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From bug-busting AI that's transforming Firefox to personal coding breakthroughs, the team breaks down how practical applications are cutting through skepticism and reshaping developer workflows. Plus, hear why lighter Patch Tuesdays are refreshing from time to time! Windows 11 Patch Tuesday's familiar list of updates: Network speed test, Camera tilt and pan controls, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP support for desktop wallpaper, Emoji 16.0, etc. It's been a light year so far for Patch Tuesday features - that's a good thing New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta late last week. Canary is nothing, Dev/Beta get Administrator Protection, Drag Tray refinements, File Explorer improvements, and fixes Android 16 QPR3 brings Desktop Mode to Android devices - and a hands-on with Pixel phones and tablets shows the way forward for Android-based laptops later this year Intel has new gaming processors for creators and gamers and they look excellent and are inexpensive AI and dev Copilot Cowork is literally Claude Cowork in Microsoft 365 - "Wave 3" for Microsoft 365 Copilot begins with a lot of agentic features, in private preview at first Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive get big Gemini updates for consumers and Workspace customers Mozilla partners with Anthropic to use AI to find bugs, and it's paying off nicely Visual Studio Code moves to a weekly update schedule The .NET 11 Preview 2 is here Xbox and gaming Microsoft starts talking up next Xbox console! It's called Project Helix and, yes, it will run Windows games New Xbox Mode is on the way Project Helix dev kits to game makers in 2027 Satya Nadella explains why he/Microsoft are "long" on gaming Gaming is a core identity for Microsoft alongside platforms, developers, and knowledge workers Tips and picks Tip of the week: Nostalgia with a purpose App pick of the week: Stardock Clairvoyance RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server in 2026 with Bob Ward Brown liquor pick of the week: Canadian Centennial Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows cachefly.com/twit
From bug-busting AI that's transforming Firefox to personal coding breakthroughs, the team breaks down how practical applications are cutting through skepticism and reshaping developer workflows. Plus, hear why lighter Patch Tuesdays are refreshing from time to time! Windows 11 Patch Tuesday's familiar list of updates: Network speed test, Camera tilt and pan controls, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP support for desktop wallpaper, Emoji 16.0, etc. It's been a light year so far for Patch Tuesday features - that's a good thing New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta late last week. Canary is nothing, Dev/Beta get Administrator Protection, Drag Tray refinements, File Explorer improvements, and fixes Android 16 QPR3 brings Desktop Mode to Android devices - and a hands-on with Pixel phones and tablets shows the way forward for Android-based laptops later this year Intel has new gaming processors for creators and gamers and they look excellent and are inexpensive AI and dev Copilot Cowork is literally Claude Cowork in Microsoft 365 - "Wave 3" for Microsoft 365 Copilot begins with a lot of agentic features, in private preview at first Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive get big Gemini updates for consumers and Workspace customers Mozilla partners with Anthropic to use AI to find bugs, and it's paying off nicely Visual Studio Code moves to a weekly update schedule The .NET 11 Preview 2 is here Xbox and gaming Microsoft starts talking up next Xbox console! It's called Project Helix and, yes, it will run Windows games New Xbox Mode is on the way Project Helix dev kits to game makers in 2027 Satya Nadella explains why he/Microsoft are "long" on gaming Gaming is a core identity for Microsoft alongside platforms, developers, and knowledge workers Tips and picks Tip of the week: Nostalgia with a purpose App pick of the week: Stardock Clairvoyance RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server in 2026 with Bob Ward Brown liquor pick of the week: Canadian Centennial Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows cachefly.com/twit
From bug-busting AI that's transforming Firefox to personal coding breakthroughs, the team breaks down how practical applications are cutting through skepticism and reshaping developer workflows. Plus, hear why lighter Patch Tuesdays are refreshing from time to time! Windows 11 Patch Tuesday's familiar list of updates: Network speed test, Camera tilt and pan controls, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP support for desktop wallpaper, Emoji 16.0, etc. It's been a light year so far for Patch Tuesday features - that's a good thing New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta late last week. Canary is nothing, Dev/Beta get Administrator Protection, Drag Tray refinements, File Explorer improvements, and fixes Android 16 QPR3 brings Desktop Mode to Android devices - and a hands-on with Pixel phones and tablets shows the way forward for Android-based laptops later this year Intel has new gaming processors for creators and gamers and they look excellent and are inexpensive AI and dev Copilot Cowork is literally Claude Cowork in Microsoft 365 - "Wave 3" for Microsoft 365 Copilot begins with a lot of agentic features, in private preview at first Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive get big Gemini updates for consumers and Workspace customers Mozilla partners with Anthropic to use AI to find bugs, and it's paying off nicely Visual Studio Code moves to a weekly update schedule The .NET 11 Preview 2 is here Xbox and gaming Microsoft starts talking up next Xbox console! It's called Project Helix and, yes, it will run Windows games New Xbox Mode is on the way Project Helix dev kits to game makers in 2027 Satya Nadella explains why he/Microsoft are "long" on gaming Gaming is a core identity for Microsoft alongside platforms, developers, and knowledge workers Tips and picks Tip of the week: Nostalgia with a purpose App pick of the week: Stardock Clairvoyance RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server in 2026 with Bob Ward Brown liquor pick of the week: Canadian Centennial Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows cachefly.com/twit
Today on the midweek news roundup, we're digging into the mixed signals about Portland's economy. On one hand, unemployment isn't especially high. But on the other, new data show the Portland metro area has lost more jobs over the past few years than almost anywhere else in the country. Oregonian technology and economy reporter Mike Rogoway joins us to explain what's actually going on. Plus, we're digging into our mailbag. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this March 11th episode International School of Portland Cascadia Getaways D'Amore Law
From bug-busting AI that's transforming Firefox to personal coding breakthroughs, the team breaks down how practical applications are cutting through skepticism and reshaping developer workflows. Plus, hear why lighter Patch Tuesdays are refreshing from time to time! Windows 11 Patch Tuesday's familiar list of updates: Network speed test, Camera tilt and pan controls, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP support for desktop wallpaper, Emoji 16.0, etc. It's been a light year so far for Patch Tuesday features - that's a good thing New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta late last week. Canary is nothing, Dev/Beta get Administrator Protection, Drag Tray refinements, File Explorer improvements, and fixes Android 16 QPR3 brings Desktop Mode to Android devices - and a hands-on with Pixel phones and tablets shows the way forward for Android-based laptops later this year Intel has new gaming processors for creators and gamers and they look excellent and are inexpensive AI and dev Copilot Cowork is literally Claude Cowork in Microsoft 365 - "Wave 3" for Microsoft 365 Copilot begins with a lot of agentic features, in private preview at first Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive get big Gemini updates for consumers and Workspace customers Mozilla partners with Anthropic to use AI to find bugs, and it's paying off nicely Visual Studio Code moves to a weekly update schedule The .NET 11 Preview 2 is here Xbox and gaming Microsoft starts talking up next Xbox console! It's called Project Helix and, yes, it will run Windows games New Xbox Mode is on the way Project Helix dev kits to game makers in 2027 Satya Nadella explains why he/Microsoft are "long" on gaming Gaming is a core identity for Microsoft alongside platforms, developers, and knowledge workers Tips and picks Tip of the week: Nostalgia with a purpose App pick of the week: Stardock Clairvoyance RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server in 2026 with Bob Ward Brown liquor pick of the week: Canadian Centennial Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows cachefly.com/twit
From bug-busting AI that's transforming Firefox to personal coding breakthroughs, the team breaks down how practical applications are cutting through skepticism and reshaping developer workflows. Plus, hear why lighter Patch Tuesdays are refreshing from time to time! Windows 11 Patch Tuesday's familiar list of updates: Network speed test, Camera tilt and pan controls, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP support for desktop wallpaper, Emoji 16.0, etc. It's been a light year so far for Patch Tuesday features - that's a good thing New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta late last week. Canary is nothing, Dev/Beta get Administrator Protection, Drag Tray refinements, File Explorer improvements, and fixes Android 16 QPR3 brings Desktop Mode to Android devices - and a hands-on with Pixel phones and tablets shows the way forward for Android-based laptops later this year Intel has new gaming processors for creators and gamers and they look excellent and are inexpensive AI and dev Copilot Cowork is literally Claude Cowork in Microsoft 365 - "Wave 3" for Microsoft 365 Copilot begins with a lot of agentic features, in private preview at first Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive get big Gemini updates for consumers and Workspace customers Mozilla partners with Anthropic to use AI to find bugs, and it's paying off nicely Visual Studio Code moves to a weekly update schedule The .NET 11 Preview 2 is here Xbox and gaming Microsoft starts talking up next Xbox console! It's called Project Helix and, yes, it will run Windows games New Xbox Mode is on the way Project Helix dev kits to game makers in 2027 Satya Nadella explains why he/Microsoft are "long" on gaming Gaming is a core identity for Microsoft alongside platforms, developers, and knowledge workers Tips and picks Tip of the week: Nostalgia with a purpose App pick of the week: Stardock Clairvoyance RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server in 2026 with Bob Ward Brown liquor pick of the week: Canadian Centennial Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows cachefly.com/twit
Justice League Revisited Hosted by Susan Eisenberg and James Enstall
In this installment, James Enstall (Geek To Me Radio) and Susan Eisenberg (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) are joined by returning guest, writer Stan Berkowitz, alongside new guest, writer Robert Goodman, to discuss their episode "The Cat & The Canary", which first aired on February 5th, 2005.Stan Berkowitz - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075487/Follow Bob Goodman - https://www.instagram.com/b0bg00dman/Follow Susan Eisenberg - https://susaneisenbergvoice.com/Follow James Enstall - http://geektomeradio.com/
This episode is titled: The Story of Sack Wine in Early Modern Europe.Imagine walking into the lively taverns and candlelit theaters of early modern Europe, where one drink stood out among both the fashionable and the literary: sack. Think of Sir John Falstaff, the unforgettable character from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part II, delivering his famous speech. With great enthusiasm, he says that if he had a thousand sons, the first lesson he would teach—the most important of all—would be to avoid weak, watery drinks and instead dedicate themselves to sack.Falstaff's love for sack was not just a joke; it reflected a real trend that spread through England and beyond in the 16th and 17th centuries. Sack was a fortified white wine—rich, strong, and often sweet—similar to what we now call sherry or white port. The origin of the name “sack” is still debated. According to several dictionaries cited by Wikipedia, some believe it comes from the French word “sec,” meaning “dry,” though this explanation has certain linguistic uncertainties.Others suggest it may derive from the Spanish word “sacar,” which means “to withdraw,” referring to the process of drawing wine from a solera. Some historians suggest that the name “sack” comes from the Spanish verb “sacar,” which means “to withdraw,” possibly in reference to drawing wine from barrels for export. The wine itself was traditionally produced in the vineyards of Spain and Portugal. In Spain, the Canary Islands became a major producer after colonization in the 1400s, and regions such as Málaga, Jerez, and Andalusia also produced well-known types. Portugal also played a part, with wines from the north and center of the country, and especially from Madeira. Merchants labeled their shipments by where they came from—” Canary sack,” “Malaga sack,” “Madeira,” or “Jerez”—and these names appeared in trade records from London to Dublin.The trade was massive, especially to the British Isles. According to Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, in 1517, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, Don Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, granted extended privileges to English merchants operating in Sanlúcar, many of whom were facing difficulties with the Inquisition. Later, in the 1530s, English merchants formed the Spanish Company to facilitate trade, exporting cloth and importing sack wine. So intertwined were the goods that some wines earned the cheeky nickname “bastard”—a nod to the English cloth measure and the back. Even war did not stop people from wanting to sack. During the Anglo-Spanish conflict from 1585 to 1604, smugglers risked crossing the Channel to keep the wine coming when official trade was blocked. Official trade faltered.One of the most memorable moments was Sir Francis Drake's bold raid on Cádiz in 1587, when he set out to “singe the King of Spain's beard.” During the attack, Drake's men took about 2,900 pipes, or butts, of sack, with each holding around 600 liters. This added up to more than a million liters of wine taken as loot. Back in England, drinking this captured wine became a patriotic gesture, a playful way to celebrate victory while enjoying the spoils.Sack became a big part of English culture. On the London stage, it was often mentioned. Ben Jonson praised “a pure rich cup of Canary wine” in his poetry, and later writers, such as John Dryden, who was appointed poet laureate in 1670, according to Samuel Johnson, even accepted barrels of sack as payment. But Shakespeare was its biggest fan. Falstaff talks about the amazing effects of sack: it clears the mind, sharpens wit, warms the blood, and gives courage. “Skill in the weapon is nothing without sack,” he says, and his friends joke about how much he loves it. Audiences in the late 1590s would have recognized sack everywhere, seeing it as a symbol of English energy.Read the full textMore Podcasts
欢迎收听雪球出品的财经有深度,雪球,国内领先的集投资交流交易一体的综合财富管理平台,聪明的投资者都在这里。今天分享的内容叫跌落的速度:5%金丝雀与被误解的抄底,来自张翼轸。每当市场跌去一点,总有两个声音在投资者的脑海里打架:一个是 “赶紧跑,后面还有深坑”,另一个是 “好机会,千金难买牛回头”。买入还是止损?这大概是交易里最古老,也最折磨人的核心问题。传统的解题思路,总是盯着下跌的 “幅度” 或者是所谓的 “估值”。但在拿下 2023 年查尔斯・道奖的一篇论文《The 5% Canary》中,作者给出了一个极其锐利的新切口:时间。更准确地说,是下跌的初始加速度。危险的“早发速度”标普 500 指数自 1950 年以来,有 90% 的时间都处在某种程度的回撤之中。绝大多数的日常回撤,都在 2% 到 6% 之间徘徊。对于长期投资者来说,这个区间的波动是不必理会的白噪音。但问题在于,那些最终演变成 20%、甚至 30% 的灾难性大熊市,最初也是从跌破 5% 开始的。我们如何区分一次 “良性调整” 和一次 “崩盘前兆”?Thrasher 从 17 世纪最速降线的物理学原理中找到了灵感。物理学告诉我们,物体在一个曲线轨道上下滑,要想在最短时间内到达终点,并不是走直线,而是走一条前期极其陡峭的弧线 ——依靠初始阶段极快的速度累积动能。股票市场也是如此。这篇论文的核心发现是:真正具有破坏性的大跌,往往在最初的 5% 下跌时,表现出了极快的速度。如果一个主要指数(如标普 500 或道琼斯)从 52 周高点回撤 5%,仅仅用了不到 15 个交易日,这就触发了所谓的 “5% 金丝雀” 信号。在早年的煤矿里,矿工会带着对一氧化碳极度敏感的金丝雀下井。一旦金丝雀出事,矿工就知道毒气来了,必须立刻撤离。15 天内极速暴跌 5%,就是资本市场的金丝雀。因为这种极速下跌打破了市场的常态,它意味着抛压极其坚决,没有任何承接盘。更致命的是,基于行为金融学中的 “注意力驱动” 效应,这种急速的下跌会迅速吸引全市场的目光,唤醒投资者的损失厌恶本能,从而引发更猛烈的非理性抛售。确认与过滤当然,市场偶尔也会有无厘头的恐慌发泄,随后迅速收复失地。为了过滤掉这些噪音,论文引入了技术分析中最朴素的工具:200 日均线。当 “5% 金丝雀” 发出尖叫之后,如果指数在随后的 42 天内,出现连续两天收盘跌破 200 日均线,这就构成了 “确认版的 5% 金丝雀”。叠加了这个确认条件后,预警效果惊人。1980 年至今的标普 500 中,总共只出现了 15 次确认信号。而这 15 次信号之后,标普 500 未来 3 个月和 6 个月的中位数回撤,是普通 5% 下跌后回撤的两倍以上。换句话说,当动能的恶化与长期趋势的破位产生共振时,千万不要心存侥幸。慢跌中的“抄底”逻辑既然极速下跌是毒药,那么如果是慢悠悠的下跌呢?这正是这篇论文进入第二部分时的精妙之处 —— 它顺手把 “抄底” 这件事给量化了。很多人死在抄底上,是因为他们什么底都敢抄。牛顿在 1720 年南海泡沫破裂时试图抄底,结果倾家荡产,留下了那句著名的 “我能计算天体的运行,却无法计算人性的疯狂”。但如果你改变一下条件:大背景是上升趋势:50 日均线高于 200 日均线。下跌极其缓慢:从 52 周高点回撤 5%,花了超过 15 个交易日。当这两个条件同时满足时,论文将其定义为 “Buy The Dip” 信号。这背后的逻辑依然是人性和微观结构。在长期多头排列的趋势下,如果一波 5% 的回撤走得磨磨唧唧,说明市场里并没有恐慌情绪。这往往只是获利盘的自然换手,或者是前期过热情绪的温和释放。美股的数据证明了这一点。在出现这种 “慢跌抄底” 信号后的 42 天里,标普 500 上涨的概率高达 87.5%,中位数收益达到 5.55%,无论胜率还是赔率,都显著优于全样本的盲目做多。这不在于盲目相信均值回归,而在于你通过时间的标尺,过滤掉了那种带有破坏性的情绪宣泄。A股的现实骨感海外的实证做得很漂亮。但作为 A 股的长期受摧残者,看到任何神奇指标,第一反应永远是:在我们这儿管用吗?我请 GPT 5.3 用万得全 A 指数(2006 年初至 2026 年初,近 5000 个交易日)作为标的,严格按照论文的参数跑了一遍复现。结果很有意思,一半海水,一半火焰。首先,“急跌没好货” 这个底层逻辑,在中美市场是完全相通的。在万得全 A 的样本里,发生 “5% 金丝雀”(15 天内跌破 5%)之后的未来 1 个月到 12 个月,其平均回撤深度显著大于普通的 5% 下跌。动能的自我强化一旦开启,向下砸出的坑同样深不见底。在这个层面上,金丝雀的警报依然有效。其次,“确认版金丝雀” 在 A 股水土不服。论文中那个极具威力的过滤条件 —— 随后跌破 200 日均线确认 —— 在 A 股碰了壁。为什么?因为过去十几年里,严格符合这一条件的仅仅只有 6 次。A 股的波动率本就偏高,牛短熊长,很多时候指数距离 200 日均线极远,或者在均线附近反复无序震荡。样本量太少,导致这个确认信号在 A 股失去了普适的统计意义。最后,关于 “慢跌抄底”。在万得全 A 中,上升趋势里的慢跌,其随后的上涨概率和中位数收益,确实比 “所有上升趋势下的 5% 回撤” 要有一定的边际改善。但这仅仅只是 “有一点改善” 而已。它的整体表现,并没有比你在这个近 20 年的全样本里随便挑一天闭眼买入好。A 股没有美股那种长达十年的平稳慢牛,哪怕是温和的下跌,有时也只是漫长阴跌的开始,而非重新向上的蓄力。为什么同样的量化逻辑,在不同的市场会呈现出强度上的差异?说到底,任何指标都是微观结构的倒影。成熟市场的平滑、长牛,让均线和时间过滤能够精确捕捉情绪的异动;而 A 股的高波动与资金博弈特性,使得很多趋势性指标显得要么过于迟钝,要么过于敏感。但这并不妨碍我们从中吸收最核心的思维操作系统。它提醒我们,面对市场的下跌,不要仅仅盯着那个 “跌了多少” 的绝对数字,更要感受它 “跌得有多快”。急跌释放的是恐慌的动能,而恐慌是极易传染的。当市场以惊人的加速度飞流直下时,宁可承受踏空的代价,也不要去做那个试图徒手接飞刀的英雄。对市场保持绝对的敬畏,当金丝雀停止鸣叫,先退出来看看,总好过把本金留在深渊里去验证底部的坚硬程度。
In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, we're spotlighting a series of radio detective show stars who took home Oscars for their film work. First up is Frank Sinatra, who's best known for his singing but who showed off his dramatic chops in From Here to Eternity and took home the prize. We'll hear him as Rocky Fortune in four episodes of his short-lived radio mystery series: "Double Identity" (originally aired on NBC on October 13, 1953); "A Hepcat Killed the Canary" (originally aired on NBC on November 17, 1953); "Murder Among the Statues" (originally aired on NBC on December 1, 1953); and "Boarding House Doublecross" (originally aired on NBC on March 30, 1954).
