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May 07, 2025Intelligent Machines 818: Between Two Orbs
Mike McCue introduces Surf: Flipboard's founder and CEO demonstrated their new social browser app that aggregates content from ActivityPub, AT Proto, and RSS into unified feeds, allowing users to follow people across platforms and create curated content collections.

OpenAI Adjusts Reorganization Plans: OpenAI will maintain its non-profit arm while converting its for-profit division into a public benefit corporation similar to Anthropic, pending regulatory approval.

AI Criticism Blog Post: A blog highlighted practical AI concerns beyond the singularity, focusing on coordinated inauthentic behavior, misinformation, and non-consensual pornography.

AI Workplace Misuse: Nearly half of workers admit to using AI inappropriately at work according to a Fast Company report.

AI Academic Cheating: New York Magazine investigated widespread AI cheating in colleges, including students using AI for all assignments while maintaining excellent grades.

"I Smell AI": The team discussed unreliable AI detection methods and embarrassing AI-generated news errors, including Alberta being incorrectly described as "French-speaking."

Instagram Co-founder on AI Chatbots: Kevin Systrom claims AI assistants are designed to maximize engagement metrics rather than utility, though Leo demonstrated how these behaviors can be modified.

Google Labs' AI Experiments: The hosts explored Google's new AI Mode search interface, language learning tools, and a career recommendation system.

New York Times Subscriber Growth: The NYT added 250,000 digital subscribers with a 14% jump in digital subscription revenue, with nearly half subscribing to multiple products.

Auburn University's Phone Help Desk: The hosts discussed Auburn's 70-year tradition of librarians answering public phone questions, continuing through technological changes.

San Francisco's Orb Store: World opened a downtown storefront where visitors scan their irises with "orbs" to verify humanity and receive WorldCoin cryptocurrency.

Driverless Trucks Begin Regular Routes: Aurora launched fully autonomous semi-trucks between Dallas and Houston, raising both safety hopes and public perception concerns.

Waymo Safety Study: Data showed Waymo's autonomous vehicles significantly reduced injury crashes, though the hosts questioned aspects of the data presentation.

AI-Generated Video in Court: An AI-generated video of a deceased shooting victim "forgiving" his killer was shown in an Arizona courtroom, raising ethical and legal questions.

Paris's Game Recommendation - Norco: Paris recommended the Southern Gothic narrative game Norco, set in industrial Louisiana with a surreal atmosphere similar to Disco Elysium.

Leo's Game Recommendation - Tippy Coco: Leo shared a simple browser-based ball-bouncing game at TippyCoco.com as an easy option for casual players.

Jeff's Pick - World Bank Data Sets: Jeff highlighted World Bank's release of hundreds of public data sets intended for AI training that provide insight into global technology adoption.

Google Invests in Wonder: Google Ventures invested in virtual kitchen company Wonder, which raised $600 million despite questions about food delivery business sustainability.

These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/818

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Mike McCue
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2 hr 59 min
May 07, 2025Windows Weekly 931: The Eaglet Has Landed
Microsoft announces big changes to Windows 11: New Start menu, Phone Companion on Start, AI actions in File Explorer, Notepad and other updates. Plus, new Copilot+ PC features: Click to Do actions, AI agent in Search for some reason, new Photos, Paint, and Snipping Tool features, and more.
Windows 11
Microsoft announces new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models after teasing the announcement last week

Recall improvements, Taskbar improvements, HDR improvements, more come to Beta and Dev

Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 to start on hotpatching, same schedule as Windows Server 2025

A moment of silence for Skype, we didn't know what we had until you ensh*ttified and then killed it

Google is secretly working on two major changes for Android 16+ - We need something like this for 25H2
Antitrust
Apple is slapped down hard by Judge in Epic v. Apple

Spotify, Amazon, Proton and many other change apps to avoid Apple Tax

The walls are finally tumbling down for Big Tech

US v. Google (ads) has a remedy hearing set for September, that should go well
AI
Open AI: just kidding about that for-profit thing. Did Microsoft squelch this plan?

Google's Little Language Lessons looks like a neat use of AI

GitHub Copilot now has over 15 million users
Xbox & gaming
FTC may have suffered its final defeat in trying to end Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Xbox/ASUS portable gaming device leaks

Good news! Xbox consoles are more expensive now! Wait.

New DOOM game and more are coming to Game Pass this month

Gears of War Remastered coming to Xbox, PS5, PC, Game Pass in August

Minecraft drops VR/MR support

GTA VI delayed until 2026

Backbone Pro works with phones directly but also tablets, PCs, and more wirelessly
Tips and Picks
Tip of the week: Go passwordless

App pick of the week: Microsoft Authenticator

RunAs Radio this week: Building a Career in Cybersecurity with Yuri Diogenes

Brown liquor pick of the week: Jura 10

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2 hr 49 min
May 06, 2025Security Now 1024: Don't Blame Signal
Microsoft to officially abandon passwords and support their deletion.

