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This week on Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini explore RFK Jr.'s ambitious plan to get health trackers on every American's wrist, Apple's CarPlay Ultra facing resistance from automakers, landmark AI copyright rulings, and Fairphone's latest sustainable smartphone offering. RFK Jr.'s Wearable Health Initiative - Emily Forlini discusses the HHS Secretary's vision for every American to wear health trackers within four years, examining both the potential benefits of democratizing health data and concerns about privacy, data collection, and the government outsourcing public health monitoring to tech companies. Apple CarPlay Ultra vs. Automakers - Mikah explores Apple's ambitious expansion beyond infotainment to control entire car dashboards, revealing which manufacturers are embracing or rejecting the technology, and discussing the fundamental question of who should own the in-car experience - tech companies, automakers, or consumers. AI Copyright Rulings Shake Tech Industry - WIRED's Kate Knibbs breaks down two precedent-setting court decisions involving Meta and Anthropic, explaining how judges ruled AI training as "transformative" fair use while leaving the door open for piracy-related damages that could reach into the trillions. Fairphone 6: Sustainability Meets Modularity - Will Sattelberg from 9to5Google showcases the latest repairable smartphone featuring modular backplates, a dedicated "Moments" mode for digital wellness, and an ambitious 8-year software support promise, though US availability remains limited. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Guests: Kate Knibbs and Will Sattelberg Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: drata.com/technews storyblok.com/twittv-25 hoxhunt.com/securitynow

Interview with Richard Gingras Judge backs AI firm over use of copyrighted books Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren't Doing It Meta, Amazon, and more want 10-year ban on states regulating AI Pope Leo makes AI's threat to humanity a signature issue | TechCrunch OpenAI warns that its upcoming models could pose a higher risk of enabling the creation of biological weapons and says it is stepping up testing of such models My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts Is AI the End of Dating Apps? Can You Really Have a Romantic Relationship With AI? gist.ai Jeff talks about the new AI Chromebook Veo sinkhole videos Wiki Radio

Windows 10 EOL update Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 EOL is a go for October. But... Consumers can now get a free year of extra security updates instead of paying(!) Businesses can now enroll in extended security updates program Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 to get security updates through October 2028 Windows 11 A few new features via the Insider Program Recall gets a new home page and some nice updates to hardware indicators in Dev and Beta We know there's a Settings AI agent coming to Windows 11. Apparently, it needs its own local AI model. And why this might be problematic Canary gets features we've seen elsewhere, plus an ISO - plus a new 24H2 build in Release Preview with features we can expect on June 8, Patch Tuesday Microsoft launches AI-powered learning app for Copilot+ PCs First Arm-based Chromebook Plus arrives with 50+ TOPS NPU, local AI features - using the chip that would make for a nice Copilot+ PC. But what's going on with Chrome OS? Microsoft 365 Microsoft Ignite registration is open Android users can now open shared Office documents without a Microsoft account AI Copilot is struggling against ChatGPT, even in the enterprise Alexa+ is now available to over one million testers in the U.S. - but have you met even one of them? Android Studio gets Gemini-based Agent Mode in preview Xbox and games First, the bad news: Yes, there are massive layoffs coming to Xbox next week - this is in addition to the sales org-related layoffs that are also coming, and probably more It's happening! Microsoft begins testing Steam integration with the Xbox app on Windows 11 AMD expands a bit on the news that it's working with Microsoft on next-gen Xbox silicon June Xbox update arrives with more home screen customization, more mouse and keyboard support for more games, more "Stream your own games" titles (over 200 now) There's a limited edition Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition - move quick if you want one Hellblade II: Senua's Saga Enhanced arrives on PlayStation on August 12 - but there's more going on here, including "Xbox on PC" language Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Don't pay for Windows 10 extended security App pick of the week: Discord for Windows 11 on Arm RunAs Radio this week: Getting More from GitHub with April Yoho Brown liquor pick of the week: Drayman's Highveld Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

China's Salt Typhoon claims another victim (or two). State healthcare portals are tracking and leaking. No kidding. Apple adopts FIDO's Passkeys and other credentials transport. Facebook gets Passkey logon. TikTok continues ticking for at least another 90 days. Canadian telco admits they were infiltrated by Salt Typhoon. Microsoft to remove unwanted (and hopefully unneeded) hardware drivers. The Austrian government legislates court-warranted message decryption. I (Steve) finally get full clarity on what today's "AI" means. A deep dive into the Salt Typhoon's operation and how they got in Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1031-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/securitynow hoxhunt.com/securitynow outsystems.com/twit bigid.com/securitynow zscaler.com/security

Apple silicon was announced five years ago this week. Apple held internal talks about purchasing AI startup Perplexity. New camera features could be coming to the iPhone 17 Pro later this fall. And why did Apple pull its recent ad campaign video after just one day? Intel to Apple silicon transition for Mac was announced five years ago. The infamous Apple typewriter memo is 40 years old. RIP Mickey Mouse glove: macOS Tahoe has a new set of cursors. FireWire may finally be dead in macOS 26 & Apple isn't looking back. Apple executives have held internal talks about buying AI startup Perplexity. A few notes on iPadOS 26 audio and video capture. Apple pulls ad campaign fronted by SNL star just one day after its debut. Apple read your mean tweets about Liquid Glass and Finder. iPhone 17 Pro: Four new camera features are coming this fall. NFC Release 15 protocol announced, next-gen devices could see quadruple the operating range. Creative clash halts production of Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson Apple TV+ show. Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 mln US patent verdict. Feds wise up and ban WhatsApp, might shift to Apple Messages. EU ecodesign for smartphones including right to repair now In effect. F1' immersive video takes you around the track with Brad Pitt on Apple Vision Pro. Fly around Vast's Haven-1 space station using the Apple Vision Pro. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Project Indigo Alex's Pick: F1 Movie Jason's Pick: AI Shortcuts on macOS 26 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: storyblok.com/twittv-25 cachefly.com/twit

Pope Leo makes AI's threat to humanity a signature issue Why We Don't Talk About Job Destruction Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran's Financial System Iran restricts internet access to ward off Israeli cyberattacks The AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel It's Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV AI search finds publishers starved of referral traffic Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans' top news source Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time The People Search Sites in the Suspected Minnesota Killer's Notebook Are a Failure of Congress 40,000 Cameras, From Bird Feeders to Baby Monitors, Exposed to the Internet Pavel Durov on his arrest in France, Macron, Russia, the FBI — and the fight for Telegram WhatsApp's rollout of ads will change the app forever Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Calacanis, Amanda Silberling, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit uscloud.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT storyblok.com/twittv-25 ZipRecruiter.com/Twit

This week on Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy talk cybersecurity vulnerabilities with over 40,000 exposed internet cameras, Wyze's new security features following past breaches, a study on youth mental health and addictive tech use, and the launch of Trump Mobile's new phone and cellular plan. 40,000 Exposed Internet Cameras: A cybersecurity investigation by BitSight reveals that over 40,000 internet-connected cameras are accessible to anyone with a browser and IP address, many of which use default passwords or lack basic security features. Wyze Introduces "Verified View" Security Feature: Following previous incidents where users could see other people's camera streams due to cloud failures, Wyze launched a new security feature that stamps user metadata onto footage for an additional layer of verification to access photos and videos. Study Challenges Screen Time Assumptions for Youth Mental Health: A major JAMA study tracking over 4,000 kids from ages 10-14 found no direct link between screen time duration and suicidal behavior, but instead identified addictive usage patterns as the real culprit. The Launch of Trump Mobile: The new "47 Plan" offers 20GB of data for $47.45/month, along with a $499 phone claimed to be "made in America," though tech experts question both the value proposition and manufacturing claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT Melissa.com/twit threatlocker.com/twit

Interview with Matthew Kirschenbaum Chatterbox TTS - a Hugging Face Space by ResembleAI Here's the $2,000 fully AI-generated ad that aired during the NBA Finals Boston Dynamics robots dance to 'Don't Stop Me Now' for 'America's Got Talent' audition Oracle CEO Says OpenAI's Stargate Venture 'Not Formed Yet' OpenAI Seeks New Financial Concessions From Microsoft, a Top Shareholder They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling. Smart Lamp Keeps Students On Track With Image Recognition Google's Gemini panicked when playing Pokémon Inside the AI Party at the End of the World AI Barbie? Mattel & OpenAI Team Up For Smart Toys & Games L'Oréal Taps Nvidia Tech to Supercharge Its AI Efforts They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals Brooklyn TK Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Matthew Kirschenbaum Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit bigid.com/im agntcy.org

No, it's not you. Windows Hello doesn't work in the dark anymore. For reasons. Say "Hello" to the Windows Hello controversy of the month! Windows AI agent in Settings and Recall export experience in Dev/Beta channels - plus the old clock is back, baby July Patch Tuesday preview: App defaults (EEA only), Share images with visual preview, and some fixes for Windows 11 (The first one is coming to Windows 10 too - tied to the DMA news from last week.) Commentary: What Apple gets right in macOS 26 (and otherwise) Surface One year with Surface Laptop 7 Microsoft issues its first firmware updates for Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 in several months, sort of Microsoft 365 BBB complains about how Microsoft promotes Microsoft 365; Microsoft disagrees but will change the way it communicates about these features AI OpenAI, Microsoft, and... the nuclear option?? The Open AI Files provides an insider view of the company and finds it lacking Copilot Vision is GA in the United States - It's also free to try on mobile The Browser Company starts explaining Dia, finally Xbox and Games Microsoft announces (extends?) partnership with AMD on future Xbox hardware - a one minute video with plenty to parse Next-gen hardware Multi-year partnership with AMD on Xbox consoles and gaming handhelds Compatibility with existing game libraries Working closely with the Windows team, ensure Windows is the number one games platform Microsoft shares Xbox Ally details with devs, a hint at the coming Windows-based Xbox platform requirements? More Game Pass titles for June, including an old favorite Minecraft gets three great updates Steam will run natively on Apple Silicon soon. Unlike all the games. Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Don't give in App pick of the week: Camtasia online RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server 2025 with Bob Ward Brown liquor pick of the week: The Macallan 18 Sherry Oak Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: uscloud.com

An exploited iOS iMessage vulnerability Apple denies? The NPM repository is under siege with no end in sight. Were Comcast and Digital Realty compromised? Don't ask them. Matthew Green agrees: XChat does not offer true security. We may know how Russia is convicting Telegram users. Microsoft finally decides to block two insane Outlook file types. 40,000 openly available video camera are online. Who owns them? Running SpinRite on encrypted drives. An LLM describes Steve's (my) evolution on Microsoft security. What do we know about the bots that are scanning the Internet? Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1030-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT bitwarden.com/twit material.security drata.com/securitynow bigid.com/securitynow

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. • Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco • Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues • Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions • Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year • iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad • Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes • Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs • New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate • Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models • Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history • F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: • Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball • Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types • Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative • Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

Opinionated Design: Early Reactions to Apple's Liquid Glass Design Language Big Tech Is Dealing Flat Design a Death Blow Apple gets over its hang-ups, and the iPad enters a new era Apple Targets Spring 2026 for Release of Delayed Siri AI Upgrade Apple's de-chatbot-ification of AI is nearly complete Google launches Android 16, rolling out now to Pixel Google offers voluntary buyouts to US staff across several businesses and units, including the one housing its core search team and much of the ads organization IBM aims to build the world's first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028 Blue Origin Delays Second New Glenn Launch Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe Twenty-seven states and DC sue 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent YouTube says its ecosystem created 490K jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024 God is hungry for Context: First thoughts on o3 pro Army reserve tech executives meta palantir Nintendo Switch 2 Is Fastest-Selling Game Console of All Time - Slashdot An Experimental New Dating Site Matches Singles Based on Their Browser Histories Anker recalls 1.1 million power banks due to fire hazard risk Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns Bald eagle live cam update: Babies are leaving nest. What's next? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Hiner, Harry McCracken, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: oracle.com/twit Melissa.com/twit drata.com/weekintech expressvpn.com/twit zscaler.com/security

Abrar Al-Heeti is joining Mikah Sargent this week! Abrar is excited about one of the new features Apple announced for iOS 26 that could be important for a rumored device next. Would you be willing to be matched with others based on your search history? Some of the new things discovered in the teardown of the Nintendo Switch 2. And Meta is in hot water again over AI chatbots posing as licensed therapists. Abrar talks about the new Adaptive Power feature Apple unveiled at WWDC this past week and how this new feature could be necessary for the rumored iPhone 17 Air that Apple could release sometime next year. Mikah shares about a new experimental platform called Browser Dating that matches users based on their previous internet search history. Liz Chamberlain of iFixit joins the show to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2's teardown, the updated Joy-Con controllers, and how aspects of the console are much harder to repair than their predecessor. And 404 Media's Sam Cole stops by to discuss Meta's AI Studio chatbots, which are posing as real therapists with fake licenses and credentials. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Guests: Liz Chamberlain and Sam Cole Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: material.security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT zocdoc.com/tnw cachefly.com/twit

Interview with Stephen Witt Altman's Gentle Singularity Sutskever video: start at 5:50-6:40 Paris on Apple Glass OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm for Copyright Infringement Apple paper: The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity Futurism on the paper Could AI make a Scorsese movie? Demis Hassabis and Darren Aronofsky discuss YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos Meta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue 'Superintelligence' Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web browsing identifiers Amazon 'testing humanoid robots to deliver packages' Google battling 'fox infestation' on roof of £1bn London office 23andMe's Former CEO Pushes Purchase Price Nearly $50 Million Higher Code to control vocal production with hands Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two public companies by next year Social media creators to overtake traditional media in ad revenue this year Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Stephen Witt Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: agntcy.org smarty.com/twit monarchmoney.com with code TWIT spaceship.com/twit

If you've been tuning in to Hands-On Mac for your weekly dose of Apple know-how, don't worry, we're not going anywhere. We're just thinking bigger. Starting next week, Hands-On Mac becomes Hands-On Apple. Why the change? Because Mikah Sargent's tech tips have always gone beyond the Mac. Whether he's uncovering clever iOS settings, showing off Terminal tricks, reviewing must-have Apple accessories, or testing the latest from iPadOS, this show has always been more than just Mac. It's time the name caught up with the content. Expect the same smart, bite-sized help with all your Apple gear. If it's in the Apple ecosystem, Mikah's got something fun and useful to share with you. New episodes still drop every Thursday. Want it ad-free? Grab the show for $5/month, or get all our shows ad-free by joining Club TWiT for just $10/month. Same Mikah. Same great show. Just a name that finally fits. See you on Hands-On Apple! Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Apple at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-apple Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Get to know Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates and new features in Windows 11, such as improvements to the Start menu, File Explorer, and Copilot integration. They also cover new AI features coming to the Photos app for Copilot+ PCs and updates to the Microsoft Store. The discussion then shifts to developer conferences like Google I/O and Apple's WWDC, with a focus on their respective AI advancements and product strategies. Plus, the controversy surrounding Microsoft's decision to no longer host its Build conference in Seattle. Don't miss the discussion on the evolving role of the iPad as a potential threat to Surface devices due to recent software enhancements! Windows 11 June Patch Tuesday is here! Big changes for Windows 11 versions 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2 New Start menu finally debuts in Dev and Beta - synchronized again for some reason Copilot+ PCs get Relight feature and natural language search in the Photos app The Microsoft Store gets a major update in the Beta channel And Canary is still a thing, no one knows why Developer conference season draws to a close Build: Protests, problems, and more problems Microsoft pulls out of Seattle permanently Google I/O: Stunning array of AI announcements. But Android 16 is on a weird slow boil after a truncated development cycle Apple WWDC: Apple Intelligence? Look, Liquid Glass! Also, some actual advances across its newly unified platforms Look out Surface: The iPad is a real computer now - And it only took 15 years Microsoft, Google, and Apple all played to their strengths Between Windows 11 2xH2, Android 16, and iOS whatever - do the platform makers even know how to ship software anymore? Xbox Microsoft unveils the first Xbox-branded third-party gaming handheld as part of its Xbox Games Showcase 2025 event - a few interesting things there as well - COD: BO7, Gears remake, Gears v.next delayed to 2026 This heavily modified/optimized version of Windows 11 is coming to more gaming handhelds Looking to the future: What if this is literally the model for future Xbox console hardware? What if the next Xbox was a NUC? More Game Pass titles across platforms for the second half of June You can add 4 TB of storage to your Xbox, but it will cost you dearly Apple loses again in Epic v. Apple, Fortnite can stay in the App Store and developers can stop getting robbed by Apple The Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week and is apparently the best-selling console of all time at launch PS5 controllers to support multiple Bluetooth connections Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Share Feature, image crunching App pick of the week: Dia Browser RunAs Radio this week: The Case for Telemetry with Liz Fong-Jones Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenlossie 26 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com 1password.com/windowsweekly

In memoriam: Bill Atkinson Meta native apps & JavaScript collude for a localhost local mess. The EU rolls out its own DNS4EU filtered DNS service. Ukraine DDoS's Russia's Railway DNS ... and... so what? The Linux Foundation creates an alternative Wordpress package manager. Court tells OpenAI it must NOT delete ANYONE's chats. Period! :( A CVSS 10.0 in Erlang/OTP's SSH library. Can Russia intercept Telegram? Perhaps. Spain's ISPs mistakenly block Google sites. Reddit sues Anthropic. Twitter's new encrypted DM's are as lame as the old ones. The Login.gov site may not have any backups. Apple explores the question of recent Large Reasoning Models "thinking" Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1029-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hoxhunt.com/securitynow threatlocker.com for Security Now uscloud.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

Apple unveiled many things at WWDC25 this year, including the newest versions of iPadOS and visionOS, with a new unified naming convention across its OS's. Apple Intelligence gets a slew of new capabilities across Apple devices. And the panel remembers Bill Atkinson. iPadOS 26 introduces powerful new features that push the capabilities and versatility of iPad even further. visionOS 26 introduces powerful new spatial experiences for Apple Vision Pro. Apple Intelligence gets even more powerful with new capabilities across Apple devices. macOS Tahoe 26 makes the Mac more capable, productive, and intelligent than ever. The iPad just got a lot more like a Mac thanks to these 20+ new features. Bill Atkinson, hypercard creator and original Mac team member, dies at age 74. Picks of the Week: Mikah's Pick: Hidden Folks+ Andy's Pick: Astro Pinball by Kyle Sylvestre Alex's Pick: Small Rig's Wireless Video Monitor for iPhone Leo's Pick: Mitxela Clock Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: bitwarden.com/twit

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74 Folklore.org: Round Rects Are Everywhere! OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech's legal guardrails Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues TikTok dodges U.S. ban — again — as Trump administration pushes deadline back Supreme Court Gives Doge Access to Social Security Data The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs AI Startup Revealed To Be 700 Indian Employees Pretending To Be Chatbots - Slashdot Google's NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules Volvo Debuts New IoT Seatbelt Design - Slashdot Ending USB-C® Port Confusion Walmart to Expand Wing Drone Deliveries to 100 Stores Nintendo Switch 2 Has Record-Breaking Launch, Selling Over 3 Million Units - Slashdot Calling All Cars Named Eleanor! The Ninth Circuit Has Decided You're Not Copyrightable After All California county accused of using drones to spy on residents Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Cathy Gellis, and Larry Magid Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit threatlocker.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT

Amanda Silberling is joining Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Initial hands-on impressions with the Nintendo Switch 2. Reddit sues Anthropic. Amazon will be testing humanoid robots to deliver packages. And what could be announced at WWDC25. Scott Stein of CNET is staying busy as he joins the show to share his hands-on impressions of Nintendo's Switch 2 console, Mario Kart World, and its new features. Amanda talks about Reddit suing the artificial intelligence company Anthropic for allegedly not paying for its services without a proper licensing agreement. You may receive your Amazon packages from robots in the future, as Mikah shares how the company prepares to test humanoid robots for delivering packages. And Christopher Lawley of youtube.com/@ChrisLawley joins Mikah to discuss what Apple may unveil at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9th. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling Guests: Scott Stein and Christopher Lawley Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: storyblok.com/twittv-25 zocdoc.com/tnw zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

Daniel Oberhaus Interview Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans CNN Challenges Claim AI Will Eliminate Half of White-Collar Jobs, Calls It 'Part of the AI Hype Machine' Indian AI Startup Worth Billions Turns Out to Be Biggest Scam Ever AI Humanizer & Detector – Make AI Text Undetectable | Walter AI This study used Reddit's AITA to test how sycophantic AI is More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds The OpenAI Board Drama Is Turning Into a Movie - Slashdot Google's NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly AI Hallucination Cases Database – Damien Charlotin 5 AI bots took our tough reading test. One was smartest — and it wasn't ChatGPT. Morgan Stanley Says Its AI Tool Processed 9 Million Lines of Legacy Code This Year And Saved 280,000 Developer Hours Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleges Unauthorized Use of Site's Data Most new cars in Norway are EVs. David Cope, Godfather of A.I. Music, Is Dead at 83 Fake My Run The Nest (1988) Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau Guests: Jacob Ward and Daniel Oberhaus Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bigid.com/im outsystems.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT storyblok.com/twittv-25

Richard Campbell is out this week! Microsoft continues to make changes to Notepad as it tests 'lightweight text formatting' in Notepad. 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2 got preview updates. And Microsoft has reportedly delayed its first-party Xbox / Windows gaming handheld. WindowsTHE GREAT NOTEPAD CONTROVERSY OF 2025 Microsoft announced it was testing "lightweight text formatting" in Notepad. This is one of MANY changes its made to Notepad in recent years. The community has collectively lost its s#$t - most thought this was RTF support - it's not. Everyone is wrong. In defense of Notepad. 24H2 Last Tuesday, 22H2/23H2 got a preview update in Week D, but 24H2 did not. The 24H2 update appeared later, with a ton of new features as expected - it's possible an out-of-band update requirement is responsible for the delay. Now we know for sure what's coming on Patch Tuesday next week. Windows Insider updates Today, in Canary: Energy saver in Intune, re-rollout of Phone companion, more. Dev and Beta (24H2): Quick machine recovery, Phone Link improvements - Plus, more just in Dev. Canary: Voice access and some bug fixes. Microsoft makes more DMA changes to Windows 11/Edge We all need these changes. Apple needs to pay attention. Also, hilarious: Apple copies what Microsoft did in the 1990s. Twice. Earnings: HP Dell Nvidia Microsoft 365/AI Microsoft announces (internally) its third major AI reorg in 15 months - Too ... slow? Microsoft is killing password management/autofill in the Microsoft Authenticator app (announced previously, but now a warning is showing up in the app). Good, you should use a third-party password manager anyway. Also, it's really an identity manager. Also, wake up. When/why to use Microsoft Authenticator. And why you should also use Google Authenticator. June 2025 update for the new Outlook adds tons of new features. Research and Analyst AI agents are now GA in Microsoft 365 Copilot. You can experiment with short, phone videos on your phone with Bing Video Creator. FU, OpenAI! NYT licenses its content to Amazon. Samsung may drop Gemini for Perplexity. Xbox/Gaming Microsoft has reportedly delayed its first-party Xbox/Windows gaming handheld. Xbox continues to be in a holding pattern on hardware - Theories include an Arm revolution in waiting and Amy Hood getting serious about trying to make this business profitable. Are handheld gaming PCs the next Netbook or mini-tablet ... or this is market real, sustainable, and big enough to matter? SteamDeck/Linux could be a problem here - related to this, Nvidia news. Microsoft reaches its first-ever agreement with a game studio union. Semi-related: J Allard is one of about 100 former Microsoft execs at Amazon now, and we have an update. Tips and picks Tip of the week: You can replace OneDrive/Google Drive with a NAS. My Synology NAS is better than expected as a Little Tech replacement for OneDrive and Google Drive. This changes everything App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge 137 Edge 137 has quietly emerged as the biggest release of this browser since its inception. Edge 137 adds PIP and business improvements, removes Wallet Hub and some truly pointless features. It adds Windows 11 App action support to PWAs. It brings Game Assist for Game Bar to everyone. Photoshop for Android is here and it's free Pa These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/935 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

Pwn2Own 2025, Berlin results. PayPal seeks a "newly registered domains" patent. An expert iOS jailbreak developer gives up. The rising abuse of SVG images, via JavaScript. Interesting feedback from our listeners. Four classic science fiction movies not to miss. How OpenAI's o3 model discovered a 0-day in the Linux kernel Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1028-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: material.security outsystems.com/twit bigid.com/securitynow bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

Apple gives a 'Sleek Peek' to WWDC 2025 next week. Is Apple changing its naming convention for its OSs? Slowly, more content is being released for Apple's Vision Pro. And is Apple looking to acquire streaming rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball? Apple shares new 'Sleek Peek' teaser ahead of WWDC 2025 next week. Apple developer event will show it's still far from being an AI leader. Apple to launch iOS 26, macOS 26 in major rebrand tied to software redesigns. Shortcuts app to get revamp with Apple Intelligence integration. Google Gemini integration in Siri might be a bigger deal than we initially thought. Apple acquires RAC7, its first-ever video game studio. "Stories of Surrender" is spectacular (and somewhat immersive). TIME Studios and TARGO unveil WWII doc for Apple Vision Pro. Apple appeals EU law that requires it to share sensitive user data with other. 28 Years Later director Danny Boyle goes big with the horror sequel: 'If you're widescreen, the infected could be anywhere'. Apple could buy Apple TV+ with MLB Sunday Night Baseball streaming rights. Apple Design Awards - 2025 winners and finalists. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Phoenix Slides Alex's Pick: Sensibo Jason's Pick: Theater by Sandwich Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/macbreak zocdoc.com/macbreak cachefly.com/twit

YouTube Is Swallowing TV Whole, and It's Coming for the Sitcom Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans Trump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASA Xbox co-founder J Allard is working on 'breakthrough' devices at Amazon GitHub Users Angry at the Prospect of AI-Written Issues From Copilot Using technology may sharpen aging brains, not harm them We Bought a 'Peeing' Robot Attack Dog From Temu. It Was Even Weirder Than Expected Humanoid Robots for $3000, Hugging Face Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louis Maresca, Doc Rock, and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT expressvpn.com/twit spaceship.com/twit

Dan Moren joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Apple is rumored to announce a major OS redesign and unified naming scheme at WWDC this year. How YouTube creators are competing against traditional television. Insights into research showing technology use and association with reduced cognitive decline. And how North Koreans have stolen over $6 billion in cryptocurrency through U.S. remote jobs. Dan Moren talks about how Apple is rumored to unveil an upcoming OS redesign and unified naming scheme later at WWDC this year, internally dubbed 'Solarium'. Mikah talks about YouTube creators and how they are building full production studios as they create more original content for the platform, as YouTube is slowly replacing channel surfing and more linear TV consumption. Mikah gets excited and dives into research showing how more technology use can reduce cognitive decline in older adults, showing that tech engagement strengthens cognitive function. And Mikah shares a story of how North Koreans are infiltrating U.S. tech jobs, recruiting workers in financial distress for tech support roles, to steal cryptocurrency through laptop farms, which has totaled over $6 billion to date. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: drata.com/technews material.security hoxhunt.com/securitynow

Interview with Adam Becker Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor: AI as Normal Technology Joanna Sterns stars in WSJ Veo film Wow: So this is all AI-generated. (with Veo) Business Owners Are Using AI-Generated 'Concerned Residents' To Fight Proposed Bus Line In Toronto - Slashdot venice.ai Google's Veo 3 AI video generator is a slop monger's dream Duolingo CEO Clarifies AI-First Plan After Backlash, Says AI Won't Replace Employees The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us Nvidia results "Just Count the Server Racks"... Why one of the world's major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia Henry Blodget is the only employee in an AI newsroom Claude's System Card Film and Television Script Archive David Lynch auction A new season of Taskmaster! Mountainhead Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Adam Becker Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security storyblok.com/twittv-25 outsystems.com/twit agntcy.org

Microsoft shakes up Windows Update with third-party app integration while AI features flood into Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. Plus, the browser wars heat up as Arc pivots to agentic AI and Opera launches Neon, while Richard calls in from Cape Town with whiskey wisdom. Windows 11 It's Week D! Microsoft issues preview updates for 23H2/22H2 - Windows Key + C for Copilot, Drag tray, FAQs in Settings, Lock screen widget customization, IT admin controls for Taskbar Windows Insider Program Canary - Microsoft adds support for asymmetrical key encryption that won't be vulnerable to quantum computing attacks Beta (24H2) - New Microsoft 365 text actions in Click to Do, Lock screen widget customization, multiple dashboards in Widgets, App recommendations in Open with dialog, PC to PC migration experience in Windows Backup New Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool features in Canary and Dev - Paint sticker generator and Object select tool, Snipping Tool perfect screenshot and color picker, Notepad writing tools (draft from prompt, rewrite text, etc.) Now Windows Update is going to update third-party apps too As promised last week, Notion is now available in the Microsoft Store Signal will explicitly prevent Recall from screenshotting the app Related: Why is Lenovo doing so well financially? Also related: IDC predicts 4.1 percent growth in PC market this year to 274 million units AI and Web Browsers, Oh My Browsers go agentic The Browser Company says it will no longer offer functional updates to Arc as it focuses on Dia Opera announces Neon, its agentic AI web browser Hand-wringing as OpenAI buys Jony Ive's newish company Duck.ai if you ask it nicely (and use the right model) Yes, Google is going to put ads in Search AI Mode Vivaldi 7.4 arrives for desktop and for mobile Firefox 139 is a minor update - maybe it's time to move to a 6 week schedule? Xbox and Games Xbox's Copilot for Gaming Launches on iOS and Android in Beta FTC drops its bid to unwind Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Sony discounts PS5 and peripherals temporary to undercut Switch 2 Tips and Picks Tip of the Week: 'Fear and Loathing in Seattle' and 'More Fear and Loathing in Seattle' App Pick of the Week: Instapaper Plus: Fences 6 is GA on Windows 11 RunAs Radio This Week: How to Talk to Security with Sarah Young Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Aerstone 10 Sea Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

What the status of Encrypted Client Hello (ECH)? What radio technology would be best for remote inverter shutdown? Some DNS providers already block newly listed domains. Knowing when not to click a link can take true understanding. Why can losing a small portion of a power grid bring the rest down? Where are we in the "AI Hype Cycle" and is this the first? Speaking of hype: An AI system resorted to blackmail? Why are we so quick to imbue AI with awareness? ChatGPT's latest o3 model ignored the order to shutdown. Copilot may not be making Windows core code any better. Venice.AI is an unfiltered and unrestrained LLM Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1027-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit threatlocker.com for Security Now canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT hoxhunt.com/securitynow 1password.com/securitynow

Apple had plans to launch full satellite services. President Trump is threatening Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas. Former Apple designer Jony Ive enters a new partnership with Sam Altman of OpenAI. And what is 'Solarium,' Apple's rumored unified interface that the company could announce at WWDC25? Apple's satellite ambitions threatened by Elon Musk, internal resistance. Trump threatens 25 percent tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas. Tim Cook's 'off-ramp' to placate Trump. Tim Cook called Texas Governor Greg Abbott last week urging a veto or changes to a bill that would require Apple to verify users' ages on its devices. Apple & Epic agree no in-person court necessary after 'Fortnite' restored to App Store. Sam and Jony and skepticism. Apple prepares iOS 19, macOS 16 'Solarium' UI overhaul for WWDC. App Store protected users from $9 billion in fraud over five years. Tap to Pay on iPhone lands today in eight new countries. Global wearable band market up 13% in Q1 2025 as Xiaomi takes top spot. Apple absolutely cannot miss its smart glasses swing. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: TotalMount Leo Picks: Clic for Sonos & WhatsApp iPad App Alex's Pick: Tiles for Zoom Andy's Pick: pico-mac-nano Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

In this jam-packed episode celebrating Towel Day, the TWiT crew dives into Apple's terrible week with Trump's tariff threats, Google and Microsoft's latest AI advances, the death of CAPTCHAs, and some wild new tech including laser-powered smart homes and sock-picking robot vacuums. Trump's Phone Tariff Ultimatum - President threatens 25% tariffs on iPhones and Samsung devices unless manufacturing moves to the US, putting Apple in an impossible position between economics and politics The Sock-Stealing Robot Revolution - Jennifer tests a $2,600 Roborock vacuum with an arm that picks up socks and occasionally tries to grab cats Microsoft's AI Science Breakthrough - Microsoft Build showcases agentic AI platform that helped create new coolant liquids by analyzing scientific journals and generating novel molecular compounds Windows Goes Agentic - Microsoft announces MCP protocol integration into Windows, raising both excitement about AI capabilities and concerns about data security Gaming Industry Consolidation - FTC finally drops its challenge to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition after three years of failed legal battles Meta's Monopoly Defense Strategy - Company argues that Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were beneficial rather than anti-competitive, as antitrust trial concludes Google's Hyper-Realistic AI Videos - Veo 3 generates convincing fake videos that blur the line between reality and AI creation, raising concerns about misinformation Revenge Porn Legislation Concerns - New "Take It Down" Act passes with bipartisan support but raises censorship worries about its 48-hour removal requirements Smart Glasses Make a Comeback - Google announces Android XR partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, signaling the return of consumer AR eyewear The $6.5 Billion AI Hardware Gamble - OpenAI's record-breaking acquisition of Jony Ive's design firm sparks debate about whether AI needs dedicated hardware devices Amazon's Smart Speaker Surveillance - Investigation reveals how much personal data Echo devices collect and store, highlighting the privacy costs of convenient AI assistants The Death of CAPTCHAs - AI now solves visual puzzles better than humans, making traditional bot-detection methods obsolete and forcing a rethink of online security America Abandons the Penny - The US will stop minting pennies due to production costs exceeding face value, ending a century-old currency tradition Air Traffic Control Crisis Exposed - Newark Airport's radar failures reveal America's dangerously outdated aviation infrastructure held together by 1990s technology and hope Fortnite's App Store Victory - Epic Games successfully returns to iOS after Apple quickly capitulates under legal pressure, ending years of bitter disputes Brain-Computer Interface Competition - Valve's Gabe Newell announces Neuralink competitor, expanding the race to connect human brains directly to computers Infrared Contact Lenses Enable Night Vision - Researchers develop contacts that let wearers see heat signatures even with eyes closed, promising superhuman vision capabilities 23andMe's Genetic Data Gold Rush - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals acquires the DNA testing company for $256 million, raising questions about genetic privacy and Stolen These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1033 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit spaceship.com/twit uscloud.com storyblok.com/twittv-25

Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are taking the reins of this week's episode! Does a robot vacuum really need an arm to help keep your home floors clean? Inside the chaotic struggle to keep Fisker EVs maintain connectivity. A wireless way to charge your low-powered smart devices. And insight into Sam Altman's company, OpenAI, acquiring Jony Ive's AI startup company, io. Jennifer shares her thoughts on Roborock's Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum after testing it out for some time. Emily talks about an association formed by Fisker owners following the company's bankruptcy and how it collapsed following disputes over costs and a botched software upgrade with American Lease. Jennifer also had the opportunity to use a new wireless power system from Wi-Charge, which uses infrared lasers to charge low-powered devices, such as smart locks, wirelessly. And Lauren Goode, Senior Correspondent for WIRED, joins Emily to discuss Sam Altman and Jony Ive's partnership to create AI hardware following OpenAI's acquisition of Jony Ive's io company. Hosts: Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guest: Lauren Goode Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit threatlocker.com for Tech News Weekly joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

Interview with Kate O'Neill Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras Personal context is Google's big advantage in AI Google is replacing the exec in charge of Search and ads Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist Google's Gemini AI is coming to Volvo cars We're Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI' OpenAI's planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco China begins assembling its supercomputer in space The environmental impact of LLMs ranked NYC Restaurant Interior or Black & White Drawing? Trump signs the Take It Down Act, criminalizing the distribution of nonconsensual intimate content and requiring platforms to promptly remove it when notified Google Challenges Meta With Smarter Glasses Watch Me Try Google's Live Language Translator. It's Wild. Google's Sergey Brin: 'I made a lot of mistakes with Google Glass' How Kara Swisher Scaled Even Higher No, Graduates: AI Hasn't Ended Your Career Before It Starts AI Discovers Suspected Trigger of Alzheimer's, And Maybe a Treatment OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive's AI devices startup for $6.4 billion Gingers are Black Who is the "Tech TV hottie" mentioned in Kimya Dawson's 2004 song from the Juno soundtrack??? Some great new Apple Podcast reviews make mention of a certain jingle... New details emerge in death of Texas Renaissance Festival king, George Coulam Lego cat Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Kate O'Neill (Tech Humanist) Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: smarty.com/twit agntcy.org spaceship.com/twit

Agentic AI is the theme of the show this year, and this time its multi-agent with orchestration! But first, we need to discuss the protestors. Paul and Richard have stories. So many stories! Build 2025 New Microsoft 365 Copilot features are rolling out now because it's a day that ends in y Tuning is the unexpected Build Bingo center square term - rolling out to agents GitHub Copilot is open source in VS Code, more Win32 app support improvements, no more fees in Microsoft Store A shift in making Windows 11 the best place for developers - some things said, some left unsaid Edge gets new AI features too of course New native app capabilities in Windows App SDK, React Native And, pre-Build, 50 million Visual Studio users Copilot for consumers does image generation now. Fun tip: You can Minecraft-ize photos OpenAI has a coding agent too, obviously And OpenAI is buying Jony Ive! Windows Administrator Protection is coming soon - And not just for businesses. This feels very much like the firewall in XP SP2, it's going to be disruptive New 24H2 features in Release Preview: New text actions in Click to Do, a lot more New 24H2 features in Dev and Beta: AI actions in File Explorer, Advanced Settings, Search improvements, more New 23H2 features, Windows 10 features in Release Preview Surface Laptop Studio RIP Calendar companion app for Windows 11/M365 Microsoft may finally put the Teams antitrust issue in the EU behind Xbox Fortnite returns to the Apple App Store Apple blocked it first, Epic complained to judge And Microsoft files a legal motion against Apple and for Epic Games Qualcomm job listing confirms Xbox plans to some degree What happens when you combine Qualcomm NPU with Nvidia GPU? Xbox May Update arrives and it's a big one Retro Classic Games for Xbox Game Pass Game Bar updates, Edge Game Assist, GeForce now etc. on PC Custom Xbox gift cards More streaming of your own games Hellblade II is coming from Xbox to PS5 Many more games coming to Xbox Game Pass across platforms Tips and Picks App pick of the week: You can try Microsoft's command line editor now Game pick of the week: Doom: The Dark Ages RunAs Radio this week: PowerShell 7.5 and DSC 3.0.0 with Jason Helmick Brown liquor pick of the week: Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit uscloud.com

Chrome to actively refuse admin privileges. Android Messenger is getting manual key verification. Pwn2Own to add AI "pwning" as in-scope attack targets. AI has already been found to be replicating. Microsoft not killing off Office on Win10 after October. 23andMe's asset purchaser revealed. Many fun talking points thanks to our listeners. Steve's review of "Andor", season 2. What's been discovered inside the U.S. power grid Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1026-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bigid.com/securitynow material.security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT bitwarden.com/twit drata.com/securitynow

Apple's struggles to get AI right, and what Apple could do to correct itself. A never-ending update with Epic Games and Apple. Can China kill the iPhone overnight? And a new original Peanuts special is coming soon! Why Apple still hasn't cracked AI. Apple to open AI models to developers, betting that it will spur new apps. Apple developer app updates with WWDC 2025 iMessage stickers. How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. New 'Apple in China' book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight. Apple Maps gets in on F1 hype with Monaco update. Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Saudi Summit. Trump says he doesn't want Apple building products in India. Apple is 'dying to make' Vision Pro affordable, says Bono. The Price is Right' contestants were off by thousands when guessing the cost of Apple's Vision Pro. Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy. Apple TV+ announces "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical," new original Peanuts special premiering globally July 18, 2025. CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today. Oops! I accidentally vibe-coded a ChatGPT client for my Apple Watch. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Pushover Leo & Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Alex's Pick: Murderbot Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

GTA 6 trailer 2 and anticipation Grok Pivots From 'White Genocide' to Being 'Skeptical' About the Holocaust Elon Musk's apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Explains How He's Making Himself Obsolete With AI How Finland's district heating systems are harvesting heat from data centers; Microsoft's project in Kirkkonummi will be the largest in the world when completed OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT China begins assembling its supercomputer in space NASA engineers revive Voyager 1's dead thrusters from 15 billion miles away 25% of steam playeres play Blue Prince Jamie Lee Curtis publicly shamed Mark Zuckerberg to remove a deepfaked ad Fortnite players can speak with Darth Vader through a James Earl Jones-voiced AI Epic Games says Apple is blocking Fortnite from the US and EU App Stores Epic wants the court to compel Apple to approve Fortnite's return to the US App Store Nextcloud accuses Google of "Big Tech gatekeeping" over Android app permissions Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge starts off the super thin phone era Square's $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table Montana Becomes First State To Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole - Slashdot Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair They're just giving up and calling it HBO Max again Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wil Harris, Devindra Hardawar, and Harper Reed Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: oracle.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit drata.com/weekintech monarchmoney.com with code TWIT Melissa.com/twit

Dan Moren joins Mikah Sargent this week! A quick preview of Android 16 and Material 3 Expressive ahead of Google I/O with CNET. If you received a 'Lopez Voice Assistant' email, you may be owed a settlement. Apple is finally rolling out its rebranded 'CarPlay Ultra', which was unveiled years ago. And the age of paranoia with deepfakes and scams. Patrick Holland of CNET joins Mikah to talk about his first look into Android 16 and Material 3 Expressive's redesign, ahead of Google I/O on May 20th. Mikah shares that if you received an email titled 'Lopez Voice Assistant,' don't delete it! You could be eligible for up to $100 as part of Apple's Siri settlement. Dan Moren talks about Apple rolling out its 'CarPlay Ultra' that was unveiled three years ago, and the car brands supporting this new iteration of CarPlay. And Mikah chats about a great Wired piece about the 'Age of Paranoia', which talks about AI-driven frauds and how more people are proactively verifying their online interactions. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Patrick Holland Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zocdoc.com/tnw joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT drata.com/technews storyblok.com/twittv-25

The Copyright Office Issues A Largely Disappointing Report On AI Training, And Once Again A Major Fair Use Analysis Inexplicably Ignores The First Amendment Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office Meta's new AI glasses could have a 'super-sensing' mode with facial recognition Three things we learned about Sam Altman by scoping his kitchen The House GOP Quietly Slipped In An AI Law That Would Accidentally Ban GOP's Favorite 'Save The Children' Laws neat Gemini airline hack Interview with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna AI Use Damages Professional Reputation, Study Suggests Gemini smarts are coming to more Android devices Amazon Upfront 2025: Prime Video will show you AI pause ads - Fast Company E-COM: The $40 million USPS project to send email on paper The CryptoPunks NFTs are being sold to a non-profit as their value continues to fall Crypto boys are the worst.... Parisbait: I've watched every single Nicolas Cage film made so far. Here's what I learned about him – and myself Exclusive: InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel Uncle Tony's Reptile Shack neal.fun Testing Paris' language proficiency and youth The uncontroversial 'thingness' of AI Artifice and Intelligence The Anti-Bookclub Tackles 'Superagency' Information literacy and chatbots as search Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guests: Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: storyblok.com/twittv-25 outsystems.com/twit bigid.com/im canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.Windows 11 Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago No builds for the second Friday in a row Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now Windows 10 Extended support program Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028 Those time frames are identical So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week Layoffs Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this? The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today AI OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving Dev Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts .NET 10 Preview 4 is out Xbox & Games Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight! Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated App pick of the week: Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com

The state of Virginia passes an age-restriction law that has no chance. New Zealand also tries something similar, citing Australia's lead. A nasty Python package for Discord survived 3 years and 11K downloads. The FBI says it's a good idea to discard end-of-life consumer routers. What's in WhatsApp? Finding out was neither easy nor certain. The UK's Cyber Centre says AI promises to make things much worse. A bunch of great feedback from our great listeners, then: Is true end-to-end encryption possible when records must be retained? Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1025-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com for Security Now uscloud.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

Apple unveils a new slew of accessibility features ahead of WWDC. Apple is looking to line up 2027 with a slew of new planned products to be released that year. The new Pope is rocking an Apple Watch. And you could receive up to $100 if eligible for a settlement payout over allegations of Siri-enabled spying on private conversations! iOS 18.5 now available with these new features. Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year. Can we still love Apple? Should we ever have? Alphabet shares sink 7% after Apple's Cue says AI will replace search engines. Netflix getting user interface with AI, has no plans to bring back App Store subscriptions. Nearly three decades later, Apple owes everything to the iMac. Apple's 2027 product blitz can't come soon enough. Pope Leo XIV wears Apple Watch in first official mass. Don't delete that 'Lopez Voice Assistant' email — it's about Apple's Siri settlement. Trump says China will 'open itself up to American business'. Trump says he talked to Apple CEO Tim Cook after China tariff rollback. Jude Law & Andrew Garfield to play Siegfried & Roy in limited series ordered by Apple TV+. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: iPhone 16e Leo's Picks: windy.com & Ulanzi Quick Release Mount Alex's Pick: Cadrage Andy's Pick: Graphic for Mac and iOS Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit storyblok.com/twittv-25 cachefly.com/twit