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Intelligent Machines 869: My Sentience is Going Up
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have I Been Pwned creator Troy Hunt reveals how a homegrown AI sidekick helps manage billions of hacked credentials, but even the smartest bots aren'...
Windows Weekly 982: Don't Lick the Manta Rays
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's earnings report went out last week, and the company spent a lot on AI in the quarter. Microsoft updates its customers on what it's done t...
Security Now 1077: A Browser AI API?
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Google is sneaking a massive 4.7GB AI model into Chrome, and Mozilla is fighting back as the future of browsers threatens to turn into an AI arms rac...
MacBreak Weekly 1023: Don't Be Contemptible
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple shares its Q2 2026 results and tops expectations for the quarter! Mac Minis are increasingly becoming more difficult to acquire, thanks to AI. ...
This Week in Tech 1082: Hanging by a Thread
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs i...
Intelligent Machines 868: Happy Hamburgers Towing Timmy To The Sea
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for a world where true personal computing is under threat? This week's candid conversation with Framework CEO Nirav Patel tackles why o...
Windows Weekly 981: Semi-Sophisticated
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into early MS-DOS/PC-DOS source code, Snapdragon X2 gaming, and the "We are Xbox" messaging. Plus, Paul details 2 big changes in t...
Security Now 1076: FAST16.SYS
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your engineering calculations secretly sabotaged your nation's best efforts? This week, we reveal how a newly uncovered 21-year-old NSA rootk...
MacBreak Weekly 1022: Ultra Expensive
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The panel can't stop talking about John Ternus becoming the next Apple CEO! Is the iPhone Ultra the official name of Apple's folding iPhone? Apple's ...
This Week in Tech 1081: That's Miasma
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Cook's surprise departure shakes Apple just as AI and product strategy take center stage, sending big questions through Silicon Valley about what...
Intelligent Machines 867: The Ketchup Effect
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Game designer and Atlantic writer Ian Bogost joins to argue that the true joy of technology is not frictionlessness, but the small sensory pleasures ...
Windows Weekly 980: Running Outta Tolkiens
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is democratizing the making of things, from bespoke/custom apps to websites, designs of all kinds, and everything else you might imagine. It's a n...
Security Now 1075: Yes. Exactly.
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Security leaders warn the era of AI-driven bug hunting has arrived, with Mythos uncovering hundreds of overlooked vulnerabilities in code bases as tr...
MacBreak Weekly 1021: Too Long in the Monkey House
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Turnus is officially the next Apple CEO! Tim Cook will step down on September 1st, 2026, and will become the executive chairman of the Apple boa...
This Week in Tech 1080: Destroy All Phonorecords
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Anthropic, OpenAI, and industry giants race to outpace each other, data centers and supply chains are straining, while job markets and open-source...
Intelligent Machines 866: I'm Bonkers for Yonkers
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When renowned photographer Craig Mod coded his own AI-powered Twitter, the lines between art, tech, and community blur in surprising ways. This episo...
Windows Weekly 979: The Nespresso of the PC World
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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'l...
Security Now 1074: What Mythos Means
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 vul...
MacBreak Weekly 1020: AirPods for Your Face
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
This Week in Tech 1079: Fans. Only Fans.
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
Intelligent Machines 865: Mythic
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 rel...
Windows Weekly 978: Pre-Peated
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Liuson is leaving Microsoft. Liuson joined Microsoft in 1992, the same year as CEO Satya Nadella (she worked on Access at first). She helped bu...
Security Now 1073: The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The FCC has banned all new consumer routers made outside the US, leaving networks stuck with aging, insecure hardware while blocking innovation. Find...
MacBreak Weekly 1019: Furious, Eloquent, and Unrestrained
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
New images of the Earth have been captured on an iPhone! AMD & Nvidia eGPU's can work on Apple Silicon Macs! It hasn't been officially announced ...
This Week in Tech 1078: The Great British Marmalade Scandal
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode confronts the mounting legal battles over addictive social apps, questioning whether court rulings should reshape Instagram and Y...
Intelligent Machines 864: And Artemis Too
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a thriving newsletter-turned-AI lab lets artificial intelligence shape writing, editing, and even entire products? Find out how Eve...
Windows Weekly 977: Moonshine University
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's AI ambitions overflowed into GitHub, sparking backlash when ads appeared in pull requests and raising new concerns about where your code ...
