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TWiT 1094: Rest in Peace, Buzzkill - How John C. Dvorak Changed Tech Journalism Forever Jul 26, 2026

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Leo and this week's panel pay tribute to tech journalist John C. Dvorak, then dive into how AI, relentless hardware shortages, and shifting media habits are reshaping the tech world faster than anyone predicted. The crew discusses how an OpenAI model exploited its own network to cheat on cybersecurity benchmarks, flipping the script on what AI agents are capable of and what might be next for digital security.

John C. Dvorak has died
OpenAI's accidental cyberattack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened
China's Top AI Event Delivers Message to the U.S.: We're Coming for You
Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments
The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search
The EU just fined AliExpress €550M, its biggest DSA penalty yet
Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App Store
A.I. 'Vibecoded' Apps Are Flooding Apple's App Store
Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over
Government Lawyers Say Trump Admin Can Use TikTok Again Because 'Owned' No Longer Means 'Owned'
Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in a win for US states
The AI industry has already spent $65 million ahead of the midterm elections with no signs of slowing down.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra launches as Samsung's 'most advanced' foldable, starts at $2,099
US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system
Kill the Cookie Banner!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Larry Magid, and Allyn Malventano

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TWiT 1093: California Sober - Kimi K3, Qwen3.8, & China's Open-Weight AI Gambit Jul 19, 2026

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What happens when China drops open-weight AI models that rival Silicon Valley's best? This episode unpacks how a new wave of international AI releases is shaking up business, policy, and the future of innovation.

Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."
Claude on X: "Beginning July 20, Claude Fable 5 will be included in all Max and Team Premium plans, at 50% of limits. Pro and Team Standard users will continue to have access to Fable via usage credits, and will receive a one-time $100 credit. Demand for Fable has been challenging to"
China's Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi Model, Threatening America's Lead
Alibaba's Qwen Unveils Preview of Flagship AI Model
Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe
The White House is now deciding who gets access to frontier AI models, not the labs
Microsoft chief turns hostile on frontier AI labs, warns companies to guard their IP
Meta Is Flooding the Market With Smartglasses. Privacy Advocates Are Up in Arms.
Federal employees can download TikTok on government devices, DOJ says
Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch
MLB cracks down on using AI via dugout iPads to help shape in-game decisions
White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says
New York school district is testing lifelike robot teachers

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Harper Reed and Alex Wilhelm

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TWiT 1092: You Brought a Knife to a Wolf Fight - Apple Accuses OpenAI of Trade Secret Theft Jul 12, 2026

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Apple is suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets, sparking a heated debate about AI, hardware ambitions, and Silicon Valley's shifting alliances. Leo, Wesley, Lou, and Patrick tackle what Apple's legal gambit could mean for OpenAI's IPO and the future of AI development.

Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft in Blockbuster Case
Apple's OpenAI lawsuit highlights broader tensions
Microsoft says the world is changing faster than it can keep up as it guts commercial, Xbox teams
Claude Fable 5 promotional access
Meta says four states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at August youth-safety trial
Meta Removes A.I. Feature on Instagram After Days of Backlash
Meta tests 'super sensing' AI glasses that can capture every moment
Meta Ordered by E.U. to Alter 'Addictive Design' of Instagram and Facebook
The backlash against Sony ditching PlayStation discs is not slowing down
Colibrì proof-of-concept gains frontier-level 1.5-TB AI model — novel approach runs on only 25GB of RAM and shows promise for local AI setups
Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns
Waymo says some of its robotaxis ran out of power during San Francisco's July 4 gridlock and had to be towed
Zombie 'who owns Unix?' lawsuit comes alive again
Copy That Floppy! - Copy That Floppy!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Louis Maresca, and Patrick Beja

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TWiT 1091: But You Didn't Move the Bodies - Surprising Supreme Court Move on Geofence Warrants Jul 05, 2026

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A landmark Supreme Court decision shakes up digital privacy, setting new limits on police surveillance and potentially redefining personal data rights in the age of AI and location tracking. Plus, Chinese AI models are rapidly gaining ground while American companies battle lawsuits, regulatory crackdowns, and soaring chip shortages. The global race for AI dominance is wide open!

US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections
Musk's X poses "serious risk to Americans' privacy," advocates warn FTC
The World Cup added $1 billion in security systems. What happens after the games end?
U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic's Most Powerful A.I. Models
OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom
Cloudflare to block cynical search-and-scrape bots from ad-supported web pages
Companies Are Throttling Employees' AI Use Because It's Too Expensive
Chinese A.I. Models Gain Ground on Anthropic and OpenAI
Swedish court orders Google to pay $1.5 billion to Klarna in antitrust damages
Google loses final appeal over $4.7 billion EU Android antitrust fine
Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
Google's AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
America Is Having MacBook Sticker Shock
Apple may struggle to get clearance for Chinese RAM, even for Chinese iPhones
BYD Sells the Most Battery Electric Cars Again
NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched
NASA inspector general suggests Boeing's Starliner will now be a decade late
South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots
Spotify deletes streams of chart-topping song after suspicious Kalshi bets
Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jason Hiner, Lisa Schmeiser, and Owen JJ Stone

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TWiT 1090: Flock of SQLs - Apple & Microsoft Grapple With Soaring Hardware Prices Jun 28, 2026

