Episodes

  • Security Now 1082: The Malicious Use of AI
    Jun 10 2026

    Discover how Anthropic's secretive red team and the MITRE ATT&CK framework are mapping the chilling rise of malicious AI use, revealing cyber threats that now move faster than defenders can respond.

    • Was a U.S. law firm right to pay a $20 million ransom.
    • Could Cisco have yet another SD-WAN 0-day in the wild.
    • Why is it so difficult to author secure PHP code.
    • Teens use "WeedHack" to spy and attack each other.
    • Researchers create the first AI-enabled Internet worm.
    • Google Chrome pops-up "Shop with confidence." What...
    • The discovered and irresponsibly disclosed HTTP/2 Bomb.
    • What Anthropic learns from their past year of Claude abuse: It's bad

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1082-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • MacBreak Weekly 1028: The Finder Guy of Your Choosing
    Jun 10 2026

    Apple held its big WWDC 2026 keynote and introduced the new Siri AI for iOS 27, with sign-ups now available for the iOS 27 beta. However, Siri AI will be delayed in the EU for iOS and iPadOS 27. Liquid Glass has some opt-in options to roll back elements of the design. And Apple highlights its commitment to child safety with new child-safety features in its operating systems.

    • WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more.
    • iOS 27 tidbits: share a phone number on two iPhones, independent alarm volume, faster AirPlay and more.
    • OS overview - top OS features.
    • Apple previews new child safety features.
    • Introducing the third generation of Apple's foundation models.
    • New dummy units give our closest look yet at the iPhone Fold.
    • visionOS 27 features a new Thórsmörk Environment.
    • Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
    • No tech rule exemption for Apple, EU regulators say amid spat over Siri AI delay.

    Picks of the Week

    • Leo's Pick: Optimized Pancakes
    • Andy's Pick: PhotoRec
    • Christina's Pick: Chipotlai Max
    • Mikah's Pick: "The Chaos" (1922) by Gerard Nolst Trenité

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Christina Warren

    Guest: Mikah Sargent

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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • This Week in Tech 1087: Evil is the Root of All Money
    Jun 8 2026

    An astronomical amount of money is being poured into AI and data centers as tech giants fight for dominance, but is this fueling the next big tech bubble or just the price of staying in the game? Get the panel's opinions on wild IPO valuations, global power grabs, Build 2026, NVIDIA GTC Taipei, and even successful YouTuber movies!

    • SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price
    • Utah residents sue officials over Kevin O'Leary data center plan
    • When AI builds itself
    • NVIDIA announces RTX Spark as 'the most efficient PC chip ever built'
    • Major Homebuilder To Test Placing Mini Data Centers in Suburban Backyards
    • Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
    • What to Expect at Apple's WWDC 2026: iOS 27, New Siri and AI
    • Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
    • Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models
    • Trump: U.S. stake in AI giants "could be a beautiful thing"
    • Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn't relax ban on foreign routers
    • Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
    • AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data
    • YouTubers Win the Box Office, Goodbye Gatekeepers, The YouTube Bar
    • YouTube overtakes Netflix in average daily viewing around the world

    Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Joey de Villa, Jeff Jarvis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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    2 hrs and 44 mins
  • Intelligent Machines 873: Superman's Mustache
    Jun 4 2026

    AI is upending the movie business, from Amazon's new AI Creators Fund to contract battles that just gave synthetic actors the green light in Hollywood. This episode dives into the real-world impact of generative tools on jobs, creativity, and who gets to tell the next generation of stories.

    • AThis is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark
    • Anthropic has officially filed to go public
    • Google Seeks $80 Billion for AI Buildout; Berkshire Will Buy $10 Billion Stake
    • Amazon's AI jackpot: Its $8 billion Anthropic holdings are now worth $74 billion
    • Taking a trip this summer? Beware. These travel scams are now turbocharged by AI
    • Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search
    • Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models
    • AI info visualization -- click on anything for more
    • cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max: The AI coding agent that runs on stolen Chipotle compute 🌯 Fork of OpenCode with Pepper AI as default model. Community project to add providers from Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Starbucks & more.
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    • 'The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.' Is Dreams of Violets AI slop – or the future of film-making?
    • Hell Grind trailer
    • Martin Scorsese accused of 'throwing artists under bus' with AI storyboards

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Mike Elgan

    Guest: Robert Tercek

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • Windows Weekly 986: Liminal AI
    Jun 3 2026

    Build 2026 is underway in San Francisco this week, and it started with a big, overly-long keynote as always. And Computex is this week, too. There's a lot going on, and some of it is fascinating. Plus, WWDC is next week because you cannot relax. Also, Microsoft GA's WinApp CLI, announces the Windows Platform Skills plug-in for native app creation, and you're not going to believe what Paul did next. OK, you will believe it