The Adventures of the Abbotts is a stylish mystery drama that blends high society intrigue with sharp detective work. Set among wealthy families and glamorous settings, the series follows husband-and-wife sleuths Pat and Jean Abbott as they unravel crimes involving murder, blackmail, and deception within the upper crust. Smart, suspenseful, and fast-paced, the show stands out for its sophisticated tone and the dynamic partnership at its center. With clever dialogue, twisting plots, and a touch of romance, The Adventures of the Abbotts offers a polished take on classic radio mystery where danger often hides behind wealth and refinement. This episode was originally broadcast March 20th, 1955 on NBC Radio.
Photo: Teresa Castracane KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Paranormal Activity” at ACT Toni Rembe (Geary) Theatre through March 22, 2026. TEXT OF REVIEW In real life, we hate being scared, but in a theatre or on TV, there's nothing quite like it. The slow burn of suspense, the shock of horror. Ghosts, demons, and the old cliché, things that go bump in the night. On television and film, there's Amityville, The Exorcist, Stranger Things, a long list of Stephen King adaptations, and they date back to the earliest days of the silents. And CGI makes everything real. It's a bit different live on a stage. We suspend our disbelief, but we're in a community with the actors, we're seeing effects live as they happen, all with the question, How exactly did they do THAT? Which is a question asked multiple times in the entertaining if often incoherent and vapid play, Paranormal Activity, now at ACT's Toni Rembe Theatre through March 22nd. The curtain rises on a two-tiered set. Downstairs, the kitchen, dining and living room areas, with a staircase that takes us to a bedroom on one side, a bathroom on the other, and a third door to an unseen room. We're in England, near London perhaps, A young couple, Louise and James, have recently moved overseas from Chicago. He has a tight relationship with his mother, with whom his closeness is revealed in the opening moments via a phone call. Mom is religious, he's now an atheist. Lou seems okay, now that she's on anti-depressants. She does believe in ghosts, though and we will shortly find out why. Horror has a long history in theatre, the modern era peaking with The Cat and the Canary in 1927 and Dracula shortly after. Then there's the old days, Hamlet's ghost, and MacBeth's three witches. More recently, we have Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Conor McPherson's Shining City. Paranormal Activity exploits all that, switching gears from laughter to horror, from sudden shocks to dawning awareness, augmented by a sound design that soothes, relaxes and suddenly startles. There's also the chemistry between the very good Cher Alvarez and Travis A. Knight as the young couple, we fear for them, and us. If one isn't drawn into the couple's issues, the slow build can become too slow, and the shocks too infrequent.. But should you buy into it, and can handle the sound and lighting, not to mention the story's senselessness or massive plot holes. Paranormal Activity is a fun night in the theatre, certainly more fun than the real horrors going on in Washington, Gaza, and elsewhere. Paranormal Activity plays at ACT's Toni Rembe Theatre through March 22nd. For more information you can go to act-sf.org. I'm Richard Wolinsky on Bay Area Theatre for KPFA. The post Review: “Paranormal Activity” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre appeared first on KPFA.
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look like it belongs on the Mac. And Google Chrome finally picks up a split view like the rest of the planet, plus a few other new features. PHIL SPENCER OUT AT XBOX Phil Spencer has retired from Microsoft and his heir-apparent, Sarah Bond, left Microsoft as well Report details the Xbox reorg Ex-Xbox executive issues an old guy shouting at sky assessment New Microsoft Gaming CEO discusses "return to Xbox" Hot-take: This person seems unqualified to run Xbox/MS Gaming, but let's give her a chance Alternative hot-take: She is literally here to wind down this business, which makes no sense... unless there's a spin-off Windows WSJ report sheds some light, and adds a lot of confusion, to Nvidia's Windows PC plans Week D arrived on time this month Preview of March Patch Tuesday updates Network speed test, pan and tilt in Camera settings, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP background image support, Emoji 16.0 And you thought the Canary channel was weird already -New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta. Canary gets features we already saw elsewhere, Dev and Beta get context menu, settings, and Taskbar improvements Paul has published (an incomplete version of) De-Enshittify Windows 11 De-enshittifying Copilot and AI is doable but not yet automated What about the alternatives? Next step: Security and Apps chapters HP revenues up 6.9 percent to $14.4 billion but RAM warning is more dire than expected Apple to add multitouch to MacBook Pro lineup in late 2026. Oh the irony AI Xbox February update brings 1440p streaming to Xbox consoles, updates for Xbox ROG Ally, more Xbox app is delivering post-game recaps on Windows 11 for Insiders EA had the most game downloads on PC and console in 2025, thanks to having the three most popular AAA games of the year (BF6, EA Sports FC 25, and EA Sports FC 26). Microsoft was number two, followed by Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Sony. Fortnite is somehow still the biggest game overall on console, and Counter-Strike 2 (!!!!) is the biggest on PC. 20 million Fortnite players on PS, 15 million on Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: OneDrive for the Mac App pick of the week: Google Chrome RunAs Radio this week: SaaS on Multiple Clouds with Steve Buchanan Brown liquor pick of the week: Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look like it belongs on the Mac. And Google Chrome finally picks up a split view like the rest of the planet, plus a few other new features. PHIL SPENCER OUT AT XBOX Phil Spencer has retired from Microsoft and his heir-apparent, Sarah Bond, left Microsoft as well Report details the Xbox reorg Ex-Xbox executive issues an old guy shouting at sky assessment New Microsoft Gaming CEO discusses "return to Xbox" Hot-take: This person seems unqualified to run Xbox/MS Gaming, but let's give her a chance Alternative hot-take: She is literally here to wind down this business, which makes no sense... unless there's a spin-off Windows WSJ report sheds some light, and adds a lot of confusion, to Nvidia's Windows PC plans Week D arrived on time this month Preview of March Patch Tuesday updates Network speed test, pan and tilt in Camera settings, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP background image support, Emoji 16.0 And you thought the Canary channel was weird already -New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta. Canary gets features we already saw elsewhere, Dev and Beta get context menu, settings, and Taskbar improvements Paul has published (an incomplete version of) De-Enshittify Windows 11 De-enshittifying Copilot and AI is doable but not yet automated What about the alternatives? Next step: Security and Apps chapters HP revenues up 6.9 percent to $14.4 billion but RAM warning is more dire than expected Apple to add multitouch to MacBook Pro lineup in late 2026. Oh the irony AI Xbox February update brings 1440p streaming to Xbox consoles, updates for Xbox ROG Ally, more Xbox app is delivering post-game recaps on Windows 11 for Insiders EA had the most game downloads on PC and console in 2025, thanks to having the three most popular AAA games of the year (BF6, EA Sports FC 25, and EA Sports FC 26). Microsoft was number two, followed by Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Sony. Fortnite is somehow still the biggest game overall on console, and Counter-Strike 2 (!!!!) is the biggest on PC. 20 million Fortnite players on PS, 15 million on Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: OneDrive for the Mac App pick of the week: Google Chrome RunAs Radio this week: SaaS on Multiple Clouds with Steve Buchanan Brown liquor pick of the week: Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look like it belongs on the Mac. And Google Chrome finally picks up a split view like the rest of the planet, plus a few other new features. PHIL SPENCER OUT AT XBOX Phil Spencer has retired from Microsoft and his heir-apparent, Sarah Bond, left Microsoft as well Report details the Xbox reorg Ex-Xbox executive issues an old guy shouting at sky assessment New Microsoft Gaming CEO discusses "return to Xbox" Hot-take: This person seems unqualified to run Xbox/MS Gaming, but let's give her a chance Alternative hot-take: She is literally here to wind down this business, which makes no sense... unless there's a spin-off Windows WSJ report sheds some light, and adds a lot of confusion, to Nvidia's Windows PC plans Week D arrived on time this month Preview of March Patch Tuesday updates Network speed test, pan and tilt in Camera settings, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP background image support, Emoji 16.0 And you thought the Canary channel was weird already -New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta. Canary gets features we already saw elsewhere, Dev and Beta get context menu, settings, and Taskbar improvements Paul has published (an incomplete version of) De-Enshittify Windows 11 De-enshittifying Copilot and AI is doable but not yet automated What about the alternatives? Next step: Security and Apps chapters HP revenues up 6.9 percent to $14.4 billion but RAM warning is more dire than expected Apple to add multitouch to MacBook Pro lineup in late 2026. Oh the irony AI Xbox February update brings 1440p streaming to Xbox consoles, updates for Xbox ROG Ally, more Xbox app is delivering post-game recaps on Windows 11 for Insiders EA had the most game downloads on PC and console in 2025, thanks to having the three most popular AAA games of the year (BF6, EA Sports FC 25, and EA Sports FC 26). Microsoft was number two, followed by Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Sony. Fortnite is somehow still the biggest game overall on console, and Counter-Strike 2 (!!!!) is the biggest on PC. 20 million Fortnite players on PS, 15 million on Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: OneDrive for the Mac App pick of the week: Google Chrome RunAs Radio this week: SaaS on Multiple Clouds with Steve Buchanan Brown liquor pick of the week: Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look like it belongs on the Mac. And Google Chrome finally picks up a split view like the rest of the planet, plus a few other new features. PHIL SPENCER OUT AT XBOX Phil Spencer has retired from Microsoft and his heir-apparent, Sarah Bond, left Microsoft as well Report details the Xbox reorg Ex-Xbox executive issues an old guy shouting at sky assessment New Microsoft Gaming CEO discusses "return to Xbox" Hot-take: This person seems unqualified to run Xbox/MS Gaming, but let's give her a chance Alternative hot-take: She is literally here to wind down this business, which makes no sense... unless there's a spin-off Windows WSJ report sheds some light, and adds a lot of confusion, to Nvidia's Windows PC plans Week D arrived on time this month Preview of March Patch Tuesday updates Network speed test, pan and tilt in Camera