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Think your mouse is harmless? Steve and Leo uncover how modern optical mice might be secretly “listening” in, and reveal why satellite data pouring down on us is almost entirely unsecured.The long awaited lawsuit to block Texas SB2420.Embattled Texas SB2420 also impacts Google Play.At long last,…

Leo Laporte: It's time for Windows Weekly! Paul Thurrott has the day off. We've got two great guest hosts, Peter Bright and Daniel Rubino. We're going to talk a lot about Windows Phone 8.1, the new Nokia Icon, Android on Windows Phone, and a whole lot more. Windows Weekly is up next. Netcasts…

Leo Laporte: It's time for TWiT: This Week in Tech. What a show we have! Talk about brain power. Ben Thompson from Stratechery, Ed Bott from ZD Net, Rene Ritchie from iMore, and we are going to disect bit by bit everything Apple announced on Wednesday, what it all means, we might even talk about…

In memoriam: Bill AtkinsonMeta native apps & JavaScript collude for a localhost local mess.The EU rolls out its own DNS4EU filtered DNS service.Ukraine DDoS's Russia's Railway DNS ... and... so what?The Linux Foundation creates an alternative Wordpress package manager.Court tells OpenAI it must…

Dan Moren joins us this week! Rumors are circulating about an A18 MacBook Pro and iPhone 17 Air from Apple, Samsung just held its Galaxy Unpacked event this month and unveiled updates to some of its products, AI bots are scraping obituaries for profit, and a new browser war is emerging between two…

Interview with Adam BeckerArvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor: AI as Normal TechnologyJoanna Sterns stars in WSJ Veo filmWow: So this is all AI-generated. (with Veo)Business Owners Are Using AI-Generated 'Concerned Residents' To Fight Proposed Bus Line In Toronto - Slashdotvenice.aiGoogle’s Veo 3…

Picture of the Week. The Encryption Debate. Age does matter... Age Verification. WhatsApp: Rather be blocked in UK than weaken security. Exposing Side-Channel Monitoring. Closing the Loop. A new UDP reflection attack vector. Google Authenticator Updated. …

Why Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning Label is a Bad IdeaRussia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reportsMicrosoft MSFT Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian HackMicrosoft says it's okay to steal content published on the webDeclare your AIndependence: block AI bots,…

iPhone 17 event live blog: on the ground at Apple’s keynoteGoogle Court Doc: Open Web Is In Rapid DeclineAnthropic Judge Rejects $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (1)The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded MessesWhat to expect from Meta ConnectSpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar’s…

Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Debate around self-driving car standards and implications after recent SF accident Controversy over Mark Andreessen's anti-regulation manifesto and risks of stifling progress Taxes paid by tech…

In this episode, Mikah Sargent explores Apple's new Clean Up feature, part of the Apple Intelligence suite, which aims to remove distractions from photos.Clean Up is a new feature in macOS Sequoia's Photos app that uses on-device machine learning to remove unwanted objects from imagesTo use Clean…

Why was DeepSeek banned by Italian authorities?What internal proprietary DeepSeek data was found online?What is "DeepSeek" anyway? Why do we care, and what does it mean?Did Microsoft just make OpenAI's strong model available for free?Google explains how generative AI can be and is being misused.An…

Apple proposes 45-day maximum certificate life.SEC fines four companies for downplaying their SolarWinds attack severity.Google adds 5 new features to Messenger including inappropriate content.Does AI-driven local device-side filtering resolve the encryption dilemma forever?The very nice looking …

Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins Mikah Sargent on Tech News Weekly this week! The former CEO of Hinge left his position this week to launch an AI-powered dating app. Pebble is coming out with its take on a smart ring. What is the AI Model Context Protocol? And could grocery delivery services…

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Mikah Sargent is in for Leo Laporte, as Leo is out this week. Mikah and Jason Snell got the new iPhone 15 and share their experiences with the device. Are the reports of the iPhone 15 overheating accurate? And what's up with Apple's FineWoven cases? Apple's updated portrait mode.Widespread…

