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• AI Music with Suno and Udio
• Google's DeepMind finds 2.2M crystal structures in materials science win
• Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI
• How I Built an AI-Powered, Self-Running Propaganda Machine for $105
• AI's Victories in Go Inspire Better Human Game Playing
• Why the California Journalism Preservation Act is putting support of the news ecosystem at risk
• Google and the CJPA
• Consumers will finally see FCC-mandated 'nutrition labels' for most broadband plans
• SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels
• Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94 | Peter Higgs
• BESSY II: How pulsed charging enhances the service time of batteries

Host: Leo Laporte

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Leo shows off Udio and Suno, AI-generated music services that've been making a splash in the news recently. What's the easiest way to rip DVDs nowadays? Is AliExpress a safe website to purchase goods from? Plus, Sam Abuelsamid talks about how AI is being utilized in the design of automotive vehicles. That and more are coming up on Ask The Tech Guys!

• Suno and Udio.
• Apple Music execs reveal months of work behind releasing Taylor Swift's new album.
• My HDR videos are taking forever to export from Adobe Premiere. What could be causing this issue?
• Can I force my S23 Ultra to get the latest security update?
• Sam Abuelsamid and AI's application in the design of automotive vehicles.
• How can I bypass copy protection on DVDs?
• Is there a thing as having too many eero routers on my network?
• Is AliExpress a safe website from which to buy goods?
• How can I host my own public game server? Can I do it myself?
• What are some recommended, budget-friendly video capture adapters for Mac computers?
• After creating a new email address, how can I easily notify others about the change in my email?
• How safe am I using tech given/purchased from someone else?
• Why can't I cast my Netflix streams from my phone anymore?
• I'm transferring my data from an iPhone to a Pixel 8 Pro, but my WhatsApp information always fails. What could be causing this issue?
• What Windows virtualization application does Leo and Mikah recommend for the Mac?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Sam Abuelsamid

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• Google Shows AI Model Is Enterprise-Ready After Gemini Mishaps
• The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island
• FCC chair rejects call to impose Universal Service fees on broadband
• Talking about the old internet
• Jeff's paper on the California Journalism Preservation Act
• Twitter's Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers
• Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares pop
• SF Giants using facial recognition tech to fast-track ticket line
• NYC Chicken Shop Replaces Cashier With Woman in Philippines On Zoom
• First look at federal privacy bill
• Instagram Generated Almost 30% of Meta's Revenue in Early 2022
• Elon Musk's 'self-inflicted wounds' and other highlights from a newly released deposition
• 5 Workspace announcements from Google Cloud Next '24
• Fitbit app rolling out redesigned Sleep stats
• Google's Nest Secure is shut down — and you've got options besides ADT
• Google brings AI-powered editing tools, like Magic Editor, to all Google Photos users for free
• The wonderful world of Taskmaster
• Also! A report from the teens at PS 47
• Mario meets Pareto
• Suno music

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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On this episode, Paul shares his thoughts on the Snapdragon X Elite chip with Leo and Richard. Windows 11 24H2, AI, NPUs, and SoCs from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm are all on the way this year. But a schedule is finally starting to emerge. And it looks like we'll soon have answers to the questions about how or why AI will matter on PCs.

Windows, AI, and the future

• Windows 11 version 24H2 - staggered release schedule as discussed last week
• Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite-based PCs in May/June - nothing but good news to date, but Paul went hands-on last week. It's the real deal.
• Intel's first-gen Core Ultra chipsets are lackluster, but now we have big promises for Arrow Lake in late 2024
• Microsoft Build 2024 is in mid-May, and now we have a session list with some nice clues. For example, Introducing the Next Generation of Windows on Arm
• Microsoft is expected to unveil 24H2 and new X Elite-based Surface PCs at Build
• Computex and other milestones, and then back-to-school and holiday selling periods

Windows 11

• Moment 5 arrives in stable with yesterday's Patch Tuesday (which is now called the General Availability channel, by the way). Of course, we still don't have all the features. In particular, waiting on Android phone as a webcam.
• IDC says PC market grew by 1.5 percent in Q1 and acts like it's the turnaround of the century
• Microsoft is manually blocking certain registry keys related to default browsers now: Apple-like non-EU belligerence or pragmatic protection of user choice? Why can't it be both?
• Beta channel (last week) - Copilot actions improvements
• New Store app update improvements performance dramatically
• The Windows 11 de-ensh*ttification experiments continue
• Does Windows 11 Enterprise solve the problem? No. So it's time to move on

