Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Google kicked off its I/O developers conference today with a strange keynote. Nate watched it, so you don't have to. Plus, Apple's WWDC is coming up, and we have some details, and all the other tech goodness you tune in for.

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: Google I/O 2026 Keynote (04:30)

Google InfiniteScaler

Google I/O Keynote releases

Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence

WWDC is coming (21:20)

Apple announces WWDC 2026 schedule, sends media invites

Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates powered by Apple Intelligence

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Pair AirPods with "anything" (25:10)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (32:35)

Japan runs out of robot wolves in fight against bears

America's Library of Congress officially inducts… the soundtrack for the videogame Doom

Cats Lock app for Mac stops your cat from causing keyboard havoc

CISA admin leaked AWS GovCloud keys on Github

Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to 'drive into standing water'

Man who stole Beyonce's hard drives gets five-year sentence

EBay rejects GameStop's $56 billion bid as 'neither credible nor attractive'

WITHIN REACH! Dave 5-3, Round 12, Nate goes first (37:15)

QUICK TAKES:

Apple re-releases a sold-out iPhone MagSafe Grip in three new colors (43:30)

X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark (46:55)

LinkedIn planning to lay off 5% of staff in latest tech-sector cuts, source says (52:30)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Halupedia (55:15)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: PicPak e-ink display (58:15)

Nate: Newmowa Magnetic Vlog Selfie Monitor Screen for iPhone, Touchscreen and Zoom Adjustment, Wireless Rear Camera Monitor for Vlog, TikTok, Support 4K 30fps Wireless Recording for iPhone 15/16/17(Grey) (01:04:55)

People are doing amazing things with AI, and we try to stay positive with Notnerd. But this week, there are a handful of news stories about AI that aren't so glamorous. But don't worry, we have a good time discussing them, plus all the normal fun you show up for.

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INTRO (00:00)

Apple OS 26.5s are out (04:00)

MAIN TOPIC: The not-so-flashy AI News Stories of the week (06:15)

Google Chrome's silent 4GB AI download problem

Google says hackers used AI to develop a major security flaw

Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator

Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri

Apple's camera-equipped AirPods reach late testing in AI device push

Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Transform Text With Apple Notes (24:10)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:20)

Humanoid robot becomes Buddhist monk in South Korea

Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs

Match invests $100 million in Grindr rival Sniffies

Apple now requires verification for education discounts

Amazon turns its logistics empire into a new business, taking on UPS and FedEx in freight and shipping

Honda patents fake clutch for electric motorcycles

10 people called police to report Bigfoot sighting in Ohio

WITHIN REACH! Dave's up 6-4, Round 11, Dave goes first (31:45)

TAKES:

GM cutting hundreds of salaried IT workers as it trims costs, evaluates needs (40:05)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 2026 Edition (43:35)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Crocheted Technology (48:05)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Nate: TCMKY Hair Clippers for Men Professional Clippers for Men Cordless&Corded Barber Clippers for Hair Cutting & Grooming. Rechargeable Hair Trimmer Kit for Household (Red) (51:55)

Dave: Brach's Classic Jelly Beans, Candy, Assorted Flavors, Bulk Bag, 54 oz (2 ct) (56:45)

Nate is back from a busy week at Social Media Marketing World, learning about what the top marketers are up to. We discuss some of the takeaways. Plus, there's plenty of other tech news, tips, and picks to get caught up on. And don't worry, the hit game Within Reach is back.

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INTRO (00:00)

iPhone Crash detected SOS (04:15)

Quarterly results are out, who cares (10:20)

MAIN TOPIC: State of Social Media Marketing (11:05)

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple Music Top Charts (28:10)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (34:00)

GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 Billion

ChatGPT became so obsessed with goblins that OpenAI had to intervene

Robots are building clay homes in Central Texas using dirt from the ground

Some children are drawing on fake moustaches to bypass online age checks

Oxygen made from Moon dust for first time

Apple Vision Pro used in world-first cataract surgery

Electrical current might be the key to a better cup of coffee

WITHIN REACH! Dave 5-3, this is round 10 Nate Goes First (36:40)

TAKES:

Bad Apple Rumors (43:10)

Apple reportedly questioning whether iPhone should drop MagSafe

Apple has reportedly 'stopped work on the Vision Pro' — here's what we know

U.S. senators ban themselves from prediction markets trading (48:30)

