Timestamps
[0:00] *Chapters.
[1:39] Intro.
[2:16] Topic #1: Micron to shut down Crucial in 2026 to focus on AI.
> 4:54 Warranty to continue, Crucial SSDs, how NAND & DRAM wear out.
> 13:45 Commodity fall, recalling Thailand floods impacting HDD makers.
> 16:55 Wafer supply & price, potential long term impact.
> 23:47 Samsung & SK Hynix on inability to meet demand, Winbond to make DDR4.
[26:21] Topic #2: Samsung rejects RAM orders to its phone division.
> 29:01 Linus on KIOXIA's fab tour & its processes, Apple's margins.
[31:51] Topic #3: Netflix quietly removes support for phone casting.
> 35:56 Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. for $72B, IPs involved.
> 51:19 Subscriptions & FP.
[59:11] LTTStore's new Cats VS Gamers collection.
> 1:00:43 LTT loot drop mailbox entries.
> 1:03:07 End of year bundle deals.
[1:06:13] Merch Messages #1.
> 1:06:17 Benefits of using the Corsair thunderbolt dock over a hub?
[1:11:19] Topic #4: NY forces companies to disclose algorithmic pricing.
> 1:20:17 Luke on checking bottles of water for sale at airports.
> 1:21:47 Walmart cash purchase story, Linus on his airport salad, fireworks.
[1:27:30] Topic #5: Intel's Arc hits 1% of GPU market share.
> 1:30:22 Weekly Intel Arc B580 MSRP check.
> 1:33:59 ReBAR and older motherboards, Linus on GPU sales & memory.
> 1:38:02 Luigi Mangione updates.
[1:39:19] Topic #6: Ayaneo Next 2, new 9" OLED handheld with 115Wh battery.
> 1:42:54 Linus's GPD Win 5 makes him want to play less, recalling his RC cars.
[1:48:43] Topic #7: Japan's human washing machine.
[1:52:39] Fp exclusives.
> 1:54:27 Sammy is such a unique human, Christmas party.
[1:59:31] Sponsors.
> 1:59:36 UGREEN
> 2:01:43 Miro.
[2:02:51] Topic #8: MKBHD's Panels wallpaper app shuts down.
[2:05:51] Topic #9: Cherry, mechanical switches maker, struggles financially.
> 2:10:57 Shahrad & colognes, Linus on gels & smells, Yvonne's recommendation.
> 2:16:37 Shahrad's thoughts on old spice.
[2:20:43] Topic #10: Google removes call home & PA broadcast from home app.
[2:20:58] Topic #11: Company uses AI Linus to advertise a pirate streaming box.
[2:22:19] Topic #12: Missouri residents search for VPN after age verification.
[2:27:23] LTT Labs' results on AI scrapers & impression-clicks.
[2:41:01] Sponsors.
> 2:41:06 Saily.
> 2:42:05 Odd Pieces.
[2:43:52] Luke's Christmas shirt.
> 2:45:47 Luke flips Linus's chair pillow.
[2:46:15] Topic #13: AWS and Google collab for easier cloud interoperability.
[2:48:46] Topic #14: EngineAI T800, a humanoid robot stuns, possibly CGI?
> 2:51:39 Unitree's humanoid robot, is the T800 video fake? BTS video.
[3:00:29] Linus's son starts a 3D printing business, school & websites.
[3:19:41] Topic #15: Linus's interview with Jon Youshaei.
> 3:21:29 Comment on recommendations & MrBeast, Luke on YT recommendations.
[3:31:02] Merch Messages #2 ft. Ovens, Islam & interest, elevators.
> 3:36:51 Have you done any full tech detox? ft. One weekend tech detox.
> 3:42:43 Why can't LTT order a lot of stuff and store them in a warehouse?
> 3:49:13 Any sweatpants coming soon?
> 3:50:02 Roads Linus likes to drive on with the bike?
> 3:52:29 Why is RAID 0 with no offsite backups better?
> 3:53:05 Why'd you say PS controllers were more inferior than Xbox?
> 3:54:03 Best way to determine if a GPU is going bad?
[3:54:59] Outro.

Ltt investing heavily in onesies to survive.

@LinusTechTips LETS GO!!! I wasn’t expecting you to talk about my comments on the podcast! I’m laughing the whole time you’re talking about it! I’m happy to have a conversation with you.

While I wanna say that Linus' son is very lucky that he has the opportunity and the financial support to buy 3d printers and all that tech at his age, I dont want to be a downer, so the main thing I can respect is that he took what he was given, thought about how to make it out on his own

That's quality, because yes while he's given the equipment, he still has a condition given and that is the filament's price (and the filament is the primary reason why I havent bought a 3d printer just yet even though I really want one), effectively its a emulation/simulation of a "rental agreement" of sorts

my server and personal equipments are all paid by myself like most people, so as a compromise, given a condition makes it really reasonable because he learns the ins and outs of the usage of said equipment

Proper parenting, and proper schooling, is about teaching you kids to become adults.
Learning how to explore hobbies as part of figuring out what you want to do for work as an adult.
Sounds like Linus has a good approach to parenting.
Set the boundaries.
Negotiations on what’s allowed and not allowed as the kids grow up and hobbies / interests change.
If I had kids I think I’d proud parent too if my kids were like this.

Crucial and Micron have become a joke. Companies that once built their reputation on serving consumers have now completely sold out. They’re not just disappointing — they’re acting like traitors to the very people who made them relevant in the first place.

What they’re doing isn’t innovation or progress. It’s pure greed. And that greed doesn’t come from engineers or customers — it comes from investors. Investors who treat companies like machines that must endlessly pump out more profit, no matter the cost.

This obsession with “more, more, more” has become one of the biggest threats to society. Forget climate change for a moment — the far more immediate danger is a system where a tiny group demands infinite growth from a finite world, while everyone else pays the price.

The entire investor model today is a circus. It’s built on pressure, short-term thinking, and a complete disregard for the people who actually use the products. As long as investors demand limitless returns, companies will keep bending over backwards for them and stepping on consumers in the process.

And honestly? That kind of unchecked greed is what’s dragging the world toward collapse.

Facts, imo!!!

Linus throwing out funnies hoping one of them sticks

millionaires talking about not buying from Amazon, the rest of us mortals have no choice because 5 bucks saved makes a huge difference…

The choice of devices looks to me that those are the ones that have not a Netflix app running natively

While I have nothing against MKBHD per se, he seems very megacorp-coded: releases an iOS app of questionable real-life necessity for a boutique price and only makes it open source when deemed objectively worthless to seem like a benevolent tech benefactor…

2:55:00 I watched the BTS video. The shadows, and the sounds of it moving hitting the ground etc. it looks real. And I’m a pretty skeptical person when it comes to CGI and AI videos.

i had pia but i use proton now, the free version works in missouri just sayin

The AI bubble needs to burst – they spent money they'll never recoup.

What about floatnative, you guys need to talk to the dev

I will never unsee that 49:00

this video started playing in the background and had to come see if it was Linus. the voice is jarring haha

Crucial was my go-to for RAM and SSD. Sad times.
9:40 Remember though, bad RAM can corrupt your data, no matter how good your SSD is. I've experienced that personally.

1:01:00 lmao someone made lmg yaoi
Good job!

I think the big exception to competition always being better was that it was nice when everything was on Netflix and we only paid one subscription. Buying warner bros, which owns HBO max, will hopefully mean I get to stop paying for HBO max if/when it's absorbed into Netflix