TWiT Newsletter for June 29, 2026
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AI Is Driving Up Prices and Raising the Stakes
Artificial intelligence is changing more than software.
This week, exploding demand for AI infrastructure is driving up the cost of everything from Macs to gaming hardware, while governments, cybersecurity experts, and smart home companies wrestle with the unintended consequences of increasingly connected technology.
The AI race isn't just creating better tools. It's reshaping the technology you buy, the devices you trust, and the systems you depend on every day.
AI's Hidden Costs Are Starting to Show
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Dan Patterson, Daniel Rubino
AI data centers are driving memory shortages that could make your next phone, laptop, or gaming device more expensive. At the same time, Security Now investigates the rise of malicious residential proxy networks, emergency security updates, stolen VPN credentials, and the continued evolution of AI-powered attacks.
Whether it's your wallet or your cybersecurity, AI's rapid growth is creating ripple effects that are impossible to ignore.
Why Your Next Tech Upgrade May Cost More
Hosts: Mikah Sargent & Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Android 17 arrives alongside a wave of rising hardware prices fueled by AI demand. Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy also cover Matter 1.6, Tesla's latest federal investigation, Snap and Meta's new smart glasses, and why inexpensive connected devices may pose unexpected security risks.
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