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THE TIMELINE / DATED RECORD
What happened, and when?
15documented events
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THE RECEIPTS
15Documented events
152026 · Dispute
Linus Media Group faced additional controversy in 2026 after longtime staff left
Linus Media Group faced additional controversy in 2026 after longtime staff left, citing concerns about pay disparities within the company or an inability to create new content beyond the company's technology focus.
Open source ↗14APR 2026 · Developing
Private-air-travel criticism spreads across Reddit
Early evidence is concentrated in Reddit discussion. It stays in the research queue until broader sourcing is found.
Open source ↗13MAY 2025 · Milestone
Linus Tech Tips released a video where they calculated 300 trillion digits of Pi with the help of Kioxia and y-cruncher
In May 2025, Linus Tech Tips released a video where they calculated 300 trillion digits of Pi with the help of Kioxia and y-cruncher, breaking the world record for digits of Pi calculated.
Open source ↗12SEP 2024 · Milestone
Linus Tech Tips had its video "De-Google Your Life – Part 2: Ad-Free YouTube!"
In September 2024, Linus Tech Tips had its video "De-Google Your Life – Part 2: Ad-Free YouTube!", the second part of a series on decreasing reliance on Google, removed for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines.
Open source ↗11AUG 2023 · Dispute
Gamers Nexus publishes an accuracy and ethics critique
The video questioned testing accuracy and the handling of a Billet Labs prototype cooler, which was benchmarked on hardware it was not built for and later auctioned for charity rather than returned.
Open source ↗10AUG 2023 · Correction
Production pauses for a week and an apology is published
Linus Media Group halted uploads, apologised, and said it was separately investigating allegations from a former employee. Sebastian accepted that declining to retest the cooler was a mistake.
Open source ↗092021 · Milestone
Linus Tech Tips released a three-part series showing the process of making an 18-carat gold Xbox Series X controller
In 2021, Linus Tech Tips released a three-part series showing the process of making an 18-carat gold Xbox Series X controller.
Open source ↗08APR 2018 · Milestone
The Linus Tech Tips channel uploaded a video claiming that Apple refused to repair Sebastian's iMac Pro
In April 2018, the Linus Tech Tips channel uploaded a video claiming that Apple refused to repair Sebastian's iMac Pro after Linus Tech Tips staff damaged it in a product teardown, a refusal that VentureBeat speculated is illegal.
Open source ↗07AUG 2017 · Milestone
The Linus Tech Tips channel uploaded a two part video
In August 2017, the Linus Tech Tips channel uploaded a two part video where they were able to game at 16K resolution (15360 by 8640 pixels) using sixteen 4K monitors in a 4 by 4 configuration.
Open source ↗06JAN 2016 · Milestone
Linus Tech Tips released a video demonstrating a computer capable of supporting seven individual users at once
On January 2, 2016, Linus Tech Tips released a video demonstrating a computer capable of supporting seven individual users at once, with an estimated total cost of $30,000.
Open source ↗052014 · Milestone
Within two years of its establishment, in 2014, Tubefilter named Linus Tech Tips
Within two years of its establishment, in 2014, Tubefilter named Linus Tech Tips as being within the "top 1% of Google's preferred advertising channels" on YouTube for the technology category.
Open source ↗04JAN 2013 · Business
British Columbia native Linus Sebastian and several others launched Linus Media Group in January 2013 out of a garage
British Columbia native Linus Sebastian and several others launched Linus Media Group in January 2013 out of a garage, while the company was incorporated in October 2012.
Open source ↗032012 · Business
Linus Media Group Inc. (LMG) is a privately held Canadian digital media entertainment company with a focus on technology
Linus Media Group Inc. (LMG) is a privately held Canadian digital media entertainment company with a focus on technology, founded by Linus Sebastian and Yvonne Ho in 2012.
Open source ↗02NOV 2011 · Milestone
Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video unboxing a remote-control fire truck sourced by a heat sink manufacturer
On November 24, 2011, Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video unboxing a remote-control fire truck sourced by a heat sink manufacturer, which had become the most viewed video on the channel in January 2017 with 7 million views since being uploaded, and the second most viewed video on the channel in June 2020 with 11 million views since being uploaded.
Open source ↗01NOV 2008 · Milestone
Linus Tech Tips was created on November 24, 2008 and the first video for the channel was uploaded the following day
Linus Tech Tips was created on November 24, 2008 and the first video for the channel was uploaded the following day.
Open source ↗Recent uploads
Imported from the channel’s public YouTube feed.
Valve's Steam Frame is okay... but I love other things about it14 Sept 2026
Steam Frame Review - This Changes Everything14 Sept 2026
The Steam-Cooled STEAM Machine13 Sept 2026
This GPU can be Hacked to Unlock Secret Memory 12 Sept 2026
Fastest GPU on the Planet11 Sept 2026
I Cooled my PC with a SLUSHIE MACHINE11 Sept 2026