AI pioneer Imad Mostaq joins Intelligent Machines to predict the intelligence inversion that could make human cognitive labor economically obsolete within a few years. Are we on the brink of a world where AI not only replaces remote jobs, but outcompetes entire companies of people?<ul> 
<li>Fox News hires Palantir to build AI newsroom tools</li> 
<li>White House pauses executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on AI, sources say 
Jony Ive, Sam Altman: OpenAI plans elegantly simple device</li> 
<li>Kicking Robots, by James Vincent</li> 
<li>Work is "optional" and irrelevant money: Musk's creepy utopian dream</li> 
<li>The Twins Pushing Elon Musk's Plans to Replace X Staff With Grok</li> 
<li>The prof crashed</li> 
<li>I'm a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.</li> 
<li>Lawn gone: Robotic lawnmower devastates sports field in Aurich</li> 
<li>Latest Yudkowsky nutballery: An International Agreement to Prevent the Premature Creation of Artificial Superintelligence</li> 
<li>AI-Salesman: Towards Reliable Large Language Model Driven Telemarketing</li> 
<li>Project Rachel: Can an AI Become a Scholarly Author?</li> 
<li>A beautiful Nic Cage commercial</li> 
<li>This stuffing recipe</li> 
<li>How Taco Bell Knows Exactly What You Want to Eat at 2 a.m.</li> 
<li>'A nucleus of a community': the five-hour stage play about Dungeons &amp; Dragons</li> 
<li>The Stahl House</li> 
<li>A $100,000 Robot Dog Is Becoming Standard in Policing — and Raising Ethical Alarms</li></ul> 
Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau">Paris Martineau</a> 
Guest: <a href="https://ii.inc" target="_blank">Emad Mostaque</a> 
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&lt;p&gt;AI pioneer Imad Mostaq joins Intelligent Machines to predict the intelligence inversion that could make human cognitive labor economically obsolete within a few years. Are we on the brink of a world where AI not only replaces remote jobs, but outcompetes entire companies of people?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Fox News hires Palantir to build AI newsroom tools&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;White House pauses executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on AI, sources say&lt;br /&gt; 
Jony Ive, Sam Altman: OpenAI plans elegantly simple device&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Kicking Robots, by James Vincent&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Work is "optional" and irrelevant money: Musk's creepy utopian dream&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The Twins Pushing Elon Musk's Plans to Replace X Staff With Grok&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The prof crashed&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;I'm a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Lawn gone: Robotic lawnmower devastates sports field in Aurich&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Latest Yudkowsky nutballery: An International Agreement to Prevent the Premature Creation of Artificial Superintelligence&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;AI-Salesman: Towards Reliable Large Language Model Driven Telemarketing&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Project Rachel: Can an AI Become a Scholarly Author?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;A beautiful Nic Cage commercial&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;This stuffing recipe&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;How Taco Bell Knows Exactly What You Want to Eat at 2 a.m.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;'A nucleus of a community': the five-hour stage play about Dungeons &amp;amp; Dragons&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The Stahl House&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;A $100,000 Robot Dog Is Becoming Standard in Policing — and Raising Ethical Alarms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis"&gt;Jeff Jarvis&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau"&gt;Paris Martineau&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://ii.inc" target="_blank"&gt;Emad Mostaque&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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Why Small AIs Are Smarter

