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July 25, 2023iOS Clip: Would Apple Shut Down Facetime & iMessage in the UK?
On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard explains why the U.K. wants a backdoor into iMessage and Facetime. However, Apple does not want to compromise the security/privacy of these apps. Is the threat real?

Hosts: Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent

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6 min
July 23, 2023TWiT Clip: Federal Reserve's Instant Payment Service Called "FedNow"
On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Kantrowitz, and Ranjan Roy talk about the US Federal Reserve's newly launch instant payment service called FedNow, going toe to toe against Zelle and Venmo.

Full episode at http://twit.tv/twit937

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy

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13 min
July 23, 2023ATTG Clip: The Next Tamagotchi? The Bitzee Virtual Pet
On Ask The Tech Guys, Dick DeBartolo joins the show to discuss the Bitzee Virtual Pet toy - a toy that is akin to the classic Tamagotchi toys.

Check out the Bitzee Virtual Pet here: https://amzn.to/3QeX03L

Check out the Little Tikes Toy here: https://amzn.to/44zoMMs

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Dick DeBartolo

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11 min
July 20, 2023FLOSS Clip: Free Android App Store F-Droid - No User Accounts, by Design
Doc Searls speaks with Hans-Christoph Steiner of F-Droid about the importance of not requiring user accounts for apps and services on this recent episode of FLOSS Weekly. Should user accounts be required?

Watch the full episode: https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/741

Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps

Guest: Hans-Christoph Steiner

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9 min
July 20, 2023TNW Clip: Apple's Preliminary Foray Into Generative AI
On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell chat with Mark Gurman of Bloomberg about Apple starting work on artificial intelligence tools that would look to go up against OpenAI.

For more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/295

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell

Guest: Mark Gurman

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16 min
July 19, 2023TWiG Clip: IoT Cybersecurity Label Plan
On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss Stacey's article covering the White House's new plan for a US Cyber Trust Mark for IoT devices that meet a certain level of security criteria.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/725

#IoT #Cybersecurity #CyberTrustMark

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

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26 min
July 19, 2023WW Clip: The Wild Fallout from FTC v. Microsoft
On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott talks with Richard Campbell and Leo Laporte about the reactions to the FTC's loss in court. Microsoft now seems poised to conclude the merger with Activision Blizzard later this year.

Full episode at http://twit.tv/ww838

Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Leo Laporte, and Richard Campbell

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25 min
July 18, 2023MBW Clip: Apple & Amazon Fined By Spain's Antitrust Watchdog
On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell talk about the fine imposed on Apple by Spain's antitrust watchdog group and the continued battle between Apple & Epic Games.

For more, check out MacBreak Weekly: https://twit.tv/mbw/878

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

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14 min
July 18, 2023 SN Clip: WormGPT: ChatGPT Without Abuse Protections
On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss what was inevitably going to happen once the power of Large Language Model generative AI became widely appreciated and available: A version of ChatGPT called WormGPT that removes the protection mechanisms of the popular LLM.

For the full episode goto: twit.tv/sn/931

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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15 min
July 18, 2023iOS Clip: iOS Location-Based Focus Modes
On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard (Shortcuts expert) teaches viewer David how to set an iPhone Focus Mode to turn on depending on location/network. If you have a Shortcuts or iPhone question, Send in feedback to [email protected] and subscribe to the show!

Full episode at http://twit.tv/ios662

Hosts: Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent

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6 min

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