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With Microsoft finally doing right by Windows 11 and the Windows Insider Program, it's time to start testing and provide some feedback. And then we'll see if we can really trust these people. Also, Stardock's Connection Explorer 1.0 is here! And if you want one of macOS's dumbest features on Windows 11, you can get it now.

Windows

Yesterday was Patch Tuesday - Another month in paradise

26H1 - Eh, 24H2/25H2 - Narrator, File Explorer, display, Pen settings, WRE, Remote Desktop improvements

Microsoft reveals how it will simplify the Windows Insider Program

Two top-level channels, but really three

A way to enable all features in new builds, finally, and easy channel switching. But there are complexities, of course

New builds for Canary, Beta, and Dev - Two for Canary, but nothing new, Beta and Dev get Storage, networking, Windows Security, and Feedback Hub improvements

The first Snapdragon X2-based PC is out, and Paul has that waiting in PA, and two more PCs are coming to Mexico

PC sales were somehow up 2.5 percent in Q1, but the rest of 2026 will be a bloodbath

Also, smartphone sales are doing even worse

NVIDIA reportedly wants to buy Dell or HP ahead of a big PC chipset push. Interesting

Surface/Microsoft 365

Microsoft is forced to hike Surface prices dramatically

Microsoft reportedly kills Surface Hub

Microsoft College Offer: 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium, 12 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and a custom Xbox controller when students in the U.S. purchase a PC

AI/Dev

Microsoft AI releases a faster and more efficient image model

Amazon CEO tries to explain the AI spending

Google app for Windows rolls out worldwide, but the Mac gets a Gemini app

Claude for Microsoft Word arrives in Beta

Claude for Desktop gets a major redesign for multiple AI agents

Microsoft's reported plans to charge for AI agents

.NET 11 Preview 3 arrives right on schedule, but there's nothing to see here

Build session catalog is up - joking, but the new Windows native app strategy should just be vibe coding

Google I/O registration is open, and you are never going to believe what the main topics will be - number five will shock you

Xbox & gaming

New Xbox CEO says Game Pass is too expensive, also that the sky is blue

Xbox will show off the next Metro game soon

Starfield for PS5 is getting a fix

Amazon Luna is stripping down to the basics e.g. "pulling a Stadia"

Tips & picks

Tip of the week: It's time to get involved

App pick of the week: Stardock Connection Explorer

RunAs Radio this week: Internal Corporate Communications in 2026 with Emily Mancini

Brown liquor pick of the week: ScapeGrace Vanguard

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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We may already be living through the most consequential hundred days in cyber history, and the arrival of AI that can autonomously chain zero-day vulnerabilities into working exploits means the software industry's long-standing "ship it and patch it later" era is officially over.

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1074-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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There's strong demand for the MacBook Neo as Apple ramps up production on the budget-friendly laptop. A fake crypto wallet app was recently removed from Apple's App Store. And Apple is testing AI glasses that could come out sometime next year.

Apple ramps up MacBook Neo production to 10 million units amid strong demand.

Apple removes fake crypto wallet app that stole $9.5 million from Mac users.

Why you can't trust Privacy & Security.

Apple AI glasses will rival Meta's with several styles, oval cameras.

How the "AI Loser" may end up winning.

Blackmagic's camera for Apple Vision Pro content is now available for $30K.

The space between by C&S app.

A fake Ledger App on the Appl App Store drained $9.5 million in crypto.

Amazon to acquire Globalstar and expand Amazon Leo satellite network.

Picks of the Week

Leo's Pick: PureMac

Christina's Picks: DaVinci Resolve Photo & Glider

Andy's Pick: Google AI Edge Eloquent

Jason's Pick: Strawpoll

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

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Anthropic has built an AI model so sharp it's being withheld from the public, sparking debate over who gets access to world-changing tech and who's left behind. Hear how this "too dangerous" AI could tip the balance for the world's most powerful players. This episode unpacks the fresh moral minefields created when cutting-edge tech collides with politics, security, and human lives.

Anthropic says its most powerful AI cyber model is too dangerous to release publicly — so it built Project Glasswing

Sam Altman Fire Bombing Response

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters

Samsung flags eightfold jump in quarterly profit as AI chip demand pumps prices

SpaceX Posted Nearly $5 Billion Loss Last Year from AI Spending

Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency's budget by $700 million

CPUID hijacked to serve malware as HWMonitor downloads

GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Reportedly Hacked, Data Being Ransomed

FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages - 9to5Mac

ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

Helium Is Hard to Replace

John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement

France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk

The disturbing white paper Red Hat is trying to erase from the internet

DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Settlement

My Quest to Solve Bitcoin's Great Mystery

Bitcoin miners are losing $19,000 on every BTC produced as difficulty drops 7.8%

'Abhorrent': the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Doc Rock, Jason Hiner, and Mike Elgan

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A secretive AI called Mythos is already finding zero-day exploits that humans missed for decades, but Anthropic claims it is too risky for public release. Hear what leading security experts think could happen if this technology escapes the lab.

Claude Mythos Preview System Card - Claude Mythos Preview System Card.pdf

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

Meta Employees Vie for AI 'Token Legend' Status

Meta releases new model for Social Media "Muse Spark"

Why OpenAI's Purchase of a Big Tech Podcast Is So Sleazy

How Accurate Are Google's A.I. Overviews?

Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour

Google's AI Overviews are correct nine out of ten times, study finds

How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company

The back story behind the first "$1.8 Billion" dollar "AI Company"

It's Called Silicon Sampling, and It's Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling

Cloudflare builds what it calls the successor to WordPress

JuliusBrussee/caveman: 🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 75% of tokens by talking like caveman

Mvidia

Old NYC records

Basketball is.... good?

QVC, HSN cable networks face Chapter 11, insolvency

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Daniel Miessler

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