Hardware

• TSMC gets some of that sweet, sweet CHIPS Act money to expand its US operations

AI

• Three AIs comparison
• Blockbuster report claims OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, and Meta stole content at scale to train AI
• Microsoft opens a new AI hub in London
• Google mulls charging for generative AI in Search
• Spotify lets user create AI playlists using text prompts now
• Brave brings Leo to iOS, so it's on all supported platforms now. And it added Leo to Brave Talk Premium too
• Google rebrands Studio Bot to Gemini in Android Studio, still in preview. This is their GitHub Copilot

Xbox

• Microsoft rolls out April updates for Xbox consoles, Xbox app on PC
• Xbox reorgs, Kareem Choudhry leaves Microsoft
• A rumored game preservation team is too obvious not to be true

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Microsoft Store hosts its annual Spring Sale
• App picks of the week: Standard Notes & Beeper
• RunAs Radio this week: Securing AI with Sarah Young
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Dalwhinnie 15
  

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Out-of-support DLink NAS devices contain hard coded backdoor credentials

Privnote is not so "Priv"

Crowdfense is willing to pay millions

Engineers Pinpoint Cause of Voyager 1 Issue, Are Working on Solution

SpinRite Update

Minimum Viable Secure Product

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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When will new iPads be announced? Apple confirms layoffs are coming to the company, hitting the former Apple Car division and other sectors. Apple's App Store now allows for gaming emulators. Apple is also challenging ITC's ban on the Apple Watch pulse oximetry feature.

• When will Apple release the new iPad Pro?
• Apple explores home robotics as potential 'next big thing' after car fizzles.
• Apple cut at least 600 workers when car, screen projects stopped.
• Beeper is joining Automattic.
• Apple teaching an AI system to make sense of app screens – could power advanced Siri.
• App Store guidelines now allow game emulators; more.
• Apple challenges ITC's ban on Apple Watch pulse oximetry feature.
• Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple.
• Teenagers still overwhelmingly want iPhone and Apple Watch more than any other brand.

Picks of the Week:

• Shelly's Pick: Zoom H6essential
• Andy's Pick: Brewintosh by Kevin Noki
• Alex's Pick: NAB

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Shelly Brisbin

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• House, Senate leaders nearing deal on landmark online privacy bill
• Marissa Mayer's eternal Sunshine
• Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares pop
• Amazon's Grocery Stores to Drop Just Walk Out Checkout Tech
• X's 'complimentary' Premium push gives people blue checks they didn't ask for
• President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
• Yahoo is acquiring Artifact to bring its AI features to Yahoo News
• MrBeast calls for slowing down video editing styles
• A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC's Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?
• Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers
• App Store guidelines now allow game emulators; more
• How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.
• Google Pledges to Destroy Browsing Data to Settle 'Incognito' Lawsuit
• SF Giants using facial recognition tech to fast-track ticket line
• Apple (AAPL) Explores Home Robots After Abandoning Car Efforts

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Leo's Atari 400 arrived recently and demos the device during the show. Can you use an Apple Newton on newer Macs? Why do HP printers get disabled sometimes? How can you make your photos and videos searchable by various defined parameters? Plus, Johnny Jet shares his multi-plane trip to Hawaii and to be aware that the price of applying for Global Entry is going up soon!

• Leo's Atari 400 arrived and demos the device.
• Mahbod Moghadam, who rose to fame as the co-founder of Genius, has died.
• How can I extract audio from my Apple TV from HDMI and put it into an external speaker?
• What alternatives to Google Podcasts do Leo and Mikah recommend? Plus, can I use my Apple Newton on newer Macs?
• How can I re-enable my HP printer to print again when HP disabled my printer for failing to pay for HP Instant Ink?
• Is it worth repairing the screen on my iPad Pro, or am I better off replacing the device?
• How can I prepare my smartphone and DSLR cameras to capture the upcoming solar eclipse?
• Why is my Bitwarden browser plugin not logging in?
• What's the best way to convert DVD and VHS media into a digital format?
• Johnny Jet and his recent multi-plane journey to Hawaii.
• How can I make all of my photos & videos in Google Drive searchable by various set parameters?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Johnny Jet

