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Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation

OpenAI didn't copy Scarlett Johansson's voice for ChatGPT, records show
China's latest answer to OpenAI is 'Chat Xi PT'
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in
Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
Rabbit Holed
Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs
A jury hands Bungie a victory in a landmark anti-cheating decision
Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand
Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet
Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold
Kabosu, Shiba Inu dog who inspired 'Doge' meme, dies at 18
Bitcoin pizza day
C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89
Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Christina Warren, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm

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Congress recently made it nearly impossible to track private jets. Is WiFi 7 worth buying into right now? What resources are out there to help with the process of building a computer? How can I tag and organize photos based on the date taken? Plus, Dick DeBartolo stops by to share some LED lights that he loves and can magnetically stick to metal surfaces!

Kabosu, Shiba Inu dog who inspired 'Doge' meme, dies at 18.
Congress just made it basically impossible to track Taylor Swift's private jet.
U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in single day.
Is there a way to pinpoint an issue causing my Safari browser not to work?
Is WiFi 7 a worthwhile upgrade for better data transfer between my NAS and computer?
Are there AI note-taking tools that can effectively summarize notes from a meeting and are not as costly?
Dick DeBartolo and the motion sensor LED light pucks!
Can I tag photos based on dates?
Leo shows off the mini Bluetooth keyboard he recommended for a viewer last week to use with your iPad. What does Leo think of the device?
Are there tools out there that can organize photos of one person by date of older to newer?
What resources are out there to help with the process of building a computer?
How can I determine which custom ringtones are set to my contacts on my cellphone?
Why are my Edge browser profiles not syncing across my various devices?
How can I make a searchable database for my podcast?
What's the easiest way to create annotations for my videos on my iPad?
Could the Framework laptops be a good choice for running AI models locally?
Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Dick DeBartolo

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Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her
It's Time to Believe the AI Hype
Steven Levy's Extremely Stupid AI Piece
Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments
Congress Shouldn't End the Internet's Sunrise With a Section 230 "Sunset" Repeal
Buy This Legislation or We'll Kill the Internet
Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent,' critics warn
2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds
Microsoft unveils 'Copilot + PC' initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI
jacking Wendy's ai
Google is bringing back classic search, with no AI – and I couldn't be happier about that
Does One Line Fix Google?
Google's AI Overviews are getting ads soon
Google rolls out immersive, AI-powered Shopping Ads
Google's new 'Add to Chromebook' badge makes web apps easier to find and install
After beating Sonos case, Google brings back group speaker controls
Magic Editor for older Pixel phones starts rolling out
Google Pay will show your card benefits, Autofill with PIN/face unlock over security code
YouTube seems to once again be rolling out its widely hated new web redesign
New: OpenAI, Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Strike Content Deal
Truecaller partners with Microsoft to let its AI respond to calls in your own voice
C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89
Let Bions Be Bygones
United flight because of passengers stuck laptop
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Ed Zitron

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Windows 11 and the Copilot+ PC

Microsoft announces Copilot+ PC and our world collapses
Microsoft announces new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop 13/15 as expected
What the heck is this new bifurcation of features in Windows? Why?
Paul ordered a Surface Laptop 15 the second Yusuf Mehdi said he could
The other shoe finally drops: Every Copilot+ Pro PC has a fan. Is this a problem?
Sorry, Chicken Little, Microsoft Recall is not a privacy concern
Windows 11 is getting a lot of new security features
Qualcomm is offering a $899 Copilot+ PC Mini and it looks awesome
Windows 11 24H2 just entered the Release Preview channel
Inside baseball

Everyone is mad at Microsoft about Monday's event
Intel had people on-site to attend and present, Microsoft took their badges away and asked them to leave (AMD seemingly placated by Build keynote mentions). Intel countered with its own pissy announcement
Qualcomm, the darling of the event, would like to know why it took Microsoft 40 minutes to say the word "Snapdragon"
PC makers were told they would get equal billing with Surface, but they were afterthoughts during the event and at the showcase
Microsoft 365

Microsoft Announces Team Copilot
Microsoft adds new features to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Edge is getting a real-time translation feature
AI

Microsoft adds a multimodal model to its Phi family of on-device SLMs
Microsoft brings Copilots to developers, updates Power Platform
Microsoft partners with Khan Academy on AI training
Dev

Microsoft announces Windows Copilot runtime, but it's not a runtime
Also, WTFF WPF is BACK with WinUI support too!
Visual Studio 2022 17.10 adds integrated GitHub Copilot
Plus some .NET 9 updates in pre-release
Windows 11 24H2 is getting a bunch of new features for developers
Tips & Picks

Tip of the Week: Windows 11 Security Book & Surface Laptop Report
RunAs Radio This Week: The End of Windows 10 with Paul Thurrott
Brown Liquor: Eagle Rare 10


Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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When you're the biggest target...
Searching for Search
How long will a Windows XP machine survive unprotected on the Internet?
Free Laundry
VPNs and Firewalls
Netgate SG1100
Ad Industry vs. Google Privacy Sandbox
Bitwarden and passkeys
Token2 passkey dongle
312 Scientists & Researchers Respond
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Microsoft unveiled its new Copilot+ PCs to compete with Apple's MacBook Air. Apple released an update to iOS that fixes the issue of deleted photos reappearing, or as most articles are fixated on, deleted NSFW photos. And could new Mac Studio and Mac Pros be released in 2025?

Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her.
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in.
I tried Microsoft's new AI-Focused PCs. Windows is exciting again.
iOS 17.5 is allegedly resurfacing pictures that were deleted years ago.
Apple says its latest iOS update fixes the issue that caused some NSFW deleted photos to reappear.
macOS Sonoma 14.5 is the best release this cycle.
iPad Pro 13's hide a repairability win, still hard to fix.
Mac Studio, Mac Pro will be released in 2025.
Secret meeting between Apple and TSMC reported, possibly to reserve all 2nm capacity.
Apple's 27% app store fee plan gets skeptical reception by judge.
The forged Apple employee badge.
Picks of the Week:

Leo's Pick: WWDC Index
Jason's Pick: Provenance
Andy's Pick: PGYTECH SD Card Case & Reader
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Guest: Mikah Sargent

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