A look back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year:

• Emily Forlini of PCMag and her story about the AI "dating scene" AI through ChatGPT Plus and AI boyfriends and her somewhat lackluster experience.
• Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and the breaking news that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple for claims that the company has an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market.
• Amanda Silberlng and her story that she wrote about how how AI images have entered this year's Met Gala's online discourse through celebrities who "appeared" on the Met Gala carpet.
• Abrar Al-Heeti and her story about how Harvard students created an app called I-XRAY that uses Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses and facial recognition to find personal data on people in real-time, raising privacy concerns.
• Leah Nylen of Bloomberg talks with Mikah about the Google Antitrust Case and The Department of Justice's recommendations that could reshape the tech giant.
• And Nick Steele and David Turner from the FIDO Alliance join Mikah to discuss the Alliance's new specifications involving passkeys and their portability.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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• What's behind the tech industry's mass layoffs in 2024? : NPR
• Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date | WIRED
• Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows
• PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
• Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
• The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1
• Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip
• Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming
• Bluesky emerges
• The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates
• Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla
• SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms
• U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction
• Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal
• U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America
• U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack
• AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach
• National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
• Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No.
• New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids
• GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts)
• Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
• Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference
• Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and TicketmasterThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
• Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon
• OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever
• Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million
• Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event
• Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge
• Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban
• So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas
• Beeper's push for iMessage on Android is really over
• The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams
• Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks
• We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
• Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold
• Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years
• In Memoriam

Host: Leo Laporte

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On Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Omar schedule his daughter's Mac to shut down at a specific time, Jed disables his children's iPads as the two-factor authentication points, and Ben has several questions related to iCloud Shared Albums, along with other viewers' questions!

• Omar is looking for a way to shut down his daughter's Mac at a specific time.
  • For Omar:
  • Type the following: sudo pmset repeat shutdown MTWRFSU 11:00:00
  • Type the following to confirm the schedule has been set: sudo pmset -g sched
  • To cancel the repeating shutdown, type the following: sudo pmset repeat cancel
• Wayne is wondering why he is unable to use a public Wi-Fi network on his phone, even though his phone shows that he is connected to that network.
• Jed is trying to find a way to remove his children's iPads from being used as the primary two-factor authentication points.
• Ben has several questions about iCloud Shares Albums and asks Mikah for as much help as possible.
• And Vernon follows up with Mikah after getting help from a few episodes ago!

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Nvidia announces a tiny $249 AI supercomputer for AI hobbyists. The company Flipboard has a new social media system that allows you to create your own curated feeds. A look back at this past year's home theater tech with a friend of the network. And a look into sleepwear tech that will help you take a nap - on demand.

• Emily Forlini of PCMag talks about Nvidia's unveiling of a $249 palm-sized supercomputer that can help a variety of people with the power of AI to power their passion projects and hobbies.
• Mikah Sargent talks about Surf Social, a new social media network from Flipboard that allows you to create curated feeds and share them with others
• Scott Wilkinson of Home Theater Geeks stops by to discuss 2024's home theater tech, what excited Scott the most, and what he looks forward to in the coming year.
• And Nasha Addarich Martínez of CNET joins the show to talk about new sleepwear tech that can help you take a nap on demand.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Nasha Addarich Martínez

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Apple's Voice Memos app just got a serious upgrade for iPhone 16 Pro users, and Mikah Sargent is here to show you why it's a game-changer for musicians, podcasters, and creatives. The new layered audio recording feature lets you stack tracks effortlessly, capturing vocals over a backing track or layering spoken word with precision. Whether you're humming song ideas, laying down a podcast draft, or creating something unique, Mikah walks you through how this update transforms Voice Memos into an indispensable creative companion.

Voice Memos update brings Layered Recording to iPhone 16 Pro lineup - Apple - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/12/voice-memos-update-brings-layered-recording-to-iphone-16-pro-lineup/

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As another year winds down, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard reflect on the most impressive and useful apps that defined their digital experiences in 2024. In this special episode, the hosts dive deep into their personal favorites across various categories.

• Balatro: A unique card game that even non-card players will love
• Flighty: The ultimate flight-tracking companion
• Carrot Weather: Bringing personality & precision to weather forecasting
• Fastmail: An email app packed with powerful features
• Croissant: Simplifying cross-platform social media posting
• Call Sheet: The ultimate companion for TV and movie enthusiasts
• Plus, a few more!

Beyond their top picks, Mikah and Rosemary share insights into how these apps have improved their daily digital lives, offering listeners practical advice on finding and using the best iOS apps of the year.

Feedback

• Chris wrote in asking about a method to easily format email replies with different colors for each response.

Shortcuts Corner

• Jack asked about a CarPlay notification issue with a shortcut automation. His home arrival notification would activate on the screen but had no audio!

Whether you're looking to optimize your iOS experience or just curious about the year's best apps, this episode of iOS Today is a must-listen!

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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On Hands-On Tech, Mikah continues to answer more of your submitted questions, such as reclaiming Gmail storage from deleted emails, connecting an older iPad to a newer Wi-Fi network, and why you might not be getting exactly close to the speeds you should be getting with your internet service provider.

• Jack wonders why, after deleting old emails in his Gmail account, why he doesn't have more space in his account.
• Ronald asks a follow-up question from a previous episode involving his new Mac and whether he can use Spinrite to maintain a formatted external drive.
• Hassan has an Eero router with WPA3 enabled, but he has to connect an older iPad to the network, which won't work on the network. Is there a workaround he can do to get the iPad to work on the Eero network?
• Ray wants to know about uploading his .pst files from his Outlook client to another email provider like Gmail or Yahoo so he doesn't have to utilize the Outlook client anymore when accessing his emails.
• And Ross wonders if he can do anything to get access to speeds as close as the 2.5Gbps he is paying for with his ISP.

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Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch joins us this week! Did OpenAI's Sora video generation model train on gaming and streaming content? A judge ruled that Automattic is to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org. And Image Playground, Genmoji, and more generative AI features now available within Apple Intelligence.

• Amanda talks about how OpenAI's Sora video generation model is supposedly training on video games and streaming content.
• Mikah shares how WP Engine won an injunction against Automattic, owner of WordPress, and that Automattic must stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org's resources.
• Jason Howell stops by to share his time recently with Android XR, Google's new AI-powered OS that brings the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality experience to devices such as headsets and glasses.
• And Image Playground and Genmoji arrives to Apple Intelligence, and Mikah demonstrates these new features, which are now available to users.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guest: Jason Howell

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