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This Week in Google 700: Impecunious Mods Jan 25, 2023

Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs.
Interview with Richard Hay.
Google Slashes Jobs at Incubator Area 120 as Part of Cuts.
Meta to Reinstate Trump's Facebook and Instagram Accounts.
AmazonSmile set to close, Amazon announces.
Mastodon founder has a message for Elon Musk.
Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients.
Elon Musk Explores Raising Up to $3 Billion to Help Pay Off Twitter Debt.
Ivory: The Magnificent Mastodon App.
We tried to run a social media site and it was awful.
DOJ sues Google over its dominance in online advertising market.
Justice Department calls for breakup of Google in new antitrust lawsuit.
More on Google and AI; OpenAI, Integration, and Microsoft.
ChatGPT passes MBA exam given by a Wharton professor.
@divergencearran: Earlier this evening @kevinrose was phished into signing a malicious signature that allowed the hacker to transfer a large number of high-value tokens.
ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware.
T-Mobile (TMUS) Says Hacker Stole Data for 37 Million Customers.
PCs past fans: active cooling chip.
HBO's 'The Last of Us' Infects Your Google Search With Creepy Fungus.
To Leslie' and the word-of-mouth campaign that got Andrea Riseborough an Oscar nomination.
Virginia man sues Chick-fil-A in SF court over sharing data with Facebook.
The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off.
Google Clock 7.4 update tests buttons for ending alarms.
Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2.1 rolling out with Bluetooth and 5G fixes for Pixel.
Google Meet making it easier to share files during calls.
Waze now supports Android Auto's 'Coolwalk' dashboard; will users actually start getting it now?

Picks:

Stacey - Jabra 85H.
Stacey - The AirPods Pro 2nd gen as smart hearables puts a smile on my face.
Jeff - The library that Jeff wants.
Ant - StellaPro Reflex-S On Sale.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Richard Hay

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Windows Weekly 813: Usage Intensity Jan 25, 2023

F23Q2 analysis, the subscription future, Microsoft 365 Insider program

Microsoft announced a net income of $16.4 billion on revenues of $52.7 billion for the quarter ending December 31. Net income decreased by 12 percent year-over-year (YOY) in the time period while revenue was up just 2 percent. It was a mixed quarter, at best, and below expectations.
Intelligent Cloud delivered $21.5 billion in revenues in the quarter, up 18 percent YOY.
Productivity and Business Processes was Microsoft's second-biggest business in the quarter, with $17 billion in revenues, up 7 percent.
More Personal Computing was again the laggard with $14.2 billion in revenues, down an astonishing 19 percent YOY.
The cloud saved the quarter
Windows tanked
Windows won't get better any time soon
Surface tanked even worse than Windows
Surface also won't get better any time soon thanks to "execution challenges"
Xbox tanked, but was at least inline with expectations
Teams has over 280 million users
Microsoft 365 to evolve into an AI-first platform
Office did OK overall, big shift away from one-off product sales to subscriptions

Windows

It's time to suck it up: the future of Windows is all advertising and subscriptions
Microsoft is working on yet another File Explorer redesign
Microsoft also starts testing tabs in Notepad
Microsoft is also testing a side-by-side view for web pages in Edge
And now a new Insider build for the Dev channel with a new (Facebook) Messenger widget
Microsoft kills Altspace VR as part of an AR/MR house-cleaning move
Microsoft may be walking away from AR/MR, but Apple's coming headset will allegedly switch between the two modes

Microsoft 365

Office Insider Program renamed to Microsoft 365 Insider Program
This rebranding crusade is a mistake and is reminiscent of the .NET branding mistake

Antitrust

EU to announce antitrust case against Microsoft Teams
DOJ announces antitrust case against Google for advertising and Google responds
Google lays off 12,000. Nothing from Apple?

