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This Week in Tech 984: Fifty-three Clicks
June 17, 2024 00:15 - 2 hours - 2.14 GB VideoUkranian Bot Farms, LA Public Health Dept. Phished MS Recall and Apple AI Congress grills Microsoft boss Brad Smith after 'cascade' of security errors Microsoft Refused to Fix Flaw Years Before SolarWinds Hack Exclusive: MediaTek designs Arm-based chip for Microsoft's AI laptops Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs ...
Ask The Tech Guys 2029: Peak Bougie
June 16, 2024 23:29 - 2 hours - 1.85 GB VideoApple & Meta will likely face charges for failing to comply with EU rules. Can you play Apple Spatial audio files outside of Apple Music? How can you start learning how to program and develop an application? Plus, Rod Pyle talks about the Boeing Starliner launch, and Chris Marquardt goes over the past month's photo assignment of Minimalist! Apple WWDC24, Apple Intelligence, and RCS coming to iPhone. Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say. Matthew calls ...
This Week in Space 115: Our Friendly Mr. Sun
June 14, 2024 20:59 - 1 hour - 889 MB VideoWe see the sun every day as it rises and sets... it's one of the few constants in life. But it's a very dynamic body, throwing minor temper tantrums regularly. As it happens, we're at the peak of its 11-year cycle of activity and there's a lot going on! Dr. Alex Young, the Associate Director for Science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, joins us to talk about the sun, solar activity cycles, the recent solar storms that have given us auroras and some...
Tech News Weekly 341: What You Might Have Missed At WWDC24
June 13, 2024 20:59 - 1 hour - 893 MB VideoAmazon's Alexa could have been in a prime position to dominate AI. Why AI detection tools for detecting AI written content are hurting writers. What was announced at WWDC earlier this week? And how security cameras getting smarter with AI is a good thing. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy talks about how over a dozen employees who worked on Amazon's Alexa had a good chance to dominate the AI space and blew that chance. Mikah Sargent talks about how, with the rise of AI being used to perform writing...
This Week in Google 772: Mystery Bucket of Gummies
June 13, 2024 01:38 - 2 hours - 2.11 GB VideoApple Introduces Image Playground - a new AI image tool Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman Hallucination is Inevitable Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call Mike Lynch: Autonomy co-founder cleared of fraud in US trial New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial Joey Chestnut is out of 2024 Nathan's hot dog eating contest in beef over vegan ...
Windows Weekly 885: Open the Kokomo!
June 12, 2024 18:15 - 2 hours - 2.27 GB VideoRecall to be opt-in, Auto SR, new Xbox Series models Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/885 Sponsors: HP.com - WW - https://bit.ly/4adilko kolide.com/ww cachefly.com/twit
Security Now 978: The Rise and Fall of code.microsoft.com
June 12, 2024 01:26 - 2 hours - 1.8 GB VideoMS on Recall changes Thanks for the "Memory" New York Times (and Wordle) leak Apple's own password manager app DJI drones on the defensive SlashData reveals some interesting developer statistics Are we going to turn programming over to AIs? The Linux Kernel Project goes CVE crazy Email @ GRC Pizza in 2024 Microsoft Recall at work Google Domains to Squarespace DNS migration T2F2-NFC-Dual keys The rise and fall of code.microsoft.com Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-978-Not...
MacBreak Weekly 925: Sherlocking AI
June 11, 2024 23:29 - 2 hours - 1.93 GB VideoA bevy of announcements came from Apple during it WWDC24 event! Apple Intelligence is coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac with features like Image Playground. iPadOS 18 is coming soon, including an official Calculator app for the iPad and Smart Script when using the Apple Pencil. And the Apple Vision Pro is expanding into new countries and regions, such as China and Singapore, starting June 28th. Introducing Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative mod...
TWiT News 404: Apple WWDC 2024
June 10, 2024 19:11 - 2 hours - 1.55 GB VideoApple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 opened with a content-rich keynote showcasing significant updates to Apple's ecosystem. From enhancements to operating systems to the introduction of Apple Intelligence, the event set the stage for the next generation of Apple products and experiences. Entertainment Apple TV+ enters its 5th year with a strong lineup of originals and upcoming shows and movies Gaming experiences on Apple devices are enhanced by the unified gaming platform...
This Week in Tech 983: Digital Snackwells
June 10, 2024 01:54 - 2 hours - 1.9 GB VideoHow to Kill a Smart Device: Spotify Car Thing Post Mortem Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. Windows won't take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in NVIDIA Drive Thor with 2,000 TOPS to be implemented by Li Auto Oral-B Sold a $230 Alexa Toothbrush—and Then Pulled the Plug Adobe's new terms of service unacceptably gives them access to all of yo...
