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Leo Laporte brings together some of the most interesting personalities in technology to discuss the most important issues. The podcast is fun, relaxed, informative, and always entertaining, offering the best tech podcasts in the world.
Episodes
This Week in Space 217: America in Space
Since 1958, the United States has been part of the spaceflight adventure, and since the mid-1960s has led in just about any category that counts. In this episode, we discuss the progression of American space efforts, review which flights launched or landed on July 4, and relive some of our very favorite US space missions of all time!
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• NASA's Swift Boost Mission Aims to Rescue Swift
Tech News Weekly 444: The End of the PlayStation Disc
Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah Sargent on the show this week! Do Americans trust driverless vehicles? Safety tools for Social Media are failing kids. Sony is ceasing the production of physical games in January 2028. And a Supreme Court ruling guts the government's use of geofence warrants.
A new Pew Research survey finds only 5% of U.S. adults have ridden in a driverless car, and 71% say the
Home Theater Geeks 538: DIY Delight
HTG listener Jeremy Mills built an exceptional home theater in his basement, mostly with his own two hands and help from his wife and kids. That kept the budget down without sacrificing quality. Jeremy joins Scott Wilkinson to share his process and the outstanding final result.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
Guest: Jeremy Mills
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Hands-On Windows 196: Reclaiming Windows 11 Pt. 2
What happens when you strip Windows 11 to the bone and dodge Microsoft's usual bloat? Paul Thurrott reveals how far you can actually go in building a lean, privacy-focused Windows experience—without third-party debloating tools.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 238: Using Back Tap on iPhone
Transform your iPhone interaction with a neat double-tap feature that most users have never noticed in the settings menu. Find out how to program the back of your phone for quick actions like taking a screenshot, launching your favorite app, or automating nighttime routines.
Finding and enabling Back Tap in Accessibility settings
Double tap and triple tap back actions explained
How Back Tap us
iOS Today 809: Wonderful Weather Apps
As heat waves and storms reshape daily life, see how localized weather tech and smart notifications are becoming essential tools for staying safe, planning ahead, and getting your forecast with a side of fun.
Apple Weather app evolution from basic utility to Dark Sky integration
Localized weather data, alerts, and hourly forecasting explained
Shortcut automations for Weather: capabilities and
Intelligent Machines 877: Model Now Available
Think your AI assistant is working perfectly? This episode reveals why most AI breakdowns go completely unnoticed and how these "invisible failures" could be skewing the results we rely on.
Fable is Back!
Alex Stamos: Anthropic is saying "Amazon's inability to appropriately communicate severity threw our industry into chaos".
China's Meituan says its new AI model was trained on domestic chips
Windows Weekly 990: Don't Be Nostalgic for Stupid
Windows 10's Extended Security Update program quietly gets extended for another year for consumers. Microsoft reportedly kills Surface Go products & is now selling 8 GB Surface Pro & Laptop models. And Xbox Series X & S prices are going to go up again.
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Microsoft quietly extends the Windows 10 Extended Security Update program one year to October 2027 for consumers
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Security Now 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign
AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down.
Win10's popularity forces another year of free updates.
CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi OS devices.
CISA gave federa
MacBreak Weekly 1031: It's Girl Math
Not long after Tim Cook's interview with The Wall Street Journal about price increases for Apple products, Apple raised prices on products such as the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and iPad! Leaks are coming out about the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro. And could the rumored touch MacBook use M5 chips, with M7 models to follow?
Apple raises prices due to memory chip shortage
Micron executive Sumit Sadana te
This Week in Tech 1090: Flock of SQLs
Tech giants and chipmakers are facing off as AI-fueled memory shortages trigger sweeping price hikes on everything from Macs to game consoles. Hear why global supply chain standoffs, long-term contracts, and old-school market forces are quietly reshaping your daily technology.
• Apple and Microsoft hike prices on devices amid global memory shortages
• Surge in AI data centers drives RAM and sto
Hands-On Tech 273: ISP Email
On Hands-On Tech, Eleanor asks Mikah how to transition away from her long-standing ISP email address without losing access to the important accounts tied to it.
