Zero Downtime
Claim This Podcastby John Hass
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<p>Zero Downtime brings together tech, business, and the everyday experiences of running an IT company. John and Logan discuss what’s going on in their world, the questions people ask them most, and talk with other business owners and professionals in conversations that are real, relaxed, and worth your time.</p>
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11/24/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 15, 2026
Siri Runs on Gemini Now, Hackers Got Zuck's Instagram, UniFi 10/10 Exploit, Linux in Windows
Apple's new Siri is quietly powered by Google's Gemini, hackers took over Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram by simply asking Meta's AI, and Microsoft just shipped native Linux commands directly into Windows. This week, John and Logan break down WWDC 2026, the critical UniFi exploit IT teams need to patch immediately, the AI customer support failure that gave away 20,000 Instagram accounts, and the historical shift in how Windows treats Linux. Stories in this episode: WWDC 2026 and Apple's AI pivot. After years of being behind in AI, Apple finally showed its hand. Siri was completely rebuilt, but the surprise is what's powering it: Google's Gemini models running under the Apple Intelligence umbrella. Plus macOS Golden Gate drops Intel support, new AI photo tools, expanded parental controls, and the strangest part of all, no new hardware announcements. UniFi unauthenticated root exploit. Bishop Fox disclosed three chained vulnerabilities (all CVSS 10.0) that allow attackers to get full root on UniFi OS Server with no credentials. Roughly 100,000 UniFi endpoints were exposed to the internet at disclosure. If you run UniFi, this goes to the top of the patching list today. Hackers got 20,000 Instagrams by asking Meta's AI. Attackers exploited Meta's AI-powered High Touch Support tool to add attacker-controlled email addresses to accounts and trigger password resets. Compromised accounts included the former Obama White House, Sephora, a U.S. Space Force official, and Mark Zuckerberg himself. This is not a story about Instagram. It is about AI being given authority before anyone figured out how to secure it. Microsoft ships Linux commands in Windows. Microsoft officially released Coreutils for Windows, bringing ls, cp, grep, find, and other Linux tools natively to Windows. No WSL or Cygwin required. Twenty-five years after Ballmer called Linux "a cancer," Microsoft is actively trying to make Windows the best platform for Linux developers. Plus Google Photos Wardrobe, a new AI feature that scans your photo library, builds a digital closet, and generates virtual try-on images of you wearing different outfit combinations. Useful for some, unsettling for others, and another step toward AI making everyday decisions for you. New episodes weekly. Follow Zero Downtime for cybersecurity, AI, privacy, infrastructure, and the tech stories that actually matter.
June 8, 2026
Microsoft's Hacker Returns, Starbucks AI Can't Count, Japan Regrows Teeth, Office 2019 Dies
Microsoft's banned security researcher is back with a new project that allegedly bypasses BitLocker, Starbucks just retired an AI that could not reliably count syrup bottles, and Japan's tooth-regrowth drug is actually in human trials. This week, John and Logan break down eight stories shaping tech, AI, and cybersecurity right now. Stories in this episode: Nightmare-Eclipse returns with Bitskrieg. After six Windows zero-days and platform bans across GitHub and GitLab, the researcher is now teasing a project that allegedly breaks Secure Boot trust guarantees and bypasses BitLocker. The wild twist: other researchers have reportedly started sending vulnerabilities directly to Nightmare-Eclipse instead of going through Microsoft. Starbucks AI fails. The chain quietly retired an AI inventory system that used cameras, LIDAR, and computer vision to count milk and syrups. It mislabeled products and missed items entirely. Plus Flathub banning AI-generated submissions because the maintainers are buried in AI slop. Japan's tooth-regrowth drug. TRG-035 is in human trials at Kyoto University Hospital, with researchers targeting 2030 for general availability. The catch: the most immediate use case is for people born with missing teeth, not adults who lost them years ago. Microsoft kills Office 2019. Starting July 13, 2026, the suite goes read-only on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. A lot of small businesses and home users bought Office 2019 specifically to avoid the subscription model, and now they are being pushed to Microsoft 365. Plus a critical Windows Netlogon zero-click vulnerability being actively exploited, GitHub Copilot's new token-based billing burning through credits in hours, California exempting Linux from age verification requirements, and Dell undercutting Apple with a $699 XPS 13. New episodes weekly. Follow Zero Downtime for cybersecurity, AI, privacy, infrastructure, and the tech stories that actually matter.
June 1, 2026
Microsoft Cuts Off Claude Code, Pope's AI Warning, Hacker Microsoft Can't Stop, iPhone Ultra Leaks
Microsoft just phased Claude Code out of internal developer use, the Pope dropped one of the most important AI documents of 2026, and a hacker GitHub banned is reportedly threatening Microsoft for the next Patch Tuesday. This week, John and Logan break down what's looking like an AI cold war inside Microsoft, the Vatican entering the AI policy debate, the security researcher Microsoft cannot contain, and the leaked cases that suggest the foldable iPhone Ultra is finally getting real. Stories in this episode: The AI cold war inside Microsoft. After investing billions in OpenAI, Microsoft's own developers reportedly preferred Anthropic's tools. Now the company is reasserting platform control through Copilot CLI. Plus Uber burning through its entire 2026 AI budget by April, and one consultant client accidentally spending $500 million in a single month after failing to set usage limits. Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical. Magnifica Humanitas may become one of the defining philosophical documents of the AI era. The Vatican is not arguing AI is evil. It is asking what happens to humanity when machines start mediating nearly every part of human life, and comparing AI development to a modern Tower of Babel. The hacker Microsoft can't contain. Nightmare-Eclipse publicly released a series of weaponized Windows zero-days, got banned from GitHub on May 23rd, migrated to GitLab, and got banned there within days. The blog posts have turned emotional, with threats tied to the July 14th Patch Tuesday. This may be one of the first major AI era vulnerability conflicts. Apple's AI camera future. iOS 27 is reportedly baking AI-powered reframing, scene extension, and natural-language photo editing directly into Camera and Photos. Classic Apple Sherlock move that could wipe out an entire category of third-party camera apps overnight. The foldable iPhone Ultra leaks. Newly leaked accessory cases suggest a wider, tablet-like form factor, book-style design, MagSafe, and Touch ID instead of Face ID. Apple is arriving late on purpose, and the moment they enter foldables seriously, the whole category gets legitimized overnight. New episodes weekly. Follow Zero Downtime for cybersecurity, AI, privacy, infrastructure, and the tech stories that actually matter.
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<p>Zero Downtime brings together tech, business, and the everyday experiences of running an IT company. John and Logan discuss what’s going on in their world, the questions people ask them most, and talk with other business owners and professionals in conversations that are real, relaxed, and worth your time.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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