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• The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
• Here Are the Cable News Ratings for March 2024
• Why YouTube Decided to Take Over Cable Television
• YouTube is increasing the price of premium (Red) subscription by nearly 50%
• Why Did Matt Farley Put a Song About Me on Spotify?
• Google Pledges to Destroy Browsing Data to Settle 'Incognito' Lawsuit
• 20 years of Gmail
• AT&T resets account passcodes after millions of customer records leak online
• Yahoo is acquiring Artifact to bring its AI features to Yahoo News
• Amazon's Grocery Stores to Drop Just Walk Out Checkout Tech
• Google is Bringing Gemini Nano to Pixel 8 and Circle to Search to More Devices
• Tips for Linking Shell Companies to their Secret Owners
• Google to Fight Cookie Hijacking With Encryption Keys for Chrome Browser
• Taco Bell and Pizza Hut Are Going 'AI-First,' Yum's New Tech Chief Says
• Jon Stewart claims Apple wouldn't let him interview FTC chair on his podcast
• Apple sues former iOS engineer for allegedly leaking Vision Pro, Journal app details
• Very good by Katie Harbath: Digging Into Ten Overused Tech Tropes
• Hume, an "empathic" voice-to-voice AI chatbot
• Harvard Releases the Caselaw Access Project
• Ant: I streamed with Logitech's Mevo Core camera and it nearly beat out my $3,600 Canon

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Windows 11 version 24H2 is coming and you're not going to believe what happens next... and then again 6 months later

• Microsoft reveals Windows 10 Extended Security Updates pricing
• Paul reinstalled Windows 10 after three years on Windows 11. There's some good and some bad
• Multiple sources have revealed a staggered release schedule for Windows 11 version 24H2

Insider Builds

• Canary/Dev - Widgets improvements head out to more people
• Canary/Dev (today) - New build today with minor changes, bug fixes (24H2 RTM-ish?). Canary/Dev switch is ending soon
• Microsoft is moving Photos app to Windows App SDK (from UWP, presumably). Paul has theories
• Microsoft will move the Widgets button in Windows 11 if you put the Start button on the left
• Dropbox comes to the Microsoft Store in Windows 11. It only took 12 years

AI

• Copilot for Microsoft 365 is getting many new features by the end of April
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 picks up priority ChatGPT-4 Turbo and no more conversation limits
• You can use ChatGPT without an account now, asterisk, asterisk
• Amazon concludes its $4 billion investment in Anthropic
• Opera is bringing local LLMs to Opera One web browser
• Google: Just kidding, non-Pro Pixel 8 will get Gemini Nano too, and you can suck on the performance issues
• Is Intel circling the drain?

Antitrust

• The EU is predictably investigating Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon—for not complying with the DMA.
• Notably absent from that list? Microsoft. Which is unique among Big Tech in that it is being reasonable with DMA compliance and antitrust in general
• Microsoft debundles Teams from Office. Too little too late?

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft 365 Basic picks up some new features
• A random Microsoft engineer found a backdoor lurking in a Linux utility and might have saved the world
• LinkedIn isn't just getting games, it's getting TikTok-style videos too
• .NET 7 EOL is coming. Is the .NET support schedule too aggressive?

Xbox

• A MASSIVE LIST OF ACTIVISION GAMES ARE COMING TO GAME PASS! Just kidding, you're getting Shadow of the Tomb Raider, jerks
• Xbox is getting an AI-powered support agent. Huh. Kind of like a personal assistant then. If only they had a name for this thing
• Phil Spencer says he's open to rival games stores on Xbox
• Take-Two is buying (most of) Gearbox for $460 million. A Grand Theft Auto and Duke Nukem cross-over is inevitable
• Rumored white Xbox Series X emerges. White and discless? YOU'RE white and discless!

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: You can still access legacy File Explorers in Windows 11
• App pick of the week: Two for two
• RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Copilot for Security with George Coldham
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Clonakilty Irish Whiskey

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