This Week in Tech 967: I'll Be Your Shabbos Goy

• OpenAI and Elon Musk
• Something Like Fire
• Former Twitter Executives Sue Musk Over Unpaid Severance
• Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs
• Life House CEO Departs After The Information's Report on Company
• South Korean streamers struggle with Twitch's sudden exit
• Here Come the AI Worms
• Open letter: A Safe Harbor for Independent AI Evaluation
• Microsoft engineer who raised concerns about Copilot image creator pens letter to the FTC
• Pixel phones just got next-gen call screening
• Complying with the Digital Markets Act
• GOOGLE PREPARES TO LAUNCH NEW APP STORE CALLED "APP MALL" FOR CHROMEOS
• Google is starting to squash more spam and AI in search results
• Google Maps is testing a feature that shows you where to enter a building
• Google Business Profile websites are now redirected to Google Maps
• Pixel feature drop: New productivity tools and advanced health features
• 6 updates to Waze to help you get around safely and conveniently
• Satellite SOS showing up on some Pixel phones
• classvsoftware/under-new-management: Detect when your installed Chrome extensions have changed owners.
• Air Force employee charged with giving classified information to woman he met on dating site
• Paying with VisionPro
• When students use generative AI, it's "cheating." When teachers use it, it's efficiency....
• Rogue Editors Started a Competing Wikipedia That's Only About Roads

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• kolide.com/twig
• babbel.com/twig

This week, Paul, Richard, and Leo unpack the twice-delayed unveiling of Moment 5 for Windows 11 and the long list of small features it brings to users, alongside whispers of new Surface devices on the horizon. Plus, they dissect the implications of Elon Musk's critical eye on OpenAI and the captivating prospect of upscaling classic adventure games via DirectSR.

"Moment 5"

• Moment 5 is here. Sort of. In preview. Well, some features
• This was supposed to happen before last week's Windows Weekly, but the announcement was delayed twice

Windows 11

• Microsoft quietly reveals that it is killing the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), triggering two reactions: "Who cares?" and "Why?"
• Beta: Controversial new mouse hover experience for Copilot
• Dell had double-digit revenue declines in Q4, all of 2024
• HP revenues fell 4.8 percent in Q1

Surface

• Rumor: Microsoft to launch Surface Pro 10 and Laptop 6 soon, with both Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite variants

AI

• Microsoft engineer continues to raise disturbing issues with Copilot
• Microsoft Edge picks up two new AI features: Video highlights and screenshot integration
• Copilot is coming to OneDrive (commercial) and Microsoft 365 mobile app
• Microsoft announces Copilot for Finance
• Microsoft files motion to dismiss parts of the NYT's copyright suite, compares AI to a Betamax machine. Maybe not the smartest comparison
• Elon Musk sues OpenAI because something something
• ChatGPT picks up a Read Aloud feature. Is there anything AI can't do??
• Anthropic announces a three-tier Claude 3 family of LLMs with the usual claims
• Apple releases the M3-based MacBook Air. Or should we call it the MacBook AIr?
• Brave brings Leo AI to Android app

Xbox

• Microsoft comes clean on DirectSR, will say more soon
• Xbox Partner Preview event today - Final Fantasy XIV, STALKER Original Trilogy, more announced
• MLB The Show 24, more come to Xbox Game Pass in March
• Linux exceeds 4 percent usage share for the first time. Is this the "SteamDeck" effect?

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Twitter user? Disable this new feature immediately
• App picks of the week: LibreOffice, Vivaldi, Anytype
• RunAs Radio this week: Upgrading TLS with Scott Helme
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Hornitos Black Barrel

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Sponsor:

• kolide.com/ww

Apple released new 13" and 15" MacBook Airs with their M3 chips. Apple's been hit with a hefty €1.8 billion fine in the EU for breaking music streaming laws. And should you be wearing your Apple Vision Pro at your wedding?

• Apple launches new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip, support for two external displays, faster Wi-Fi.
• How I created the hybrid Mac-iPad laptop and tablet that Apple won't make.
• Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming.
• The App Store, Spotify, and Europe's thriving digital music market.
• Tech worker's wife says she didn't want Apple Vision Pro in wedding pictures

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: The Larry David WWDC 2014 app store video (until it's taken down... again)
• Jason's Picks: Whisky and the Television by Sandwich for Vision Pro
• Alex's Pick: Huanuo monitor arms
• Leo's Pick: Zed

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• ecamm.com/twit or use Promo Code TWIT
• fastmail.com/twit
• babbel.com/macbreak
• Wildgrain.com/MACBREAK or use code MACBREAK

• "Death, Lonely Death" by Doug Muir, about the decades-old Voyager 1 explorer
• Cory Doctorow's Visions of the Future Humble Book Bundle
• CTRL-K shortcut for search on a browser
• Direct bootable image downloading for GRC's servers
• Closing the loop on compromised emails
• Taco Bell's passwordless app
• A solution for Bcrypt's password length limit of 72 bytes
• Data as the missing piece for law enforcement and privacy advocates
• The token solution for email-only login
• Apple's Password Manager Resources on Github
• The risk of long-term persistent cookies in browsers
• Why mainframe industries still require weak passwords
• A conundrum involving an exploitable Response Header error and a bounty payment.
• An inspection of Apple's new Post-Quantum Encryption upgrade

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-964-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.