AI agent deletes company's entire database in 9 seconds, then confesses (49:40)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Cursor Camp - Neal.fun (50:25)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: I created Star Wars out of Cardboard - Zach King (53:25)

Nate: Soda Can Opener Set, 10PCS Easy Tab Opener and Drink Protector with Reusable Complete-Cover Plastic Can Toppers, Fits Coke, Beer & Aluminum Beverage Cans, 5 Colors Lids for Party, BBQ, Camping (56:05)

We discuss a couple of big stories from the week where insiders made a big profit on the prediction markets. We've discussed Polymarket and Kalshi before, but the concerns are going mainstream. We've also got some other tech news and tips to get caught up on, so you can get out there and tech better.

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INTRO (00:00)

Social Media Marketing World (02:20)

AirPods - One backup is none backup (04:35)

MAIN TOPIC: I wouldn't bet on that (07:20)

France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets

DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal

https://polymarket.com/

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: iOS Photos quick tools access (16:35)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (21:05)

Fans angry over Pokemon Go champion's disqualification for allegedly shaking the table

Study finds a third of new websites are AI-generated

Mozilla uses Anthropic's Mythos to fix 271 bugs in Firefox

Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people

Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players

BMW is one step closer to selling you a color-changing car

America now has 70% more bookstores than in 2020, says bookshop.org founder

TAKES:

China blocks Meta's $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus (24:20)

20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here (28:45)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest (31:40)

The rumors were true: Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's CEO! What does this mean for Apple? Who is taking his place? When will it happen? We take a look at one of the biggest jobs in the world. Plus, we've got all our regular segments to help you tech better.

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: Peace out, Tim Apple (04:30)

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down

Community Letter from Tim

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Scan with Preview on iOS (11:40)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35)

Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

Sneaker company Allbirds plans to pivot to AI

YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

Meta is raising the price of the Quest 3 and Quest 3S due to memory price rises made worse by Meta

John Deere to pay $99 million in monumental right-to-repair settlement

A new computer chip could finally withstand the hellscape of Venus

30 WordPress plugins turned into malware after ownership change

Apple removes fake crypto wallet app that stole $9.5 million from Mac users

Waymo is offering to help cities fix their potholes

WITHIN REACH! Dave 4-3, this is round 9 Dave Goes First (25:45)

TAKES:

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours (32:55)

Parents are lining up to pay $100 for Tin Can's screenless, app-free "landline" (35:30)

Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated (39:25)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Hostile Volume (43:25)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: USB C Docking Station Dual Monitor for MacBook Pro, 16 in 2 USB C Laptop Docking Station Dual Monitor HDMI for MacBook Pro/Air with 2 4K HDMI Display, 6 USB A,USB C, SD&Micro SD,LAN, 87W PD 3.0 (47:10)

Nate: meekoo 6 Pcs 11 Inches Stainless Steel Korean BBQ Grill Tongs Japanese Barbecue Tongs for Cooking Portable Kitchenware Home Outdoor Steak Salad Food (52:30)

It's time for our 3rd annual P.F.A.N.T.S.S episode. Spring is in the air, and with that comes a time when people like to clean. So Nate came up with a simple acronym to help you think through what might need some attention in your digital and tech world. Plus, we've got tech news, tips, and more to help you tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

It's Tax Time (02:30)

Stunning Artemis II phone wallpapers (04:15)

MAIN TOPIC: Kick off your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. (05:55)

Episode 492: Check Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S.!

Episode 436: Spring Cleaning Your Tech – Consider Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S.

Physical

Files

Apps

Notifications

Time

Subscriptions

Security

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Save money by not being lazy (26:25)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (32:15)

Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff

Botched IT upgrade ended liquor sales for the entire state of Mississippi

Robot birds deployed by park to attract real birds

Anthropic asks Christian leaders for help steering Claude's spiritual development

AI that bankrupted a vending machine is now running a store in San Francisco

Testing suggests Google's AI overviews tells millions of lies per hour

WITHIN REACH! Dave 4-2, this is round 8 Nate Goes First (35:05)

TAKES:

Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices (39:40)

Dead Google (41:40)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday April 2026 (45:20)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Your Life in Weeks (46:55)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Freetaxusa.com (50:05)

