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Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.Leo Laporte [00:00:00]:It's time for TWiT this Week in Tech. We've got a great pale Georgia Dow is here. Ian Thompson. And from France,…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.Leo Laporte [00:00:00]:It's time for Windows Weekly. Paul Thurad is in Mexico City. Richard Campbell's in London, England. I'm here,…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.0:00:00 - Leo LaporteIt's time for Twink. This Week in Google, Kathy Gellis, our favorite attorney, is here. She joins Jeff Jarvis and…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show00:00 - Leo Laporte (Host)It's time for Windows Weekly. Paul Thorat is here Well, actually he's in Mexico City. Richard Campbell's here…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show. Leo Laporte [00:00:00]:It's time for Intelligent Machines. Paris and Jeff are here. Our guest, Dr. Alan Cowan, is the Chief…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show. Leo Laporte [00:00:00]:It's time for TWiT this Week in Tech. It's our annual CES wrap up and we have three great hosts who were at…

Please be advised that this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word-for-word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.Leo Laporte [00:00:00]:It's time for TWiT This Week in Tech. Nicholas DeLeon is here from Consumer Reports, Father Robert Balassare…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show. Leo Laporte [00:00:00]:Well, it's New Year's Eve and it's time for the year end episode of Intelligent Machines. Join Jeff, Paris…

This week features news about Linux Mint, Plasma 6, and the release of blendOS 3. And then Google's work on Linux VMs is showing up in the next kernel, as well as a discussion on disabling 32 bit system calls, and the controversy around Github's Copilot. And finally, Debian 12 releases, and there's…

Google to crack down on office attendance, asks remote workers to reconsiderCIOp gang sat on exploit for MOVEit flaw for nearly 2 yearsHawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts... again.. and again...U.S. Congress to consider two new bills on artificial intelligenceWays to help cybersecurity's essential…

Child protection legislation in the USMeta pushes back on the $200 billion FTC fine for COPPA violationAge verification on the internetGoogle moving from 3rd party cookies to topicsA look at Cloudflare's metricsSpinRite updateCox Media admits that it spys on youShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn…

We start with Z-wave, look at Open Source NVIDIA, and celebrate Intel hiring Linux engineers. Then Valve is still working on HDR in the kernel, Google is moving to Aluminium, and Patents just got a tiny bit worse. But KDE is dropping X11 next year, and Fedora is embracing the Nix packager! For tips…

This week sees Xorg moving to a new legal home, news about the upcoming Framework AMD laptops, and a promising new fork of Firefox. Then there's System76's scheduler, AMD's plan to ditch AGESA, and the latest release of ClamAV. And don't forget the saga of updating a machine to a totally broken…

Microsoft's completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.How political tension in Israel affects the tech sector.Debating disinformation and First Amendment rights.The influence of articles posted on social media.Legal implications of AI-generated content and copyright.Using AI to scan ancient…

Google expands TensorFlow open-source tooling for accelerated machine learning development CISA addresses 'Cyber Poor' small biz, local government Wendy's drive-through orders to be taken by a chatbot The future of real-world evidence and data analytics - self-service mode Ex…

This week, we cover Windows adding sudo, Ubuntu failing with KDE 6, and the Kernel finally getting some Continuous Integration. Google is spending a million bucks to make Rust and C++ play nice, Microsoft is giving developers another 12 months to use out-of-date Ubuntu with VSCode, and there's some…

It's another Snap and Flatpak shootout, a new release of DreamWorks MoonRay, and Google Open Sources Magika. The MariaDB corporation is struggling, KDE has a new Slimbook, and we hate to hate on NVIDIA . For tips we have theme.sh for console theming, Tbmk for bookmarking command tips, tmux -- THE…

Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. "hallucinations" will ever go away: "This isn’t fixable"AI-supported mammogram screening increases breast cancer detection by 20%, study findsStability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL, its next-gen image synthesis modelThe first pop song ever…

When you’re the biggest target...Searching for SearchHow long will a Windows XP machine survive unprotected on the Internet?Free LaundryVPNs and FirewallsNetgate SG1100Ad Industry vs. Google Privacy SandboxBitwarden and passkeysToken2 passkey dongle312 Scientists & Researchers RespondShow Notes…