For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

Sponsors:

• GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
• Melissa.com/twit
• bitwarden.com/twit
• kolide.com/securitynow

• Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla
• Frame glasses
• Elon Musk sues OpenAI over AI threat
• Why Elon Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on A.I. Research From Microsoft
• Elon Musk Asks Satya Nadella for Tech Support: 'I Don't Mean to be a Pest'
• Yahoo lays off the leaders of Engadget
• South Korean streamers struggle with Twitch's sudden exit
• TikTok Begins Removing Universal Music Publishing Songs
• Progressive Web Apps in the EU will work fine in iOS 17.4
• Push alerts are the latest technique the FBI uses to track criminal suspects
• Peering through Lenovo's transparent laptop into a sci-fi future
• Best of MWC 2024: AI, Wearables, and Bending Phone Concepts That Amaze
• Republican US senator wants to hike tariffs on Chinese vehicles
• Robert "Bob" G. Heil - Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Illinois

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Anthony Ha and Sam Abuelsamid

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• expressvpn.com/twit
• rocketmoney.com/twit
• Download StressFace
• wix.com/studio
• lookout.com

This week on Ask The Tech Guys, Leo and Mikah answer a viewer's question about producing their own audiobook. What's the easiest way to get your family to use password managers? Plus, Scott Wilkinson talks about The Verge's coverage on physical media, and Johnny Jet talks about how you really should only share a picture of your boarding pass after your flight! Also we celebrate the life of Bob Heil, who passed away recently.

• Bob Heil passes away at the age of 83.
• As nationwide fraud losses top $10 billion in 2023, FTC steps up efforts to protect the public.
• Crash of the Titan: a short history of Apple's doomed car project.
• What's the best way to produce an audiobook with my iPhone?
• How can I start getting my family to use password managers to protect themselves better online?
• Scott Wilkinson talks about physical media and the release of Oppenheimer in 4k UHD on Blu-ray.
• Leo shares the Anker 250W Power Bank and the NIxplay Digital Display he purchased in response to a few callers from a couple of weeks ago.
• Is there a way to filter photos based on specific custom parameters?
• Johnny Jet shares some updates on what's been happening with him and some tips on what you shouldn't be sharing on social media when traveling.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Johnny Jet

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/2014

Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows

Sponsors:

• ecamm.com/twit or use Promo Code TWIT
• wix.com/studio
• cachefly.com/twit

It's safe to say we all would love a chance to fly to space, but there's wanting to reach space and then ACTUALLY launching into space. This week, as we hit Episode 100, we welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to tell us exactly what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane. Alan, a planetary scientist and principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, launched on a suborbital spaceflight in November 2023 on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane. He'll dish on what that experience is like, what it promises for future space science, and more. We also discussed Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus moon lander's farewell, a new air leak on the International Space Station, and when SpaceX may launch its Crew-8 mission to the ISS.

Headlines:

• Odysseus Moon Lander Incident: Intuitive Machines' lander successfully touched down on the moon but tipped over and broke a leg upon landing. Despite this mishap, the mission achieved many firsts and exceeded expectations.
• International Space Station (ISS) Air Leak: An update on a minor but increasing air leak in the Russian segment of the ISS, detailing efforts to pinpoint and fix the leak to ensure crew safety.
• SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Delays: Overview of the delayed SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS, due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts with the Odysseus moon lander launch.

Main Topic: Dr. Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight

• Dr. Alan Stern's Background: Stern recounts his lifelong passion for space exploration, his involvement in over 30 NASA and European Space Agency missions, and his recent suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic.
• The Experience of Spaceflight: Stern describes the flight as the best workday ever, detailing the rocket's ascent, time in microgravity, and the camaraderie among the crew. He also mentions successfully completing all nine objectives of the flight.
• Future of Commercial Spaceflight: Discussion on the potential of commercial spaceflight to transform space science by making suborbital and orbital missions more accessible and affordable. Stern emphasizes the importance of human-led experiments in space and predicts a future where booking a spaceflight could be as common as booking an airline ticket.
• Risk and Reward of Space Travel: Stern shares his perspective on the risks associated with space travel, comparing it to the early days of aviation and expressing optimism for the future safety and normalization of space exploration.
• New Horizons Update: Alan talks on the New Horizons extended mission to study Kuiper Belt objects through 2028/2029. The Kuiper Belt structure itself continues to reveal its vast scale.

