Does OpenAI have the capability for creative writing? Would you want to be coached in gaming through AI? What is Apple planning for its possible operating system redesign? And does AI have inconsistencies when providing the correct information to search queries?

• Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins Mikah Sargent this week. Amanda talks about OpenAI and Sam Altman's social media post about how OpenAI is good at creative writing.
• Mikah talks about Microsoft's plan to launch Xbox Copilot, an AI-powered gaming assistant that can offer tips, guides, and information about the games you are playing.
• Mark Gurman of Bloomberg stops by to talk about Apple's plans to dramatically overhaul the look of its operating systems with the next iterations of iOS, iPadOS, and Mac OS.
• And Mikah talks about a study from the Tao Center and how AI systems are frequently providing incorrect information and citations from various sources and news articles.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guest: Mark Gurman

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A consumer is suing Hisense for false advertising and deceptive business practices when they claim their QLED TV technology "dramatically increases the color space and improves color saturation," allowing consumers to "see color like you've never seen it before." Scott Wilkinson has some thoughts about this frivolous litigation.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

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Head into the world of data management with hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore essential apps to help you organize and action your data more effectively. From storing manuals to creating databases and automating with shortcuts, this episode provides practical solutions for both personal and professional data needs.

• DEVONThink - A powerful app for storing and searching documents like manuals, with annotation features and the ability to create links to specific sections of documents
• Tap Forms - The spiritual successor to Bento, allowing users to create custom forms and databases with various field types and options for viewing and organizing data
• Airtable - A versatile database service that integrates with automation tools and offers various views (grid, Kanban, calendar) to organize and visualize data
• Notion - Described as a great "dumping spot" for storing all kinds of information, offering a different approach to data management than Airtable

Apple News

• New iPad Air with M3 Chip - Apple announced the new iPad Air with M3 chip supporting Apple Intelligence, available in 11-inch ($599) and 13-inch ($799) models
• New Magic Keyboard - Features a 14-key function row and larger trackpad, priced at $269 for 11-inch and $319 for 13-inch models
• Updated Base iPad - Now includes double the storage capacity and features the A16 chip

Feedback

• CarPlay Directions - Addressed a viewer question about stopping CarPlay from automatically suggesting directions home, with tips on using alternative map apps
• Procreate App - Acknowledged viewer feedback about Procreate being an excellent graphics app for iPad that deserved mention in a previous episode

Shortcuts Corner

• Smart Bulb Automation - Solved a problem where smart bulbs were turning on too dim when returning home, showing how to properly set up HomeKit automations with specific brightness levels

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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This week, Paul explains what he knows about AI credits and where they might be relevant to you in Windows 11.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Mikah Sargent dives deep into Archive Utility on macOS, a powerful but often overlooked tool that works behind the scenes to compress and expand files on your Mac. From creating basic zip archives to encrypted files, this episode reveals all the hidden features of this versatile utility.

-How compression works - Compression algorithms look for repeating patterns in data to make files smaller, though already compressed files like JPEGs may not benefit much.
-Quick compression with right-click - The fastest way to compress files is selecting them, right-clicking, and choosing "Compress," which always creates a standard zip file.
-Opening Archive Utility - Access it directly by using Command+Space and typing "archive" to explore its full capabilities beyond the right-click option.
-Archive Utility settings - Configure where expanded files are saved, what happens to archives after expansion, and whether to automatically expand nested archives.
-Expansion options - Choose to keep, trash, or delete archives after expanding them, or move them to a specific location.
-Compression options - Similar settings exist for what happens to original files after creating an archive.
-Archive formats explained - Despite setting preferences in Archive Utility, the right-click "Compress" option always creates zip files regardless of settings.
-Creating CPGZ archives - These compressed archives must be created by selecting a folder through the File menu, not through right-click compression.
-Regular archives (CPIO) - Simple "briefcase" archives without compression, useful for bundling files without reducing size.
-Apple Archive (AAR) - A Mac-specific format that uses multi-threaded compression to efficiently compact files.
-Encrypted archives (AER) - Secure, password-protected archives that can be unlocked with Touch ID if saved to your keychain.
-Why ZIP remains the standard - ZIP format is used for the right-click compression option because of its universal compatibility across different operating systems.