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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 storage crisis
Intel's comeback: Core Ultra chips compete with AMD in handheld gaming
Microsoft's pivot to ARM, Qualcomm-NVIDIA alliance, and x86 rivalry
AI fear and backlash; organic concern amplified by international actors
White House abruptly pulls Anthropic's Fable model, sparking industry uproar
US government U-turns on AI regulation, restricts top models to select partners
Tension over AI innovation vs. regulatory "rug pull" and global competition
Smart home chaos: Matter 1.6 standard, Samsung and Level Lock shake-up
Debate over local vs. cloud smart home control and API access fees
Ring and Flock cameras ignite privacy and surveillance state concerns
Social media bans for under-16s fail in Australia, UK, and Norway plan similar rules
BBC Radio 4 long wave broadcast ends after a century
Meta gets caught tracking employees for AI; PlayStation deletes owned movies
US regulators propose removing brake pedals from Robotaxis
Ford's automated systems flop, company rehiring engineers
Farewell to tech journalist and GigaOm founder Om Malik

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Dan Patterson, and Daniel Rubino

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TWiT 1089: Robot Butt Crack - Anthropic Banned, But Winning Jun 21, 2026

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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 threat after G7 meeting with CEO
Exclusive | Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch, Tim Cook Says
Elon Musk's Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla
Anthropic's latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests
Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI
Google's Secret Warrant Fight Over DOJ Pipe Bomb Probe Revealed
The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16
Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits
Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones
Snap Launches $2,195 Specs, Declaring Glasses the Next Computer
Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it
Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans
Nothing cancels this year's CMF phone due to RAM prices
The AI IPO boom is different
Joshua Baer, Capital Factory Founder, Dies in Laredo Plane Crash - RuntimeWire
Ubisoft's co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Doc Rock

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TWiT 1088: Model Not Available - Anthropic's Fable Shutdown & Apple's Siri Update Jun 14, 2026

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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 pressures Anthropic to withdraw Fable amid security fears
Debate over government intervention, model regulation, and Anthropic's IPO timing
SpaceX IPO rockets to record-breaking $1.77 trillion valuation
Apple unveils revamped Siri and Apple Intelligence at WWDC
Apple's new child safety and parental controls in iOS
OpenAI and Anthropic plot IPOs, face economic realities of AI industry
Supply chain attacks hit Arch Linux packages, security risks highlighted
Spotify battles surge of fake podcasts promoting illegal drugs
German court rules Google AI overviews legally liable for inaccuracies
FCC pursues crackdown on anonymous burner phones, raising privacy alarms
North Korean hackers' massive infiltration of US tech sector exposed
iFixit teardown reveals Trump Phone is just a rebadged HTC U24 Pro
Smartphone and internet access linked to declining US birth rates
Skydance-Paramount merger approved as Warner Bros seeks next mega deal
Roku seeks buyer, raising questions about future streaming platforms

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Christina Warren, Harry McCracken, and Richard Campbell

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TWiT 1087: Evil is the Root of All Money - Could Local AI Laptops Compete With Data Center Giants? Jun 07, 2026

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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
Utah residents sue officials over Kevin O'Leary data center plan
When AI builds itself
NVIDIA announces RTX Spark as 'the most efficient PC chip ever built'
Major Homebuilder To Test Placing Mini Data Centers in Suburban Backyards
Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
What to Expect at Apple's WWDC 2026: iOS 27, New Siri and AI
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models
Trump: U.S. stake in AI giants "could be a beautiful thing"
Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn't relax ban on foreign routers
Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data
YouTubers Win the Box Office, Goodbye Gatekeepers, The YouTube Bar
YouTube overtakes Netflix in average daily viewing around the world

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Joey de Villa, Jeff Jarvis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st Encyclical & Ferrari's 1st EV May 31, 2026

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Explore everything from explosive technology for space to electric technology for the road. Leo, Molly, Gary, and Sam have deep discussions on Magnifica Humanitas takeaways, Wikipedia drama, Peter Thiel's mvoe to Argentina, and more!

US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network
The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
What Pope Leo XIV's First Encyclical Says About the Power of AI
Google's search overhaul has social media users baiting the 'AI Overview' to prove a point
Apple to Overhaul iOS 27 Siri, AI Features: Here's a First Peek
Someone wrote a fake EULA into Bitcoin. Two hours later, they revoked it.
Wikipedia editor is threatening to go on strike
Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive
In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape
Robotaxis Are Spreading Across the U.S.—and So Is the Backlash

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Gary Rivlin, Sam Abuelsamid, and Molly White

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TWiT 1085: Waiting In Line With Sam - Musk vs. Altman: Behind the Scenes May 24, 2026

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Google is rewriting the rules of search, CBS News Radio just died after 99 years, and billionaires now own the newsrooms. This episode dives into what happens when technology giants tighten their grip on how we get information.

Google's new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet
Hands-On With All of Google's New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a Twitch show
U.S. Invests $2 Billion and Takes Stake in Quantum Firms
Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman
GM Driver Data Privacy Lawsuit: California Fines GM $12.75 Million
A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
'Creepy' Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn't Actually Work, FTC Says

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Larry Magid, Marshall Kirkpatrick, and Jacob Ward

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