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AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down.

Win10's popularity forces another year of free updates.

CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi OS devices.

CISA gave federal agencies "the weekend" to update Cisco devices.

Australia is disturbed by a deeply compromised infrastructure provider.

OpenAI introduces Daybreak-powered "Patch the Planet" initiative.

Meta's employee monitoring-for-AI-training backfired badly.

Script Kiddies figure out how to use AI to find vulnerabilities.

AI improves with "looping", "repeating" or "iterating".

A wonderful story about Kevin Mitnick.

Serious hackers mistakenly left a server directory accessible

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Not long after Tim Cook's interview with The Wall Street Journal about price increases for Apple products, Apple raised prices on products such as the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and iPad! Leaks are coming out about the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro. And could the rumored touch MacBook use M5 chips, with M7 models to follow?

Apple raises prices due to memory chip shortage

Micron executive Sumit Sadana tells Tim Cook to stop hitting himself.

Apple suppliers Samsung, SK hynix & Micron hit by RAM price fixing suit.

Apple faced bipartisan opposition when it last lobbied to buy Chinese RAM in 2022.

FT reports that Apple is lobbying to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company CXMT.

Apple releases macOS, Tahoe iOS, and iPadOS updates focuses on dozens of security fixes.

Apple's legal team is striking social media sharing stolen iPhone 18 Pro data.

UK ponders copying more EU App Store rules.

Half of social media child safety features don't work, report claims.

Apple's touch MacBook to Use M5 Pro and Max Chips, with M7 models to follow.

Siri AI app on iOS 27 lets users easily switch between Siri and ChatGPT.

Apple seemingly killed Siri AI waitlist workaround in macOS 27 beta 2.

Apple Music's billions of streams, billions of dollars in fines, and one failure.

Three AirDrop vulnerabilities discovered, with Apple working on a full fix.

Google pulls the plug on Tenor API, killing GIF pickers around the web.

Apple's first cinematic event in 2026 is Everest ascent saga 'Tenzing'.

Apple executive in charge of Vision Pro is reportedly leaving for OpenAI.

The wedding-conspiracy mill that Taylor Swift built.

Picks of the Week

Leo's Picks: Cursor & OpenClaw apps, and a MacBook Neo cursor fix

Christina's Pick: MKV2MP4

Andy's Pick: UGREEN Tablet Stand

Jason's Picks: The Rest is History & "Historical World Cup" Soccer Jersey

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Tech giants and chipmakers are facing off as AI-fueled memory shortages trigger sweeping price hikes on everything from Macs to game consoles. Hear why global supply chain standoffs, long-term contracts, and old-school market forces are quietly reshaping your daily technology.

• Apple and Microsoft hike prices on devices amid global memory shortages

• Surge in AI data centers drives RAM and storage crisis

• Intel's comeback: Core Ultra chips compete with AMD in handheld gaming

• Microsoft's pivot to ARM, Qualcomm-NVIDIA alliance, and x86 rivalry

• AI fear and backlash; organic concern amplified by international actors

• White House abruptly pulls Anthropic's Fable model, sparking industry uproar

• US government U-turns on AI regulation, restricts top models to select partners

• Tension over AI innovation vs. regulatory "rug pull" and global competition

• Smart home chaos: Matter 1.6 standard, Samsung and Level Lock shake-up

• Debate over local vs. cloud smart home control and API access fees

• Ring and Flock cameras ignite privacy and surveillance state concerns

• Social media bans for under-16s fail in Australia, UK, and Norway plan similar rules

• BBC Radio 4 long wave broadcast ends after a century

• Meta gets caught tracking employees for AI; PlayStation deletes owned movies

• US regulators propose removing brake pedals from Robotaxis

• Ford's automated systems flop, company rehiring engineers

• Farewell to tech journalist and GigaOm founder Om Malik

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Section 230 takes center stage as Olivier Sylvain argues it's time to confront Big Tech's legal shield, sparking a fierce debate on whether Internet giants should be liable for platform harms or if reform risks choking small innovators.

Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat after G7 meeting with CEO

The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time

N.S.A. Lost Access to Powerful A.I. Model Amid Anthropic Dispute

Early Users of Anthropic Mythos Still Have Access After US Order

Dangerous AI models are coming no matter what

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years

Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving for OpenAI

Identity verification on Claude

Anthropic rolls out Claude Tag, your new agentic AI coworker in Slack

Google preps Pixel 'Audio Memory' that ambiently tracks your 'important conversations,' like AI notetaker pins

Norway imposes broad restrictions on AI for elementary school kids

YouTube settles upcoming bellwether trial over social media's psychological harms to kids

OpenAI and Broadcom unveil LLM-optimized inference chip

Luca Guadagnino's Nearly Finished Sam Altman Movie 'Artificial' Dropped by Amazon After OpenAI Partnership

OpenAI Burned $3.7 Billion in First Three Months of 2026

OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic's Mythos

Getty Images Soars 200% in Early Trading After OpenAI Deal

Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban

We're Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses

Evan Spiegel says Snap can't fulfill its mission without its new AR glasses

AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid

China tightens indium phosphide checks as AI demand climbs

AI Engineer Claims to Have Cracked Linear A

Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans

A Princeton grad built a $30 million AI detection business. Now he's selling it to Superhuman.

Estonia intends to recognize AI agents with digital IDs

Big Tech Is a Thief and a Liar, Says New York Times Publisher

AI Economics for Dummies

We Have to Stop Freaking Out About A.I.

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search | TechCrunch

UK TV to be turned off

Computer History Museum's AI Archive

Airport Dad

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Windows 12 is stalled and the real reasons go far beyond software. The conversation unpacks how soaring hardware prices, AI chaos, and market confusion have Microsoft in a holding pattern. Also, Paul finally took a sledgehammer to the subscription services he pays for, and more is on the way. Plus, one of Paul's favorite Markdown editors supports authorship on Windows now and an integrated Search/Outline view on Mac, iPad, and iPad.Windows

Week D is here with a preview of July's Patch Tuesday

Point-in-time restore is now generally available in Windows 11, sort of

Quieter widgets, which is nice! Plus, Screen tint, Windows Update improvements, more

Tied to this, sort of, something wonderful is happening to the Windows 11 Field Guide

Five new builds, plus some 26H2 news (and still no news about what 26H1 becomes, see below...)

Mostly minor fit-and-finish improvements

So... what about Windows 12? The history is interesting, and Copilot+ PC was what Paul originally thought Windows 12 would be. But now we're talking agentic capabilities that will handle local/cloud/hybrid orchestration per last week's discussion, and maybe that will be it.

We knew that Surface Laptop and Surface Pro would come in 8 GB configurations. But they're available now with just 256 GB of storage and the prices are $950 and $850 and up, respectively. Plus all the usual Surface limitations, like one color choice. (16 GB is $1150 and $1050, respectively, so $300 more.)

Once again, it's time to just get a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x for $850. It has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage and is awesome.

Tim Cook just admitted that Apple will raise hardware prices because of the component crisis. If this is hitting Apple hard, the rest of the industry is screwed.

AI

Cory Doctorow's new book is out and let's just say his new neologism isn't as catchy as enshittification

Reverse centaur (groan)

Surprisingly centrist view on the pros and cons of AI

Highlights the Microsoft financial shenanigans I point out every quarter: Microsoft "invests" $10 billion of "tokens" in OpenAI, but there's no volume discount and Microsoft books the transaction as $10 billion in AI revenues as OpenAI simply uses its infrastructure. It gave $10 billion to OpenAI so that it could spend $10 billion on Azure.

Google Home Speaker is the Gemini speaker and it's now shipping to first customers as Google discontinues Nest Audio and Nest Mini speakers. Can we trust this company with hardware? And why are there no Apple or Google home theater setups?

Adobe brings its creative agent to Firefly and the biggest apps in Creative Cloud

XBOX & gaming

No movement yet on the massive changes we expect in XBOX soon

Microsoft has "dozens" of gaming IP-based movies and TV shows in the works

XBOX Insiders can now test updates to Gamertags, Game Hub, and Wish List

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 are being ported to modern PS consoles. Sadly, not remakes or remasters.

GTA VI will cost $79.99 and up - Arrives in November, can preorder on June 25

Steam Machine to cost $1049 and up, and that's with no controller

Tips & picks

Tip of the week: How to save $100 a month

App pick of the week: iA Writer

RunAs Radio this week: Securing Developers with Tanya Janca

Brown liquor pick of the week: Glen Breton Rare 10


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