settings, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP background image support, Emoji 16.0 And you thought the Canary channel was weird already -New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta. Canary gets features we already saw elsewhere, Dev and Beta get context menu, settings, and Taskbar improvements Paul has published (an incomplete version of) De-Enshittify Windows 11 De-enshittifying Copilot and AI is doable but not yet automated What about the alternatives? Next step: Security and Apps chapters HP revenues up 6.9 percent to $14.4 billion but RAM warning is more dire than expected Apple to add multitouch to MacBook Pro lineup in late 2026. Oh the irony AI Xbox February update brings 1440p streaming to Xbox consoles, updates for Xbox ROG Ally, more Xbox app is delivering post-game recaps on Windows 11 for Insiders EA had the most game downloads on PC and console in 2025, thanks to having the three most popular AAA games of the year (BF6, EA Sports FC 25, and EA Sports FC 26). Microsoft was number two, followed by Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Sony. Fortnite is somehow still the biggest game overall on console, and Counter-Strike 2 (!!!!) is the biggest on PC. 20 million Fortnite players on PS, 15 million on Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: OneDrive for the Mac App pick of the week: Google Chrome RunAs Radio this week: SaaS on Multiple Clouds with Steve Buchanan Brown liquor pick of the week: Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look like it belongs on the Mac. And Google Chrome finally picks up a split view like the rest of the planet, plus a few other new features. PHIL SPENCER OUT AT XBOX Phil Spencer has retired from Microsoft and his heir-apparent, Sarah Bond, left Microsoft as well Report details the Xbox reorg Ex-Xbox executive issues an old guy shouting at sky assessment New Microsoft Gaming CEO discusses "return to Xbox" Hot-take: This person seems unqualified to run Xbox/MS Gaming, but let's give her a chance Alternative hot-take: She is literally here to wind down this business, which makes no sense... unless there's a spin-off Windows WSJ report sheds some light, and adds a lot of confusion, to Nvidia's Windows PC plans Week D arrived on time this month Preview of March Patch Tuesday updates Network speed test, pan and tilt in Camera settings, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP background image support, Emoji 16.0 And you thought the Canary channel was weird already -New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta. Canary gets features we already saw elsewhere, Dev and Beta get context menu, settings, and Taskbar improvements Paul has published (an incomplete version of) De-Enshittify Windows 11 De-enshittifying Copilot and AI is doable but not yet automated What about the alternatives? Next step: Security and Apps chapters HP revenues up 6.9 percent to $14.4 billion but RAM warning is more dire than expected Apple to add multitouch to MacBook Pro lineup in late 2026. Oh the irony AI Xbox February update brings 1440p streaming to Xbox consoles, updates for Xbox ROG Ally, more Xbox app is delivering post-game recaps on Windows 11 for Insiders EA had the most game downloads on PC and console in 2025, thanks to having the three most popular AAA games of the year (BF6, EA Sports FC 25, and EA Sports FC 26). Microsoft was number two, followed by Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Sony. Fortnite is somehow still the biggest game overall on console, and Counter-Strike 2 (!!!!) is the biggest on PC. 20 million Fortnite players on PS, 15 million on Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: OneDrive for the Mac App pick of the week: Google Chrome RunAs Radio this week: SaaS on Multiple Clouds with Steve Buchanan Brown liquor pick of the week: Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look like it belongs on the Mac. And Google Chrome finally picks up a split view like the rest of the planet, plus a few other new features. PHIL SPENCER OUT AT XBOX Phil Spencer has retired from Microsoft and his heir-apparent, Sarah Bond, left Microsoft as well Report details the Xbox reorg Ex-Xbox executive issues an old guy shouting at sky assessment New Microsoft Gaming CEO discusses "return to Xbox" Hot-take: This person seems unqualified to run Xbox/MS Gaming, but let's give her a chance Alternative hot-take: She is literally here to wind down this business, which makes no sense... unless there's a spin-off Windows WSJ report sheds some light, and adds a lot of confusion, to Nvidia's Windows PC plans Week D arrived on time this month Preview of March Patch Tuesday updates Network speed test, pan and tilt in Camera settings, sysmon, RSAT improvements, Quick Machine Recovery improvements, WEBP background image support, Emoji 16.0 And you thought the Canary channel was weird already New builds for Canary, Dev, and Beta. Canary gets features we already saw elsewhere, Dev and Beta get context menu, settings, and Taskbar improvements Paul has published (an incomplete version of) De-Enshittify Windows 11 De-enshittifying Copilot and AI is doable but not yet automated What about the alternatives? Next step: Security and Apps chapters HP revenues up 6.9 percent to $14.4 billion but RAM warning is more dire than expected Apple to add multitouch to MacBook Pro lineup in late 2026. Oh the irony AI Xbox February update brings 1440p streaming to Xbox consoles, updates for Xbox ROG Ally, more Xbox app is delivering post-game recaps on Windows 11 for Insiders EA had the most game downloads on PC and console in 2025, thanks to having the three most popular AAA games of the year (BF6, EA Sports FC 25, and EA Sports FC 26). Microsoft was number two, followed by Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Sony. Fortnite is somehow still the biggest game overall on console, and Counter-Strike 2 (!!!!) is the biggest on PC. 20 million Fortnite players on PS, 15 million on Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: OneDrive for the Mac App pick of the week: Google Chrome RunAs Radio this week: SaaS on Multiple Clouds with Steve Buchanan Brown liquor pick of the week: Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security
2026 has seen US tech giants throwing enough capex at AI infrastructure to fund a small country. Amazon has guided capex that is roughly half of South Africa's entire GDP! But with fracture lines appearing in the AI landscape, is the ROI really justifiable? And if not, will Big Tech even feel it, or will someone else be left to foot the bill? In this episode of Magic Markets, The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla explore the dangerous games that giants like Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft are playing, exhausting their free cash flow on data centres and AI projects with a potential half-life of an overripe avocado. Alphabet is borrowing money from a hundred years down the line. Is that the sign of the top? And if not, then what is? Today's Topics: A reminder of the US railroad bubble and how AI stacks up in comparison The market is punishing Microsoft and Amazon for deteriorating free cash flow margins The disruption to the valuation of the SaaS giants like Adobe and Salesforce Free cash flow margins across various Big Tech names and how this has changed over time Are the hyperscalers too big to fail, or could things go that badly? Get in touch: The Magic Markets Website @MagicMarketsPod, @FinanceGhost, and @MohammedNalla (all on X) Pop us a note on LinkedIn Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Please speak to your personal financial advisor. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction & A Technical Glitch(00:01:15) - Big Tech's AI Capex Pig(00:02:45) - Is AI Eating the World?(00:04:15) - Why Meta is Spending 100% of its 2026 Cash Flow on Capex(00:05:41) - The Absurdity of Alphabet's 100-Year Bond(00:06:50) - Why Salesforce and Adobe are Under Fire(00:08:15) - The Cyclical Capex Pig: TSMC's Struggle with the Foundry Model(00:10:30) - Microsoft: From Enterprise Software to Risky Infrastructure(00:12:15) - Amazon: Reinvesting Profits That Haven't Happened Yet(00:13:50) - The Canary in the Coal Mine: Oracle's Credit Stress and CDS Spikes(00:15:30) - Too Big to Fail? The Contagion Risk of a Tech Infrastructure Bubble(00:18:15) - ASML's Dilemma: European Regulation and the Tax on Unrealised Gains(00:20:45) - How 2026 AI Spend Matches the 19th Century Railroad Bubble(00:23:00) - "Vibe Coding" and Disruption: Can AI Replace the SaaS Giants?(00:24:47) - Conclusion
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Drama on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring John Lund, originally broadcast February 16, 1954, 72 years ago, The Uncut Canary Matter. A huge yellow diamond has disappeared from a ritzy Beverly Hills jewelry store.Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast February 16, 1954, 72 years ago, The Big Sucker. A con-man uses real diamonds to cheat unsuspecting victims, selling them cut glass after they've taken the bait. Then, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney Greenstreet, originally broadcast February 16, 1951, 75 years ago, The Case of the Party for Death. Archie attends a cocktail party at which Nero Wolfe expects the guest of honor to be murdered!Followed by The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast February 16, 1955, 71 years ago, Strictly Business. A swindler works a scam on a real estate broker to try to take a good chunk of money. But the swindler is also a lady's man...Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast February 16, 1948, 78 years ago, Bluff's Infection. Bluff in the hospital. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order! If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day
Ralph welcomes, Robert Weissman co-president of Public Citizen, to discuss his Senate testimony about the many ways the Trump Administration's assault on fraud is itself fraudulent. Plus, Ralph informs us of a report from Aljazeera about the MK-84 weapon the IDF is using in Gaza that is designed to generate so much heat it literally vaporizes people.Robert Weissman is a staunch public interest advocate and activist, as well as an expert on a wide variety of issues ranging from corporate accountability and government transparency, to trade and globalization, to economic and regulatory policy. As the president of Public Citizen, he has spearheaded the effort to loosen the chokehold corporations and the wealthy have over our democracy.Every American should be worried about fraud. So it's fine for the committee to be talking about fraud, but it should be based on actual facts and what's actually happening, which is not what's going on with this focus on Minnesota… And without a doubt, if the concern is about fraud in the public or the private economy right now, the number one problem with fraud is the Trump administration.Robert WeissmanThanks to the Supreme Court decision on Presidential immunity, Trump believes (correctly) that he will not be held criminally accountable for anything that he does while he's President. And that is true so long as that Supreme Court decision stands. And I think it's fair to say that basically everyone who's working for him right now—who I think are committing all kinds of crimes, including through the sale of pardons and through the outrageous use of ICE in Minnesota and around the country—I think they expect they're going to get pardoned before he goes. So I think they think they too will be (and they're probably not wrong in expecting it) that they too will be immune from criminal prosecution (at least federal criminal prosecution) for any crimes they commit while they're in the administration.Robert WeissmanIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 2/13/26* Our top stories this week concern the Jeffrey Epstein case. According to POLITICO, Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who, along with Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has led the charge to release the Epstein files, “took to the House floor Tuesday and read aloud the names of six ‘wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted,” in the files. These names include billionaire Victoria's Secret owner Leslie Wexner, Emirati shipping magnate Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and Italian politician Nicola Caputo, among other more mysterious figures like Salvatore Nuara and Leonic Leonov. Khanna used congressional representatives' unique power under the speech and debate clause to make these names public, after combing through the files personally along with Rep. Massie. Khanna added “if we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files.”* Speaking of hiding names in the files, Axios reports that Representative Jamie Raskin stated that “when he searched President Trump's name in the unredacted Epstein files… it came up ‘more than a million times.'” The implication of this statement is clear: Trump's cronies in the Justice Department are covering up the extent of Trump's relationship and involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. Another member of the administration, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, admitted under Senate questioning that he had lunch with Epstein on his island, along with his family, claiming he “could not recall” why they did. The administration is allowing members of Congress to view the unredacted files within certain hours via a database they describe as confusing, unreliable, and clunky.* Another surprising revelation from the files is that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries apparently solicited campaign donations from Epstein back in 2013. According to MSN, Epstein received a campaign solicitation via email from a fundraising firm touting Jeffries as “one of the rising stars in the New York Congressional delegation,” and offering Epstein “an opportunity to get to know Hakeem better.” Jeffries denies having any knowledge of this firm's outreach to Epstein and decried House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer's implication that he had any relationship with the late sexual predator and financier, calling Comer a “stone cold liar” and a “malignant clown.”* In non-Epstein related news from Capitol Hill, last week lawmakers held a hearing to probe the operations of autonomous taxi service Waymo. While Republicans chose to focus on Waymo's supposed ties to Chinese companies, Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts grilled the chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, on the company's reliance on workers abroad for key safety decisions. Peña admitted that while some operators are located in the US, others – who step in when robotaxis encounter “unusual situations” – work remotely from the Philippines. Markey called this “completely unacceptable,” emphasizing that these workers may need to react “in a split second” during dangerous scenarios. Waymo is just the latest company marketing its services as high tech and autonomous, but later revealed to be reliant on cheap foreign labor. This from Business Insider.* ICE lawlessness continues to roil Congress. Many Democrats are now sounding the alarm that Trump's immigration police – masked, armed, accountable directly to him and backed to the hilt by the administration – could be used as a tool to suppress voter turnout by conducting raids at or near polling locations, thereby scaring citizens into staying home. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut said “Trump is trying to create a pretext to rig the election.” Murphy, along with some Senate Democratic allies, pushed leadership to demand that ICE be banned from polling sites as a condition of government shutdown negotiations, but leadership balked, per POLITICO. While such a scenario can sound far-fetched, Trump has “falsely and repeatedly claimed for more than a decade that millions of illegal immigrants vote in the U.S., arguing that was one factor in his 2020 loss,” and, just before the 2020 election, he pledged to send “sheriffs” and “law enforcement” to polling places.* Drop Site News' Jacqueline Sweet reports 70 organizations, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Unitarian, as well as civil rights, academic, legal, peace, and human rights groups, submitted a formal request to the National Security Division of the Justice Department seeking a “Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) investigation into Canary Mission.” Canary Mission is a shadowy, infamous group that tracks pro-Palestine activity on college campuses. In 2018, they appeared at the George Washington University wearing spooky masks in an attempt to intimidate the student government into voting down a BDS resolution. They failed. This latest letter comes on the heels of a Drop Site story from January that “showed among other things that Canary is operated in Israel by a large Israeli team.” As the letter notes, the Foreign Agent Registration Act “exists precisely to address this type of potential activity carried out in the United States for the benefit of a foreign country.”* In more news regarding pro-Palestine activism, last week, six defendants linked to Palestine Action, a direct action protest group in the United Kingdom, were acquitted of aggravated burglary in connection with an alleged break in at Elbit Systems, a defense firm with close ties to the Israeli military, in August 2024. The persecution of Palestine Action has gone far beyond normal law enforcement. Some activists have been in pre-trial detention for over 500 days, more than double the maximum limit set by the Crown Prosecution Service. The case of the Palestine Action protestors has drawn outcry from international human rights groups, including the United Nations and Human Rights Watch. As HRW notes, in July of last year, the British government declared Palestine Action a terrorist organization and have now detained over 2,700 protestors over infractions as minor as holding a sign reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” As of now, over 20 activists are still in detention awaiting trial, many beyond the legal limits, and the six acquitted activists may face retrial. But for now, the group has scored a major victory in the face of overwhelming odds.* Turning back to domestic news, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appears to have pulled off a fait accompli in her reelection campaign. Last year, former Representative Elise Stefanik dropped her bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination and sitting Rep. Mike Lawler declined to run. Now, Hochul's main primary opponent – Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado – has dropped his bid after Hochul secured the endorsements of New York City Mayor and political superstar Zohran Mamdani as well as the entirety of the New York Democratic congressional delegation. This from the New York Times. This is a stunning political feat for a Governor who won the narrowest gubernatorial election in the state since 1994 when she was last up in 2022. It now seems that Hochul will square off against Bruce Blakeman, the Trump-endorsed Republican executive of Nassau County in November.* Meanwhile in Los Angeles, the dynamic of the Mayoral race was upended this week by the last-minute decision of Councilmember Nithya Raman to throw her hat into the ring against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Raman, an urban planner by trade, chairs the Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee and has “built her political identity around tenant protections, homelessness policy and efforts to accelerate housing production,” per the Los Angeles Daily News. Raman was the first of several Councilmembers elected with DSA support and she has maintained a strong relationship with the local branch despite tensions with the national organization, primarily over Israel/Palestine issues. Bass, who won a narrow election against billionaire developer Rick Caruso in 2022, has faced harsh criticism over her handling of the devastating fires in 2025 and her inability to make significant progress on the city's homelessness crisis. However, Bass maintains the support of much of the city's Democratic establishment, including the unions and much of the City Council and Raman's late entry will make it difficult for her to consolidate majority support across the sprawling western metropolis.* Finally, in a David-and-Goliath tale, we turn to TJ Sabula, the UAW Local 600 Ford factory line worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector.” Infamously, the president retorted by giving Sabula the finger and mouthing, “F--- you.” Ironically, Trump also trotted out his iconic catchphrase “You're fired.” Well, Sabula was not fired – and in fact “has no discipline on his record,” – because he was protected by his union, per the Detroit News. In a recent address, UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson said “TJ, we got your back,” adding “In that moment, we saw what the president really thinks about working people…As UAW members, we speak truth to power. We don't just protect rights, we exercise them.” UAW President Shawn Fain, who has emerged as a firebrand leader of the revitalized labor movement, commented “That's a union brother who spoke up…He put his constitutional rights to work. He put his union rights to work.”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
Google announces the release of Android 17 Beta 1, ending Developer Previews and transitioning to a continuous Canary channel. The rollout, initially set for today, is delayed due to last-minute changes. Android 17 Beta 1 introduces performance improvements, media and camera upgrades, Versatile Video Coding (H.266) support, and loudness management control. Google aims for Android 16 Platform Stability by March 2026, with a stable release following. Android Beta Program participants must decide whether to continue testing Android 17 or switch to the Android 16 QPR3 stable build.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Canary Capital HBAR ETF (ticker: HBR) launched on Nasdaq on October 28, 2025, offering direct spot exposure to Hedera's HBAR token. This regulated, institutional-grade product allows investors to gain exposure to HBAR without managing crypto wallets.~This episode is sponsored by Canary Capital~Canary HBAR ETF $HBR ➜ https://bit.ly/CanaryHBR00:00 Intro01:00 HBR Launch01:30 Why Hedera?03:10 Instituional concept04:40 Hashgraph05:00 Governance Council05:40 Swarm partnership (tokenized stocks)06:15 FRNT Token06:50 Outro#Crypto #HBAR #bitcoin~$HBAR For Institutions
We continue (or truly begin) FFIX as Vivi meets Puck and they sneak into I Want To Be Your Canary. We meet Queen Brahne, Adelbert Steiner, and Beatrix!We continue (or truly begin) FFIX as Vivi meets Puck and they sneak into I Want To Be Your Canary. We meet Queen Brahne, Adelbert Steiner, and Beatrix. Princess Garnet takes a leap of faith.