Security Now 1072: LiteLLM
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An explosive supply chain hack in Light LLM nearly unleashed catastrophic malware across millions of AI systems, and it took a coder's quick thinking...
MacBreak Weekly 1018: 50 Years and Still Going Strong
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple o...
This Week in Tech 1077: I Would Download a Car
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Big Tech just faced a courtroom reckoning, with Meta and Google found liable for platform "addictiveness" in a social media trial that could unleash ...
TWiT Events 19: RSAC 2026: Securing the Agentic Era
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Laporte takes to the expo floor at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco's Moscone Center for a rapid-fire series of conversations with leading security ven...
Intelligent Machines 863: Fire and Ash
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tech journalist Marshall Kirkpatrick joins the panel to showcase a new AI-powered tool that doesn't just summarize articles—it thinks like a journa...
Windows Weekly 976: Full Thurrottle
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, Satya Nadella said that he wanted users to love Windows. But Microsoft has only enshittified Windows more aggressively since then. Paul wrot...
This Week in Tech 1076: I'm Monitoring the Situation
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk faces a multi-billion dollar verdict after a California jury finds his tweets misled Twitter shareholders, raising the stakes for tech CEOs...
Intelligent Machines 862: Ménage à Claude
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who gets to define what intelligence means in the age of AI, and why are tech companies so keen to shift blame onto their creations? This episode dig...
Windows Weekly 975: A Bubble of Knowledge
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's an ongoing narrative that Windows is worse than ever today and people are leaving in droves. Paul does not see that, and will simply point to...
Security Now 1070: CISA's Free Internet Scanning
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meta quietly ditches encryption for Instagram chats while TikTok also backpedals on privacy, shaking up assumptions about how much big tech really va...
MacBreak Weekly 1016: An Orca, a Trombone and a Treasure Chest
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Someone is appearing on Jeopardy this week... Apple announces the AirPods Max 2. The MacBook Neo is its most repairable MacBook in 14 years. And are ...
This Week in Tech 1075: The Commonwealth Club
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From "gainfully employed robots" to AI that accidentally ruins lives, this week's conversation unpacks the real-world fallout of futuristic promises....
Intelligent Machines 861: We Have Computer At Home
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's legendary evangelist Guy Kawasaki reveals how signal messaging and open-source AI are rewriting playbooks for privacy, immortality, and activ...
Windows Weekly 974: DIY Crocs
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From bug-busting AI that's transforming Firefox to personal coding breakthroughs, the team breaks down how practical applications are cutting through...
Security Now 1069: You can't hide from LLMs
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think your online alias keeps you safe? This episode reveals how advanced language models are making it trivial to de-anonymize users at scale, chall...
MacBreak Weekly 1015: Who Shot Apple Intelligence?
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo, the company's foray into a low-cost laptop. The iPhone Fold's supposed design has leaked through 3D CAD rendering fil...
This Week in Tech 1074: Chicken Mating Harnesses
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, ...
Security Now 1068: The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte host a special episode of Security Now live from ThreatLocker's Zero Trust World 2026 in Orlando, Florida. The final fr...
Security Now 1067: KongTuke's CrashFix
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A crafty new breed of social engineering attack is tricking users into launching malware straight from their clipboard, exposing a fresh vulnerabilit...
Security Now 1067: KongTuke's CrashFix
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A crafty new breed of social engineering attack is tricking users into launching malware straight from their clipboard, exposing a fresh vulnerabilit...
This Week in Tech 1073: Broetry in Motion
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weap...
Intelligent Machines 859: What's Behind the Fox?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the creator of Stack Overflow decides he's going to take on rural poverty with a guaranteed minimum income—and bankrolls it himse...
Windows Weekly 972: I'm A Tolkien Scholar
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just last week, we asked about Phil Spencer and why he's been so quiet lately. Now we know why! Also, OneDrive for the Mac is finally going to look l...
Security Now 1066: Password Leakage
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ETH Zurich's deep-dive into the world's top password managers exposes how feature overload and legacy design obscure real security flaws, forcing a r...
MacBreak Weekly 1013: Boopgate
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome, Christina Warren, to the MacBreak Weekly panel! Looking back at Steve Jobs and what would have been his 71st birthday. Jason Snell unveils t...