    Build + Computex = OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD

    • NVIDIA finally announces Arm-based N1X as the RTX Spark
    • RTX Spark is an Arm-based portable workstation chip for Windows 11
    • Microsoft announces Surface Laptop Ultra - It and other RTX Spark-based PCs will appear in late 2026
    • Some of this leaked earlier, including a lower-end N1 chipset
    • Microsoft continues to optimize and evolve Windows 11 for developers
    • Windows Developer Configuration, Windows Developer Skills + WinApp CLI, Terminal, more Linux, and more on-device ("unmetered") AI - Tied to this, Copilot+ PC features are coming to more PCs, with CPU/GPU support - this, plus the RTX Spark stuff hints at answers to some obvious questions but there's nothing concrete from Microsoft
    • Microsoft Edge is getting three new on-AI features
    • Scout is a personal work agent powered by OpenClaw
    • GitHub Copilot app arrives on desktop for your agentic coding and management needs
    • Microsoft AI announces seven new foundation models
    • Stevie Bathiche is back, baby! And he's talking about those AI app structures and how they've led to Project Solara

    Windows

    • Microsoft discusses the progress it's made on Windows 11 pain points
    • You can now test the new Start menu in Experimental - Paul did so along with the new Taskbar
    • Qualcomm announces low-cost Snapdragon C for $300+ PCs to take on MacBook Neo
    • And Acer is the first to announce a Snapdragon C laptop
    • New Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 leaks for June release (!)
    • Dell XPS 13 is coming soon with Intel Wildcat (also to take on MacBook Neo)
    • Dell revenues are through the roof, but not because of PCs
    • HP revenues are up, and it is because of PCs

    AI and dev

    • Anthropic gets a new valuation exceeding OpenAI and then it files for an IPO
    • OpenAI adjusts GPT5.5-Instant for less sucking-up and releases computer use in Codex on Windows
    • Flutter takes the lead on Flutter desktop development

    XBOX and gaming

    • Asha Sharma says you can't please everyone and then immediately jumps the shark trying to please everyone
    • XBOX delays Fable reboot because of GTA VI
    • New titles coming to Game Pass in early June across platforms
    • XBOX starts early testing of new console features
    • ASUS announces ROG Xbox Ally X20 with OLED display and XReal R1 glasses
    • Intel announces Arc G-series for gaming handhelds
    • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is next and it's the COD we've been begging for

    Tips and picks

    • Tip of the week: Now you can vibe code a native Windows app from the CLI
    • App pick of the week: iA Writer
    • RunAs Radio this week: Data API Builder and SQL MVP with Jerry Nixon
    • Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Malt Casking of Longmorn 20

    These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/986

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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    2 hrs and 32 mins
  • Security Now 1081: AI Captured the Flag
    Jun 3 2026

    AI vulnerability discovery just upended the legendary Capture the Flag competitions, leaving top hackers sidelined while algorithms dominate the scoreboard. Hear why one seasoned researcher says the entire game is over for humans.

    • As expected, UnFiOS devices are under attack.
    • CISA commands federal agencies to update Drupal.
    • Can the largest botnet ever, be killed.
    • Defender endpoint can cutoff a PC from the network.
    • Charter Communications big account leak.
    • Chrome moves device-bound session cookies from beta.
    • Anthropic to release Mythos shortly.
    • cURL and Daniel Stenberg.
    • IBM & RedHat commit to fixing open source with AI.
    • LOTS of terrific listener feedback this week.
    • AI spells the end of a terrific source of training

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1081-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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    3 hrs and 20 mins
  • MacBreak Weekly 1027: The Paris of the South Bay
    Jun 3 2026

    WWDC is happening very soon: Monday, June 9th! Will this WWDC be Apple's AI do-over? Bloomberg gives a potential look into iOS 27. Dell unveils a new XPS 13 that takes aim at Apple's MacBook Neo, albeit at a higher price point. And Amazon will seek to purchase Apple's Globalstar equity after purchasing the company earlier this year.

    • Anticipating WWDC 2026: Apple's AI do-over?
    • Apple to overhaul iOS 27 Siri, AI features: Here's a first peek.
    • First betas of iOS 26.6, macOS 26.6 arrive as WWDC draws near.
    • Dell XPS 13 targets MacBook Neo with Intel's Wildcat Lake — $699 starting price, $599 for students.
    • Apple to renew push for AI that runs on devices, instead of the cloud.
    • Latest Apple Glasses leak has me way more excited for the product.
    • Upcoming Beats headphones teased by Lamine Yamal: New design, pink colorway.
    • Here's everything new Apple TV has coming in June.
    • Microsoft is killing Office 2019 for Mac and iPhone, and you can't do much about it.
    • Amazon to purchase Apple's Globalstar satellite equity in upcoming networking deal.
    • Rivian says AI makes debate over CarPlay 'completely obsolete'.
    • What is a Dickover?
    • Cheaper, lighter Apple Vision Pro successor could arrive in late 2028.

    Picks of the Week

    • Shelly's Pick - Marked 3
    • Leo's Pick: Halide Camera App
    • Jason's Pick: Designed in California
    • Andy's Pick: Ihnatko.com

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

    Guest: Shelly Brisbin

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    2 hrs and 24 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