Tech Break (Audio)

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Ben Parr, Harry McCracken, and Doc Rock discuss Gartner's Hype Cycle Research Methodology and apply it to artificial intelligence. Full episode at http://twit.tv/twit946 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ben Parr, Harry McCracken, and Doc Rock You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

The new Apple Watch Ultra 2 and iPhone 15 Pro just dropped, and Leo and Mikah dig into the upgrades and debating whether they bring enough new features to warrant an upgrade. Should you spring for these shiny new toys or take a pass? Watch this clip, then check out the full episode of Ask The Tech Guys. Watch the full episode: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1993 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca talks with Intel VP of Sales & Marketing Jason Kimrey about announcements from Intel Innovation 2023, including new processors with integrated neural processing units (NPUs) for AI processing. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twiet/562 Host: Louis Maresca Guest: Jason Kimrey You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Mikah Sargent decodes Amazon's latest tech event on Tech News Weekly. Amazon held a more muted product launch than in past years. Updates include Alexa powered by a new large language model, Echo Frames smart glasses 2.0 with better style, the wall-mountable Echo Hub for smart home control, and a new high-end WiFi 7 Eero Pro router. Watch the full episode: https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly/episodes/304 Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk to Joan Donovan, Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies at Boston University about her move from Harvard to Boston U., disinformation with political campaigns, and how copyright may be our defense against it. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/734 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Joan Donovan You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Leo and Paul examine the consequences of an accidental leak of a huge memo containing Microsoft's Xbox plans for the next decade. They discuss the potential implications of the leak, including how it may influence Microsoft's partners and competitors and how it may affect Xbox sales. They also explore what the memo reveals about the Xbox Series X and S refreshes coming in 2024. Full episode at http://twit.tv/ww847 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On FLOSS Weekly, Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls speak with Michael "Hoff" Hoffman of IQXR about the challenges of AI and the open source principles where AI co-mingles. For more, check out FLOSS Weekly: https://twit.tv/floss/750 Hosts: Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman Guest: Michael Hoffman You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte go into intricate detail into debunking misinformation related to securely erasing data from today's mass storage devices. For the full episode, go to: https://twit.tv/sn/940 Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell talk about the release of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 and what Jason likes about some of the operating system's new features. For more, check out MacBreak Weekly: https://twit.tv/mbw/887 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent walks viewers through one of the most useful free apps iPad users/creators can download. Reincubate's latest iPadOS 17 release is probably one of the best streaming tools around, especially for the price. Full episode available at http://twit.tv/ios671 Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Tech Leo Laporte speaks with Jason Hiner, Owen Thomas and Sam Lessin about the new Apple iPhone 15 announcement. Who's buying the new iPhone 15? Full episode at http://twit.tv/twit945 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Hiner, Owen Thomas, and Sam Lessin You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On Ask The Tech Guys, with the announcement of the new iPhone 15, Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent answer a viewer's question if they should upgrade from an iPhone 8 to the iPhone 14 or 15? For more, check out Ask The Tech Guys: https://twit.tv/attg/1992 Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca talks with Dev Rishi, co-founder and CEO at Predibase discussing the hurdles of moving large language models into production environments, and why many organizations say they can't use commercial LLMs. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twiet/561 Host: Louis Maresca Guest: Dev Rishi You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/

On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell speaks with Kyle Orland of Ars Technica about the changes Unity is placing forward to its pricing structure when game developers use its system set to go into effect at the beginning of 2024. For more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/303 Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guest: Kyle Orland You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Google Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt and Cathy Gellis discuss Google pledging $20M towards responsible AI funding. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/733 Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis Guests: Ant Pruitt and Cathy Gellis You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott talks with Richard Campbell and Mikah Sargent about the new feature rolling out to Microsoft Paint that removes backgrounds from images. This tool is being tested in the Canary and Dev channels for Windows Insiders. Full episode at http://twit.tv/ww846 Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Kyle Ranking discusses LaTex on FLOSS Weekly with Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls with regards to book publishing. For more, check out FLOSS Weekly: https://twit.tv/floss/749 Hosts: Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett Guest: Kyle Rankin You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On MacBreak Weekly. Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Mikah Sargent talk about the new camera system for the iPhone 15 Pro lineup. For more, check out MacBreak Weekly: https://twit.tv/mbw/886 Check out TWiT's coverage of Apple's September 2023 Event here: https://twit.tv/news/395 Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Jason Howell discuss how the UK government appeared to reverse course on requiring messaging apps to break encryption in the Online Safety Bill after major pushback, a positive precedent against banning encryption. For the full episode, go to: https://twit.tv/sn/939 Hosts: Steve Gibson and Jason Howell You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte discusses the latest ruling for YouTube not hosting anti-vax videos on its platform with Amy Webb, Jill Duffy, and Taylor Lorenz. Full episode http://twit.tv/twit944 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb, Taylor Lorenz, and Jill Duffy You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT