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AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity, and this week, massive government and private sector moves show just how quickly the stakes are rising. Find out how regulators, attackers, and defenders are all scrambling to keep up as vulnerabilities surface at record speed.

Europe warns their largest banks to prepare for AI attack.

The EU launches an action plan for AI Cybersecurity.

China considers keeping its budget AI to itself.

The UK's NCSC & GCHQ announce their "Cyber Shield".

CISA is using Mythos to audit U.S. government code.

Microsoft warns of their upcoming patch flood.

"RoguePlanet" receives an on-the-fly patch.

An underused mode to kid-proof an iPhone.

Listener feedback and three new AI attacks

HalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLost

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1087-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Apple sues OpenAI! Public beta for iOS 27 & more is now available. Apple seeks to move to the M7 chips quickly. And Apple TV gets a record 87 total Emmy nominations!

Apple sues OpenAI, accusing it of stealing company secrets.

Apple says former employee exploited 'rare' bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI.

Apple's public betas for iOS 27 and more are out now.

First Look: iOS 27 & macOS Golden Gate public beta.

watchOS 27 public beta is here with Siri AI and smarter Apple Watch features.

AirPods firmware beta lets developers use new iOS 27 features.

M6 era will last just six months as Apple pushes for AI-focused M7.

iPhone 18 Pro Max component costs could jump by nearly $300, per report.

No delay to iPhone Ultra, says supply-chain report.

Lamborghini App for Vision Pro.

Component development for cheaper Apple Vision Pro reportedly scrapped.

Emmy Awards 2026: Apple TV just landed a record 87 nominations.

Apple TV sets major Comic-Con lineup with Silo, Dark Matter, Widow's Bay, more.

Apple TV has a packed lineup of sports premieres coming soon.

TV-logging app TV Time is functionally relaunching as parent company pivots to AI.

Picks of the Week

Jason's Pick: Television Time

Andy's Pick: Colorful Life

Christina's Pick: GitHub Copilot Desktop A

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Apple is suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets, sparking a heated debate about AI, hardware ambitions, and Silicon Valley's shifting alliances. Leo, Wesley, Lou, and Patrick tackle what Apple's legal gambit could mean for OpenAI's IPO and the future of AI development.

Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft in Blockbuster Case

Apple's OpenAI lawsuit highlights broader tensions

Microsoft says the world is changing faster than it can keep up as it guts commercial, Xbox teams

Claude Fable 5 promotional access

Meta says four states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at August youth-safety trial

Meta Removes A.I. Feature on Instagram After Days of Backlash

Meta tests 'super sensing' AI glasses that can capture every moment

Meta Ordered by E.U. to Alter 'Addictive Design' of Instagram and Facebook

The backlash against Sony ditching PlayStation discs is not slowing down

Colibrì proof-of-concept gains frontier-level 1.5-TB AI model — novel approach runs on only 25GB of RAM and shows promise for local AI setups

Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns

Waymo says some of its robotaxis ran out of power during San Francisco's July 4 gridlock and had to be towed

Zombie 'who owns Unix?' lawsuit comes alive again

Copy That Floppy! - Copy That Floppy!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Louis Maresca, and Patrick Beja

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Whether it's the sensory joy of homemade gelato or the privacy risks baked into AI-powered apps, the conversation spotlights how technology is transforming even the simplest moments—and why it's not always for the better.

OpenAI gets permission to roll out GPT-5.6 to the public on July 9

Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China's top AI models, sources say

OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom

Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven't progressed as quickly as he'd hoped

Meta money grab is a plea to investors: Stick with us

Meta just launched a new AI generator, Muse Image, and users are already pushing back over use of their photos

Meta tests 'super sensing' AI glasses that can capture every moment

Google's AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025

Nvidia's Kyber AI rack slips to 2028, and one circuit board is to blame

Cloudflare will filter out web crawlers that serve AI companies

A Twist in This Year's Strangest Literary AI Scandal

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

Brown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat

Reid Hoffman: Introducing Tokens to the Future: Token Grants to AI Builders

Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie 'Misaligned,' Marking Feature Debut for AI 'Actor'

MaximeRivest/riddle: The diary of Tom Riddle for the reMarkable Paper Pro — write with your pen, the page drinks your ink and answers in a flowing hand

lfnovo/open-notebook: An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features

GuideAlong

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Ian Bogost

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Microsoft's latest round of layoffs and game studio shakeups reveal deep cracks in the XBOX business, as years of unprofitability and missed expectations force the company into tough decisions. Are industry icons like Game Pass and big-name studios on borrowed time? Also, Paul's made major progress on the Windows 11 Field Guide updates! Plus, a desktop and mobile web browser that now blocks YouTube ads by default.

Layoffs

Microsoft announces 4800 layoffs, 3200 at XBOX

Analysis: What Sharma said and didn't say. Many interesting details revealed here. Many questions unanswered

Great outcomes for four studios, id Software reportedly laid off half its staff

Interesting alternative analysis: The Game Pass thesis, XBOX can't do everything

Windows

Four new builds yesterday, one major new feature: Cloud restore

Microsoft Edge is adding support for Google account sign-ins

Opera One adds clipboard attack prevention

Google and Samsung have announced new hardware launches, both with new foldables on the way - Apple's first foldable expected in January

AI

Microsoft is reportedly transitioning to its in-house MAI models where possible

Latest Corey Doctorow book takes on the future of AI and is surprisingly middle-of-the-road. Unlike his last book, he explains how he handles this and has some ideas for doing so yourself

XBOX and gaming

Gears of War Reloaded, more head to Game Pass

The oldest rumor in XBOX history is back, with Microsoft working (again, or as always) on a disc-to-digital program in the wake of the Sony PS5+ physical media announcement

Nintendo to end OG Switch sales, make Switch 2 changes in the EU

You can play Half-Life 2 in a web browser now

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: All Mint Mobile Plans Are Now Just $15 Per Month

App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo browser

RunAs Radio this week: Implementing Azure Policies with Barbara Forbes

Brown liquor pick of the week: Shenk's Homestead Sour Mash Whiskey

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