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  • Security Now 1035: Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 Outage

    Security Now 1035: Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 Outage
    Jul 23 2025
    • Bypassing all passkey protections.
    • The ransomware attacks just keep on coming.
    • Cloudflare capitulates to the MPA and starts blocking.
    • The need for online age verification is exploding.
    • Microsoft really wants Exchange Servers to subscribe.
    • Russia (further) clamps down on Internet usage.
    • The global trend toward more Internet restrictions.
    • China can inspect locked Android phones. Use a burner.
    • Web shells are the new buffer overflow.
    • An age verification protocol sketch.
    • What Cloudflare did to create an outage of 1.1.1.1

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1035-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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  • MacBreak Weekly 982: Everyday I'm Scrobblin'

    MacBreak Weekly 982: Everyday I'm Scrobblin'
    Jul 22 2025

    When will iOS 26's public beta will be made available? Is Apple losing ground in the AI talent war? Apple's first foldable iPhone could arrive next year. And a unique color could be coming with the iPhone 17 Pro.

    • macOS Tahoe Public Beta Available for Some Users [Update: Pulled].
    • TSMC US chip production may soon only be three years behind Taiwan.
    • Apple sues Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks.
    • UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US.
    • Bigfoot, Orca, and a Trombone, are among new emoji coming to iOS 26.
    • Apple's Emoji Game is now out for News+ subscribers in the US and Canada.
    • Why Apple Is Losing Ground in the AI Talent War (It's Not Just Money).
    • The first foldable iPhone will arrive next year in Un-Apple-Like fashion.
    • One of the iPhone 17 Pro colors might literally be Liquid Glass.
    • 'Ted Lasso' Season 4: Juno Temple & Brendan Hunt return; new cast includes Tanya Reynolds, Faye Marsay & Ted's son.
    • Apple warns Iranians of iPhone spyware attacks ahead of Israel conflict.
    • Earth will spin faster today to create 2nd-shortest day in history.

    Picks of the Week:

    • Andy's Pick: MDR Dasher Keyboard
    • Alex's Pick: Flipboard
    • Jason's Pick: Longplay

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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    2 h y 16 m
  • This Week in Tech 1041: A $4 Bill

    This Week in Tech 1041: A $4 Bill
    Jul 21 2025
    • Coldplay kiss-cam flap proves we're already our own surveillance state
    • Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
    • OpenAI LLM's gold medal-level performance on the world's most prestigious math competition
    • Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation
    • The Epic Battle for AI Talent—With Exploding Offers, Secret Deals and Tears
    • Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill, Delivering Win for Crypto Industry
    • Engadget Podcast: Ancestra director Eliza McNitt defends AI as a creative tool
    • DOGE staffer with access to Americans' personal data leaked private xAI API key
    • DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists
    • EU backs down on Big Tech tax ahead of US trade deal
    • Reddit begins age verification checks for UK users
    • Roblox will require a facial scan or government ID to have unfiltered chats
    • EU to test age-check app under new child safety rules - 9to5Mac
    • Trump administration to spend $1 billion on 'offensive' hacking operations | TechCrunch
    • A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
    • Uber to invest in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal
    • YouTuber leaked iOS secrets via friend spying on dev's phone, Apple lawsuit claims
    • This Is the Commodore Comeback Fans Have Waited for—but the Odds Are Still Against It
    • I Tested the Galaxy Z Fold 7: It's Slim, Powerful and Surprisingly Practical

    Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Iain Thomson, and Devindra Hardawar

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    2 h y 41 m
  • 20 Years at the Edge of Tech and Audio with Leo Laporte

    20 Years at the Edge of Tech and Audio with Leo Laporte
    Jul 17 2025
    Matt Levine chats with Leo Laporte, a podcasting legend and founder of TWiT.tv, an Internet podcast network focusing on technology. They discuss the early days of podcasting, how tech media has shifted, and what it takes to stay relevant when trends change overnight. Learn how to grow a podcast that lasts, why niche matters more than ever, and what most creators get wrong about discovery and audience loyalty. Leo starts by explaining how he became tech radio’s go-to guy. He loved being on-air, but didn’t love the topics people expected from talk radio. So he carved out a space that let him dive into something he genuinely cared about—technology.Why Leo started a podcast network in 2005—before most people even knew what a podcast was. Leo explains what it was like being one of the first 10 podcasters in the world. Leo on the most important aspect of podcasting: “You need to know your audience. The more general a show is, the more difficult it is to promote it.”Leo explains just how easy it is to start a podcast today. All you need is a laptop and a mic. Unfortunately, this simplicity is both a blessing and a curse. Leo says the barrier to entry has never been lower. But that also means the space is noisy, crowded, and competitive. Starting is easy; being found is the real challenge.Leo highlights why discoverability—not content—is what kills most podcasts today. Even the best ideas can get buried if no one knows you exist.Matt asks if discoverability can be fixed—and Leo says yes. However, it’s not about better SEO or thumbnails. It’s about being on platforms that are built to make things go viral like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube. Leo shares how they post twice daily on all platforms and why short clips are key to long-term growth. You can’t always track what’s working, but you can see when momentum starts to build.Why the top 20 podcasts dominate half the ad revenue, and what that imbalance means for everyone else. If you’re not already at the top, you’re fighting over scraps. That’s why niche, loyalty, and consistency matter for the smaller podcasters. Leo shares what COVID taught him about brand courage. The companies that kept showing up grew. Meanwhile, brands that pulled back lost their visibility and trust.Understand how podcast advertising has shifted away from consumer brands to niche B2B partners.Matt and Leo unpack why going niche is the smartest move a creator can make right now. Broad topics make it harder to build connection and loyalty. When you know exactly who you're talking to, they know exactly why they should listen. Specificity is your superpower.Leo explains why remote work weakens small teams in ways people often underestimate. Matt shares how remote teams can work—but it takes unnatural amounts of structure and intention. You can’t just hope the culture will carry itself. You have to manufacture connections on purpose. Otherwise, people drift—even when they’re online every day.Leo shares why AI isn’t a threat to content creators, it’s a tool to be used with intention. He’s not worried about being replaced. He’s more focused on how to integrate AI in ways that save time and amplify creativity. Leo’s take on AI in podcasting, especially when it comes to editing and marketing. There are tools now that can help you clip, caption, and distribute without a huge team. The trick is knowing what job you're trying to solve. Not every tool fits every creator.Leo breaks down how the YouTube algorithm is shifting—and why short-form content is the next big opportunity. With TikTok facing pressure, YouTube is positioning Shorts as its successor. That means if you're a podcaster, creating short clips is a must. Why Leo believes chasing trends is a waste of energy—and what to do instead. If you stay true to what excites you, the trends eventually circle back. People can feel when something’s authentic, and when that happens, attention follows.Leo on the future of podcasting—it won’t be just audio anymore. Video, community, and personality are what people crave. For example, YouTube is where people are going right now. If you’re not on it, you’re missing where the next generation already is. Mentioned in This Episode: This Week in Tech (TWiT) Podcast Salt Hank: A Five Napkin Situation (A Cookbook) by Henry Laporte theanycast.com/s2e14
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    1 h y 23 m
  • Intelligent Machines 828: Stochastic Carrots

