Hands-On Apple 206: Testing Hearing Health With Just iPhone & AirPods Pro

This week we look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and some of the most laughable) movies about critters from outer space! Witness the terror of men in floppy rubber suits! Cringe as the century plant-like triffids take over people's brains! Scream along with us as rock spiders on the moon devour astroanuts' faces! It's a true popuourri of space-borne horrors as we discuss some of the best (okay, and worst) space sci-fi movies of all time! Headlines: • NASA Science Centers Face Shutdown and Controversy During Budget Crisis • SpaceX Promises to Simplify Artemis 3 Moon Landing, Details Remain Vague • Night Sky Halloween Highlights: Two Can't-Miss Comets • Tribute to Buzz Aldrin's Late Wife, Anka Ferrer Main Topic: Scary Space Movies—A Halloween Special • Classic 1950s Sci-Fi: The Thing from Another World, Terror from Beyond Space • Martian Invasions: War of the Worlds Films and HBO/BBC Adaptations • Alien Franchise: From Horror to Action Blockbusters • Unique Entries: Day of the Triffids, Quatermass, Event Horizon, Apollo 18 • Modern Space Horror: Life, Pandorum, Sunshine, and Sputnik • Real-Life Space Terror: Apollo 13's Harrowing True Story • Honorable Mentions and B-movie Picks: Green Slime, The Blob, Leprechaun 4, Jason X Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Jacob Ward of The Rip Current joins Mikah Sargent this week! OpenAI disclosed stats on mental health from its users' chats within ChatGPT. How deepfake videos are becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate. Cybersecurity concerns over AI-powered browsers. And the latest from Adobe Max! Jacob talks about OpenAI's release of stats surrounding mental health, warning signs, and how its model is doing to recognize and support people in moments of distress. Mikah chats about how it's starting to become harder to recognize videos that are AI-generated. Mikah also talks about AI browsers and how slowly these browsers are becoming a ticking cybersecurity time bomb. And artist Joe Esposito joins us from Adobe Max to share everything that was announced at Adobe's annual creativity conference. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jacob Ward Guest: Joe Esposito Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit threatlocker.com/twit auraframes.com/ink ventionteams.com/twit

Microsoft is redefining the "AI PC" to include almost every machine running Windows 11, putting futuristic Copilot features in the hands of millions overnight. Find out what surprises—from voice-triggered actions to smart app integrations—are landing on your desktop next. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

See how AirPods Pro team up with your iPhone to run a personal hearing test and tailor audio just for you. Get a firsthand look at a health tool you may not realize is sitting in your pocket. Step-by-step guide to starting hearing test and prepping devices Real-time noise detection and environment checks during test setup Fit adjustment guidance and sound tests for optimal AirPod positioning Tone pulses and interactive hearing assessment via iOS Health integration Saving and reviewing audiogram results in Health app after test completion AirPods tuning and hearing assistance recommendations based on test results Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Apple at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-apple Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

John Hunter asks about using high-end TVs as computer monitors. It's certainly possible, but there are several considerations to keep in mind. Scott Wilkinson explains. Host: Scott Wilkinson Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

What if your child's screen time could actually boost creativity, math skills, and problem-solving, all with the right app? Check out the latest apps turning iPads into playgrounds and classrooms for little learners, with hands-on demos you can watch! Khan Academy Kids - Offline educational features Funexpected Math - Interactive audio math games for kids Thinkrolls Kings and Queens - Puzzle logic and problem-solving for children MarcoPolo Ocean & Arctic apps - Free ocean and Arctic exploration Importance of local teacher and App Store recommendations for kids' learning apps Feedback: Managing energy, not just time, with Structured app App Caps: Troubleshooting CarPlay with new wireless adapter fix Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at [email protected]. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Can an AI truly care about your feelings—or is emotional intelligence in machines just the most sophisticated form of manipulation? Dr. Alan Cowen of Hume AI joins the crew to unpack the promise and peril of emotionally adept bots, even as they're quietly shaping how we connect, seek help, and parent in the digital age. Virtual Try On Free Online - AI Clothes Changer | i-TryOn Oreo-maker Mondelez to use new generative AI tool to slash marketing costs OpenAI Moves to Generate AI Music in Potential Rivalry With Startup Suno Surprising no one, researchers confirm that AI chatbots are incredibly sycophantic Microsoft's Mico heightens the risks of parasocial LLM relationships Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon - Dexerto A Definition of AGI OpenAI Finalizes Corporate Restructuring, Gives Microsoft 27% Stake and Technology Access Until 2032 - Slashdot This mom's son was asking Tesla's Grok AI chatbot about soccer. It told him to send nude pics, she says Nvidia Becomes World's First $5 Trillion Company - Slashdot Paris Hilton Has Been Training Her AI for Years How Realistic is OpenAI's 2028 Timeline For Automating AI Research Itself? Tesla's "Mad Max" mode is now under federal scrutiny Zenni's Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age Alphabet earnings Meta earnings You Have No Idea How Screwed OpenAI Actually Is Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for roughly $1.5B Casio's Fluffy AI Robot Squeaked Its Way Into My Heart For the sake of the show, I will suffer this torture -jj Machine Olfaction and Embedded AI Are Shaping the New Global Sensing Industry A silly little photoshoot with your friends Bugonia Celebrating 25 years of Google Ads The Data Is In: The Washington Post Can't Replace Its "TikTok Guy" Peak screen? Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Dr. Alan Cowen 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 shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security zapier.com/machines agntcy.org ventionteams.com/twit

