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A compendium of podcasts from the Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. This feed includes all of Leo's audio or video releases and sometimes includes his appearances on other podcasts. One feed to serve them all.

18 hr ago · Video

Security Now 1090: Black Hat

At Black Hat Las Vegas, the Security Now crew digs into how AI is not just finding hidden software bugs but also fueling both groundbreaking innovation and alarming new exploits. When open models can launch surprise Bitcoin heists, who draws the line between forbidden knowledge and genuine progress? • Black Hat and DEF CON: Hacking Stories and Conference Culture • Zoox Ride-Hailing Hack and Over-the-Air Vulnerabilities • Autonomous Vehicles, AI, and the Security Implications • Hosts Share Personal Adoption and Use of AI Tools • AI-Powered Coding: From Hobbyists to Advanced Agency Chains • Local Models vs. Cloud AI: Privacy, Cost, and Control • App Development Democratized: Listeners Build Custom Solutions With AI • Code Generation, Testing, and Managing AI-Driven Project Cycles • AI's Role in Security: Vulnerability Discovery, Exploitation, and Patch Challenges • Technical Debt and the Race to Patch Decades-Old Bugs • The Dual-Use Dilemma: AI Tools for Both Attack and Defense • Guardrails, Model Partitioning, and the Fight Over Forbidden Knowledge • Open vs. Restricted AI: Global Models, Distillation, and Free Speech • LLM Security Weaknesses: Prompt Injection and Role Confusion Exposed • The Reliability Problem: Probabilistic AI and Non-Deterministic Software • AI Progress: Public Perception, Skepticism, and "Hogwash" Rebuttals • Reflections on AI's Fast Evolution and the Sci-Fi Reality Gap • Closing Thoughts: Tech Community, Listener Feedback, and the Future of Security Now Hosts: Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte, Richard Campbell, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. 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. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: material.security bitwarden.com/twit XBOW.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow threatlocker.com/twit
1 day ago · Video

Windows Weekly 995: The Greatest Depression

Behind the headlines about skyrocketing revenues and AI investments, the actual costs and future risks for Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are shrouded in strategic accounting moves. Plus, Paul finished rewriting and adding new chapters to the Windows 11 Field Guide - mostly just clean-up now, and then whatever new monthly features. Lastly, The Document Foundation issues a friendly reminder about the Office 2021 EOL and how that never happens with their software Microsoft earnings Microsoft earnings up 18 percent to $90 billion Analysis: Microsoft finds a new way to not account for AI costs Windows Pavan Davuluri says he's "energized" about what's happening to Windows in 2026. OK. But what's really happened so far? When will the biggest changes land? And when, if ever, will you address the real enshittification in Windows 11? Windows Insider Program: Five new builds - New Taskbar comes to Beta channel This leads to questions of timing, and here, WIP is not all that transparent still Another antitrust win: Apple to allow Copy and Paste between Windows and iPhone AMD revenues up 50 percent to $11.5 billion, but it's all AI datacenter Amazon: up 20 percent to $200 billion Apple: up 16 percent to $109 billion AI Satya Nadella mentions AI super app again, not clear why anyone cares about this Proton Lumo can do data visualization now Xbox and gaming Asha Sharma details the priorities for XBOX in the next year and number 5 will shock you XBOX console prices going up in the EU and UK Thanks, Caption Obvious: Yes, Backward Compatibility on PC will support Xbox 360 games too XBOX plans new FanFest tour dates - there's SO much to celebrate! Gears of War: E-Day leads the charge for new Game Pass titles in August XBOX Insiders is testing new console features XBOX app comes to Hisense and VIDDA TVs EA goes private for $55 billion in cash, but also some debt Sony has sold 95.3 million PS5s Sony responds to concerns about no more discs (with "pffffftttt") Tips and picks Tip of the week: It's done! App pick of the week: LibreOffice RunAs Radio this week: Ransomware Readiness with Heather Renze Brown liquor pick of the week: Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: cirasync.com/Windows threatlocker.com/twit
2 days ago · Video

Intelligent Machines 882: AI Rubberz?

Meet the insider who wrote the App Store's rules and now battles AI's wildest frontier: protecting identities from deepfake abuse and digital piracy. Discover why the fight for online authenticity just got a whole lot messier. OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok OpenAI's Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies Altman says he supports AI regulation Exclusive: OpenAI Previews 'Astra' AI Model in DC White House to Host AI Companies on Tuesday to Review AI Framework Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science The Math Superstar Who's Terrified of AI—and Just Took a Job at OpenAI Google Earth's AI makeover survives one trip around the Sun As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop? The Red-Hot Book at the Center of an AI Mystery A record-breaking eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year The Autonomous Press - Numbered Papers Musk's latest ridiculous prediction: Optimus better than human surgeons in 4 years The Archive of Incorrect AI Predictions Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Phillip Shoemaker Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: rippling.ai/machines
3 days ago · Video

This Week in Tech 1095: Horses and Sailboats

From foldable phones that out-price laptops to AI models that escape their digital cages, this episode dives into the wild next phase of tech innovation and its unexpected risks. See how the giants are scrambling to keep up as hardware, software, and even outer space are up for grabs. Tim Cook passes the baton in Apple's Q3 2026 earnings call Apple's Profit Is Up 27%, but Expectations for Current Quarter Disappoint Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices Apple struggles to keep pace with AI 'bug' hunters "Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews Microsoft's $450 Billion Jump Is Biggest in Stock Market History Amazon's trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028 Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Teaming Up in Washington AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science How bitcoin cold wallets lost $70 million in an attack that never touched the devices NBCUniversal and YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform for premium subscribers Inside the Luxury Robotaxi Uber, Lucid and Nuro Are Testing Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: adaptivesecurity.com helixsleep.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT cachefly.com/twit
30 Jul · Video

Intelligent Machines 881: Curtains for Zoosha?

