hit the
mark to what it should be doing, people
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are going to be very disgruntled about it.
I can just tell you that up front.
That is a big one.
I'm probably going to do a review on
that laptop before I send it back.
Because I think that's something really important to
show you.
I'm probably going to take the laptop, when
I have my other laptop, and kind of
show the laptop in front and do a
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whole review.
Or maybe I'll get my camera and do
something.
I'm not sure, but I'll do something.
But you will definitely learn about that.
And I don't want anybody to buy that
laptop if you're going to be doing streaming.
I mean, you might say, John, what does
latency matter?
Plenty.
I mean, just being able to get on
a conference call this morning, we were on
the call not even a couple minutes, and
just hold this like the static on the
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line.
And it was because, well, it had a
buffer override.
I'll get more into that on a special.
I might even cover that next week.
I'll have to see.
I might actually attribute some of the show
to that.
Or I might put some reels together to
talk more about that.
But that'll be cool.
And whoops, a bank fires staff by accident
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via a cold email.
That's right.
ANZ accidentally emailed employees that they were terminated
before speaking with managers.
This botched up communication topical has caused panic
and outrage, showing how automation in human resources
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can go wrong beyond the humor of the
mishap.
It's a cautionary tale about implementing technology thoughtfully
and maintaining dignity in the workforce management.
When I think about this, I want to
dive back to a friend of mine who's
trying to get a job in the banking
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industry.
And I got to tell you, I'm not
going to mention any bank specifically, but a
lot of these banks, they discriminate for lots
of things.
And I thought we're not supposed to have
discrimination in the workforce anymore.
We know what they say, we're looking for
somebody younger because we're looking for somebody that
has like no experience because we want to
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train them so we can pay them less.
And they say that that's not discrimination.
I have a problem with that.
They're saying not because the age, they're saying
it's because the person is too seasoned and
they feel they're going to have to pay
them too much money.
But my friend was going in and this
person had plenty of experience and then she
was willing to take like a beginning salary.
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And they still didn't hire her.
So many people are like playing games with
her.
They're plaguing her.
They get her to go to the interview,
right?
She goes to the interview, what happens after
the interview?
They said, we'll let you know.
She waits one week, two weeks, three weeks,
four weeks.
Nobody gets back to her.
And the people that do get back to
her say no.
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They don't give her any information.
The interview goes flawlessly.
But yet these people decide that, well, she's
not a match.
There's a local bank in my town.
I saw they were needing help.
So I told her to apply there.
Helped her apply.
I called her today to ask what was
going on.
They said, oh, we don't get the resumes
until HR gives them to us, which is
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another joke.
And the bank didn't even have a manager.
So they said, well, we can't really look
at resumes until we have a manager.
I mean, it's all like a real mishmash.
Another bank that I do business with, I
asked them about hiring somebody.
And they said, oh, John, it's going to
be tough to hire somebody.
You know why?
So why?
Well, if that person's been out of the
workforce for two years, and this is what
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happened.
They were out of the workforce for one
year because they were taking care of parents
that were passing on.
And then the next year, she took care
of her sister that was passing on.
He says, well, John, yeah, man, it's tough
when somebody's out of the workforce.
You know, we'd rather hire somebody out of
college and groom them.
But the people out of college aren't loyal.
They don't stay very long.
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So why would you hire somebody out of
college?
Is it because you're going to get stiffs
and benefits from the company?
Ugh, shame on you guys.
Really shame on you.
And ADP's workday is no picnic either.
You check a box that says don't use
AI.
But I don't really believe whether that box
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is actually preventing AI from moving forward.
Number 12, guys, Taco Bell's AI goes wild.
18,000 orders ordered.
Chaos goes viral.
So tech in the Taco Bell world, their
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AI-powered drive-thru system experienced some chaos
after a customer order.
18,000 orders breaking the system.
Other users reported repetitive or nonsensical prompts while
AI aims to streamline operations.
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This episode highlights the importance of testing and
human oversight when deploying AI in customer-facing
environments.
But I think a lot of these people,
whether it's AI, I had somebody call me
the other day trying to sell me an
AI system.
I said, do you not know that I'm
actually an engineer and I'm actually going back
to school for my master's in computer science,
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AI, and then my PhD?
And selling me some canned AI solution that
you don't even know how it works or
how it is able to make queries, that's
not really saying much.
That's just saying you're looking to put money
in your pocket.
And that's a problem.