Welp, Azure crashed on Microsoft's earnings day, the cloud's weakest link exposed just as AI investments hit mind-boggling numbers. And 2.5 years into the AI era, things are still moving quickly, and there are extreme opinions on both ends of the spectrum. But Paul finally found a source for a good way to evaluate AI and figure out where it works and where it does not. It came from an unexpected place.Windows 11 Week D arrives with a massive Preview Update for 24H2 and 25H2 - including the new Start menu, finally Copy & Search, Voice typing improvements, Proactive Memory Diagnostics, more in Dev and Beta Copilot Vision in Copilot app updated with text input and output across all Insider channels Intel earnings are great unless you understand how numbers work Microsoft 365 Australia regulator sues Microsoft over misleading Microsoft 365 consumer pricing Copilot is being integrated into the People, Files, and Calendar companion apps for Microsoft 365 commercial On the day Microsoft will report earnings, Microsoft 365 and Azure went down. Hilarious! AI OpenAI completes its transition to a for-profit owned by a non-profit Microsoft's stake is 27 percent. A lot has changed in the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership agreement WSJ finally calls out Microsoft for its lack of financial reporting transparency. Paul's been complaining about that for over a decade - Big Tech has became a shell game. These companies are managing money they don't even have and actual products and services and "real" value be damned Big Copilot feature dump for consumers with a human touch: Mico, Copilot Groups, memory improvements, connectors, Proactive Actions in preview, Copilot for Health, Copilot in Edge improvements, and Copilot in Windows updates from last week Microsoft 365 Copilot is getting App Builder and Workflow agents GitHub Copilot to support third-party AI agents Grammarly rebrands as Superhuman Xbox and gaming Credible report claims Microsoft requires Xbox/Microsoft Gaming to deliver 30 percent profit margin That is impossible and this is clearly coming from Amy Hood and has led to the ensh*ttification of Xbox as a platform As Microsoft launches first gaming handhelds, all anyone wants to talk about is the next-generation Xbox console. It started with Sarah Bond last week - "very premium" console with "curated" experience Phil Spencer discusses it this week, who implied Windows at the heart of console The rumor mill churns up - Will be Windows, as we've said, will drop multiplayer paywall that debuted in 2002 Now Satya Nadella is commenting on the next console, confirms publisher focus for this business Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming in 2026, new features, new Unreal Engine graphics, new PS5 compatibility Also, The Outer Worlds 2 is now available. Yes, on PS5 too Amazon relaunches Luna, and the new Amazon layoffs point to a new focus on casual gaming Tips and picks Tip of the week: Understand where AI works and where AI is just a marketing term used to hype something that doesn't work App pick of the week: Tiny11 Builder RunAs Radio this week: AI for DBAs with Grant Fritchey Brown liquor pick of the week: Redbreast Dream Casks These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/956 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: framer.com/design promo code WW auraframes.com/ink ventionteams.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Just when you thought DNS cache poisoning was a thing of the past, Steve and Leo reveal why this 17-year-old bug is making a dramatic comeback—and why most DNS resolvers still can't manage high-quality random numbers after all this time. The unsuspected sucking power of a Linux-based robot vacuum. Russia to follow China's vulnerability reporting laws. A pair of Scattered Spider UK teen hackers arrested. Facebook,Instagram and TikTok violating the EU's DSA. Microsoft Teams bringing user WiFi tracking bypolicy. You backed up. That's great. Did you test that backup? Coveware reports all-time lowransomware payment rate. Ransomware negotiator reports how the bad guys get in. Lots of listener thoughts and feedback about NIST passwords. And against all reason and begging credulity, it seems we still haven't managed to put high-quality random number generators into our DNS resolvers. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1049-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 shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hoxhunt.com/securitynow zapier.com/securitynow 1password.com/securitynow veeam.com zscaler.com/security

Apple held a special developer event for immersive media experiences last week, and some of MacBreak's own were there! Did Apple reduced production levels for its iPhone Air? Apple crosses the $4 trillion market cap. And what's going on with Apple's lawsuit against Jon Prosser? Apple holds special developer event touting immersive media experiences for Vision Pro. Samsung takes on Apple's Vision Pro with new Galaxy XR headset. Apple iPhone Air cuts mean very little in October 2025. iPhone Air production cut orders may not be true. The UK CMA says it will label Apple and Google as having "strategic market status", imposing stricter rules on how they run their platforms to boost competition. US judge decertifies Apple app store class action. Apple crosses $4 trillion market cap for the first time. Apple begins shipping American-made AI servers from Texas. Apple says Jon Prosser 'has not indicated' when he may respond to lawsuit. Apple readies new framework to let iPhone users migrate app data to and from Android. iPhone 18 Pro could gain satellite 5G as SpaceX chases Apple partnership. Apple seeds iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1 release candidates. Picks of the Week Alex's Pick: Blackmagic Camera Leo's Picks: Adobe's Project Indigo & Casio's G-Shock Nano DWN-5600 Andy's Pick: Susan Kare's Prints Jason's Pick: Daft Music Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell 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 shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: auraframes.com/ink zapier.com/macbreak outsystems.com/twit cachefly.com/twit