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Head into the world of educational technology with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore cutting-edge iOS apps that make learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engaging and interactive. From virtual anatomy lessons to coding playgrounds, these apps transform your device into a powerful learning tool.

• Skeleton 3D Anatomy: A free app for exploring human anatomy in 3D, allowing users to tap and l...

Ken Fritz built what many consider to be the world's best stereo system, spending upwards of a million dollars on it. But the cost was much higher than mere dollars. In the end, was it worth it?

Host: Scott Wilkinson

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Can a simple battery icon overhaul revolutionize your Windows 11 experience? You're about to find out! This week, we dive into the transformative features Microsoft is introducing to Windows 11 in 2025. From the vibrant new battery icon color coding that instantly communicates your device's status to the streamlined document-sharing capabilities right from your taskbar jump list, these updates are all about making your digital lif...

Ever wondered how to level up your Mac gaming experience with built-in features most users don't know about? Mikah Sargent leads gamers into Mac's game mode and controller connectivity, revealing tricks for gamers and tech enthusiasts.

-Game Mode Overview
A special Mac feature exclusive to macOS Sonoma 14 and Apple Silicon devices that optimizes gaming performance. When a game is in full screen, the system prioritizes the game's...

• Interview with Gary Marcus
• Turing Award Goes to 2 Pioneers of Artificial Intelligence
• Meta Discusses AI Data Center Project That Could Cost $200 Billion
• Satya Nadella Argues AI's True Value Will Come When It Finds Killer App Akin To Email or Excel
• Google's co-founder tells AI staff to stop "building nanny products
• 27-Year-Old EXE Became Python In Minutes. Is AI-Assisted Reverse Engineering Next? - Slashdot
• Crossing the...

Skype to EOL in May, replaced by the consumer Teams client, which is surprisingly good now. There are three possible responses to this:
- "They still make Skype?"
- The 13 people who rely on Skype for calling landlines come out of the woodwork.
- "Come on, Microsoft telegraphed this two years ago"

Plus, Opera previews what an AI agent in a browser can be used for. Firefox 136 now comes with vertical tabs (again), updated sid...

• Firefox amends their privacy policy -- the world melts down.
• Signal threatens to leave Sweden.
• Aftermath of the massive $1.5 billion Bybit ETH heist.
• It turns out that it wasn't actually Bybit's fault.
• "The Lazarus Bounty" monitoring and management site.
• Mozilla's commitment to Manifest V2 (and the uBlock Origin).
• What does the ACM's plea for memory-safe languages mean for developers?
• What exactly are memory-safe lang...

Apple updates the iPad Air with the M3 chipset. iFixit does a teardown of the iPhone 16e. A new documentary film about Bono will be released later this year, with an immersive version of the film for Apple Vision Pro. And Apple has launched a legal challenge to UK's 'back door' order.

• Apple updates iPad Air with faster M3 processor.
• New M4 MacBook Air could debut on Wednesday.
• Apple Park rainbow arches gone, but reportedly ...

• Amazon Alexa event live blog: all the news from the keynote
• Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus
• An in-depth look at Apple's AI crisis, as some in Apple's AI division believe that a true conversational "LLM Siri" won't be ready until iOS 20 at best in 2027
• Google's co-founder tells AI staff to stop "building nanny products
• 'I want him to be prepared': why parents are teaching their gen Alpha kids to use AI
• Skype is sh...

We have Kernel resignations, A GPL court case of some importance, and Mozilla's potentially broken promise. Curl maintainers have thoughts, Some gaming classics have gone open source, COSMIC has another Alpha, and ROCm probably isn't ready for the 9070. For tips we have Chronic out of MoreUtils, pipewire's pw-loopback for audio looping fun, wall for sending terminal messages, and usbip for spooky USB actions at a distance. You can...

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers a classic question for viewers: Do I really need malware protection for my Mac computer? Also, Glenn writes in to follow up on his concerns about Siri being activated in different rooms within his house!

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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On episode 150 of This Week in Space, it's our Listener Special edition! Not only do we answer your questions and respond to your comments, but we lined up a number of your most tummy-tickling space jokes in the humor shooting gallery. This one is more fun than wearing new shoes! Join us as we talk about asteroid 2024YR4, the Space Launch System's prospects, Katy Perry in space, the newest lunar missions, the X-37B "secret shuttle...

Anthropic's Claude AI is now playing Pokemon through Twitch - albeit slowly. Emily Forlini was at the Amazon event this past week and talks about Alexa+ that was announced at the event. And Framework announced a new desktop PC, but did Framework really need to get into the PC desktop space?

• Mikah Sargent talks about how Anthropic's Claude AI is being utilized to play Pokemon Red through Twitch.
• Emily Forlini attended Amazon'...

Paul Thurrott takes you on an exhilarating exploration of the tools now available on Copilot Plus PCs, including the integration of Microsoft Designer right within the Photos app.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Save space harmlessly on macOS! Mikah Sargent explores Hyperspace, a clever Mac app that helps users reclaim disk space without deleting any files. Unlike traditional cleaning apps, Hyperspace leverages the APFS (Apple Protected File System) to optimize storage by identifying opportunities to create space-saving clones of duplicate data. Traditional systems create entirely new files for each version, while APFS cleverly maintains ...

Pass the time productively! Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore apps that can help listeners start and maintain new hobbies. From geocaching to coloring apps, learning piano to birding, they showcase versatile options for various interests.

• Geocaching - Rosemary showcases this app that helps users find hidden caches around the world, offering a purpose-driven outdoor activity with puzzles and challenges.
• Brilliant - M...

Daniel listened to episode 463 about an amazing home theater, in which the owner mentioned that the room was disturbingly quiet. That led Daniel to wonder if a room can be too quiet and not sound its best. Scott offers some insight into this very important question.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

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• Interview with Stephen Wolfram
• OpenAI now serves 400M users every week
• Nvidia's Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech's A.I. Boom
• Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus
• Artists release silent album in protest against AI using their work
• AI 'inspo' is everywhere. It's driving your hair stylist crazy.
• Nvidia launches Signs, a new AI platform to teach American Sign Language and create a validated dataset for sign ...

Week D - If a preview update falls in the woods and no one downloads it, did it really happen? Plus, what is going on with AI for free? Isn't this stuff expensive?

Windows

• 23H2/24H2: Taskbar share, Spotlight updates, Windows Backup snooze in File Explorer, etc.
• Dev and Beta - Semantic search adds OneDrive photo search to Search (was in File Explorer previously), plus the Recall reboot no one is explaining. And Trim comes to...