Intelligent Machines 847: Caked Up Football Man

Pavan Davuluri only spoke at one Ignite 2025 session, and it did not deserve the hate he got. But what did he really say?<ul> 
<li>Copilot is a front-end for apps and cloud AI services, agents are background processes.</li> 
<li>Apps in Windows need to become programmatic so AI and agents can control them.</li> 
<li>You are in control. You being IT and the user. These experiences are off by default, opt-in, and optional. This is the end of whatever BS argument anyone has about this stuff.</li> 
<li>Copilot Voice because AI is better when you babble and is often more natural than typing<ul> 
<li>Key concept: Apps, CLIs, etc. expect exact commands, AI is all about intent, just do what I want, not exactly what I say. This is why, yes, people WILL want to talk to their PCs (and other devices)</li></ul></li> 
<li>UIs for these new features will look/feel natural in Windows<ul> 
<li>Search box in Taskbar is getting updated to orchestrate between local/web search and Copilot capabilities, including agents</li> 
<li>Agents will appear as app icons in Taskbar when fired, can be check in on, can post notifications for you to attend to</li> 
<li>Integration of M365 Copilot capabilities with Windows - Better together story, with things like Writing Assistance for every text box</li> 
<li>Accessibility updates thanks to AI - Fluid Dictation, which is what makes Copilot Voice make so much sense</li></ul></li> 
<li>All the security, privacy, and IT management the audience expects</li></ul> 
Windows Insider Program<ul> 
<li>Dev and Beta builds include Full Screen Experience on all PCs, new Notepad app, more</li></ul> 
Hardware - Earnings<ul> 
<li>Lenovo PC business up 12 percent to $15.1 billion, 25.6 percent unit share</li> 
<li>HP up 4 percent to $14.6 billion, but job cuts for AI are coming</li> 
<li>Dell PC business up 3 percent to $1.41 billion</li></ul> 
AI and Stuff<ul> 
<li>Microsoft releases local Fara-7B agentic model for computer use</li> 
<li>ChatGPT's new coding model is optimized for Windows</li> 
<li>Dear God, you must see Nano Banana Pro to understand Google's lead</li> 
<li>Google is bringing AirDrop to Android, starting with Pixel. This is what happens when regulators &quot;force design changes on OS makers.&quot;</li></ul> 
Xbox and Gaming<ul> 
<li>Xbox Cloud Gaming usage is up 45 percent YOY. Sure. What's 45 percent of 3 people?</li> 
<li>Xbox Cloud Gaming is adding per-game resolution settings, to 1440p for Game Pass Ultimate customers</li> 
<li>ROG Xbox Ally is getting default game profiles, in preview for 40 titles now</li> 
<li>Microsoft open sources the source code for Zork, Zork II, and Zork III</li> 
<li>New Chromebook buyers get one year of Nvidia GeForce NOW with Fast Pass</li></ul> 
Tips and Picks<ul> 
<li>Tip of the week: Finding experts is more important than ever</li> 
<li>We live in the age of stupid. Find the smart and never let go</li> 
<li>Also, Xbox is having a good Black Friday sale</li> 
<li>App pick of the week: Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge</li> 
<li>Also: Perplexity Comet on Android</li></ul> 
RunAs Radio this week: Christmas Gifts for SysAdmins with Joey Snow and Rick Claus<ul> 
<li>https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1012</li></ul> 
Brown liquor pick of the week: Sidetrack Stone Whisky<ul> 
<li>https://www.huskdistillers.com/shop/sidetrack-stone-whisky</li></ul> 
These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/960">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/960</a> Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a> 

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&lt;p&gt;Pavan Davuluri only spoke at one Ignite 2025 session, and it did not deserve the hate he got. But what did he really say?&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Copilot is a front-end for apps and cloud AI services, agents are background processes.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apps in Windows need to become programmatic so AI and agents can control them.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;You are in control. You being IT and the user. These experiences are off by default, opt-in, and optional. This is the end of whatever BS argument anyone has about this stuff.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Copilot Voice because AI is better when you babble and is often more natural than typing&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Key concept: Apps, CLIs, etc. expect exact commands, AI is all about intent, just do what I want, not exactly what I say. This is why, yes, people WILL want to talk to their PCs (and other devices)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;UIs for these new features will look/feel natural in Windows&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Search box in Taskbar is getting updated to orchestrate between local/web search and Copilot capabilities, including agents&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Agents will appear as app icons in Taskbar when fired, can be check in on, can post notifications for you to attend to&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Integration of M365 Copilot capabilities with Windows - Better together story, with things like Writing Assistance for every text box&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Accessibility updates thanks to AI - Fluid Dictation, which is what makes Copilot Voice make so much sense&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;All the security, privacy, and IT management the audience expects&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Windows Insider Program&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Dev and Beta builds include Full Screen Experience on all PCs, new Notepad app, more&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Hardware - Earnings&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Lenovo PC business up 12 percent to $15.1 billion, 25.6 percent unit share&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;HP up 4 percent to $14.6 billion, but job cuts for AI are coming&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Dell PC business up 3 percent to $1.41 billion&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;AI and Stuff&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Microsoft releases local Fara-7B agentic model for computer use&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;ChatGPT's new coding model is optimized for Windows&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Dear God, you must see Nano Banana Pro to understand Google's lead&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google is bringing AirDrop to Android, starting with Pixel. This is what happens when regulators &amp;quot;force design changes on OS makers.&amp;quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Xbox and Gaming&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Xbox Cloud Gaming usage is up 45 percent YOY. Sure. What's 45 percent of 3 people?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Xbox Cloud Gaming is adding per-game resolution settings, to 1440p for Game Pass Ultimate customers&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;ROG Xbox Ally is getting default game profiles, in preview for 40 titles now&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Microsoft open sources the source code for Zork, Zork II, and Zork III&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;New Chromebook buyers get one year of Nvidia GeForce NOW with Fast Pass&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Tips and Picks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Tip of the week: Finding experts is more important than ever&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;We live in the age of stupid. Find the smart and never let go&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Also, Xbox is having a good Black Friday sale&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;App pick of the week: Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Also: Perplexity Comet on Android&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;RunAs Radio this week: Christmas Gifts for SysAdmins with Joey Snow and Rick Claus&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Brown liquor pick of the week: Sidetrack Stone Whisky&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;https://www.huskdistillers.com/shop/sidetrack-stone-whisky&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/960"&gt;https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/960&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott"&gt;Paul Thurrott&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell"&gt;Richard Campbell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 

