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If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models.

An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later

Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents

OpenAI's A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites

US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats

Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements

Amazon doesn't trust Meta's Muse AI agent

Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center

Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds

Ireland's data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data

Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1

Microsoft thinks its new Copilot 'super app' will be as influential as Office

OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models'

Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data

New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators

Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

The smart home graveyard is getting crowded

Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock

Fat Bear Week 2026

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Harper Reed and Iain Thomson

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Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing.

Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs

Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day

Two Google DeepMind AI Researchers Resign Over Safety

MetaConnect on during the show

Google fully details Googlebooks: $899+, October launch, & more

Introducing MiMo-V2.6 series

Google CC

I'm Upping My P(Doom)

Handshake AI Skills Studio/OpenAI Brian Johnsrud

Introducing The Horowitz Andreessen Academy

On 'Cupertino,' Creators of the 'The Good Wife' Go to Silicon Valley

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Patrick Hillmann

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Windows

Week D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday
24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more

26H1 Major update that brings all new 26H2 features—Start, Taskbar, Search —to 26H1. Finally.


Windows Insider Program

Four new builds last Friday - Biggest change is Cloud Rebuild in WRE (in Experimental) gaining new capabilities.

Software

30 years ago, Dave Plummer created Task Manager, and now heʼs vibe-coded a modern version that works on Mac and Linux too.

Stardock announces a new Windows 11 utility called Snipboard.

Clipchamp does AI upscaling to 4K now

Hardware

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is nearly perfect, with 11 hours of battery life.

Googlebook revealed!
Questions answered - $899 starting price is much lower than expected.

This is Androidʼs Copilot+ PC moment - An AI PC? What a concept!


AI/dev

Microsoft announces a OneDrive + Copilot event in October - Also a separate Copilot event before then.

Financial Times reveals internal OpenAI prediction of $278 billion in losses over the next five years.

NYT copyright case discovery reveals what Microsoft and OpenAI really think about stealing content.

Anthropic merges Cowork into chat, adds Docs and Slides.

Google Labs CC turned into Gemini Daily Brief, so now itʼs an AI agent for families.

Google opens up its Home smart home ecosystem to other AI assistants.

XAML.io is a web-based vibe coding IDE for .NET apps and it looks amazing.

XBOX and Gaming

A big reorg and a small number of layoffs at XBOX sets off a new round of hand wringing.

Tip and Picks

Tip of the week: Get Auto SR on Panther Lake-based laptops

Auto SR was designed to make gaming viable on Windows 11 on Arm/Snapdragon X/X2, but now itʼs available on Intel Core Ultra Series 3-based PCs and it is worth experimenting with.

App Pick of the Week: Affinity

Possibly the greatest free app in existence, Affinity just got 60 new features and is even better.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

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Windows

Week D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday
24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more

26H1 Major update that brings all new 26H2 features—Start, Taskbar, Search —to 26H1. Finally.


Windows Insider Program

Four new builds last Friday - Biggest change is Cloud Rebuild in WRE (in Experimental) gaining new capabilities.

Software

30 years ago, Dave Plummer created Task Manager, and now heʼs vibe-coded a modern version that works on Mac and Linux too.

Stardock announces a new Windows 11 utility called Snipboard.

Clipchamp does AI upscaling to 4K now

Hardware

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is nearly perfect, with 11 hours of battery life.

Googlebook revealed!
Questions answered - $899 starting price is much lower than expected.

This is Androidʼs Copilot+ PC moment - An AI PC? What a concept!


AI/dev

Microsoft announces a OneDrive + Copilot event in October - Also a separate Copilot event before then.

Financial Times reveals internal OpenAI prediction of $278 billion in losses over the next five years.

NYT copyright case discovery reveals what Microsoft and OpenAI really think about stealing content.

Anthropic merges Cowork into chat, adds Docs and Slides.

Google Labs CC turned into Gemini Daily Brief, so now itʼs an AI agent for families.

Google opens up its Home smart home ecosystem to other AI assistants.

XAML.io is a web-based vibe coding IDE for .NET apps and it looks amazing.

XBOX and Gaming

A big reorg and a small number of layoffs at XBOX sets off a new round of hand wringing.

Tip and Picks

Tip of the week: Get Auto SR on Panther Lake-based laptops

Auto SR was designed to make gaming viable on Windows 11 on Arm/Snapdragon X/X2, but now itʼs available on Intel Core Ultra Series 3-based PCs and it is worth experimenting with.

App Pick of the Week: Affinity

Possibly the greatest free app in existence, Affinity just got 60 new features and is even better.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

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After Microsoft's historic Mega Patch Tuesday, enterprise IT teams worldwide are scrambling as a wave of updates triggers system meltdowns, broken domains, and silent Excel failures. Find out how AI-driven speed collided with real-world chaos.

Andrew Ng weighs-in on AI Doomsaying.

The wisdom of outsourcing AI security testing.

The true risk of an AI-created bioweapon.

The EU KIDS Act -- this one is even messier.

"Nightmare Eclipse" finally unmasks himself.

A whitehat firm used Claude to attack OpenAI.

Cisco's own massive 77 CVE update.

What was the fallout from Sept's Patch Tuesday

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1097-Notes.pdf



Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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