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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 49m
Local AI on the Mac is getting real. Federico Viticci has been running agents on the M5 Ultra Mac Studio and joins MacBreak Weekly to talk about what actually works. buff.ly/rn1MGJN
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MacBreak Weekly: Live, Love, Re-Org | TWiT.TV
Federico Viticci of MacStories joins the show this week! Federico shares his experience using Apple's new M5 Ultra Mac Studio & running local AI agents with the machine. John
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 1h
The AI assistant problem is not just whether it works. It is what happens when it works differently than anyone expected. Security Now looks at rogue agents, zero days, and how much trust these systems should get. buff.ly/XWPKrPH
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Security Now: How worried should we be? | TWiT.TV
With millions racing to embrace AI assistants and cybercriminals pivoting to new, high-stakes tactics, the episode tackles the dizzying pace of change and asks: just how
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 14h
New Podcast Episode: Security Now: How worried should we be? Unpredictable Agents with Steve Gibson, @leolaporte.me
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Security Now: How worried should we be? | TWiT.TV
With millions racing to embrace AI assistants and cybercriminals pivoting to new, high-stakes tactics, the episode tackles the dizzying pace of change and asks: just how
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 16h
New Podcast Episode: MacBreak Weekly: Live, Love, Re-Org The Strength of the M5 Mac Studio Running Local Agents with @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @filmgirl.bsky.social, Federico Viticci
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MacBreak Weekly: Live, Love, Re-Org | TWiT.TV
Federico Viticci of MacStories joins the show this week! Federico shares his experience using Apple's new M5 Ultra Mac Studio & running local AI agents with the machine. John
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 20h
New Article: Is Starship Ready for Orbit? What SpaceX's Flight 14 Means for the Future of Rocketry On This Week in Space, learn why SpaceX's shift from Falcon 9 to Starship affects commercial launches, NASA partnerships, and the industry's future.
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Is Starship Ready for Orbit? What SpaceX’s Flight 14 Means for the Future of Rocketry | TWiT.TV
On This Week in Space, learn why SpaceX’s shift from Falcon 9 to Starship affects commercial launches, NASA partnerships, and the industry’s future.
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Iain Thomson @iainthomson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We had a lot of fun on this, and the title refers to Google's Project Suncatcher - a "datacenter" that has just four TPU chips. Each TPU will require 1.3m2 of radiators to cool it. Keeping things chilled in space is very hard and, barring new technology, big datacenters in space are unsupportable.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21h
New Article: Is Your Windows PC Really Shutting Down? Hands-On Tech breaks down Windows Fast Startup and how it affects uptime, troubleshooting, and true system resets.
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Is Your Windows PC Really Shutting Down? | TWiT.TV
Hands-On Tech breaks down Windows Fast Startup and how it affects uptime, troubleshooting, and true system resets.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21h
Meta’s new VR glasses cost $1,300. Scott Stein actually tried them. Here are his hands on impressions from Meta’s campus: buff.ly/X3o3U33
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Scott Stein Tried Meta's $1300 VR Glasses!
On Tech News Weekly, CNET's own Scott Stein joins the show from the Meta Campus to talk about the new VR glasses that Meta unveiled at its Meta Connect event! You can find more about TWiT and…
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 29/09/2026
AI agents escaping test environments is one story. An AI model built from patterns in lab grown rat neurons is another. And then there are Meta’s new VR glasses. Tech News Weekly 456: buff.ly/O3dCTe3
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Tech News Weekly: Meta VR: Quest Gets a Glow-Up | TWiT.TV
Dan Moren of Six Colors joins the show this week! Meta's Muse has a zero-day vulnerability. Rat brains can power an AI model? Why are we hearing more about AI agents escaping
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 29/09/2026
A fridge should not need a rollback plan. But that is where smart appliances are heading. TWiT looks at bricked refrigerators, rogue AI agents, and what happens when ordinary products depend on increasingly complicated software. buff.ly/nD804pr
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 29/09/2026
AI does not need another 90-minute explainer. Hands-On AI takes one question, one tool, or one technique at a time and makes it useful. @mikahsargent.com lays out the plan in episode 0: buff.ly/ltppFnI
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Hands-On AI: Welcome to Hands-On AI | TWiT.TV
Hands-On AI is the show that turns AI confusion into AI confidence. In this introductory episode, Mikah Sargent lays out what the show is and isn't: short, focused episodes —
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
Personal AI assistants need a lot of access to be useful. That makes their security failures a lot more dangerous. Tech News Weekly looks at a zero-day affecting Meta’s Muse agent. buff.ly/O3dCTe3
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Tech News Weekly: Meta VR: Quest Gets a Glow-Up | TWiT.TV