A lot of the people in this AI
industry, they're looking to just jump on this
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bandwagon because they can make so much money,
but they don't really know their head from
their foot.
I mean, it's not nice to say, but
they don't.
And so if somebody is going to lie
to you, to your face, right?
Take these people from Lenovo that literally lied
on the phone to me.
I told them what specs I wanted.
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Oh, the P1 G7 will be fine.
It's not fine.
And because of their inadequacies, I'm now going
to waste another week or two to get
another laptop and then transfer my data from
one to the other.
That's like pitiful, guys, really pitiful.
All right.
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AI simulates Fuji eruption.
Terrifying.
What if for Tokyo?
So Tokyo released an AI-generated simulation depicting
a worst-case eruption of Mount Fuji.
The video models lava flows, ash clouds, and
urban impacts offering planners and citizens a vivid
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picture of disaster scenarios.
It demonstrates how AI can enhance preparation for
natural hazards.
And even as it raises questions about perception,
fear, and risk communication.
So I think a lot of people out
there are just jumping on the fact that
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AI is so great.
But AI makes mistakes, right?
AI makes mistakes.
If I come over here right now, I'm
going to go ahead and pull up one
of my AIs here.
And I'm going to put this on the
screen here.
And I'm going to say share.
I'm going to share my screen.
You may or may not be able to
see this.
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So I'll pick up my AI screen there
for a second.
But I'll walk you through what I'm doing.
I'm using chat GPT just for this.
And I'm going to say, Hey chat, did
you know that Lenovo makes a P1 Gen
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7?
And it has a real serious problem with
latency.
So now I respond and it comes back.
And it says to me, you're absolutely right
to raise this concern.
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7, often referred
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to simply as the P1 G7, does indeed
have a number of real and documented issues,
including several related to latency and responsiveness, mostly
centered around its sensile haptic touchpad, not classical
audio latency.
Here's what's been shared.
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The touchpad, sensile haptic trackpad, multiple users on
Reddit have described troubling behavior with the sensile
touchpad.
It feels incredibly mushy with a delay between
when I click.
And when the haptic click and screen click
happens, it also takes much pressure to activate
it.
Another noted that the sensile trackpad has unfixable
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hardware design bug, specifically the P1, because it
will be interfered with motherboard IO.
So very easy to be laggy or stuck
or randomly triggered.
Many people have reported this on Reddit.
It appears hardware level interface, likely between motherboard
IO and the haptic pad, cause, well, a
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lag, sticky behavior, even no response.
Lenovo and Sensel haven't publicly resolved it.
I don't think they're going to do that
anytime soon.
Complete touchpad trackpoint freezes.
Some users report the touchpad or even the
touchpoint stops working entirely under certain conditions, like
AC power or fast clicking on startup.
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The touchpad is behaving the exact same way.
Issue only occurs when the charger is attached.
A concerned user sharing their support experience.
So a lot of people are unhappy.
Interference from the NVMe SSD IO.
Another report links the trackpad issues to heavy
NVMe activity.
The only way that can trigger such an
issue is when any of the NVMe disk
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has massive IO operations, such as OneDrive running,
etc.
So basically, the summary, touchpad click latency and
mushiness, noticeable delay and mushy resistance when using
the haptic trackpad.
Touchpad trackpoint freeze.
Input stops entirely under certain conditions, like charging
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or large IO.
NVMe IO interference.
Heavy NVMe activity.
File copying triggers input lag or freezing.
Persistent hardware design flaws.
Some users consider the pad unreliable enough to
return.
I'm definitely doing that.
What can you do?
Use an external mouse.
I've done that.
No help.
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Reduce the NVMe activity during work sessions.
Why would I do that?
It's supposed to be a powerful workstation.
Manage power conditions.
Since some reports say the issues occur when
plugged in, switching to battery power might reduce
triggers.
Why should I do that?
That's actually going to harm my battery by
having more cycles go through my battery charging.
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Contact Lenovo support.
That was a joke.
But be aware, many users were told this
behavior was working as intended.
Still, submission of bugs, reports and escalation may
help push for a fix.
Consider returning or exchanging the unit, especially if
it affects your day-to-day workflow, and
you've exhausted updates or tweaks.
I'm definitely returning it.
Yes, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 definitely has
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recognized latency and responsiveness issues, particularly with Sensel
Haptic Touchpad.
These aren't, like I said, only audio or
trans-initial latency, but input lag, mushy lags,
even freezing.
But I'm getting audio lags triggered by the
power states.
