Microsoft just made a major change to the Windows 11 install media, and you're not going to believe what happens next! Plus, the AI spelling and grammar checking app/service that Paul relies on. And yes, he does pay for it.
Windows 11
Copilot Vision gets full Desktop support, Voice integration across all Insider channels
Click to Do gets a "Describe image" action, Administrator protection, App permission dialog changes in Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2)
Canary finally gets the features everyone else has had for a while now
Also, Microsoft quietly killed the simplified date/time in the Windows 11 Taskbar because no one liked it
PC sales grew 5 percent in Q2 but there is a BIG caveat
Semi-related: Google is "combining" ChromeOS and Android
ChromeOS will build on Android going forward, smart
Even less related: HMD quietly pulls Nokia out of the U.S. market, the dream is over
Microsoft 365, AI
Microsoft layoffs directly attributed to AI
Microsoft scuttled OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf and all hell broke loose
Google snapped up key execs and engineers and licensed Windsurf for $2.4 billion
All's well that ends well: Cognition acquires Windsurf
Microsoft keeps changing the terms of the deal: Microsoft 365 apps will be updated on Windows 10 only through August 2026
Microsoft 365 Copilot is finally getting a Memory
OpenAI is going to war with Microsoft and the world
It's working on a web browser
It's also working on an office productivity suite of sorts
Google NotebookLM gets curated featured notebooks. This is emerging as one of the more useful AI tools
Xbox and Gaming
Xbox app for Windows 11 gets "Stream your own game" functionality
Grounded 2, more coming to Game Pass in second half of July
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to the Mac for some reason
Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Save big on PCs, go refurbished
App pick of the week: LanguageTool for Desktop
RunAs Radio this week: Fabric in 2025 with Arun Ulag
Brown liquor pick of the week: Slane Triple Casked Blend
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
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Security Now 1033: Going on the Offensive
Another Israeli spyware vendor surfaces.
Win11 to delete restore points more quickly.
The EU accelerates its plans to abandon Microsoft Azure.
The EU sets timelines for Post-Quantum crypto adoption.
Russia to create a massive IMEI database.
Canada and the UK create the "Common Good Cyber Fund".
U.S. states crack down on Bitcoin ATMs amid growing scams.
Congressional staffers cannot use WhatsApp on gov devices.
LibXML2 and the problems with commercial use of OSS.
A(nother) remote code execution vulnerability in WinRAR.
Have-I-Been-Pwned gets a cool data visualization site.
How is ransomware getting in?
Windows to offer "safe" non-kernel endpoint security?
Proactive age verification coming to porn sites. How?
Canada (also) says "bye bye" to Hikvision.
Germany will be banning DeekSeek. The whole EU may follow.
Cloudflare throttled in Russia?
What must the U.S. do to compete in global exploit acquisition?
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1033-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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MacBreak Weekly 980: I Have Never Ate Tomato Ketchup Onions
iOS 26 Beta 3 dials back its liquid glass look in this current beta. Which Apple devices could be affected by Trump's planned August tariffs? Is Apple planning to launch its own Public Cloud model? And an Apple AI executive leaves the company, lured by Meta's AI hiring spree backed by big bucks.
iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass.
Apple seeds third developer betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 release date: When to expect the new model.
Foxconn tells hundreds of Chinese staff to return from its Indian iPhone factories.
Trump advisor Navarro rips Apple's Tim Cook, saying he's not moving production out of China fast enough.
Macs and Apple Watch to be hit by Trump tariffs starting on August 1.
Apple considers launching public cloud.
Apple just released an interesting coding language model.
Apple loses top AI models executive to Meta's hiring spree.
iPhone 17 Pro to reverse iPhone X design decision.
iPhone 17 models rumored to feature redesigned Dynamic Island.
Apple puases work on foldable iPad.
Apple acquires digital avatar company TrueMeeting to bolster Vision Pro personas.
Ed Sheeran, Drake, the Weeknd lead Apple Music's top 500 streamed songs of the past decade.
'F1' is Apple's highest-grossing theatrical film ever.
Two years in, Apple is now officially on Threads.
Apple's 5th Ave store spray-painted to protest 'climate hypocrisy'.
You can use sous vide to help iPhone repairs, but please don't.
Picks of the Week:
Leo's Pick: Arteck iPad Mini Keyboard Case
Andy's Pick: Anker 548 Power Bank
Jason's Pick: Suika Game+
Alex's Pick: Turtle AV Downtown
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Intelligent Machines 826: Cusp of Noodles
Interview with Board Member of Cloudflare, John Graham-Cumming
My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
Two Judges, Same District, Opposite Conclusions: The Messy Reality Of AI Training Copyright Cases
How I Use AI To Help With Techdirt (And, No, It's Not Writing Articles)
Google launches Doppl, a new app that lets you visualize how an outfit might look on you
The Internet Needs Sex
Senate drops plan to ban state AI laws
Adam Thierer reacts
Denmark To Tackle Deepfakes By Giving People Copyright To Their Own Features - Slashdot
The Velvet Sundown are a seemingly AI-generated band with 325k Spotify listeners
People are using AI to 'sit' with them while they trip on psychedelics
China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match
AI virtual personality YouTubers, or 'VTubers,' are earning millions
AI helps find formula for paint to keep buildings cooler
Microsoft's New AI Tool Outperforms Doctors 4-to-1 in Diagnostic Accuracy - Slashdot
It's Known as 'The List'—and It's a Secret File of AI Geniuses
The AI Company Zuckerberg Just Poured $14 Billion Into Is Reportedly a Clown Show of Ludicrous Incompetence
We used Veo to animate archive photography from the Harley-Davidson Museum
G/O Media Winds Down by Selling Kotaku, One of Its Last Sites
Roadside America Dot Com
Cluely pitches itself as undectable AI
Lorde's new album: Virgin
AI recipe creation
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau
Guest: John Graham-Cumming
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MacBreak Weekly 979: Matt Baloney
Are people furious about the F1 Movie Apple Wallet ad? Apple could look to using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri AI features. The EU could miss out on new iOS 26 features when it rolls out later this year. And Pixelmator Pro gets new updates that integrate Apple Intelligence features!
More on Apple's trust-eroding 'F1 The Movie' Wallet ad.
Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal.
iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, watchOS 11.6, tvOS 18.6 and visionOS 2.6 get second betas
Apple tells EU to forget about getting all the new iOS 26 features.
Germany asks Apple and Google to pull DeepSeek app.
Brazil wants its piece of the App Store anti-competition fines Apple faces worldwide.
Senior Vision Pro engineer allegedly took a 'massive volume' of secret plans to Snap.
Apple surveys Vision Pro users about competing headsets and smart glasses.
Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive powers Apple Vision Pro's next leap.
The eight reasons people upgrade Mac or PC, as shipments surge.
Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor.
Pixelmator Pro gains better RAW images, Accessibility — and Apple Intelligence.
Apple loses bid to dismiss US smartphone monopoly case.
Apple finally has a box office hit with 'F1.' What's next for the studio's movie strategy?
Apple's Swift working to support Android app development.
Picks of the Week:
Leo's Pick: ICE Block
Jason's Pick: MacWhisper
Andy's Pick: Neon Ichiban
Alex's Pick: Lingo
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