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• Interview with Ray Kurzweil
• Liquid eggs? NYC bodegas have new strategy to keep bacon, egg and cheese prices down
• Google announces Gemini Robotics for building general purpose robots
• DeepMind's latest AI model can help robots fold origami and close Ziploc bags
• An audit found that 10 top AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini, repeated false
  claims from a pro-Kremlin disinformation network 33% of the time
• A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly
• AI Tries To Cheat At Chess When It's Losing - Slashdot
• AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance
• Pokemon Go is getting a new owner after almost 9 years with Niantic
• Robots That Don't Walk Are Making Strides
• Amazon has more than 750,000 robots that sort, lift, and carry packages—see them in action
• TikTok will play 'calming music' to remind teens to stop using the app
• FCC chair asks if YouTube TV 'discriminates against faith-based programming'
• OpenAI says it has trained an AI that's 'really good' at creative writing
• Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars'
• The Senate approves Gail Slater, President Trump's pick to lead the DOJ's antitrust unit, by a 78-19 vote; she has been critical of power in the tech industry
• Times profile of Jessica Lessin
• Gen-Zers are turning to DVDs instead of streaming their favorite movies
• Wonder Acquires Media Company Tastemade for $90 Million
• Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters

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Guest: Ray Kurzweil

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Your Patch Tuesday is showing. Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Leo Laporte go over the latest features for Windows 11 with the KB5053598 update. Also, the hosts discuss Press to Talk for Insiders, the Windows app replacing Remote Desktop, the agentic future of browsers, Copilot integration in GroupMe, Gemma 3, issues with Xbox Wireless Controller 5.23.5.0 firmware, Pocket Casts Web Player, and the "vibe coding" era. Plus, Fences 6 is now in Beta, on sale!

Woody Leonhard, RIP

• Like Jerry Pournelle, a major influence on Paul's career and writing style
• He had a mysterious life in latter years, not clear what happened

Windows 11

• Windows 11 gets all the features we've discussed recently
• Are we heading towards something bigger this year? Or just more of the same?
• New Canary and Beta (23H2) builds
• New Dev and Beta (24H2) builds
• Copilot in Windows 11 is getting Press to Talk
• Microsoft follows through on threat, kills Remote Desktop App - our latest outrage
• Arc crashed and burned but we can still evolve web browsers
• What about sidebar apps as a UX baby step forward?
• Does Edge need to restart every three days now to install updates?

Microsoft 365

• Google promotes ChromeOS/Chromebooks as the right client ... for Microsoft 365

Dev

• Build 2025 registration is now open

AI

• It's Microsoft's 50th anniversary, so it's going to announce AI something something
• Paul has agreed to attend this, from Mexico
• Also, report that Microsoft's in-house models now rival OpenAI is a hint
• Microsoft improves Think Deeper in Copilot using OpenAI o3-mini
• Google secretly owns 14-15 percent of Anthropic
• WTF is going on with Big Tech and regulatory evasion?
• On that note, CMA clears Microsoft + OpenAI specifically because of change to partnership
• Also, Google launches Gemma 3
• The Siripocalypse - AI is a hard computer science problem and Siri is the dumb blond in this space
• Amazon will use AI to dub movies and TV series because obviously

Xbox

• Rumor: Third-party portable Xbox gaming handheld this year, console resets in two years
• You could have cobbled this together solely based on what Microsoft has said publicly
• Xbox controller firmware, we have a problem

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Code with AI
• App pick of the week: Fences
• RunAs Radio this week: Strong Certificate Mapping in Active Directory with Richard Hicks
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Ardbeg 10

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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• Utah passes age verification requirement for app stores.
• The inside story on fake North Korean employees. Is that a Texas accent?
• An update on the ongoing Bybit cryptoheist saga.
• The industry may be making some changes in the wake of the Bybit attack.
• Apple pushes back legally against the UK's secret order.
• Did someone crack Passkeys?
• The UK launches a legal salvo at an innocent security researcher.
• The old data breach we witnessed that just keeps on giving.
• A bit more Bybit postmortem forensic news.
• A lesson to learn from a clever and effective ransomware attack.
• And what about that Bluetooth Backdoor discovery everyone is talking about?

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1016-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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