Home Theater Geeks 500: CEDIA 2025 Part 2

This year's CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association) Expo was chock full of interesting audio and video products, though very few made their world debut at the show. Still, there's plenty to talk about with special guest Michael Heiss, industry journalist, consultant, and jolly good CEDIA Fellow. In Part 2, we talk about all the audio goodies he saw there, as well as some of the mega-demos. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Michael Heiss 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.

Apple shook up its 2025 iPhone lineup and Mikah and Rosemary break down which model actually fits your life, budget, and hands! Plus, the under-the-radar launch day surprises that could change your pre-order strategy. • iPhone 17 lineup explained: 17, 17 Pro, Pro Max, and Air • iPhone preorder experiences, successes, and snags • Choosing between iPhone 17, Air, and Pro: key differences and who should buy • iPhone 17: colors, display, aluminum build, and dual cameras overview • Who should skip the iPhone 17 for screen size or accessibility needs • iPhone Air: larger, thinner, titanium, single camera, and new MagSafe battery • Trade-offs of Air's lightweight design vs. camera features and battery life • Pro and Pro Max: aluminum unibody, thermal improvements, and triple lenses • Updated camera system, optical zoom, and thermal management in Pro models • Carrier SIM slot impacts battery life on non-US iPhones • Tips for iPhone declutter, storage management, and accessory costs • Shortcuts Corner: iOS 26 Home app adaptive temperature and thermostat updates • App Caps: Art of Fauna app and $15 JETech slim iPhone case recommendation 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.

With AI hype everywhere, are we confusing slick projections and sci-fi clichés for real progress? This episode exposes the flawed thinking behind tech's boldest predictions and dives into what your future with "intelligent machines" might actually look like—waffles and all. Interview with Nick Foster AI's $344 Billion 'Language Model' Bet Looks Fragile Yann LeCun's mondo preso Elon Musk's xAI Lays Off 500 Data Annotation Workers Bessent: TikTok deal 'framework' reached with China, Trump and Xi will finalize it Friday The OpenAI paper on usage Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope ChatGPT Will Guess Your Age and Might Require ID for Age Verification Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope A Maslow-Inspired Hierarchy of Engagement with AI Model I Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books—I Do Now How an AI Giant Became Obsessed With an Albino Alligator Amazon invests over $1 billion to raise employee pay, lower healthcare costs The Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers Rest of World: A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society Roadwarden David Lynch's quirky house Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Nick Foster 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: pantheon.io threatlocker.com/twit

With Windows 10's end-of-life looming, Paul and Leo dissect the real risks, questionable hardware requirements, and whether dumping old PCs in landfills is an acceptable trade-off for modern security. Plus, why is Apple finally buying up touchscreen displays for MacBooks after years of resistance, and what could that mean for the future of both Mac and Windows hardware? Windows Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to continue Windows 10 support Reminder: Windows 11 25H2 ISOs are available... x64 only, in Insider Preview. Arm version is from Dev channel and is a VHDX Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2) - Copilot prompt in Click to Do, Prompt recommendations in Start, controller navigation for gaming handhelds, SCOOBE, agents in the Store, more Release Preview (24H2 AND 25H2) - Click to Do table detection, action tags, and Summarize improvements; agent in Settings improvements, Hardware indicator improvements, more Quick Machine Recovery is a solid addition to your recovery toolbox Microsoft releases Windows 365 Cloud Apps in Preview A MacBook with a touch screen? Oh the irony Microsoft 365 Microsoft finally settles Teams antitrust case with EU and you're not going to believe what happens next Microsoft 365 desktop apps (i.e. "Office") gets Copilot chat even for free - Web grounded? That's ungrounded, right? Microsoft 365 commercial pulls in previously separate sales, service, and financial services Outlook Lite is heading off to a farm to chase rabbits No more Office file editing in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone and iPad AI OpenAI and Microsoft hint at another major restructuring of their partnership Auto AI model selection comes to Visual Studio Code. Your orchestration is showing Visual Studio 2026 on .NET Rocks and the recent news about configuring GitHub Copilot in VS 20xx. Hardware October is going to be a big month for new hardware Apple rumored for October Google Home on October 1 with Gemini Amazon devices (September 30, close enough) Where are the next-gen PC chips? Xbox & games Third-party store integration comes to Xbox app on Windows Microsoft kicks off another big half month for Xbox Game Pass Epic Games can't stop beating Google in court Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Improve Windows 11 security App pick of the week: Google app for Windows Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. 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: uscloud.com helixsleep.com/twit

