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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.

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  • #20
    April 6 · 47 min

    Apple Swift on Android, Claude Code Writes 100% of the Code, LiteLLM Hack, Infinite Campus Breach

    This week on Zero Downtime, John and Logan break down Apple Swift 6.3 adding official Android support, the head of Claude Code saying Claude writes 100% of his code, the LiteLLM supply chain hack, why the Mac Pro may be effectively finished, what is really behind falling RAM prices, and what showed up in the Infinite Campus breach dump. They start with Swift on Android and why this matters beyond Apple developers. Swift can now officially target Android, which means teams can reuse more business logic across iPhone and Android apps while still building native experiences on each platform. John and Logan talk through what this means for startups, lean engineering teams, and companies that already have a strong Swift codebase, along with why Flutter still wins if your goal is one shared UI codebase. From there, they get into Claude Code and the bigger shift happening in software development. When the leader of Claude Code says the tool writes 100% of his code, that does not mean developers disappear. It means the role changes. Engineers are spending less time typing every function by hand and more time defining tasks, reviewing output, validating results, and managing multiple AI coding agents at once. The productivity upside is huge, but so is the risk if review and testing do not keep up. They also cover the LiteLLM hack, which may be one of the biggest AI supply chain wake up calls yet. Attackers reportedly compromised the real LiteLLM release pipeline and pushed malicious versions that could steal API keys, cloud credentials, SSH keys, .env files, and Kubernetes secrets. Because LiteLLM often sits at the center of AI infrastructure, the blast radius is much bigger than a normal package compromise. Then they look at the Mac Pro and whether Apple Silicon has removed the reason for it to exist. The Mac Pro used to stand for expandability, swappable GPUs, PCIe cards, and high end workstation flexibility. Now Apple appears to be putting its top desktop strategy behind the Mac Studio, which raises the question of whether the Mac Pro is quietly done. They also dig into the headlines about RAM prices crashing. The trigger was TurboQuant and the idea that more efficient AI models might reduce future memory demand. John and Logan unpack why that market reaction may be too simplistic, because lower AI memory costs can also expand adoption and increase total demand over time. To close, they revisit Infinite Campus after the earlier Salesforce breach disclosure and discuss what was reportedly in the leaked dump. According to the episode notes, that included staff names, school GUIDs, some school-related data, support tickets, and files that appeared to contain passwords. Even a smaller breach dump can expose sensitive operational details and create downstream risk for schools. In this episode: Apple Swift on Android Claude Code writes 100% of the code LiteLLM supply chain hack Mac Pro no more RAM prices crashing Infinite Campus dump revealed Zero Downtime is a weekly tech podcast covering cybersecurity, data breaches, Apple, AI, software development, infrastructure, privacy, and the technology decisions that actually affect people and businesses.

  • #19
    March 30 · 57 min

    Windows 11 Fixes, Amazon Phone Returns, Google AI Rewrites Headlines, Infinite Campus Hack

    Zero Downtime is a weekly tech news and cybersecurity podcast. In this episode, John and Logan break down the Infinite Campus breach, the Intoxalock outage, the Stryker cyberattack, Amazon's reported smartphone comeback, Chrome for ARM64 Linux, Google Search AI rewriting headlines, and Microsoft's latest Windows 11 quality fixes. They start with Infinite Campus, the student information system used by schools for grades, attendance, schedules, parent portals, emergency contacts, health records, and staff data. After claims tied to a compromised Salesforce account, John and Logan explain why a breach that sounds limited on paper can still be serious in practice, especially when support systems may contain sensitive notes, attachments, and internal data that create downstream risk for districts and families. From there, they look at the Intoxalock outage and the growing problem of cyber incidents that affect the real world. These court ordered ignition interlock devices depend on calibration and backend services, so when systems go down, drivers can end up stranded. It is a reminder that downtime is no longer just an IT problem. It can directly affect whether people can function in everyday life. They also unpack the Stryker cyberattack, where attackers reportedly used stolen access and Stryker's own trusted tools, including Microsoft Intune and enterprise admin controls, to wipe devices across the company. This was not classic ransomware. It was a destructive attack that shows how identity compromise can turn legitimate management tooling into a major operational threat, especially in healthcare and the medical device supply chain. Then there is Amazon's rumored return to smartphones. More than a decade after the Fire Phone failed, Amazon is reportedly exploring a new device tied to Alexa, shopping, Prime, and mobile personalization. John and Logan discuss why Amazon keeps chasing the phone market, why the original Fire Phone failed, and whether a more limited Amazon phone could actually find a niche in a market still dominated by Apple and Samsung. The episode also covers Chrome for ARM64 Linux, a meaningful move for Linux users, developers, and the growing Arm ecosystem. Google says the full Chrome experience is coming to ARM64 Linux devices in Q2 2026, extending browser support across another major platform. They also dive into Google's test of AI generated search headlines. If Google Search rewrites article titles in results, even when publishers never wrote them that way, it raises bigger questions about editorial control, tone, search traffic, and whether search engines are starting to reshape the web rather than simply index it. To close, John and Logan cover Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update plans, including top and side taskbar positions, faster File Explorer, quieter widgets, and a more restrained approach to Copilot. After years of user complaints, these quality fixes could mark the beginning of a real course correction for Windows 11. In this episode: Infinite Campus breach and Salesforce exposure Intoxalock outage and ignition interlock disruption Stryker cyberattack and Microsoft Intune abuse Amazon smartphone comeback and Fire Phone history Chrome for ARM64 Linux Google Search AI rewriting headlines Windows 11 quality fixes and Copilot changes Follow Zero Downtime for weekly episodes on cybersecurity, Microsoft, Windows 11, Google, Amazon, Linux, AI, privacy, infrastructure, and the technology decisions that affect real people and businesses.

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