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Leo and this week's panel pay tribute to tech journalist John C. Dvorak, then dive into how AI, relentless hardware shortages, and shifting media habits are reshaping the tech world faster than anyone predicted. The crew discusses how an OpenAI model exploited its own network to cheat on cybersecurity benchmarks, flipping the script on what AI agents are capable of and what might be next for digital security.

John C. Dvorak has died

OpenAI's accidental cyberattack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened

China's Top AI Event Delivers Message to the U.S.: We're Coming for You

Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments

The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search

The EU just fined AliExpress €550M, its biggest DSA penalty yet

Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App Store

A.I. 'Vibecoded' Apps Are Flooding Apple's App Store

Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out

ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over

Government Lawyers Say Trump Admin Can Use TikTok Again Because 'Owned' No Longer Means 'Owned'

Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in a win for US states

The AI industry has already spent $65 million ahead of the midterm elections with no signs of slowing down.

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra launches as Samsung's 'most advanced' foldable, starts at $2,099

US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system

Kill the Cookie Banner!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Larry Magid, and Allyn Malventano

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This week, the guys are talking about Canonical's new Enterprise Store, the final patent freedom for MPEG-4 layer 2, and what's new in OBS 32.2. There's yet another AI code ban, Jellyfin is having a leadership exodus, and Firefox has shipped 153. For tips, we have keyward for SSH key management, uvx for running a python command in an ephemeral install, ydotool for mouse and keyboard automation, and the scoop on how to install claude code without resorting to a curltobashism. The show notes are available at https://bit.ly/4wrijkK and have an epic week!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Jeff Massie, Ken McDonald, and Rob Campbell

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On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah settles a household debate about whether it's harmful to keep a laptop plugged in all the time, and whether battery charge limit settings are worth using.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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This week, we cover how Starship Flight 13 finally prepares to launch amid a legal battle over SpaceX's proposed land swap at Starbase, plus a Chinese Long March 3B rocket gets struck by lightning during liftoff, yet still delivers its satellite safely. Then, guests Dr. Pascal Lee and astrobiologist Dr. Penny Boston join the show to mark the 50th anniversary of Viking 1's landing on Mars and revisit the mission's groundbreaking life-detection experiments and the decades-long controversy over what they actually found. The conversation traces Mars exploration from the earliest Mariner flybys through Viking's ambiguous, still-debated results—later explained by perchlorates in the Martian soil—and the fierce scientific rivalry the findings sparked. Join us!



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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 faces engine and weather delays ahead of launch

SpaceX land swap proposal sparks conservation group lawsuit over Rio Grande Valley wildlife preserve

Chinese Long March rocket survives dramatic lightning strike during launch

Main Topic: 50th Anniversary of Viking Mars Landers—Search for Life on Mars

The evolution of Mars exploration from telescopes to Viking lander

Early Mars missions: Mariner flybys, Soviet attempts, and breakthroughs in orbital imaging

Viking 1 and 2: Ambitious design, life-detection experiments, and landing impact

Mixed public and scientific reactions to Viking's first iconic Mars surface images

Technical overview of the Viking biology experiments and their controversial results

The unresolved debate: Did Viking detect life or chemical reactions on Mars?

Personal accounts of key scientists, scientific disputes, and the "Wolf Trap" experiment that never flew

Lessons from Viking: Limitations of technology, extremophile discoveries, and shifting strategies for detecting life

The scientific case for seeking life in Martian caves and subsurface environments

Critique of current and future Mars missions: Perseverance rover findings and value of Mars Sample Return

Exploring planetary protection, contamination risks, and the challenges of certifying Martian samples=

Key takeaways for future missions—bold searches, new technologies, and the ongoing quest for answers

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guests: Pascal Lee and Dr. Penelope Boston

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Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins the show this week! AI isn't taking your job, per a report from Google. Gen Z is gravitating towards more "dumb" and simpler tech. An OpenAI model hacked Hugging Face. And Americans are uniting against data centers.

A new Google report analyzing 14.6 million AI conversations finds most workplace AI use is "shallow," with automation rare and collaboration more common.

Amanda shares her report on a "slow tech" trend, which includes both a hacked "dumb phone" and a $299 flip phone called Light flip, as younger users seek friction and less screen time from their devices.

During an internal red-team test, an OpenAI model exploited a zero-day to escape its test environment and breach Hugging Face, stealing cloud and cluster credentials in over 17,000 recorded events.

And a piece from the Washington Post shows bipartisan backlash to AI data centers nationwide, driven by rising electric bills and residents' feelings of powerlessness over local development decisions.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

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