Apple just rewrote the rules of device security with a chip-level upgrade that could wipe out most iPhone vulnerabilities overnight. Find out how "memory integrity enforcement" aims to make exploits a thing of the past—and why it took half a decade to pull off. Are Bitcoin ATMs anything more than scamming terminals. Ransomware hits the Uvalde school district and Jaguar. Did "Scattered LapSus Hunters" just throw in the towel. Germany, for one, to vote "no" on Chat Control. Russia's new MAX messenger has startup troubles. Samsung follows Apple's WhatsApp patch chain. Shocker: UK school hacks are mostly by students. HackerOne was hacked. Connected washing machines in Amsterdam hacked. DDoS breaks another record. Bluesky to implement conditional age verification. Enforcement actions for Global Privacy Control. Might Apple have finally beaten vulnerabilities Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1043-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: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT vanta.com/SECURITYNOW threatlocker.com for Security Now bitwarden.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Shelly Brisbin joins the show this week! Who got which of the new devices that were announced at last week's Apple event? Reviews of the latest OS 26 operating systems are starting to roll out. Should you get the iPhone Air? And Apple scored big at the recent Emmys with 22 wins! iOS 26 Review: Through a glass, liquidly. Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air. The iPhone 17 square selfie camera is a bigger deal than you think. Siri just got five surprise iOS 26 features, here's what's new. Apple's Outstanding Comedy The Studio sweeps as the most-winning freshman comedy in Emmy history... visionOS 26 now available starting today: Here's what's new for Apple Vision Pro. Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs leaves and rejoins Apple. Picks of the Week Shelly's Pick: Case for Vision Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Web Importer Alex's Picks: Carrot Weather & Tenganda Tea Leo's Pick: pico-mac-nano Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: Shelly Brisbin 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: Melissa.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit pantheon.io cachefly.com/twit

iPhone 17 event live blog: on the ground at Apple's keynote Google Court Doc: Open Web Is In Rapid Decline Anthropic Judge Rejects $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (1) The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes What to expect from Meta Connect SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar's spectrum for Starlink's direct-to-phone service Tesla Wants Out of the Car Business Tesla Offers Elon Musk an Unprecedented $1 Trillion Pay Package Gen Z protests in Nepal, sparked by a social media ban, have killed nearly 2 dozen and injured hundreds. Here's what to know Microdramas are TikTok turned up to 11, and they're coming for your time and money Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age Kodak's mini camera fits on your keyring and is smaller than an AirPods case Geek News Central Mourns the Loss of Todd Cochrane Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Dan Patterson, Victoria Song, and Jason Hiner Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech 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: expressvpn.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit oracle.com/twit shopify.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT

This week Microsoft Open Sources one of its oldest codebases, Firefox is blitzing its codebase, and Apache (the name) is no more. Pipewire, CUPS, and Fwupd all ships updates. Bcachefs's future is a bit uncertain, and VDPAU is certainly out of Mesa. For tips we have default handling with wpctl, server management with ansible, and Wine performance with ntsync. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/3K26caz and See you next week! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell and Ken McDonald Download or subscribe to Untitled Linux Show at https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show 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.

On Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent helps Rich out with getting their webcam to work on their Mac Mni when the webcam is fairly far away from their computer Send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! [email protected] Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech 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.

You've heard the news about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars... now get the inside scoop from one of the paper's key authors. Dr. Michael Tice is a research scientist and planetary geologist at Texas A&M, and has a lot to say about how the research was pulled from the year-old drill sampling, the incredible rigor that was applied to their findings, and what's next in this amazing story. It's the one we've all been waiting for--a possible indication of life beyond our own planet! Headlines: NASA's Interim Chief Declares Mission to Beat China Back to the Moon Starlink Satellite Photobombs Maxar Image of Secret Chinese Airbase James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Interstellar Jet "Flatulence" Main Topic: Signs of Ancient Life Discovered on Mars by Perseverance Dr. Michael Tice Explains Potential Biosignatures in Jezero Crater Discovery of Unusual "Leopard Spots" Linked to Possible Microbial Activity Redox Reactions and Organics Suggest Favorable Conditions for Life Debate Between Biological and Abiotic Explanations for Findings Cutting-Edge Rover Instruments Push Detection Limits Challenges of Confirming Life Without Sample Return to Earth Future Work Needed: Sample Return Missions and Analogs on Earth Broader Reflections on Mars Science, Search for Life, and Technology Choices Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Dr. Michael Tice 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