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For decades we've seen images of huge glass domes on the moon and Mars, but the reality of building settlements off-Earth is likely to look much different. This week we're joined by Evan Jensen of ICON Build, a company that, in just a few years, has created housing across Texas via 3D printing. Now, in association with NASA, they are also investing heavily in researching how to 3D print habitats on the moon and one day Mars. It isn't easy working in a vacuum--water freezes and evaporates instantly, and any other materials you need must be transported there. ICON has some unique processes they are testing in their large vacuum chambers, and the results are truly fascinating. Join us for a look into the future of living on other worlds! Headlines: - NASA has selected SpaceX for a $843 million contract to de-orbit the International Space Station (ISS) around 2030 - ISS astronauts took shelter after a Russian satellite exploded, creating over 100 pieces of shrapnel - Boeing's Starliner capsule faces an indefinite delay in its return from the ISS due to technical issues Feedback: - Listener Tim Lazaroff suggests two space-themed songs by the group Lord of the Lost - Rod Pyle addresses inquiries about the decision to de-orbit the ISS, explaining the aging technology and high maintenance costs Main Topic: 3D Printing for Construction on Earth and Beyond with Evan Jensen - ICON's founders started the company in 2018 to push the limits of 3D printing technology for construction - ICON has completed several projects, including the House of Phoenix and a 3D-printed neighborhood in Texas - Project Olympus aims to use 3D printing for construction on the Moon and Mars, utilizing in-situ resources - On the Moon, ICON plans to use a laser-directed energy deposition system to melt and solidify lunar regolith - Challenges of lunar construction include the unsuitability of water in the concrete mix, extreme temperatures, and the need for robotic systems - ICON is developing lunar regolith simulants and testing robotic systems in their "Moon Box" facility - Mars construction may involve more traditional materials, but thermal energy deposition could still be viable - ICON's Vitruvius AI architecture model allows users to design homes based on their preferences and needs - The company's ultimate goal is to use robotics, automation, and AI to help solve the global housing crisis on Earth while enabling a sci-fi future of extraterrestrial habitation Host: Rod Pyle Co-Host: Isaac Arthur Guest: Evan Jensen Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Emily Dreibelbis joins us this week on Tech News Weekly! We are starting to see some effects following Elon Musk's decision to lay off the entire Tesla Supercharger team. Which businesses have begun to benefit from the AI Boom that we're in? What Netflix has learned since expanding from streaming video content into the world of video game publication. And the Recording Industry Assocation of America (RIAA) sues Udio and Suno. Emily Dreibelbis talks about the fallout from Elon Musk's firing of Tesla's Supercharger team and how car companies that have agreed to use Tesla's Supercharger are starting to be impacted by the change. Mikah shares an article from The New York Times about businesses profiting from Artificial Intelligence. Netflix is best known for starting out in the DVD rental business and its vast streaming library. Now, it has entered the video game publishing world, and has learned a lot since delving into it. Finally, Kate Knibbs from WIRED joins the show to discuss the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuit against the AI generative music platforms Suno and Udio. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Dreibelbis Guest: Kate Knibbs Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/zerotrustAI wix.com/studio

The passwords we use to protect our online accounts are insecure and easily compromised. For this reason, Microsoft has been working with industry partners for decades to create and standardize new ways to reduce our reliance on passwords and improve the security of our accounts and the private data they contain. The ultimate goal is to eliminate passwords all-together: In this passwordless world, we can authenticate–prove who we are–using methods that are more secure and easier than typing a password. Host: Paul Thurrott Want access to the video version 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.

Discover the hidden potential of the iPhone 15 Pro's Action Button! Join Mikah Sargent as he reveals how to customize this versatile feature, from launching the camera and setting Focus Modes to activating accessibility tools and running personalized Shortcuts. Unlock new ways to make your iPhone work smarter for you in this detailed walkthrough. Use and customize the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/action-button-iphone-15-pro-max-iphe89d61d66/ios Host: Mikah Sargent Want access to the video version 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.

After hearing about Sony's 2024 TV lineup, Dan is confused about TV brightness and color, especially as it relates to different display technologies. Scott Wilkinson sheds some light on this tricky issue. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to the video version 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.

Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard check out the first set of winners and finalists of the Apple Design Awards 2024. They discuss apps and games that stood out in the categories of Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, and Interaction, highlighting how these apps and games make the most of Apple's technologies and deliver exceptional experiences. Later in the Shortcuts Corner segment, Rosemary tackles a listener question about creating a medication reminder shortcut. Main Topic: Apple Design Award Winners - Part 1 Bears Gratitude (winner, Delight and Fun): A cute and colorful journaling app that encourages daily gratitude entries and self-care. NYT Games (winner, Delight and Fun): A comprehensive collection of games from the New York Times, including crosswords, Spelling Bee, Wordle, and more. Crayola Adventures (winner, Inclusivity): An adventure game for children that sets a new standard for inclusive character creation options. oko (winner, Inclusivity): An accessible navigation app that uses AI to provide detailed instructions and assistance for visually impaired users. Lost in Play (winner, Innovation): A beautifully drawn adventure game that feels like an interactive graphic novel. Procreate Dreams (winner, Innovation): A powerful drawing and illustration app that takes full advantage of the Apple Pencil and its features. Crouton (winner, Interaction): A feature-rich recipe manager and meal planner with unique interactions, such as using facial gestures to navigate recipes on iPhone and iPad. Rytmos (winner, Interaction): A clever puzzle game where solving mazes creates layered audio loops, resulting in a full musical composition. Shortcuts Corner: Listener Alex asks for help creating a shortcut to remind his father-in-law to take medication every five hours, without disturbing him during the night. Rosemary explains that while it's not possible to directly log medication in the Health app, a close solution can be achieved. She suggests adding an icon to the home screen that, when tapped, logs the medication as taken and sets a reminder for the next dose. The shortcut should also disable any existing medication reminders and avoid setting reminders during the father-in-law's sleeping hours. Rosemary walks through the process of creating the shortcut using actions like Find Alarms, Adjust Date, and If statements. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version 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. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to [email protected].

Google announces surprise Pixel 9 hardware event in August Jeff Jarvis testimony on the California Journalism Preservation Act This Week in Tunnels Toys r us AI video Exclusive: Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp Autobiography app OpenAI's CTO treats creativity like a problem to be solved — and that itself is the problem AI Doesn't Kill Jobs? Tell That to Freelancers Record Labels Sue Suno & Udio for Training AI Models on Their Songs I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again The rise—and fall—of the software developer Google is killing infinite scroll on search results Google Will Let You Personalize Gemini After Your Favorite YouTuber Google Cast is coming to more hotel room TVs later this year Google shutting down 'Stack: PDF Scanner' in September A Captcha for Mikah's Therapist Scientists create smiling robot face from living human skin cells German face wurst Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: kolide.com/twig bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything. Windows 11 Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day) This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks Copilot+ PC Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11 Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7 Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think The Windows 11 decoder ring Antitrust As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple) The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple) This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service Xbox -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently) -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale Tips and Picks -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades -App pick of the week: Proton Drive -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12 Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly

Expected follow-up on CVE-2024-30078 From Russia with Love An EU privacy agency complains about Google's Privacy Sandbox? Email @ GRC Security Now SPAM? Orange Tsai needs help! Recall and 3rd Party Leakage Errata The Mixed Blessing of a Crappy PRNG Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-980-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit 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. Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT 1password.com/securitynow mylio.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

Brussels accuses Apple of breaking EU rules. There may be more indication of Apple's plans for its Vision Pro product lineup. Apple was contemplating partnering with Meta to integrate their AI system into the iPhone. And the Final Cut Camera app is now available on the App Store. Brussels accuses Apple of breaking EU competition rules. Apple won't roll out AI tech In EU market over regulatory concerns, Apple Vision plans: cheaper model in late 2025, Vision Pro 2 in 2026, AR Glasses. First iPhone game-streaming service brings 1,300 retro classics. Apple says no to PC emulators on iOS. Apple spurned idea of iPhone AI partnership with Meta months ago. Apple sets bold new goals for automating iPhone factories. For Apple's AI push, China is a missing piece. The world's first Spatial Computing Hack: I finally found a bug that literally fills your room full of bugs. Final Cut Camera for iPhone now available on the App Store. MicroMac, a Macintosh for under £5. How broken are Apple's Parental Controls? It took 3 years to fix an x-rated loophole. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Combustion Predictive Thermometer Alex's Pick: Final Cut Pro & StreamVoodoo Andy's Pick: Shure MV7+ Podcast Mic Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zocdoc.com/macbreak 1password.com/macbreak