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As the tech world catches its breath from AI whiplash and retro gaming returns to the PC, Microsoft quietly kills underused tools and tries to double down on what actually works. This episode blends the excitement of tech and entertainment (like Xbox classics landing on Windows 11) with a poignant look back at the life and legacy of legendary columnist John C. Dvorak.

Windows

Five new Insider builds released on Monday; the new Start menu comes to the Beta channel

Experimental (26H1) a day later with no interesting new features

The Whiteboard app is apparently being retired

AI

Microsoft expands partnership with Mistral to improve EU AI infrastructure

Copilot for consumers is losing Podcasts and Deep research features soon

U.S. judge approves Anthropic $1.5 billion settlement with authors it stole from

1Password partners with Anthropic to make AI access to password-protected websites secure

Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook

Google's next big AI models are delayed, but we got Gemini 3.6 Flash, Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber to tide us over

XBOX and gaming

Microsoft brings XBOX Backward Compatibility to PC!!

Here comes Halo: Campaign Evolved, along with more Game Pass titles for the end of July

Bethesda announces Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and Fallout 5 is entering pre-production

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 in Early Access on August 21, Open Beta on August 27

XBOX July update adds support for longer gamertags, new library customization options, and more

XBOX teams with Meta to bring Game Pass Starter Edition to Meta Horizon+ subscribers

Valve says the component crisis dogging Steam Machine pricing will only get worse

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Windows Package Manager for bulk app installs

App (game) of the week: Doom: The Dark Ages

RunAs Radio this week: Security Begins at Procurement with Jessie Schofer

Brown liquor pick of the week: Loup River Nebraska Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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An unreleased OpenAI model just broke out of its sandbox and hacked Hugging Face using chained attacks, while the companies defending against it had to turn to a nearly unguardrailed Chinese model to fight back. The result? A real-world stress test of guardrails, hype, and global AI competition.

Hugging Face breach: OpenAI claims its models were responsible

AI just disproved the 87-year-old Jacobian conjecture

Quoting Sam Altman

Top Pentagon official blasts OpenAI's Dean Ball

Exclusive: Nvidia's Jensen Huang defends Chinese AI amid Kimi panic

Xi Jinping casts himself as leader of new AI world order

Data center opponents stage 142 protests across 42 US states

NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook

Google's Red-Hot Cloud Growth Drives Second-Quarter Revenue Gains

Meta in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion Deal

Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out

AMD commits up to $5 billion to Anthropic

Netflix Co-CEO Explains How Gen-AI Was Used in 300 Different Titles: 'We Believe It Is Going to Enhance Their Abilities'

Bellwether Lawsuit Against Meta Over Social Media Addiction Is Dropped

Google is building a chip with Gemini baked into the silicon

Cyclospora all the time

Jensen's jacket auctioned. Guess the price

" Everyone Gets Lost at the Pitbull Concert"

John C. Dvorak dies at age 80

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Nate B. Jones

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Cybercriminals are harnessing AI not to break in, but to make sense of their stolen loot and increase their leverage in multi-million dollar ransomware heists. This episode unpacks how AI is now turbocharging extortion and negotiations on the dark side.

The "bone crushing" didn't happen this month.

Revisiting and inspecting July's Patch Tuesday.

A widespread and worrisome flaw in OpenSSL.

Claude can now access your 1Password credentials.

Bitwarden is aware that we need whole new security.

The day ends in "y" so a new prompt injection attack.

A true (and rare) core Wordpress emergency update.

Lots of interesting listener feedback.

And new ways AI is being used by bad guys

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1088-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Apple is raising its subscription prices for both Apple Music & select Apple One bundles. The OpenAI & Apple legal battle is escalating. And are Siri's AI features finally coming to China?

Apple raises prices for Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions.

Is Apple One worth it for you after recent price hikes?

iCloud $32.8B CSAM lawsuit dismissed, Apple protected under Section 230 laws.

Apple in talks to settle DOJ antitrust lawsuit, per report.

Class action accuses Apple of misleading users about Hide My Email's privacy protections.

OpenAI and Apple legal battle escalates, poached employees warned about data deletion.

Apple Intelligence finally on the road to release in China.

PrismML releases Bonsai 27B, claiming first major AI model of its size fit for iPhone.

Apple's New Speech API vs Whisper: The First Real Benchmark.

Apple testing 'Live Notes' AI system to record Genius Bar sessions.

Apple's scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model.

visionOS 27 Beta: 90-Hertz-Freeze bei 24p-Quellen und neue Controller-Plattform.

A.I. 'Vibecoded' apps are flooding Apple's app store.

Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil.

San Francisco demands Apple and Google delete AI 'nudify' apps from App Stores.

Picks of the Week

Jason's Pick: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker

Christina's Pick: Nativ

Andy's Picks: David Bowie NASA Bolt Sticker & dbrand MacBook skin

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

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What happens when China drops open-weight AI models that rival Silicon Valley's best? This episode unpacks how a new wave of international AI releases is shaking up business, policy, and the future of innovation.

Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."

Claude on X: "Beginning July 20, Claude Fable 5 will be included in all Max and Team Premium plans, at 50% of limits. Pro and Team Standard users will continue to have access to Fable via usage credits, and will receive a one-time $100 credit. Demand for Fable has been challenging to"

China's Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi Model, Threatening America's Lead

Alibaba's Qwen Unveils Preview of Flagship AI Model

Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

The White House is now deciding who gets access to frontier AI models, not the labs

Microsoft chief turns hostile on frontier AI labs, warns companies to guard their IP

Meta Is Flooding the Market With Smartglasses. Privacy Advocates Are Up in Arms.

Federal employees can download TikTok on government devices, DOJ says

Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch

MLB cracks down on using AI via dugout iPads to help shape in-game decisions

White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says

New York school district is testing lifelike robot teachers

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Harper Reed and Alex Wilhelm

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