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Tech News Weekly 339: Tackling Disinformation With 'Prebunking'
May 30, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 809 MB VideoCan you debunk misinformation before it gets out to the public? A massive leak of Google's search algorithm made its way online. What is the /e/OS mobile operating system? And OpenAI is working with Apple to train Siri, and it is making Microsoft concerned about their relationship. Will Oremus from The Washington Post joins Mikah Sargent to talk about misinformation and the practice of 'prebunking' as a way to educate voters in upcoming elections so that they are as informed as possible wh...
This Week in Google 770: Giggle Pants and Chortle Skorts
May 30, 2024 01:33 - 2 hours - 1.95 GB VideoGoogle scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search Ex-OpenAI Director Says Board Learned of ChatGPT Launch on Twitter OpenAI researcher who resigned over safety concerns joins Anthropic UN statement on risks from generative AI We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet Everything Google announced at its big Chromebook showcase Google ...
Windows Weekly 883: It's So Convulated
May 29, 2024 18:16 - 2 hours - 1.57 GB VideoBing outage, NVIDIA's record Q1 FY25, WPF's rebirth Windows 11 A quick look back at the Copilot+ PC launch Paul did end up making a video of each MacBook Air reference during last week's launch The Copilot+ PC event was also notable for its many references to the past: Paul counted at least 7 in the first 7 minutes alone After some soul-searching, Paul went all-in on Surface Laptop by canceling the first preorder and bulking it up with more RAM and storage Release Preview (last week):...
Security Now 976: The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb
May 29, 2024 01:18 - 2 hours - 1.71 GB VideoThe bigger problem with AI Overview https://udm14.com/ -and- https://tenbluelinks.org/ The horses have left the barn VPNs and Firewalls Email @ GRC Extension to fix Google search Passwords and SPAM Fixing motherboard components Vertical tabs in Firefox FritzBox routers Too many PINs More Google search fixes Testing Windows XP The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-976-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this sho...
MacBreak Weekly 923: Emotional Support Leo
May 28, 2024 23:59 - 2 hours - 1.9 GB VideoCould Apple change the orientation of its logo on future iPads? An OLED iPad mini is allegedly in development for a 2026 release. Would you buy a Lego model of an Apple Store? And why did Apple Music even bother releasing a top 100 list of the best albums on Apple Music? Apple might change the orientation of its logo on the back of future iPads. When are AirPods Max 2 coming? Here's the latest reporting... Apple iOS 18, macOS 15 AI features: Project Greymatter, Privacy, OpenAI deal. Thr...
This Week in Tech 981: Grab Your Rabbit
May 27, 2024 02:12 - 2 hours - 2.29 GB VideoSky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation OpenAI didn't copy Scarlett Johansson's voice for ChatGPT, records show China's latest answer to OpenAI is 'Chat Xi PT' Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search Rabbit Holed Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs A jury hands Bungie a v...
Ask The Tech Guys 2026: Swedish Death Cleaning
May 26, 2024 22:59 - 2 hours - 1.64 GB VideoCongress recently made it nearly impossible to track private jets. Is WiFi 7 worth buying into right now? What resources are out there to help with the process of building a computer? How can I tag and organize photos based on the date taken? Plus, Dick DeBartolo stops by to share some LED lights that he loves and can magnetically stick to metal surfaces! Kabosu, Shiba Inu dog who inspired 'Doge' meme, dies at 18. Congress just made it basically impossible to track Taylor Swift's private ...
This Week in Space 112: Mars on Pause?
May 24, 2024 20:59 - 1 hour - 893 MB VideoThis week we've invited JPL's Chief Engineer Emeritus, Rob Manning, back to discuss Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return. As we discussed in episode 107, that project is in a bit of trouble. Rob was the Chief Engineer of every Mars rover up through Perseverance and the overall Chief Engineer on Perseverance, and he has some unique insights on how we have explored Mars, why it matters, and what the future holds... especially with regard to returning samples to Earth. Join ...
Tech News Weekly 338: Would You Pay for a GenAI Alexa?
