The WAN Show
Every week Linus and Luke discuss the most current happenings in the technology universe.
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A comprehensive WAN Show episode covering Linus's struggles with the 2026 Linux Challenge on Pop!OS, discussions about technology's impact on education and social connection, major media consolidation with Paramount acquiring Warner Bros, AI industry controversies, and various tech industry updates. The hosts explore broader societal issues around third places, screen time, and workplace monitoring while maintaining their signature blend of technical analysis and candid conversation.
- Linux Challenge 2026: Pop!OS Installation Issues
- The Death of Third Places and Social Connection
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This WAN Show episode features a historic first - DMS and Mochi's live wedding officiated during the stream. The hosts discuss major tech news including Phil Spencer's retirement from Xbox after 40 years at Microsoft, hardware shortages affecting RAM and storage prices due to AI demand, and gamers' surprising preference for DLSS upscaling over native rendering. Other topics include RCS encryption testing on iPhone, age verification concerns on Discord, and various tech industry updates.
- Phil Spencer Leaves Xbox After Nearly 40 Years
- Surprise Wedding: DMS and Mochi Get Married Live on Stream
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This WAN Show episode covers major tech controversies including Discord's controversial age verification rollout, Ring's surveillance-focused features, and Quebec's landmark consumer protection laws. The hosts also discuss Alphabet's unusual 100-year bonds, Mr. Beast's banking venture, and lighter topics like Noctua's customer-friendly mounting kit program. Throughout, Linus and Luke balance serious privacy concerns with industry analysis and occasional humor.
- Discord's Controversial Age Verification System
- Ring's Search Party Feature and Privacy Nightmare
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Linus and Luke cover Microsoft's AI rollback plans, Intel's GPU developments, and autonomous car prompt injection vulnerabilities. They discuss noteworthy tech news including Spain's social media ban for under-16s, LMG salary growth data, and updates on various products. The show includes their usual banter about industry practices, personal tech setups, and responding to audience checkout messages about everything from photo organization apps to orthodontic updates.
- Microsoft Dialing Back Unwanted AI Features
- Prompt Injection Attacks on Autonomous Vehicles
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The WAN Show celebrates the launch of LTT's TrueSpec cables, which sold out multiple lengths in just 20 minutes. Linus and Luke discuss the cables' development, quality testing, and pricing strategy, while also covering tech news including Iran's internet blackout, Ubisoft's labor disputes, YouTube's enhanced anti-adblock measures, and various industry developments. The show includes product launches for tech pants and a premium polo, plus discussion of Best Buy's controversial 'compare at' pricing practices.
- TrueSpec Cables Launch and Sellout
- Cable Quality Testing and Technical Deep Dive
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Linus and Luke discuss a wide range of tech industry news including Apple's rumored AI wearable pin, Sony's partnership with TCL for TV manufacturing, Tesla's robotaxi rollout, Ubisoft's financial struggles, and various other topics while fielding questions from viewers through checkout chats (formerly merch messages).
- Apple's AI Wearable Pin & Tech Product Development Challenges
- Sony Gives TCL Controlling Stake in Bravia TV Business
My TV Demo Failed - WAN Show January 16, 2026
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Linus and Luke discuss their recent experience at The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where a demo of Lenovo's rollable laptop dramatically failed on live TV. They cover tech news including NVIDIA's potential to resurrect old GPUs, Intel's B580 availability, the death (and not-death) of the RTX 5070 Ti, and various AI developments. The discussion touches on topics ranging from farming simulator communities to Canada's tariff changes on Chinese EVs, with personal anecdotes and technical insights throughout.
- The Tonight Show Demo Failure
- Behind the Scenes at The Tonight Show
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This episode covers Vietnam's rules limiting unskippable ads on platforms like YouTube, Samsung's controversial TV data collection practices, and a wide range of CES 2025 coverage. The hosts discuss Windows performance benchmarks, Disney's controversial AI-generated content, and NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 technology. They also announce Linus will appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and share updates about the WAN Show partnership structure.