Meta's RayBan smart glasses weaken their privacy terms.

30% of Microsoft code is now being written by AI.

Google says prying Chrome from it will damage its security.

Nearly 1,000 six-year-old eCommerce backdoors spring to life.

eM Client moves to version 10.3

A bunch of terrific listener feedback creates talking points.

A little-known, insecure message archiving service comes to light.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2 hr 47 min
May 06, 2025MacBreak Weekly 971: Cook Chose Poorly
Stephen Robles from the Primary Technology podcast joins the show this week! A federal judge blasts Apple and Tim Cook for violating an antitrust ruling against the company's control over its App Store. Results from Apple's Q2 2025. Could Apple be shaking up its iPhone release calendar? And would you want to view your favorite celebrities that can be found in Apple services? Well, now you can with Apple's 'Snapshot'!
Judge blasts Apple for violating antitrust ruling.

From Six Colors: Apple Q2 2025 results and charts: $95.4B revenue.

Tim Cook addresses Apple's delay of personalized Siri features.

Beware the tariffs! Inside Apple's latest financial results.

Apple to shake up iPhone release calendar with base iPhone 18 launch in spring 2027, six months after Pro models.

London's Court of Appeal rules Apple must pay Optis $502M as a lump sum for using Optis' 4G patents from 2013 to 2027.

Apple launches a new celebrity hub that's all about Apple.

Apple continues leadership changes, restructuring Apple Music and Global Affairs.

New Apple TV+ trailer reveals first ever full-length 'immersive' film.
Picks of the Week:
Stephen's Picks: The Anker MagGo Power Bank, Ultra Slim & MoFT iPad Dynamic Folio

Leo's Pick: ADHD Planner

Andy's Pick: Joplin

Alex's Pick: Midjourne 7 - Omni Reference

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Stephen Robles

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2 hr 8 min
May 04, 2025This Week in Tech 1030: Journalism Comes In Second
Judge Blasts Apple For Violating Antitrust Ruling

Google's Sundar Pichai Calls US Remedies 'De Facto' Spinoff of Search - Slashdot

Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive

Visa Announces Plans to Give AI Agents Your Credit Card Information

The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here

The TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Flawed Attempt to Protect Victims That Will Lead to Censorship

Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down Act

White House Slams Amazon After Report it Will Highlight Tariff Costs

The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump's tariffs

Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices 20% as Tariffs Drive Up Cost of Development

UPS will cut 20,000 jobs because fewer Amazon packages are coming

Elon Musk's DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability

President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the cut "refocuses CISA on its core mission"

Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia's Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans

Mark Zuckerberg Sailed 5,300 Miles With Two Superyachts Only to Helicopter Up a Mountain and Ski

Down in Billionaire Style - Sustainability Times
Massive power outage in Spain, Portugal leaves millions in dark

Wall Street Banks Sell Final Slug of Elon Musk's X Debt

Elon Musk's SpaceX gets a company town in Texas

Amazon deploys the first Project Kuiper internet satellites

Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users

How Badly Did ChatGPT and Copilot Fail to Predict the Winners of the Kentucky Derby? - Slashdot

Quantum message travels record distance over fiber optic network

Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages

Chinese university designed 'world's first silicon-free 2D GAAFET transistor,' claims new bismuth-based tech is both the fastest and lowest-power transistor yet

The one interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen Thomas, Iain Thomson, and Gary Rivlin

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2 hr 36 min
April 30, 2025Intelligent Machines 817: Wheel 101
Interview with Jacob Ward

Duolingo launches 148 courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI

The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here

The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete

Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute

A rare glimpse inside the mountain tunnel that carries water to Southern California

You can't lick a badger twice

Mark Zuckerberg is planning a premium tier and ads for Meta's AI app

Zuck video promoting Meta AI learning all about you and your loved ones

Melanie Mitchell: LLMs & World Models part 1

Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem

Take It Down Act heads to Trump's desk

Attention Kmart Shoppers

Digital creator jobs jump 7.5x since pandemic

Rabbit ears

Orb.net

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Jacob Ward

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2 hr 43 min
April 30, 2025Windows Weekly 930: Flocculation & Saponification
YOU ARE THE PRODUCT! But... are you? In Russia, Windows 11 uses you! Plus, something happened to Paul on the way to dual-booting Ubuntu 25.04 on Surface Laptop 7, but all is well! Also, you should be using Brave. But if you don't like/trust Chromium, Firefox 138 finally added profile management support.
Windows
Windows 11 24H2 preview update for April finally arrives

