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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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2 hr 40 min
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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2 hr 35 min
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

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1046-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2 hr 32 min
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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2 hr 31 min
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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2 hr 40 min
October 01, 2025Intelligent Machines 839: Cogsuckers and Clankers
What happens when ex-Google innovators build an AI-powered app that turns your emails, favorite subreddits, and even your calendar into a custom radio station you can talk to? In this episode, the creators of Hux reveal how they're reimagining the way we consume information and why radio and podcasts might never be the same.
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

It's time to prepare for AI personhood

Creator of AI Actress Tilly Norwood Responds to Backlash: "She Is Not a Replacement for a Human Being"

Link to the podslop podcasts

California Governor Signs Sweeping A.I. Law

Sen. Mark Kelly's big plan for an AI future isn't ambitious enough

** DeepMind defines levels of AGI

Pissed-off Fans Flooded the Twin Peaks Reddit With AI Slop To Protest Its AI Policies

AI passed the hardest CFA test in minutes

ChatGPT is now 20% of Walmart's referral traffic — while Amazon wards off AI shopping agents

Amazon event live blog: we're here for new Echos, Kindles, and more

Introducing ChatGPT Pulse | OpenAI

Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup Lab to make AI digital assistant

That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus

Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement

It's official: Google says the Android and ChromeOS merger is coming 'next year'

Blippo+

Guardian sliders

Ive's $4,800 lantern

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Raiza Martin

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2 hr 25 min
October 01, 2025Windows Weekly 952: You Can See the Edges of the Bubble
Windows 11 version 25H2 is here, but blink and you might miss the difference from last year! Also, Microsoft just hiked Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30/month and is leaving gamers everywhere weighing their subscriptions—and their loyalty.
25H2 is here?!
Microsoft announced that 25H2 is GA! But where is it?

And what is it? Microsoft has a list of "new" features
More Windows 11
Microsoft delivers the 24H2 Week D update in Week E

No, it's not the preview version of 25H2 for some reason

But it is a massive update. And it is essentially 25H2

Pavan Davuluri was promoted to president and his first change was to bring Windows engineering back in-house and out of Azure

Dev and Beta: Minor changes to File Explorer, Quick settings, Get Started

Photos app is getting AI-based categories

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates to be free-free in the EU
Snapdragon X2
It's real and it's really better than almost anything out there. The bad news: Not until next year

Hardware prototypes point the way for device makers

Arm is the epiphany we need for everything to just work

Also, apparently Qualcomm still makes phone chips

Qualcomm declares "total litigation victory" against Arm Holdings. More like Harm Holdings, ammmi right?
AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella steps aside to focus on engineering

Microsoft enters a new era for Copilot/AI

"More Copilot" is the new "more cowbell"

Microsoft 365 Premium is the AI-powered subscription you were looking for, Copilot Pro is out

This maps neatly to the three app structure model and to Paul's "I will not pay for AI" thing

Tied to this, Microsoft also announced inside app vibe working updates across Office apps

Is this also tied to low uptick on paid AI? Report claims just 8 million seats for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Stevie Bathiche came to Hawaii to talk about the importance of NPUs and on-device AI

"Directive AI, 80 TOPS NPUs enable concurrent AI, AI agents are the "outside app" structure, Orchestration is evolving

Copilot users can talk to a cartoon now
Xbox and gaming
Major revamp to Xbox Game Pass with some good and some bad

Xbox Cloud Gaming is out of beta after what feels like 17 years, now on all Game Pass tiers

Game Pass Ultimate gets big price hike but also some improvements

Game Pass Premium replaces Standard

Game Pass Essential replaces Core

Amazon Luna got a big update too

You can preorder a ROG Xbox Ally Gaming handheld now

And Microsoft announces how it will handle compatibility

Costco drops Xbox consoles

Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to P5 in 2025

EA goes private for $55 billion
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Videogames are getting expensive

App pick of the week: Proton Mail

RunAs Radio this week: HaveIBeenPwned with Troy Hunt

Brown liquor pick of the week: Compass Box Vellichor

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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2 hr 45 min
September 30, 2025Security Now 1045: News and Listener Views
Cisco's routers just exposed more than two million networks thanks to a "security optional" SNMP setup that's being actively exploited—Steve and Leo break down why this is a worst-case scenario for the industry and how easily it could have been avoided.
Gmail's spam filtering false-positive spree.

iOS 26's Safari randomizes its fingerprint by default.

