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Episodes
Intelligent Machines 876: It's No Melania
25 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Windows Weekly 989: Deer Hate MSDN
24 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Windows 12 is stalled and the real reasons go far beyond software. The conversation unpacks how soaring hardware prices, AI chaos, and market confusi...
Security Now 1084: The Residential Proxy Threat
24 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A flood of everyday gadgets, from cheap streaming boxes to digital photo frames, are being secretly conscripted into global proxy networks and used t...
MacBreak Weekly 1030: Impulse Pork Lo Mein
24 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Cook signals that the company will likely raise its prices down the road due to the memory chip shortage. Apple's AirPods Pro 3 heart rate sensor...
This Week in Tech 1089: Robot Butt Crack
22 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the h...
Intelligent Machines 875: Florida Dad
18 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The sudden US government shutdown of Anthropic's Fable model has tech insiders reeling and rival global labs surging ahead. This episode breaks down ...
Windows Weekly 988: Bubbleable
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With major leadership shakeups and rumors of studio closures, the future of XBOX inside Microsoft suddenly looks uncertain. Is this the beginning of ...
Security Now 1083: Patch Tuesday à la AI
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode unpacks the jaw-dropping surge in vulnerabilities unearthed by AI, revealing how Microsoft shattered its own patch records while adversa...
MacBreak Weekly 1029: Intimate Functionalities
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Gruber of Daring Fireball joins the MacBreak Weekly panel this week! A deep dive into Apple's new Siri following WWDC. Why Apple Intelligence &a...
This Week in Tech 1088: Model Not Available
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US government abruptly forced Anthropic to pull its most advanced AI model offline after fears it was simply too powerful to be safe. Hear the re...
Intelligent Machines 874: Google Knows I Love the Pepper Cannon
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how a homegrown AI agent is outsmarting big-brand competitors, letting users tailor digital assistants with real memory and skills. The futu...
Windows Weekly 987: SelfLoathing.md
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you think code is safe from automation, think again. This week's discussion tackles why the rise of vibe coding and AI-powered tools could upend l...
Security Now 1082: The Malicious Use of AI
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how Anthropic's secretive red team and the MITRE ATT&CK framework are mapping the chilling rise of malicious AI use, revealing cyber thr...
MacBreak Weekly 1028: The Finder Guy of Your Choosing
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple held its big WWDC 2026 keynote and introduced the new Siri AI for iOS 27, with sign-ups now available for the iOS 27 beta. However, Siri AI wil...
This Week in Tech 1087: Evil is the Root of All Money
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An astronomical amount of money is being poured into AI and data centers as tech giants fight for dominance, but is this fueling the next big tech bu...
Intelligent Machines 873: Superman's Mustache
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is upending the movie business, from Amazon's new AI Creators Fund to contract battles that just gave synthetic actors the green light in Hollywoo...
Windows Weekly 986: Liminal AI
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Build 2026 is underway in San Francisco this week, and it started with a big, overly-long keynote as always. And Computex is this week, too. There's ...
Security Now 1081: AI Captured the Flag
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI vulnerability discovery just upended the legendary Capture the Flag competitions, leaving top hackers sidelined while algorithms dominate the scor...
MacBreak Weekly 1027: The Paris of the South Bay
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WWDC is happening very soon: Monday, June 9th! Will this WWDC be Apple's AI do-over? Bloomberg gives a potential look into iOS 27. Dell unveils a new...
This Week in Tech 1086: The Great Beagle Migration
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Explore everything from explosive technology for space to electric technology for the road. Leo, Molly, Gary, and Sam have deep discussions on Magnif...
Intelligent Machines 872: Infinite Jeffs
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer Rick Sammon shows how AI is transforming creative work and what happens when the Pope issues a sweeping 42,000-word encyclical on artifi...
Windows Weekly 985: Putting the Mental in Experimental
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Paul has been testing various Linux distributions and other Windows alternatives for months as part of a Switcher series. The zen of Linux can mostly...
Security Now 1080: Vulnerability Debt Repayment
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mozilla found 271 unknown Firefox vulnerabilities in days using AI—bugs that millions of automated test runs had missed for years. Steve Gibson arg...
MacBreak Weekly 1026: Double-Wide Mode
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A slow week in Apple news as we wait for WWDC to begin on Monday, June 8th! Apple is seeking a Supreme Court review of the Epic Games case. Apple unv...
This Week in Tech 1085: In Line With Sam
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Google is rewriting the rules of search, CBS News Radio just died after 99 years, and billionaires now own the newsrooms. This episode dives into wha...
Intelligent Machines 871: CTRL-F Techno King
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dashlane's CTO pulls back the curtain on how password managers are actually using AI, why it's more complicated than hype suggests, and what the rise...
Windows Weekly 984: For Entertainment Purposes Only
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Windows Insider Program Release Preview channel updates (including 26H1 for the first time? - A preview of the June Patch Tuesday updates - Shared a...
Security Now 1079: Daybreak and Codename MDASH
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are racing to unleash next-gen AI that hunts for software vulnerabilities and hacks at scale. This episode explores how...
MacBreak Weekly 1025: Below the Plimsoll Line
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How will Apple follow up on any AI announcements made at WWDC later in June, after Google held its Google I/O keynote? Some leaks of iOS 27's new des...
This Week in Tech 1084: Don't Overcook the Asparagus
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trump and the CEOs go to China NVIDIA CEO joins Trump in China despite 'awkward' politics US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia C...
Intelligent Machines 870: Meet Me In Alaska
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
British tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker reveals his hands-on approach to filtering the world's information overload with AI, from building custom...
Windows Weekly 983: Puts the Buh in Benelux
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just Recall: Security vulnerabilities that require you to sign into an account on your PC are not necessarily vulnerabilities. Also, Windows...
Security Now 1078: DigiCert does it right
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of W...
MacBreak Weekly 1024: Good Talk
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you purchased an iPhone between June 2024 and March 2025, you could receive a payment from the $250 million settlement over Apple's intelligence f...
This Week in Tech 1083: A Whole Separate Class of Squiggles
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Campus hacks bring final exams to a standstill, a blockbuster study on AI in education gets pulled, and the world's biggest technology companies face...
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...