Dev

Github now has over 100 million developers
Google announces what's next for Flutter
An examination of .NET MAUI reveals what it's good for on the Windows desktop

Xbox

N64 classic GoldenEye is coming to Xbox, Game Pass January 27
Sony pushes forward with VR2 plans

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: Paul is working on a new book and needs your help
Tip of the week #2: Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 downloads
Brown alcohol pick of the week: Nomad Outland Whisky

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

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Security Now 907: Credential Reuse Jan 24, 2023

Picture of the Week.
PayPal Credential Stuffing.
iOS 16.3 : Cloud encryption for all.
InfoSecurity Magazine: "ChatGPT Creates Polymorphic Malware".
CheckPoint Research: OPWNAI : Cybercriminals Starting to Use ChatGPT.
"Meta" fined for the third time.
Bitwarden acquires "Passwordless.dev".
Closing the Loop.
SpinRite.
Credential Reuse.

Show Notes: https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-907-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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MacBreak Weekly 854: In the Pocket of Big Leo Jan 24, 2023

2023 MacBook Pro review: More of the same, in a good way.
M2 Mac Mini review: Whatever you want it to be.
Apple resurrects full-size HomePod with updated acoustics.
Cat activates Homepod music playback.
Apple postpones AR/VR glasses, plans cheaper mixed-reality headset.
How Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset will work.
iOS 16.3 fixes multiple security vulnerabilities.
About security keys for Apple ID.
Apple builds on privacy commitment by unveiling new education and awareness efforts on Data Privacy Day.
Apple enlists 'Ted Lasso' star power and Today at Apple sessions for 'Data Privacy Day'.
How Apple has so far avoided layoffs: Lean hiring, no free lunches.
iOS 16.3 code reveals Apple continues to work on classical music app.
Apple releases HomePod 16.3 software with humidity and temperature sensing, find my improvements, audio tuning, and more.
AI and the Big Five.
The Lisa: Apple's most influential failure.

Picks of the Week

Jason's Pick: Ivory
Andy's Pick: Iconfactory - Tot/Tot Pocket
Alex's Pick: Affinity Bundle

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

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This Week in Tech 911: You Toot Too, Right? Jan 22, 2023

Twitter API fallout, Section 230, TikTok ban, tech layoffs, AmazonSmile RIP

Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients.
Twitterrific: End of an Era.
In Memory of Tweetbot.
Extremely Hardcore.
Looming Twitter interest payment leaves Elon Musk with unpalatable options.
Google has been sued and is involved in a lawsuit over YouTube algorithms.
Supreme Court allows Reddit mods to anonymously defend Section 230.
R Street Institute signs onto amicus brief in Gonzalez v. Google.
Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech.
India blocks YouTube videos and Twitter posts on BBC Modi documentary.
As states ban TikTok on government devices, evidence of harm is thin.
TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral.
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation.
Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs.
Microsoft set to lay off thousands of employees.
Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens.
Apple Postpones AR/VR Glasses, Plans Cheaper Mixed-Reality Headset (AAPL).
How Apple Has So Far Avoided Layoffs: Lean Hiring, No Free Lunches.
Comixology hit hard by Amazon's massive layoffs.
Inside CNET's AI-powered SEO money machine.
CNET pauses publishing AI-written stories after disclosure controversy.
The Lisa: Apple's Most Influential Failure.
T-Mobile (TMUS) Says Hacker Stole Data for 37 Million Customers.
AmazonSmile set to close, Amazon announces.
Former Exec explains why on Reddit.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Patrick Beja, Brianna Wu, and Shoshana Weissmann

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Ask The Tech Guys 1958: Two Cups in a Meltdown Jan 22, 2023

Twitter's 3rd party API disconnected.
Supreme Court hearing a case regarding Section 230.
Massive tech layoffs at multiple companies this past week.
Amazon Smile has been discontinued.
With all of the tech layoffs occurring in tech companies, how could this affect research and development at these companies?
Using BitWarden Command Line Interface in the Linux operating system.
Affordable devices to control aspects of your livestream.
Discord troubleshooting.
What are some tablets for young kids, and how can you restrict what apps they can use on the devices?
Securing your router using pfSense, and do you need to do much with it when setting it up?
Why is Facebook Live not livestreaming when using OBS to do so?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Dick DeBartolo

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This Week in Google 699: Blame it on the Tesla Jan 18, 2023