020526 Mockery of the Truth in Washington, Measles in Dilley Camp, Canary in the Coal Mine, ICE Health Service New Mission by The News with Paul DeRienzo
Matt and Daniel are joined by California Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Dr. Butch Ware to speed through Norm Finkelstein's promise to bring a campfire's worth of smoke to Dersh and Epstein, each of their individual honors in the field of supposed anti-semitism, and expressions of at least two of the pillars of hip hop.Please donate to Gaza Great Minds: http://gazagreatminds.org/donate/Butch Ware: https://www.butchware4gov.com/Revolutionary Rally, Butch Ware for Cali: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/revolutionary-rally-butch-ware-for-caliNew Bad Hasbara Merch: https://estoymerchandise.com/collections/bad-hasbara-podcastSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat's The Spin playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50JoIqCvlxL3QSNj2BsdURSkad Skasbarska playlist: http://bit.ly/skadskasbarskaSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
We sit down with John of Canary Customs to talk about finding art through action figures, resin, and doing things the hard way on purpose. From growing up on Star Wars toys with his dad to discovering custom figures during the pandemic, John shares how fine art, kitbashing, and analog mold-making collided into a new creative path. We dig into bootlegs, card backs, resin casting, and the tension between one-off art and scalable production. This episode gets honest about art school realities, privilege, affordability, and why DIY approaches still matter as mass-produced figures get more expensive. It's a conversation about learning in public, experimenting without permission, and using action figures as a serious artistic medium.On Instagram: @_canarycustoms_This Episode is Sponsored by: Empire Blisters – Your go-to source for blister packaging! With 19+ styles and bundle deals, they've got everything you need to make your toys shine. Use code TOYSONTAP10 at checkout for 10% off. Patreon members get 20% off another reason to join!Support the Show on Patreon Unlock exclusive episodes, early access, and behind-the-scenes content: patreon.com/toysontapThanks to Our Supporters: @dketoys | @massiveminihorse | @dimensionxtoys @bootlegtoyco | @pocket_salsa | @dirtyyetti @dan_overdorff_art | @zimotco | @barbarian_rage @mannycartoonstudios | Shaun C. Downey | @richiemanic | @recollectiontoys | @rubbercitytoys | @acid9toys | @teneki_toys | @angryhedgehogRate & Review the Show! Leave a rating and review wherever you listen it's the best way to help Toys on Tap grow!
Send us a textIn this episode, Yajaira and Cheli break down Canary, Tijan's darkest mafia standalone—a brutal, high-stakes story about survival, loyalty, and the thin line between protection and possession.We follow our main character, a woman going by Ash who dives into the mafia world after her sister is taken. With no way out and no one she can trust, she infiltrates the cartel system hoping to find answers—until everything goes sideways and she ends up won in a poker game by the most dangerous man in the room: Raize. Cold, lethal, and emotionally empty, he's the last person she wants to rely on…but the only one capable of keeping her alive. Join the besties as they discuss whether or not they would recommend this mafia romance! Support the showOur Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebookfix?utm_source=linktree_admin_sharebecome our Patron ♡ https://www.patreon.com/BookFixbuy us a book ♡ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebookfixBusiness Inquiries: thebookfixpodcast@gmail.comfollow us on Tiktok! ♡ https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookfix
Harman went from cold-calling hotels 100 times a day to building the category-defining guest management platform for the hospitality industry. Canary built a $600M company by first solving one tiny, annoying problem: paper credit card authorization forms.In this episode, Harman breaks down how a simple digital form became the wedge into thousands of hotels. He reveals why they stuck with outbound sales long after hitting millions in revenue, the terror of collecting physical checks during the first week of COVID, and the exact moment he knew they had hit product-market fit.Why You Should ListenThe "Activated Hair on Fire" framework: How to turn a latent problem into a must-have purchase.Why outbound sales (and cold calling) is often your top early growth channel.How to use a simple, "unscalable" wedge to unlock a massive market.Why you should celebrate the lows: A counterintuitive take on managing founder psychology.The story of signing 200+ customers in a single day (and finding true PMF).Keywordsstartup podcast, startup podcast for founders, product market fit, finding pmf, vertical saas, outbound sales, cold calling strategies, early stage growth, b2b sales, hospitality tech00:00:00 Intro00:02:13 From Management Consulting to Hotel Tech00:11:32 The Paper Form that Launched a Company00:17:35 The Activated Hair on Fire Framework00:24:26 Landing the First Customer via Cold Call00:28:21 Applying to YC 00:32:35 Making 100 Cold Calls a Day00:43:42 The COVID Cash Flow Panic00:48:27 Signing 200 Customers in One DaySend me a message to let me know what you think!
One stretcher. More than 80 patients waiting. Paramedics arriving with patients while admitted patients await transfer. That was the reality for registered nurse Jayme Hack during a recent shift at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital. Along with colleague Valerie Evanishen, she offers a frontline view of the relentless pressure inside one of Alberta's busiest emergency rooms. ER physician and former politician Dr. Raj Sherman puts it bluntly: ERs are the canary in the coal mine and “the canary is dead.” He says we can, and should, do better when it comes to emergency medicine.This is an extended version of the radio broadcast.
Kevin and Bill discuss our tottering economic system and analyze the market trends. Crypto is flatlining…Wall Street is turning into a casino…people are saving less…inflation is skyrocketing…and it's all accelerating a national recession. People no longer trust the market and are escaping into gold and silver. Can Trump fix it? If not, when will everything collapse — and what can individual Christians do to protect themselves?
