Cash App launches a new payment option that supports Apple Pay and Google Pay for the first time. Elgato has launched the Facecam 4K webcam that allows users to attach 49mm lens filters. OpenAI introduces a new Study Mode feature that lets students be queried by an LLM instead of just regurgitating information. And we test our understanding of texting etiquette.

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Apple is closing one of its stores in China for the first time, and Tom’s getting the new Elgato Facecam 4k with 49mm lens support.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Jason Koebler.

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Tom finds a way to turn MP3 files into a podcast. Justin discusses the idea behind the trend of AI assisted manifestation. Visualizing success in order to be successful. Microsoft launches a new experimental “Copilot Mode” in its Edge browser. And how OpenAI and Google are making shopping the next frontier for their LLM platforms.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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You can get a VPN or get more creative and use a video game. Plus, why Web apps are better than native apps.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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X is testing to see if Community Notes can help find the posts everyone likes. App developers are pushing back against Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature. How is AI slop impacting the infosec world? And its Friday and Tom has conjured up a new Quiz to help end the week.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Microsoft’s CEO of AI seems to think so. Plus, Meta says no to political ads, and Samsung crushes a source of UI leaks.

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao

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Microsoft’s AI CEO thinks Copilot will age and ‘have a room that it lives in’ | The Verge

Microsoft’s AI CEO says Copilot will age with a fixed persona | Windows Central

Copilot Labs: Discover experimental AI initiatives

The Future of Attention, Human Connection & the Internet with Mustafa Suleyman – The Colin and Samir Show | Podcast on Spotify

Intel (INTC) earnings report Q2 2025

Intel beats on Q2 revenue, plans to cut 15% of workforce, cancels factory plans

Intel’s foundry future depends on securing a customer for next-gen chipmaking tech | Reuters

Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October | TechCrunch

Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation

Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal | TechCrunch

OpenAI prepares GPT‑5 launch for August 2025, sources say

OpenAI’s GPT-5 Shines in Coding Tasks — The Information

Sam Altman on AGI, GPT-5, and what’s next — the OpenAI Podcast Ep. 1 – YouTube

Apple releases public betas of its new software updates with Liquid Glass | The Verge

Apple releases public preview of iOS 26 for the iPhone

Apple broadens App Store’s age rating system | TechCrunch

Internet Archive is now an official US government document library

Google partners with Italy’s Energy Dome on zero-emission power supply

Inside Energy Dome’s energy-storage-as-a-service plans | Latitude Media

Lyft Plans to Launch Benteler Autonomous Shuttles in US in 2026 – Bloomberg

Samsung puts an end to early One UI leaks – SamMobile

Samsung Pushes for Diverse AI Agents in Galaxy Mobile Devices – Bloomberg

Exynos 2600 Spotted In Latest Benchmark Leak, Revealing A 10-Core Cluster With All Performance Cores, Low Single-Core & Multi-Core Scores Indicate The SoC’s Early Testing Phase

iRobot unveiled the Roomba Max 705 Combo, a roller mop-equipped robovac. We look at how remote work can help rehabilitate persons serving out their sentences behind bars. Apple released public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26, introducing a new design language called Liquid Glass. And new generative AI features are rolling out now for YouTube Shorts and Google Photos. Would we use them?

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Google is bringing Veo video generation to Google Photos, and the Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest selling game console of all time.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao

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A research team discovers that AI models can inherit risky behaviors from other models. Common Sense Media asked 1060 US teens how they used AI. We examine and discuss their responses to high profile questions. What’s the buzz surrounding the latest crowdfunded gaming handheld, the OneXSugar – Sugar 1. And a research team at Meta develops a wristband that lets you interact with a computer using just hand gestures.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Plus, Mistral AI discloses its environmental impact and Nuclear Fusion gets closer.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.

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Apple debuts AppleCare One service with protection for 3 devices for $19.99 per month

Apple (AAPL) Debuts $20-a-Month AppleCare One Plan Covering Up to 3 Devices – Bloomberg

Apple introduces AppleCare One, streamlining coverage into a single plan – Apple

An engineer’s new smartphone cases can give any iPhone a USB-C port

Microsoft SharePoint Hack Claims 400 Victims as Damage Spreads – Bloomberg

Microsoft Knew of SharePoint Security Flaw But Failed to Effectively Patch It, Timeline Shows

Microsoft SharePoint Hack Sees US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached – Bloomberg

Uber Launches Female-Only Ride Option in Los Angeles, SF, and Detroit – Bloomberg

Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers | TechCrunch

Operator of Jetflix illegal streaming service gets 7 years in prison

Proton Announces Lumo, a Private AI Chatbot – Thurrott.com

Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs | TechCrunch

“Surface Laptop 5G” for businesses shows Microsoft isn’t done with Intel yet – Ars Technica

Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say | TechCrunch

Why Amazon Is Buying Bee, an AI Bracelet That Records Everything You Say – WSJ

A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction | Nature

Meta’s wristband translates gestures into digital commands

Avalanche Energy hits key milestone on the road to a desktop fusion reactor | TechCrunch

Asia Morning Briefing: The First AI vs BTC Environmental Impact Numbers are Here. And it Might Start a New Debate

Our contribution to a global environmental standard for AI | Mistral AI