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iOS 26.5 raises the bar with end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging and bakes in a slew of security upgrades that could change how you think about your texts and device safety. Find out what's improved on your iPhone!
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
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What if powerful AI tools could run entirely on your Windows PC, with no internet required? This episode puts local small language models to the test and reveals just how close they are to their cloud-based rivals.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Apple Music's Playlist Playground does more than just pick songs; it curates playlists that actually flow together, tailored to your mood or activity. Mikah shows how to craft and customize dynamic playlists with minimal effort.
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Listener Zorawar Mann has a modest home theater system, but he lacks a center-channel speaker and wonders what he should get. He even sent some photos of his setup. Scott Wilkinson has some thoughts and recommendations that go beyond Zorawar's actual question.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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British tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker reveals his hands-on approach to filtering the world's information overload with AI, from building custom news-gathering bots to teaching reporters where the human touch still matters. Find out how next-gen tools are reshaping the front lines of reporting, and what gets lost—and found—when machines do the first pass.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau
Guest: Chris Stokel-Walker
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It's not just Recall: Security vulnerabilities that require you to sign into an account on your PC are not necessarily vulnerabilities. Also, Windows 11 gets its first big feature updates in this week's Patch Tuesday releases. Snapseed 4.0 comes to Android/iOS, and Claude FM is great for relaxing or getting coding/work done. Plus, the Helium browser has emerged as a favorite with 2 notable caveats: No online settings sync and no mobile client.
Windows
A new threat emerges
AI
Security
Xbox & gaming
Tips & picks
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com
The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
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DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed.
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.
For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.
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If you purchased an iPhone between June 2024 and March 2025, you could receive a payment from the $250 million settlement over Apple's intelligence features on iPhones! Apple could be using Intel chips again in future Apple products. More Mac mini and Mac Studio models are no longer available on the Apple Store. And Apple is now requiring verification for education discounts.
Picks of the Week
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren
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Campus hacks bring final exams to a standstill, a blockbuster study on AI in education gets pulled, and the world's biggest technology companies face government crackdowns with barely a dent to their bottom lines. Plus, Apple returns to Intel as chip wars reshape US tech!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Berber Jin, Iain Thomson, and Paris Martineau
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Raspberry Pi Imager levels up with org support and CM5 Secure Boot tricks. Valve drops a new Steam Controller with a 35-hour battery and Grip Sense, plus a client update to match. Ubuntu's Twitter got hacked — yes, really. Inkscape 1.4.4 squashes 24 crashes and picks up the pace. There's a Dirty Frag kernel flaw letting locals escalate privileges, so patch now. VideoLAN previews dav2d, an early AV2 decoder. And while RHEL dropped 32-bit, AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta is keeping the flame alive. For tips: chess-tui brings the board to your terminal, and csplit helps you slice files by context. There's also a free open-source mobile dev hackathon coming to the Netherlands on May 16. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/49bAd1t and have a great week!
Host: Rob Campbell
Co-Host: Ken McDonald
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