Ambient documentation is becoming normal in clinics. But the most interesting “voice” capability may not be transcription at all.In the latest episode of Faces of Digital Health, Henry O'Connell (Canary Speech) explains why voice biomarkers stalled for decades: the field analyzed words, not the neurological signal behind speech production.Canary's approach focuses on the “primary data layer”—how the central nervous system drives respiration, vocal cord vibration, and articulation in real conversational speech. A few details that stood out: ⏱️ ~45 seconds of conversation can be enough for assessment
This week, the hosts go deep on out-of-band updates, unwanted "innovations," and the uneasy cost of tech's latest gold rush. Plus, securing a Microsoft account is not as hard as some think, and neither are passkeys once you get past the jargon. And for developers, AI Dev Gallery offers a fascinating glimpse at what you can do for free with AI used against a CPU, GPU, or NPU. Windows 11 Microsoft issues an emergency fix for a borked Windows Update. Right. A fix for a fix. Hell freezes over, if only slightly: Microsoft quietly made some positive changes to forced OneDrive Folder Backup. Donʼt worry, itʼs still forced (and appears to be opt-in, but isnʼt). But you can back out more elegantly. So itʼs opt-out, not opt-in, but a step forward. Plus, a new behavior Windows 11 on Arm PCs can now download games from the Xbox app (previously only through the Insider program) Over 85 percent of Xbox games on PC work in WOA now Prism emulator now supports AVX and AVX2 and Epic Anti-Cheat, and there is a new Windows Performance Fit feature offering guidance on which titles should play well. Beta: New 25H2 build with account dialog modernization, Click to Do and desktop background improvements. Not for Dev, suggesting itʼs about to move to 26H1 Notepad and Paint get more features yet again. Notably, these updates are for Dev and Canary only, suggesting these might be 26Hx features (then again, versions don't matter, right?) AI Just say no: To AI, to Copilot, and to Satya Nadella Our national nightmare is over: You can now (easily) hide Copilot in Microsoft Edge ChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, ads are on the way because of course Wikipedia partners with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, more on AI Xbox & gaming January Xbox Update brings Game Sync Indicator, more Solid second half of January for Xbox Game Pass Microsoft will likely introduce a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier because of course Tips & picks Tip of the week: Secure your Microsoft account App pick of the week: AI Dev Gallery RunAs Radio this week: Ideation to Implementation with Amber Vandenburg Liquor pick of the week: Estancia Raicilla 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
In this week's show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's cybersecurity news, joined by a special guest. BBC World Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy is a long time listener and he pops in for a ride-along in the news segment plus a chat about his new book. This week news includes: Did the US cyber Venezuela's power grid, or do they just want us to think they coulda? US govt might boycott the RSAC Conference ‘cause Jen Easterly being CEO makes them mad MS Patch Tuesday fixes CVSS5.5 bug and … stops you shutting down Wiz pulls off cloud stunt hack that ends with control of everyone's AWS console Millions of Bluetooth devices that use Google's Fast Pairing will pair with anyone, any time GNU inet-tools' telnetd parties like it's 2007, and brings -f root unauthed remote login back Thinkst is this week's sponsor, and long time friend of the show Haroon Meer joins. As always they're polishing their Canary tokens - adding breadcrumbs to lead you to them - but they're also a bunch of giant nerds who now run South Africa's Computer Olympiad. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities - The New York Times Why I'm withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity - Ars Technica Layered Ambiguity: US Cyber Capabilities in the Raid to Extract Maduro from Venezuela | Royal United Services Institute Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Will Lead RSAC Conference | WIRED Trump officials consider skipping premier cyber conference after Biden-era cyber leader named CEO - Nextgov/FCW Federal agencies ordered to patch Microsoft Desktop Windows Manager bug | The Record from Recorded Future News Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into damage control • The Register CodeBreach: Supply Chain Vuln & AWS CodeBuild Misconfig | Wiz Blog Critical flaw in AWS Console risked compromise of build environment | Cybersecurity Dive Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical” - Ars Technica VoidLink: Evidence That the Era of Advanced AI-Generated Malware Has Begun - Check Point Research Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking | WIRED Critical flaw in Fortinet FortiSIEM targeted in exploitation threat | Cybersecurity Dive CVE-2025-64155: 3 Years of Remotely Rooting the FortiSIEM A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot - Ars Technica Police raid homes of alleged Black Basta hackers, hunt suspected Russian ringleader | The Record from Recorded Future News Jordanian initial access broker pleads guilty to helping target 50 companies | The Record from Recorded Future News Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram | TechCrunch oss-sec: GNU InetUtils Security Advisory: remote authentication by-pass in telnetd How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet
This week, the hosts go deep on out-of-band updates, unwanted "innovations," and the uneasy cost of tech's latest gold rush. Plus, securing a Microsoft account is not as hard as some think, and neither are passkeys once you get past the jargon. And for developers, AI Dev Gallery offers a fascinating glimpse at what you can do for free with AI used against a CPU, GPU, or NPU. Windows 11 Microsoft issues an emergency fix for a borked Windows Update. Right. A fix for a fix. Hell freezes over, if only slightly: Microsoft quietly made some positive changes to forced OneDrive Folder Backup. Donʼt worry, itʼs still forced (and appears to be opt-in, but isnʼt). But you can back out more elegantly. So itʼs opt-out, not opt-in, but a step forward. Plus, a new behavior Windows 11 on Arm PCs can now download games from the Xbox app (previously only through the Insider program) Over 85 percent of Xbox games on PC work in WOA now Prism emulator now supports AVX and AVX2 and Epic Anti-Cheat, and there is a new Windows Performance Fit feature offering guidance on which titles should play well. Beta: New 25H2 build with account dialog modernization, Click to Do and desktop background improvements. Not for Dev, suggesting itʼs about to move to 26H1 Notepad and Paint get more features yet again. Notably, these updates are for Dev and Canary only, suggesting these might be 26Hx features (then again, versions don't matter, right?) AI Just say no: To AI, to Copilot, and to Satya Nadella Our national nightmare is over: You can now (easily) hide Copilot in Microsoft Edge ChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, ads are on the way because of course Wikipedia partners with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, more on AI Xbox & gaming January Xbox Update brings Game Sync Indicator, more Solid second half of January for Xbox Game Pass Microsoft will likely introduce a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier because of course Tips & picks Tip of the week: Secure your Microsoft account App pick of the week: AI Dev Gallery RunAs Radio this week: Ideation to Implementation with Amber Vandenburg Liquor pick of the week: Estancia Raicilla 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
This week, the hosts go deep on out-of-band updates, unwanted "innovations," and the uneasy cost of tech's latest gold rush. Plus, securing a Microsoft account is not as hard as some think, and neither are passkeys once you get past the jargon. And for developers, AI Dev Gallery offers a fascinating glimpse at what you can do for free with AI used against a CPU, GPU, or NPU. Windows 11 Microsoft issues an emergency fix for a borked Windows Update. Right. A fix for a fix. Hell freezes over, if only slightly: Microsoft quietly made some positive changes to forced OneDrive Folder Backup. Donʼt worry, itʼs still forced (and appears to be opt-in, but isnʼt). But you can back out more elegantly. So itʼs opt-out, not opt-in, but a step forward. Plus, a new behavior Windows 11 on Arm PCs can now download games from the Xbox app (previously only through the Insider program) Over 85 percent of Xbox games on PC work in WOA now Prism emulator now supports AVX and AVX2 and Epic Anti-Cheat, and there is a new Windows Performance Fit feature offering guidance on which titles should play well. Beta: New 25H2 build with account dialog modernization, Click to Do and desktop background improvements. Not for Dev, suggesting itʼs about to move to 26H1 Notepad and Paint get more features yet again. Notably, these updates are for Dev and Canary only, suggesting these might be 26Hx features (then again, versions don't matter, right?) AI Just say no: To AI, to Copilot, and to Satya Nadella Our national nightmare is over: You can now (easily) hide Copilot in Microsoft Edge ChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, ads are on the way because of course Wikipedia partners with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, more on AI Xbox & gaming January Xbox Update brings Game Sync Indicator, more Solid second half of January for Xbox Game Pass Microsoft will likely introduce a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier because of course Tips & picks Tip of the week: Secure your Microsoft account App pick of the week: AI Dev Gallery RunAs Radio this week: Ideation to Implementation with Amber Vandenburg Liquor pick of the week: Estancia Raicilla 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
This week, the hosts go deep on out-of-band updates, unwanted "innovations," and the uneasy cost of tech's latest gold rush. Plus, securing a Microsoft account is not as hard as some think, and neither are passkeys once you get past the jargon. And for developers, AI Dev Gallery offers a fascinating glimpse at what you can do for free with AI used against a CPU, GPU, or NPU. Windows 11 Microsoft issues an emergency fix for a borked Windows Update. Right. A fix for a fix. Hell freezes over, if only slightly: Microsoft quietly made some positive changes to forced OneDrive Folder Backup. Donʼt worry, itʼs still forced (and appears to be opt-in, but isnʼt). But you can back out more elegantly. So itʼs opt-out, not opt-in, but a step forward. Plus, a new behavior Windows 11 on Arm PCs can now download games from the Xbox app (previously only through the Insider program) Over 85 percent of Xbox games on PC work in WOA now Prism emulator now supports AVX and AVX2 and Epic Anti-Cheat, and there is a new Windows Performance Fit feature offering guidance on which titles should play well. Beta: New 25H2 build with account dialog modernization, Click to Do and desktop background improvements. Not for Dev, suggesting itʼs about to move to 26H1 Notepad and Paint get more features yet again. Notably, these updates are for Dev and Canary only, suggesting these might be 26Hx features (then again, versions don't matter, right?) AI Just say no: To AI, to Copilot, and to Satya Nadella Our national nightmare is over: You can now (easily) hide Copilot in Microsoft Edge ChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, ads are on the way because of course Wikipedia partners with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, more on AI Xbox & gaming January Xbox Update brings Game Sync Indicator, more Solid second half of January for Xbox Game Pass Microsoft will likely introduce a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier because of course Tips & picks Tip of the week: Secure your Microsoft account App pick of the week: AI Dev Gallery RunAs Radio this week: Ideation to Implementation with Amber Vandenburg Liquor pick of the week: Estancia Raicilla 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
This week, the hosts go deep on out-of-band updates, unwanted "innovations," and the uneasy cost of tech's latest gold rush. Plus, securing a Microsoft account is not as hard as some think, and neither are passkeys once you get past the jargon. And for developers, AI Dev Gallery offers a fascinating glimpse at what you can do for free with AI used against a CPU, GPU, or NPU. Windows 11 Microsoft issues an emergency fix for a borked Windows Update. Right. A fix for a fix. Hell freezes over, if only slightly: Microsoft quietly made some positive changes to forced OneDrive Folder Backup. Donʼt worry, itʼs still forced (and appears to be opt-in, but isnʼt). But you can back out more elegantly. So itʼs opt-out, not opt-in, but a step forward. Plus, a new behavior Windows 11 on Arm PCs can now download games from the Xbox app (previously only through the Insider program) Over 85 percent of Xbox games on PC work in WOA now Prism emulator now supports AVX and AVX2 and Epic Anti-Cheat, and there is a new Windows Performance Fit feature offering guidance on which titles should play well. Beta: New 25H2 build with account dialog modernization, Click to Do and desktop background improvements. Not for Dev, suggesting itʼs about to move to 26H1 Notepad and Paint get more features yet again. Notably, these updates are for Dev and Canary only, suggesting these might be 26Hx features (then again, versions don't matter, right?) AI Just say no: To AI, to Copilot, and to Satya Nadella Our national nightmare is over: You can now (easily) hide Copilot in Microsoft Edge ChatGPT Go is now available worldwide, ads are on the way because of course Wikipedia partners with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, more on AI Xbox & gaming January Xbox Update brings Game Sync Indicator, more Solid second half of January for Xbox Game Pass Microsoft will likely introduce a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier because of course Tips & picks Tip of the week: Secure your Microsoft account App pick of the week: AI Dev Gallery RunAs Radio this week: Ideation to Implementation with Amber Vandenburg Liquor pick of the week: Estancia Raicilla 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
This is a bonus episode of Mouths of Madness featuring our companion series, Straitjacket Talk. We're diving into Poltergeist (1982): the haunted-house classic that said, “What if your TV had better reception… from the afterlife?” We break down the Spielberg vs. Tobe Hooper debate (who really directed this thing?), revisit the most iconic moments (“They're here…”, the clown scene, the tree attack, the face-melting mirror panic, and that chaotic “the house is clean” LIAR ending), and rank the movie like true horror gremlins. Is it terrifying? Is it cheesy? Is it secretly a theme-park ride disguised as a horror film? Yes. Yes. Yes.Also: we may or may not uncover the real villain of Poltergeist… and it might be Tweety the Canary.