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Host: Mikah Sargent
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Untitled Linux Show 261: I Regret My Decisions
Steam Machines are expensive! But maybe not too expensive? The Academy Software Foundation, yes like the Academy Awards, has a Wayland Working Group. Akrites is the new game in town for Open Source vulnerability response, and Pine64 is teasing an Open Smart Speaker. The Linux kernel has some big performance wins, and at least one platform with a mixed bag after updates. Then KDE And COSMIC have i
This Week in Space 216: Dark Matter Intelligence
We've had endless conversations about aliens and first contact--but what if a conversation with other intelligences is beyond our scope? Dr. Daniel Whiteson, particle physicist at CERN's Large Hadron Collider and professor at UC Irvine, joins us to explore less conventional thoughts on first contact. We look at the challenges of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligences, potential difficu
Tech News Weekly 443: $2K Specs, $299 Meta Glasses
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent! Matter 1.6 is unveiled. A federal probe has been opened into Tesla. Snap and Meta are making major moves in smart glasses this week. And is the rising cost of tech becoming too much?
Jennifer talks about Matter 1.6 and some of the new features that come with the newest version of the technical standard for smart home
Hands-On Windows 195: Strip Microsoft Out of Windows 11
What happens when you strip Windows 11 down to the bare essentials and kick most Microsoft services to the curb? Paul Thurrott reveals how going minimal can transform your PC into a cleaner, faster machine.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 237: StandBy Mode
Your iPhone can quietly transform into a customizable bedside clock, calendar, and smart photo frame with just a simple orientation tweak. Discover how StandBy mode reveals features you probably didn't know your device had.
StandBy requirements: charging, landscape mode, and settings toggle
Always-on display boosts StandBy, but older iPhones work too
Configure StandBy's display options, night
Home Theater Geeks 537: Local Channels in OTA Dead Zone
A long-time friend of Scott Wilkinson's asked him about updating his 20-year-old TV and the best option for receiving local channels now that he has moved to an area with virtually no over-the-air reception. Scott offers his best advice.
Host: Scott Wilkinson
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iOS Today 808: Apple Design Awards 2026
From accessible guitar toolkits to games tackling mental health and body image, discover the Design Award contenders that are reinventing what "inclusive design" means for the entire Apple ecosystem.
Delight and Fun Category — Grug app and Is This Seat Taken? game winner
Inclusivity Category — Guitar Wiz, accessibility features, and game highlights
Innovation Category — VisionOS experiences, N
Intelligent Machines 876: It's No Melania
Section 230 takes center stage as Olivier Sylvain argues it's time to confront Big Tech's legal shield, sparking a fierce debate on whether Internet giants should be liable for platform harms or if reform risks choking small innovators.
Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO
The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time
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Windows Weekly 989: Deer Hate MSDN
Windows 12 is stalled and the real reasons go far beyond software. The conversation unpacks how soaring hardware prices, AI chaos, and market confusion have Microsoft in a holding pattern. Also, Paul finally took a sledgehammer to the subscription services he pays for, and more is on the way. Plus, one of Paul's favorite Markdown editors supports authorship on Windows now and an integrated Search
Security Now 1084: The Residential Proxy Threat
A flood of everyday gadgets, from cheap streaming boxes to digital photo frames, are being secretly conscripted into global proxy networks and used to mask major cyberattacks—possibly even targeting your own home network.
Worries of AI-power cyberattacks are spreading.
Mythos "missed some" important vulnerabilities in Firefox.
Every recent patch Tuesday Nightmare Eclipse has struck. What now?
MacBreak Weekly 1030: Impulse Pork Lo Mein
Tim Cook signals that the company will likely raise its prices down the road due to the memory chip shortage. Apple's AirPods Pro 3 heart rate sensor is almost as accurate as the one in the Apple Watch. Still waiting to gain access to Siri AI? There's a shortcut to bypass it. And Apple's App Store is logging more data from you than most initially thought, per some security researchers.
Apple to
This Week in Tech 1089: Robot Butt Crack
AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings.
Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge
Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threa
Hands-On Tech 272: Robocalls
In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Jim asks Mikah how to effectively reduce the overwhelming volume of spam texts and robocalls he's been receiving on his iPhone, and for advice to help his wife with the same issue, who uses Android.
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Host: Mikah Sargent
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Untitled Linux Show 260: Meme It Into Existence
An AUR safety net arrives with Yay v13, adding visibility into packing timestamps. A developer found and fixed ~4ms of hidden mouse latency in KWin stemming from three separate sources. And Canonical announced a local, private, hotkey-activated speech-to-text tool coming in Ubuntu 26.10. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/3Sq5Qi4, and happy Linuxing!
