We've been waiting... and waiting... and waiting for Boeing's Starliner to fly. First selected in 2010, along with SpaceX's Crew Dragon, Starliner has been behind schedule for years. SpaceX got $2.6 billion for its six dragon flights, and Boeing received more at $4.3 billion, so you'd expect Boeing to be first to fly, right? Well, as of today, SpaceX has delivered crews to the International Space Station eight times, to Boeing's... zero. Delayed development, turbulence problems with the capsule on the Atlas launcher, stuck valves, flammable materials, and faulty parachute lines have all contributed to the delays. Boeing has flown two uncrewed missions—the first one a partial failure, with the second, funded by Boeing itself, flown to NASA's satisfaction. Now it's time to put a crew aboard. Will Boeing overcome their issues and deliver the goods? Join us.

Headlines:

• Voyager's Return: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirms reestablishment of contact with Voyager 1 after five months of silence, overcoming communication challenges over vast interstellar distances.
• China's Shenzhou 18 and Tiangong Space Station: China successfully launches Shenzhou 18 to the Tiangong Space Station, which was recently hit by space debris, prompting China to revamp its space debris management strategies.
• International Partnerships for Lunar Research: China announces new international partnerships for its International Lunar Research Station, contrasting its progress with NASA's Artemis Accords.

Main Topic: Boeing Starliner's Upcoming Mission

• Starliner's Crewed Test Flight: A detailed discussion on Boeing's upcoming Starliner mission, highlighting the spacecraft's capabilities, the crew's preparations, and the significance of this test flight.
• Spacecraft and Mission Overview: Insights into the Starliner's design, the choice of Atlas V rockets for the launch, and the planned landing procedures in the southwestern United States.
• Crew Profiles: Focus on the astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, discussing their backgrounds, roles in the mission, and expectations for the test flight.
• Closing Thoughts: Rod and Tariq wrap up with final thoughts on the importance of the Starliner mission for Boeing and NASA, discussing potential outcomes and what they signify for the future of commercial spaceflight.

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

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Jason Howell is filling in for Mikah Sargent as Mikah is out! Emily Dreibelbis chatted with one of the moderators of r/ChatGPT on Reddit. The Rabbit R1 AI companion device recently had its launch party, and first impressions are coming out for the wearable device. Meta opens its Quest Horizon OS to developers. And AI finally arrives in the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

• Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag spoke with a moderator of one of the more popular subreddits on Reddit, r/ChatGPT, about their experience moderating a subreddit of that size and popularity.
• Jason Howell talks about the Rabbit R1 AI companion device and how more wearable devices are being developed with AI in them.
• Scott Stein of CNET joins the show to discuss Meta's opening its Quest Horizon OS to other developers and Meta's possible goals for allowing third-party developers access to this operating system.
• Finally, Victoria Song of The Verge stops by to talk with Jason about the Ray-Ban rolling out multimodal AI to its smart glasses.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Emily Dreibelbis

Guests: Scott Stein and Victoria Song

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Today's episode looks at a built-in app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It's Apple's Voice Memos! Mikah Sargent demonstrates how to get started with new vocal recordings on an iPhone, as well as relevant editing tools, sharing options, and important choices to make in Settings.

Make a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone - https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/make-a-recording-iph4d2a39a3b/ios

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Windows has never been without its controversies. There have been dark years of doubt and uncertainty, of Microsoft putting its corporate interests ahead of the needs of its customers. But it's fair to say that this type of behavior, which we now call enshittification, has escalated dramatically in recent years. And that Windows 11, in particular, has victimized its users with a steadily growing list of affronts, big and small, changes to the product that ignore the explicit choices and configurations we make, changes to behaviors that run contrary to decency and common sense, and changes to functionality that undermines the reasons we use Windows in the first place.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Lisa explains why storytelling and personal endorsements are key, and how TWiT gives hosts the creative license to turn ad spots into in-depth introductions that listeners trust. She emphasizes the importance of relevance, personalized endorsements, and the freedom given to hosts to go beyond the typical 60-second ad slot.

Host: Lisa Laporte

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Listener Carl Lundgren wonders why some directors make their movies for IMAX cinemas knowing that very few people will actually see them as intended. Scott Wilkinson speculates about why this might be.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

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Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent guide viewers through the ins and outs of the Apple News app on iOS devices. They explore the differences between the free version and the subscription-based Apple News Plus, offering insights on how to tailor the news feed to suit one's preferences. Plus, useful tips on managing content, understanding editorial curation, and utilizing the 'More' button to enhance the reading experience.