Now we know why Microsoft waited: It wanted to announce the "general availability" of Recall, Click to Do, and "improved Windows Search" (we're still struggling with a name for that one)

Dev and Beta (24H2) builds add a profanity filter, a Pen shortcut for Click to Do, improved Windows Search for work and school accounts, Accessibility flyout in Quick settings

Microsoft (sort of) explains why Windows Insider Preview channels don't follow a logical order anymore

Microsoft deprecates Map app in Windows 11

That makes sense. But also VBS Enclaves in pre-24H2 versions, which is interesting
Corporate
Microsoft says it will defend EU companies against US government

Alphabet/Google is doing just great, thanks

Intel earnings are flat, and that's as good as that news gets

Samsung posts record revenues on strong S25 series sales
Dev
Build and Google I/O are coming in hot

Google is holding a separate Android event for the first time, ahead of I/O

What about Surface? At Build last year, the company announced Copilot+ PC
AI
Microsoft has an OpenAI problem - duh and/or hello

Microsoft is part of an AI unholy quaternity on new Moto phones

Duolingo announces controversial "AI first" strategy - And then announces 148 new AI-based courses

Apple on Apple Intelligence: Just kidding!

OpenAI on GPT-4o: Just kidding!

ChatGPT goes shopping and OpenAI improves Deep Research

Google updates NotebookLM audio overviews with support for over 50 languages

YouTube starts testing AI overviews for videos - and Spotify is using AI for playlists

Adobe updates Firefly models, adds third party support

DuckDuckGo's Duck.ai now supports real-time model switching

Meta launches a standalone AI app that no one should want
Xbox
Xbox-exclusive game Towerborne is here in preview on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass
Tips and Picks
Tip of the week: Be prepared

App pick of the week: Firefox 138

RunAs Radio this week: Modern Work in 2025 with Karoliina Kettukari

Brown liquor pick of the week: Highwayman Whisky Abbey 2024

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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2 hr 41 min
April 29, 2025Security Now 1023: Preventing Windows Sandbox Abuse
Why did a mysterious empty "inetpub" directory appear after April's Patch Tuesday?

And what new Windows Update crashing hack did this also create?

North Korea is now creating fake US companies to lure would-be employees.

The "Inception" attack subverts all GPT conversational AIs.

New information about data loss in unpowered SSD mass storage.

Lots of terrific feedback from our listeners.

How malware has taken to hiding inside the Windows Sandbox and what you can do to stop it

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1023-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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2 hr 45 min
April 29, 2025MacBreak Weekly 970: Too Little Jam Over Too Much Bread
Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India by as early as next year. Apple's rumored plans for its next Vision Pro device are starting to become clearer, with a chance of it being released by the end of this year. And the EU is hitting Meta and Apple with hefty fines.
Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India in pivot away from China.

20th anniversary iPhone likely to be made in China due to "extraordinarily complex" design.

Apple begins breaking up its AI team with robotics, Siri changes.

New Apple Vision "Air" product could launch this year, per report.

iOS 18.5 release date: Your iPhone's next update is coming soon.

Oligo researchers detail AirBorne, a set of vulnerabilities in Apple's AirPlay SDK that could affect 10M+ third-party devices; Apple has patched its own devices.

Perplexity targets Siri with actually useful voice actions from an iPhone AI chatbot app.

The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines.

Sleeping with the Apple Watch.
Picks of the Week:
Jason's Pick: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition.

Alex's Pick: Common Ground

Andy's Pick: Free Comic Book Day!

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2 hr 15 min
April 27, 2025This Week in Tech 1029: Never Lick a Badger Twice
The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete

NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously?

Microsoft finally ships controversial Windows 11 "Recall" feature after year-long delay — now rolling out to all Copilot+ PCs

Sam Altman says OpenAI is no longer "compute-constrained" — after Microsoft lost its exclusive cloud provider status

Only Google Can Run Chrome, Company's Browser Chief Tells Judge

What Happens When You Pay People Not to Use Google Search?

4chan Is Back Online, Days After The Infamous Hack That Leaked Its "Janitors" Emails

Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over

Google is scrapping its planned changes for third-party cookies in Chrome

Google's revenue tops Wall Street's expectations — and the stock climbs

Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25

PC shipments spike as Windows 10's end and U.S. tariffs loom

Apple Aims To Source All US iPhones From India in Pivot Away From China

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders: Sold out at most retailers including GameStop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen

Tesla whistleblower says Musk wanted to deport her team for raising brake issue

In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving

Enter The Fourth Amendment, Yet One More Reason DOGE Is Such A Constitutional Nightmare

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Daniel Rubino, and Cathy Gellis

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2 hr 34 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.