Host: Jonathan Bennett
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This Week in Space 215: Disclosure Day
If you've seen "Disclosure Day" or "Age of Disclosure," you're going to want to join us for this fascinating discussion with famed bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin. Long known for his universe-spanning visions, storytelling skills, and occasionally contrarian viewpoints, this episode will not disappoint! Our discussion ranged from reactions to Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" to why
Tech News Weekly 442: Android 17's Best New Features, Explained
Dan Moren of Six Colors is in this week for Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent. Apple will likely raise the prices of its products in the future. Roku is being bought by Fox. Android 17 arrives for your smartphone! And could your devices come pre-installed with backdoor software?
Dan talks about an interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Wall Street Journal and how it's unavoidable that the co
Hands-On Windows 194: Xbox Mode Arrives on Windows 11
Xbox Mode is finally rolling out to Windows 11, giving your PC a full-screen, controller-focused gaming experience that feels more like a console than ever. Dive into how this long-awaited feature changes the way you play and manage games on your desktop.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 236: macOS Stickies
Are you overlooking a classic built into every Mac? Mikah Sargent challenges you to give Stickies a week and find out if it deserves a permanent spot on your desktop.
Fast, frictionless note taking without accounts or setup
Formatting features: fonts, colors, graphics, and text enhancements
Color-coded Stickies for easy organization and quick reference
Advanced options: floating notes, transl
Home Theater Geeks 536: Living-Room Audio Tips
In episode 531, Scott Wilkinson answered a listener question about adding a center-channel speaker, but he discovered several other things that needed to be changed in order to get the most out of the system. However, the limitations on the listener's space were frustrating. Since then, another listener offered some additional thoughts, which warrant an update to Scott's original response.
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iOS Today 807: What's New in watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS?
WWDC 2026 brought much more than AI hype. Get the recap on the overlooked updates to watchOS, CarPlay, iPadOS, and tvOS that could totally change how you use your Apple devices. Plus, Shortcuts just leveled up with powerful new triggers and AI-built automations!
Siri AI waitlist and early impressions of New Siri
WatchOS 27: Workout Buddy upgrades, Find My app, Siri app, & more
iCloud+ adds
Intelligent Machines 875: Florida Dad
The sudden US government shutdown of Anthropic's Fable model has tech insiders reeling and rival global labs surging ahead. This episode breaks down the unexpected political power play rattling the future of AI innovation.
The Fable 5 Export Controls Harm US Cyber Defense
Anthropic CEO says government should block dangerous AI
The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trum
Windows Weekly 988: Bubbleable
With major leadership shakeups and rumors of studio closures, the future of XBOX inside Microsoft suddenly looks uncertain. Is this the beginning of a Game Pass overhaul, or could XBOX face an outright split from the company? Plus, PowerToys 0.100 (yes, point one hundred) arrives with so many improvements. And the Windows Insider program is leaving even seasoned users scratching their heads over
Security Now 1083: Patch Tuesday à la AI
This episode unpacks the jaw-dropping surge in vulnerabilities unearthed by AI, revealing how Microsoft shattered its own patch records while adversaries and defenders race to outpace each other. The conversation gets real about whether AI is fixing our broken software or just making attacks easier for everyone.
Rootkits found in more than 400 ArchLinux User Repository packages.
The US governme
MacBreak Weekly 1029: Intimate Functionalities
John Gruber of Daring Fireball joins the MacBreak Weekly panel this week! A deep dive into Apple's new Siri following WWDC. Why Apple Intelligence & the new Siri are not coming to the EU initially later this year. And could the iPhone Ultra's launch be delayed this year?
Private cloud compute severely limited for third party devs.
The future of Siri, or: why private inference isn't private
This Week in Tech 1088: Model Not Available
The US government abruptly forced Anthropic to pull its most advanced AI model offline after fears it was simply too powerful to be safe. Hear the real story behind the sudden shutdown that rocked the tech world—and what it reveals about the uneasy alliance between Washington and Silicon Valley.
• Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model release sparks cybersecurity and jailbreak concerns
• White House pre
Hands-On Tech 271: Telegram & Security
In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Clint wants to know whether Telegram is truly safe to use or not.