Twitter Auction Complete
Twitter is blocking third-party clients like Tweetbot and Twitterrific
Sawyer Merritt on Twitter: "Boston Dynamics shows of their robots latest skills
Tesla staged 2016 self-driving demo, says senior Autopilot engineer
Twitter admits it's breaking third-party apps, cites 'long-standing API rules'
Google Images Was Created Because Of Jennifer Lopez
Leo's wake-up call
Dozens of media companies set 2023 content deals with Twitter
Free the nipple: Facebook and Instagram told to end ban on bare breasts
New Study: No, Of Course Russian Twitter Trolls Didn't Impact The 2016 Election | Techdirt
Saunas and cold shock
Google's brief to SCOTUS on 230
Nick Cave says imitation ChatGPT song is 'a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human'
Point-by-point rebuttal of that litigation
Reid Hoffman makes a podcast with ChatGPT
Nest cofounder's next thing: mail your dessicated food waste to him for chickenfeed
Google Changelog
YouTube is testing a hub of free, cable-style channels | Engadget
Your Google Stadia controller won't be a paperweight after the service shuts down | Engadget
Google plans AirTag clone, will track devices with 3 billion Android phones
Google Translate now supports 33 new languages offline
Fitbit step and heart rate data is appearing in Google Fit
ChromeOS 109 rolling out with a tweak to how Android apps launch
Google's bringing new features to older versions of Android
Android Auto redesign rolling out draggable seek bar in music apps
Google Discover rolls out three-column UI ahead of Pixel Tablet
Android 13 is running on 5.2% of all devices five months after launch
We like this compost bin
Govee Smart Kettle
State Dept phases out Times Roman in favor of 14 pt Calibri
I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays by Tom Segura
Marshawn Lynch Shows Kevin Hart Beast Mode In The Cold Tubs

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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Windows Weekly 812: Pessimism Pays Jan 18, 2023

AI for the consumer client side, HoloLens request rejected, Azure DevOps

Layoffs

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella informs employees of 10,000 layoffs
Is Surface on the cutting block?
Amazon to layoff 18,000

Welcome to the AI era

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirms Microsoft's AI moves: Azure Open AI service, ChatGPT APIs, and infusing AI across the entire Microsoft stack
This is a much bigger deal than Microsoft's pivot to the cloud 20 years ago because it infuses everything that it does. When Wall Street latched onto Azure and cloud computing and made Microsoft the second biggest company in the world, the software giant effectively ignored personal computing because no one wanted to hear about legacy. That era is over.

Windows 11

New Insider Preview build for the Dev channel adds a developer feature, OneDrive storage quote display
New Insider Preview build comes to the ... Release Preview channel? This one is interesting.
Now we know the full story of the bloodbath that was PC sales in Q4 2022: a 28.3 percent drop in unit sales YOY. Yikes
Intel ships its first 6 GHz CPU, reminding us again that this—and not efficiency—is what Intel is good at
12 years after Windows 8 and Surface, Apple is adding touchscreens to the Mac.

Devices

US Congress nixes Army purchase of more HoloLens units

Xbox

Google and NVIDIA voice concerns about Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
EU likely to issue warning on Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Public support for the acquisition is strong. Even about PlayStation users!
Google turns the Stadia controller into a normal Bluetooth controller

Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: The OneDrive storage upgrades you didn't know about
App pick of the week: MSEdgeRedirect
Enterprise pick of the week: Azure DevOps
Whisky pick of the week: Glenlivet Nadurra

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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Security Now 906: The Rule of Two Jan 17, 2023

Picture of the Week
About Password Iterations
EBC or CB
Norton Lifelock Troubles
Chrome Follows Microsoft and Firefox
Chromium is Beginning to Rust
BYOVD and Windows Defender Failures
Closing the Loop (feedback)
The Rule of Two

Show notes: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-906-notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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MacBreak Weekly 853: MacOS: The Lustmaker Jan 17, 2023

New M2 Pro/Max MacBook Pro.
New M2 / M2 Pro Mac Mini.
Digital IDs on iPhone launching soon in California.
Apple is working on adding touch screens to Macs in major turnabout.
'Retro Pod' app yanked from the App Store.
wInd3x, the iPod Bootrom exploit 10 years too late.
Goldman Sachs lost $1.2 billion in just nine months in newest division.
The Apple TV expects you to have an iPhone in order to accept new iCloud terms and conditions.
Fake SSDs with great reviews are still popping up on Amazon.
Dropbox to roll out update with full support for macOS 12.5 by April.

