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Security Now 1100: Booby Trapping LLMs
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
Think your open-source AI model is safe? This episode uncovers how LLMs can be secretly booby-trapped with undetectable backdoors, raising the stakes for anyone deploying AI in serious environments.
Anthropic cuts live Internet access during testing.
Will LLM technology turn out to be an uncontrollable dead end?
What alternative AI technologies are underw
MacBreak Weekly 1046: Trust Agnes!
Apple held its "Welcome Home" event, debuting Apple HomeView and Apple Home Collection, a lineup of new smart home accessories in partnership with LG. Apple also unveiled its Apple TV 4K. And will Apple finally debut its Touchscreen MacBook Pro later this month?
Meet Apple HomeView, a new way to enjoy entertainment and manage the home.
Introducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart ho
This Week in Tech 1105: Agents Gone Wild
Windows unveiled its Surface Laptop Ultra & Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at its recent Surface event. Google's SynthID Detector is open to everyone now to check for AI-made media. OpenAI agents attempted to hack Wikipedia and its tools to make unauthorized edits. And AI tools are now flooding into underground cybercrime markets.
Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windo
Hands-On Tech 288: Understanding What IP68 Means
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Clyde, who is shopping for a new phone after his last one died in a sink full of dishwater, asks what an IP68 water resistance rating actually promises, whether it wears off as a phone ages, and what to do in the first few minutes after a phone gets wet.
Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode!
Host: Mik
Untitled Linux Show 274: Not Even Embarrassed
The end of proprietary programs may be upon us, and a project ends and goes proprietary. Ubuntu surprises us with changes to Grub, Qualcomm is making moves in the Linux space, but the Radxa Raspberry Pi killer has a software shortcoming. Huawei has an expirimental filesystem, Google is looking to Kage kernel drivers, and more! For tips we have pcguage for a quick heads up on system stats, mokutil
This Week in Space 231: Sailing the Stellar Seas
From the earliest works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to the best of contemporary space science fiction, Tariq and I dive deep into our favorite space si-fi across the ages! And our challenge to you for some of the most obscure titles we know.
Headlines:
Remembering Apollo Era Legends Margaret Hamilton and Milt Windler
Soviet Meteor 27 Satellite Breaks Up, Raising Space Debris Concerns
Elo
Hands-On AI 2: Nine Billion Knobs
What's actually inside an AI model? Mikah Sargent opens up the file from last week's episode and finds tokens, billions of numbers, and one surprisingly simple job: guess the next piece of text. Along the way, he shows why the same question can get a different answer every time, where all those numbers came from, and why a chatbot can sound completely sure of itself and still be wrong.
Host: Mik
Tech News Weekly 458: Congress Takes Aim at Flock
Amanda Silberling joins Mikah Sargent on this week's episode of Tech News Weekly! Common Sense Media labels ChatGPT for Teens as an "unacceptable risk." AI agents from companies such as Meta and OpenAI are "cute washing" to make them feel friendlier. A federal judge ruled a Flock license plate search unconstitutional. And organs-on-chips, simulations, and AI models are starting to replace animal
iOS Today 823: It's About Time (Apps)
Discover how iOS and watchOS are quietly transforming the way you track, customize, and automate every second, from modular lock screens to Siri-powered alarms. Plus, hear why third-party apps are still running circles around Apple's timer tools.
Customizing lock screen time display and widgets on iOS
Apple's system clock app features: timers, alarms, world clock
Multiple timers and AlarmKit i
Hands-On Windows 210: DuckDuckGo vs. Helium
Why settle for Chrome or Edge when lesser-known browsers offer real privacy and fresh features? Paul Thurrott breaks down how two underdog choices challenge everything you expect about browsing on Windows.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Home Theater Geeks 552: New Projector Lamp Calibration
Former Home Theater of the Month honoree Jeremy Mills recently replaced the lamp in his Epson Pro Cinema 6050UB projector and wonders if he should get it professionally calibrated. He has a calibration disc and can do some of it himself, but is it worthwhile to hire a professional to really dial it in? Scott Wilkinson gives his thoughts.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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Intelligent Machines 891: Previously on Swarm Chasers
From deleting critical files to oversharing your banking details in Slack, today's AI agents are proving both incredibly helpful and hilariously unpredictable. Hear what actually happens when AI gets a little too persistent and why transparency about their actions matters more than ever.
