A look back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year:

• Emily Forlini of PCMag and her story about the AI "dating scene" AI through ChatGPT Plus and AI boyfriends and her somewhat lackluster experience.
• Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and the breaking news that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple for claims that the company has an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market.
• Amanda Silberlng and her story that she wrote about how how AI images have entered this year's Met Gala's online discourse through celebrities who "appeared" on the Met Gala carpet.
• Abrar Al-Heeti and her story about how Harvard students created an app called I-XRAY that uses Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses and facial recognition to find personal data on people in real-time, raising privacy concerns.
• Leah Nylen of Bloomberg talks with Mikah about the Google Antitrust Case and The Department of Justice's recommendations that could reshape the tech giant.
• And Nick Steele and David Turner from the FIDO Alliance join Mikah to discuss the Alliance's new specifications involving passkeys and their portability.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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• Jeff's op-ed proposing that Bell Labs be turned into a Museum and School of the Internet
• Paris reveals her passion for pruning trees in NY
• Molly White's first appearance, stupid Wikipedia edit wars
• Ed Zitron's first appearance, elon's shady non-profits
• NYC apartment with a podcast studio
• What are cow magnets?
• Paris and Cathy, tab hoarders
• Paris digs into the source of the human cells used in a robotics experiment
• Craig stops by to talk about pancakes and his philanthopy
• Leo's audition for Megalopolis
• AI Genereated podcast of Paris' stories
• Paris getting her license to prune trees in NY

Host: Leo Laporte

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Windows Weekly wishes all viewers and listeners a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here's a look back at Microsoft's 2024!

• NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft
• Copilot Pro announced
• Copilot GPT Builder Impressions
• XZ Utils Backdoor Found by Microsoft Hero
• Copilot+ PC & Recall Announced
• Recall Drama Prompts Opt-in Changes
• Thurrant: WSJ Hit Piece on Qualcomm?
• Lenovo's nutty ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid
• 3 Mile Island Revival
• Halo Studios & Unreal Engine 5
• Snapdragon Dev Kit Unboxed
• Coffee and Nespresso tangent!
• Steve Gibson's Worry About "Connected Experiences"
• Intel's CEO "retires"
• Clonakilty Whiskey in studio!

Host: Leo Laporte

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Leo revisits some of the year's top Security Now segments of 2024.

• 956. Apple's Hardware Backdoor: Steve reflects on the previous week's 'The Mystery of CVE-2023-38606' deep-dive. Did Apple deliberately designed a secure backdoor?
• 960. Unforeseen Consequences of Google's 3rd-party Cookie Cutoff: As Google moves to phase out third-party cookies, the advertising industry scrambles to find new ways to track users, potentially leading to more intrusive methods like requiring users to create accounts on websites.
• 961. Bitlocker: Chipped or Cracked?: A clever hacker demonstrates how BitLocker-encrypted drives can be compromised on systems using separate TPM chips, highlighting the importance of integrating TPM functionality directly into the CPU.
• 964. So, What Is Apple's PQ3?: Steve analyzes Apple's new "PQ3" post-quantum safe iMessaging protocol, uestioning whether it truly offers superior security compared to Signal's existing solution.
• 976. Recall - The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb: Examining Microsoft's new "Recall" feature that records users' screens every few seconds, raising significant privacy concerns.
• 984. CrowdStruck: A look at the disastrous global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update, affecting airports, hospitals, banks, and more.
• 1000. Steve and Leo reflect on 1000 episodes of Security Now.
• 1001. Artificial General Intelligence: Steve and Leo discuss the challenges in achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the debate surrounding its potential timeline and societal impact.

Host: Leo Laporte

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Join us as we take a look back at some of MacBreak Weekly's best moments from 2024:

• The Vision Pro finally arrives, but someone on the panel is less than enthuastic about it.
• The Apple Car is suddenly no more!
• Department of Justice files an Antitrust Lawsuit against Apple.
• Apple announces the M4 chip.
• Apple's finally makes its foray into AI with Apple Intelligence.
• The Vision Pro Jingle is born.
• People finally started receiving their settlement payments over the butterfly keyboard lawsuit. Plus, the last recording of MacBreak Weekly in the Eastside Studio and the retirement of Jammer B.
• Why is Apple waiting to release Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1.
• Apple announces the new M4 Mac mini with a much smaller form factor.

Host: Leo Laporte

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• What's behind the tech industry's mass layoffs in 2024? : NPR
• Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date | WIRED
• Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows
• PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
• Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
• The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1
• Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip
• Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming
• Bluesky emerges
• The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates
• Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla
• SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms
• U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction
• Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal
• U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America
• U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack
• AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach
• National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
• Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No.
• New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids
• GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts)
• Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
• Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference
• Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and TicketmasterThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
• Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon
• OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever
• Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million
• Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event
• Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge
• Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban
• So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas
• Beeper's push for iMessage on Android is really over
• The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams
• Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks
• We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
• Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold
• Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years
• In Memoriam

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Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent

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The guys are back, this time with Intel news, Microsoft's new open source tool, and the dust-up between bottles and OpenSuse. We finally cover the Pi 500 and Pi monitor, review the latest Framework laptops, and take a look at Microsoft's new Open Source MarkItDown tool. For tips we have comm for comparing files, a tip on bash expansion, fbi for displaying images right on the frame buffer, and abcde for super simple audio CD extraction. The show notes are at https://bit.ly/4gtMyQ0

Merry Christmas, and we'll see you next year!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Jeff Massie, and David Ruggles

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On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Omar schedule his daughter's Mac to shut down at a specific time, Jed disables his children's iPads as the two-factor authentication points, and Ben has several questions related to iCloud Shared Albums, along with other viewers' questions!

