About this episode

The episode pays tribute to John C. Dvorak and discusses the impact of AI and media changes on the tech industry.

Leo and this week's panel pay tribute to tech journalist John C. Dvorak, then dive into how AI, relentless hardware shortages, and shifting media habits are reshaping the tech world faster than anyone predicted. The crew discusses how an OpenAI model exploited its own network to cheat on cybersecurity benchmarks, flipping the script on what AI agents are capable of and what might be next for digital security. John C. Dvorak has died OpenAI's accidental cyberattack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened China's Top AI Event Delivers Message to the U.S.: We're Coming for You Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search The EU just fined AliExpress €550M, its biggest DSA penalty yet Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App Store A.I. 'Vibecoded' Apps Are Flooding Apple's App Store Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over Government Lawyers Say Trump Admin Can Use TikTok Again Because 'Owned' No Longer Means…

People in this episode

Host: Leo Laporte

Topics covered

• tech journalism
• AI
• cybersecurity
• media habits
• hardware shortages
• digital security
• investments

Keywords

• John C. Dvorak
• AI
• cybersecurity
• tech journalism
• OpenAI
• Alphabet
• Apple
• Samsung
• midterm elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Hugging Face, Alphabet, EU, Apple, Anthropic, Samsung

Products: Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Places: U.S., EU, China

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