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Windows 11 & Agentic AI

Windows Weekly 960: Snow & Claus

Could banning VPNs really become law in the US? This episode breaks down the jaw-dropping legislation in Wisconsin and Michigan that targets VPN access for everyone, not just kids—and what it means for your digital privacy.<ul> 
<li>The EU finally comes to its "Chat Control" senses.</li> 
<li>Windows 11 to include SysInternals Sysmon natively.</li> 
<li>Chrome's tabs (optionally) go vertical.</li> 
<li>The Pentagon begins its investment in warfare AI.</li> 
<li>Members of the military are being doxed by social media.</li> 
<li>A look inside the futility of trying to corral AI.</li> 
<li>The surprising lack of WhatsApp user privacy.</li> 
<li>Exactly what happened last week to Cloudflare?</li> 
<li>Britain (over)reacts to the Jaguar Land Rover incident.</li> 
<li>Project: Hail Mary's second trailer released.</li> 
<li>US state legislatures want to ban VPNs altogether</li></ul> 
Show Notes - <a href="https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1053-Notes.pdf">https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1053-Notes.pdf</a> 
Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson">Steve Gibson</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> 
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<description>
&lt;p&gt;Could banning VPNs really become law in the US? This episode breaks down the jaw-dropping legislation in Wisconsin and Michigan that targets VPN access for everyone, not just kids—and what it means for your digital privacy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The EU finally comes to its "Chat Control" senses.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Windows 11 to include SysInternals Sysmon natively.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Chrome's tabs (optionally) go vertical.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The Pentagon begins its investment in warfare AI.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Members of the military are being doxed by social media.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;A look inside the futility of trying to corral AI.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The surprising lack of WhatsApp user privacy.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Exactly what happened last week to Cloudflare?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Britain (over)reacts to the Jaguar Land Rover incident.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Project: Hail Mary's second trailer released.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;US state legislatures want to ban VPNs altogether&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Show Notes - &lt;a href="https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1053-Notes.pdf"&gt;https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1053-Notes.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson"&gt;Steve Gibson&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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The Equals Coffee Hack

Security Now 1053: Banning VPNs

We celebrate 1000 episodes of MacBreak Weekly! The next iteration of iOS may be something similar to macOS 'Snow Leopard'. A breakthrough has been made in the iPhone Fold crease! And Gurman refutes the Financial Times report that Tim Cook could be stepping down as early as next year.<ul> 
<li>Apple announces 45 App Store awards finalists for 2025.</li> 
<li>Apple iOS 27 to be no-frills 'Snow Leopard' update, other than new AI.</li> 
<li>Jony Ive, Sam Altman: OpenAI plans elegantly simple device.</li> 
<li>Around 100 iPhone Folds made after crease 'breakthrough'.</li> 
<li>Retail chain accidentally sold iPad Airs for $17 – wants them back.</li> 
<li>Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family.</li> 
<li>Apple and Delta join forces on new baggage tracking tech.</li> 
<li>Poland probes Apple again over App Tracking Transparency rules.</li> 
<li>New Apple Immersive content coming soon to Vision Pro from Real Madrid and Red Bull.</li> 
<li>Vince Gilligan's 'Pluribus' sets record for biggest Apple TV drama series launch.</li> 
<li>Gurman: 'Few signs internally' point to Tim Cook stepping down as CEO early next year.</li> 
<li>Apple releases another limited-edition designer iPhone accessory.</li> 
<li>New Apple video highlights vapor chamber liquid cooling in iPhone 17 Pro.</li> 
<li>Google mocks iPhone in musical 'Wicked' ad claiming Pixel firsts.</li> 
<li>Apple News loses CNN.</li></ul> 
Picks of the Week<ul> 
<li>Jason's Pick: Festivitas</li> 
<li>Andy's Pick: Blip</li> 
<li>Alex's Pick: UNI HDMI Adapter</li></ul> 
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&lt;p&gt;We celebrate 1000 episodes of MacBreak Weekly! The next iteration of iOS may be something similar to macOS 'Snow Leopard'. A breakthrough has been made in the iPhone Fold crease! And Gurman refutes the Financial Times report that Tim Cook could be stepping down as early as next year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple announces 45 App Store awards finalists for 2025.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple iOS 27 to be no-frills 'Snow Leopard' update, other than new AI.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Jony Ive, Sam Altman: OpenAI plans elegantly simple device.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Around 100 iPhone Folds made after crease 'breakthrough'.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Retail chain accidentally sold iPad Airs for $17 – wants them back.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple and Delta join forces on new baggage tracking tech.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Poland probes Apple again over App Tracking Transparency rules.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;New Apple Immersive content coming soon to Vision Pro from Real Madrid and Red Bull.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Vince Gilligan's 'Pluribus' sets record for biggest Apple TV drama series launch.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Gurman: 'Few signs internally' point to Tim Cook stepping down as CEO early next year.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple releases another limited-edition designer iPhone accessory.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;New Apple video highlights vapor chamber liquid cooling in iPhone 17 Pro.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google mocks iPhone in musical 'Wicked' ad claiming Pixel firsts.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple News loses CNN.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Picks of the Week&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Jason's Pick: Festivitas&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Andy's Pick: Blip&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Alex's Pick: UNI HDMI Adapter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
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The 1000th Episode of MacBreak Weekly

