Charter is buying Cox to form a cable giant, while Verizon gets FCC approval to acquire Frontier and expand fiber to millions. Meanwhile, Apple and Epic are back at it over Fortnite, OpenAI launches a coding assistant, Microsoft kills the Surface Laptop Studio, and Acer shows off sleek new gear at Computex. Also: Nvidia denies shifting GPU work to China, and Kickstarter gets serious about funding climate tech.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.

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Coinbase revealed a major data breach tied to contractor bribery, refusing a $20M ransom and facing up to $400M in fallout. Apple launched CarPlay Ultra with deeper in-car integration, starting with Aston Martin. Microsoft is shutting down third-party Bing Search APIs, while Trump criticized Apple’s move to import India-made iPhones. Meanwhile, Pinterest faces backlash over mass account bans.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Amos, Joe.

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DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve solves math and science problems by generating and critiquing its own answers. Meanwhile, the U.S. warns against Huawei chips, Sony eyes PS5 price hikes, Max reverts to HBO Max, Uber launches shuttles, Google tests AI Mode, and Airbnb adds on-demand services.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Amos, and Joe.

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ESPN aims to launch a $29.99 per month streaming option this Fall. How early childhood YouTube channel Cocomelon moved in the big screen and what could mean for other YT creators. And Apple reveals new accessibility features coming in iOS 19, macOS 16, and other platforms.

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

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What are the concerns when using AI in healthcare and do the benefits outweigh the risks? Why did the US president fire the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter and does it have anything to do with AI and copyrighted materials? And a scientist licenses technology that makes wood strong as steel while keeping the weight benefits. And are you ready for a price increase on iPhones?

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

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Apple earned over $10 billion from U.S. App Store commissions last year, while Epic continues pushing to relist Fortnite amid ongoing policy shifts. Meanwhile, Microsoft banned the DeepSeek app over privacy concerns, and Meta is reportedly reversing course by adding facial recognition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses despite previous backlash.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.

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Wikipedia fights against new rules that might remove the anonymity of its editors, Samsung announced a new way to transfer funds via cell phone, and we celebrate 20 years of Podfeet!

Starring Sarah Lane, Rob Dunewood, Alison Sheridan, Amos, and Joe.

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Can the perceived gender of a robot influence the decisions you make make getting recommendations from it? We critique Netflix’s TV and mobile UI redesign. Plus is the cat out of the bag? Online photos show a possible Xbox handheld could be arriving sooner rather than later. Scott tells us all about it! And Matter rolls out the 1.4.1 update that adds tap-to-pair setup via NFC and multi-device QR codes to speed up device onboarding.

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

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DoorDash plans to acquire hospitality tech firm SevenRooms. We do an overview of all the autonomous car companies right now. How can technology serve as a bridge to our memories of loved ones who’ve passed on.

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

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Automakers are rediscovering the benefits of control knobs and buttons for their cars. Waymo plans to add 2000 more robotaxis in 2026. Google launches a new film and TV production initiative, called 100 Zeros. We examine why they aren’t tasked with making movies or TV shows for YouTube or other Google outlets. And is over reliance on ChatBots for self-help a recipe for disaster.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.

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