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Host: Mikah Sargent
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Untitled Linux Show 259: Capture the Orphans
This week the headlines are big! First up, more than 400 packages on the AUR have been compromised. Then, the Linux kernel patches a critical ARM CVE from last year. Plus, Linux 7.1 is about to release with FRED and HDMI 2.1. And the US Government has shut down Anthropic Fable and Mythos. The tips are a bit more mellow, with xxd for terminal hex dumps, schroot for secure chroots, and the keyboard
This Week in Space 214: Moon Man
There are NASA Administrators, and then there are NASA Administrators—all are very accomplished individuals, but some stand out for their unique backgrounds and on-the-job successes, and Jim Bridenstine is one of the latter. Entering service as the new NASA Administrator in 2017 with a background as a Navy pilot, Congressman, and museum director, he was an unconventional choice, and faced some he
Tech News Weekly 441: Siri AI: Initial Impressions
Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins Mikah Sargent this week! Anthropic launches Fable 5, its newest AI model. The FCC seeks to end the use of burner phones in the US. And everything Apple unveiled at WWDC 2026.
Amanda talks about Anthropic's newest AI model, Fable 5, its first consumer-accessible version of its powerful Mythos model.
Mikah shares a story from 404 Media about the FCC's push to
Home Theater Geeks 535: All About BT.2020
The range of colors that can be reproduced by an RGB-based video display is well-defined for standard definition, high definition, ultra-high definition, and high dynamic range content. The ultimate range is called BT.2020, which was developed by Kenichiro Masaoka. Scott Wilkinson dives deep into this topic with Jeff Yurek, VP of Marketing for Nanosys, the primary supplier of quantum dots to the
Hands-On Windows 193: Windows 11 Update Overhaul (6/2026)
Windows 11 finally answers persistent user requests with updates that let you shrink the oversized taskbar and pause updates almost indefinitely. Find out why these long-denied features matter now.
Host: Paul Thurrott
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Hands-On Apple 235: Translate App
Your iPhone has a powerful translation toolkit built right in, ready to tackle menus, emails, and street signs (in over 20 languages) without any extra apps or subscriptions. Discover how to get the most out of features you might not even know exist, from real-time conversation mode to camera translations.
Supported languages and translation options overview
Translating and pronouncing text, sa
iOS Today 806: What's New in iOS 27?
Apple is handing parents unprecedented control with new child safety and parental approval features. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent break down what's changed, how it works, and more iOS goodness during WWDC26 week!
Apple's WWDC keynote reveals iOS 27 and platform-wide focus on AI, privacy, and performance
Liquid Glass transparency and appearance now user-adjustable for accessibility
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Intelligent Machines 874: Google Knows I Love the Pepper Cannon
Discover how a homegrown AI agent is outsmarting big-brand competitors, letting users tailor digital assistants with real memory and skills. The future isn't just smarter models, but everyday tech that learns exactly how you work.
• Hermes AI agent's launch, mass adoption, and personalized capabilities
• Open source vs. proprietary AI: model access, privacy, and funding hurdles
• Apple's next-
Windows Weekly 987: SelfLoathing.md
If you think code is safe from automation, think again. This week's discussion tackles why the rise of vibe coding and AI-powered tools could upend long-held beliefs about software development, with even seasoned pros rethinking their roles. Also, a new C++ documentary is worth watching!
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After a weekend of Build session viewing, two big takeaways!
Vibe coding native Windows apps and a
Security Now 1082: The Malicious Use of AI
Discover how Anthropic's secretive red team and the MITRE ATT&CK framework are mapping the chilling rise of malicious AI use, revealing cyber threats that now move faster than defenders can respond.
Was a U.S. law firm right to pay a $20 million ransom.
Could Cisco have yet another SD-WAN 0-day in the wild.
Why is it so difficult to author secure PHP code.
Teens use "WeedHack" to spy and
MacBreak Weekly 1028: The Finder Guy of Your Choosing
Apple held its big WWDC 2026 keynote and introduced the new Siri AI for iOS 27, with sign-ups now available for the iOS 27 beta. However, Siri AI will be delayed in the EU for iOS and iPadOS 27. Liquid Glass has some opt-in options to roll back elements of the design. And Apple highlights its commitment to child safety with new child-safety features in its operating systems.
WWDC 2026: Everythin
This Week in Tech 1087: Evil is the Root of All Money
An astronomical amount of money is being poured into AI and data centers as tech giants fight for dominance, but is this fueling the next big tech bubble or just the price of staying in the game? Get the panel's opinions on wild IPO valuations, global power grabs, Build 2026, NVIDIA GTC Taipei, and even successful YouTuber movies!
SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price
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