MacBreak Weekly 1013: Boopgate
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome, Christina Warren, to the MacBreak Weekly panel! Looking back at Steve Jobs and what would have been his 71st birthday. Jason Snell unveils t...
MacBreak Weekly 1013: Boopgate
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome, Christina Warren, to the MacBreak Weekly panel! Looking back at Steve Jobs and what would have been his 71st birthday. Jason Snell unveils t...
This Week in Tech 1072: The Devil's Advocate
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do jailbreaking fighter jets, lost Amazon vans, and swapping your phone's smart features for a handful of mud have in common? TWiT dives into th...
Intelligent Machines 858: The Itinerant Salt Miner from Buffalo
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
OpenClaw's creator makes headlines by joining OpenAI after GitHub fame and a whirlwind of VC and big tech offers, redefining what's possible for inde...
Windows Weekly 971: Texas English
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft might finally give power users what they've been demanding: the ability to move the Windows 11 taskbar wherever they want. Plus, 3 major ne...
Security Now 1065: Attestation
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How secure are your Chrome extensions and certificate signings really? This episode pulls back the curtain on a massive spyware discovery and exposes...
MacBreak Weekly 1012: Joining the YOLO Club
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple has announced a special experience event occurring in New York, London, and Shanghai. Apple Podcasts is launching new video features. iOS 26.3 ...
This Week in Tech 1071: Image Pickles
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is social media addictive by design or just irresistible entertainment? The panel tackles the lawsuit that's dragging tech giants onto the witness st...
Intelligent Machines 857: Taskrabbit Arbitrage
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau go head-to-head over whether today's AI breakthroughs are truly unprecedented or history repeating itself. Hear what ...
Windows Weekly 970: Token Kill!
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After years of ignoring and maligning Windows, Microsoft has finally woken up and is making some happy noises. Last week, we discussed how Microsoft ...
Security Now 1064: Least Privilege
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From EU fines that never get paid to cyber warfare grounding missiles mid-battle, this week's episode uncovers the untold stories and real-world cons...
MacBreak Weekly 1011: Oy and Whoop!
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple is scaling back its plans for its AI-based health coach service. Could Apple's next AirPods Pro come with cameras in them? The iPhone 17 Pro Ma...
This Week in Tech 1070: A Yacht for Your Yacht
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Will Elon Musk really launch a million data centers into orbit, and why is McDonald's so worried about you using "McNuggets" as your password? This w...
Intelligent Machines 856: SecretlyBriti.sh
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
he podcast dives into the explosive advances in agentic AI, where developers and even Fortune 100 companies are racing to use powerful tools like Gas...
Windows Weekly 969: The Hidden Sweatshop
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft is burning through billions on AI, but Wall Street is finally demanding to see where the payoff is. The earnings announcement triggered a $...
Security Now 1063: Mongo's Too Easy
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When a popular antivirus and even Notepad++ turn into infection vectors after supply chain breaches, it's clear no software is safe from attack—or ...
MacBreak Weekly 1010: A Strand of Woz's Beard Hair
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple had a very strong Q1 2026, thanks to iPhone 17 sales. Apple acquires an AI company, its second-largest acquisition behind Beats by Dre. An Appl...
This Week in Tech 1069: In My Head I Have 3 Buckets
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel...
Windows Weekly 968: Uncharted Territory
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday blunder triggers emergency fixes, surprise layoffs ripple through Amazon, and the crew debates whether rapid AI advances sp...
Intelligent Machines 855: When You're Right, You're Right
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI stay open, ethical, and for the people? Mozilla's president joins the show to reveal their game plan—and $650 million war chest—for taking...
Security Now 1062: AI-Generated Malware
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI really write malware better than hackers ever could? This episode exposes the first real-world case of advanced, fully AI-generated malware an...
MacBreak Weekly 1009: We Don't Have Room for Bryan
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple launches the next generation of its AirTags. Is Apple developing its own take on an AI wearable pin? Apple is holding an event in LA for creato...
This Week in Tech 1068: Toto's Electrostatic Chuck
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft quietly hands over BitLocker keys to the government, TikTok's new privacy terms spark a user panic, and Europe's secret tech backups reveal...
Intelligent Machines 854: Welcome to the Pitt
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think you know the story of AI's rise and fall? This episode upends conventional wisdom with guest historian Thomas Haigh, who reveals why the infamo...