How fake drives continue to be sold on Amazon despite negative reviewsMicrosoft is discontinuing support for the VBScript languageThe 30-year old NTLM authentication protocol will eventually be removed from WindowsTwo new vulnerabilities found in cURLA new Cisco router vulnerability rated CVSS 10.0…

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy returned from the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, where some new gadgets and tech were unveiled at the show. There's a new social network that has you and only AI bots in it. A review of the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. And Meta introduces Instgram “Teen Accounts” to…

Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuationOpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records showChina’s latest answer to OpenAI is ‘Chat Xi PT’Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked inPioneering instant messaging program ICQ is…

Apple Intelligence may miss the announced initial launch window. Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized Apple store in the country. And Jason Snell's prediction back in 2023 of adverts coming to Apple TV may be coming true.Apple Intelligence to miss…

AI Investing Trends, Taylor Swift Deepfakes160-180k Apple Vision Pros sold Ben Parr's 110+ Page Slide report I came out with on AI investing trends + predictions in 2023/2024 George Carlin AI Lawsuit: Estate Sues Creators Over Comedy Special Nightshade, the tool that ‘poisons’ data,…

A look back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year:Emily Forlini of PCMag and her story about the AI "dating scene" AI through ChatGPT Plus and AI boyfriends and her somewhat lackluster experience.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and the breaking news that the U.S. Department of Justice is…

Interview with Stephen WittAltman's Gentle SingularitySutskever video: start at 5:50-6:40Paris on Apple GlassOpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chatsDisney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm for Copyright InfringementApple paper: The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding…

A New Era of Internet Regulation Is About to BeginAustralia is quietly rolling out age checks for search engines like GoogleBluesky is rolling out age verification in the UKHouse "crypto week" could change how Americans use, save moneyLatest stablecoin bill addresses foreign issuers, national…

 Sam Altman returns as CEO after staff threatened mass resignation Microsoft's role and attempts to hire OpenAI staff Concerns over OpenAI's technology and capabilities Speculation over what caused the OpenAI board member revolt Impact and future of OpenAI as a non-profit…

This 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…

Intel’s new CEO to host Vision 2025 Opening Keynote on March 31stApple Can’t Beat SpotifyGoogle says its test removing European news content for 1% of users in eight EU countries found that there was no change to Search ad revenue due to the removalDemocratic Senators Team Up With MAGA To Hand…

GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it.Generative AI and the Future of the Digital CommonsDavid Sacks on X: "A BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR AI? The Doomer narratives were wrong. Predicated on a “rapid take-off” to AGI, they predicted that the leading AI model would…

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Amazon has announced its upcoming fall hardware event. OpenAI is working towards implementing security features for teens using ChatGPT. A look into SMS blasters as a way to target you with scam texts. And Scott…

App Store stopped more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2022. Apple launches new concert discovery features on Apple Maps and Apple Music. Apple introduces new features for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak in Magnifier. …

Apple’s $50 million butterfly keyboard settlement is finally approved.Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy for President on Twitter: it didn't go well.Apple's 'My Photo Stream' service shutting down in July 2023.Elon Musk's Neuralink wins FDA approval for human study of brain implants.Why is the…

This week on AI Inside, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis delve into the latest AI developments with scholar Nirit Weiss-Blatt, exploring the media framing of AI, the rise of AI doom-mongers, positive applications of AI, and more.Jason and Jeff kick things off discussing the U.K.’s Competition and…

Elon Musk makes bold claims about Tesla robotaxi in Hollywood backlot The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise How to send messages via satellite on your iPhone or Pixel US Weighs Google Breakup in Historic Big Tech Antitrust Case Hackers took over…

Apple Introduces Image Playground - a new AI image toolElon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam AltmanHallucination is InevitableNokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone callMike Lynch: Autonomy co-founder cleared of fraud in US trialNew York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive'…