Dan Moren of Six Colors joins the show this week! Meta's Muse has a zero-day vulnerability. Rat brains can power an AI model? Why are we hearing more about AI agents escaping
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
The AI agent problem is getting less theoretical. One reportedly reached an Australian government system. Disclosure came months later. And there are more incidents under review. TWiT 1103: buff.ly/nD804pr
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This Week in Tech: Raspberry Pi in the Sky | TWiT.TV
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Hands-On AI: Welcome to Hands-On AI Turning AI Confusion Into AI Confidence with @mikahsargent.com
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Hands-On AI: Welcome to Hands-On AI | TWiT.TV
Hands-On AI is the show that turns AI confusion into AI confidence. In this introductory episode, Mikah Sargent lays out what the show is and isn't: short, focused episodes —
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey New England friends. I'll be giving a talk about my book, Hot Type, at @historicnewengland.bsky.social in Haverhill, MA, then a dem of the beloved Linotype up the hill at the Museum of Printing, on Saturday, Oct. 10. It's free. Please come! Details here: my.historicnewengland.org/26403/hot-type
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: Raspberry Pi in the Sky What OpenAI's Security Fiasco Means for Tech Safety with @leolaporte.me, @harper.lol, @iainthomson.bsky.social
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This Week in Tech: Raspberry Pi in the Sky | TWiT.TV
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 28/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Untitled Linux Show: Typing with Mittens Security, Raspberry Pi, & the Window in the Other Room with Jonathan Bennett, @robcampbell.bsky.social, Jeff Massie, Ken McDonald
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Untitled Linux Show: Typing with Mittens | TWiT.TV
We're back again, a little jet lagged, and ready for fun! Up first is a mind-bending experiment to run VMs through a kernel reboot, followed by Ubuntu's new approach to kernel
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 27/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Hands-On Tech: Shutting Down vs. Restarting Your Windows PC Windows Fast Startup with @mikahsargent.com
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Hands-On Tech: Shutting Down vs. Restarting Your Windows PC | TWiT.TV
On this week's Hands-On Tech, Lorraine asks Mikah whether her husband or her daughter is right about the difference between shutting down and restarting a Windows PC, and how
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 26/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: TWiT+ Club Shows: Off By One With Jeff Atwood #6 HypnoCube Therapy Session with @leolaporte.me, @codinghorror.surf.social This episode is exclusive to Club TWiT. Join at twit.tv/clubtwit
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TWiT+ Club Shows: Off By One With Jeff Atwood #6 | TWiT.TV
Jeff Atwood and Leo Laporte riff on LEGO safes, lenticular protest signs, and the viral wealth inequality videos everyone’s talking about. They break down tax tricks of the
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 26/09/2026
New Article: Meta Unveils New VR Glasses: Are They the Future of Wearable Tech? On Tech News Weekly, CNET's Scott Stein shares hands-on impressions of Meta's latest VR headset and reveals what sets it apart.
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Meta Unveils New VR Glasses: Are They the Future of Wearable Tech? | TWiT.TV
On Tech News Weekly, CNET’s Scott Stein shares hands-on impressions of Meta’s latest VR headset and reveals what sets it apart.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 26/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: This Week in Space: Is It Starship's Time? Test Flight 14 to Orbit with Rod Pyle, @tariqjmalik.bsky.social
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This Week in Space: Is It Starship's Time? | TWiT.TV
This week it's Rod and Tariq working through the most important space headlines. The big story: Starship could launch test flight 14 as early as Monday the 28th. We've seen
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 25/09/2026
The AI story is getting more contradictory. Models are getting cheaper and more capable. At the same time, assistants have zero days and researchers are leaving over safety concerns. That tension is all over Intelligent Machines 889. Download and subscribe here: buff.ly/h37CuKL
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 25/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Tech News Weekly: Meta VR: Quest Gets a Glow-Up Meta VR Glasses with @mikahsargent.com, @dmoren.com, @scottstein.bsky.social
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Tech News Weekly: Meta VR: Quest Gets a Glow-Up | TWiT.TV
Dan Moren of Six Colors joins the show this week! Meta's Muse has a zero-day vulnerability. Rat brains can power an AI model? Why are we hearing more about AI agents escaping
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 25/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Hands-On Windows: PowerToys Gets Smarter Discover What Every Windows 11 User Should Try with @thurrott.bsky.social
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Hands-On Windows: PowerToys Gets Smarter | TWiT.TV
Think you know PowerToys? This episode uncovers new tools and features that quietly transform daily Windows 11 workflows and might just solve problems you didn’t realize were
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 25/09/2026
Podcast reach is one thing. Reaching the people making technology buying decisions is another. 90% of TWiT listeners are involved in company tech or IT decisions, and 99% listen to most or all of an episode. See the new TWiT advertising promo: buff.ly/gfoffva
