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TWiT 1104: Real Gs Move in Silence Like Lasagna - An AI Data Center in Space?
Is Gemini 4 truly so capable, as claimed by Google? OpenAI unveils Dots to rival Meta's Muse. Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is now in orbit. And should we be worried about the possible 'catastrophic' risks with AI, as reported in a leaked IPO filing by Anthropic?
- OpenAI pauses training its most powerful models after rogue agents target government.
- Google announces Gemini 4 and says it's so capable that only 'trusted cyber defenders' can have it right now
- OpenAI ignored employees' warnings about safely testing A.I. models.
- I quit OpenAI because its culture is broke.
- OpenAI unveils Dots, new A.I. agents to rival Meta's Muse.
- Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling.
- Muse creates detailed profiles of all your friends and family.
- Our project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit.
- Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers.
- The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive due to AI.
- EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs.
- Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing.
- NVIDIA releases software platform to stop AI agents from misbehaving.
- Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch.
- Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'.
- The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next.
- Exclusive: Army creates autonomy command amid Hegseth's robo-warfare push.
- New AI czar unveils goals, members of White House task force.
- Newsom signs 13 AI bills, including a ban on AI-only firings.
- Robert X. Cringely.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Doc Rock and Louis Maresca
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TWiT 1103: Raspberry Pi in the Sky - What OpenAI's Security Fiasco Means for Tech Safety
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models.
- An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
- Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents
- OpenAI's A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
- US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats
- Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements
- Amazon doesn't trust Meta's Muse AI agent
- Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
- Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds
- Ireland's data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data
- Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
- Microsoft thinks its new Copilot 'super app' will be as influential as Office
- OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models'
- Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data
- New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
- Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail
- Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
- The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
- Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock
- Fat Bear Week 2026
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Harper Reed and Iain Thomson
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TWiT 1103: Raspberry Pi in the Sky - What OpenAI's Security Fiasco Means for Tech Safety
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models.
- An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
- Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents
- OpenAI's A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
- US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats
- Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements
- Amazon doesn't trust Meta's Muse AI agent
- Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
- Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds
- Ireland's data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data
- Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
- Microsoft thinks its new Copilot 'super app' will be as influential as Office
- OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models'
- Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data
- New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
- Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail
- Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
- The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
- Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock
- Fat Bear Week 2026
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Harper Reed and Iain Thomson
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TWiT 1102: Exclave Subpoena - OpenClaw, Meta's Muse, & Persistent Agentic Automation
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.
- Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly
- US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
- AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
- For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
- OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of 'Concerning' A.I. Behavior
- Why AI pacing has become a false choice
- Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns
- Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
- Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
- The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s
- 'Maybe a year': Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI
- ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson
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TWiT 1102: Exclave Subpoena - OpenClaw, Meta's Muse, & Persistent Agentic Automation
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.
- Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly
- US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
- AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
- For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
- OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of 'Concerning' A.I. Behavior
- Why AI pacing has become a false choice
- Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns
- Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
- Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
- The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s
- 'Maybe a year': Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI
- ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson
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TWiT 1102: Exclave Subpoena - OpenClaw, Meta's Muse, & Persistent Agentic Automation
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.
- Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly
- US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
- AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
- For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
- OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of 'Concerning' A.I. Behavior
- Why AI pacing has become a false choice
- Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns
- Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
- Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
- The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s
- 'Maybe a year': Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI
- ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson
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TWiT 1101: Adversarial Clothing - The Dramatic Calls to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.
- Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'
- Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
- Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
- Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
- New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables
- Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999
- Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.
- Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
- LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device
- The Flock backlash is coming for retail
- Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
- A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
- Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
- Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking
- iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
- Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.
Correction: Mikah incorrectly stated that Live Rewind and Siri Recap would also be available on iPhone 16 and newer. Apple says the features require an Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 paired with a supported iPhone. They are not iPhone features.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Daniel Rubino
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TWiT 1101: Adversarial Clothing - The Dramatic Calls to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.
- Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'
- Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
- Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
- Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
- New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables
- Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999
- Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.
- Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
- LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device
- The Flock backlash is coming for retail
- Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
- A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
- Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
- Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking
- iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
- Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.
Correction: Mikah incorrectly stated that Live Rewind and Siri Recap would also be available on iPhone 16 and newer. Apple says the features require an Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 paired with a supported iPhone. They are not iPhone features.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Daniel Rubino
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TWiT 1101: Adversarial Clothing - The Dramatic Calls to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.
- Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'
- Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
- Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
- Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
- New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables
- Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999
- Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.
- Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
- LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device
- The Flock backlash is coming for retail
- Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
- A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
- Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
- Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking
- iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
- Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Daniel Rubino
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