- Vietnam Bans Long Unskippable Ads on YouTube
- Windows Performance Benchmarks: 8.1 Wins
The Future Of Wan Show - WAN Show January 2, 2026
Jan 03, 2026Summary Preview
The WAN Show announces a major change as Linus transfers 50% ownership of the show to Luke, forming Adequate Media Inc. The hosts discuss widespread issues with GPU pricing hikes, DRAM shortages, and controversial practices by delivery apps and tech companies. They also reveal their new TrueSpec USB cables, address TeamViewer's perpetual license cancellations, and cover troubling reports about AI-generated content on social media platforms.
- WAN Show Ownership Change and Future
- LTT TrueSpec Cables Launch
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Linus and Luke discuss the ongoing RAM shortage affecting PC and phone prices, with system integrators now selling computers without RAM. They explore the Anna's Archive scraping of Spotify's entire catalog, discuss piracy ethics at length, and debate YouTube's ongoing platform degradation. The show features early access to a video hosted and written by Linus's son, Randy, marking a significant milestone. They also cover North Korean IT infiltrators at Amazon, browser extension privacy violations, and various tech news items.
- RAM Shortage Crisis and Steam Deck Discontinuation
- Spotify Scraping and Piracy Ethics Discussion
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Linus and Luke discuss a range of topics including Meta's tolerance of fraudulent ads, Microsoft's struggles with Copilot adoption, NVIDIA's GPU production cuts, and the RAM shortage affecting PC builders. They also dive deep into AI usage in gaming with guest Riley, covering controversies around Larian Studios and Mozilla, and debate the implications of AI tools in creative workflows.
- Meta's Fraudulent Ad Revenue Problem
- Microsoft's Copilot Struggles
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This WAN Show episode covers NVIDIA's class action lawsuit over AI training data, Intel's teased B770 GPU, and various tech topics including Facebook's copyright issues, gaming trends, and flying car developments. Linus and Luke also discuss LMG's fluctuating viewership, badminton club updates, and answer community questions about business partnerships, gaming recommendations, and subscription fatigue.
- Storage Review Breaks Pi Calculation Record
- NVIDIA Sued Over AI Training on YouTube Videos
We Lost A Good One Bois - WAN Show December 5, 2025
Dec 05, 2025Summary Preview
In this WAN Show episode, Linus and Luke discuss major industry news including Micron abandoning the consumer market for AI, Netflix removing casting features, and the ongoing RAM price crisis. They cover Intel's GPU market share reaching 1%, crawler bots overwhelming internet traffic, and various tech industry developments. Linus also shares an exciting story about his son's entrepreneurial 3D printing business and commits to a digital detox weekend with Luke.
- Micron Exits Consumer Market for AI
- Netflix Removes Casting Feature
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This comprehensive WAN Show episode covers a wide range of tech topics, from Google's new AirDrop-compatible feature for Pixel phones to major security vulnerabilities in Flock Safety's surveillance systems. The hosts discuss AI developments, market trends, infrastructure challenges, and personal tech experiences, while also addressing community questions and announcing a Floatplane price increase. The show features in-depth discussions about the tech industry's direction, personal anecdotes about work relationships, and practical advice for viewers.
- Google Brings AirDrop to Pixel Phones
- Cloudflare Outage Highlights Internet Infrastructure Fragility
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A nearly 5-hour WAN Show episode covering major tech announcements including Valve's Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller, plus a historic visit from Linus Torvalds to the LTT studio. The hosts also discuss Microsoft's Windows evolution, Ubisoft's financial troubles, memory price increases, AI adoption, and various product launches from LTT Store.
- Valve's Major Hardware Announcements
- Linus Torvalds Visits LTT Studio
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Linus and Luke discuss a wide-ranging episode covering airport security frustrations, the Louvre's embarrassing password breach, YouTube policy changes, and major company announcements including disabling YouTube memberships, upcoming smart home content, and the exciting revelation of a new LMG Christmas album featuring Riley's vocals coming in 2027. They also cover topics like AI shopping agents, space-based data centers, and sleep schedule management while dealing with multiple technical topics and community questions.
- The Louvre Security Breach: When Reality Mirrors Fiction
- Airport Security Confrontation: Desktop Computer Drama