Reddit wants to position itself as a search engine. On its latest earnings call Apple appears to be ready to go all in on AI. Fast Company reported ChatGPT users noticed their private chats were showing up in search engine results. And its Friday and we end the week with a three questions designed to stoke thoughtful and introspective debate.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Researchers from Cornell University came up with a way to watermark videos with light to verify the authenticity of video. How startup Fable’s Showrunner AI video generation is catching the confidence of Amazon. A new study shows how cat attacks can easily make LLM go off the rails. And Uber Eats releases a new “Live order chat” feature giving merchants the ability to message customers in real time.

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Ahead of Meta’s Q2 earnings, Mark Zuckerberg published a vague vision for “personal superintelligence”. Sensor Tower shows an increase in downloads for generative AI apps. Are the days of console exclusivity for games coming to a close? And with the release of Windows on Arm versions of Adobe’s popular creator apps is there enough reason to get people to consider a Windows Arm laptop?

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

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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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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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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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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?

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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.

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Researchers at La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy have developed “WhoFi,” a method to identify individuals based on how their physical bodies alter Wi-Fi signals. The UK government has signed a statement of intent to use OpenAI’s products in public services. Nate Lanxon is here to detail his journey to moving his digital music collection to Apple Music without losing all his collected user and usage data like playlists, most listened to songs, artists etc. Why are so many people putting odd shots of mirrors they want to sell on Facebook?

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Google just added a video of the Pixel 10 to the page about its upcoming August 20th announcement. Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Jeff Watkins recently vacating an order based on fake AI generated citations. RISC-V is having a moment and why that’s important. And Microsoft issues emergency SharePoint patches to fix exploits used by attackers causing people to question the company’s commitment to security.

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