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Looking for podcast advertising that reaches people who make technology decisions? Put your brand in front of TWiT’s engaged audience through host reads on shows covering cybersecurity, AI, Apple,…
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Hands-On Apple: Create Your Own Wallet Passes Bring Any Card Into Apple Wallet Instantly with @mikahsargent.com
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Hands-On Apple: Create Your Own Wallet Passes | TWiT.TV
Tired of waiting for your favorite gym, library, or coffee shop to offer digital cards? With iOS 27, you can finally make your own custom Apple Wallet passes for any barcode
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: iOS Today: Teaching Siri AI to Use Your Apps What App Intents Mean for the Future of Siri with @mikahsargent.com, Matthew Cassinelli
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iOS Today: Teaching Siri AI to Use Your Apps | TWiT.TV
Apple’s new Siri AI is finally turning digital assistant hype into real, practical power, letting users speak naturally and control their apps in ways that were impossible a
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Home Theater Geeks: CEDIA 2026 Part 2 AVRs & Audio Innovations Take Center Stage with Scott Wilkinson, Joe Klusnick, Michael Heiss
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Home Theater Geeks: CEDIA 2026 Part 2 | TWiT.TV
The 2026 CEDIA Expo was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, and there was a LOT to see—so much, in fact, that Home Theater Geeks will devote three episodes to
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
AI security is turning into AI versus AI. A whitehat firm used Claude to attack OpenAI. Security Now looks at what that means for testing, trust, and the next phase of model security. buff.ly/ItRoMO5
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
The Mac Studio story is getting more interesting. The M5 Ultra has enough power and memory that “run the AI locally” is starting to sound practical instead of theoretical. MacBreak Weekly 1043: buff.ly/oQ9voYS
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Article: Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Review: A Game-Changer for x86 Windows Laptops? On Windows Weekly, discover why the latest Lenovo ThinkPad X9 with Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 is changing perceptions about Windows laptops.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Review: A Game-Changer for x86 Windows Laptops? | TWiT.TV
On Windows Weekly, discover why the latest Lenovo ThinkPad X9 with Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 is changing perceptions about Windows laptops.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Article: Why Energy-Based AI Models Could Change How Businesses Use Artificial Intelligence On Intelligent Machines, Logical Intelligence's Patrick Hillmann outlines how energy-based models like Kona improve reliability in critical systems.
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Why Energy-Based AI Models Could Change How Businesses Use Artificial Intelligence | TWiT.TV
On Intelligent Machines, Logical Intelligence’s Patrick Hillmann outlines how energy-based models like Kona improve reliability in critical systems.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
Google is not just putting Android on a laptop. Googlebook combines Android, Gemini, phone continuity, and premium hardware into a new PC category. That could make the Windows fight a lot more interesting. buff.ly/JZ2VPPg
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Windows Weekly: Only B & D Matter | TWiT.TV
WindowsWeek D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more26H1 Major
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
The AI race keeps asking how much bigger models can get. This episode asks a better question: What if complex reasoning needs a completely different kind of AI? Intelligent Machines 889. buff.ly/h37CuKL
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Intelligent Machines: We Are the Neanderthals | TWiT.TV
Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Intelligent Machines: We Are the Neanderthals Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning with @leolaporte.me, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, @paris.nyc, Patrick Hillmann
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Intelligent Machines: We Are the Neanderthals | TWiT.TV
Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Windows Weekly: Only B & D Matter Big Reorganization & Job Cuts Within XBOX with @leolaporte.me, @thurrott.bsky.social
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Windows Weekly: Only B & D Matter | TWiT.TV
WindowsWeek D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more26H1 Major
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
New Article: Are Your AI Chatbot Conversations Truly Private? On Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent explains what happens to your data in AI chatbots and the settings you can use to stay safe online.
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Are Your AI Chatbot Conversations Truly Private? | TWiT.TV
On Hands-On Tech, Mikah Sargent explains what happens to your data in AI chatbots and the settings you can use to stay safe online.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
New Article: Why the UK's Pioneering Spaceplane Still Inspires Modern Spaceflight On This Week in Space, space journalist Rob Coppinger details the inside story of the UK's HOTOL and Skylon spaceplanes, uncovering why these ambitious but unfinished projects remain relevant in today's space ind...
