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Microsoft released new Windows 11 Experimental builds. A new round of buyout offers has been presented to 25% of Microsoft's global workforce. Microsoft fixed a major Authenticator flaw for Android. And... no major XBOX news? Windows Paul has confirmed a theory weʼve discussed about why Microsoft is really improving Windows 11 this year. Windows Insider Program Four new builds - Mobile device controls in Quick Settings, native Internet speed test. Corporate Microsoft offers buyout offers to almost 25 percent of its global workforce. Hardware This week in Paulʼs RTX Spark local AI coding fails - plus, the first step is realizing itʼs not you, itʼs the technology. Some advice for using AI. Software Microsoft fixes major Authenticator flaw on Android. PowerToys adds two new utilities, so many other updates. The Browser Company announces the inevitable end of Arc browser. AI Anthropic files for IPO, warns that its work could end humanity. Canva releases its first AI model, for images. Opera brings local AI to its desktop web browsers with WebAI standard-to-be. Apple is bringing AI assistant to its iWorks apps - Apple copies Microsoft again! XBOX and Gaming No real news this week, which is rare, but a few thoughts about the new Call of Duty. Tips and Picks Tip of the Week: Yes, the Windows Setup workarounds still work in 26H2. Windows 11 version 26H2 arrived recently and Iʼve now tested the installer on multiple Arm64 and x64 PCs and the local account workarounds we all know and love still work. My advice: Use Rufus to create install media. App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox With a year or so of major improvements to its web browser, Mozilla has launched a big ad campaign to get Firefox users back. RunAs Radio this week: PostgreSQL with Elizabeth Christensen Brown liquor pick of the week: Vardberg Born Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: PaloAltoNetworks.com/Idira joindeleteme.com/twit-biz bitwarden.com/twit

A newly uncovered PHP vulnerability put nearly 70% of the internet at risk, sending governments and enterprises into a frenzy as AI-powered attackers raced to exploit a flaw that had lurked unnoticed for 14 years. Hear why this could be just the start of an unrelenting wave of security crises. We take a detailed look at the many facets and aspects of last week's wild PHP ride: What happened. How it happened. Why it happened. How it could have been prevented. How it impacted many of our listeners. We consider the implications of what is said to be coming next and the idea of temporary "strategic disconnection" from the Internet Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1102-Notes.pdf Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Steve Gibson Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit doppel.com hoxhunt.com/securitynow originhq.com/securitynow material.security

Apple's folding iPhone Duo lands with unique new features, an evolving developer scene, and early hardware hiccups that raise eyebrows. Also, a PHP bug threatens 70% of the world's websites while AI rapidly changes how exploits are found and patched. Find out how a single overlooked flaw sparked a global scramble and what it reveals about the fragile backbone of the modern web. iPhone Duo review GM outlines plan for next-gen EV platform, Level 4 autonomous cars TechCrunch Mobility: Blue-green is the color of autonomy (NHTSA proposes cyan AV lights) Spotify launches its first native in-car app, on Audi's Android Automotive cars Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched The non-gamer CEO racing to save Microsoft's Xbox Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say How iTunes came back from the dead Host: Mikah Sargent Guests: Glenn Fleishman, Allison Johnson, and Sam Abuelsamid Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twit doppel.com tanium.com/mythos-twit superhuman.com namecheap.promo use code TWIT

On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers a question from Otis, who relies on the 6-digit text-message codes his bank sends at sign-in but has started to worry about SIM swap attacks, and wants to know whether those codes are still worth anything and whether he can lock down his number at the carrier. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

The big AI apps now have research modes that make you wait for a report full of sources. Is the wait worth it? Mikah Sargent gives ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity the same complicated question, plus ChatGPT with regular web search as a control, and compares how long they take, where they look, what they miss, and how much cleanup each report needs. Then he checks every answer against a rebate and tax-credit answer key built from official sources. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On AI at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-ai Want access to the ad-free audio and video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT