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AI is becoming infrastructure.
Cyber incidents
Medical records
Health tracking
Data centers
Electricians and carpenters
Newsroom strategy
Journalism in the AI age
Intelligent Machines has the context.
The best security stories are often the weird ones. A spy device in ordinary hardware. A software flaw nobody patched. A trusted tool behaving in a way nobody expected. Good tech coverage should slow down enough to ask what changes next. Get the full breakdown. #Cybersecurity #TechNews
You can fix the Copilot key now.
Windows Weekly covers PowerToys Keyboard Manager, Microsoft’s “Do nothing” Copilot key test, Xbox outage licensing issues, Windows 11 on 8 GB RAM, and Halo: Campaign Evolved.
AI is finding and fixing hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up.
Security Now covers loop engineering, Patch the Planet, CISA directives, state sponsored attackers, and AI powered vulnerability discovery.
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https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1085
PlayStation is removing purchased movies from user libraries because of licensing changes.
It is another reminder that digital purchases can still depend on platform access and content deals.
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The Patch Tuesday nightmare has arrived.
Steve Gibson explains the scenario security teams hoped would stay theoretical.
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https://youtu.be/8xFaVZ3VZn0
Full episode:
https://twit.tv/sn/1084
Before the next MacBreak Weekly: What Apple feature is more useful than people admit? Leo, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and the crew make sense of iPhone, Mac, Vision Pro, iOS, rumors, and Apple strategy. The slower question is usually better than the loudest take. See what the headline missed: https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly #MacBreakWeekly #Apple
Want a cleaner Windows 11 setup?
@thurrott@twit.social shares how to use a local account, remove unnecessary apps, reduce bloatware, and tune privacy and performance settings.
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https://twit.tv/posts/tech/how-remove-microsoft-bloat-windows-11-cleaner-faster-pc
Club TWiT show spotlight: AI User Group. AI tools are moving fast enough that real users need practical conversation, not launch day noise. A focused member show for listeners who want more context and less interruption. https://twit.tv/clubtwit #AIUserGroup #AI
TWiT will be live from Black Hat on August 5 with Windows Weekly and Security Now from the ThreatLocker booth. Security research, real risk, and fewer empty buzzwords. Code TWIT. https://blackhat.com/ #sponsor #BlackHat #Cybersecurity #Sponsor
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Apple’s Design Award winners are here.
iOS Today covers standout apps and games across delight, inclusivity, innovation, interaction, social impact, visuals, and graphics.
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https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today/episodes/808
Gen Z is turning to flip phones, but not for nostalgia.
The appeal is friction:
Fewer apps
Harder texting
Fewer notifications
Less scrolling
More control over screen time
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https://twit.tv/posts/tech/why-are-gen-z-turning-flip-phones
Security Now 1089 covers:
OpenAI model goes rogue
Hugging Face attacked
ExploitGym
GRC outage questions
442 Linux CVEs repaired
LG monitor adware
WordPress victims
France's social media ban
A vulnerability does not need a flashy name to matter. Sometimes the quiet bug is the one that sits in the background until it reaches real devices. Good tech coverage should slow down enough to ask what changes next. See what the headline missed. #Cybersecurity #TechNews
Before the next Tech News Weekly: Which tech headline needs more reporting before people pick a side? Mikah Sargent talks with journalists and experts about AI, gadgets, software, Big Tech regulation, startups, and the week’s real stakes. The slower question is usually better than the loudest take. Catch up before the story changes: https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly #TechNewsWeekly #TechNews
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Club TWiT show spotlight: Hands On Apple. Apple devices are powerful, but the best features are often buried three taps too deep. A focused member show for listeners who want more context and less interruption. https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-apple #HandsOnApple #Apple
Club TWiT show spotlight: Hands On Apple. Apple devices are powerful, but the best features are often buried three taps too deep. A focused member show for listeners who want more context and less interruption. https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-apple #HandsOnApple #Apple
Apple’s trust story is getting more complicated.
Higher prices from memory pressure.
App Store behavior logging concerns.
Faster security fixes as AI makes bugs more dangerous.
