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  • This Week in Google 797: Nil Coin: It's Good For Nothing

    Amazon is being sued over slow deliveries to lower-incomer areas. What is the Oxford University's 2024 word of the year? Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in advertising. And Leo tries not to spend too long on the Google Changelog items.

  • 'Hawk tuah' girl Haliey Welch launches crypto memecoin—but insists it's not a cash grab.
  • Amazon sued over slow deliveries to low-income areas.
  • Bluesky COO rejects idea upstart social app is 'left-leaning'.
  • Australia bans social media for everyone under 16.
  • What is Brain rot, the Oxford University 2024 word of the year?
  • Intel stock wavers on CEO Pat Gelsinger's departure.
  • FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop.
  • Canada's antitrust watchdog sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising.
  • FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing 'tech support scam' calls.
  • Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources say.
  • U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack that exposed live phone calls.
  • No one is talking about ChatGPT anymore.
  • Romans and cultural leaders criticize Airbnb's planned two-night Colosseum experience for up to 32 guests in May 2025, saying it will demean a cultural treasure.
  • Google Chat rolling out audio 'Huddles' powered by Meet.
  • Google Maps app showing incident reports from Waze.
  • Gemini app rolling out 'Make calls and send message without unlocking'.
  • Google Wallet for Wear OS adding corporate badges, campus IDs, and more.
  • Pixel 6-9 now lets you check device temperature after 'Troubleshooting' update.
  • Google's video generator comes to more customers.
  • Google's beefing up Android app security, but not everyone's going to be happy.
  • Google Photos rolling out 'Undo device backup' setting.
  • Mikah's TATOFY for Magic Mouse 2 Grip
  • Can the "Bookazine" save Magazines?
  • Calculator Soup.

    • Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Mikah Sargent

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    2 hr 33 min
  • Windows Weekly 910: Intel Outside

    BLOCKBUSTER NEWS FROM INTEL

  • Intel announces Arc B-series GPUs!!!
  • CEO Pat Gelsinger "retires," but was really forced out by the board of directors
  • Why? Theories include too-slow progress, major partner bailing on foundry, disagreements over keeping x86 design and foundry, etc.

    • Windows

  • All Quiet on the Windows Front
  • No Insider builds last week. Thanks Thanksgiving! Today, a new Canary build with Win32 app updating in the Store
  • Patch Tuesday is next week - this will be a big one
  • The rest of December will be quiet too
  • Microsoft: TPM 2.0 is "non-negotiable" in Windows
  • And now, a long-threatened change: Watermark on the desktop of unsupported PCs
  • PC sales slid 1.5 percent in Q3 after two quarters of "growth"/flat sales
  • Samsung is killing DeX
  • Phone Link is the new Dex. Interesting, given the partnership with Microsoft
  • Plus, Google is FINALLY adding desktop capabilities to Android. This should have always come from the platform maker

    • AI, Cloud

  • FTC is investigating Microsoft for cloud licensing too - And about 16 other things apparently
  • Microsoft: SHE HIT ME FIRST!
  • Spotify Wrapped 2024 uses Notebook LM to create a personalized podcast for each customer
  • OpenAI is solving the biggest problem with AI... its lack of advertising!
  • The Browser Company's next browser is called Dia and it's all about AI. Does it have a chance?

    • Xbox

  • Xbox Year in Review is live
  • Indiana Jones and more is coming to Game Pass in the first half of December
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is getting big reliability updates. Hopefully, Boeing is helping out here
  • For some reason, Sony announces that it sold 160 million PlayStation 2 consoles

    • Tips and Picks

  • Tip of the week: Get out of the basement
  • App pick of the week: Google Drive
  • RunAs Radio this week: A SysAdmin Christmas with Rick Claus and Joey Snow
  • Brown liquor pick of the week: Dewar's 8 Year Old Caribbean Smooth Rum Cask Finish

    • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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      • 2 hr 45 min
    • Security Now 1003: A Light-Day Away

      Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's clarification about AI training data usage, a fascinating breakthrough in understanding autonomous vehicle vulnerabilities, and an urgent call for help from the Tor Network. The show culminates in an in-depth exploration of NASA's incredible Voyager 1 mission, which continues to communicate with Earth from nearly a light-day away despite increasing technical challenges.

    • Microsoft clarifies they are NOT using customer data from Office apps to train AI models
    • "Digital epileptic seizures" caused by flashing emergency vehicle lights can confuse automated driving systems, posing crash risks
    • Tor Network issues urgent call for volunteers to run new WebTunnel bridges to circumvent censorship in Russia
    • Zello asks its 140 million users to change passwords as a precautionary measure, hinting at a possible data breach
    • FTC opens broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft's business practices across software, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI
    • New Android scareware tactic simulates a seriously cracked and malfunctioning smartphone screen
    • Steve argues it's likely safe to leave Wireguard VPN ports open, but he prefers not to out of an abundance of caution
    • Research shows AI training on AI-generated content can lead to homogeneity and loss of diversity in outputs
    • Australia passes world-first law banning children under 16 from social media, with hefty fines for non-compliant platforms
    • NASA's Voyager 1 probe, nearly a light-day from Earth, resumes operations after a communications scare but faces mounting technical challenges as it nears the end of its life

      • Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1003-Notes.pdf

      Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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        • 2 hr 19 min
      • MacBreak Weekly 950: Whacking on the Soccer Wall

        The finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards are out now. Is your favorite app on the list? visionOS 2.2 is out with some updates that add more value to the Vision Pro. A special stop-motion animation with Wallace & Gromit was shot with Apple's iPhone 16 Pro. And the panel reminisces on a classic game now available for the iPad.