Cisco's SNMP stands for "Security Not My Problem".

Windows' "stuck" Extended Security Updates (ESU).

Europe complains, gets 1-year of ESU with no strings.

Where to get $6 TLS certs (really) while they last.

The lessons to learn from Jaguar Land Rover's mess.

The NEON app: get paid to have your voice recorded.

Bluesky's age verification, now coming to Ohio.

What is "Kids Web Services" for age verification.

More than 10K Ollama instances publicly exposed.

GRC's DNS Benchmark reaches "release candidate"

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1045-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2 hr 50 min
September 30, 2025MacBreak Weekly 992: Extreme Maritime Conditions
Intel has reportedly approached Apple about investing in the company. Some of Apple's new features will be delayed in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act. A study showcases a dramatic rise in fraudulent mobile apps on both iOS and Android. And Apple is working on its own ChatGPT-style chatbot app, which is being tested internally by employees.
Intel is seeking an investment from Apple as part of its comeback bid.

Apple warns of more feature delays in Europe.

New study shows 'massive spike' in fraudulent apps powered by AI.

Apple releases iOS 26.0.1 with fixes for Wi-Fi, Cellular, and camera issues on iPhone 17 models.

Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 with M3 Ultra bug fix.

Apple working on all-new operating system.

New iPad Pro with M5 chip leaked in unboxing video.

Two new Apple displays nearing mass production, may launch this year.

Apple's ChatGPT-style chatbot app deserves a public release.

Apple researchers develop SimpleFold, a lightweight AI for protein folding prediction.

Jessica Chastain 'not aligned' with Apple's decision to delay series about hate groups.

Why did Apple get cold feet about 'Savant'?

Tigers-Red Sox clash on Apple TV+ will feature live game footage on new iPhone 17 Pro.

College football keeps picking iPad over Surface as fourth conference joins team Apple.

Now available: Adobe Premiere on iPhone brings pro-quality video editing to creators.

FCC mistakenly leaks confidential iPhone 16e schematics.

Apple responds to iPhone 17 Pro scratch and durability concerns.

Meet the new light of Jony Ive's life.

Why Ford's CEO doesn't love Apple CarPlay Ultra.
Picks of the Week
Jason's Picks: Relay for St. Jude

Alex's Pick: Vertical Heart Set Insert Tool

Andy's Pick: UGREEN Phone Stand

Leo's Pick: Nomat Goods Horween Leather Folio for iPhone 17 Pro Max

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2 hr 17 min
September 24, 2025Intelligent Machines 838: Fat Bears Live Now!
Are we repeating the mistakes of the dot-com boom with today's AI gold rush? Intelligent Machines tackles why runaway spending, circular investments, and looming government deals could mean a hard reckoning for tech's biggest promise yet.
Interview with Steven Levy

Levy: Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books—I Do Now

Steven Levy: I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

Can We Afford AI?

Meta's AI system, Llama, has been approved for use by U.S. federal agencies

China's DeepSeek says its hit AI model cost just $294,000 to train

Seeing Through the Reality of Meta's Smart Glasses

Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man

Former NotebookLM devs' new app, Huxe, taps audio to help you with news and research

Fat Bear Week is back—and the bears are bigger than ever

"My Boyfriend is AI": A Computational Analysis of Human-AI Companionship in Reddit's AI Community

ChatGPT is 3-8% of Google's search volume

The Lovelace Test of Intelligence: Can Humans Recognise and Esteem AI-Generated Art?

Data-Driven Analysis of Text-Conditioned AI-Generated Music: A Case Study with Suno and Udio

The LLM Has Left The Chat: Evidence of Bail Preferences in Large Language Models

More! Shrimp!

Wounded robots

Pope nixes 'virtual pope' idea, explains concerns about AI

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Steven Levy

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2 hr 49 min

About Total Leo (Audio)

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A compendium of podcasts from the Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. This feed includes all of Leo's audio or video releases and sometimes includes his appearances on other podcasts. One feed to serve them all.