Ask The Tech Guys 2028: 2,000 TOPS
June 10, 2024 00:19 - 2 hours - 2.07 GB VideoVoIP Woes, Rogue Voice Memos, and Pet Tracking Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/2028 Sponsor: fastmail.com/twit
This Week in Space 114: Starliners & Starships
June 07, 2024 22:29 - 1 hour - 1010 MB VideoWell, we waited, we waffled, and we joked... but Boeing's Starliner finally made good! Seven or so years after their projected crewed flight date, the second provider of crew delivery to the International Space Station finally succeeded in sending two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, to the ISS. Despite a few problems with (sigh) valves, helium tanks, and thrusters, the mission appears to be going swimmingly. Then, just a day later, SpaceX launched a Starship on a fourth test ...
Tech News Weekly 340: What to Expect from WWDC24
June 06, 2024 20:59 - 56 minutes - 738 MB VideoDan Moren of Six Colors hosts the show with Abrar Al-Heeti while Mikah Sargent is out this week! Facebook is seeing a surge of young adults using its service. Zoom CEO Eric Yaun wants AI to attend meetings for you. What can we expect to be announced at WWDC24 on June 10th? And Microsoft's newly announced Windows Recall feature is severely insecure, according to a security researcher. Abrar Al-Heeti shares a report from Meta that Facebook has seen the highest number of young adult users wit...
This Week in Google 771: Sucked to LA
June 06, 2024 01:46 - 2 hours - 2.25 GB Video'Like drinking a music festival': this is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good? Trump joins TikTok, the app he once tried to ban Unanimous SCOTUS To States: No Strong-Arming Third Parties To Silence Those You Dislike Federal Preemption of State Privacy Law Hurts Everyone The Internet's Final Frontier: Remote Amazon Tribes That time Rupert Murdoch almost married a woman from Petaluma The Very Online Afterlife of Franz Kafka Finally! Someone has figured out how to make money ...
Windows Weekly 884: Sentient Meat
June 05, 2024 18:38 - 2 hours - 1.93 GB VideoRecall debate, orchestration, Bing turns 15 Attack of the Copilot+ PCs Nvidia: GeForce RTX AI PCs will get Copilot+ PC status ... some day AMD: Ryzen AI 300 series (laptops) and AMD Ryzen 9000 series (desktops) have 50 TOPS NPUs and an on-stage apology, er, admission, from Microsoft Intel: Lunar Lake delivers 48 TOPS NPU, new GPU Qualcomm - Don't forget us! We're going to go after every PC form factor there is Thinking about AI, NPUs, and local workloads - Is an orchestrator in our ...
Security Now 977: A Large Language Model in Every Pot
June 05, 2024 01:22 - 1 hour - 1.48 GB Video"Tornado Notes" Email @ GRC Have I Been Pwned? A new "supply chain" attack vector Another CA in the DogHouse ICQ to shutter its service Steve reviews "Déjà vu" Hide my email Security in Windows SpinRite update A Large Language Model in Every Pot Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-977-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...
MacBreak Weekly 924: Wireless Wired
June 04, 2024 23:29 - 2 hours - 1.88 GB VideoA new 3D 'Floor Plan' feature has been shipped with the latest HomeKit update. Apple mislabeled the number of GPU cores on the M2 iPad Air. You too can design your kitchen with the Apple Vision Pro & Lowe's. Plus, do cheap lightning-connected earbuds actually use Bluetooth even though it's a wired connection? Qualcomm uses 'I'm a Mac' actor Justin Long to promote ARM PC. Controller for HomeKit updated with new 3D 'Floor Plan' feature. M4 iPad Pro uses Secure Indicator Light for mic/camer...
This Week in Tech 982: International Trash
June 03, 2024 02:14 - 2 hours - 1.93 GB VideoStartup Chaos, Breaking Ticketmaster, Ultrasonic Coffee Spotify says it will refund Car Thing purchases VC Says "Chaos" Coming for Startups, Ads, and Online Business as Generative AI Eats Web Perplexity AI's new feature will turn your searches into shareable pages Who's having kids? The panel discusses Ticketmaster T-Mobile to acquire most of U.S. Cellular in $4.4 billion deal; U.S. Cellular shares surge Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users. Inter...
Ask The Tech Guys 2027: Johnny Ebola and the Malaria Five
June 02, 2024 23:59 - 2 hours - 1.83 GB VideoAlex Lindsay joins Leo Laporte this week for Ask The Tech Guys. What's the best way to start podcasting? Which iPad and Apple Pencil is great for drawing? Why is my iPad lagging when using a certain application? Plus, Scott Wilkinson talks about some of the technology demonstrated at Display Week 2024, and Johnny Jet talks about how you shouldn't share your itinerary information on social media. Data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for sale after alleged breach. Tribeca to screen AI...
This Week in Space 113: China's Heavenly Dream
May 31, 2024 20:59 - 1 hour - 887 MB VideoIn this episode of This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the latest updates on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the potential for aurora sightings due to increased solar activity, and China's ambitious lunar exploration program with returning guest Mike Wall, Spaceflight Editor at Space.com. The conversation focuses on China's upcoming Chang'e 6 mission, its capabilities, and the implications of China's growing presence on the Moon. The hosts also touch upon the nationalistic a...
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...