    Intelligent Machines 828: Stochastic Carrots
    Jul 17 2025
    • Interview with Anil Dash
    • egirl Grok x Claude
    • Zuckerberg announces Meta's new AI data centers for superintelligence
    • Meta Hires Two More OpenAI Researchers
    • Reflections on OpenAI
    • RSS is (not) dead (yet) (NED #3) – audra mcnamee
    • Perplexity AI browser
    • Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads
    • Stewart Holbrook: Portland Mythmaker
    • How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Have Fun With A.I.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Anil Dash

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    2 h y 20 m
  • Windows Weekly 941: K... and Q

    Windows Weekly 941: K... and Q
    Jul 16 2025

    Microsoft just made a major change to the Windows 11 install media, and you're not going to believe what happens next! Plus, the AI spelling and grammar checking app/service that Paul relies on. And yes, he does pay for it.

    Windows 11

    • Copilot Vision gets full Desktop support, Voice integration across all Insider channels
    • Click to Do gets a "Describe image" action, Administrator protection, App permission dialog changes in Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2)
    • Canary finally gets the features everyone else has had for a while now
    • Also, Microsoft quietly killed the simplified date/time in the Windows 11 Taskbar because no one liked it
    • PC sales grew 5 percent in Q2 but there is a BIG caveat
    • Semi-related: Google is "combining" ChromeOS and Android
    • ChromeOS will build on Android going forward, smart
    • Even less related: HMD quietly pulls Nokia out of the U.S. market, the dream is over

    Microsoft 365, AI

    • Microsoft layoffs directly attributed to AI
    • Microsoft scuttled OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf and all hell broke loose
    • Google snapped up key execs and engineers and licensed Windsurf for $2.4 billion
    • All's well that ends well: Cognition acquires Windsurf
    • Microsoft keeps changing the terms of the deal: Microsoft 365 apps will be updated on Windows 10 only through August 2026
    • Microsoft 365 Copilot is finally getting a Memory
    • OpenAI is going to war with Microsoft and the world
    • It's working on a web browser
    • It's also working on an office productivity suite of sorts
    • Google NotebookLM gets curated featured notebooks. This is emerging as one of the more useful AI tools

    Xbox and Gaming

    • Xbox app for Windows 11 gets "Stream your own game" functionality
    • Grounded 2, more coming to Game Pass in second half of July
    • Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to the Mac for some reason

    Tips & Picks

    • Tip of the week: Save big on PCs, go refurbished
    • App pick of the week: LanguageTool for Desktop
    • RunAs Radio this week: Fabric in 2025 with Arun Ulag
    • Brown liquor pick of the week: Slane Triple Casked Blend

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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    2 h y 38 m
  • Security Now 1034: Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs

    Security Now 1034: Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs
    Jul 16 2025
    • A glorious takedown of quantum factorization.
    • Notepad++ signs its own code signing certificate.
    • Dennis Taylor has Bobiverse Book 6 on his lap.
    • Crypto/ATM machines flat out outlawed.
    • Signal vs WhatsApp: Encryption in flight and at rest.
    • A close look at browser fingerprinting metrics.
    • Rewriting interpreters in memory-safe languages.
    • An introduction to zero-knowledge proofs

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1034-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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    2 h y 56 m
  • MacBreak Weekly 981: It's Thicker Where It Counts

    MacBreak Weekly 981: It's Thicker Where It Counts
    Jul 16 2025

    Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list.

    • Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1.
    • Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms.
    • Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal.
    • EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies.
    • Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026.
    • iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option.
    • Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone.
    • Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy.
    • Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware.
    • 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'.
    • Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple.
    • Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004.
    • AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market?
    • Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list.
    • Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17.
    • Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations.

    Picks of the Week:

    • Andy's Pick: Blip
    • Alex's Pick: AppleTV
    • Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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    2 h y 23 m