May 23, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 826 MB VideoEmily Dreibelbis from PCMag joins Mikah Sargent this week. Emily talks about Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI. Could generative AI be coming to Alexa in the future? If your meme game is on point, then you may have a future with politics. And Microsoft announced new Windows laptops with AI features baked into the device. Emily Dreibelbis talks about OpenAI being under fire from actor Scarlett Johansson as the actor voices her concern over the company's use of her voice, while OpenAI fires ba...
This Week in Google 769: Keeping Up With the Kevorkians
May 23, 2024 02:01 - 2 hours - 2.22 GB VideoScarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her It's Time to Believe the AI Hype Steven Levy's Extremely Stupid AI Piece Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments Congress Shouldn't End the Internet's Sunrise With a Section 230 "Sunset" Repeal Buy This Legislation or We'll Kill the Internet Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent,'...
Windows Weekly 882: The Hall & Oates Story
May 22, 2024 20:56 - 2 hours - 1.73 GB VideoWindows 11 and the Copilot+ PC Microsoft announces Copilot+ PC and our world collapses Microsoft announces new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop 13/15 as expected What the heck is this new bifurcation of features in Windows? Why? Paul ordered a Surface Laptop 15 the second Yusuf Mehdi said he could The other shoe finally drops: Every Copilot+ Pro PC has a fan. Is this a problem? Sorry, Chicken Little, Microsoft Recall is not a privacy concern Windows 11 is getting a lot of new security ...
Security Now 975: 312 Scientists & Researchers Respond
May 22, 2024 01:00 - 2 hours - 1.72 GB VideoWhen you're the biggest target... Searching for Search How long will a Windows XP machine survive unprotected on the Internet? Free Laundry VPNs and Firewalls Netgate SG1100 Ad Industry vs. Google Privacy Sandbox Bitwarden and passkeys Token2 passkey dongle 312 Scientists & Researchers Respond Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-975-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free wit...
MacBreak Weekly 922: Crossing the Snell Line
May 22, 2024 00:29 - 1 hour - 1.5 GB VideoMicrosoft unveiled its new Copilot+ PCs to compete with Apple's MacBook Air. Apple released an update to iOS that fixes the issue of deleted photos reappearing, or as most articles are fixated on, deleted NSFW photos. And could new Mac Studio and Mac Pros be released in 2025? Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her. Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in. I tried Microsoft's new AI-Focused PCs. Windows is exciting ...
This Week in Tech 980: Hed Dek Lede and Nut Graf
May 20, 2024 02:08 - 2 hours - 1.98 GB VideoOpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) It's Time to Believe the AI Hype The panel discusses their experiences with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT OpenAI Superalignment team is gone 2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent...
Ask The Tech Guys 2025: Bitcoin Pizza
May 20, 2024 00:29 - 2 hours - 1.74 GB VideoThis week is Bitcoin Pizza Day, celebrating the anniversary of someone paying 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas in the first Bitcoin transaction. What's the best way to manage multiple email accounts? Are there simple remote controllers one can use with an iPad? Plus, Rod Pyle talks about the recent Blue Origin flight, and Chris Marquardt goes over the Tough assignment. Bitcoin Pizza Day is this week. Mikah and Leo got their new iPad Pro's Is there a screen protector for my 15-inch laptop th...
This Week in Space 111: The Big Glass Wars
May 17, 2024 21:44 - 1 hour - 867 MB VideoWelcome to the Big Glass Wars! That's right, just when you thought you'd heard it all, turns out there's hot competition among a few countries to stay on the cutting edge of optical astronomy, and to do that, you need a great big hunk of glass to gather light from distant galaxies and stellar systems. Enter the Carnegie Observatories and their partners on the Thirty Meter Telescope and the Giant Magellan Telescope. Both are currently under construction, and both are threatened by budget par...
Tech News Weekly 337: AI News From Google I/O & OpenAI
May 16, 2024 21:59 - 1 hour - 1.01 GB VideoJennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week! Jennifer talks about Matter 1.3 being released by the Connectivity Standards Alliance. Mikah is excited by the new accessibility features Apple recently announced. What Google announced at its Google I/O 2024 event. And finally, OpenAI announces GPT-4o. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy talks about Matter 1.3 being released, which brings further support to smart appliances and new features, but laments the fact that most major platf...
