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- This Week in Space 206: I Want to Believe
What happens next when science can confidently announce the discovery of an alien life form? Whether it's a fully functioning civilization or a lowly Martian microbe, the implications are vast. Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University has studied this mostly ignored question and come up with some interesting conclusions--and, like the best science, more questions. How this can best be communicated in an age of mistrust in large institutions and science is a vexing one, and the conversation looked at it from a variety of angles. And--it was fun. Join us!
Headlines:- Artemis 2 Heat Shield Passes Inspection Despite Social Media Panic
- SpaceX Nears Version 3 Starship Launch After Delays
- New Naked-Eye Comet and Lyrid Meteor Shower Viewing Tips
Main Topic: Communicating the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life
- Lack of Research on Public Communication of Alien Life Discoveries
- Religious Backgrounds and How They Shape Views on Science and Space
- Public Trust, Misinformation, and Institutional Perception Challenges
- Risks, Uncertainties, and Ethics in Announcing Life Discoveries
- What Happens if Private Companies Discover Alien Life First
- Measuring Public Beliefs: the Extraterrestrial Belief Scale and Conspiracies
- Religious, Psychological, and Societal Impacts of Alien Life Announcements
- Direct Public Involvement in Decisions About Contacting Alien Life
- Navigating AI, Social Media, and Pattern Recognition in Spreading Space News
Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
Guest: Brianne Suldovsky
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! How AI is helping elders stay independent & provide companionship. How Apple and Google's app stores are pushing users toward deepfake nude apps, per an organization's report. And inside the crazy backstory behind an AI plush companion.
- Jennifer talks about Samsung's newest updates to its SmartThings Family Care service and how technology and AI are increasingly being used to help take care of elderly people & provide companionship.
- Mikah talks about a report from the Tech Transparency Project that found both Apple & Google's app stores that host & direct users to apps that generate non-consensual nude images of women.
- And Victoria Song of The Verge joins the show to share her review of a $399 AI companion and her very unique experience with the device overall.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Guest: Victoria Song
Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.
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1 hr 16 min - iOS Today 798: Stay Secure on Your Devices
Whether you're lending your phone to a kid or relying on maps off the grid, what you don't know about your device's security could come back to bite you. This episode shows why a few simple settings make all the difference when it counts.
- Setting up Medical ID and emergency contacts for safety
- Using Face ID and Guided Access to lock and protect apps
- Offline maps: how and why to download before you travel
- Find My and Life360 for tracking people and devices, with privacy tips
- Apple Messages' Check In and third-party safety apps like bSafe
- WiFi Assist and WiFi Calling: improving the reliability of calls and data
- News: Apple removes outdated Pages, Keynote, and Numbers from App Store
- Feedback: Free access to the Calm app via insurance and company perks
- Picks of the Week: Pokemon Go auto-catch gadget and Picsew screenshot tool
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
Contact iOS Today at [email protected].
Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today
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49 min - Home Theater Geeks 527: Cables, Bananas, and Mud, Oh My!
A forum called DIYAudio.com recently conducted a fascinating test among its readers: Could they tell the difference between audio signals passed through professional audio cables, wet mud, and bananas? The results might surprise you.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks
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12 min - Home Theater Geeks 527: Cables, Bananas, and Mud, Oh My!
A forum called DIYAudio.com recently conducted a fascinating test among its readers: Could they tell the difference between audio signals passed through professional audio cables, wet mud, and bananas? The results might surprise you.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks
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12 min - Hands-On Windows 185: Windows 11's new Features 4/2026
Windows 11 is quietly rolling out subtle but genuinely useful features this year, favoring reliability and long-term usability over flashy gimmicks. Find out which updates are actually making a difference for power users and everyday fans alike.
Host: Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows
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23 min - Hands-On Apple 227: Focus Modes Pt. 2
Find out how Apple's Focus filters quietly transform your entire digital environment, switching not just alerts but the apps, screens, and even info you see the moment you switch context. Mikah Sargent shows how to turn your Apple setup into a tailored workday powerhouse or a distraction-free oasis with just a tap.
- Customizing app content and behavior with focus filters
- Built-in focus filters for Mail, Calendar, Messages, Safari, and system settings
- Third-party apps and the slow adoption of focus filter support
- Lock screen and home screen pairing with focus modes
- Crafting lock screens for work, mindfulness, and other custom focus modes
- Environmental and contextual device changes triggered by focus modes
- Combining notification rules, filters, and screen pairing for a unified experience
- Real-world work and personal scenarios made easier with focus modes
- Hands-on homework: setting up focus filters, screen pairings, and Safari tab groups
Host: Mikah Sargent
Download or subscribe to Hands-On Apple at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-apple
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23 min - Intelligent Machines 866: I'm Bonkers for Yonkers
When renowned photographer Craig Mod coded his own AI-powered Twitter, the lines between art, tech, and community blur in surprising ways. This episode explores what happens when creative minds take AI into their own hands—and why the next wave of software might feel more like a home-cooked meal.