Picks of the Week

Alex's Pick: Gator Frameworks Microphone Clip Quick Release.
Andy's Pick: Runestone Plain Text Editor for iPhone and iPad.
Jason's Pick: OpenAI Whisper.

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

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This Week in Tech 910: It's a Myrkl Jan 15, 2023

CES 2023 Recap, ChatGPT and Plagiarism, Twitter API, 2016 Election and Twitter

CES 2023 Recap
A government watchdog spent $15,000 to crack a federal agency's passwords in minutes
Twitter is blocking third-party clients like Tweetbot and Twitterrific
CNET Is Experimenting With an AI Assist. Here's Why
A Writer Used AI To Plagiarize Me. Now What?
Acer 516 Gaming Chromebook
Neeva Ad-free Search Engine
NFL Playoffs 2023: Fox Sports Details 1080p/HDR Production Efforts
Apple rumored to be prepping bid for English Premier League football streaming rights
YouTube is testing a hub of free, cable-style channels | Engadget
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Lost $1.2 Billion in Just Nine Months in Newest Division - Bloomberg
iPod Bootrom exploit 10 years too late
YouTube may fix controversial policy to demonetize videos with swearing | Engadget
New Study: No, Of Course Russian Twitter Trolls Didn't Impact The 2016 Election | Techdirt

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Paris Martineau, and Connie Guglielmo

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Ask The Tech Guys 1957: Battery Powered Suction Cups Jan 15, 2023

Steps you can take to strengthen your password manager.
Using an iPad Pro with your Mac through Apple's sidecar.
What are some good watches for the Android OS comparable to the Apple Watch?
Scott Wilkinson and the CES 2023 TV tech Roundup.
Could AI services like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion AI generate more jobs for people or take away jobs?
Resetting your master password in LastPass.
What are some recommendations for an email aggregator app for Mac computers?
Chris Marquardt and the start of the monthly photo assignment (Gentle).
Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk about battery health for iOS and Android devices.
How can you visit places abroad without relying on a smartphone?
Is there a risk in using a free password manager like BitWarden (sponsor of the TWiT Network), similar to if you were to use a free VPN service?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Chris Marquardt

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This Week in Google 698: Hands Off My Pound Cake! Jan 11, 2023

Stadia player count hinted at by Destiny 2 figures.
The DNSSEC Root Signing Ceremony.
KSK Key Signing Ceremony (16 Jun 10).
Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT.
OpenAI begins piloting ChatGPT Professional, a premium version of its viral chatbot.
Wolfram|Alpha as the Way to Bring Computational Knowledge Superpowers to ChatGPT.
neeva.ai
Inside Neeva, the ad-free, privacy-first search engine from ex-Googlers.
Ryan Reynolds used ChatGPT to make a Mint Mobile ad, and the results were 'mildly terrifying'.
NYC education department blocks ChatGPT on school devices, networks.
Microsoft VALL-E voice models.
Apple does AI-read audiobooks.
Russia to replace crew capsule at space station after coolant leak.
Gigabit-ready internet connections are now mandatory in new homes in England.
Flights Resume Across U.S. After FAA Outage: Live Updates.
FAA giving airlines another year to fix altimeters that can't handle 5G signals.
Chipotle is adding the TikTok-famous quesadilla hack to its official menu.
These dogs ride a bus like humans 'and now the internet is in love'.
Georgia Tech paper arguing TikTok is no security danger.
Footage of Tesla in self-driving mode stopping on Bay Bridge (!), causing pileup.
Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up.
Afroman Got Raided by Cops, So He Put Them in His Music Video.
rsync.net Warrant Canary.
Amazon and Disney team up to launch an entirely new, Alexa-enabled experience for fans called Hey Disney!
Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates, Gaining Access to GPS Location and User Info.
Google Pixel phones add 5G support in India.
Google Messages rolls out group chat end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in beta.
Google Maps for Wear OS adds phoneless navigation on LTE watches.
Google's new high-definition maps are arriving first on Volvo and Polestar electric vehicles.
Google's new split-screen look for Android Auto is rolling out to everyone.
Google Meet rolling out in-call emoji reactions.
Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters.
California Governor Teases Support for Digital IDs: 'We're Going to Do It Like No Other State'.
John Deere vows to open up its tractor tech, but right-to-repair backers have doubts.