AMistral CEO interview (use Translate)
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet
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Windows Weekly 1004: Fat-Washed
Microsoft and NVIDIA's RTX Spark laptops are official, with preorders open and shipping October 16. Prices run from $2,599 (24GB) to $5,899 (128GB, already sold out on Surface). Paul and Leo cover who needs that much RAM, what "hybrid intelligence" means, and why Paul's new Googlebook disappointed him.
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RTX Spark laptops: from $2,599 (24GB), $3,700 (32GB), $5,899 (128GB). Ships Oct 16
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Security Now 1099: An Alien Mind
As AI becomes startlingly capable, top minds at OpenAI admit they can't always control what their own creations do—or even fully understand how they think. This episode dives into the real-world tension between rapid progress and the growing challenge of keeping AI truly aligned.
GLM-5.3 can be and has been abliterated. What does that mean?
Firefox 157 repairs a large number of high-impact vuln
MacBreak Weekly 1045: The iCup Specialist
We could finally see Apple launch new smart home products this month. iPhone Duo apparently has a 'replaceable' folding display layer to help minimize crease visibility. Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. And Apple's latest AirPods, AirPods 5, get a better reparability score from iFixit!... from 0 to 2.
Apple is finally ready to enter its next big category: the smart home.
'Get Ready'
This Week in Tech 1104: Real Gs Move in Silence Like Lasagna
Is Gemini 4 truly so capable, as claimed by Google? OpenAI unveils Dots to rival Meta's Muse. Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is now in orbit. And should we be worried about the possible 'catastrophic' risks with AI, as reported in a leaked IPO filing by Anthropic?
OpenAI pauses training its most powerful models after rogue agents target government.
Google announces Gemini 4 and
Hands-On Tech 287: Are There Risks to Scanning QR Codes?
On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Barry asks whether anything inside a QR code can actually hurt you, or whether the real danger lies somewhere else, and what a person should check before scanning one out in the wild.
Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode!
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Untitled Linux Show 273: Lost Me at Technically
This week, we're celebrating Shotcut, Cloudflare's new ACME Certificate Authority, and OpenSUSE's Leap Micro. Then there's a new SPECTRE attack and a Zimbra faw under attack. KDE Plasma and Fedora both have Betas to try, Microsoft has released WSL Containers, and the Netherlands is going with NixOS. For tips, we have eval for building scripts with variables, tuxdle for your word-game addiction, a
This Week in Space 230: Living on Lava Worlds
Think you're having a hot summer? Try living on 55 Cancri-e, a super-Earth with daytime temperatures above 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of these super-Earths orbit frighteningly close to their host stars and have long since had their atmospheres scraped away, leaving them baked, parched rocks. But some, like 55 Cancri, still have dense envelopes of air. How is that possible, when the planet is 2
Tech News Weekly 457: Are AI Models a Risk to Humanity?
Abrar Al-Heeti is guest-hosting this episode of Tech News Weekly and is joined by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy for the first half of the show! Apple's smart home display could be closer than we think. Is the iPhone Duo going to be for most consumers? Are there too many satellites in orbit? And a leaked IPO filing from Anthropic shows concerns within the company that its AI models pose a risk to humani
Hands-On Windows 209: Budget Laptops in 2026
With Apple's MacBook Neo shaking up the market, Paul Thurrott breaks down how PC makers like Lenovo and Intel are scrambling to deliver affordable Windows machines—and what you give up for the lower price.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Home Theater Geeks 551: CEDIA 2026 Part 3
The 2026 CEDIA Expo was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, and there was a LOT to see—so much, in fact, that Home Theater Geeks will devote three episodes to covering it! Mike Heiss and Joe Klusnick were there and join Scott Wilkinson to discuss what they saw and heard. In Part 3, we focus on some of the big demos and industry trends.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
Guests: Michael Heiss a
Hands-On AI 1: The Chatbot in Your Laptop
Your next chatbot doesn't need the cloud. Mikah Sargent installs a free app, downloads an AI model, turns off the Wi-Fi, and keeps right on chatting, all on an ordinary computer. Along the way, he explains how to read a model listing, including what the size and "Q4" labels mean, so you can pick a model that runs well on your own machine. Then the local model goes head-to-head with a cloud assist
iOS Today 822: Blast From the App Past
Not all classic apps fade away—some quietly evolve and solve problems the giants can't touch. This episode with Dan Moren and Rosemary Orchard digs up the overlooked utilities, the surprising longevity of certain favorites, and the need to update to iOS 26.7!