      • Apple reveals 45 app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards.
      • AI-powered 'Death Clock' promises a more exact prediction of the day you'll die.
      • Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number.
      • NFL's Gronk calls Apple his best-ever investment.
      • visionOS 2.2 brings three upgrades that make Vision Pro a next-gen computer.
      • Apple in talks to upgrade a sports stadium for live Vision Pro immersive video.
      • Apple nudges HomeKit robot vacuum support rollout to next year.
      • Wallace & Gromit bring Christmas cheer to London's Battersea Power Station.
      • Apple Music Replay 2024 is live.
      • You can now wear Apple's running shoe emoji.
      • Brazilian company still believes it owns the 'iPhone' trademark as it awaits trial.
      • iPhone SE now over 1,000 days old as new model edges closer.
      • Apple orders M5 chips from TSMC ahead of late 2025 production.

        • Picks of the Week:

      • Jason's Picks: Simply Piano on Apple Vision Pro
      • Andy's Pick: Classicbot Apple figures.
      • Alex's Pick: Anker 250W GaN Prime USB C Charging Station
      • Leo's Pick: Marathon for iPad

        • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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          • 2 hr 28 min
        • This Week in Tech 1008: Internet Legal

          In this week's episode of This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte and guests Devindra Hardawar, Doc Rock, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy discuss a wide range of topics including Australia's ban on social media for under 16s, the latest in smart home technology and Matter protocol, CES 2024 expectations, Black Friday sales records, Elon Musk's legal battles, the FTC's efforts to protect consumers, and the growing threat of infrastructure sabotage. The panel also touches on the lifespan of smart devices, the ownership of social media accounts, and the growth of Bluesky.

        • Australia bans social media for everyone under 16, sparking a discussion on the challenges of age verification, the necessity of such measures, and the potential impact on children's social lives
        • Jennifer shares her thoughts on the progress and challenges of Matter protocol, the future of smart home technology, and the killer use cases like energy management that could drive broader adoption
        • Devindra looks forward to checking out the latest tech at CES 2024, while the panel discusses the impact of potential tariffs on consumer electronics prices
        • Black Friday online sales hit a record $74.4B, up 5% from last year, with over half of spending done on mobile devices and a surge in traffic to retail sites from AI chatbots
        • Elon Musk files for an injunction to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit, accusing the company of discouraging investors from backing rivals like his own xAI
        • Musk admits X is throttling links, effectively limiting people from reading news on the platform, which could impact content creators and marketers
        • The panel discusses the implications of X's objection to The Onion buying InfoWars, reminding users that they do not own their social media accounts or followers
        • As alternative social media platforms like Bluesky gain traction, the panel considers the challenges of managing multiple platforms and the potential for a more decentralized social media landscape
        • The FTC releases a report on the hidden lifespan of smart devices, highlighting the need for transparency and the potential security risks of unsupported devices
        • FTC changes its telemarketing rules to better protect consumers from growing 'tech support scam' calls
        • Supreme Court considers whether ISPs should be liable for users' piracy, with potential far-reaching consequences
        • Concerns rise over infrastructure sabotage as a Chinese ship's crew is suspected of deliberately dragging an anchor for 100 miles to cut Baltic cables
        • Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world to support its services and ensure data traffic flow

          • Host: Leo Laporte

          Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Doc Rock, and Devindra Hardawar

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            • 2 hr 48 min
          • Hands-On Tech 193: Old Electronics

            On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers questions about what to do with old electronics, extracting photos out of downloaded files and maintaining the original photo names, how to properly manage your phone's battery, and a question from a listen about the best way to manage their router setup!

          • Kelli came across some old electronics her father had years ago! She thinks they could be worth something but wonders if she should recycle them instead.
          • Ray has their iPhone wirelessly charging at night while on Do Not Disturb. However, it randomly makes a sound at night! How can he get his phone to stop making that noise?
          • Sean just downloaded their Google photos to back them up on an external drive. How can he keep the photos' original names when he extracts the files?
          • Dan wonders how to manage their phone's battery life best when they keep it plugged in most of the time.
          • Alan has three routers throughout his household in his home network. When he goes to different points in the house, he has to change the SSID to the router closest to where he is. Is there a simpler way of doing this before going to a Mesh router setup?

            • Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! [email protected]

            Host: Mikah Sargent

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              • 48 min
            • This Week in Google 796: Holding Space for Defying Gravity
            • Paris' stuffing recipe.
            • Source: Google has canceled the Pixel Tablet 2, not the Tab 3.
            • Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users' ages.
            • A complex new age of face tech.
            • Musk unleashes online army on federal workers. 'A tough way to find out she's losing her job.'
            • Elon Musk admits X is making it harder for people to read news.
            • Elon Musk's Twitter backers gain windfall from xAI deal.
            • Google's new chess game lets you customize pieces with AI.
            • Google's Black Friday sale features record low prices on Pixel, Nest, and more.
            • Here's the full list of Gemini extensions and what they can do.
            • Google's iOS app now injects links on third-party websites that go back to Search.
            • Google Maps now does a better job of highlighting stairs.
            • Holding Space for Defying Gravity.
            • What Leo, Paris, and Jeff are thankful for with the Internet.

              • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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                • 2 hr 33 min
              • Windows Weekly 909: Shaved Toasted and Charred

                Spreading light, MSFS 2024 issues, Recall (Preview)

                Windows

              • Recall and Click to Do arrive in Preview and the world doesn't implode. Sorry, haters
              • Snapdragon X Copilot+ PCs only - and dear God, please follow Paul's advice
              • Look at how facile the complaints are now
              • This week in 24H2, unreliability problems. Certain Ubisoft games are causing issues
              • Beta: New taskbar-based continuity features
              • Microsoft is getting rid of ONE OneDrive folder backup nag. The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?
              • HP and Dell earnings
              • The PC refresh cycle keeps getting delayed, now to second half of 2025
              • Google will reportedly merge Chrome OS into Android. Complexity won. Is this a good idea?

                • Microsoft 365

              • Big outage kept customers off Microsoft 365 for better part of a day this week

                • AI, antitrust, corporate

              • Microsoft debunks reports that it is using customer data in Microsoft 365 to train AI
              • This kind of thing keeps happening. There were reports a month ago about Microsoft secretly enabling Recall on PCs that was complete BS
              • Amazon expands Anthropic investment to $8 billion, or 73 percent of MSFT/OpenAI
              • Brave Search adds a chat mode to ask follow-ups to AI results
              • DOJ, Google make final arguments in Google ad monopoly case in US
              • Google testing changes to search to meet DMA needs
              • Intel secures $7.6 billion in CHIPS funding. Qualcomm is apparently no longer interested

                • Xbox

              • Flight Simulator 2024 is a cluster$%^@ so Xbox is issuing fixes
              • Microsoft is adding a mini Edge browser to Game Bar
              • Xbox gamers can make private Discord calls now
              • Microsoft is shutting down Xbox Avatar Editor because no one uses it
              • Like Microsoft, PlayStation is looking at mobile gaming hardware again, still years away

                • Tips and Picks

              • Tip of the week: We live in a new era of misinformation
              • App pick of the week: Opera GX is almost all-new, Firefox goes to 133
              • RunAs Radio this week: Incident Response with Mandi Walls
              • Brown liquor pick of the week: Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique

                • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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                  • 2 hr 40 min
                • Security Now 1002: Disconnected Experiences
                • What's the new "nearest neighbor" attack and how do you defend against it?
                • Let's Encrypt just turned 10. What changes has it wrought?
                • Now the Coast Guard is worried about Chinese built ship-to-shore cranes.
                • Pakistan becomes the first country to block Bluesky.
                • There's a new way to get Git repos "swatted" and removed.
                • Who's to blame for Palo Alto Networks' serious new 0-day vulnerabilities?
                • If you have any of these six D-Link VPN routers, unplug them immediately!
                • It turns out that VPN apps are against Shariah Law. Who knew?
                • The Return of Windows Recall. What are we learning now?
                • How many of today's systems remain vulnerable to last year's most popular exploits?
                • We share and respond to a bunch of terrific feedback from our listeners.
                • What are Microsoft's "Connected Experience" and why might you choose to disconnect from them?

                  • Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1002-Notes.pdf

                  Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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                    • 2 hr 33 min
                  • MacBreak Weekly 949: Glick-ed

                    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+ immersive experience.
                  • Drake ropes Siri into his feud with rival Kendrick Lamar, for some reason.
                  • Jon Watts explains demise of George Clooney & Brad Pitt 'Wolfs' sequel after streaming pivot.
                  • Incoming FCC chief Brendan Carr declares Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google part of "censorship cartel..."
                  • How Tim Cook cracked the code on working with Trump.
                  • Brazil antitrust body rules Apple must lift restrictions on in-app payments.
                  • The App Store era must end, and the Mac is the model.
                  • Indecision at the intersection of Mac Studio and Mac mini.

                    • Picks of the Week:

                  • Jason's Picks: Good Eats Roast Turkey & Traeger 650
                  • Alex's Pick: Good Eats Deep Fried Turkey
                  • Leo's Pick: Combustion Predictive Thermometer
                  • Andy's Pick: Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers

                    • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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                      • 2 hr 18 min

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