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This Week in Tech 1103: Raspberry Pi in the Sky Sep 27, 2026

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If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models.

An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents
OpenAI's A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats
Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements
Amazon doesn't trust Meta's Muse AI agent
Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds
Ireland's data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data
Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Microsoft thinks its new Copilot 'super app' will be as influential as Office
OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models'
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data
New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail
Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock
Fat Bear Week 2026

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Harper Reed and Iain Thomson

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Intelligent Machines 889: We Are the Neanderthals Sep 23, 2026

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Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing.

Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs
Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
Two Google DeepMind AI Researchers Resign Over Safety
MetaConnect on during the show
Google fully details Googlebooks: $899+, October launch, & more
Introducing MiMo-V2.6 series
Google CC
I'm Upping My P(Doom)
Handshake AI Skills Studio/OpenAI Brian Johnsrud
Introducing The Horowitz Andreessen Academy
On 'Cupertino,' Creators of the 'The Good Wife' Go to Silicon Valley

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Patrick Hillmann

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Windows Weekly 1002: Only B & D Matter Sep 23, 2026

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Windows

Week D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday
- 24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more
- 26H1 Major update that brings all new 26H2 features—Start, Taskbar, Search —to 26H1. Finally.

Windows Insider Program

Four new builds last Friday - Biggest change is Cloud Rebuild in WRE (in Experimental) gaining new capabilities.

Software

30 years ago, Dave Plummer created Task Manager, and now heʼs vibe-coded a modern version that works on Mac and Linux too.
Stardock announces a new Windows 11 utility called Snipboard.
Clipchamp does AI upscaling to 4K now

Hardware

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is nearly perfect, with 11 hours of battery life.
Googlebook revealed!
- Questions answered - $899 starting price is much lower than expected.
- This is Androidʼs Copilot+ PC moment - An AI PC? What a concept!

AI/dev

Microsoft announces a OneDrive + Copilot event in October - Also a separate Copilot event before then.
Financial Times reveals internal OpenAI prediction of $278 billion in losses over the next five years.
NYT copyright case discovery reveals what Microsoft and OpenAI really think about stealing content.
Anthropic merges Cowork into chat, adds Docs and Slides.
Google Labs CC turned into Gemini Daily Brief, so now itʼs an AI agent for families.
Google opens up its Home smart home ecosystem to other AI assistants.
XAML.io is a web-based vibe coding IDE for .NET apps and it looks amazing.

XBOX and Gaming

A big reorg and a small number of layoffs at XBOX sets off a new round of hand wringing.

Tip and Picks

Tip of the week: Get Auto SR on Panther Lake-based laptops
Auto SR was designed to make gaming viable on Windows 11 on Arm/Snapdragon X/X2, but now itʼs available on Intel Core Ultra Series 3-based PCs and it is worth experimenting with.

App Pick of the Week: Affinity

Possibly the greatest free app in existence, Affinity just got 60 new features and is even better.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

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Security Now 1097: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout Sep 22, 2026

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After Microsoft's historic Mega Patch Tuesday, enterprise IT teams worldwide are scrambling as a wave of updates triggers system meltdowns, broken domains, and silent Excel failures. Find out how AI-driven speed collided with real-world chaos.

Andrew Ng weighs-in on AI Doomsaying.
The wisdom of outsourcing AI security testing.
The true risk of an AI-created bioweapon.
The EU KIDS Act -- this one is even messier.
"Nightmare Eclipse" finally unmasks himself.
A whitehat firm used Claude to attack OpenAI.
Cisco's own massive 77 CVE update.
What was the fallout from Sept's Patch Tuesday

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1097-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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MacBreak Weekly 1043: The Irrational Phone Sep 22, 2026

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The iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max are hitting consumers' hands. Reviews of the Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4 are out now for Apple's latest smartwatches. And are the newest Mac Minis and Mac Studios worth it for their prices?

Apple explains how the iPhone 18 Pro's new Reference Image camera mode works.
The iPhone 18 Pro's big camera update is all about the small gains.
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 review: More personal than ever before.
Apple is developing new fitness tracker aimed at rivaling Whoop.
M5 Ultra Mac Studio review: The dream Mac for local AI agents.
M6 Mac mini review: Tiny, pricey, and powerful.
John Ternus just gave the best defense yet for Vision Pro.
Apple reportedly building server packed with M-series Ultra chips for AI.
Jessica Chastain thriller 'The Savant' getting 2027 release on Apple TV after year on hold.
Apple opens Apple Music Hall, a brand‑new state‑of‑the‑art live music venue in London

Picks of the Week

Jason's Pick: Relay for St. Jude
Andy's Pick: MOONDROP Old Fashioned 40mm On-Ear Headphones
Christina's Picks: Taylor Swift: Patient Zero & Mona Breaker

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This Week in Tech 1102: Exclave Subpoena Sep 20, 2026

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AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.

Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly
US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of 'Concerning' A.I. Behavior
Why AI pacing has become a false choice
Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s
'Maybe a year': Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI
ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson

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Intelligent Machines 888: Large Linguine Model Sep 16, 2026

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Discover how to run serious AI at home without breaking the bank, as Lon Seidman reveals his tricks for turning old data center GPUs into powerful local LLM machines.

Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier
Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown
A Code of Conduct for Humanist AI
Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack
Yoshua Bengio | Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating?
The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle
Introducing System One Models & Jev - TypeSafe AI Blog
Universal Music is launching an AI music platform with ElevenLabs
Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
A Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the Internet
(4) nimensky e/acc on X: "ok who tf did this?! lul https://t.co/HpnXo0qKJ4" / X
Fanttik Cafein 11 Portable Espresso Machine
Casey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch 'Machine Gods'
They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Lon Seidman

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Windows Weekly 1001: Corporate Surveillance With Watercolors Sep 16, 2026

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Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday unleashed nearly a thousand fixes, but the bonus story is in the chaos that followed as out-of-band updates and AI-driven bug hunts left admins scrambling to keep up.

Windows

Patch Tuesday was so buggy Microsoft had to release an emergency fix to address all the issues
New Release Preview builds for 24H2/25H2 - I guess we're moving past the features that are also in the initial 26H2 release - New Copilot key remapping feature, they will get it right eventually
Five builds across Experimental and Beta channels - All over the map as you'd expect
Google releases the Gemini app for Windows
Adobe released Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2027
AnyType is a top-tier Notion alternative and it's about to get very interesting
Microsoft previews an October Windows + Surface event that's clearly all about Nvidia - but is this also tied to 26H2 release?
HP announces a new Ryzen-based portable workstation with an interesting detail about unified memory
Apple announced iPhone 18 Pros, iPhone Duo, Watch 12 + Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and then released its '27 OS updates - And sure whatever

AI fear-mongering reaches new heights (or new lows): Is this just PR from Big AI to keep the money rolling?
Bill Gates says Gates Foundation will donate $1+ billion to solve AI inequality
Big AI could solve the PR problems by actually doing something positive for mankind. Just a thought
Copilot Work and Copilot Studio get app building capabilities
Google will bring MCP to Google Home, in early preview now
Mozilla and Mistral partner on Firefox Smart Window AI

XBOX and gaming

Gears of War: E-Day and more is coming to Game Pass in the second half of September
XBOX is going to the Tokyo Game Show and a nice surprise for Kojima fans
Valve opens up Steam Frame preorders and it's only $1060!
Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna are having a pretty g26ood September
Apple is reportedly making an iPhone game controller for some reason

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: There's a new MSA bypass for Windows 11 Setup
App pick of the week: Google Dreambeans
RunAs Radio this week: Patching in 2026 with Susan Bradley
Brown liquor pick of the week: Art of the Spirits Honored to Serve

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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Security Now 1096: Are we the Krell? Sep 15, 2026

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Are we charging toward a Krell-style catastrophe with AI, arming ourselves with incomprehensible power while missing the real risks lurking beneath the code?

The full report on last week's nearly 1,000 Microsoft security fixes.
Five months after its start, what's the status of Project Glasswing?
Anthropic's rogue agent escape count reaches four incidents.
Not to be outdone, OpenAI's count passes 10 and maybe as many as 23!
Revisiting California's DROP compulsory data broker data deletion.
Russian criminals get their hands on more than 153 million drivers license scans.
"Skynet" is the wrong model for the end of the world. The right model is The Krell

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1096-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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MacBreak Weekly 1042: Tassels Galore! Sep 15, 2026

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Apple held its first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, and unveiled the iPhone Duo! Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 with a new AI feature called Siri Recap, bringing some concerns over its continuous ambient listening. And Apple wins 29 Emmys at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards!

John Ternus enters, with folding phones and AI watches.
Apple unveils the iPhone Duo, a foldable phone that costs $1,999.
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 unveiled with upgraded health tracking system.
Apple's always-listening watch features test eavesdropping laws.
Apple's OS 27 updates will be released on Monday, September 14th.
Apple hid a classic Mac easter egg in the iOS 27 Settings app.
pdfu on X: "iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate have private hooks that let apps add Siri Extensions..."
Apple's Siri AI can be swapped out for Claude, ChatGPT, code shows.
macOS 27 Golden Gate review: Bridging the Tahoe gap.
visionOS 27 updates.
Apple wins most Emmys.

Picks of the Week

Christina's Picks: Spigen iPhone Duo Cast Concept & View Tweet extensions.
Andy's Pick: Mac Duo
Jason's Pick: Strategery 4
Leo's Pick: Homebrew 7

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