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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Think your open-source AI model is safe? This episode uncovers how LLMs can be secretly booby-trapped with undetectable backdoors, raising the stakes for anyone deploying AI in serious environments.

Anthropic cuts live Internet access during testing.

Will LLM technology turn out to be an uncontrollable dead end?

What alternative AI technologies are underway?

Anthropic offers free AI vulnerability scanning for open source.

South Korean banks hit by Claude-driven cyberattacks.

Japan declares a state of cyber-emergency due to attacks.

For one listener, agentic coding has taken the joy out of coding.

A listener is having way too much fun with AI and Halloween.

Some listeners believe I'm downplaying the dangers of AI.

We carefully examine the consequences of maliciously trained AI

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1100-Notes.pdf

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Apple held its "Welcome Home" event, debuting Apple HomeView and Apple Home Collection, a lineup of new smart home accessories in partnership with LG. Apple also unveiled its Apple TV 4K. And will Apple finally debut its Touchscreen MacBook Pro later this month?

Meet Apple HomeView, a new way to enjoy entertainment and manage the home.

Introducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart home accessories.

Apple unveils the new Apple TV 4K, supercharged by Siri AI.

Apple set to debut touch-screen MacBook and new iPad Mini in late October.

You can now start the iPhone Duo pre-order process.

iPhone Duo has a book-like two-page Quick Look layout.

Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe.

Apple may have to officially support Apple Intelligence removal on Macs to protect sales.

Tim Cook, Elton John, King Charles launch Apple x King's Trust Creative Labs.

'Remnants' – Ti West directed the first immersive horror movie for the Apple Vision Pro.

After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad.

Picks of the Week

Christina's Pick: Sprout Pi

Jason's Pick: HA Green + Claude

Leo's Pick deskflow/desktflow

Andy's Pick: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

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Windows unveiled its Surface Laptop Ultra & Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at its recent Surface event. Google's SynthID Detector is open to everyone now to check for AI-made media. OpenAI agents attempted to hack Wikipedia and its tools to make unauthorized edits. And AI tools are now flooding into underground cybercrime markets.

Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windows 10 set to double.

Everything announced at Microsoft's Windows and Surface event.

Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it.

Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone to check for AI-made media.

Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to create a 'virtual cell'.

OpenAI to flood your eyeballs with visual ads.

OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic.

Anthropic AI model went rogue, submitted fake unsolved murder tip.

OpenAI is pissing off a bunch of mathematicians — again.

Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt.

Hackers steal 8 million citizens' records from Danish government database.

AI tools flood into underground cybercrime markets.

Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts.

FBI arrests founder of ransomware negotiation firm.

These midterm races will decide data centers' political fate.

Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating "Skydance" behemoth.

HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service".

Spotify opens new front in war on fair use.

The U.S. Army's desert tech test shows long road to AI warfare.

The AI boom is making the world's cheapest smartphones disappear.

Oracle, Broadcom and SpaceX seek blockbuster debt deals to pay for AI chips.

A mysterious nonprofit run by SpaceXAI's top lawyer is paying the salaries of government workers.

Man vs. 'Terminator'-like robot in a cage. California called tt illegal.

The inside story of Roku's sale to Fox.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Richard Campbell, and Janko Roettgers

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From deleting critical files to oversharing your banking details in Slack, today's AI agents are proving both incredibly helpful and hilariously unpredictable. Hear what actually happens when AI gets a little too persistent and why transparency about their actions matters more than ever.

AMistral CEO interview (use Translate)

Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet

Profile of Mark Zuckerberg

Facing Memory Crunch, Nvidia Creates 64GB RTX Spark. It Still Costs $4,999

Someone 'Torturing' LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet

Court Tosses ​​Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim 'Forgiving' His Killer Is Played

They're Known as Swarm Chasers—and They Spring Into Action When AI Goes Rogue

AI agents can now erase the evidence of what they've done

With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now

Mistral Says Its New AI Model 'Le Chonk' Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China

Google announces SynthID Detector

Fortune headline: "I wrote The Future of Truth, and then found to my alarm it contained AI-hallucinated quotes. I've chosen to fight back."

Six Charts That Show Just How Much We Need A.I.

How A.I. Can Boost Democracy

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools

Normal Tools

Gina's Make Great Software

Paul Theroux: True North

Emmys Move to Prime Video in Six-Year, Global Deal Worth Around $15 Million a Year



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Guest: Spencer Thompson

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Microsoft and NVIDIA's RTX Spark laptops are official, with preorders open and shipping October 16. Prices run from $2,599 (24GB) to $5,899 (128GB, already sold out on Surface). Paul and Leo cover who needs that much RAM, what "hybrid intelligence" means, and why Paul's new Googlebook disappointed him.

Windows

RTX Spark laptops: from $2,599 (24GB), $3,700 (32GB), $5,899 (128GB). Ships Oct 16

Partners: Microsoft, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI. Paul reviews the HP OmniBook Ultra 16 first

Surface RTX Spark Dev Box: $6,000+

"Hybrid intelligence": local AI first, cloud when needed

Windows Search gets inline AI actions in Insider builds

Cloud Rebuild adds better remove and sanitize options

Windows app adds Remote PC connections (preview)

Intel Wildcat Lake: Paul's test laptop was slow even with 16GB

Googlebook first look: Lenovo Googlebook 15 (~$1,100) is missing basics an iPad has

Microsoft has tried to kill Windows many times, including the leaked Project Aion

AI/Dev

Microsoft AI ships new voice and transcription models

Gemini 4 Argon is announced, but limited to cybersecurity partners

Google Docs and Drive add native Markdown

C# Dev Kit 11 arrives with .NET 11

Xbox and Gaming

Rockstar corrects reports of exclusive Xbox GTA VI streaming. Launch is Nov 19

Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leaks again, with a built-in screen

October Game Pass: Battlefield 6 and more

Sony brings QSSR AI upscaling to the standard PS5

Google Playground lets you vibe-code games

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: Desktop98.com, a Windows 98 simulator in your browser

App pick: Gears of War: E-Day (Game Pass Ultimate and PC)

Brown liquor pick: 1792 Small Batch bourbon

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