Many users have voice frustration, and Lenovo has
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yet to fully resolve the underlying hardware-software
conflict.
I have to tell you, I wrote letters
all the way up to everybody, including the
president.
But the president, when I tried to send
an email to him, well, he basically said
I can't send an email in so many
words.
So that's a very, very big problem.
So I got assigned to a case manager.
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Case manager said all they would do for
me is just give me my money back
once I sent them the laptop and give
me, I think it was a 10%
for my inconvenience.
10%?
Are you out of your mind?
So then I told them what I wanted.
They said they would give me a Legion,
that they'd give me whatever I wanted.
Then when it came time to do it,
they said to me that, oh, we're only
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going to give you the same model you
have with just some more memory.
I'm like, that's going to do squat.
These people have no clue and they don't
even care.
The only reason they got back to me
is because of my escalated letter.
And then the lady told me, well, if
this doesn't resolve your issue, I'm just going
to go ahead and close your case.
That's nonsense.
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But that's the kind of support I got
from Lenovo.
That's terrible.
They're called customer care specials.
And it's a problem, the way they're handling
this.
This is a problem, but they're trying to
sweep it under the rug like it's not
an issue.
But it's a very, very big issue.
And I'm definitely going to be sharing more
information about this laptop disaster.
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more personalized treatments.
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And I think, you know, like the whole
case with this laptop, right?
I think the problem was their engineering team,
whoever engineered it, they should be fired.
Like, how do you even bring something like
this to market?
Like, that's the thing that's going in my
head.
How do you say it does this?
Then you call and say, oh, you know,
well, you know, it's not designed for that.
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Well, why is it even out there?
Why do you sell it, right?
But I'm very disappointed with their responses.
And they were literally of no help to
me.
They didn't really care about what they did.
The last email they sent me was this.
Hi, John, thank you for the update.
I will be closing your case.
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And then her name, and it says case
manager, executive customer care.
Executive customer care.
So that means that's one level under the
president.
And that's the way they treat me?
Come on, Lenovo.
Been a customer for many years, been selling
your computers to clients for many years.
I mean, are you just getting that bad
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at engineering?
I don't know, guys.
I just feel that they are trying to
push them out too quickly.
And they don't do the R&D.
They don't do the testing they need to
do, right?
How would you like buying a car?
And then suddenly, as you're driving the car,
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you turn the radio on.
I don't know, your speed slows down like
by five miles an hour.
Every time I turn the radio on.
Oh, well, sorry, we don't support listening to
the radio and driving at the same time.
You'd be like, that's nonsense, right?
And so Lenovo in my book today, and
we're not done with them just today.
Oh, they want me to do one other
thing.
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By them agreeing to send me this laptop,
which was the pain laptop they're having the
problems with.
They wanted me to sign a settlement agreement.
What does that mean?
I will tell you.
It basically means A, that I can't come
after them for anything else.
Okay, that I've agreed to the deal.
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Number two, it also says that I would
not be able to get on here and
say anything.
So I mean, it's trying to stifle my
truth, my voice from coming out to you.
I have a severe problem with that.
I'm sure you guys know that.
I have a very, very severe problem with
anybody that is trying to hush when I'm
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trying to bring you guys truth.
But I think you guys have a problem
with that too, right?
But I will tell you this.
What is the P1 G7 good for?
It crunches AI really well.
I'm hoping my new laptop will do AI
as well.
I was putting in questions that would normally
take my old P1-6.
I'm going to tell you two, three minutes
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to give me an answer.
This one crunches a couple hundred tokens and
gives me answers in seconds.
Okay, so what?
The AI works well.
But if the rest of the laptop is
latency plagued, why do I want to keep
it?
But the thing that really, really plexes me
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is if you know that the laptop is
a problem, why do you make it so
hard to resolve it, right?
So thankfully, I went back to my distributor.
My distributor is obviously going to do something
because they buy hundreds and thousands of laptops
from them.
But it just goes to show you that
a lot of these companies, they really don't
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care about you or your experience.
You think they care, okay?
The only reason I went to Lenovo is
because I was very fond of the IBM
ThinkPad.
And for those of you who don't know,
IBM basically leases the technology to Lenovo so
they can design and do things and use
the IBM ThinkPad, let's say, trademark and name,
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service mark.
They do that for I think it's like
a dollar a year.
That's like the minimum you could charge.
In lieu and in tandem of them agreeing
to allow IBM to have all the service
on these laptops.
