Total Leo (Audio)

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October 15, 2025Intelligent Machines 841: Dust and Deli Meat
Can open-source AI models really be truly neutral, or are they just another conduit for hidden agendas? Hear how the founder of Nous Research is battling Silicon Valley giants to put ethical, user-controlled AI in everyone's hands.
TOpinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families

(20) Sam Altman on X: "We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right. Now that we have" / X

The AI water issue is fake

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots | TechCrunch

Walmart Announces It Will Sell Products Through ChatGPT's Instant Checkout

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead

AI is changing how we quantify pain

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Social media must warn users of 'profound' health risks under new California law

Google will let friends help you recover an account

AI content on the net

AI writing hasn't overwhelmed the web yet

Karpathy tweet

Humanity AI Commits $500 Million to Build a People-Centered Future for AI

Sal Khan is the new TED

You won't believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Nano Banana is coming to Google Search, NotebookLM and Photos.

Paper: Machines in the Crowd? Measuring the Footprint of Machine-Generated Text on Reddit

THOUSANDS OF AI AUTHORS ON THE FUTURE OF AI

A Twitch streamer gave birth live, with Twitch's CEO in the chat

DirecTV will soon bring AI ads to your screensaver

Japan wants OpenAI to stop ripping off manga and anime

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp?

Inherently funny word

Boah, Bahn!

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me?

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Jeffrey Quesnelle

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October 15, 2025Windows Weekly 954: We're Just Getting Started
Forget the doomsday headlines about Windows 10's end of life. Paul, Richard, and Leo break down why most users can relax, what Microsoft really has planned, and why the supposed landfill crisis around old PCs is mostly exaggeration. Also, Microsoft said OneDrive's new app was coming next year, but your file system says otherwise.
Windows 11
October Patch Tuesday arrives, 1st for 25H2

Copilot+ PCs: Click to Do improvements, AI agent in Settings, File Explorer improvements

24H2/25H2: Desktop improvements, File Explorer improvements, Keyboard shortcuts for en and em dashes, Administrator Protection (off by default), Passkey improvements, Game Bar improvements

Windows 10 (didn't) reach EOL and the world didn't end

Zorin OS and ChromeOS Flex seize the moment

Windows Insider: Copilot on Windows gets Connectors, Document creation and export. Copilot on Windows gets Settings support. Dev and Beta get AI agent in Settings improvements (Copilot+ PC), Setting search improvements (ditto), Drag Tray, Click to Do improvements, Dark mode improvements

Dashlane partners with Yubico to make security keys primary vault access

Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q QC is a Snapdragon X-based SFF PC

HP OmniBook 5 16-inch shows why even the cheapest Snapdragon X chip is a winner

Hope springs eternal: Intel Panther Lake is the efficiency of Lunar Lake plus the performance of Arrow Lake. Hopefully, it's not the reliability of either

IDC: PC sales jumped 9.4 percent in Q3, just not where you live
AI
AI is the end of apps

Microsoft reveals its first image generation model

Opera Neon adds Nano Banana (image gen) and Sora (video gen) capabilities
Xbox and gaming
Target and Walmart will keep selling Xbox consoles unlike those losers at Costco

A veteran of Halo Studios leaves, warns everyone

Sorry, but there will be a sequel to the Minecraft movie

Game Pass member? Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is free to play for one more day

Sony and AMD trickle out some PS6 news in a bizarre way - oh, and we're just getting started
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Yes, Virginia, you can still sign in to Windows 11 25H2 with a local account

App pick of the week: The new OneDrive app

RunAs Radio this week: The End of NTML with Steve Syfuhs

Brown liquor pick of the week: Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bourbon

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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October 14, 2025Security Now 1047: RediShell's CVSS 10.0
Texas is on the brink of forcing Apple and Google to overhaul app downloads with strict age verification laws—are tech giants ready, or is your privacy about to get caught in the crossfire?
The EU aborted their Chat Control vote knowing it would fail.

Salesforce says it's not going to pay; customer data is released.

Hackers claim Discord breach netted 70,000 government IDs.

Microsoft to move Github to Azure. What could possibly go wrong.

New California law allows universal data sharing opt-out.

OpenAI reports that it's blocking foreign abuse. Who cares.

IE Mode refuses to die, so Microsoft is burying it deeper.

The massive mess created by Texas legislation SB2420.

The BreachForums website gets a makeover.

100,000 strong global botnet attacking U.S. RDP services.

UI experts weigh in on Apple's iOS 26 user-interface.