Picks:

Stacey - Tramontina Induction Cooking System.
Jeff - Finnish Parliament rejects EU copyright legislation as a violation of rights to education, science.
Jeff - After Months Of Protest, Google Search Quality Raters Finally Get A Raise.
Ant - Kevin Hart Guesses Cheap vs. Expensive Wines.

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Windows Weekly 811: The Angle of the Dangle Jan 11, 2023

Fungible, rounded corners, Xbox Oreos, the AI wave

Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019
Surface Pro X, also from 2019, featured the first-ever NPU in a Surface product
Eye contact announced in 2020 - requires NPU
Windows Studio Effects announced at hybrid work event in April 2021 - adds Voice clarity, Voice focus, Automatic framing, Portrait blur, and Background blur to Eye contact
Windows Dev Kit 2023 (Volterra) arrives in late 2022 with NPU
Did Microsoft just soft announce Windows 12? Panos Panay awkwardly joins Lisa Su at AMD announcement at CES. Still, this is potentially huge
Let's not forget VALL-E
Now, Microsoft is reportedly seeking to expand its OpenAI partnership with $10 billion investment, could lead to 49 percent ownership stake

Windows 7 + Windows 8.1 are on a farm chasing rabbits

Microsoft issues the final Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and 8.1. They're dead, Jim. And ... oddly, Microsoft added Secure Boot to Windows 7 at the last second
Windows 7 was beloved, Windows 8 was reviled, both were horribly misunderstood

More Windows

First Windows Insider builds of 2023 reveal more UI tinkering
Android 13 comes to WSA in the Insider Program
Preliminary results (from IDC) confirm what we knew about the PC industry in 2022

Surface + devices

After claiming that Surface Duo remained important, rumors of major Surface Duo developments, um, surface - Microsoft to move to folding display design, could add standalone phone
And let's not forget this little patent from 2017!
Microsoft launches shared device mode for frontline workers

Microsoft

Microsoft announces Microsoft 365 Basic - what used to be called OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan
Microsoft acquires Fungible for $190 million (estimated)
There's a Microsoft education event coming in February

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Install Windows Subsystem for Android correctly
App pick of the week: BitWarden
Enterprise pick of the week: Local Administrator Password Solution V2
Bourbon pick of the week: Angel's Envy

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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Security Now 905: 1 Jan 10, 2023

Picture of the Week.
LastPass Aftermath.
LastPass Vault De-Obfuscator.
What more do we know this week regarding LastPass?
The most alarming discovery by listeners.
Understanding the scale of GPU-enhanced password cracking.
On the true strength of passwords.
Feedback from listeners regarding LastPass.

Show Notes https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-905-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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MacBreak Weekly 852: Lumberjacks In Love Jan 10, 2023

iPhone announcement anniversary.
Keynote introduction anniversary.
Safari is released to the world.
Apple releases audiobooks with AI narrators.
Apple's dumping Broadcom, but keeping Qualcomm for now.
Apple releases minimal in 2023, except for that headset.