- Sam Altman's Blog About Firebombing
- OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters
- Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed
- Federal agencies skirt Trump's Anthropic ban to test its advanced AI model
- Our evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview's cyber capabilities | AISI Work
- OpenAI rips Anthropic, distances itself from Microsoft
- The tiny disclosure at the bottom of OpenAI's tax day post is all you need to read
- Exclusive: Anthropic Preps Opus 4.7 Model, AI Design Tool
- Federal Court Denies Anthropic's Motion to Lift 'Supply Chain Risk' Label
- Anthropic Asks Christian Leaders for Help Steering Claude's Spiritual Development
- Anthropic Changes Pricing to Bill Firms Based on AI Use Amid Compute Crunch
- Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators
- Mark Zuckerberg Is Reportedly Building an AI Clone To Replace Him In Meetings
- Chrome Now Lets You Turn AI Prompts Into Repeatable 'Skills'
- Adobe's new Firefly AI assistant turns Creative Cloud into a single conversational interface
- After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI
- Even more good news for the future of neurosymbolic AI
- 'The Audacity' Is the Broligarchy Takedown You Were Waiting For
- AI influencers are 'everywhere' at Coachella
- I don't see images in my head. Can training give me a mind's eye?
- Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI as AI drug discovery hopes mount
- OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
- Ukraine captures enemy Russian position using only robots, no humans: 'The future is already on the front line'
- I/O schedule
- Haunted Paper Toys
- Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive -- listen now
- DNS & Network Tools — Mr.DNS
- TRAIN JAZZ
- The hottest college major hit a wall. What happened?
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau
Guest: Craig Mod
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2 hr 29 min - Windows Weekly 979: The Nespresso of the PC World
With Microsoft finally doing right by Windows 11 and the Windows Insider Program, it's time to start testing and provide some feedback. And then we'll see if we can really trust these people. Also, Stardock's Connection Explorer 1.0 is here! And if you want one of macOS's dumbest features on Windows 11, you can get it now.
Windows
- Yesterday was Patch Tuesday - Another month in paradise
- 26H1 - Eh, 24H2/25H2 - Narrator, File Explorer, display, Pen settings, WRE, Remote Desktop improvements
- Microsoft reveals how it will simplify the Windows Insider Program
- Two top-level channels, but really three
- A way to enable all features in new builds, finally, and easy channel switching. But there are complexities, of course
- New builds for Canary, Beta, and Dev - Two for Canary, but nothing new, Beta and Dev get Storage, networking, Windows Security, and Feedback Hub improvements
- The first Snapdragon X2-based PC is out, and Paul has that waiting in PA, and two more PCs are coming to Mexico
- PC sales were somehow up 2.5 percent in Q1, but the rest of 2026 will be a bloodbath
- Also, smartphone sales are doing even worse
- NVIDIA reportedly wants to buy Dell or HP ahead of a big PC chipset push. Interesting
Surface/Microsoft 365
- Microsoft is forced to hike Surface prices dramatically
- Microsoft reportedly kills Surface Hub
- Microsoft College Offer: 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium, 12 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and a custom Xbox controller when students in the U.S. purchase a PC
AI/Dev
- Microsoft AI releases a faster and more efficient image model
- Amazon CEO tries to explain the AI spending
- Google app for Windows rolls out worldwide, but the Mac gets a Gemini app
- Claude for Microsoft Word arrives in Beta
- Claude for Desktop gets a major redesign for multiple AI agents
- Microsoft's reported plans to charge for AI agents
- .NET 11 Preview 3 arrives right on schedule, but there's nothing to see here
- Build session catalog is up - joking, but the new Windows native app strategy should just be vibe coding
- Google I/O registration is open, and you are never going to believe what the main topics will be - number five will shock you
Xbox & gaming
- New Xbox CEO says Game Pass is too expensive, also that the sky is blue
- Xbox will show off the next Metro game soon
- Starfield for PS5 is getting a fix
- Amazon Luna is stripping down to the basics e.g. "pulling a Stadia"
Tips & picks
- Tip of the week: It's time to get involved
- App pick of the week: Stardock Connection Explorer
- RunAs Radio this week: Internal Corporate Communications in 2026 with Emily Mancini
- Brown liquor pick of the week: ScapeGrace Vanguard
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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2 hr 36 min - Security Now 1074: What Mythos Means
We may already be living through the most consequential hundred days in cyber history, and the arrival of AI that can autonomously chain zero-day vulnerabilities into working exploits means the software industry's long-standing "ship it and patch it later" era is officially over.
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1074-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.
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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