PCalc: The enduring iOS calculator favorite gets its due
TV Forecast and the rise of TV tracking apps
IMDb as a must-have for movie and
Intelligent Machines 890: 200 Donuts
What happens when a single person manages a staff of 24 AI "employees" with one-on-one performance reviews and weekly stand-ups? This episode takes you inside the wild, experimental frontier of local AI, where hobbyists are building their own digital workforces from scratch.
DevDay 2026 Recap
Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing
GLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cy
Windows Weekly 1003: Another Story Ruined By Keith
Why does Microsoft keep stumbling with new devices and software design... and what happens when enthusiasts start favoring AI over old-school Office? Paul, Richard, and Leo dig into shifting loyalties and what that means for the future of the desktop. And with the release of 26H2, it's time to update your install and recovery media. The build number is 26300.9457
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Windows 11, version 26H
Security Now 1098: How worried should we be?
With millions racing to embrace AI assistants and cybercriminals pivoting to new, high-stakes tactics, the episode tackles the dizzying pace of change and asks: just how worried should we be? The discussion pulls back the curtain on AI's unpredictable power, the escalation of digital extortion, and why the next breach may hit closer to home than you think.
Muse has a bad 0-day
The regularity of
MacBreak Weekly 1044: Live, Love, Re-Org
Federico Viticci of MacStories joins the show this week! Federico shares his experience using Apple's new M5 Ultra Mac Studio & running local AI agents with the machine. John Ternus is looking to get the company to run faster & leaner. And AT&T may not support Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature?
M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The dream Mac for local AI agents.
Apple's new CEO seeks to
Hands-On AI: Welcome to Hands-On AI
Hands-On AI is the show that turns AI confusion into AI confidence. In this introductory episode, Mikah Sargent lays out what the show is and isn't: short, focused episodes — most 10 to 15 minutes — that take one question, one tool, or one technique at a time. Some weeks go under the hood on what a large language model is actually doing. Some weeks get practical: the AI already in your pocket, or
This Week in Tech 1103: Raspberry Pi in the Sky
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models
Untitled Linux Show 272: Typing with Mittens
We're back again, a little jet lagged, and ready for fun! Up first is a mind-bending experiment to run VMs through a kernel reboot, followed by Ubuntu's new approach to kernel updates. There's a clever security flaw in inotify, another group working on Apple hardware Linux, and some divisive news about the Raspberry Pi. KDE's AI discussion blew up, Stema has a new streaming codec, and VLC and SPE
Hands-On Tech 286: Shutting Down vs. Restarting Your Windows PC
On this week's Hands-On Tech, Lorraine asks Mikah whether her husband or her daughter is right about the difference between shutting down and restarting a Windows PC, and how often she should be restarting her computer and phone.
Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode!
Host: Mikah Sargent
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This Week in Space 229: Is It Starship's Time?
This week it's Rod and Tariq working through the most important space headlines. The big story: Starship could launch test flight 14 as early as Monday the 28th. We've seen lots of tests, but this is the first attempt at an orbital flight, the success of which is necessary for the lunar landing system and eventual retirement of the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon. Also: Vast starts up a lunar division,
Tech News Weekly 456: Meta VR: Quest Gets a Glow-Up
Dan Moren of Six Colors joins the show this week! Meta's Muse has a zero-day vulnerability. Rat brains can power an AI model? Why are we hearing more about AI agents escaping their testing environments? And Meta's new VR glasses.
Dan talks about a new zero-day exploit that affects Meta's Muse AI agent, which allows an app or terminal command that can impersonate the AI agent and easily gain acce
Hands-On Windows 208: PowerToys Gets Smarter
Think you know PowerToys? This episode uncovers new tools and features that quietly transform daily Windows 11 workflows and might just solve problems you didn't realize were fixable.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 250: Create Your Own Wallet Passes
Tired of waiting for your favorite gym, library, or coffee shop to offer digital cards? With iOS 27, you can finally make your own custom Apple Wallet passes for any barcode or QR code, no third-party apps needed.
