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At Black Hat Las Vegas, the Security Now crew digs into how AI is not just finding hidden software bugs but also fueling both groundbreaking innovation and alarming new exploits. When open models can launch surprise Bitcoin heists, who draws the line between forbidden knowledge and genuine progress?

• Black Hat and DEF CON: Hacking Stories and Conference Culture

• Zoox Ride-Hailing Hack and Over-the-Air Vulnerabilities

• Autonomous Vehicles, AI, and the Security Implications

• Hosts Share Personal Adoption and Use of AI Tools

• AI-Powered Coding: From Hobbyists to Advanced Agency Chains

• Local Models vs. Cloud AI: Privacy, Cost, and Control

• App Development Democratized: Listeners Build Custom Solutions With AI

• Code Generation, Testing, and Managing AI-Driven Project Cycles

• AI's Role in Security: Vulnerability Discovery, Exploitation, and Patch Challenges

• Technical Debt and the Race to Patch Decades-Old Bugs

• The Dual-Use Dilemma: AI Tools for Both Attack and Defense

• Guardrails, Model Partitioning, and the Fight Over Forbidden Knowledge

• Open vs. Restricted AI: Global Models, Distillation, and Free Speech

• LLM Security Weaknesses: Prompt Injection and Role Confusion Exposed

• The Reliability Problem: Probabilistic AI and Non-Deterministic Software

• AI Progress: Public Perception, Skepticism, and "Hogwash" Rebuttals

• Reflections on AI's Fast Evolution and the Sci-Fi Reality Gap

• Closing Thoughts: Tech Community, Listener Feedback, and the Future of Security Now

Hosts: Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte, Richard Campbell, and Paul Thurrott

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Behind the headlines about skyrocketing revenues and AI investments, the actual costs and future risks for Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are shrouded in strategic accounting moves. Plus, Paul finished rewriting and adding new chapters to the Windows 11 Field Guide - mostly just clean-up now, and then whatever new monthly features. Lastly, The Document Foundation issues a friendly reminder about the Office 2021 EOL and how that never happens with their software

Microsoft earnings

Microsoft earnings up 18 percent to $90 billion

Analysis: Microsoft finds a new way to not account for AI costs

Windows

Pavan Davuluri says he's "energized" about what's happening to Windows in 2026.

OK. But what's really happened so far? When will the biggest changes land? And when, if ever, will you address the real enshittification in Windows 11?

Windows Insider Program: Five new builds - New Taskbar comes to Beta channel

This leads to questions of timing, and here, WIP is not all that transparent still

Another antitrust win: Apple to allow Copy and Paste between Windows and iPhone

AMD revenues up 50 percent to $11.5 billion, but it's all AI datacenter

Amazon: up 20 percent to $200 billion

Apple: up 16 percent to $109 billion

AI

Satya Nadella mentions AI super app again, not clear why anyone cares about this

Proton Lumo can do data visualization now

Xbox and gaming

Asha Sharma details the priorities for XBOX in the next year and number 5 will shock you

XBOX console prices going up in the EU and UK

Thanks, Caption Obvious: Yes, Backward Compatibility on PC will support Xbox 360 games too

XBOX plans new FanFest tour dates - there's SO much to celebrate!

Gears of War: E-Day leads the charge for new Game Pass titles in August

XBOX Insiders is testing new console features

XBOX app comes to Hisense and VIDDA TVs

EA goes private for $55 billion in cash, but also some debt

Sony has sold 95.3 million PS5s

Sony responds to concerns about no more discs (with "pffffftttt")

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: It's done!

App pick of the week: LibreOffice

RunAs Radio this week: Ransomware Readiness with Heather Renze

Brown liquor pick of the week: Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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Meet the insider who wrote the App Store's rules and now battles AI's wildest frontier: protecting identities from deepfake abuse and digital piracy. Discover why the fight for online authenticity just got a whole lot messier.

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

OpenAI's Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake

Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies

Altman says he supports AI regulation

Exclusive: OpenAI Previews 'Astra' AI Model in DC

White House to Host AI Companies on Tuesday to Review AI Framework

Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science

The Math Superstar Who's Terrified of AI—and Just Took a Job at OpenAI

Google Earth's AI makeover survives one trip around the Sun

As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews

Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?

The Red-Hot Book at the Center of an AI Mystery

A record-breaking eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year

The Autonomous Press - Numbered Papers

Musk's latest ridiculous prediction: Optimus better than human surgeons in 4 years

The Archive of Incorrect AI Predictions

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Phillip Shoemaker

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From foldable phones that out-price laptops to AI models that escape their digital cages, this episode dives into the wild next phase of tech innovation and its unexpected risks. See how the giants are scrambling to keep up as hardware, software, and even outer space are up for grabs.

Tim Cook passes the baton in Apple's Q3 2026 earnings call

Apple's Profit Is Up 27%, but Expectations for Current Quarter Disappoint

Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices

Apple struggles to keep pace with AI 'bug' hunters

"Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews

Microsoft's $450 Billion Jump Is Biggest in Stock Market History

Amazon's trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show

For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis

Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies

OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Teaming Up in Washington

AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI

Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science

How bitcoin cold wallets lost $70 million in an attack that never touched the devices

NBCUniversal and YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform for premium subscribers

Inside the Luxury Robotaxi Uber, Lucid and Nuro Are Testing

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti and Mike Elgan

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From foldable phones that out-price laptops to AI models that escape their digital cages, this episode dives into the wild next phase of tech innovation and its unexpected risks. See how the giants are scrambling to keep up as hardware, software, and even outer space are up for grabs.

Tim Cook passes the baton in Apple's Q3 2026 earnings call

Apple's Profit Is Up 27%, but Expectations for Current Quarter Disappoint

Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices

Apple struggles to keep pace with AI 'bug' hunters

"Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews

Microsoft's $450 Billion Jump Is Biggest in Stock Market History

Amazon's trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show

For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis

Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies

OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Teaming Up in Washington

AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI

Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science

How bitcoin cold wallets lost $70 million in an attack that never touched the devices

NBCUniversal and YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform for premium subscribers

Inside the Luxury Robotaxi Uber, Lucid and Nuro Are Testing

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti and Mike Elgan

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