Total Leo (Audio)

Total Leo (Audio)

A compendium of podcasts from the Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. This feed includes all of Leo's audio or video releases and sometimes includes his appearances on other podcasts. One feed to serve them all.

Episodes

October 15, 2025 183 mins

Can open-source AI models really be truly neutral, or are they just another conduit for hidden agendas? Hear how the founder of Nous Research is battling Silicon Valley giants to put ethical, user-controlled AI in everyone's hands.

  • TOpinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
  • AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families
  • (20) Sam Altman on X: "We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we w...
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Forget the doomsday headlines about Windows 10's end of life. Paul, Richard, and Leo break down why most users can relax, what Microsoft really has planned, and why the supposed landfill crisis around old PCs is mostly exaggeration. Also, Microsoft said OneDrive's new app was coming next year, but your file system says otherwise.

Windows 11

  • October Patch Tuesday arrives, 1st for 25H2
  • Copilot+ PCs: Click to Do improvements,...
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October 14, 2025 152 mins

Texas is on the brink of forcing Apple and Google to overhaul app downloads with strict age verification laws—are tech giants ready, or is your privacy about to get caught in the crossfire?

  • The EU aborted their Chat Control vote knowing it would fail.
  • Salesforce says it's not going to pay; customer data is released.
  • Hackers claim Discord breach netted 70,000 government IDs.
  • Microsoft to move Github to Azure. What could pos...
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October 14, 2025 132 mins

Could Tim Cook retire soon? California has signed a new age verification law that requires parents to enter their kids' ages when setting up a smartphone. Could a new MacBook Pro be coming soon, say this week? And Apple has increased its bug bounty award payout for big exploits to $2 million!

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China: receives custom LABUBU doll and hosts first livestream sales event.
  • Tim Cook took over Apple's operat...
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October 12, 2025 200 mins

From internet service providers facing billion-dollar lawsuits for their users' file sharing to Amazon's smart displays turning into ad machines, the future of your connected life is up for grabs. If you want to know who's really pulling the strings in tech and where the battle lines are being drawn, this is the episode you can't miss.

  • October Term 2025
  • Supreme Court denies Google's request to pause Play Store changes while ...
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October 8, 2025 159 mins

From lawmakers cracking down on loud ads to Deloitte caught peddling AI-fabricated reports, this episode explores how tech's greatest promises and worst follies are colliding right now.

  • No more loud commercials: Governor Newsom signs SB 576 | Governor of California
  • ChatGPT Now Has 800 Million Weekly Active Users - Slashdot
  • OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT
  • Senate Dem Report Finds Almost 100 Mil...
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The Windows 25H2 update is shrouded in mystery, but does it actually bring anything new to the table... or just more headaches for upgraders? Paul has been updating the Field Guide for 25H2, which will be an all-new addition. This is a chance to re-evaluate workarounds on unsupported hardware. This one still works: You can easily upgrade any Windows 10 or 11 PC, supported or not, using the 25H2 ISO and the D:\setup.exe /product se...

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Google's new demand for developer registration could spell the end for open-source app stores, while Europe's controversial chat control vote threatens privacy for everyone—Steve and Leo break down what's at stake for devs and users alike.

  • Qantas says no one can releak their stolen data.
  • Brave's usage is up. But is it really 3 times faster.
  • Next Tuesday the EU votes on "Chat Control".
  • Microsoft formally launches a "Securit...
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October 7, 2025 150 mins

Rumors are swirling that Apple is shelving some work on its Vision Pro overhaul to prioritize work towards AI glasses. Apple removes the ICEBlock app from its App Store following the U.S. Department of Justice's request. iFixit is not surprised by the repairability of the AirPods Pro 3. And Apple's new Crossbody Strap accessory is a popular item, as the straps remain backordered.

  • Apple shelves Vision headset revamp to priorit...
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As AI-generated clip content upends trust and creativity, this week's panel members join forces to unravel whether we're facing a cultural disaster or just the next leap forward (and what anyone online needs to watch out for next). Is the world ready for AI-generated video slop flooding the internet, legal headaches over deepfakes, and million-dollar tech maneuvering?

