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While Microsoft pushes Copilot+ PCs, NVIDIA storms into the Windows ecosystem with AI-focused Spark machines and game-changing specs, igniting new rivalries with Apple and upending expectations for what local hardware can do. Plus, Atari revives 39 Activision classics for a price that will make retro fans blink, while the Sonos saga continues as it pivots to an open AI platform that might finally win back old loyalties. Finally, Pa...

How many times this week has someone told you that you should be using AI — without ever telling you how? Mikah Sargent introduces Hands-On AI, a new podcast from TWiT.tv with short, focused episodes that explain what these tools actually do, then show you step by step how to put them to work. No buzzwords, no doom. Just practical help from one human to another.

Hands-On AI launches Thursday, October 1.

Host: Mikah Sargent

AI-generated code is flooding the industry, but researchers reveal that almost half of it contains critical vulnerabilities. This week, we unpack what happens when the race for automation outpaces security best practices.

• A possible means for preventing prompt injection abuse.
• Clear evidence of Chinese-made router malicious intent.
• A cool before and after SpinRite graph of SSD performance.
• How about adding unpredictable has...

John Ternus is officially Apple CEO as of September 1st. Apple pushes back against OpenAI's attempts to delay its lawsuit against the AI company. What will Apple unveil at its upcoming September 'Surprise and Shine' event? And is Apple's immersive baseball event a hit?

• John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple.
• Tim Cook, the man who grew Apple by trillions of dollars.
• Apple's Ternus takes the reins as CEO, with AI as job No. 1.
• O...

As AI-generated video blurs reality and new Macs hit five-figure price tags, the conversation digs into who's left behind in the race to automate and whether "democratizing" tech actually delivers on its promise. Find out how NVIDIA, Meta, and even Apple are reshaping the tech game, and why it might not be good news for everyone.

• Brief independent investigation of agents' behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / H...

In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers Joyce's question about why so many everyday smart devices now require downloading an app & creating an account, and how to opt out of sharing personal data without giving up the products' functionality

Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode!

Host: Mikah Sargent

Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/ha...

We're celebrating Christmas a little early by looking forward to predicted HDMI 2.1 support at the end of the year. Chromium is testing Flatpacks, Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund wants in on the Flatpak action, and there's a new Multikernel in town. Ardour has a new release, and Debian has voted to allow "responsible" AI use. For tips, we have linecast for weather in the terminal, CLOUDMOUNT for mounting and unmounting cloud shares, ...

The mitigation of orbital debris is an increasingly serious problem that has not gotten enough attention, but this is changing. Commercial companies are addressing orbital debris, and one of them, KMI Space, has flown its experiments aboard the International Space Station, performing over 170 individual rendezvous-and-grab operations. The results are very promising, and the company is moving ahead with ever more ambitious designs. ...

Listener Lance Pelissier thinks that "smart TVs" are a waste of money if you have something like a Sony PlayStation or another online streaming source device, and he wonders if "dumb TVs" will make a comeback because they duplicate the functions of those external devices. Scott Wilkinson responds in no uncertain terms.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks

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Meta pays up in a landmark teen safety settlement & establishes new online safety measures for teens, Raspberry Pi goes official on the cyberdeck craze, and looking at what Apple unveiled earlier this week & looking ahead to Apple's September event.

• Meta settled a lawsuit with over 47 states and territories over harms to teens, agreeing to independently tested age verification, daily time limits, notification restricti...

Curious how Clipchamp stacks up as a free editor in 2024? This episode puts the latest updates to the test, revealing real-world tips and time-saving tools you might have missed.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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You're missing out if you haven't explored Apple's accessibility menu. Mikah spotlights simple tweaks that solve real problems for everyone, not just those who need them. These are features you can toggle once, and love forever!

• Reducing car sickness with Vehicle Motion Cues and customizable dots
• Flash for Alerts: flash notifications with LED or screen for incoming calls and texts
• Custom haptic vibrations for messages and co...

As iOS updates roll out new icons and smarter Siri voices, today's students are relying on apps that make studying more interactive, collaborative, and personal than ever! See how a fresh lineup of iOS and iPadOS apps could completely reshape your back-to-school routine.

• Structured: Visual daily planner with focus and accessibility features
• GoodNotes vs. Notability: Digital note-taking and annotation
• Quizlet: Study aid, flas...

With Apple and Nvidia unleashing hardware that makes powerful local AI a reality, this episode unpacks the tech arms race changing how we run models at home and in business. Are we witnessing the end of the GPU monopoly and the start of real AI independence?

• (538) Qwen on X: "⚡Meet Qwen3.8-Flash, a multimodal MoE and an early preview of the Qwen4 architecture, now open-weight! The production version Qwen3.8-Flash will be avail...

Microsoft tries to prove Windows on ARM is ready for prime time, but behind the PR push, unresolved questions about compatibility, branding, and a tepid market threaten to derail the company's ambitions. Also, PowerToys 0.101 is here with Windows Hopper and multiple improvements! Plus, Parallels Desktop 27 for Mac launches.

Windows

• If a Week D falls in the woods and no one installs it, did a Week D really happen?
• Theory: Thi...

Turns out, every chatbot conversation runs on a messy hack at the heart of language models, making prompt injection an unsolved—and possibly unsolvable—security threat. Steve and Leo unravel the research that explains why "roles" in AI aren't what you think they are.

• Understanding the controversy surrounding "AI Model Distillation"
• Anthropic moves to make their most powerful Mythos 5 model more widely available.
• ...

Surprise: there are new Mac minis and Mac Studios! Tim Cook has a farewell party when he is no longer CEO in September. Apple conducts layoffs in the Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video & Gaming departments. And Walmart finally adds Google and Apple Pay.

• Apple's new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro.
• Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra.
• Tim Cook's farewell party.
• HomePad code suggests it'll act like a ...

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, flock cameras are sparking a privacy revolt, and data centers may be fueling the next bubble. This episode pulls back the curtain on who's watching, who's profiting, and who could pay the price.

• Meta's Big Reckoning Is Here
• Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
• Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy an...

This week, kernel 7.2 is out, with cache-aware scheduling headlining an impressive set of features. Canonical is researching automated translation from C to Rust, Omarchy gets a big boost with the Omacom Foundation, and we're gaming with the official release of GeForce NOW. GIMP 3.4 is taking shape, KDE 6.8 has us excited, and the Arctic fan controller is particularly cool on Linux. For tips, we have minidlna for streaming media, r...