The Personal Computer Radio Show

The Personal Computer Radio Show 8-13-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday August 13th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Trump Calls on Intel CEO to Resign ‘Immediately’ • Taiwan Detains TSMC Staff for Alleged Theft of Key Technology Trade Secrets • Report from DEF CON 33 in Las Vegas • Amazon Restructures its Podcast Business • Apple Wants to Reclaim its Place in the AI Development Race. • Apple’s China Reality Check • Big Tech’s AI Spending Spree – Is AI Demand Finally Catching Up? ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • All of Us at Every Level Need to be Looking to AI to Improve Our Skills and Jobs From the Tech Corner • Phone Cameras are Evolving Fast, but Photography as an Art is Dying Quietly Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • Three Kinds of Meeting Monsters 

The Personal Computer Radio Show 8-6-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday August 6th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • AI Is Disrupting Labor Market • Is AI a Scapegoat for Labor Crisis? • America’s First National Semiconductor Technology Center Opens in Albany, NY • Linux Users' Issue with Microsoft Secure Boot • Google is Indexing Shared ChatGPT Links – • AI's New Bottleneck ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Dr Doreen Galli Talks About Upcoming Cybersecurity Conferences Blackhat and Defcon From the Tech Corner • New Tiny World Beyond Neptune Discovered • The Evolution of Generative AI Platforms Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein) • Mark Brownstein – User Interfaces

The Personal Computer Radio Show 7-30-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 30th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Google Purges 11,000 Propaganda Channels Linked to China, Russia • Tech Companies Are Blocking Microsoft’s ‘Recall’ Feature • A Federal Appeals Court has Blocked the FTC's "Click to Cancel" Rule • Google Chrome Adds AI-Powered Store Summaries to Help Shoppers • Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Library • Lenovo Layoffs Return: A Sign of Tech’s Shifting Priorities ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Microsoft Recent Comment Leads to Awareness that We Need to Start using AI From the Tech Corner • Microsoft CEO: Recent Layoffs Are Part of ‘Enigma of Success • Quishing’ QR Code Scams • Intel Spins off Network and Edge Group as Standalone Business Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • TV Changing Before Our Eyes and Streaming Too

The Personal Computer Radio Show 7-23-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 23rd 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Microsoft Apologized and Confirms Windows Update Mistake • Microsoft Mandates Copilot AI in Office Apps with Price Hike • Hidden Android Feature for Earthquake Notification • This Gmail AI Feature Could Help Hackers Scam You Silently • Google’s AI Agent ‘Big Sleep Stopped Cyber Attack Before It Started • The New Intern on Wall Street Is an AI, and It’s Already Taking Jobs • OpenAI Releases ChatGPT ‘Agent’ in Competition with Microsoft and Google ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Amazons’ Ultimatum - Relocating Isn’t a Simple nor Easy Decision From the Tech Corner • What We Need is Stability in an Operating System • Malware Found Embedded in DNS • An IT Pro Today Needs to Think Like a Consultant Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • Ricoh Projector Revisit

The Personal Computer Radio Show 7-16-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 16th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • A ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Blocked by Federal Appeals Court • ALERT: T-Mobile Added Two New Privacy Toggles, • AI Companies to Start Paying for Content • China is Slowing Down Foxconn’s Move of iPhone Manufacturing to India • Google Confirms it's 'Combining' Chrome OS and Android into a Single Platform • Microsoft’s $4B AI Education Push to Train 20M People to Learn AI for Free • OpenAI is Reportedly Releasing an AI Browser in the Coming Weeks ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Amazons Ultimatum to Relocate or Retire has Deep Implications From the Tech Corner • Apple Designated a List of “Vintage” Devices for Retirement • Apple is Reportedly Considering Buying Perplexity AI • The Night Sky is Not What You See is What You Get Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Mark Brownstein) • Mark Brownstein - Merlin Bird ID from Cornell University

