Episodes

  • Security Now 980: The Mixed Blessing of Lousy PRNG
    Jun 26 2024
    • Expected follow-up on CVE-2024-30078
    • From Russia with Love
    • An EU privacy agency complains about Google's Privacy Sandbox?
    • Email @ GRC
    • Security Now SPAM?
    • Orange Tsai needs help!
    • Recall and 3rd Party Leakage
    • Errata
    • The Mixed Blessing of a Crappy PRNG

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-980-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • MacBreak Weekly 927: Algae Wars
    Jun 25 2024

    Brussels accuses Apple of breaking EU rules. There may be more indication of Apple's plans for its Vision Pro product lineup. Apple was contemplating partnering with Meta to integrate their AI system into the iPhone. And the Final Cut Camera app is now available on the App Store.

    • Brussels accuses Apple of breaking EU competition rules.
    • Apple won't roll out AI tech In EU market over regulatory concerns,
    • Apple Vision plans: cheaper model in late 2025, Vision Pro 2 in 2026, AR Glasses.
    • First iPhone game-streaming service brings 1,300 retro classics.
    • Apple says no to PC emulators on iOS.
    • Apple spurned idea of iPhone AI partnership with Meta months ago.
    • Apple sets bold new goals for automating iPhone factories.
    • For Apple's AI push, China is a missing piece.
    • The world's first Spatial Computing Hack: I finally found a bug that literally fills your room full of bugs.
    • Final Cut Camera for iPhone now available on the App Store.
    • MicroMac, a Macintosh for under £5.
    • How broken are Apple's Parental Controls? It took 3 years to fix an x-rated loophole.

    Picks of the Week:

    • Jason's Pick: Combustion Predictive Thermometer
    • Alex's Pick: Final Cut Pro & StreamVoodoo
    • Andy's Pick: Shure MV7+ Podcast Mic

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

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    2 hrs and 42 mins
  • Ask The Tech Guys 2030: From Whence Do You Hence?
    Jun 23 2024

    Would you pay a monthly fee for an AI Alexa?? Can I extend the connection between my AirPods and my Mac? What's going on with my connection to my network when using Apple's Private Relay? Plus, Dick DeBartolo talks about the MAD exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum and the new AeroPress Go Plus!

    • How the dash to ditch paper money created a playground for criminals.
    • 'This Old House' pays tribute to creator Russell Morash.
    • Apple won't roll out AI tech in EU market over regulatory concerns.
    • AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules.
    • Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp.
    • Mark is wondering if a smartwatch is a good device to catch up on missed notifications and if there's a way to have the watch re-send any notifications he missed previously.
    • Jesse is getting an 0x80d02002 error when downloading files on their Windows machine and is trying to figure out how to stop the error. They also ask why they can't get their Roku TV to connect to their Apple AirPlay.
    • Dick Debartolo joins the show this week to talk about the MAD exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum and the new AeroPress Go Plus.
    • Steve writes to ask if there's a way to extend the connection of their AirPods to their Mac.
    • Bala's phone was stolen recently, and they got a new phone to replace it. But they're wondering if the thieves can easily access the information on their old phone.
    • Vidak ask why his mesh system is not correctly connecting to the node they want it to connect to?
    • Tim wonders why if Apple is such and advocate for privacy, why they allow downloaded apps from the App Store to collect information on you Tim is also having issues getting Apple's Private Relay to connect to their WiFi network.
    • David writes in wondering what the best way to hook up their Apple TV to a project and get sound out with a soundbar or speakers.
    • Emil emails the show asking why their 2nd Gen AirPods Pro constantly pauses audio playback from almost any movement.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

    Guest: Dick DeBartolo

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    Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/2030

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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • This Week in Tech 985: TikTok With Wings
    Jun 23 2024

    AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI

    • Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
    • I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it
    • Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
    • The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck
    • Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning
    • The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels
    • LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action
    • EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control
    • US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions
    • Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns
    • AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules
    • Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp
    • What Game of Thrones did to the media
    • Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing
    • This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash

    Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott

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    2 hrs and 44 mins
  • This Week in Google 773: Mouse Jigglers and Keyboard Strokers
    Jun 20 2024
    • The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels
    • The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled
    • Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly
    • Tesla takes fight for Elon Musk's pay package back to court
    • US sues Adobe for 'deceiving' subscriptions that are too hard to cancel
    • Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say
    • Mozilla buys Anonym, betting privacy is compatible with ads
    • Jeff on Perplexity Discover
    • Luma extends memes
    • Gutenberg animated by Dream Machine
    • Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross, Daniel Levy announce Safe Superintelligence Inc.
    • Paper: "ChatGPT is bullshit"
    • How A.I. Is Revolutionizing Drug Development
    • McDonald's is ending its drive-thru AI test
    • US bank Wells Fargo fires employees for 'simulating' being at their keyboards
    • BeReal acquired by mobile apps and games company Voodoo
    • Netflix to Open Massive Entertainment, Dining and Shopping Complexes in Two Cities in 2025
    • Sounds of the Forest - Soundmap
    • Hamburger Dad
    • Reuters annual news report
    • ChatGPT of the Reuters report
    • Original YouTube deal memo & pitch deck

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • Windows Weekly 886: The Old Banana in the Tailpipe
    Jun 19 2024

    Copilot+ PC Launch Chaos, Recall Delay, Windows 11 Updates

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

    For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/886

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • Security Now 979: The Angle of the Dangle
    Jun 19 2024
    • CVE-2024-30078
    • "Recall" has been recalled
    • Matthew Green on Apple's Private Cloud Compute
    • A WGET flaw with a CVSS of 10.0?
    • Thou shall not Resolve!
    • Email @ GRC
    • Downloading email with MailStore Home
    • IT at The New York Times
    • ReMarkable
    • The Angle of the Dangle

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-979-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • This Week in Tech 791: A Soupçon of Zuck
    Oct 5 2020

    Google Pixel 5, Amazon One, AppleTV+

    • Google's Launch Night in was a snooze
    • Amazon Sidewalk will join your neighborhood together - or invade your privacy
    • Amazon wants your palm print. Will you give it to them?
    • James Bond delayed to 2021: Movie theaters are dying
    • Subway sandwiches are not made with bread in Ireland, and their chicken is less than 50% chicken, but Popeye's is the best
    • Apple TV+ is about to lose a whole lot of subscribers - what should we watch?
    • How soap operas are filming during the pandemic
    • Prime day is October 13th - will you shop?
    • Libraries are being squeezed by publishers over ebooks and audiobooks
    • Google TV is good, but Google seems to have lost interest like they lose interest in everything
    • MIxer screws Ninja over; Ninja makes bank
    • Sonos sues Google for multi-room audio patents
    • Facebook merges Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook logins
    • US judge saves TikTok; Fleetwood Mac rejoices
    • The Social Dilemma is Reefer Madness for 2020
    • If you pay ransomware, the Treasury Department will come after you
    • H1-B visas cut off; tech giants cry out

    Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Iain Thomson, and Simone de Rochefort

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    2 hrs and 27 mins