Expected follow-up on CVE-2024-30078From Russia with LoveAn EU privacy agency complains about Google’s Privacy Sandbox?Email @ GRCSecurity Now SPAM?Orange Tsai needs help!Recall and 3rd Party LeakageErrataThe Mixed Blessing of a Crappy PRNGShow Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-980-Notes.pdf

Meta launches Threads, a competitor to Twitter.Is there software to alter photos in large batches?Sam Abuelsamid and the autonomous self-driving vehicles.An update to Leo's six rules of security.Why can't I open my Lightroom Classic application and access my current catalog?Could Apple's Vision Pro…

On this episode of AI Inside, Jason Howell welcomes back AI developer Mike Wolfson to unpack the role of transformers in artificial intelligence.The Techno-Optimist Manifesto from VC Mark Andreessen draws skepticism, seen as dismissing AI's downsidesMajor music industry lawsuit against Anthropic's…

This week, Microsoft has Linux recommendations, The X.org Developer's Conference -- all about Wayland, and the latest release of the impressive-lookng ONLYOFFICE. Then System76 has another monthly update on Cosmic, KDE has a release date for Plasma 6, and AMD is asking for feedback on Linux support…

Kyle Kiang, VP of North America for the Nothing brand, joins the show to discuss the Nothing company and the Nothing Phone 2.Mikah Sargent talks about Captcha boxes and how Captcha's may soon be going away with new technology slowly being introduced that won't have you trying to figure out what…

James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC. Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac. Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading. EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027…

Meta has officially launched its answer to Twitter called Threads. Richard Lawler from The Verge talks about what Threads is about.Mikah Sargent talked about Apple's gaming porting tool for macOS, discovered by Christina Warren a couple of episodes ago, that aims to bring real gaming to Macs. She…

ValiDrive release follow-upPasskeys exportability and phishing riskPasskeys for device verification like SSH keysPossibility of hobby browsers vs. production browsersAvailability of SpinRite 6.1 pre-releaseFilling drives with crypto noise using VeraCryptSteve and Leo's favorite OTP appsGoogle Docs…

Cellebrite unlocks Trump’s would-be assassin’s phone.Cisco reported on a CVSS of 10.0Entrust drops the other shoeGoogle gives up on removing 3rd-party cookiesMiscellanySnowflake and data warehouse applicationsCDK auto dealership outagePolyfill.io and resource hashesMITMBlocking CopilotBlocking…

Microsoft to officially abandon passwords and support their deletion.Meta's RayBan smart glasses weaken their privacy terms.30% of Microsoft code is now being written by AI.Google says prying Chrome from it will damage its security.Nearly 1,000 six-year-old eCommerce backdoors spring to life.eM…

Picture of the Week.Tracker Follow-Up.Automatic IoT device updating.HP 9020e - error code 83C0000B.Section 230 Stands.The KeePass Vulnerability.Apple joins Samsung, Amazon and Verizon in banning ChatGPT.Google's Privacy Sandbox moves forward.The FBI heavily misused FISA powers.Supply Chain…

Picture of the Week.HP = “Huge Pile”The “.ZIP” TLD — What could possibly go wrong?PyPI gets more serious about security AND privacy.“No logs saved anywhere”???Twitter in the EU?Bitwarden's support for Passkeys.A €1.2 billion fine will grab your attention.Editing WhatsApp messages.A new Google Bug…

More on Apple’s hardware backdoorRussian Hacking of Ukranian camerasRussian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for monthsThings are still a mess at 23andMeCoinsPaid was the victim of another cyberattackCrypto Hacking in 2023Mandiant Twitter scamDefining "cyber warfare"LastPass is making…

It's apparently not always safe to apply to Canonical, Nvidia pushes drivers to go with its new hardware, and apparently Linux now runs inside PDFs. Then there's a bit of a flame war to cover over Rust in the kernel, at least one maintainer leaves, and there's the normal churn of application…

A near-Universal (Local) Linux Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilityTechCrunch informed AT&T of a 5 year old data breachSignal to get very useful cloud backupsTelegram to allow restricted incomingHP exits Russia ahead of scheduleAdvertisers are heavier users of Ad Blockers than average Americans…

We're talking about Google's layoffs and how it affects Flutter and Dart, then AMD is working to push AMF code into FFMPEG, and it's time for Open Source to grow up. RHEL has an AI offering, NVidia is suggesting Open Source kernel drivers, and Zed is coming to Linux. Then there's Pi Connect pulling…

Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting SeasonApple Closes in on Deal With OpenAI to Put ChatGPT on iPhoneApple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot CompetitorsGoogle is getting even worse for independent sitesMusk Plans More Layoffs as Two Senior Tesla…

Telegram puts End-to-End Privacy in the CrosshairsFree security logging is good for everyoneCrowdStrike hemorrhaging customersMicrosoft to meet privately with EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) vendorsYelp’s Unhappy with GoogleTelegram as the hotbed for DDoSass – DDoS as a ServiceChrome grows…

Montana has become the first state to ban TikTok as of Wednesday officially. Caroline Mimbs Nyce of The Atlantic stops by the show to discuss what happens next. How does a free TV sound? Mikah talks about the company Telly, which is looking to give away its line of TVs to thousands of people…

"Right to Repair for Your Body": The Rise of DIY, Pirated MedicineThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lendingGoogle will now link to The Internet Archive to add more context to Search resultsAI and transportationWayMo safety dataWhat Kermit the Frog Showed Me About AIKermit…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show. Leo Laporte (00:00:00):It's time for TWiT This Week in Tech, our hearts and our prayers, and our thoughts going out to the people…

Have you heard of the new hit song by Drake & The Weeknd, Heart on My Sleeve? Well if you did, it wasn't actually sung by Drake & The Weeknd. Mia Soto from The Verge explains how that song was generated using AI and what happened after that song got sprung online to the world.AI is really…

This episode of This Week in Enterprise Tech packs in analysis on Cisco's shocking $25 billion acquisition of Splunk and what it means for the cybersecurity ecosystem. Plus, Intel VP of Sales & Marketing Jason Kimrey joins to decode the company's groundbreaking new neural processors and…

Google's Pixel hardware event and new devicesDebate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy?Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rightsMovies released on TikTok by studiosHigh production costs of MasterclassStreaming vs DVDs and the shrinking open webSpotify's attempts to…

Vidcon was this past week.Why am I getting a mix of different languages in my Windows applications?Can you use a Bluetooth transmitter with an old record turntable?How can I put the latest version of the Android operating system on my old smartphones?Dick DeBartolo and the 132-hole bubble machine…

Picture of the Week.Catching Leo up to speed from last week.DuckDuckBrowse.And an updated Tor Browser.Opera, now enhanced with “AI”.The KasperskyOS Phone.The cost of doing business in Russia.Slowly turn the wheels of justice.The US to create a new “Cyber Force”.Apple.com now supports Passkeys…

Elon Musk says charging $1 a year to Twitter users could reduce botsVC Mark Andreessen loses it in controversial tech manifestoMeta Quest 3 brings back glassholes to the wildAmazon launches satellites to compete with SpaceX StarlinkPeter Norvig and Blaise Aguera y Arcas claim AGI is already here51%…

Justice Kagan Acknowledges Bluesky, And Other Notes From The TikTok Oral ArgumentAlito and PlayboyA Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office JargonMeta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor PixelfedFree our feeds fundraisingThe people should own the town squareLemley's…

MS on Recall changesThanks for the “Memory”New York Times (and Wordle) leakApple’s own password manager appDJI drones on the defensiveSlashData reveals some interesting developer statisticsAre we going to turn programming over to AIs?The Linux Kernel Project goes CVE crazyEmail @ GRCPizza in…

The panel gives their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro Online safety hearing gets skeptical response from kids, advocates Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs …

TWiT wishes all listeners and viewers a Happy New Year and peaceful 2025!Padre's CES 2024 haulCory Doctorow's infamous ensh*ttification termTesla teases a robotaxiLast in-studio audience for TWiTPadre on the AI priestGoogle Search gets worseChristina Warren's Rabbit R1Snowflake and the AT&T…