• Omar is looking for a way to shut down his daughter's Mac at a specific time.
  • For Omar:
  • Type the following: sudo pmset repeat shutdown MTWRFSU 11:00:00
  • Type the following to confirm the schedule has been set: sudo pmset -g sched
  • To cancel the repeating shutdown, type the following: sudo pmset repeat cancel
• Wayne is wondering why he is unable to use a public Wi-Fi network on his phone, even though his phone shows that he is connected to that network.
• Jed is trying to find a way to remove his children's iPads from being used as the primary two-factor authentication points.
• Ben has several questions about iCloud Shares Albums and asks Mikah for as much help as possible.
• And Vernon follows up with Mikah after getting help from a few episodes ago!

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It's the holidays! This week, we are joined by producer Anthony and our old pal Ant Pruitt to celebrate and discuss a wide variety of topics, from first space memories to our favorite space toys to what spaceflight means to each of us. It's a warm "family reunion" you won't want to miss! Join us for some holiday cheer, and Tariq's "Tiny Tim" moment...

Headlines:
• NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make its closest approach to the sun on Christmas Eve 2024, flying within 3.8 million miles and withstanding temperatures up to 2,500°F to study the sun's behavior and dynamics
• Christmas and Hanukkah to be celebrated on the same day in 2024, with astronauts on the ISS enjoying the holidays and connecting with their families on Earth, continuing a 50-plus year tradition
• A potential partial shutdown is looming for the U.S. government, which could impact NASA and limit public outreach during the Parker Solar Probe's close approach to the sun

Main Topic - Space Memories and Space Toys:
First Space Memories:
• Tariq recalls building paper rockets with his mother and launching them on a friend's farm
• Ant shares his first space memories from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and the Challenger disaster
• Anthony mentions playing with Lego space sets sent by his aunt from Denmark
• Rod remembers listening to a Gemini mission on the radio at the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra lounge where his father worked and being captivated by Apollo 8's mission to orbit the moon and reading of Genesis on December 24, 1968

Favorite Space Toys:
• Rod shares memories of his ca. 1965 Big Loo Moon Robot and Major Matt Mason action figures, discussing the evolution of space toys in the 1960s
• Tariq reminisces about his Transformers Omega Supreme toy and a paper tab and slot space shuttle and carrier aircraft model
• Ant recalls his Transformers Skywarp toy and the appeal of its counterpart, Thundercracker
• Anthony talks about playing the video game Escape Velocity on his family's iMac computer
• The group discusses the joys and challenges of building model rockets, with Rod and Tariq sharing stories of their experiences
• Tariq shows off his new pre-built Estes space shuttle model rocket, comparing it to the more challenging build-it-yourself kits

The Importance of Space Exploration:
• Ant questions the allocation of resources for space exploration while critical issues on Earth remain unaddressed
• Rod counters by highlighting the technological, educational, and inspirational benefits of space programs, as well as the economic returns on investment, and the cultural importance of exploration
• The group discusses the potential impact of SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation on global connectivity and the debate surrounding its sustainability and alternatives
• Rod emphasizes the distinction between Elon Musk's ambitious Mars colonization plans and NASA's more measured approach to exploration
• The TWiS crew wishes everyone a happy holiday and Merry Christmas

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guests: Ant Pruitt and Anthony Nielsen

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Nvidia announces a tiny $249 AI supercomputer for AI hobbyists. The company Flipboard has a new social media system that allows you to create your own curated feeds. A look back at this past year's home theater tech with a friend of the network. And a look into sleepwear tech that will help you take a nap - on demand.

• Emily Forlini of PCMag talks about Nvidia's unveiling of a $249 palm-sized supercomputer that can help a variety of people with the power of AI to power their passion projects and hobbies.
• Mikah Sargent talks about Surf Social, a new social media network from Flipboard that allows you to create curated feeds and share them with others
• Scott Wilkinson of Home Theater Geeks stops by to discuss 2024's home theater tech, what excited Scott the most, and what he looks forward to in the coming year.
• And Nasha Addarich Martínez of CNET joins the show to talk about new sleepwear tech that can help you take a nap on demand.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Nasha Addarich Martínez

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The Audiophile Society recently released an album of digital audio files designed to let you evaluate any headphone's ability to render pinpoint imaging in an immersive soundfield. It also includes several full-length music tracks encoded in various immersive spatial-audio formats. Co-creator Brent Butterworth joins Scott to talk about the album.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Brent Butterworth

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