330,000 publicly exposed REDIS servers are RCE-vulnerable

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1047-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2h 33min
October 14, 2025MacBreak Weekly 994: Tim Cook's Labubu
Could Tim Cook retire soon? California has signed a new age verification law that requires parents to enter their kids' ages when setting up a smartphone. Could a new MacBook Pro be coming soon, say this week? And Apple has increased its bug bounty award payout for big exploits to $2 million!
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China: receives custom LABUBU doll and hosts first livestream sales event.

Tim Cook took over Apple's operations and started to change the world 20 years ago.

Apple renames 'Apple TV+' to 'Apple TV'.

Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 3.

macOS 26.1 beta 3 changes polarizing Macintosh HD icon.

Newsom signs age verification law, siding with tech giants over Hollywood.

California enacts age-gate law for app stores.

Apple teases new MacBook Pro: 'Something powerful is coming'.

Apple to move Health, fitness divisions to services in reorganization.

Here's the latest on Apple suing Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks.

It's not too late for Apple to get AI right.

Apple beats Musk, buys Prompt AI startup.

Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million.

Explainer: How is XProtect's data updated?

Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence.

Apple says goodbye to the Clips app.

Elon Musk tries to make Apple and mobile carriers regret choosing Starlink rivals.

A 15-year mystery solved: The 20 bytes of code that fixed Antennagate.

The great software quality collapse: how we normalized catastrophe.
Picks of the Week
Andy's Pick: The Loneliness Epidemic: Big Tech's Role and Responsibility

Jason's Pick: YoLink Water Sensors

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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2h 13min
October 12, 2025This Week in Tech 1053: Robotic Lap Trimmer
From internet service providers facing billion-dollar lawsuits for their users' file sharing to Amazon's smart displays turning into ad machines, the future of your connected life is up for grabs. If you want to know who's really pulling the strings in tech and where the battle lines are being drawn, this is the episode you can't miss.
October Term 2025

Supreme Court denies Google's request to pause Play Store changes while it appeals Epic case

I Want A New Drug. A Vaccine Even. And A Functioning FDA, CDC, NIH, Etc...

AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families

Amazon's giant ads have ruined the Echo Show

Chat Control: Germany says NEIN

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw.

Taiwan sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says major US online retailers have removed several million listings for prohibited Chinese electronics as part of the agency's crackdown

Windows 10 support ends October 14, but here's how to get an extra year for free

California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

TiVo Exiting Legacy DVR Business - Media Play News

Introducing Figure 03

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Cathy Gellis, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Gary Rivlin

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3h 21min
October 08, 2025Intelligent Machines 840: Pudding Forks
From lawmakers cracking down on loud ads to Deloitte caught peddling AI-fabricated reports, this episode explores how tech's greatest promises and worst follies are colliding right now.
No more loud commercials: Governor Newsom signs SB 576 | Governor of California

ChatGPT Now Has 800 Million Weekly Active Users - Slashdot

OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT

Senate Dem Report Finds Almost 100 Million Jobs Could Be Lost To AI - Slashdot

Jony Ive's secretive AI hardware reportedly hit three problems

Deloitte to refund Australian government after AI hallucinations found in report

Anthropic and Deloitte Partner to Build AI Solutions for Regulated Industries

America is now one big bet on AI

The flawed Silicon Valley consensus on AI

Data centers responsible for 92% of GDP growth in the first half of this year

Martin Peers: The AI Profit Fantasy

A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls

Insurers hesitate at multibillion-dollar claims faced by OpenAI, Anthropic in AI lawsuits

Slop factory worries about slop: MrBeast says AI could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it 'scary times' for the industry

CAN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS DEVELOP GAMBLING ADDICTION?

Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence

Have we passed peak social media?

As Elon Musk Preps Tesla's Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain

OpenAI signs huge chip deal with AMD, and AMD stock soars

Google CodeMender

Introducing the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model

Young People Are Falling in Love With Old Technology

Our friend Glenn

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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October 08, 2025Windows Weekly 953: The Casting of Frank Stallone
The Windows 25H2 update is shrouded in mystery, but does it actually bring anything new to the table... or just more headaches for upgraders? Paul has been updating the Field Guide for 25H2, which will be an all-new addition. This is a chance to re-evaluate workarounds on unsupported hardware. This one still works: You can easily upgrade any Windows 10 or 11 PC, supported or not, using the 25H2 ISO and the D:\setup.exe /product server command line.
Windows 11
25H2 is out. Or is it? (New segment: This week in no one has 25H2 yet)

New Dev and Beta builds enforce MSA at first sign-in

This is the right choice for everybody, and enthusiasts can still use a local account sign-in

After a leak, Microsoft announces new OneDrive client with Copilot integration and agents are on the way (of course they are), with new mobile clients etc.

