Ad firms settle with the FTC over boycotts. SpaceX is floating Tesla. Meta passes Google in ad revenue. Snapchat cuts 1000 jobs, while CEOs admit there is no benefit to AI.

Windows Recall has some MAJOR vulnerabilities.

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 has been banned from the USA. Insta360 and Oppo look like they might be making competitors. Oppo shows off a small camera focused phone, while OnePlus shows us a Gaming Ace. Valve delivers a Proton beta for ARM.

And we NEED to talk about the vivo X300 Ultra!

Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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• vivo X300 Ultra Unboxing https://www.patreon.com/posts/im-terrible-at-155890204
• vivo X300 FE first look https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivo-x300-fe-x-155660964
• Microsoft must be out of their G–D— Minds! https://www.patreon.com/posts/microsoft-must-g-155563568
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• Pebblebee Halo Review: AirTag Panic Button https://somegadgetguy.com/2026/04/08/pebblebee-halo-personal-safety-tracker-tag-for-iphone-and-android/
• JLab JBuds Open https://www.patreon.com/posts/jlab-jbuds-open-155024215
• Meze 99 Classics V2 Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2026/04/03/meze-99-classics-v2-vs-99-neo-and-the-105-silva-fancy-headphone-showdown/
• iQOO 15R vs OnePlus 15R https://www.patreon.com/posts/iqoo-15r-vs-15r-154440829
• iQOO 15R Review https://www.patreon.com/posts/iqoo-15r-review-154166268
• EMU Computer hands on! https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-editing-pc-154026462
• iQOO 15R vs OnePlus 15R By the Benchmarks! https://www.patreon.com/posts/by-benchmarks-or-153881939
• MacBook Neo: When Apple Defines the Mid-Range https://www.patreon.com/posts/macbook-neo-when-152795948
• FTC settles with ad firms https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ad-firms-settle-with-trump-ftc-over-claims-they-boycotted-conservative-media/
• SpaceX buys Teslas https://eletric-vehicles.com/tesla/spacex-bought-18-of-tesla-cybertrucks-sold-in-us-during-q4-2025-data-shows/
• Meta beats Google https://www.emarketer.com/learningcenter/guides/meta-to-surpass-google-in-digital-ad-revenues-for-first-time-ever/
• Snapchat layoffs https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxdd0z2w11o
• CEOs say AI doesn’t do anything https://fortune.com/article/why-do-thousands-of-ceos-believe-ai-not-having-impact-productivity-employment-study/
• eSIM was supposed to be easy https://www.howtogeek.com/esim-was-supposed-to-replace-sim-cards-but-carriers-turned-it-into-a-trap/
• Windows Recall KINDA hacked https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/totalrecall-reloaded-tool-finds-a-side-entrance-to-windows-11s-recall-database/
• DJI Osmo 4 banned https://www.notebookcheck.net/DJI-Osmo-Pocket-4-and-4-Pro-banned-from-US-release-FCC-pulls-approval-says-leak-is-this-the-end.1276398.0.html
• Insta360 might make a gimbal cam https://www.notebookcheck.net/Insta360-Luna-Ultra-6x-zoom-detachable-gimbal-to-rival-Osmo-Pocket-4-Pro-say-new-leaks.1276161.0.html
• Oppo might make a gimbal cam https://www.notebookcheck.net/Leak-Oppo-Fuyao-gimbal-camera-to-rival-DJI-Osmo-Pocket-4-Insta360-Luna-Ultra-in-2026.1278194.0.html
• Oppo shows off a new camera phone https://www.notebookcheck.net/Oppo-officially-details-camera-centric-compact-phone-before-launch.1277819.0.html
• OnePlus shows off a new gaming phone https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_ace_6_ultra_key_specs_and_launch_date_revealed_will_get_a_dedicated_gaming_controller-news-72444.php
• Valve’s newest Proton Beta for ARM https://www.pcgamer.com/games/vr/valves-latest-proton-11-beta-has-been-quietly-released-in-an-even-more-beta-arm64-flavour-and-you-can-thank-the-steam-frame-for-that/
• Huawei’s official reveal for Pura X Max https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De1FGelOI-k
• Juan rambles on about the vivo X300 Ultra https://www.gsmarena.com/heres_how_much_the_vivo_x300_ultra_will_cost_in_europe-news-72395.php 

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