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The bigger problem with AI Overview https://udm14.com/ -and- https://tenbluelinks.org/ The horses have left the barn VPNs and Firewalls Email @ GRC Extension to fix Google search Passwords and SPAM Fixing motherboard components Vertical tabs in Firefox FritzBox routers Too many PINs More Google search fixes Testing Windows XP The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb
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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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Could Apple change the orientation of its logo on future iPads? An OLED iPad mini is allegedly in development for a 2026 release. Would you buy a Lego model of an Apple Store? And why did Apple Music even bother releasing a top 100 list of the best albums on Apple Music?
Apple might change the orientation of its logo on the back of future iPads. When are AirPods Max 2 coming? Here's the latest reporting... Apple iOS 18, macOS 15 AI features: Project Greymatter, Privacy, OpenAI deal. Three new games are now available for the Apple Vision Pro. New parkour Apple immersive video out now on Apple Vision Pro. This Lego Apple Store model needs votes for a slim chance of getting made. Apple Music 100 best albums. Apple Pencil Pro casts a fake shadow based on which tool you're using. Apple reportedly developing OLED iPad mini for 2026. All-screen M5 MacBook with foldable display and Vision Pro price now rumored for 2026. Prototype 3rd-gen iPod reveals that Apple built a Tetris clone for the iPod but never released it.Picks of the Week:
Leo's Pick: MapleRead Jason's Pick: Lex.Games Andy's Pick: Tactiq YouTube Transcript Generator Alex's Picks: Kewpie Mayonaise & Merlin Bird IDHosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation
OpenAI didn't copy Scarlett Johansson's voice for ChatGPT, records show China's latest answer to OpenAI is 'Chat Xi PT' Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search Rabbit Holed Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs A jury hands Bungie a victory in a landmark anti-cheating decision Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold Kabosu, Shiba Inu dog who inspired 'Doge' meme, dies at 18 Bitcoin pizza day C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Christina Warren, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm
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Congress recently made it nearly impossible to track private jets. Is WiFi 7 worth buying into right now? What resources are out there to help with the process of building a computer? How can I tag and organize photos based on the date taken? Plus, Dick DeBartolo stops by to share some LED lights that he loves and can magnetically stick to metal surfaces!
Kabosu, Shiba Inu dog who inspired 'Doge' meme, dies at 18. Congress just made it basically impossible to track Taylor Swift's private jet. U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in single day. Is there a way to pinpoint an issue causing my Safari browser not to work? Is WiFi 7 a worthwhile upgrade for better data transfer between my NAS and computer? Are there AI note-taking tools that can effectively summarize notes from a meeting and are not as costly? Dick DeBartolo and the motion sensor LED light pucks! Can I tag photos based on dates? Leo shows off the mini Bluetooth keyboard he recommended for a viewer last week to use with your iPad. What does Leo think of the device? Are there tools out there that can organize photos of one person by date of older to newer? What resources are out there to help with the process of building a computer? How can I determine which custom ringtones are set to my contacts on my cellphone? Why are my Edge browser profiles not syncing across my various devices? How can I make a searchable database for my podcast? What's the easiest way to create annotations for my videos on my iPad? Could the Framework laptops be a good choice for running AI models locally?Host: Leo Laporte
Guest: Dick DeBartolo
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This week it's all about the GPUs, with KDE 6.1, Nvidia's 555 drivers, and Mesa 24.1 all coming out, bringing support for Explicit sync, the Nvidia NVK ready for prime time, and more. Then there's Handbreak with FFmpeg 7.0 support, Ventoy bringing an update, and a new Pipewire RC with support for snapcast. Then there's Hans Reiser's last request for ReiserFS making it into kernel 6.10. For tips, we have the Bluefish editor, The last of Spring Cleaning, and how to use docker to very quickly spin up one-off containers. See the show notes at https://bit.ly/3yxtdwn and come back next time!
Host: Jonathan Bennett
Co-Hosts: Ken McDonald and Jeff Massie
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This week we've invited JPL's Chief Engineer Emeritus, Rob Manning, back to discuss Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return. As we discussed in episode 107, that project is in a bit of trouble. Rob was the Chief Engineer of every Mars rover up through Perseverance and the overall Chief Engineer on Perseverance, and he has some unique insights on how we have explored Mars, why it matters, and what the future holds... especially with regard to returning samples to Earth. Join us!
Headlines:
NASA held a press conference to explain the latest delays with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which stem from issues with a helium leak and concerns about the reaction control thrusters that could lead to a loss of redundancy during reentry The European Space Agency's Euclid Space Telescope returned its first science images, providing stunning new views of galaxies never seen in such detail before to help unlock the mysteries of dark matter and dark energyMain Topic - Mars Exploration and Sample Return:
Rob Manning recounts his extensive experience with Mars exploration at JPL, from the Sojourner rover and Pathfinder lander in the 90s to the currently operating Curiosity and Perseverance rovers Curiosity confirmed the past presence of water on Mars, while Perseverance is collecting carefully selected rock samples to eventually be returned to Earth The Mars Sample Return mission would bring pristine samples back to Earth for in-depth study, but is an extremely complex and costly endeavor facing budget challenges and potential delays Rob explains why returning samples is so critical - context is key and current meteorite samples have been altered by their journey to Earth, whereas carefully selected samples could reveal much more about Mars' history and potential for life Challenges for Mars Sample Return include the large size of the lander, the need for new parachute and guidance technologies, and planetary protection requirements to prevent contaminating Earth NASA currently has no plans for additional Mars missions beyond sample return, and faces a potential loss of institutional knowledge as a "quiet period" approaches, highlighting the need to maintain momentum in Mars explorationHosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
Guest: Rob Manning
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Mikah Sargent shares his review of Apple's new M4 iPad Pro and explores its design changes, including its new ultra-thin design, relocated front-facing camera, and stunning Ultra Retina XDR display with tandem OLED technology. Mikah also delves into the power of the M4 Apple Silicon chip and takes a closer look at the innovative Apple Pencil Pro and redesigned Magic Keyboard.
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Host: Mikah Sargent
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In this episode of iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard discuss their experiences with Apple's newly released M4 iPad Pros and accessories. They cover the new features and improvements, including the OLED display, updated design, Magic Keyboard with function keys, and the new Apple Pencil Pro. Rosemary also addresses a listener's question about creating a shortcut to quickly access downtime settings on a Mac.
M4 iPad Pros:
• The new iPad Pros have an OLED display, offering improved contrast and color reproduction
• Storage options include 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB, with higher-tier models having more RAM and an extra performance core.
• The Magic Keyboard has been updated with a function row, haptic trackpad, and all-new hardware design.
• The Apple Pencil Pro introduces haptic feedback, a programmable squeeze gesture, and a "barrel roll" feature for adjusting brush/tool shape based on pencil orientation
• Apps like Freeform and GoodNotes are being updated to support the new Apple Pencil Pro capabilities
• Availability varies by model, and waiting for refurbished units or discounts may be beneficialShortcuts Corner:
• A listener asks for a way to quickly access downtime settings on their children's Macs
• Rosemary creates a shortcut using the Mac's System Preferences URL scheme to open the downtime settings directly
• She recommends adding the shortcut to the Mac's menu bar for easy access
• While it's not possible to toggle downtime automatically with a shortcut due to security concerns, this method still streamlines the process of adjusting the settingsHosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
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Apple's latest Apple Pencil, the Apple Pencil Pro, includes several new features:
Barrel roll: Rotating the barrel of the Appe Pencil changes the orientation of art tools. Squeeze: A gesture that opens a tool palette in Apple's built-in apps. Haptic feedback: Tiny taps and buzzes provide feedback when you squeeze and tap the Appe Pencil Pro. Find My: You can use the Find My app to find your missing Apple Pencil Pro. Mikah Sargent walks you through the new features of the Apple Pencil Pro as well as the settings for Apple Pencil on iPadOS.Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Emily Dreibelbis from PCMag joins Mikah Sargent this week. Emily talks about Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI. Could generative AI be coming to Alexa in the future? If your meme game is on point, then you may have a future with politics. And Microsoft announced new Windows laptops with AI features baked into the device.
Emily Dreibelbis talks about OpenAI being under fire from actor Scarlett
Johansson as the actor voices her concern over the company's use of her voice, while OpenAI fires back, showing how they used a different actor for the voice. Mikah Sargent shares how Amazon plans to overhaul its voice assistant, Alexa, by incorporating AI features into it and charging a monthly subscription price. If your meme game is strong with Millennials and Gen Z, consider a career in politics. The Biden re-election campaign is looking to hire a meme manager. And finally, Daniel Rubino of Windows Central talks with Mikah about Microsoft's next-gen AI laptops, Copilot+ PCs, announced at its Build event earlier, and some of the expected features with these AI machines.Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Dreibelbis
Guest: Daniel Rubino
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Microsoft has been testing Windows 11 version 24H2 with Insiders on the Dev Channel for a couple of weeks. This update will bring improvements to Copilot on Windows, File Explorer, the taskbar, and many other Windows features.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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An AVS Forum member posted an interesting blind test that invited readers to listen to two audio files, one made from a $500,000+ turntable and the other from a $78 turntable, and asked them to identify which was which. The results are quite fascinating!
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her It's Time to Believe the AI Hype Steven Levy's Extremely Stupid AI Piece Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments Congress Shouldn't End the Internet's Sunrise With a Section 230 "Sunset" Repeal Buy This Legislation or We'll Kill the Internet Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent,' critics warn 2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds Microsoft unveils 'Copilot + PC' initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI jacking Wendy's ai Google is bringing back classic search, with no AI – and I couldn't be happier about that Does One Line Fix Google? Google's AI Overviews are getting ads soon Google rolls out immersive, AI-powered Shopping Ads Google's new 'Add to Chromebook' badge makes web apps easier to find and install After beating Sonos case, Google brings back group speaker controls Magic Editor for older Pixel phones starts rolling out Google Pay will show your card benefits, Autofill with PIN/face unlock over security code YouTube seems to once again be rolling out its widely hated new web redesign New: OpenAI, Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Strike Content Deal Truecaller partners with Microsoft to let its AI respond to calls in your own voice C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89 Let Bions Be Bygones United flight because of passengers stuck laptop
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau
Guest: Ed Zitron
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Windows 11 and the Copilot+ PC
Microsoft announces Copilot+ PC and our world collapses Microsoft announces new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop 13/15 as expected What the heck is this new bifurcation of features in Windows? Why? Paul ordered a Surface Laptop 15 the second Yusuf Mehdi said he could The other shoe finally drops: Every Copilot+ Pro PC has a fan. Is this a problem? Sorry, Chicken Little, Microsoft Recall is not a privacy concern Windows 11 is getting a lot of new security features Qualcomm is offering a $899 Copilot+ PC Mini and it looks awesome Windows 11 24H2 just entered the Release Preview channelInside baseball
Everyone is mad at Microsoft about Monday's event Intel had people on-site to attend and present, Microsoft took their badges away and asked them to leave (AMD seemingly placated by Build keynote mentions). Intel countered with its own pissy announcement Qualcomm, the darling of the event, would like to know why it took Microsoft 40 minutes to say the word "Snapdragon" PC makers were told they would get equal billing with Surface, but they were afterthoughts during the event and at the showcaseMicrosoft 365
Microsoft Announces Team Copilot Microsoft adds new features to Microsoft Teams Microsoft Edge is getting a real-time translation featureAI
Microsoft adds a multimodal model to its Phi family of on-device SLMs Microsoft brings Copilots to developers, updates Power Platform Microsoft partners with Khan Academy on AI trainingDev
Microsoft announces Windows Copilot runtime, but it's not a runtime Also, WTFF WPF is BACK with WinUI support too! Visual Studio 2022 17.10 adds integrated GitHub Copilot Plus some .NET 9 updates in pre-release Windows 11 24H2 is getting a bunch of new features for developersTips & Picks
Tip of the Week: Windows 11 Security Book & Surface Laptop Report RunAs Radio This Week: The End of Windows 10 with Paul Thurrott Brown Liquor: Eagle Rare 10
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
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When you're the biggest target... Searching for Search How long will a Windows XP machine survive unprotected on the Internet? Free Laundry VPNs and Firewalls Netgate SG1100 Ad Industry vs. Google Privacy Sandbox Bitwarden and passkeys Token2 passkey dongle 312 Scientists & Researchers Respond
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-975-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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Microsoft unveiled its new Copilot+ PCs to compete with Apple's MacBook Air. Apple released an update to iOS that fixes the issue of deleted photos reappearing, or as most articles are fixated on, deleted NSFW photos. And could new Mac Studio and Mac Pros be released in 2025?
Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her. Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in. I tried Microsoft's new AI-Focused PCs. Windows is exciting again. iOS 17.5 is allegedly resurfacing pictures that were deleted years ago. Apple says its latest iOS update fixes the issue that caused some NSFW deleted photos to reappear. macOS Sonoma 14.5 is the best release this cycle. iPad Pro 13's hide a repairability win, still hard to fix. Mac Studio, Mac Pro will be released in 2025. Secret meeting between Apple and TSMC reported, possibly to reserve all 2nm capacity. Apple's 27% app store fee plan gets skeptical reception by judge. The forged Apple employee badge.Picks of the Week:
Leo's Pick: WWDC Index Jason's Pick: Provenance Andy's Pick: PGYTECH SD Card Case & ReaderHosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
Guest: Mikah Sargent
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Broadcom makes an offer to give us vmware for free, with an asterisk. Ubuntu is already looking at how to polish the 24.10 release, The Raspberry Pi Foundation releases the official NVMe hat, and Winamp has an announcement. A Debian maintainer made a questionable call regarding KerPassXC, and CIQ makes the case that all vendor kernels are insecure. Then, for tips we have uxplay for airplay on Linux, cd - for quick directory flipping, more spring cleaning, and pkg-config for a scriptable way to check for dependencies. The show notes are at https://bit.ly/3V9CCmI and enjoy the show!
Host: Jonathan Bennett
Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Jeff Massie, and Ken McDonald
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OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) It's Time to Believe the AI Hype The panel discusses their experiences with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT OpenAI Superalignment team is gone 2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent,' critics warn Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments Vermont's data privacy law sparks state lawmaker alliance against tech lobbyists How a smear campaign against NPR led Elon Musk to feud with Signal Biden Order to Halt China-Tied Bitcoin Mine Beside Nuke Base Came as U.S. Firm Just Bought it Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Ben Parr, Dan Patterson, and Iain Thomson
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This week is Bitcoin Pizza Day, celebrating the anniversary of someone paying 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas in the first Bitcoin transaction. What's the best way to manage multiple email accounts? Are there simple remote controllers one can use with an iPad? Plus, Rod Pyle talks about the recent Blue Origin flight, and Chris Marquardt goes over the Tough assignment.
Bitcoin Pizza Day is this week. Mikah and Leo got their new iPad Pro's Is there a screen protector for my 15-inch laptop that can reduce glare and block blue light from the screen? Rod Pyle & the Blue Origin flight. What's a good point-and-shoot camera to take on a safari trip? What's going on with various companies & even states handling the privacy of their users? Can you merge Google Workspace emails with a personal Gmail account? What's the best way to manage multiple email addresses from one central location? Chris Marquardt & the 'tough' assignment. The next assignment is 'minimalist.' A previous caller recommends some new books for Leo and Mikah. Are there remote controllers you can use with an iPad?Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Rod Pyle and Chris Marquardt
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