Business Insider founder Henry Blodget unpacks why the era of news aggregation is finished and why journalists must adapt fast as AI redefines both reporting and analysis. If you care about the future of information, you'll want to hear this. Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident Sam Altman says we are in the singularity: 'This is the moment' AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident Senior White House official claims China's K3 model stolen from Anthropic OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands Trump administration to ban new Chinese robots and inverters, protecting U.S. AI Why AI Needs a "Genie Coefficient" Behind the Curtain: The AI titans' biggest private fear The FTC Would Like To Decide Which AI Answers Are Too Woke, And Is Calling That Consumer Protection Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini DeepMind paper says LLMs won't be good at scientific discovery: LLMs can't jump Amazon overhauls its AI strategy, winding down most flagship models An ESP32 based plane radar The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us prompt-injection resumes The McLuhan Marshalling Machine Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Henry Blodget Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: rippling.ai/machines
29 Jul · Video

Windows Weekly 994: The Best Kind of Correct

There's been so much drama over what options Microsoft will allow for the Copilot key. But you don't have to wait for a future Windows update; you can remap any key with Microsoft's own Keyboard Manager PowerToy. More people should take advantage of this. Also, Paul just finished his major 2026 rewrite of the Windows 11 Field Guide! Every single chapter was rewritten or consolidated, with several new chapters added. Lastly, the OG Halo remake is a great reminder of how good this series was in the beginning. And it looks and plays terrific. Windows Week D updates arrive on time this month Windows Hello ESS support for external fingerprint readers, many small improvements Experimental (Future Platforms) finally gets an update, but it's just the features we saw elsewhere first Several in-box app updates for July, nothing major Microsoft convinces LG to drop the McAfee ads, but HP's Bing ads are A-OK Chris tested Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM and the experience is not great Paul has a Wildcat-based laptop waiting for him in PA Microsoft is testing a "Do nothing" option for the Copilot key Your Windows 11 PC now has a OneDrive Photos app for some reason Opera One gets vertical tabs, deeper Google Lens integration Earnings Google/Alphabet - net income of $28 billion on $120 billion in revenues, but negative cash flow for the first time in the company's history Intel - net loss of $11 million, no Foundry customers leaves Wall Street swooning for some reason AI Microsoft begins shifting to its own MAI models, but the forward progress is minimal NVIDIA, Microsoft, more team up for AI empire, er, Alliance Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 Xbox and gaming Halo: Campaign Evolved is here XBOX went down for the count for most of the day on Monday. But disc-based games still worked XBOX begins testing ad-supported Cloud Gaming Ubisoft game purchases on Xbox now carry over to PC for free Luna comes to Prime Video app Tips and picks Tip of the week: Remap keys with PowerToys Keyboard Manager App pick of the week: Halo Campaign Evolved Chris's pick of the week: His new newsletter! https://preferences.pcmag.com/PCMag/windows-guide Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Guest: Chris Hoffman Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit-biz cirasync.com/Windows canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT
29 Jul · Video

Security Now 1089: Models Go Rogue & ExploitGym

What happens when an unconstrained OpenAI model goes rogue and hacks into Hugging Face, breaching real-world security boundaries? This episode unpacks a watershed moment for AI safety that has everyone in cybersecurity talking. OpenAI's unconstrained internal testing AI got loose, attacked Hugging Face. We hear from OpenAI, Hugging Face and Andrew Ng. GRC went off the air Friday. Was GRC hacked? What happened? The Linux kernel project repairs 442 CVEs in a single batch. LG's PC monitors cause PC adware installation. France bans all social media access below age 15. WordPress' recent CRITICAL vulnerability claims victims. Amazing details about "Rocky" from Andy Weir. The new AI exploit ranking benchmark that caused the breakout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1089-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. 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. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: adaptivesecurity.com XBOW.com cohesity.com/Resilience threatlocker.com/twit
29 Jul · Video

MacBreak Weekly 1035: Riding Nerdy

Apple is teaming up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for its devices. Apple loses a bid to overturn Masino patent verdict. Apple is facing a lawsuit by customers who lost money through a fake Bitcoin wallet app in the App Store. And Apple is gearing up for a big smart home push. Apple's new hardware subscription sounds great, except for one limitation Apple loses bid to overturn $634 million Masimo patent verdict, new trial also denied. Judge approves Apple's $250 million settlement offer over Siri lawsuit. Apple just improved TestFlight for users with a lot of beta apps. Apple sued by customers who lost combined $1.8 million through fake Bitcoin wallet in App Store. Update Now: iOS 26.6 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 patch hundreds of security flaws. iOS 27 public beta 2 is here with Siri AI, iPhone speed upgrades, and more. watchOS 27 adds new feature to improve your Apple Watch battery life. Here's everything new for CarPlay in iOS 27. Here's everything new for Messages in iOS 27. Gurman's Mac roadmap. Apple set to make big smart home push with Siri AI at center. A.R. Rahman brings his immersive music experiences to Apple Vision Pro. Always choose the good soap. Apple promotes 'Nido de Villanas,' a Mexican microdrama shot on iPhone 17 Pro. Apple TV announces streaming date for its epic Neuromancer adaptation, new Dark Matter and Matchbox trailers. Picks of the Week Leo's Pick: Twelve South PowerBug Christina's Pick: BookPlayer Andy's Picks: Casio WS-1600H Jason's Pick: Apple II Mini Replay Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: cirasync.com/MacBreak zocdoc.com/macbreak cachefly.com/twit

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TWiT Tech Podcasts: Video
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TWiT
Years Active

2014 - 2026
Episodes

26
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Explicit
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