And if you're an Apple Music fan curious about connecting with Spotify users, stick around as Rosemary crafts a shortcut to convert and share song links seamlessly between platforms.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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• 'Thunder Run': Behind Lawmakers' Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
• TikTok ban would be a gift from Congress to Meta and Google
• How the TikTok ban could survive a court challenge
• The Chilling of TikTok
• FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements That Restrict Job Switching
• Sam Altman-backed crypto project Worldcoin faces an orb shortage
• Paris' nuts
• Rabbit R1
• brilliant.xyz
• More wearable AI: IYO One
• The Man Who Killed Google Search
• Google search boss Raghavan warns employees of 'new operating reality'
• The solution to scary Boston Dynamics bots? Make robots hairy
• Meta shares plummet 10% after second quarter outlook disappoints
• Newsletter platform Ghost adopts ActivityPub to 'bring back the open web'
• Beware of The Fake Podcast Invite Scam
• Bravely Exploring the Squalor of a 'Boy Room'
• This fun little web game: Equinox.Space
• magCulture
• No one buys books

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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Leo, Paul, and Richard steer towards the performance race as they speculate about how Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite/Plus PCs will compare to Apple Silicon MacBooks. What makes a laptop truly user-friendly? System reliability, UI consistency, battery life? Plus, the recent Fallout TV series, the practicality of using winget for browser installations, and how the ARM chipset switch is revving up the PC market.

ARMed & ready

• Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X Plus and confirms Paul's report that the Snapdragon X Elite will have three SKUs (product editions)
• All four SKUs outperform Apple M3, Intel Core Ultra 7/9, AMD Ryzen 9 7940/8945HS on most benchmarks
• Why? PC makers asked Qualcomm for familiar choices
• Previously, an X Plus-based Surface Pro 10 and an X Elite-based ThinkPad T40s leaked. Paul can now confirm from a source that Surface Laptop 6 (13 and 15-inch) and Surface Pro will all be on X (something}
• Vivaldi is bringing its browser to Windows on Arm too

Windows 11

• The April 2024 Week D preview update is here: Recommended apps and frequently used apps in Start, Widgets icon updates, Lock screen widgets improvements
• Canary: Moves off 24H2 train to build 26200, no more switch to Dev, minor changes to the Widgets board and Taskbar (no new build for Dev)
• Beta: New Widgets design with navigation bar, new account manager in Start, Gmail in Share, MSA recovery advertisement, and new Game Pass recommendation card in Settings
• Microsoft Store app downloads from the web get simpler, more sophisticated
• After yet another Quest 2 Headset price cut, and mounting problems for Apple's Vision Pro, Meta opens up Horizon OS, Microsoft is sort-of on board

Microsoft 365/Dev

• Office LTSC 2024 commercial is now available in preview
• Classic Teams rides off into the sunset on July 1
• Dropbox offers deeper Microsoft 365 integration
• GitHub sees success in 2FA push

AI

• The European Commission will not formally investigate Microsoft/OpenAI partnership
• Microsoft released a new SLM
• Microsoft gives a sneak peek of VASA-1, a crazy and scary "talking faces" AI tool
• Google copies Microsoft again, announces massive AI reorg - that has Pixel fans worried
• Adobe's generative AI image capabilities are predictably fantastic

Xbox

• Get an Xbox Mastercard in the US, if you're a tool
• Microsoft announces IGN x ID@Xbox digital showcase - indie games

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Have you heard the one joke about the one time you need to use Edge?
• App pick of the week: Tiny11 Builder
• RunAs Radio this week: PowerShell 7.4 with Sydney Smith
• Brown liquor pick of the week: GlenKinchie 12

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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• What do you call "Stuxnet on steroids"??
• Voyager 1 update
• Android 15 to quarantine apps
• Thunderbird & Microsoft Exchange
• China bans Western encrypted messaging apps
• Gentoo says "no" to AI
• Cars collecting diving data
• Freezing your credit
• Investopedia
• Computer Science Abstractions
• Lazy People vs. Secure Systems
• Actalis issues free S/MIME certificates
• PIN Encryption
• DRAM and GhostRace
• AT&T Phishing Scam
• Race Conditions and Multi-core processors
• An Alternative to the Current Credit System
• SpinRite Updates
• Chat (out of) Control

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-971-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Apple announced a May 7th event, hinting very heavily that new iPads will be announced at the event! Will Apple stop producing its FineWoven accessories following negative reviews of the product? Apple is continuing its environmental push. And is Apple cutting its future Vision Pro shipment forecasts?

• Apple announces May 7th event for new iPad.
• Apple reportedly stops production of FineWoven accessories.
• Apple hits 18 gigawatts of clean energy in its environmental push.
• What really happens when you trade In an iPhone at the Apple Store.
• Apple finally plans to release a Calculator app for iPad later this year.
• macOS 15 rumored to feature revamped Calculator app.
• Apple says it was ordered to pull WhatsApp from China app store.
• Apple cuts 2024 & 2025 Vision Pro shipment forecasts.

Picks of the Week:

• Shelly's Pick: Quinn Martin TV Shows
• Andy's Pick: MediaHuman Audio Converter
• Alex's Pick: Apple Reality Composer

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Shelly Brisbin

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