Physical loyalty cards now easily added to Apple Wallet with iOS 27
"Create a Pass" feature lets users digitize any barcode or QR code
Three wallet pass templates: Standard, Membersh
Home Theater Geeks 550: CEDIA 2026 Part 2
The 2026 CEDIA Expo was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, and there was a LOT to see—so much, in fact, that Home Theater Geeks will devote three episodes to covering it! Mike Heiss and Joe Klusnick were there and join Scott Wilkinson to discuss what they saw and heard. In Part 2, we focus on audio products.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
Guests: Joe Klusnick and Michael Heiss
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iOS Today 821: Teaching Siri AI to Use Your Apps
Apple's new Siri AI is finally turning digital assistant hype into real, practical power, letting users speak naturally and control their apps in ways that were impossible a year ago. Matthew Cassinelli, a Siri automation expert, is here to break down what's genuinely working, what's missing, and why this matters for your iPhone right now.
Early experiences: Siri's improved world knowledge and r
Intelligent Machines 889: We Are the Neanderthals
Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing.
Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs
Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assis
Windows Weekly 1002: Only B & D Matter
Windows
Week D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday
24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more
26H1 Major update that brings all new 26H2 features—Start, Taskbar, Search —to 26H1. Finally.
Windows Insider Program
Four new builds last Friday - Biggest change is Cloud Rebuild in WRE (in Experimental) gaining new capabilities.
Security Now 1097: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout
After Microsoft's historic Mega Patch Tuesday, enterprise IT teams worldwide are scrambling as a wave of updates triggers system meltdowns, broken domains, and silent Excel failures. Find out how AI-driven speed collided with real-world chaos.
Andrew Ng weighs-in on AI Doomsaying.
The wisdom of outsourcing AI security testing.
The true risk of an AI-created bioweapon.
The EU KIDS Act -- this
MacBreak Weekly 1043: The Irrational Phone
The iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max are hitting consumers' hands. Reviews of the Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4 are out now for Apple's latest smartwatches. And are the newest Mac Minis and Mac Studios worth it for their prices?
Apple explains how the iPhone 18 Pro's new Reference Image camera mode works.
The iPhone 18 Pro's big camera update is all about the small gains.
Apple Watch Series 1
This Week in Tech 1102: Exclave Subpoena
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.
Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly
US judge signals rejection of
Untitled Linux Show 271: Touched By AI
This week Jonathan starts out talking about his new Framework 13 pro, and Rob tries to convince him to buy a Steam Frame to go with it. The 7.4 kernel is really shaping up to be special, with huge wins in build time, AMD HDMI support, Google finally dropping its legacy binder code, and files opening significantly faster. Ubuntu is continuing to push into Rust coreutils, KaOS is trying to manage a
Hands-On Tech 285: Are My AI Chatbot Conversations Private?
In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Wendell asks Mikah whether his wife is right that typing into an AI chatbot is no different from a Google search, and wants to know where those conversations go, who can see them, whether they're used for training, and if any settings can turn that off in both ChatGPT and Gemini.
Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a
This Week in Space 228: What's a HOTOL?
In the 1980s, as the US space shuttle was just starting operations, the UK embarked on an ambitious project called HOTOL—short for Horizontal Take Off and Landing, a radical, air-breathing spaceplane design. Political and funding shifts in the UK ultimately derailed the project, despite the promising technologies it pioneered. The idea was later restarted as Skylon, with key individuals and refin
Hands-On AI: Hands-On AI Is Getting Into the Good Stuff
Qwen, Muse Glimmer, Ollama, llama.cpp, quantization, mixture-of-experts, RAG, tokens per second. On Hands-On AI, those aren't buzzwords — Mikah Sargent will explain exactly what they mean, then put them to work on hardware you already own. No cloud, no account, no data, leaving your desk.
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Tech News Weekly 455: The Trouble With "Health Age"
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show this week! AI-generated "news" sites. Are "health age" scores helpful, or harmful? Google Home now supports the Model Context Protocol. And Apple unveils a new photo verification technology for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
Mikah shares a story about Futurism's investigation into Brown Brothers Media reveals a network of AI-generated "news" sites - complet
Hands-On Windows 207: Elevate Your Workflow
Discover the overlooked advanced settings in Windows 11 that can transform how you manage apps, files, and even the command line. These features aren't just for developers—every power user should know about them.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 249: Explaining Audio Intelligence
Apple Watch's new Audio Intelligence tools promise instant transcriptions and meeting summaries without keeping your recordings. But is the S11 chip's privacy tech strong enough to calm nerves on both sides of the conversation?
Apple Watch Audio Intelligence: Four Features, One Secure Chip
Sound Recognition and Shazam: Always-On Environmental Listening
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