Windows Weekly 967: 2nd-Generation Bonobos
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the hosts go deep on out-of-band updates, unwanted "innovations," and the uneasy cost of tech's latest gold rush. Plus, securing a Microso...
Security Now 1061: More GhostPosting
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
oaring RAM prices are about to hit your security gear where it hurts, and the fallout could change what's protecting your network. Find out who's abo...
MacBreak Weekly 1008: Check The Stains
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rumors are starting to pick up in 2026, with more information emerging about the upcoming iPhone 18 and M5 MacBook Pros. Could we finally see new Stu...
This Week in Tech 1067: Short Vertical Content
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Claude isn't just the hottest name in AI right now—it's quietly ushering in a wave of ultra-personalized, vibe-coded software that could transform ...
Intelligent Machines 853: All The Clocks Were Wrong
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Disinformation expert Craig Silverman joins the crew to break down why AI makes scams and fake news easier, faster, and nearly impossible to spot—w...
Windows Weekly 966: You Can't Spell Gmail Without AI
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Satya Nadella gave up much of his CEO duties in 2025. Are we on the cusp of a new CEO? And does some money manager/political duo like Amy Hood and Br...
Security Now 1060: 3-Day Certificates
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why are code signing certificates suddenly so expensive, short-lived, and tangled in red tape? Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson dig into Microsoft's "thr...
Security Now 1060: 3-Day Certificates
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why are code signing certificates suddenly so expensive, short-lived, and tangled in red tape? Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson dig into Microsoft's "thr...
MacBreak Weekly 1007: They Plump When They Cook
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple & Google enter a multi-year collaboration to integrate Apple's AI with Google's Gemini model. Apple unveils its Apple Creator Studio app co...
This Week in Tech 1066: A Supercomputer in Your Pocket
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is putting a camera in your toilet the future of health, or have tech companies lost the plot? This episode's panel digs into what's truly innovative...
Intelligent Machines 852: Gluten-free Slop
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Hiner gives us a look at the AI products at CES 2026, as big tech and chip makers blurred the lines between consumer gadgets and enterprise inn...
Windows Weekly 965: Almost Meat
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
PC makers are shaking up CES with wild designs and next-gen chips, but the real story is Microsoft's bold software moves, AI's hardware hunger, and a...
Security Now 1059: MongoBleed
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why are code signing certificates suddenly getting shorter, pricier, and more restrictive? Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte expose the "cabal" rewriting ...
MacBreak Weekly 1006: Unemployable
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A look back at what Apple did, and did not deliver in 2025. What will Apple do in 2026? Could Apple benefit from Alan Dye, former design lead for App...
This Week in Tech 1065: AI Action Park
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! NVIDIA just spent $20 billion to hollow out an AI company for its brains, while Meta and Google scramble to scoop up fresh talent bef...
Intelligent Machines 851: Intelligent Machines Best of 2025
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our interviews with: Ray Kurzweil Alex Hanna Emily Bender Mike Masnick Pliny the Liberator Kevin Kelly Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscrib...
Windows Weekly 964: Happy New Year!
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This isn't your usual Windows Weekly. Pour a glass and settle in as Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell ditch the headlines for whisky-s...
Security Now 1058: A Gift for the New Year
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special holiday episode, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte revisit their classic conversation about vitamin D—diving into the science, surprisin...
MacBreak Weekly 1005: Best of 2025
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us again as we take a look back at some of MacBreak Weekly's favorite stories and moments from 2025: The unveiling of the iPhone 16e. The UK's...
This Week in Tech 1064: TWiT Best 0f 2025
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI video generation TWiT turns 20 Harper Reed on vibe-coding Job loss and AI Apple's iPhone 16 event Amy Webb's crazy husband talks about his ...
Security Now 1057: GhostPoster
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your smart TV and Firefox extensions were secretly hijacking your security and privacy? This episode reveals the jaw-dropping discovery of a ...
MacBreak Weekly 1004: A Sad Farewell
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An update on the story about an Apple developer who lost access to their Apple ID. Apple receives clearance to activate the Apple Watch hypertension ...
This Week in Tech 1063: The Year's End
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a year tangled in political drama, AI hype, and regulation battles, the TWiT crew explains how many of tech's "biggest stories" simply fizzled ...
Intelligent Machines 850: Bagel Rats
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget the "AI is killing the planet" panic—this episode unpacks what's actually driving tech's power grab, the financial bubble no one wants to ta...