How Exactly NVIDIA Is Pulling This OffGoogle takes down Gemini AI image generator. Here’s what you need to knowAT&T restores service after hours of outageAT&T is giving customers a bill credit following massive outagePolice arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global…

How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth Netflix’s Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event Biden Asked Microsoft to “Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity.” He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly…

Alex Lindsay has some thoughts on the Concert for One Vision Pro immersive video. Following the movie's debut on Apple TV+, what's going on with Jon Watts and the 'Wolfs' sequel? And what could be Apple's plan to make Apple Intelligence available in the Chinese market?Concert for One - An Apple TV+…

House, Senate leaders nearing deal on landmark online privacy billMarissa Mayer’s eternal SunshineElon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares popAmazon’s Grocery Stores to Drop Just Walk Out Checkout TechX’s ‘complimentary’ Premium push gives people blue checks they didn’t ask…

Jacob Ward of The Rip Current is hosting Tech News Weekly this week, joined by Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET as well! Samsung unveils its upcoming tri-folding phone. OpenAI declares a "code red" to improve the quality of ChatGPT. How do you feel about the idea of ChatGPT being a dating coach for you? And…

‘Spring forward’ no more: Trump and Musk want to end Daylight Saving Time changes. Here’s what health experts sayThe $100 Trillion Disruption: The Unforeseen Economic EarthquakeApple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence FeaturesAn audit found that 10 top AI chatbots,…

Daniel Oberhaus InterviewTrump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on AmericansCNN Challenges Claim AI Will Eliminate Half of White-Collar Jobs, Calls It 'Part of the AI Hype Machine'Indian AI Startup Worth Billions Turns Out to Be Biggest Scam EverAI Humanizer & Detector – Make AI Text Undetectable …

Judge rules Google illegally monopolized ad tech, opening door to potential breakupAI-hallucinated code dependencies become new supply chain riskOpenAI's secret Yap score4chan, the internet's most infamous forum, is down following an alleged hackFTC v. Meta: the US argued Meta has a monopoly in the…

Apple uses iOS and macOS Rapid Security Response feature for the first time. NSO zero-click iPhone hack accessed HomeKit, but blocked by Lockdown Mode. Apple drops suit against ex-chip exec Williams who started Nuvia. Apple to upgrade its watch operating system with new focus on…

Who ordered the Apple Vision Pro? Why are my photos changing colors completely when I export them? Why can't I use specific 3rd party texting applications anymore when I switched cellular providers? And, the end of an era for Sports Illustrated.Someone at TWiT ordered the Apple Vision Pro! Who got…

Can I force my Maps application to keep the same route without modifying it? Why am I receiving an error 431 when visiting a webpage on my browser? And Rod Pyle talks about the recent eclipse, and Chris Marquardt joins us to review the prolonged photo assignment review of "Adorable"!The satellites…

Galaxy Z Fold 6 launches for $1,899 with wider displays FTC bans anonymous messaging app NGL from hosting children AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach EU accuses Elon Musk’s X of deceptive practices over blue ‘checkmark’ After…

Sam Abuelsamid stops by to talk about the Rolls Royce EV vehicle, Spectre. Why are my contacts on my iPhone not syncing correctly with my Mac? And Leo's new M3 Max MacBook Pro arrived, and he shares his review and thoughts on the device. OpenAI's developer day - what was announced.The Humane…

The dangers of doing things you don't understand.Espressif responds to the claims of an ESP32 backdoor.A widely leveraged mistake Microsoft stubbornly refuses to correct.A disturbingly simple remote takeover of Apache Tomcat servers.A 10/10 vulnerability affecting some ASUS, ASRock and HPE…

Leaked Signal group chat, xAI x X merger, Studio ChatGhibli-THayao Miyazaki’s AI NightmareStudio Ghibli has few legal options to stop OpenAI from ripping off its styleNo elephants: Breakthroughs in image generationOkay, I’m Starting to Think AI Can Do My Job After AllClearly we're talking about the…