That's a very interesting thing.
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So in the very beginning, when I started
using Lenovo many years ago, they were a
lot better.
Now, I'm not having issues with the desktops,
but this laptop, this Lenovo P1 G7, oh
my gosh.
It's like it needs to take a siesta.
It needs to take a vacation.
And I think the whole board needs to
be redesigned, right?
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I mean, there's so many things that could
be going on there, but yet they don't
seem to really care about what is going
on.
And when I look at the other email
they sent, they sent me, this is what
they said exactly.
Hi, John, before the one that she closed
the case.
We will only be offering the ThinkPad P1
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G7 replacement with the specifications from my previous
email and the courtesy 10% concession upon
receiving a copy of your receipt.
A settlement agreement signed prior.
Also, we will not be able to ship
to my address.
We will need a residential address.
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I gave my office.
If you decline the offer, we will be
closing your case.
All right.
That is nuts.
All right.
So the P1 G6 are much better.
But hey, Lenovo, I mean, you gotta be
responsible for what like stuff you put out
there.
I mean, come on, guys.
You really gotta be responsible.
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But I'm gonna put some reels together about
the nightmares that this laptop has caused me
and how badly this laptop is and why
you'd wanna buy it.
I don't know.
There might be some reasons if you only
want AI, but it has a lot of
sluggishness, a lot of lags.
But the fact that you can't even use
the camera for Zoom, it crashes.
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I tried to use Slack for a couple
minutes and it crashed this morning.
Like, hello?
Like, what am I supposed to do?
We don't support third-party applications.
Okay, that's like my car saying to me,
hey, John, I know you're having problems with
your cell phone.
We don't support third-party phones.
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That'd be ridiculous, right?
I hope that'd be ridiculous.
You wouldn't want somebody to do that, right?
You wouldn't want somebody to just say, hey,
like, that's what it's about.
But a lot of these people, they're such
in a rush to get the P1 Gen
7 out.
So my big question is, you know, if
this is so bad, why did they release
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the P1 G7?
Why?
It's a fair and important question, right?
Why did Lenovo release the ThinkPad P1 G7?
Knowing about such significant issues.
They knew about these issues and they still
had the nerve to release it.
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The P1 Gen 7 introduced major hardware changes,
especially the Sensel Haptic Touchpad.
A first for many ThinkPads.
Lenovo wanted to match Apple's Force Touch pad
experience.
Yeah.
Modernized design with a larger haptic pad and
a sleeker chassis.
Okay.
Improved thermals and power for new Gen CPU
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and GPUs.
Okay.
Corporate reality, schedule, pressure, and perfection, guys.
Lenovo, like other OEMs, works on tight annual
release cycles.
They're often forced to ship even if some
bugs are known but not deemed showstoppers.
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This is a big showstopper.
Issues affecting only certain configurations or usage patterns
during internal testing.
The marketing or business need to refresh the
line outweighs the risk.
Not all units are affected equally.
Well, that's ridiculous.
The Haptic Touchpad is still maturing.
That's still no reason.
And the TLDR, why Lenovo released it.
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Product timelines.
Annual release cycles forced to ship date.
Fixes were expected post-launch.
That wasn't happening.
Limited QA coverage.
Not all issues appeared in Lenovo's internal testing
or weren't considered severe enough.
New tech adoption.
The Sensor Haptic Pad was bleeding edge and
prone to real-world issues.
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Business priorities.
They needed to refresh the P1 line to
stay competitive versus Dell, XPS, Precision, MacBook Pro,
etc.
So they had to get it out there.
Bug perception.
Lenovo may have underestimated how widespread the issue
would be.
I mean, how do you underestimate something like
that?
That's my big question.
So what should Lenovo have done?
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Well, test real-world workloads more thoroughly.
Especially like high NVMe usage and AC power.
Allow out-of-haptic pad to bring back
a physical click pad in at least one
skew.
Work closely with Sensor to refine firmware or
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design shielding.
Public acknowledge the issue instead of letting users
dig through Reddit or Answers.
Like, that's just terrible.
And then finally, they'll eventually take a return.
You've got to fight with them.
Like, that's a big, big problem.
It's destroyed my trust for Lenovo as a
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company because my AE that I emailed several
days ago has just like fallen off the
earth.
He couldn't care less that my laptop doesn't
work.
He doesn't care.
All he cares is that he's getting his
commission at the end of the month or
the quarter.
What have you.
And we had several emails.