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Why the UK’s Pioneering Spaceplane Still Inspires Modern Spaceflight | TWiT.TV
On This Week in Space, space journalist Rob Coppinger details the inside story of the UK’s HOTOL and Skylon spaceplanes, uncovering why these ambitious but unfinished projects
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
New Article: Is the iPhone Duo Worth $2,000? MacBreak Weekly breaks down who should consider the iPhone Duo versus sticking with the mainstream iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
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Is the iPhone Duo Worth $2,000? | TWiT.TV
MacBreak Weekly breaks down who should consider the iPhone Duo versus sticking with the mainstream iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
Megapixels are not the interesting part. The iPhone 18 Pro can now help prove a photo is real and unaltered. That might be one of Apple’s most important camera features yet. MacBreak Weekly: buff.ly/oQ9voYS
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MacBreak Weekly: The Irrational Phone | TWiT.TV
The iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max are hitting consumers' hands. Reviews of the Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4 are out now for Apple's latest smartwatches. And are the newest Mac
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
Patch Tuesday was the beginning, not the end. Broken domains. Silent Excel failures. Enterprise teams cleaning up after one of Microsoft’s biggest update cycles ever. Security Now 1097: buff.ly/ItRoMO5
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Security Now: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout | TWiT.TV
After Microsoft’s historic Mega Patch Tuesday, enterprise IT teams worldwide are scrambling as a wave of updates triggers system meltdowns, broken domains, and silent Excel
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Security Now: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout When AI Outsmarts Its Makers with Steve Gibson, @leolaporte.me
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Security Now: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout | TWiT.TV
After Microsoft’s historic Mega Patch Tuesday, enterprise IT teams worldwide are scrambling as a wave of updates triggers system meltdowns, broken domains, and silent Excel
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: MacBreak Weekly: The Irrational Phone The New Mac Mini & Mac Studio with @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone, @filmgirl.bsky.social
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MacBreak Weekly: The Irrational Phone | TWiT.TV
The iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max are hitting consumers' hands. Reviews of the Apple Watch Series 12 & Ultra 4 are out now for Apple's latest smartwatches. And are the newest Mac
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 23/09/2026
Foldables existed before Apple. The bigger question is whether the iPhone Duo makes them mainstream. MacBreak Weekly gets into it: buff.ly/ICWBIle
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Does the iPhone Duo Validate the Foldable Market?
On MacBreak Weekly, the panel talks about the opening shots of the Apple Event on September 9th & Apple's entry into foldables with the iPhone Duo, and whether the device sets the market for future…
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 22/09/2026
Flock cameras are becoming the privacy story people can actually see. A camera got hacked. The tracking became visible. The backlash got louder. This Week in Tech connects it to Google’s ad-tech remedies and AI automation risk. buff.ly/84AIk1U
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 22/09/2026
“Jurassic Bark” still hurts. “Total Rickall” is still genius. “Marge vs. the Monorail” is still The Simpsons operating at full power. Media Club #3 is all about adult animation classics. Link: buff.ly/pnhEi10 Get Club TWiT: buff.ly/qBVqpYj
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TWiT+ Club Shows: Media Club #3: Best of Adult Animation | TWiT.TV
Join Mikah Sargent, Joe Esposito, and Timothy Ingalls for a lively Media Club deep-dive into three all-time great episodes of adult animation: Futurama’s “Jurassic Bark,” Rick
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21/09/2026
AI trust is becoming the whole story. Fake writers. Stolen bylines. Cloud smart homes. Photo verification. Health scores you cannot compare. Tech News Weekly 455 connects the dots. buff.ly/hWysy64
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21/09/2026
AI hallucinations are annoying when they make up a citation. They are terrifying when they make up intelligence that almost becomes military action. This Week in Tech 1102: buff.ly/84AIk1U
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This Week in Tech: Exclave Subpoena | TWiT.TV
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta’s personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: Exclave Subpoena OpenClaw, Meta's Muse, & Persistent Agentic Automation with @leolaporte.me, Owen Thomas, @jasonhiner.bsky.social, @danpatterson.com
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This Week in Tech: Exclave Subpoena | TWiT.TV
AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta’s personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This
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TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 21/09/2026
New Podcast Episode: Untitled Linux Show: Touched By AI New Toys, New Code, & End of an Era with Jonathan Bennett, @robcampbell.bsky.social, Jeff Massie
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Untitled Linux Show: Touched By AI | TWiT.TV
This week Jonathan starts out talking about his new Framework 13 pro, and Rob tries to convince him to buy a Steam Frame to go with it. The 7.4 kernel is really shaping up to
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