Supreme Court Upholds Law That Threatens US TikTok Ban Trumpcoin Texas Sues Allstate Over Its Collection of Driver Data Skyrocketing car-insurance premiums are pushing inflation higher Behind the Curtain — Coming soon: Ph.D.-level super-agents 4 surprise products we could see at Samsung Unpacked 2025 Apple suspends error-strewn AI generated news alerts US Finalizes Rule Banning Smart Cars With Russian, Chinese Tech Natrium 'advanced nuclear' power plant wins Wyoming permit - WyoFile Cash App parent fined $175 million for 'woefully incomplete' response to fraud FDA Proposes Significant Step Toward Reducing Nicotine to Minimally or Nonaddictive Level in Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Hiner, Paris Martineau, and Molly White Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT ziprecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT shopify.com/twit

Hosts Jonathan Bennett, Ken McDonald, and Jeff Massie discuss several significant developments in the Linux ecosystem. They begin with an urgent security vulnerability in rsync version 3.3 and earlier that requires immediate updates. The hosts then cover the progress of KDE Plasma 6.3's development, highlighting numerous bug fixes and improvements. They discuss the upcoming Linux kernel 6.13 release and preview features coming in kernel 6.14, including significant improvements for gaming through Wine with NTSync support. The conversation also covers TuxCare's extended support for Microsoft's .NET 6.0, LXQT's new Wayland session support in OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, and a detailed technical discussion about PCI Express 7 specifications and testing requirements. Find the show notes at https://tinyurl.com/2zd37cp3

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Ken McDonald and Jeff Massie

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On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Lars, who is seeking help for a friend who is being flooded with spam emails and is looking for a way to filter out the spam emails!

• Mikah strongly recommends transitioning away from ISP-provided email addresses, as they often get shuffled between companies and can face service disruptions
• There are also some options to consider when moving from an old email account, such as setting up auto-responses directing to the new address or configuring your new email account to pull from your old account.
• Mikah suggests two things to do. The first is to create a Gmail account to leverage its excellent spam filtering capabilities, then configure it to pull mail from the Cox address and connect it to Outlook.
• The second option is to use local spam filtering software like Mailwasher, which offers Bayesian filtering that learns from user input to improve spam detection over time.
• Other software options to consider are Spambully, Spamfighter, and clean.io, though some may not work without MX record access.

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2025 is the year that introduces the Great Lunar Armada! A small fleet of private and publicly-funded orbiters, landers, and rovers are heading off to explore Luna Incognita this year, and it will only speed up after that. We also look at the recent Starship test flight number seven—which ended in the total loss of the Starship upper stage—and the inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn mega-rocket, which flew successfully but did not manage to land on the recovery ship. Plus, our usual space dad joke and an update on the LA fires' impact on NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and how you can help.

Headlines:
• SpaceX's Starship test flight experiences partial success with booster catch but an explosive ending for the upper stage
• Blue Origin successfully launches its New Glenn rocket, marking a major milestone for the company
• India demonstrates automated docking capability in space with the SPADEX mission, crucial for future lunar exploration plans
• Wildfires in Los Angeles cause extensive damage, impacting the community around NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Main Topic: The Great Lunar Armada
• Overview of recent lunar missions launched by private companies and national space agencies
• Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, carrying various scientific payloads, aims to study the lunar surface and test new technologies
• ispace's Hakuto-R mission, featuring a lunar lander and rover, will explore the moon and test in-situ resource utilization techniques
• Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, equipped with a drill and other scientific instruments, targets the lunar south pole
• Retrospective on previous private lunar missions, including SpaceIL's Beresheet lander and the defunct Google Lunar XPrize
• China's steady progress in lunar exploration, with plans for the International Lunar Research Station in collaboration with Russia
• Russia's setbacks and reduced budget for lunar missions and the failed mission of Luna 25
• India's advancements in space technology and plans for a robotic lunar sample return mission
• The crew express excitement about the rapid pace of lunar exploration and the potential for groundbreaking discoveries in the near future

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A whole slew of smart products were unveiled at CES 2025 this year. Could this year be the year of smart home devices? TikTok is inching closer to being shut off in the US in a few days. And following Microsoft's announcement of end of support for Windows 10, the company announced it will no longer offer support for the Office 365 apps on Windows 10 after October 14th, 2025. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy has returned from CES 2025! She spent her time at the convention checking out all things smart home devices on the show floor and shares with Mikah Sargent some of her favorite devices she covered for The Verge. Kaya Yurieff of The Information joins Mikah to talk about the latest on the imminent shutdown of TikTok in the US that is scheduled to happen on Sunday, January 19th. And Ben Wilson from Windows Central stops by to talk about Microsoft's announcement that the Office 365 apps on Windows 10 will no longer be offered support after October 14th, 2025, coinciding with the end of support for the operating system. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guests: Kaya Yurieff and Ben Wilson Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT veeam.com zscaler.com/security

This week, Paul takes a look at the feature updates in the latest patch to Windows 11 24H2.

Host: Paul Thurrott

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Extensions in macOS Sequoia can take your system's functionality to the next level, and Mikah Sargent is here to show you how. Learn to set up, manage, and customize extensions for Finder, Photos, Spotlight, and more. Whether you're looking to boost productivity or streamline tasks, this episode covers everything you need to make the most of macOS extensions.

Change Login Items & Extensions settings on Mac - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-login-items-extensions-settings-mtusr003/15.0/mac/15.2

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In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard demonstrate how to customize iPhone lock screens, exploring everything from widgets and fonts to Focus mode integration and automation. They also tackle a viewer question about triggering Mac actions from an iPhone using Keyboard Maestro.