MacBreak Weekly 921: The Vision Division
May 16, 2024 01:29 - 2 hours - 1.72 GB VideoThe new iPad Pros are here! Jason Snell shares his thoughts on the iPad Pro, and Mikah unboxes his iPad Pro as Leo and Andy watch with excitement. Logic Pro gets updated for the Mac and iPad with new AI features: is this a prelude to this year's WWDC? Apple is working on revamping Siri to catch up to its competitors' offerings in generative AI. And people are mad at Apple's 'Crush' iPad Pro ad. M4 iPad Pro review: here we go again. Breaking down the iPad Hype: M4 and Tandem OLED! Apple r...
Windows Weekly 881: Big Boy Teams
May 15, 2024 23:08 - 2 hours - 2.14 GB VideoWindows 11 Patch Tuesday Windows 11 gets those stupid lock screen widgets Snipping Tool is being updated with emojis and QR code scanning Microsoft is testing widgets in the Windows 11 Start menu New Dev and Beta builds Dell PCs based on Snapdragon X leak Microsoft 365 Microsoft Word gets a long-overdue overhaul to default paste AI OpenAI kicks off the week with its Spring Update Google I/O follows up with a Microsoft-style keynote Xbox Microsoft to launch Xbox mobile games sto...
Security Now 974: Microsoft's Head in the Clouds
May 15, 2024 00:29 - 1 hour - 1.47 GB VideoPicture of the Week. Most to least common 4-digit pins. Enhanced LORAN. Passkeys. Microsoft's Head in the Clouds. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-974-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's...
This Week in Google 768: Google A/I
May 14, 2024 22:25 - 2 hours - 1.91 GB VideoLeo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Alex Kantrowitz react live to the Google I/O presentation. Gemini Search with Gemini Agents Deepmind Gemini Flash Project Astra Imajen 3 Veo Trillium Search Ask with Video Gemini for Workspace Virtual Teammate Gemini App Android Google AI Studio Gemma SynthID LearnLM Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis Guest: Alex Kantrowitz Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT...
TWiT News 403: OpenAI Spring 2024 Update
May 13, 2024 18:29 - 46 minutes - 615 MB VideoLeo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis watch OpenAI's Spring 2024 Update as the company unveils the latest update to its ChatGPT system, GPT-4o, and demos its AI system's new capabilities as it interacts with text, voice, and photos. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-news. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
This Week in Tech 979: Musk-stache
May 13, 2024 02:44 - 2 hours - 2.13 GB VideoSolar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season Apple Closes in on Deal With OpenAI to Put ChatGPT on iPhone Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors Google is getting even worse for independent sites Musk Plans More Layoffs as Two Senior Tesla Executives Depart At Tesla, a Wild Week That Defined the Company's Future TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban Telegram vs. Signal Sony reverses unpopular Helldivers 2 decision afte...
Ask The Tech Guys 2024: Exhaust Holes
May 12, 2024 22:29 - 2 hours - 1.84 GB VideoLeo Laporte and Mikah Sargent ask Sam Abuelsamid of the Wheel Bearings podcast what is going on at Tesla following Elon's dismissal of the supercharger team. Can you completely silence a group message in iMessage for a selected period? Is there a device that can automatically reboot a router following a network failure? Leo, Mikah, and others at TWiT also start talking about mechanical keyboards and their preferences following a listener's question about them. Apple nears deal with OpenAI ...
This Week in Space 110: Voyager 1's Brush with Silence
May 10, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 910 MB VideoThe Voyager probes have been transiting space since 1977, and they're still at it 46 years later. But late in 2023, Voyager 1, now 15 billion miles distant, started sending what the flight controllers called "gibberish" back to Earth---uncoordinated ones and zeros and a heartbeat tone. They knew it was still alive, but something had gone wrong. The small team of software wizards at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory got to work and came up with a workaround... but due to the age of the program, ...
Tech News Weekly 336: Met Gala Deepfakes
May 09, 2024 20:59 - 1 hour - 870 MB VideoAmanda Silberling from TechCrunch joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly. They talk about how AI deepfakes have infiltrated aspects of the online conversations of the Met Gala fashion. How a Chinese network is behind one of the largest online scams into duping US and European customers through fake online designer shops. Teenagers are turning to AI chatbots to find entertainment, help, and even support from these AI services. Finally, Google DeepMind's AlphaFold AI program can mo...
