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Can one developer's breakthrough double or even quadruple local AI performance on your own hardware? Explore how TensorFold could make cloud-based models look slow and why giants like Apple and Nvidia are taking notice. Nvidia is Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang The Nvidia capital atlas: really good graphics (12) Fireside Alpha on X: "Dario Amodei says cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease, and mental illness will be relics of the past in less than a decade, and that "we can create an age of miracles" "You know, if today we look at things like cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease, mental illness, these will be https://t.co/quRQbixDSu" / X AMD Zen 6 EPYC 'Venice' deep dive and benchmarking – 9686F outclasses Nvidia's Vera, dual EPYC 9996 with 1,024 threads delivers up to 93% performance gain gen-on-gen Anthropic to Seek $1.3 Trillion Valuation in IPO Anthropic to Proceed With IPO Roadshow Next Week 3 takeaways from the big AI report on Anthropic everyone is talking about Anthropic lets Claude read your bank accounts, but not move money OpenAI Completes $11 Billion Portion of Funding at $1.25 Trillion Value Gemini 4 Carbon is now available DeepMind reveals Gemini Robotics 2.5 and open safety benchmark "ASIMOV-jailbreak" Google touts AI breakthrough, path to "unhackable" software Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable Google Won't Give Schools the One Thing They Want AI teddy for three-year-olds gave unprompted self-harm reply, BBC finds United Airlines Is Banning AI Bots From Booking Flights Alex Karp says he's a lifelong Democrat — and Palantir's products are 'essentially progressive' I Used NYT Cooking's New AI-Powered Recipe Modifier, and It's Actually Pretty Good Spelunkr - cable TV but weirder danah boyd: No one paid me to disagree with Jonathan Haidt. It was teenagers who taught me that he was wrong. remember the world bollard association Munich's Alguth Stone Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Ash Hart 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: namecheap.promo use code TWIT outshift.com helixsleep.com/machines incogni.com/machines code MACHINES

Leo is back! From Patch Tuesday's 1000+ vulnerabilities to the relentless updates and evolving Windows features, the conversation lays bare how quickly the desktop is being reinvented, with hybrid AI and hardware hiccups included! Local AI does not rise to the challenge, hampering RTX Spark. Plus, Paul has finally started incorporating AI into his work. Windows Patch Tuesday: Minor improvements across 25H2/26H2 and 26H1 Five new builds on Friday, just one notable feature change Clipchamp is still the reigning king of easy-to-use but powerful video editors Microsoft Edge and Widgets in Windows 11 get a new Discover feed Opera now has over 100 million users on desktop Vivaldi completely rewrites its tracker and ad blockers on desktop and mobile Qualcomm earnings: Waiting on the datacenter to save the company HP OmniBook Ultra 16 review - RTX Spark is here AI and dev No one expected Jensen Huang to be the problem with Big AI After a powerful set of updates, now you can use Google Antigravity for productivity, too Adobe opens up to third-party AI assistants, expands partnerships with Microsoft and Google New Linux distribution promises to out-AI Windows 11 - a few thoughts about how AI will benefit Linux .NET 11 arrives at .NET Conf 2026 Discord is rewriting its app in Rust and you're not going to believe what happens next XBOX and gaming The new XBOX Nano Controller comes with an awesome surprise The new XBOX app is here on Windows 11, mobile, and cloud, and it's much faster AutoSR comes to AMD-based Copilot+ PCs, ROG XBOX Ally gaming handhelds You can preload GTA VI now EA remasters classic games in Ultima and Wing Commander series, more Nintendo: 6.49 million Switch units Sony: 2.6 million PS5 units - now over 100 million units cumulatively Tips and picks Tip of the week: Do it for free App pick of the week: AI 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: incogni.com/windows code WINDOWS threatlocker.com/twit

From hacked French refrigerators igniting fires to a massive OpenSSH authentication bug hiding in plain sight for a decade, this week's stories expose how lapses in basic security ripple into chaos—and why AI is now both a weapon and shield. TA surprising announcement regarding SpinRite. What is being "AI-pilled" and how does it happen. OpenAI just released GPT-6 Cyber. What does that mean. An irresponsible hacker published 30+ N-Able 0-days. 700 French refrigerators hacked. What's next. Lots of listener feedback about the Cloudflare tunneling solution, Voyager 1, true hardware drive encryption, the random number 4 and the amount of debris in orbit Then we look at a 10-year old serious SSH authentication bug (that's kinda wonderful) Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1104-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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com trustedtech.team/twit originhq.com/securitynow joindeleteme.com/twit-biz

Siri AI is now accessible for developers. The quality issues with the iPhone Duo may actually come down to bad parts. And the original iPod went on sale 25 years ago today. Apple begins opening Siri AI to developers. Apple CEO presses software chief to pursue more ambitious AI strategy. iPhone Duo hinge issue down to bad parts, not bad design. iPhone 18 Pro review: Camera quality and other upgrades mean I can't go back to the cheaper iPhones after this. 2026 iPad mini review: Maximizing the mini. The original iPod went on sale 25 years ago today. About the illuminated Apple logo on MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display. Fake Homebrew installer linked to record-breaking $6.3 billion Binance heist. Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is getting a LEGO set. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: Patrick Stewart's "A Christmas Carol" Doc's Pick: RigMap Matthew's Picks: Xbox Nano Controller, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2, and the ESP32 powered Mac 128k Hosts: Leo Laporte and Andy Ihnatko Guests: Doc Rock and Matthew Cassinelli 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Simplify.us/NestEgg zocdoc.com/macbreak