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I mean, the first email, she said one
thing about, you know, we're going to ship
you the laptop.
You have to ship this one first.
Then she sent me an email at the
beginning saying, thank you for your response.
We can make an exception and agree to
send the replacement first with the original shipping
back within five days of receiving the replacement.
Why would you try to get me in
the same laptop that doesn't work?
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That's having latency up the yin-yang.
Why would you do that?
I don't know.
It's a numbers game.
I get it.
But I can tell you, I'm never selling
the P1G7 until I know those issues are
solved.
This isn't the first time that I've known
somebody that had a latency problem with the
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P1G7.
But I figured it was something isolated.
It's not.
Any one P1G7, I can't state this for
fact, but I've got to tell you that
I think any one of those is going
to have a problem.
So why, lady, would you try to send
me a replacement laptop with a larger hard
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drive and expect I'm going to be happy?
I'm not going to be happy.
See, I love when you get these people
to call themselves engineers.
They couldn't even take a screwdriver and unscrew
a screw, let alone be an engineer.
I have a big problem when companies cover
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up things.
So no company is perfect, right?
But when you have an issue, I think
it's your responsibility to make sure that you
own up to mistakes, that you don't release
something just because, hey, if we don't release
it, we're not going to be profitable.
You have more to lose, ladies and gentlemen,
to release something or to do something that
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is not right.
There have been times when there was a
quote that went through like, oh, wait a
minute, they didn't get the right license.
We didn't put the right one on there.
We ate the difference.
It wasn't a big difference, but we ate
it because we knew that taking that stance
was what we committed, what we promised to
do.
There's ethics.
Not every technology operates with ethics.
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I am so sorry to tell you that.
They operate on something called the bottom line.
What's the ROI?
What's in my pocket?
But if you can't get something to work
right, you can't blame that on a customer.
You can't tell them that, oh, we don't
support third party.
I think those are very, very big rational
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concerns.
And I know a lot of you out
there that are saying, John, I could never
put up with that.
The time that I lost, that's just a
crime.
And so I love to hear other people's
concerns that have a low of P1, G7.
I'll tell you one thing.
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I am no longer getting a P1, G7.
I'm going back to be my P1, 6,
not a P1, 6S.
Okay.
So you might ask me, and it's a
good question.
What is the difference between a Lenovo P1,
6 and P1, 6S?
What is the difference?
So there are some differences between them, guys.
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And if we had to break it down,
the easiest way to explain it is this.
The P1, 6 is a performance laptop.
The P1, 6 is thicker.
It's heavier.
It's more robust cooling, dual fans, advanced thermal
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design, built from aluminum storm gray with a
magnesium subframe for strength.
P1, 6S designed to be thinner, more lightweight.
For example, the Gen 1 weighs a very
low amount, right?
With a thickness of 20.5 to 21
.1 millimeters.
Some newer variants like the Gen 3 improve
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cooling with dual fans.
So, you know, the P1, 6 is for
your heavy CAD users, your programmers, your developers,
your video producers, your streamers.
Your P1, 6 is aimed at professionals or
students needing decent performance for engineering, architecture, and
AI-assisted tasks, but not necessarily high-end
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GPU workloads.
So these are things I think a lot
of people, like, they don't really understand, like,
why it is a certain way, but I
want to be truthful and let you know.
So the P1, 6 starts with the ability
to go up to 128 gigabytes, dual M
.2 SSD slots.
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And advanced GPU options.
The P1, 6 is more limited.
Many models are soldered on.
Fewer expansion slots and more compact internals.
For example, certain configurations don't allow for further
RAM upgrades.
I mean, I think that's a huge one,
guys.
So P1, 6 is a full-on mobile
workstation massively overkill for the light workflows.
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P1, 6S is basically a T1, 6 in
physical form, just better cooling and workstation-style
config.
The S model, a slim line, runs hotter,
less performance.
So I think these are things that we
have to, you know, realize.
But the P1, 6 is basically like your,
it's your work house, right?
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Your workstation.
And a lot of people don't need that
kind of ability.
But the kind of, let's say, tasks I
give my computer, they're not the simple ones.
They're the ones that need a lot of
GPU power.
Well, if you want, ladies and gentlemen, I
can also, you know, let you know that
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this is not stuff that you're going to
find by just going to a store.
Okay?
I give you the truth because I want
you to know what it is so you
can make the decisions that are right for
you.
Have yourself a fantastic week.
And I'll catch you guys next week on
The JMOR Tech Talk show.
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