  • Sora 2 is here
  • We need to stop the slop of OpenAI's Sora ...
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What happens when ex-Google innovators build an AI-powered app that turns your emails, favorite subreddits, and even your calendar into a custom radio station you can talk to? In this episode, the creators of Hux reveal how they're reimagining the way we consume information and why radio and podcasts might never be the same.

  • Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from C...
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Windows 11 version 25H2 is here, but blink and you might miss the difference from last year! Also, Microsoft just hiked Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30/month and is leaving gamers everywhere weighing their subscriptions—and their loyalty.

25H2 is here?!

  • Microsoft announced that 25H2 is GA! But where is it?
  • And what is it? Microsoft has a list of "new" features

More Windows 11

  • Microsoft delivers the 24H2 Week D upd...
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September 30, 2025 169 mins

Cisco's routers just exposed more than two million networks thanks to a "security optional" SNMP setup that's being actively exploited—Steve and Leo break down why this is a worst-case scenario for the industry and how easily it could have been avoided.

  • Gmail's spam filtering false-positive spree.
  • iOS 26's Safari randomizes its fingerprint by default.
  • Cisco's SNMP stands for "Security Not My Problem".
  • Windows' "stuck" Exte...
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Intel has reportedly approached Apple about investing in the company. Some of Apple's new features will be delayed in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act. A study showcases a dramatic rise in fraudulent mobile apps on both iOS and Android. And Apple is working on its own ChatGPT-style chatbot app, which is being tested internally by employees.

  • Intel is seeking an investment from Apple as part of its comeback bid.
  • Apple war...
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September 24, 2025 168 mins

Are we repeating the mistakes of the dot-com boom with today's AI gold rush? Intelligent Machines tackles why runaway spending, circular investments, and looming government deals could mean a hard reckoning for tech's biggest promise yet.

  • Interview with Steven Levy
  • Levy: Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books—I Do Now
  • Steven Levy: I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
  • OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and S...
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September 24, 2025 174 mins

Paul Thurrott reports live from Maui with exciting details on Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X2 Elite chip and how it could shake up the PC world, while behind the scenes, Microsoft quietly drifts further from OpenAI just as an NVIDIA mega-deal makes headlines. Is Windows about to get its biggest reboot in years, and can ARM finally topple Intel?

Windows

  • 25H2 is imminent: The real ISOs and eKBs are here!
  • Paul's Arm-based tr...
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  • Consumer Reports on Windows 10 updates.
  • Waste (not fraud or abuse) within DoD Cyberoperations.
  • China's DeepSeek produces deliberately flawed code.
  • WebAssembly v3.0 officially released.
  • Firefox v143 updates and new features.
  • Firefox for Android now offers DoH.
  • A nearly terminal flaw in Microsoft's Entra ID.
  • Chrome hits its 6th 0-day this year. Emergency update.
  • DRAM (now DDR5) still vulnerable to RowHammer.
  • SAMSUNG k...
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September 23, 2025 140 mins

Is the new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max susceptible to scratches? iFixit tears down the new iPhone Air! New immersive films are coming to the Apple Vision Pro. And is TechWoven better than its predecessor, FineWoven?

  • iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max units cited as readily susceptible to scratches and scuffs.
  • The wafer-thin iPhone Air is surprisingly strong.
  • iPhone Air teardown reveals that Apple's thinnest iPhone is still very...
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September 21, 2025 165 mins

Is strapping notifications to your face the next frontier, or just tech gone too far? Dive into a lively, sometimes skeptical discussion on Meta's AR glasses, social media's shifting power, the fate of TikTok, and how AI is quietly rewriting the rules, whether we like it or not.

  • Seeing Through the Reality of Meta's Smart Glasses
  • I regret to inform you Meta's new smart glasses are the best I've ever tried
  • Parents outraged as...
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With AI hype everywhere, are we confusing slick projections and sci-fi clichés for real progress? This episode exposes the flawed thinking behind tech's boldest predictions and dives into what your future with "intelligent machines" might actually look like—waffles and all.

  • Interview with Nick Foster
  • AI's $344 Billion 'Language Model' Bet Looks Fragile
  • Yann LeCun's mondo preso
  • Elon Musk's xAI Lays Off 500 Data Annotation W...
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