Picks of the Week

Alex's Pick: Atomic Clock
Leo's Pick: Foreca
Andy's Pick: Algorithms to Live By
Jason's Pick: Mela

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

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This Week in Tech 909: So Many Beans Jan 08, 2023

CES 2023, Lastpass hack, Meta's EU fine, FCC's robocall fine, Tesla autopilot

Adorable Rice Balls Reimagine Japan's Cutest Bird as Anime-Style Delinquents.
Yo-Kai To Debut Desktop Ramen Robot For Space-Constrained Retail Formats at CES 2023.
Stacey sets the stage for CES 2022.
CES 2023 kicks off with more than 112,000 attendees.
There was a lot of pee on the CES 2023 show floor.
The tech that went too far at CES 2023.
Surprise: Samsung is making SmartThings hardware again!
M-Pwr By Masonite.
Podcast: CES has more Matter and many voices.
Nanoleaf's latest smart lights boast Matter support and learning automation.
GE Profile Smart Stand Mixer.
Lastpass: Hackers stole customer vault data in cloud storage breach.
Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker.
European regulators ruled Meta can't use its contracts with users to justify sending them ads based on their online activity, a blow to the digital advertising industry.
FCC proposes record $300 million fine against auto warranty robocall campaign.
Ana de Armas Fans Can Sue Over Deceptive Movie Trailer, Court Rules.
Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up.
The importance of communite for creators.
About the founder of Sound Blaster

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Stacey Higginbotham, Iain Thomson, and Doc Rock

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Ask The Tech Guys 1956: You Had One Job! Jan 08, 2023

New tech from CES, like tech for your toilet?
The LastPass Breach and what you should know about it.
How can you call in to Ask The Tech Guys? Mikah quickly gives a demo to show you.
What happens when traveling outside of the US when you have Advanced Data Protection enabled in iOS?
Is there a free upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 8.1?
Sam Abuelsamid calls into the show to talk about automotive companies at this year's CES convention.
Fr. Robert Ballecer gives his CES 2023 report.
Is it worth getting an iPad Pro to use it as a secondary display with Apple's Sidecar feature? What are the pros and cons of this?
Concerned about using LastPass since its data breach? Leo shows how you can transfer your data from LastPass into another password manager.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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This Week in Google 697: Don't Track Me, Bro Jan 04, 2023

This Device Will Not Let You LOL Unless You Mean It.
The Mutalk Microphone Seals Your Voice In Virtual Reality.
Bird Buddy's new smart hummingbird feeder can photograph and identify 350 different bird species.
Roku Is Now Making Its Own TVs.
Sony breaks from tradition and won't announce new TVs at CES 2023.
This Virtual Twitch Streamer is Controlled Entirely By AI.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest.
YouTube TV lands Sunday Ticket with deal between Google, NFL.
European regulators ruled Meta can't use its contracts with users to justify sending them ads based on their online activity, a blow to the digital advertising industry.
Shift Happens.
Typewriter art.
Public Domain Expansion 2022: Highlights of the Harlem Renaissance and Modernist Writers in HathiTrust's Newly Opened Volumes.
False Match That Led to Arrest Highlights Danger of Facial Recognition.
Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker.
Ana de Armas Fans' Lawsuit Puts Studios at Risk Over Deceptive Trailers.
ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data of 2 Journalists.
Google and Meta's Advertising Dominance Fades as TikTok, Streamers Emerge.
Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion.
Twitter's San Francisco HQ reportedly a hub of stinky smells.
Mastodon 9 million: growth continues in fits and starts (but not all millions are the same).
Eugen turns down VC investment; vows to stay nonprofit.
friendica – A Decentralized Social Network.

Picks:

Jeff - Golden Gate gets $400 million for earthquake retrofit.
Leo - Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann.
Ant - Coach Prime on Amazon.
Glenn - Robert Garcia plans swearing in on part on a Superman comic.
Jeff - George Santos humor.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Glenn Fleishman

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Windows Weekly 810: Call of Duty-Free Jan 04, 2023

Notepad tabs, Stack Overflow 2022 developer survey, LastPass alternatives

Windows

Microsoft's next Moment for Windows 11 is on the way
Microsoft is testing tabs in Notepad internally
This is what we're reduced to with the Windows 11 team, a 25-year old debate about MDI and SDI
Google is changing the Chrome release schedule again... no word from the Edge team

