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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 / Hugging Face hacking incident

NVIDIA's Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending

Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit

Apple Introduces M6 and M5 Ultra Chips, in New Mac Mini and Mac Studio

How Apple Stumbled Into AI Hardware Success With the Mac

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform

The Meta Settlement Makes Big Tech Bigger

'Darth Vader' Wants You to Know He Definitely Supports Flock Surveillance

The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms

With the Snip of a Gene, Scientists Hope To Erase High Cholesterol For Life - Slashdot

Skynet went live yesterday

Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jacob Ward, Harry McCracken, and Molly White

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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

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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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, and readelf for looking inside Linux binaries. The show notes are at https://bit.ly/3SjFS0d and Happy Linuxing!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell and Ken McDonald

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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. Adam Kall of KMI joins us to discuss their work on the ISS, the goals of the company, and how nature—via the humble octopus and gecko lizards—may have provided the answers for this vexing problem.

Headlines:

SpaceX to Build Major Starbase Louisiana with Ambitious Launch Plans

Falcon 9 Retirement Looms as Starship Prepares to Take Over

Recovery and Future of Starship Flight 13 Discussed

Roman Space Telescope Launch Previewed

Lunar Eclipse Recap and Next Major Eclipse Forecast

Trump Announces New US Space Academy

Main Topic: KMI Space's REACH Technology and In-Orbit Relocation

KMI Space's Origin Story and Path to the Space Industry

The REACCH Gripper: Gecko and Octopus-Inspired Robotic Arms

How REACCH Grips and Moves Tumbling Satellites and Debris

Real-World ISS Demonstrations and Operational Challenges

Pivot from Debris Removal to Satellite Relocation as a Service

Business Model: Transparent Pricing and Customer Targeting

Future Vision: In-Orbit Collection, Refueling, and Recycling Stations

National Security Implications and Force-Appropriate Applications

Technical Details: Materials, Propulsion, and Size Consideration

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guest: Adam Kall

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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

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