This Week in Google 767: Never Hug an Elmo
May 09, 2024 01:57 - 3 hours - 2.35 GB Video'It's Been Painful': What Jonah Peretti Says Went Wrong at BuzzFeed The first Pulitzer prize for tech journalism in a decade! Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry Google is getting even worse for independent sites Heat Death of the Internet What's happening at Tesla? Here's what experts think. They Put a 65-Foot Hot Dog in Times Square, and It's a Blast Read the wild email Tesla is sending to suppliers amid Supercharger chaos Lithium-free sodium ba...
Windows Weekly 880: B.C. in a Bottle
May 08, 2024 19:59 - 2 hours - 1.61 GB VideoMicrosoft is promising to put security first, again. Three features have been added to Windows 11 Canary build 26212. Microsoft shuts down some game developer studios under its Xbox Games Studios, including a popular one that published Hi-Fi RUSH. And Playstation recinds PSN account requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC. Microsoft & Security Microsoft promises to put security first. Again. Microsoft adds passkey support to Microsoft accounts. Windows 11 Windows 11 Canary build 26212 adds...
Security Now 973: Not So Fast
May 08, 2024 01:17 - 2 hours - 1.85 GB VideoThe vulnerability of GPS Is the sky falling on all VPN systems? Multi-user Passkeys, YubiKeys? The iCloud Keychain The UK and Google's Topics Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-973-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (inc...
MacBreak Weekly 920: Breath of Lavender
May 07, 2024 22:59 - 2 hours - 1.79 GB VideoApple held its iPad event early on Tuesday morning and announced new iPad Pros with M4 chips! The iPad Air 6 was also announced with a redesigned model. The iPad Pros also have nano-texture glass for their displays, but only for the 1TB and 2TB models. Plus, an Apple Pencil Pro with squeeze and roll gestures and Find My support! Apple announces new iPad Pro: OLED display, M4 chip, thinner redesigned chassis. Apple debuts Magic Keyboard for M4 iPad Pro with larger trackpad, function row, a...
TWiT News 402: Apple May 2024 Event
May 07, 2024 15:43 - 56 minutes - 741 MB VideoApple unveiled a series of updates to its iPad lineup, introducing new models, features, and accessories. Redesigned iPad Air: The new iPad Air, available in 11-inch and 13-inch models, features the M2 chip, an updated camera layout, improved connectivity, and increased storage options. Next-Generation iPad Pro: The all-new iPad Pro boasts an ultra-thin design, advanced Ultra Retina XDR display, and the powerful M4 chip. It comes in 11-inch and 13-inch models. Introduction of the M4 Chip...
This Week in Tech 978: Baptized in Gatorade
May 06, 2024 03:59 - 3 hours - 2.35 GB VideoIn this episode of This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte is joined by Georgia Dow, Shoshana Weissmann, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, tackling a wide range of thought-provoking topics, from the ethical implications of AI in sensitive fields to the challenges of creating and consuming content in an increasingly commercialized digital landscape. The panel grapples with the potential risks and benefits of AI-powered therapists and priests, stressing the need for human empathy and discernment in these emot...
Ask The Tech Guys 2023: Choco Tacos for Cinco de Mayo
May 05, 2024 23:29 - 2 hours - 1.72 GB VideoThe people are pushing for the ban of TikTok within the U.S. Trying to use your WiFi network while on your mobile hotspot. Why is my Safari browser constantly crashing on start up? Be aware when purchasing SD cards on websites like Amazon. What happens with data that is stored in your iCloud but not on your phone? Plus, Scott Wilkinson stops by to talk about the new TVs Sony announced recently. Arc Browser available for Windows. Heat Death of the Internet. Apple reports second quarter r...
This Week in Space 109: Music of the Spheres
May 03, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 869 MB VideoWhile we may not think of it very often, music has a long history of influencing how we think about spaceflight. From the scores of early silent films to the modern classics we all know, like 2001: A Space Odyssey and the never-ending franchises of Star Trek and Star Wars, we often have a riff going through our minds when we see a space image—few can hear Strauss' Blue Danube without thinking of the space station in 2001, or see a tilted yellow title scroll without hearing that first orches...
