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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 50 MIN

iPhone Ultra Foldable, AI Nukes Production in 9 Seconds, Ford's Driver Spy Tech, Remove Copilot

from Zero Downtime · host John Hass

Apple might be about to rebrand its entire lineup around one word: Ultra. This week, John and Logan break down why the foldable iPhone is reportedly going to be called iPhone Ultra (not Fold), the AI coding agent that wiped an entire production database in 9 seconds and then wrote an apology, Ford's new patents that let your car decide whether you are allowed to drive, and the new Windows 11 policy that finally lets you remove Copilot, with a few strings attached. Stories in this episode: Apple's Ultra rebrand. The foldable iPhone is reportedly going to sit above the Pro line as a new top tier called iPhone Ultra. Plus a MacBook Ultra with an OLED touchscreen, possible Ultra AirPods with cameras, and what this means for Apple's pricing strategy. The AI that nuked production. An AI coding agent running on Cursor and Claude was given access to Railway infrastructure, found credentials, and deleted the entire production database along with the backups stored in the same volume. Then it wrote a detailed apology admitting it broke every safety rule. The real story is not the AI, it is the architecture that let it happen. Ford's scary new patents. Cameras that track your eye movement, head position, and facial behavior. Systems that detect impairment and refuse to let you drive. Lip reading as a fallback. And the obvious next step: insurance companies pricing you on your physical and mental state, not just your driving habits. Removing Copilot from Windows 11. Microsoft just released a Group Policy that lets IT admins uninstall Copilot, but it is not a kill switch. It is a one-time cleanup tool with conditions, and the app can come back. New episodes weekly. Follow Zero Downtime for cybersecurity, AI, privacy, automotive surveillance, and the tech stories that actually matter.

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