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Turns out, every chatbot conversation runs on a messy hack at the heart of language models, making prompt injection an unsolved—and possibly unsolvable—security threat. Steve and Leo unravel the research that explains why "roles" in AI aren't what you think they are.

Understanding the controversy surrounding "AI Model Distillation"

Anthropic moves to make their most powerful Mythos 5 model more widely available.

Bitwarden's "Secrets Manager" offering prevents agentic and prompt injection abuse.

The astounding and disturbing truth about the way conversation AI actually works

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1093-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Surprise: there are new Mac minis and Mac Studios! Tim Cook has a farewell party when he is no longer CEO in September. Apple conducts layoffs in the Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video & Gaming departments. And Walmart finally adds Google and Apple Pay.

Apple's new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro.

Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra.

Tim Cook's farewell party.

HomePad code suggests it'll act like a giant Apple Watch.

MacBook Ultra is coming: Six new features launching this fall.

Apple reportedly lays off 60 Vision employees amid shifting priorities.

Apple cuts Jobs in Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming teams.

Apple removes some fees for App developers in European Union.

Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Google's new Pixel 11 offers an incredible camera feature that Apple should copy.

Here's everything new Apple TV has coming in September.

Picks of the Week

Leo's Pick: TMOG

Christina's Picks: 9 to 5 and CheapCharts

Andy's Pick: Trio

Jason's Pick: Imagination Library

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, flock cameras are sparking a privacy revolt, and data centers may be fueling the next bubble. This episode pulls back the curtain on who's watching, who's profiting, and who could pay the price.

Meta's Big Reckoning Is Here

Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction

Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230

The $1.4 Trillion State Tort Raid on Meta

Google's Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?

Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

Apple and European Commission Reach Agreement on App Payment Terms Under DMA, With Apple Conceding Very Little

Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri

Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI

Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by the end of 2026

NVIDIA to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion

Why Big Tech's AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems

New Chinese model adds to AI competition

Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras

Flock mistakenly flags 2 different auto writers for "stolen" license plates

Go Flock Yourself

Flock socks for UV protection

Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded

China Is Strapping 'Digital Bombs' to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Veteran software engineer Dan O'Dowd argues that our power grid's outdated, insecure code puts millions at risk, detailing why regulators, industry giants, and Silicon Valley's "move fast and break things" attitude have left critical infrastructure vulnerable to collapse.

Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5 billion in second quarter

(272) Dario Amodei on X: "1/2 Thanks Gavin for an especially thoughtful exchange. I don't usually spend much time on social media but I wanted to engage here because it really brings out the heart of an important conversation. First, on regulation, I think that "either concentrate it in the hands of a" / X

If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them

Inside Big Tech's Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to AI

Anthropic says its AI agents are killing rivals and hiding their tracks

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic's new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes

Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI

OpenAI Introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' as Safety Concerns Grow

Young adults are losing faith in AI's upside

So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?

LG's humanoid robot arrives in 2027, running Nvidia's Isaac GR00T

New Chinese model adds to AI competition

What happens to what you share with AI

Google just bought a bunch of Spirit Airlines data for AI training

Even Claude Is in the Dark About Dario Amodei's Wife—and Her Influence at Anthropic

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+

the wikipedia guessing game

Okay Spielberg TikTok

At Beijing's AI-themed bar, DeepSeek tokens buy you beer

SXSW Launching Podcast Festival In 2027

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Dan O'Dowd

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For years, the checkbox to get a PC out of the Insider Program when that Windows version shipped in stable did absolutely nothing. That's no longer the case.

Windows

A new context menu for File Explorer heads out to Insiders along with five new preview builds

There are lots of other like UX changes happening with little communication. Will Microsoft really touch (and update) all the ancient UIs in Windows 11?

New Release Preview builds point at next Week D and Patch Tuesday updates: New Taskbar, New Start, new Windows Search, many minor changes throughout

Hardware

Now we know more about Snapdragon C ahead of IFA, where we may see the first laptops

Google is holding a PixelBook reviewers event in mid-September

You know that Commodore is back, but now the Amiga is back too!

Lenovo surges on AI spending, but it's now engaged in financial shenanigans too. More like Spotify than Big Tech, but still bad

AI

Big Tech spending on AI is finally getting more scrutiny from financial/business publications

It's happening: Microsoft "pulls a Teams" and will consolidate its Copilot (consumer) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (business apps) into a single app, evolve it in a "super app"

OpenAI's new strategy: Get 'em while they're young

Mozilla provides a progress report on Smart Window for Firefox, details new AI search partnership

Alexa+ is now free on all FireTV devices in the U.S., no Prime required

XBOX

Resonance: A Plague Tale and more are heading to Game Pass during the second half of August

XBOX August Update is here with more Achievements details, Game Hubs now support Xbox 360 titles, Game Pass subscribers can now stream a game while it installs in the background

XBOX Insiders can now test Home Improvements, local save game management, and profile badges

Apple makes major App Store concessions in the EU. But Epic Games says it is not enough.

The new Call of Duty has a public beta on Friday, and there will be a single-player episode for the first time

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Yes, Virginia, you can exit the Insider Program now

App pick of the week: Brave

RunAs Radio this week: Automatic Attack Disruption with Liz Tesch

Brown liquor pick of the week: Red Bank Premium Blended

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