Mozilla Firefox finally supports profiles, PWAs

Also, Brave has over 100 million users now
AI
OpenAI inks a major deal with AMD too

ChatGPT is now a platform with support for third-party apps

Perplexity Comet now free to all with usage limits
Xbox and gaming
Hand-wringing over Xbox reaches all-time high with Game Pass Ultimate price hike

How bad is it and what can Xbox do to reassure fans?

Microsoft: Just kidding on Game Pass Ultimate price hike, but only in certain countries

Microsoft: No, we have not cancelled the next-gen Xbox console

Hands-on with the Legion Go 2! Windows can work as a mobile gaming platform. Just not right now

New Game Pass titles across PC, console, and cloud for early October a bit later than usual

Free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier is on the way

Total victory for Epic Games in Epic v. Google, Google must open up Play Store this month
Tips & picks
Tip of the week: Upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware

App pick of the week: Opera Neon

RunAs Radio this week: Managing for Failure with Amy Norris

Brown liquor pick of the week: Weller 12

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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October 07, 2025Security Now 1046: Google's Developer Registration Decree
Google's new demand for developer registration could spell the end for open-source app stores, while Europe's controversial chat control vote threatens privacy for everyone—Steve and Leo break down what's at stake for devs and users alike.
Qantas says no one can releak their stolen data.

Brave's usage is up. But is it really 3 times faster.

Next Tuesday the EU votes on "Chat Control".

Microsoft formally launches a "Security Store".

Outlook moves to block JavaScript in SVG's.

A new release of Chrome.

Gmail will no longer pull external email via POP.

Googe Drive starts blocking ransomware encryptions.

The UK issues another order to Apple.

Researchers create a "Battering RAM" attack device.

HackerOne's significant bug bounty payouts.

The Imgur service goes dark across the UK. Guess why.

The Netherlands plans to say NO to "Chat Control."

Discord was breached and government IDs leaked.

Salesforce says it's not another new breach.

Signal introduces a new post-quantum ratchet.

Your motherboard MIGHT support TPM 2.0.

Google to force Android app devs to register and pay

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2h 32min
October 07, 2025MacBreak Weekly 993: An Orifice for Ads
Rumors are swirling that Apple is shelving some work on its Vision Pro overhaul to prioritize work towards AI glasses. Apple removes the ICEBlock app from its App Store following the U.S. Department of Justice's request. iFixit is not surprised by the repairability of the AirPods Pro 3. And Apple's new Crossbody Strap accessory is a popular item, as the straps remain backordered.
Apple shelves Vision headset revamp to prioritize Meta-like AI glasses.

Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal.

Apple releases new 'Elevated' episode for Apple Vision Pro.

Apple to report its Q4 2025 results on October 30.

AppLovin probed by SEC over its data-collection practices.

Apple turned the CrowdStrike BSOD issue into an anti-PC ad.

Apple removes 'carbon neutral' claims from new devices.

AirPods Pro 3 Teardown: Still a tragedy.

Apple's new Crossbody Strap accessory sure seems like a hit.

Apple puts hardware chief John Ternus in the succession spotlight.

iOS 26.1 beta 2 now available.

Taylor Swift launches iTunes-exclusive The Life of a Showgirl 'Deluxe' edition.

Rivian CEO explains why Apple CarPlay doesn't fit its vision.

Apple hoping to announce F1 streaming deal at upcoming US Grand Prix.
Picks of the Week
Andy's Pick: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Jason's Pick: Lutron Smart Home Switches

Alex's Pick: Nebo Big Larry 3

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

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2h 31min
October 05, 2025This Week in Tech 1052: It's a Nice Day for CRM
As AI-generated clip content upends trust and creativity, this week's panel members join forces to unravel whether we're facing a cultural disaster or just the next leap forward (and what anyone online needs to watch out for next). Is the world ready for AI-generated video slop flooding the internet, legal headaches over deepfakes, and million-dollar tech maneuvering?
Sora 2 is here

We need to stop the slop of OpenAI's Sora and Meta's Vibes AI video apps before it's too late

Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say

One in five Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020

YouTube Bends the Knee

Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: 'We Are Determined to Fight This'

How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQED

CISA, the key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to US critical systems, expired when the government shut down

ByteDance to Maintain Control Of TikTok's U.S. Advertising, E-Commerce

German government must reject chat control

Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance

Swiss voters back electronic identity cards in close vote

Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI Glasses

Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month

No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry

Revenge of the nerds: Inside the Microsoft Excel UK Championships

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Patrick Beja, Georgia Dow, and Iain Thomson

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2h 40min

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