Episode 813: They said macOS wouldn’t work on a touchscreen, and now we have the proof
The team discusses the surprisingly low-key debut of the touchscreen MacBook Pro and ponders reports of mechanical problems with the first b...
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20 of 428 episodesEpisode 812: This week it’s PHP’s turn to be disastrously compromised
The team discusses a major vulnerability in the ubiquitous PHP utility, mulls over the fallout of a Google Cloud outage in the UK and looks...
Episode 811: In which Barry takes a dim view of HomeView
The team discusses Apple’s multi-pronged foray into AI smart home devices, welcomes Amazon’s new range of Google Play-enabled tablets and la...
Episode 810: It's good to TalkTalk
This week, the team chews over BT's potential rescue bid for TalkTalk and OpenAI's agents running amok on Wikipedia. We also chat about ArtC...
Episode 809: We guess they’re called “Dots” because “Minions” was taken
The team tries to figure out what the hell ChatGPT’s new “Dots” are supposed to be, bids farewell to the Copilot+ PC and shares concerns ove...
Episode 808: Are you enthused by Muse?
The team gives a puzzled welcome to Google’s new “Googlebook” laptops, and a more cautious one to Meta’s new Muse AI assistant. We also expl...
Episode 807: Let's throw social media through the round window
This week, Barry Collins, Jon Honeyball and Lee Grant decide if the brakes need to be deployed on AI development. We also look at a study sa...
Episode 806: An unfolding story
The team discusses the newly unveiled iPhone Duo, along with other announcements from John Ternus’ first major event as Apple CEO. We also p...
Episode 805: Apple Inc. has been updated to CEO 8.0
The team welcomes incoming Apple boss John Ternus, ponders warnings that AI could wreck financial systems and gapes incredulously at Sony’s...
Episode 804: Don’t tell mum the babysitter’s Facebook
The team discusses Meta’s $18bn settlement over claims its platforms are harmful to children, welcomes LinkedIn’s battle against “AI slop” a...
Episode 803: AI watermarks CouLd be Almost UnDetectablE
The team reveals what excited them from last week’s Google Pixel Event (spoiler: not much), engages in a thoroughly depressing game of The P...
Episode 802: Alexa, can you smell gas?
This week the team discusses Google’s AI staffing shakeup, NVIDIA’s latest funding round and Amazon’s new gas-powered data centre. We find o...
Episode 801: What secret code do you have to enter to erase this podcast?
The team discusses the case of a US citizen who tricked border agents into wiping his seized phone; new ways to prove your identity with a v...
Episode 800: I am begging Sam Altman to read just one Isaac Asimov book
In a landmark episode the team discusses an alarming AI jailbreak, the EU’s continuing efforts to weaken Google’s monopolies and LG’s ingeni...
Episode 799: Will Windows’ solution for searching finally be a searching solution?
This week the team discuss proposed improvements to Windows Search, Apple goes to war against OpenAI, Meta's AI HR wrangle, social media cur...
Episode 798: Want to be anonymous online? Start by ditching Windows
The team discusses a hidden ID code in Windows that could be used to track your online activity; updated regulations that make it harder for...
Episode 797: Windows 10 refuses to die...again
This week the team discusses Microsoft's stay of execution for Windows 10, a worrying report on social media's safety features and the retur...
Episode 796: Can EU regulation really make it easier to switch clouds?
The team discusses reports that AWS and Microsoft Azure may be classed as “gatekeeper” services by the European Commission; we also look at...
Episode 795: I’m-a let you finish, but these are 50 of the best apps of all time
In a deviation from our usual format, the team sets out to nominate the top 50 apps of all time, with help from our live listeners on Discor...
Episode 794: Hey Siri, can you actually do AI now?
In a rare double-header, Barry and Darien discuss the main announcements from Tim Cook’s final WWDC, what’s next for two of the biggest AI p...