NVIDIA's CEO is caught in a honeypot scandal with global AI power plays hanging in the balance, just as data centers come under fire from both voters and lawmakers across the US. From the abrupt end of the Tesla Cybertruck to hackers weaponizing smart fridges, this week's episode dives into the messy, hilarious, and sometimes alarming ways future tech is colliding with real-world consequences. • Tesla Cybertruck canned after recalls, plunging sales, and controversy • Remembering Aaron Swartz and the ethics of open access • Academic journals, research paywalls, and access challenges • Voters across US reject data centers in local elections • Apple debuts pricey OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros • BYD, Chinese cars, and the end of US auto dominance • France's top literary prize rocked by AI-assisted novel controversy • NVIDIA CEO ensnared in alleged Chinese intelligence honeypot probe • Data center power demands spark silent vs noisy turbine debate • Global refrigerator hacks spoil food, expose IoT vulnerabilities • FAA finally ditches floppy disks for national air traffic control • Allyn's rig and Padre's Fanttik Cafein 11 Portable Coffee Maker! https://link.amazon/B0gOz4i8Z (affiliate link) Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Guests: Allyn Malventano, Iain Thomson, and David Hewlett 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit-biz

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers a question from Bruce, who has just moved into a new home with an ASUS AX6600 XT8 AiMesh system on wired Ethernet backhaul plus two pre-installed Araknis access points, and wants to know how to combine them under a single Wi-Fi network name and manage device handoff between the two brands, or whether switching the ASUS nodes to access point mode would be the better approach. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: NetSuite.AI/HOT

This week we start out with the critical OpenSSH bug, where some systems let you log in with any password over 256 characters. Then there's the end of the 7.4 merge window, a really exciting Linux release slated for the holidays, and boasting the biggest single version changeset in the kernel's history. OpenAI has found nearly a thousand vulnerabilities in the kernel, GOG Galaxy is officially coming to Linux, OpenShot releases 4.1, and Asahi Linux is making progress and some big changes to the project. For tips we have ccrypt for file encryption and decryption, rmlint for finding unneeded files, gio for lots of things including emptying the trash, and ebook-polish for cleaning up your EPUBs. The show notes are at https://bit.ly/4iE8Wsb and have a great week! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie, Rob Campbell, and Ken McDonald Download or subscribe to Untitled Linux Show at https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Robots have, and always will, be the first to go to the dark and scary places in space. For many years, Dr. Jim Green oversaw these missions for NASA as their Chief Scientist. He joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of planetary exploration. Jim has always been passionate about NASA's science programs and believes we're quite likely to find life off-Earth in the near future. Join us! Headlines: NASA Unveils New X-70 Fractal X-Plane with Reconfigurable Tech Earth Gains Temporary "Mini Moon" Asteroid 2026 QQ8 NASA Hosts First-Ever Max Power Air Show Highlighting Space Innovation Deep Space Nine's Iconic "Trials and Tribble-ations" Episode Turns 30 Main Topic: Planetary Exploration, Science Funding, and Planetary Defense With Dr. Jim Green Top Unexplored Targets: Sending a Submarine to Europa's Ocean How Political Changes Affect NASA's Budget and Science Programs Mars Sample Return: Obstacles, Funding Challenges, and Possible Human Exploration Synergy Science Communication: Relating New Discoveries to Everyday Life and Public Engagement JPL's "7 Minutes of Terror" and Changing Outreach Strategies Building Support for Planetary Defense and the DART Mission Black Swan Events: How Earth is Threatened by Rare, High-Speed Oort Cloud Comets Innovative Approaches to Science Education through the Metaverse and Outreach Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Dr. Jim Green 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/space threatlocker.com/twit

Google's new policy for the use of its AI products with K-12 accounts. A SpaceX phone service? The aftermath of the largest crypto theft at Binance. And how the "agentic web" is being welcomed by some websites. Google is switching off its AI tools for K-12 accounts unless schools opt in, but schools that opt out will lose access to Google Search. A report from The Washington Post shows that Elon Musk is seeking a way for network access to start a phone service with SpaceX and is reportedly pursuing EchoStar, Boost Mobile's parent company, after being rejected by Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Taking a look at how Binance survived the biggest crypto theft on record, about $6.3 billion, which its incident report traces to a month-long North Korean campaign that included a tampered Homebrew installer and a fake job interview. And MIT Technology Review took a look at the "agentic web," showing AI agents from Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic being welcomed by some sites and blocked by others, such as Amazon shutting out Meta's Muse. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: trustedtech.team/twit framer.com/tnw tanium.com/mythos-twit

Tiny11 Builder just got a sleek WinUI overhaul, giving Windows 11 users unprecedented control to strip out bloat, forced accounts, and unwanted apps right from the installation. Explore the tools and tactics for building your own ideal Windows experience. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: threatlocker.com/twit