MacBreak Weekly 1031 has the context.
Canonical’s Enterprise Store for Ubuntu Pro is about control.
Trusted packages
Restricted networks
Corporate software policy
Update management
Security governance
Untitled Linux Show explains what changes.
Smart home setup may finally get less frustrating.
Matter 1.6 introduces Joint Fabric, designed to make devices work more easily across Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, and more.
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https://twit.tv/posts/tech/understanding-matters-biggest-update-yet
Did Viking 1 really find life on Mars?
Tariq Malik and Pascal Lee revisit NASA’s Viking 1 lander, the Mars life debate, and why the results still fascinate scientists decades later.
Full episode:
https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space/episodes/220
Hands-On Tech answers real listener questions.
This week, @mikahsargent@mastodon.social helps with the tricky process of leaving an old ISP email address safely.
Send your own question to hot@twit.tv
The Windows story is not only about new features. It is about control, defaults, cloud accounts, AI, security prompts, and what power users can still change. Good tech coverage should slow down enough to ask what changes next. See what the headline missed. #Microsoft #Windows
Jeff Atwood and Leo Laporte are back for Off By One.
Forum software, Markdown standards, Stack Overflow, Discourse, naming disasters, comment spam, Pip Boys, yo yos, and building a better internet.
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Think your AI assistant is working perfectly?
Intelligent Machines covers invisible AI failures, Chinese models catching up, U.S. safety and access fights, OpenAI’s custom chip, and geofence privacy.
Listen here:
https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/877
The TWiT newsletter is a calmer way to track the tech stories worth your time across AI, security, Apple, Microsoft, Big Tech, and the open web. https://twit.tv/newsletter #TechNews #TWiT
Cybersecurity is not just an IT problem anymore. Passkeys, malware, ransomware, AI tools, routers, and cloud accounts are now part of everyday risk. Good tech coverage should slow down enough to ask what changes next. Bring this one back to your team. #Cybersecurity #TechNews
Apple’s price hikes are hitting hard.
@mikahsargent@mastodon.social joins Cult of Mac to talk Mac and iPhone pricing, iOS 27 beta 2, folding iPhone design questions, the Siri AI waitlist, and podcasting from a Mac.
Listen here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cult-of-mac/id1863268753?i=1000774248929
Windows 10 just got another year.
Windows Weekly covers the extended security update program, Xbox price hikes, the 2 TB Series X going away, Surface Go reportedly ending, and new 8 GB Surface models.
Listen here:
https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/990
Steam Machines are expensive.
But maybe not too expensive?
Untitled Linux Show covers Steam Machine pricing, Akrites security, COSMIC, KDE, Wayland, kernel performance wins, Pine64, and more.
Listen here:
https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show/episodes/261
AI rules and surveillance fights are moving fast.
This Week in Tech covers Anthropic's regulatory reversal, Ring and Flock camera concerns, and AI-fueled memory shortages raising device prices.
Listen here:
https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1090
What if alien intelligence is closer and stranger than we think?
This Week in Space talks with Dr. Daniel Whiteson about first contact, dark matter, dark energy, and intelligences we may not know how to recognize.
Listen here:
https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space/episodes/216
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AI is helping defenders move faster.
It is also helping attackers move faster.
Security Now covers script kiddies using AI, state sponsored campaigns, CISA patching pressure, exposed server directories, and loop engineering.
Listen here:
https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1085
Perseverance may have found one of the strongest clues yet in the search for ancient Mars life.
Complex carbon structures in Jezero Crater mudstone could be potential biosignatures, but they are not proof of life.
Before the next This Week in Tech: What tech story from this week will still matter three months from now? Leo and the panel sort the week in AI, Big Tech, gadgets, security, and the stories shaping what comes next. The slower question is usually better than the loudest take. Get the full breakdown: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech #TWiT #TechNews
Before the next Intelligent Machines: What AI tool is actually useful enough to change your week? Leo, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau follow AI, automation, robotics, platforms, and future tech without swallowing the hype whole. The slower question is usually better than the loudest take. See what the headline missed: https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines #IntelligentMachines #AI