Nate: TAKAVU Car Window Cleaning Tool, Windshield Wiper Cleaner with Extendable Long-Reach Handle, 3 Washable Reusable Microfiber Bonnets, Car & Home Inside Interior Exterior Use - Lint Free (Green) (54:45)

Guest Pick: Hey Grandma - Xenvo Shutterbug - Camera Shutter Remote Control - Bluetooth Wireless Selfie Button Clicker - Compatible with iPhone, iPad, Android, Samsung, and Google Pixel Cell Phones, Smartphones and Tablets (57:15)

The Artemis II trip has captured the attention of many this week, and iPhones have captured some of the amazing pictures taken by the crew. Besides space pictures, Apple had its 50th last week with Paul McCartney, and continues to be all over the news. Get caught up on what's going on in technology so you can get out there and tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

Paul McCartney closes Apple's 50th with historic full-circle show (03:50)

Every iPhone (06:00)

MAIN TOPIC: Around the moon (12:05)

Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon

iPhone 17 Pro Max photos from space

NASA Flickr Photos

Astronaut Reid Wiseman snaps unbelievable photo of the lunar surface

Even Artemis II astronauts have Microsoft Outlook problems

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: iPhone triple-click the side button (21:35)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (26:30)

You can buy a custom iPhone that has a fragment of Steve Jobs' iconic turtleneck

Peter Thiel is betting big on solar-powered cow collars

China flies world's first megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop engine

Engineer brings Lightning port to iPhone 17 Pro

Apple says payments fully blocked in Russia following government diktat

Apple sued by three YouTube channels over AI scraping

Scientists shocked to find lab gloves may be skewing microplastics data

LISTENER MAIL: Unifi wifi access point placement (29:20)

WITHIN REACH! Dave 4-2, this is round 7 Nate Goes First (38:45)

TAKES:

Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file (43:50)

All Google users in the US can now change their Gmail address (50:20)

BONUS ODD TAKE: spurious correlations (52:55)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: TERRO Ant Killer Bait Stations T300B - Liquid Bait to Eliminate Ants - Bait System - 12 Count Stations for Effective Indoor Ant Control (55:05)

Nate: USB C to 1/4" TRS Audio Stereo Cable, 4FT Type C to 6.35mm 1/4 Male Aux Audio Cord Compatible with iPad Pro/iPhone16/15, Pixel 5XL, Samsung Galaxy S22 for Amplifier, Mixer, Home Theater, Speaker ect (58:45)

Guest Pick: Jared - The GameSir Pocket Taco (01:01:20)

Apple has been around for 50 years now. They have been celebrating and reminiscing about the last 50 years of Thinking Different. But don't let that overshadow World Backup Day, because you know, One Backup in None Backup. We get you caught up on what's going on in tech, while having a good time doing it.

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INTRO (00:00)

Happy World Backup Day! (06:20)

MAIN TOPIC: Apple Turns 50 (15:30)

Apple hosts 50th anniversary celebrations around the world

Apple: The First 50 Years book now available

How Apple became Apple: The definitive oral history of the company's earliest days

Rank Apple's top 50 Products

Apple's $700 Mac Pro Wheels kit discontinued along with Mac Pro

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Folders in Bookmark Bar (29:15)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (35:10)

Jupiter's lightning may have the force of nuclear weapons

Melania Trump welcomes humanoid robot at White House summit

Stephen Colbert to write next 'Lord of the Rings' movie after leaving late night

Rogue AI triggers serious security incident at Meta

Ziff Davis to sell Ookla and Downdetector to Accenture as part of $1.2 billion deal

CBS news shutters radio service after nearly a century

Hermès now sells $1,250 Magsafe chargers wrapped in calfskin leather

WITHIN REACH! Dave 3-2, this is round 6 Dave Goes First (37:50)

TAKES:

OpenAI shutting down Sora video app, Disney drops plans for $1 Billion investment (45:40)

Netflix raises subscription costs again (47:15)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Toast Spinner (50:20)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: PKCELL 20 Pack CR2450 Battery CR 2450 3V Lithium Battery, 5-Year Shelf Life,High Capacity, Long Lasting Power, Mercury-Free (54:15)