Host: Tariq Malik

Guest: Alan Stern

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsor:

• joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

The latest AI controversy with Google's Gemini, President Biden's new executive order restricting the sale of personal data, issues with popular but insecure video doorbell cameras, and more.

• Google's AI Controversy with Gemini: Reed Albergotti of Semafor discusses the backlash against Google's Gemini AI for generating biased content. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's response and the challenges of correcting AI behavior are explored.
• Apple's Project Titan Cancelation: Mikah focuses on Apple's decision to cancel its self-driving car project, Project Titan, reallocating resources to its AI division. The market's reaction and the implications for Apple's future in AI are discussed.
• Biden's Executive Order on Personal Data: Engadget's Karissa Bell explains President Biden's executive order banning the bulk sale of sensitive personal data to certain countries. The geopolitical context and potential impacts on privacy and national security are analyzed.
• Security Concerns with Video Doorbells: Mikah highlights a Consumer Reports study by TWiT-alumn Stacey Higginbotham that revealed security flaws in popular video doorbells, underscoring the risks of unencrypted personal data and the importance of consumer vigilance in product choices.

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Reed Albergotti and Karissa Bell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• ecamm.com/twit or use Promo Code TWIT
• joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

• Gemini and Google's Culture
• Klarna says its OpenAI virtual assistant does the work of 700 humans
• OpenAI says New York Times 'hacked' ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit
• Tyler Perry halts $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI
• Kids left disappointed by Willy Wonka theme park grift
• Google co-founder Sergey Brin sued over a plane crash that killed two pilots last year
• MWC 2024: Motorola's Rollable Concept phone laughs at your silly foldable
• Peering through Lenovo's transparent laptop into a sci-fi future
• Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to 'simplify everyday wellness'
• The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn't
• New bitcoin spot ETF trading volume sets daily record, besting launch day
• Supreme Court Arguments on Social Media Laws Are Scrutinized
• Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption
• Third Time's a Charm — Lunar Library Successfully Lands on the Moon — Backup of Human Civilization Will Last for Up To Billions of Years.
• AT&T is giving customers a bill credit following massive outage
• Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT
• Jensen Huang, CEO of #Nvidia, argues that we should stop saying kids should learn to code.
• Doomsters write another letter
• Wear OS is revamping notifications to improve battery life
• Google brings Gemini to Messages and adds AI text summaries for Android Auto
• Chrome's new AI feature can help you write on the web
• Meta Wants Llama 3 to Handle Contentious Questions as Google Grapples With Gemini Backlash
• Google Maps is finally making glanceable directions widely available
• Some Kind of Heaven
• Mom's first VR
  

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsor:

• bitwarden.com/twit

The newest version of Windows 11 is entering a new rollout phase. Some new exciting hardware from Lenovo emerged from this year's Mobile World Congress. And Paul has been using Copilot Pro for some time and is quite happy with it so far!

Windows

• Windows 11 version 23H2 enters a new rollout phase - the "you're getting it whether you want it or not" phase.
• Canary: Wi-Fi 7 support, 16 new actions for Windows (+13 there already), separates from Dev channel again.
• Photos app to get generative erase functionality.

Hardware

• Snapdragon X Elite destroys Intel Core Ultra in AI performance tests. Is this finally the year of Windows on Arm?
• Intel rolls out vPro versions of Core Ultra for businesses.
• Lenovo imagines transparent displays, ships actual ThinkPads.
• HP brings NPUs to its consumer PCs.
• Samsung Galaxy Book4 series is now available in the U.S. with unique Copilot features.
• Microsoft lays out its 2024 event calendar, and Ignite is in Chicago in November!

AI

• Microsoft (quietly) adds four GPTs to Microsoft Copilot.
• Microsoft partners with Mistral AI, and gets immediate regulatory notice
• GitHub Copilot Enterprise is now available with organizational GPTs
• Google pauses Gemini image creation after, um, some issues
• Help Me Write is now in Google Chrome
• Brave Leo now supports PDFs and Google Drive

Xbox

• Xbox will attend GDR, and will discuss DirectSR
• Microsoft starts testing Game Hubs in Xbox app for PC
• Lots of Age of Empire releases this year
• GeForce Now Free is adding pre-roll advertising

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Turn off Microsoft Start in Widgets.
• Widget is finally closer to what most people will want.
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Copilot Pro
• Podcast pick of the week: Copilot Governance with Martina Grom
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Ian Macleod's Isle of Skye Range

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Sponsor:

• GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT