Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking: a wireless meat probe just got shorter, and it is a very big deal for salmon.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news, just in this minute: ThermoWorks has made its meat probe shorter. Stay with us. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: It's the RFX Meat Mini. The original is 4.7 inches, too long for filet mignon or a single portion of salmon. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Now the full story. It talks to a gateway over Wi-Fi, so I assume the cloud is involved. Kai, is it raining on the steak? ▶
KAI: Huge, Grant. The old probe had a minimum immersion line of 3.15 inches. The Mini's is 2.36, and its maximum is 2.6. ▶
KAI: This footage shows the probe: four internal sensors, an IP69K waterproof rating so it's dishwasher safe, and it handles up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. ▶
KAI: The charging block runs on one AAA battery, good for over 175 charges. The trade-off is the Mini lasts up to 48 hours per charge. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The original goes over 65 hours. The report says 48 is plenty for the longest low-and-slow barbecue. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Waterproof, wireless, dishwasher safe. The hotel minibar has never once offered me two of those. We move on. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 people, and The Verge says AI is the context.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Now the full story, and a serious one. Microsoft is offering buyouts to a great many employees. Vera has the board. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees in the US, UK, Canada and India. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The Verge says it's the first time the company has made such an offer to so many people. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Vera, why do this now? Is the AI spending slowing down? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The opposite. The report says it's an effort to avoid reducing AI infrastructure investment by lowering operating costs and headcount. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Nadella said years ago that people costs go down, cost per head goes up, and GPU per researcher goes up. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The catch: earlier this year a retirement offer went to around 9,000. Layoffs now happen every few months, not annually. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: One thing to watch is how many accept. The report doesn't say. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Fewer people, more computers. Greta, did I follow that correctly? ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Mostly, Grant. Mostly. ▶
The Spin Room (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two outlets, one Crimson Desert DLC, and two very different headlines.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Welcome to the Spin Room. One event: the first major Crimson Desert DLC, Charting the Unknown. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: GamesRadar asks: "When does the Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC release?" A question. Very modest. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Its answer is October 29, and it calls the DLC an ocean-themed adventure. The headline leads with the date. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: GamePro: "Crimson Desert-DLC Charting the Unknown erscheint morgen: Release, Preload und Preis der großen Story-Erweiterung". ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: GamePro says it arrives tomorrow, and promises release, preload and price. Kliff becomes a captain who can design the ship. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Ocean? It's called Crimson DESERT. GamesRadar is clearly wrong, and I won't be told otherwise. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Grant, both outlets say ocean-ish things, and the game stays a desert. The Spin Score is 60 out of 100. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Sixty. A solid pass mark. The desert will be fine without the water. ▶
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