The Personal Computer Radio Show 7-9-25

In the News

• Microsoft Defender Update Blocks a Most Dangerous Cyberattack
• Anker Recalls More Power Banks over Fire Risk
• Brother Printer Bug in 689 Models
• Amazon Pulls Plug on a Free Service for Customers
• AI is Replacing You on the Job
• Microsoft’s Big Bet on Custom Artificial Intelligence hardware

 

ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell

• Our Work Chats Can be Used Against Us

From the Tech Corner

• Artificial Intelligence Art
• First-ever Silicon-Free Computer
• CDs Are Making a Comeback in 2025

Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston)

• Plaud Note and Plaud Notepin Bundle - Wearable AI Dictation Units

The Personal Computer Radio Show 7-2-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday July 2nd 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Extended Security Updates Free • OpenAI Designs Rival to Office and Workspace • Judge Rules AI Companies Can Use Some Copyrighted Works to Train LLM • Apple is Reportedly Considering Buying Perplexity AI • US House of Representatives Bans WhatsApp on Government Devices • Google Has Reportedly Cut its Smart TV Budget by 10% • Google Cloud’s OpenAI Deal A Win For TPU Chips • USPS Warns of New ‘Brushing’ Scam ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Need to be Careful that Recruiters and HR don't Lose Employee Search to Cold AI From the Tech Corner • Fast Tech is a Growing Waste Problem • Scientists Calculate When the Universe will End — It's Sooner Than Expected Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • HP Smart Tank 7301 Printer with ADF

The Personal Computer Radio Show 6-25-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 25th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Relocate in 30 Days or Resign: Amazon’s Message to Remote Employees • OpenAI Wants Microsoft with 49% Stake in OpenAI to Accept 33% • Google Tests Real-Time AI Voice Chats in Search • Google Gemini Now Powers Chrome • Apple’s WWDC 2025 was a Bit Light on AI • FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users to Delete Smishing Texts ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Big Signing Bonuses and Long Locking in Contracts From the Tech Corner • Problem Solving Still Matters in the Tech Industry • WSJ Reports Pentagon Has Been Pushing Americans to Believe in UFOs Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • Prepping for and Surrendering to the Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade

The Personal Computer Radio Show 6-18-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 18th 2025 www.PRN.live - Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • Mark Zuckerberg's Big Bet on Scale AI to Save Llama • OpenAI Considering the ‘Nuclear Option’ Against Microsoft • New Grads are Struggling to Find Jobs and the New AI Reality • Big Tech Firms Attribute Every Job Cut they Make to AI • WhatsApp is Officially Getting Ads • Unsubscribing from Emails? Here’s how Scammers are Tricking You! • Google Prepares to ‘Reduce’ Pixel 6a Battery Due to ‘Overheating Issue’ • ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • Why does it take so long for some tech issues to get resolved? From the Tech Corner • How does ChatGPT Know So Much about Everything? • Astronomers May Have Found Existence of a Ninth Plant Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell and Marty Winston) • Pluggable Thunderbolt Dock 

The Personal Computer Radio Show 6-11-25

The Personal Computer Show Wednesday June 11th 2025 www.PRN.live Streaming on the Internet 6:00 PM Eastern Time In the News • TSA Warns Smartphone Users • FCC Renewing Call to Treat YouTubeTV like a True Competitor to Cable Television • The Digital Soapbox for Free Speech and the First Amendment • OpenAI Wants to Get College Kids Hooked on AI ITPro Series with Benjamin Rockwell • The Next Level of Interviewing May be Worse Than Ever Before From the Tech Corner • Has Microsoft Been a Responsible Corporate Citizen When it Comes to E-Waste? • Do You Need to Unplug Your Computer Equipment When on Vacation? Technology Chatter - (Benjamin Rockwell, Mark Brownstein and Marty Winston) • User Experiences and Interfaces, Ricoh 6500 Lumen 4k Projector