• How to access lock screen customization by long-pressing while unlocked
• Exploring different lock screen styles including astronomy, emoji, weather, and colour options
• Customizing widgets in the top date/time area for quick information access
• Changing time display options including fonts, colors, and number systems
• Adding up to four small widgets or two rectangular widgets below the clock
• Customizing bottom controls (formerly just flashlight and camera) with various app shortcuts and actions
• Integration with Focus modes to automatically change lock screens based on activity
• Tips for using Always-On Display settings, including hiding wallpaper for better battery awareness
• How lock screens connect to home screen layouts and Apple Watch faces for a cohesive experience

Shortcuts Corner

• Kenny asks about running a Keyboard Maestro script to eject Time Machine drive remotely. Plus, an adorable pet tax!

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• Justice Kagan Acknowledges Bluesky, And Other Notes From The TikTok Oral Argument
• Alito and Playboy
• A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon
• Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
• Free our feeds fundraising
• The people should own the town square
• Lemley's post
• Google's 'Daily Listen' lab is a personalized podcast based on your Discover feed
• Leo's AI toys
• She Is in Love With ChatGPT
• Jawboning In Plain Sight: The Unconstitutional Censorship Tolerated By The DMCA
• Personalized voice recordings by Elwood "You've got mail!" Edwards
• American Psycho with Huey Lewis and Weird Al
• Physicists figure out the perfect Cacio e Pepe recipe
• Cursormania!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Cathy Gellis

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The first Patch Tuesday of 2025 brings temporary but sweet relief. There were no preview updates last month, so this month is just security/bug fixes. Plus, will Microsoft back down from its Windows 10 EOL line in the sand? It appears not. Finally, got New Year's resolutions? Paul's got a better idea. Maybe... Windows New Canary build with nothing in it Microsoft will not support Office on Windows 10 after October EOL date Microsoft is auto-installing the new Outlook in Windows 10 too - Don't let the door hit you on the way out Parallels Desktop for Mac now supports running x86 Windows VMs. Very slowly AI, Microsoft 365 New business models for AI emerge in 2025. Pay as you go vs. pay or no pay Microsoft has shifted its business model strategy over two years 15 months of Copilot in Windows: Madness Microsoft announces pay-as-you-go AI agents Google has a different (better) take with "the best of Google AI" in Workspace What to expect: Price hikes on subscription services to pay for this AI Massive reorg of Microsoft's engineering groups is all about AI - There are PM-level layoffs happening now all over Microsoft OpenAI adds tasks in beta to ChatGPT Microsoft Excel in Windows will soon support dark mode. Wait, what? Hardware Surface teases a big announcement on January 30 AMD surges on incredible new x86 chips and Intel's epic fail Former Surface design lead Ralf Groene joins Panos at Amazon. Why? Arm Holdings plans massive licensing price hikes. Everyone needs to settle the F down There's a 16 GB Raspberry Pi 5 now. But at this price, a low-end NUC is the better choice for most Dev .NET 9.0.1 arrives - and with it, the fix for the app-crashing WPF/Windows 11 theming bug Paul tried GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio. It is MAGIC Xbox Microsoft is clearly planning something big for gaming handhelds. Windows or Xbox? Or both? Happy New Year, Xbox fans! Microsoft to bring more Xbox exclusives to PS, Switch Xbox to host a Developer Direct event next week Microsoft introduces new Xbox repair options The Nintendo Switch 2 is leaking all over the place, and there were prototypes at CES Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Think about making micro changes each month or quarter instead of huge, sweeping changes once a year App pick of the week: Start11 v2.5 RunAs Radio this week: DevOpsDocs with Mattias Karlsson Brown liquor pick of the week: Buchanan's Deluxe 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Meta winds down 3rd-party content filtering. Is encryption soon to follow? Taking over abandoned Command & Control server domains (strictly for research purposes only). IoT devices to get the "Cyber Trust Mark" — Will anyone notice or care? "SyncThing" receives a (blessedly infrequent) update. Government email is not using encryption? Really? Email relaying prevents point-to-point end-to-end encryption and authentication. Just because Let's Encrypt doesn't support email doesn't mean it's impossible. What Sci-Fi does ChatGPT think I (Steve) should start reading next? To auto-update or not to auto-update? — is that one question or two? And, until today, we've never taken a deep dive into the technology of time-varying 6-digit one time tokens. Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1008-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit 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. Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT uscloud.com joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT 1password.com/securitynow zscaler.com/security

Leaked CarPlay 2 UI Widgets were discovered in an EU database, Apple is planning a plethora of products to be launched in 2025, and TSMC's Arizona chip plant is nearing Apple certification. Talking about the Apple Watch Ultra 3 that is rumored to be coming out later this year. CarPlay 2 custom widgets UI revealed as Apple continues development. Vision Pro 2 won't release in 2025, but lower-cost headset is 'ramping up'. Apple's 2025 Plan: iPhone Overhaul, Smart Home Push and AI Catch-up`. Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple in Joe Rogan interview: 'They haven't invented anything great in a while'. Apple's board recommends shareholders vote against proposal to eliminate diversity programs. TSMC's Arizona chip plant nears Apple approval, but will never rival Taiwan. Apple donating to LA wildfire recovery & allowing affected Apple Card holders to delay payments. Apple CEO Tim Cook's total compensation rose 18% to $74.6 million last year. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: CalDigit TS4 Dock Andy's Pick: Pentel Prestol Correction Pen Alex's Pick: Air Table Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT bitwarden.com/twit zscaler.com/security zocdoc.com/macbreak