Tech News Weekly 335: The Rabbit R1 Is More Than Just an App
May 02, 2024 21:29 - 1 hour - 822 MB VideoAbrar Al-Heeti joins Mikah Sargent this week! Abrar talks about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Mikah talks about GM rolling out its own infotainment hub after no longer supporting Apple CarPlay in its vehicles. Reviews of the Rabbit R1 have rolled out this week. And can you remove bad AI data from AI models? Abrar Al-Heeti talks about how the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is winding down and the impact it will have on 1 in 5 US households, affecting the indigenous commu...
This Week in Google 766: Area Man Buys Onion
May 02, 2024 01:43 - 2 hours - 1.85 GB VideoGoogle is building a fart button into Android The Rabbit R1 is loosely based on Android after all Alphabet Leaps Into $2 Trillion Club as Results Show AI Strength Google plans $3 billion data center investment in Indiana, Virginia Google cuts hundreds of 'Core' workers, moves jobs to India, Mexico Google workers fired for protesting Israeli contract file NLRB complaint Meet the powerful tech insiders behind the push to ban TikTok A Chinese Firm Is America's Favorite Drone Maker. Exce...
Windows Weekly 879: The Cockroach of CPUs
May 01, 2024 18:19 - 2 hours - 1.84 GB VideoFY24 Q3 Earnings, AI Explorer, Github Copilot Workspace Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/879 Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT - code TWIT30 cachefly.com/twit
Security Now 972: Passkeys: A Shattered Dream?
May 01, 2024 00:43 - 2 hours - 1.69 GB VideoGCHQ: No more default passwords for consumer IoT devices! What happened with Chrome and 3rd-party cookies? Race conditions and multi-threading GM "accidentally" enrolled millions into "OnStar Smart Driver +" program Steve recommends Ryk Brown's "Frontiers Saga" SpinRite update Passkeys: A Shattered Dream? Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-972-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad...
MacBreak Weekly 919: Thinko's
April 30, 2024 22:59 - 1 hour - 1.42 GB VideoCould Apple's announcement of its new iPad's next week be positioned as an AI-powered device? What happened with Apple IDs being reset suddenly for some users? Apple is replacing its titanium Apple cards from the 2019 batch. And Mercedes-Benz is planning not to adopt the next iteration of Apple's CarPlay in its vehicles. Apple rivals retool to challenge the iPhone and Vision Pro. Apple's OpenAI talks intensify as it seeks to add AI features. Many people say their Apple IDs were inexplica...
This Week in Tech 977: Gahoo Yoogle
April 29, 2024 02:16 - 2 hours - 2.29 GB VideoTikTok Ban, Intel's Struggles, Google's Ensh*ttification 'Thunder Run': Behind Lawmakers' Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill A Chinese Firm Is America's Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington. The panel taks about AI With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready A new California bill would restrict line-skipping service 'Clear' at airports in the name of equity The Man Who Killed Google Search Google search boss Raghavan warns employees of 'new operating realit...
Ask The Tech Guys 2022: Which Wife?
April 28, 2024 22:59 - 2 hours - 1.66 GB VideoTikTok will be banned within the U.S. in nine months unless Bytedance divests, but now the government may be seeking to ban another popular Chinese product within the country. Why are a caller's photo uploads to Instagram failing? How can I get Siri to stop bringing up duplicate contacts when using it? Plus, Dick DeBartolo brings some exciting gadgets to the show, and Chris Marquardt goes over the Power photo assignment! Banning TikTok just puts a Band-Aid over social media's problems. Ma...
This Week in Space 108: Starliner: Better Late Than Never?
April 26, 2024 21:44 - 1 hour - 895 MB VideoWe've been waiting... and waiting... and waiting for Boeing's Starliner to fly. First selected in 2010, along with SpaceX's Crew Dragon, Starliner has been behind schedule for years. SpaceX got $2.6 billion for its six dragon flights, and Boeing received more at $4.3 billion, so you'd expect Boeing to be first to fly, right? Well, as of today, SpaceX has delivered crews to the International Space Station eight times, to Boeing's... zero. Delayed development, turbulence problems with the cap...
Tech News Weekly 334: Meta Goes Open With XR
April 25, 2024 22:02 - 1 hour - 938 MB VideoJason Howell is filling in for Mikah Sargent as Mikah is out! Emily Dreibelbis chatted with one of the moderators of r/ChatGPT on Reddit. The Rabbit R1 AI companion device recently had its launch party, and first impressions are coming out for the wearable device. Meta opens its Quest Horizon OS to developers. And AI finally arrives in the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag spoke with a moderator of one of the more popular subreddits on Reddit, r/ChatGPT, about their exp...
This Week in Google 765: Inflatable Nuts
April 25, 2024 01:39 - 2 hours - 2.01 GB Video'Thunder Run': Behind Lawmakers' Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill TikTok ban would be a gift from Congress to Meta and Google How the TikTok ban could survive a court challenge The Chilling of TikTok FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements That Restrict Job Switching Sam Altman-backed crypto project Worldcoin faces an orb shortage Paris' nuts Rabbit R1 brilliant.xyz More wearable AI: IYO One The Man Who Killed Google Search Google search boss Raghavan warns employees of 'new operati...
Windows Weekly 878: If You Build It, You Are Dumb
April 24, 2024 18:59 - 2 hours - 1.96 GB VideoLeo, Paul, and Richard steer towards the performance race as they speculate about how Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite/Plus PCs will compare to Apple Silicon MacBooks. What makes a laptop truly user-friendly? System reliability, UI consistency, battery life? Plus, the recent Fallout TV series, the practicality of using winget for browser installations, and how the ARM chipset switch is revving up the PC market. ARMed & ready Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X Plus and confirms Paul's report t...
Security Now 971: Chat (out of) Control
April 24, 2024 00:42 - 2 hours - 1.74 GB VideoWhat do you call "Stuxnet on steroids"?? Voyager 1 update Android 15 to quarantine apps Thunderbird & Microsoft Exchange China bans Western encrypted messaging apps Gentoo says "no" to AI Cars collecting diving data Freezing your credit Investopedia Computer Science Abstractions Lazy People vs. Secure Systems Actalis issues free S/MIME certificates PIN Encryption DRAM and GhostRace AT&T Phishing Scam Race Conditions and Multi-core processors An Alternative to the Current Cre...
MacBreak Weekly 918: You're Rubbing It Wrong
April 23, 2024 22:59 - 2 hours - 1.71 GB VideoApple announced a May 7th event, hinting very heavily that new iPads will be announced at the event! Will Apple stop producing its FineWoven accessories following negative reviews of the product? Apple is continuing its environmental push. And is Apple cutting its future Vision Pro shipment forecasts? Apple announces May 7th event for new iPad. Apple reportedly stops production of FineWoven accessories. Apple hits 18 gigawatts of clean energy in its environmental push. What really happe...
This Week in Tech 976: Serial Churners
April 22, 2024 02:00 - 2 hours - 1.9 GB VideoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules TikTok 'ban' passes in the House again Senate reauthorizes FISA spy program, but not before its midnight expiration Surveillance Law Section 702 Keeps Us Safe Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2024 Americans' New TV Habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat. How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright Amazon Prime Memberships in US Gain 8% to New High After Lull Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty acceler...
Ask The Tech Guys 2021: Warp Glorp
April 21, 2024 23:29 - 2 hours - 1.71 GB VideoLeo Laporte and Mikah Sargent dive into a variety of engaging tech topics, from controversial phone bans in schools to the future of AI and data privacy. The duo also tackles listener questions on VPNs, mobile hotspots, Apple App Store subscriptions, and more. Special guest Rod Pyle joins to discuss the latest updates on Voyager 1 and the Mars Sample Return mission. Mobile Phones in Schools: Leo and Mikah discuss the growing controversy around schools banning phones to prevent students fro...
This Week in Space 107: Mars Sample Return Blues
April 19, 2024 21:59 - 1 hour - 951 MB VideoUnless you've been living under a big red Martian rock, you've likely heard that NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in trouble. The robotic program has its roots in the 1960s, when NASA started thinking about sending robots to fetch Mars soil even before Mariner 4's first flyby of the planet. The Russians pondered it as well, as the Chinese and Japanese are today. The problem? It's really hard, with multiple spacecraft, possibly on different launches, rendezvousing around the Red Planet t...