Nate: STAEDTLER Triplus Micro Mechanical Pencils (#2) 0.5mm lead, Retractable with Twist Eraser, Ergonomic Triangular Grip for Writing, Drawing & Drafting, 3-Pack - June Gold 640 Pieces, 0.5 mm HB #2 Lead Refills, 160 Pieces Per Dispenser, Fine Thickness, Break Resistant Lead/Graphite (Pack of 4 Dispensers) (58:25)

Guest Pick: Hey Grandma - EZVALO 5-Pack Under Cabinet Lighting, 2400mAh Motion Sensor Light, LED Closet Lights Wireless, 6500K Dimmable, Timer, Magnetic, with Remote Control for Kitchen, Closet, Stair (01:00:45)

Mark Zuckerberg was all in on VR. He renamed his whole company to Meta because of it. This week, they were going to shut it down; now, maybe it will stay around, kind of. Plus, of course, Apple had some news this week, and so much more to cover, so you can get out there and tech better.

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INTRO (00:00)

Apple announces WWDC 2026 will take place June 8 to 12 (03:10)

Mac OS X launched 25 years ago today: 'The Future of the Mac' (05:15)

MAIN TOPIC: Does the future of VR have legs? (10:25)

Meta backtracks. Will keep Horizon Worlds VR support "for existing games"

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Live Captions (17:30)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (24:25)

Amazon plans to test four-legged robots on wheels for deliveries

Cyberattack on a car breathalyzer firm leaves drivers stuck

The asteroid Ryugu has all of the main ingredients for life

Nvidia expects to sell 'at least' $1 Trillion in AI chips by 2028

Samsung ends $2,899 Galaxy Z Trifold sales after just 3 months

New Windows 11 bug breaks Samsung PCs, blocking access to C: drive

Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

WITHIN REACH! Dave 2-1, this is round 5 Nate Goes First (28:55)

TAKES:

50 percent of consumers prefer brands that avoid GenAI content (39:35)

PC Gamer recommends RSS readers in a 37MB article that just keeps downloading (44:05)

Spigen's new AirPods Pro 3 case is modeled after the original Macintosh mouse (46:55)

BONUS ODD TAKE: VHS Slipcover Maker (48:20)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Lamicall Tablet Floor Stand Holder - [55" Height Adjustable][ Flexible Arm] 5lb Base Tablet Holder, Multi Angle Bed Mount Gifts for 4.7-13" Devices, iPad Pro Air, Tabs, E-Readers, Kindle Accessories (52:40)

Nate: KNORK Eco Astrik Lunch Utensil Carry Case, Gray (55:45)

Apple is still dominating the news this week. They announced the new AirPods Max 2, acquired a video company, won an Oscar, and more. We've also got some sad news, one of our beloved segments might be forced to end.

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: More Apple Stuff (05:25)

Apple introduces AirPods Max 2

Compare AirPods Models

Apple acquires MotionVFX, maker of popular Final Cut Pro plugins and more

Apple Vision Pro is getting the 'World's Most Advanced Flight Simulator'

Apple original film F1 wins Oscar for best sound

Apple toys with the competition - MacBook Neo offers more single-core performance than any mobile processor from AMD, Intel or Qualcomm

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Find iPhone with Apple Watch WITH BLINKING FLASH (20:05)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (23:10)

'Pokémon Go' players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30 billion images

11M Facebook and Instagram scam accounts zapped, new alerts launched

Perplexity inks deal to use CoreWeave's data centers

Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission

Meta just bought Moltbook, the social network for AI bots

Backblaze hosts 314 trillion digits of Pi online and the dataset is massive

WITHIN REACH! Dave 2-1, this is round 4 Dave Goes First (26:10)

TAKES:

Digg's open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam (30:45)

Setapp now lets users buy or subscribe to selected apps individually (34:30)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2026 Edition (37:20)

BONUS ODD TAKE: The Little Wanderer - A Collective Journey (39:30)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Temdan Portable Wireless Charger for Apple Watch Magnetic iwatch Charger 1200mah Power Bank Camping Travel Essentials Camping Watch Charger for Series 10/9/8/7/6/Se/5/4/3/2/1/Ultra/Ultra 2-Black (42:10)

Nate: AppleCare+ for AirPods (46:15)

RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK - RIP (53:55)