Services

Bing is reportedly going to get a ChatGPT upgrade to take on Google Search

CES

Intel announces 13th Gen Core chipsets for mobile
New PCs from Acer, HP, etc.
Matter Devices
Masonite Smart Door
Shiftall Mutalk
Surface Laptop 2 is no longer supported. It's four years old

Dev

Stack Overflow releases its 2022 survey. Lots of interesting data in there

Xbox

Ahead of Tuesday's pre-trial hearing, Microsoft responds to FTC complaint... and everyone focuses on the exact wrong thing, again
Microsoft's strategy for the FTC: Be the nice guy
Alone in Big Tech, Microsoft embraces unions
Here are the Games with Gold for January
Epic Games settles with FTC, will pay $520 million fine

Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: Dump LastPass?
App pick of the week: Xbox Live Gold
Bourbon pick of the week: Fable & Folly by Orphan Barrel

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

Guest: Richard Campbell

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FLOSS Weekly 713: "Let's Put Thoughts on the Blockchain" Jan 04, 2023

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Jonathan Bennett kick off the new year with a round table discussion regarding the world of open source. The hosts are joined by a special guest for this discussion, Leo Laporte. It's a great discussion regarding open source security, centralized versus decentralized products on the web, and much more.

Hosts: Doc Searls, Jonathan Bennett, Katherine Druckman, and Leo Laporte

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Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv.

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Security Now 904: Leaving LastPass Jan 03, 2023

Picture of the Week.
SpinRite.
Leaving LastPass.
Is there reason for concern?
Well known password cracker Jeremi Gosney's LastPass rant.
Steve shares his plan regarding LastPass.
What is Steve's next password manager?
What should LastPass users do to protect themselves?

Show Notes https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-904-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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MacBreak Weekly 851: Snarky By Default Jan 03, 2023

Dark Sky shut down as promised.
Apple didn't release any new Macs this quarter for first time since 2000.
Epic CEO teases Fortnite coming back to iOS as Apple is rumored to allow alternative app stores.
Next-generation QI2 wireless charging standard embraces Apple's MagSafe for Universal compatibility.
Kuo: Apple to cancel or postpone 2024 iPhone SE 4.
iPhone 14 Pro back in stock, ads back on air.
Inside Apple's war for chip talent.
Apple's battery replacement prices are going up by $20 to $50.
Apple Home new architecture roll-out paused.
iPhone 14 has another crash detection problem, this time it's skiing.

Picks of the Week

Alex's Pick: June Oven
Andy's Pick: MarsEdit 5
Jason's Pick: Channels

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

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This Week in Tech 908: Best of 2022 Jan 01, 2023

Highlights from throughout the year

Remember SECOND LIFE? Its Founder is Back For The METAVERSE!
Neil Young's Spotify Ultimatum.
Fidonet vs. the Internet.
Apple Studio Display Doesn't Cut It.
How To Remove Personally Identifiable Info From Google Search.
Apple Supports FIDO Passkey.
Google's LAMDA AI "Sentient"?
Attorney's iPhone Seized in January 6th Investigation.
Audiophiles Fall For MoFi's Digital Tricks.
Why Did Cable Lose Broadband Market Share?
LastPass hack.
How Do You Really Feel About the Dynamic Island?

Host: Leo Laporte

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The Tech Guy 1955 Jan 01, 2023

Leo Laporte looks back on some of the memorable calls and guest segments of 2022, as well as some changes coming for 2023!

I need to get Hearing Aids: what should I expect?
Livestreaming equipment for a school
Are internet cookies a security risk?
Rod Pyle: James Webb Telescope
Chris Marquardt: Smartphone photo apps
Getting started with NFTs
2-Factor Authentication and Yubikeys
Chris Marquardt: OpenAI's DALL-E 2
Recovering a hacked Instagram account
Johnny Jet: Power adapters for travel
Johnny Jet: Ukraine War and travel
Scott Wilkinson: the right fit for earbuds
How to import old DV tapes
Sam Abuelsamid: Polestar O2 electric roadster concept car with an automatic drone
Dick DeBartolo: It's Bananas! The Monkey Game
Steve Martin announces Leo's retirement from radio