Blue Canary Canvas is a needlepoint product and canvas design company, focused on innovating stitchable products for needlepointers, carrying exclusive canvases, and offering unique accessories. Home of theNDLPThat™ and theNDLPTbag™, Blue Canary offers a stitcher the ability to start a needlepoint project with a beautiful end product, and let the stitching make it one of a kind. What started as a brand new account on Instagram in October 2023 with zero social media presence, became in two years a headquarters for stitchable products and innovative self finishing ideas with 16,000 followers and over a million views. A self-described impatient needlepointer, owner and designer Sheila Salvitti couldn't understand why people were willing to wait 6, 9, even 12 months for a project to come back from a finisher, so she created her own finished products, but made them stitchable and easily accessible for stitchers of all levels.Support the show
Send us a textThe creative middle class is dying. While most video production owners are panic-selling their gear because of AI slop, a small group of creators is using this chaos to scale past the million-dollar mark.If your business model is built on "we shoot on 4k cameras and use Premiere Pro," you have become a commodity. In the age of AI, commodities go to zero. Fast.In this episode, Den Lennie breaks down the Human-Only moat you need to build to stay relevant and move from a Video Guy to a Strategic Partner before the floor falls out from under your production house.Here is what you'll discover:The Canary in the Coal Mine: Why the bloodbath in photography is the ultimate warning for video production.The Integrity Moat: How to become the guardian of your client's brand authenticity in a world of fake content.Outcome over Output: Why charging for brand films is losing you money, and what you should be charging for instead.Efficiency Arbitrage: The secret to using AI internally to slash production time by 50% without lowering your prices.The Mindset Shift: Why scaling beyond $250k is 10% gear and 90% psychology.Stop making videos and start building a business. Mentoring options : www.denlennie.com Connect with Den on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_lennie
Harman Narula lives in NYC with his wife and 2 young kids. He was born in the states, from parents who immigrated to the country from India. The "immigrant household" was one that focused on hard work and ethics - and it was fueled by the lore of his grandfather's entrepreneurial adventures. He's a big Knicks fan, and likes to take in a game when he can. And prior to NYC, he lived in San Francisco for 10 years or so, and picked up bike riding. Though he hasn't picked it back up just yet, he hopes to eventually.Harman spent a lot of his early career in hospitality. His now co-founder worked in this space as well, but primarily on the technology size. So all the conversations he and his friend were having were referencing this eco-system. Eventually, they landed on a thesis that the "hotel tech stack" or operating system - should be customer facing.This is the creation story of Canary Technologies.SponsorsTECH DomainsMezmoBraingrid.aiAlcorEquitybeeTerms and conditions: Equitybee executes private financing contracts (PFCs) allowing investors a certain claim to ESO upon liquidation event; Could limit your profits. Funding in not guaranteed. PFCs brokered by EquityBee Securities, member FINRA.LInkshttps://www.canarytechnologies.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/harmansn/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story-insights-from-startup-tech-leaders/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Each of us would have a dress made specially. My ears perked up.I imagined, over and over, the blue of my dress, deep and velvety, the color of evening, just as the stars begin to come out.For fifty years, Becky Gibson has written mostly poetry, publishing it in journals, anthologies, three chapbooks, and five full-length collections. She turned to creative nonfiction only recently, seeking to expand narrative beyond the constraints of a poem. Her essays appear in Snowy Egret, Canary, Cold Mountain Review, and two PSPP anthologies, Twists and Turns and Sooner or Later. Becky taught English at Guilford College until 2008, when she retired to write full-time. She lives with her husband in Chapel Hill.
Guest: Dr. Hannah Lawler, Naturopathic Doctor (ND)Core Theme: Moving beyond the "pill for every ill" mentality to embrace nutrition (The Bean Protocol™), individualized hormone support, and the powerful signaling of the female cycle.Key Takeaways & Highlights1. The Luteal Phase "Truth Serum"Uni and Hannah discuss the emotional intensity often dismissed as "just PMS."The Luteal Narrative: The luteal phase (the week before your period) acts as a "BS filter." While it can feel like "lunacy," it often highlights real issues in life or relationships that we suppress during the rest of the month.Actionable Advice: Don't make life-altering decisions (like divorce) during this phase, but document the feelings. Use them as data points to address once your hormones settle.2. Naturopathic vs. Conventional MedicineDr. Lawler clarifies the rigorous path of an ND:Training: Four years of medical school, including biochemistry, anatomy, and pharmaceuticals, plus extensive training in nutrition, homeopathy, and hydrotherapy.The "Village Doctor" Approach: Hannah operates a concierge practice, making house calls. This allows her to see a patient's environment—poking around the pantry to see what they think is healthy versus what actually supports their biology.3. The Foundation of Nutrition: The Bean ProtocolBoth Unique and Hannah emphasize that nutrition is not a "fad" but the literal building blocks of cells.Soluble Fiber (Beans & Psyllium): Essential for clearing recycled estrogen and toxins from the liver. This is the "insurance policy" for anyone on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).Personal Responsibility: You cannot drive a "Ferrari" (your body) and put in the cheapest fuel. High-performance health requires high-quality, consistent inputs.4. Advanced Optimizations: Peptides & GeneticsWhen the foundation of nutrition is set, Dr. Lawler looks at "levers" to move the needle:Peptides: Signaling molecules that tell cells to perform specific tasks (e.g., recovery, skin health, or mood). Hannah highlights GHK-Cu (copper peptide) for anti-aging and Thymosin Beta-4 for recovery.Genetics (3x4 Genetics): Understanding "bottlenecks," such as the COMT gene, which affects how you process caffeine and adrenaline. Knowing your genetics removes the "DIY" guesswork from health.5. Thyroid Health & The "Canary in the Coal Mine"The discussion touches on why Hashimoto's is so prevalent today:Environmental Toxins: Halogens like fluoride, chlorine, and bromine can "plug" iodine receptors in the thyroid, leading to dysfunction.Root Cause: It's never "just" the thyroid; it's a response to stress, viruses, or environmental toxicity (like mold).
The US government is reportedly considering the seizure of Venezuela's Bitcoin and cryptocurrency reserves, according to CNBC. This potential move comes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela. ~This episode is sponsored by iTrust Capital~iTrustCapital | Get $100 Funding Reward + No Monthly Fees when you sign up using our custom link! ➜ https://bit.ly/iTrustPaulGuest: Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital Canary Capital website ➜ https://bit.ly/CanaryETF00:00 Intro00:10 Sponsor: iTrust Capital00:45 Venezuela's oil impact on Bitcoin02:20 Is this a positive for the US?04:30 4 Year cycle: No new ATH in 2026?07:00 Utility tokens will outperform BTC10:00 Tom Lee: $250K BTC this year14:15 Fear & Greed16:30 BMNR merger rumors19:40 New Fed Chair impact21:40 QE happening?22:30 Fed rate cut23:20 SUI ETF coming soon24:45 Outro#Crypto #bitcoin #XRP~U.S. Seizing Venezuela's Crypto??
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In this episode, Scott Becker examines Oracle's recent stock decline and what it may signal about AI investment, data center spending, and broader market risk.
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7/8. The Snowy Egret, The Emperor Penguin, and the Climate Canary — Steven Moss — Moss describes the beautiful Snowy Egret, nearly driven to extinction during 19th-century "plumage wars," when its feathers, priced equivalently to gold, were harvested for women's millinery fashion. Moss emphasizes that the resulting systemic cruelty toward birds catalyzed women to establish conservation organizations including the Audubon Society. Moss identifies climate change as the current existential threat, exemplified by the Emperor Penguin, facing projected 98% extinction by 2100 due to habitat loss from sea ice decline. Moss characterizes the penguin, alongside migratory warblers affected by phenological mismatches with earlier insect emergence, as a "miner's canary" providing early warning of impending ecological and climate catastrophe confronting humanity. 1914