Leo Laporte

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Host, Founder and Owner at This Week in Tech (Audio)

Host, Founder and Owner at This Week in Tech

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Articles

Sleek Peek

4 days ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte |Alex Lindsay |Andy Ihnatko |Jason Snell

Category: News Apple gives a 'Sleek Peek' to WWDC 2025 next week. Is Apple changing its naming convention for its OSs? Slowly, more content is being released for Apple's Vision Pro. And is Apple looking to acquire streaming rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball? Apple shares new 'Sleek Peek' teaser ahead of WWDC 2025 next week. Apple developer event will show it’s still far from being an AI leader. Apple to launch iOS 26, macOS 26 in major rebrand tied to software redesigns.
Two I's and No P

6 days ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte

YouTube Is Swallowing TV Whole, and It’s Coming for the SitcomTrump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on AmericansTrump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASAXbox co-founder J Allard is working on ‘breakthrough’ devices at AmazonGitHub Users Angry at the Prospect of AI-Written Issues From CopilotUsing technology may sharpen aging brains, not harm themWe Bought a ‘Peeing’ Robot Attack Dog From Temu.
OK, JK

1 week ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte |Paul Thurrott |Richard Campbell

Category: News Microsoft shakes up Windows Update with third-party app integration while AI features flood into Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. Plus, the browser wars heat up as Arc pivots to agentic AI and Opera launches Neon, while Richard calls in from Cape Town with whiskey wisdom.
Just Count the Server Racks

1 week ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte |Jeff Jarvis |Paris Martineau

Interview with Adam BeckerArvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor: AI as Normal TechnologyJoanna Sterns stars in WSJ Veo filmWow: So this is all AI-generated.
Artificial Intelligence

1 week ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

What the status of Encrypted Client Hello (ECH)? What radio technology would be best for remote inverter shutdown? Some DNS providers already block newly listed domains. Knowing when not to click a link can take true understanding. Why can losing a small portion of a power grid bring the rest down? Where are we in the "AI Hype Cycle" and is this the first? Speaking of hype: An AI system resorted to blackmail? Why are we so quick to imbue AI with awareness?
Lyle, Who?

1 week ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte |Alex Lindsay |Andy Ihnatko |Jason Snell

Category: News Apple had plans to launch full satellite services. President Trump is threatening Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas. Former Apple designer Jony Ive enters a new partnership with Sam Altman of OpenAI. And what is 'Solarium,' Apple's rumored unified interface that the company could announce at WWDC25? Apple’s satellite ambitions threatened by Elon Musk, internal resistance. Trump threatens 25 percent tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas.
Our Friend Zinc

1 week ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte

In this jam-packed episode celebrating Towel Day, the TWiT crew dives into Apple's terrible week with Trump's tariff threats, Google and Microsoft's latest AI advances, the death of CAPTCHAs, and some wild new tech including laser-powered smart homes and sock-picking robot vacuums.
Watch Your Wallet Jony

2 weeks ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte |Jeff Jarvis |Paris Martineau

Interview with Kate O'Neill Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras Personal context is Google’s big advantage in AI Google is replacing the exec in charge of Search and ads Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist Google's Gemini AI is coming to Volvo cars We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’ OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco China begins assembling its...
Live from Build

2 weeks ago | twit.tv | Leo Laporte |Paul Thurrott |Richard Campbell

Category: News Agentic AI is the theme of the show this year, and this time its multi-agent with orchestration! But first, we need to discuss the protestors. Paul and Richard have stories.
Rogue Comms Tech Found in US Power Grid

2 weeks ago | twit.tv | Steve Gibson |Leo Laporte

Chrome to actively refuse admin privileges. Android Messenger is getting manual key verification. Pwn2Own to add AI "pwning" as in-scope attack targets. AI has already been found to be replicating. Microsoft not killing off Office on Win10 after October. 23andMe's asset purchaser revealed. Many fun talking points thanks to our listeners. Steve's review of "Andor", season 2.