MacBreak Weekly 1000: Death by Chocolate

A judge is racing to break up Google's advertising empire before they can appeal, while Microsoft's Copilot stumbles on camera. Australia's sweeping social bans, Roblox's selfie requirement, and flawed AI moderation spark sharp debate on what happens when online gatekeeping gets serious.<ul> 
<li>Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls</li> 
<li>NetChoice Sues Virginia To Block Its One-Hour Social Media Limit For Kids</li> 
<li>Roblox is requiring 9yo kids to submit a video selfie to prove age</li> 
<li>Outage at Cloudflare Disrupts Parts of the Internet</li> 
<li>It's not just you, many websites are not working this morning amid Cloudflare outage</li> 
<li>Cloudflare-related variation on the classic XKCD</li> 
<li>Trump's DOGE Is Dead and We Won't Miss It</li> 
<li>Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals</li> 
<li>Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws</li> 
<li>Talking to Windows' Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent</li> 
<li>780,000 Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks</li> 
<li>Fortnite is getting Unity games</li> 
<li>Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.</li> 
<li>SEC Dismisses Case Against SolarWinds, Top Security Officer</li> 
<li>Google Starts Testing Ads In AI Mode</li> 
<li>A decision about breaking up Google's adtech monopoly is on the horizon</li> 
<li>Work is "optional" and irrelevant money: Musk's creepy utopian dream</li> 
<li>White House Tries to axe the GAIN act (Act that would have prevented AI tech from being sold to other nations.)</li></ul> 
Host: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> 
Guests: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/padresj.bsky.social" target="_blank">Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ</a>, <a href="https://www.mollywhite.net/" target="_blank">Molly White</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/wesley-faulkner">Wesley Faulkner</a> 
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&lt;p&gt;A judge is racing to break up Google's advertising empire before they can appeal, while Microsoft's Copilot stumbles on camera. Australia's sweeping social bans, Roblox's selfie requirement, and flawed AI moderation spark sharp debate on what happens when online gatekeeping gets serious.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;NetChoice Sues Virginia To Block Its One-Hour Social Media Limit For Kids&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Roblox is requiring 9yo kids to submit a video selfie to prove age&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Outage at Cloudflare Disrupts Parts of the Internet&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;It's not just you, many websites are not working this morning amid Cloudflare outage&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Cloudflare-related variation on the classic XKCD&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Trump's DOGE Is Dead and We Won't Miss It&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Talking to Windows' Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;780,000 Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fortnite &lt;/em&gt;is getting Unity games&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;SEC Dismisses Case Against SolarWinds, Top Security Officer&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google Starts Testing Ads In AI Mode&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;A decision about breaking up Google's adtech monopoly is on the horizon&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Work is "optional" and irrelevant money: Musk's creepy utopian dream&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;White House Tries to axe the GAIN act (Act that would have prevented AI tech from being sold to other nations.)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/padresj.bsky.social" target="_blank"&gt;Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.mollywhite.net/" target="_blank"&gt;Molly White&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/wesley-faulkner"&gt;Wesley Faulkner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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