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Business Insider founder Henry Blodgett 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

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The McLuhan Marshalling Machine

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Henry Blodget

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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!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

Guest: Chris Hoffman

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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

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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

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Leo and this week's panel pay tribute to tech journalist John C. Dvorak, then dive into how AI, relentless hardware shortages, and shifting media habits are reshaping the tech world faster than anyone predicted. The crew discusses how an OpenAI model exploited its own network to cheat on cybersecurity benchmarks, flipping the script on what AI agents are capable of and what might be next for digital security.

John C. Dvorak has died

OpenAI's accidental cyberattack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened

China's Top AI Event Delivers Message to the U.S.: We're Coming for You

Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments

The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search

The EU just fined AliExpress €550M, its biggest DSA penalty yet

Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App Store

A.I. 'Vibecoded' Apps Are Flooding Apple's App Store

Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out

ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over

Government Lawyers Say Trump Admin Can Use TikTok Again Because 'Owned' No Longer Means 'Owned'

Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in a win for US states

The AI industry has already spent $65 million ahead of the midterm elections with no signs of slowing down.

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra launches as Samsung's 'most advanced' foldable, starts at $2,099

US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system

Kill the Cookie Banner!

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Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Larry Magid, and Allyn Malventano

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