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In this episode of This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the latest updates on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the potential for aurora sightings due to increased solar activity, and China's ambitious lunar exploration program with returning guest Mike Wall, Spaceflight Editor at Space.com. The conversation focuses on China's upcoming Chang'e 6 mission, its capabilities, and the implications of China's growing presence on the Moon. The hosts also touch upon the nationalistic aspects of the new space race between the United States and China.

Headlines:

Boeing's Starliner update: The spacecraft is ready for launch on June 1st, despite recent issues with parachutes, wiring, and helium leaks.
Venus Exploration: Japan's Akatsuki probe, currently the only active mission at Venus, has lost contact with JAXA. However, NASA, ESA, and private companies like Rocket Lab are planning future missions to explore the planet.
SpaceX Dragon capsule debris found in North Carolina: A piece of the trunk, about the size of a small coffee table, was discovered on a hiking trail.
Increased solar activity may lead to Aurora sightings: A giant sunspot has returned, and its intense activity could trigger powerful Aurora displays.
Main Topic - China's Lunar Ambitions and the New Space Race:

Chang'e 6 Mission: China is set to launch the Chang'e 6 mission to the far side of the moon's southern polar region, with the goal of returning samples. The mission is part of China's ambitious lunar exploration program.
International Collaboration: Although US-China collaboration is limited, Chang'e 6 includes contributions from France, Italy, Sweden, and Pakistan.
Future Chinese Lunar Missions: China plans to launch Chang'e 7 in 2026, featuring an orbiter, rover, and a hopping robot, and Chang'e 8 in 2028, which will attempt 3D printing using lunar regolith.
Artemis Accords and the Outer Space Treaty: As China and the US both aim to establish a presence on the moon, questions arise about territorial claims and the enforcement of the Outer Space Treaty.
Space Race Rhetoric: Both the US and China have engaged in nationalistic rhetoric regarding their lunar ambitions, with concerns about China's potential to claim exclusive rights to lunar resources.
Scientific Significance: Despite the geopolitical tensions, Chang'e 6 and future missions from both nations have the potential to greatly advance our understanding of the moon and its environment.
Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guest: Mike Wall

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Can you debunk misinformation before it gets out to the public? A massive leak of Google's search algorithm made its way online. What is the /e/OS mobile operating system? And OpenAI is working with Apple to train Siri, and it is making Microsoft concerned about their relationship.

Will Oremus from The Washington Post joins Mikah Sargent to talk about misinformation and the practice of 'prebunking' as a way to educate voters in upcoming elections so that they are as informed as possible when casting their votes.
Mikah talks about a recent leak of Google's search algorithm and the company's acknowledgement of the leak.
Senior Writer Scott Gilbertson of Wired stops by the show to discuss /e/OS and its differences from the stock Google Android operating system.
Finally, Mikah talks about OpenAI helping Apple fix its digital assistant, Siri, and how that working relationship is making Microsoft very concerned.
Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Will Oremus and Scott Gilbertson

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Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
Ex-OpenAI Director Says Board Learned of ChatGPT Launch on Twitter
OpenAI researcher who resigned over safety concerns joins Anthropic
UN statement on risks from generative AI
We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet
Everything Google announced at its big Chromebook showcase
Google adds AI-powered features to Chromebook
Here's the Google Home app 'Favorites' widget
Google Ads Now Being Mixed In With Organic Results
YouTube's free games catalog 'Playables' rolls out to all users
How Shein and Temu Snuck Up on Amazon
BuzzFeed Clashes With Vivek Ramaswamy, Its New Activist Investor
Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under DDoS cyber-attack
HUGE Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm
TikTok offered an extraordinary deal. The U.S. government took a pass
Parents Dance Like It's the '80s on TikTok, and Bring Down the House
Meta's white, male advisory group
My weekend plans: Ren Faire on HBO
Canva meets Hamilton
Top 50 podcasts
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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Bing outage, NVIDIA's record Q1 FY25, WPF's rebirth

Windows 11

A quick look back at the Copilot+ PC launch
Paul did end up making a video of each MacBook Air reference during last week's launch
The Copilot+ PC event was also notable for its many references to the past: Paul counted at least 7 in the first 7 minutes alone
After some soul-searching, Paul went all-in on Surface Laptop by canceling the first preorder and bulking it up with more RAM and storage
Release Preview (last week): 24H2 comes to RP, suggesting it hits stable on Tuesday, June 11 (in preview), one week before the first Copilot+ PCs arrive with this build preinstalled
Beta (last week): 23H2 build with no new features (arriving after 24H2 in Release Preview, of course)
Microsoft Edge is getting more responsive thanks to a "WebUI 2.0" initiative
Lenovo earnings up 9 percent in quarter, down 8 percent for the year. The future? AI PCs, duh
AI

There was a massive Bing outage late last week. Press hold on all the obvious jokes, this impacted Copilot everywhere, DuckDuckGo, other services
Cue the Chicken Little "this is why I'll never use AI" crowd, which used to be the "this is why I'll never use the cloud" crowd
Copilot comes to Telegram for some reason
Google goes live with AI overviews in Search and the world grinds to a halt
Google adds Gemini to Chromebook Plus, gives one free year of Google One AI Premium to new device buyers
WWDC is coming soon and we're seeing hints of how Apple will add more AI to its products
Opera partners with Google Cloud on Gemini in Aria AI and image understanding/image generation in browser
And it now plans to make 2000 SLMs available in the browser
NVIDIA revenues were a record in Q1, up 262 percent YOY
Dev

Last week, we learned that WPF is making a comeback. This week, Paul revived his .NETpad project and is going to modernize it using the new features
Xbox

We finally have some news about Activision Blizzard games and Game Pass!!! But it's only one game, and it doesn't happen until November
Atari buys the Intellivision brand. I wish we knew more about this
Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: Beware the dark patterns
App pick of the week: Windows 11 version 24H2
RunAs Radio this week: PowerApp Extensibility with Christina Wheeler
Brown liquor pick of the week: Glen Garioch 1797 Founder's Reserve
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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The bigger problem with AI Overview
https://udm14.com/ -and- https://tenbluelinks.org/
The horses have left the barn
VPNs and Firewalls
Email @ GRC
Extension to fix Google search
Passwords and SPAM
Fixing motherboard components
Vertical tabs in Firefox
FritzBox routers
Too many PINs
More Google search fixes
Testing Windows XP
The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb
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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Could Apple change the orientation of its logo on future iPads? An OLED iPad mini is allegedly in development for a 2026 release. Would you buy a Lego model of an Apple Store? And why did Apple Music even bother releasing a top 100 list of the best albums on Apple Music?

Apple might change the orientation of its logo on the back of future iPads.
When are AirPods Max 2 coming? Here's the latest reporting...
Apple iOS 18, macOS 15 AI features: Project Greymatter, Privacy, OpenAI deal.
Three new games are now available for the Apple Vision Pro.
New parkour Apple immersive video out now on Apple Vision Pro.
This Lego Apple Store model needs votes for a slim chance of getting made.
Apple Music 100 best albums.
Apple Pencil Pro casts a fake shadow based on which tool you're using.
Apple reportedly developing OLED iPad mini for 2026.
All-screen M5 MacBook with foldable display and Vision Pro price now rumored for 2026.
Prototype 3rd-gen iPod reveals that Apple built a Tetris clone for the iPod but never released it.
Picks of the Week:

Leo's Pick: MapleRead
Jason's Pick: Lex.Games
Andy's Pick: Tactiq YouTube Transcript Generator
Alex's Picks: Kewpie Mayonaise & Merlin Bird ID
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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