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Apple Silicon’s Johny Srouji says he’s staying, Australia enforces a sweeping social media ban for kids, Netflix makes a massive $72 billion gamble against YouTube, ChatGPT can use Photoshop for you, and Meta gives you some control over its algorithm.

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Links from the show

• Is Apple Cooked? - YouTube
• Stephen Lemay Bio - Cult of Mac
• Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg
• Apple Silicon chief Johny Srouji reportedly commits to staying at Apple for now - 9to5Mac
• Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins | Social media ban | The Guardian
• Tim Cook meets lawmakers in effort to shift App Store age proposal - 9to5Mac
• Netflix Just Made a $72 Billion Bet Against YouTube
• Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion | The Verge
• Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times
• Google Project Aura hands-on: Android XR’s biggest strength is in the apps | The Verge
• Google details Gemini in Chrome’s agentic browsing security
• Instagram gives you more control over your Reels algorithm | The Verge
• Inspired by all of you who started "dear threads algo" requests, we're going to test a new feature where if you post "dear algo" it will actually put more of that content in your feed!
• Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google - WSJ
• Here are iPhone’s most downloaded apps and games of 2025 - 9to5Mac
• OpenAI hires Slack’s CEO as its chief revenue officer | The Verge
• You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT | TechCrunch
• ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free | The Verge
• Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers | The Verge
• SpaceX Said to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion - Bloomberg
• TIME Person of the Year 2025: How We Chose | TIME
• What Amazon’s New Flagship Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Gets Write

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The U.S. State Department has thoughts about fonts, as do we, and try to decide if the creator economy is in fact destroying the internet.

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Calibri is too woke for the State Department | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/news/841664/calibri-is-too-woke-for-the-state-department

Daring Fireball: The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/full_text_of_marco_rubio_state_dept_directive_times_new_roman

How the creator economy destroyed the internet | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/810002/influencers-creator-economy-special-series

Apple design chief Alan Dye exits for Meta, OpenAI sounds a “code red” as Google surges in AI, Sony A7V is out, Bending Spoons may be the tech world’s Thanos, and we rank Apple’s products, but correctly.

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Links from the show

• This Shortcut Will Give You the Year-End Recap that Apple Won’t
• Screen Time 2025 Shortcut
• YouTube 'Recap' is a video version of Spotify Wrapped
• Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Retiring After Siri Delays - MacRumors
• Apple design boss Alan Dye departing for Meta - 9to5Mac
• to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
• Today we're establishing a new creative studio in Reality Labs led by Alan Dye, who has spent nearly 20 years leading design at Apple.
• Bending Spoons to acquire Eventbrite in $500M all-cash deal - Tech.eu
• OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race | The Verge
• ChatGPT ads are on the way, but iPhone users can avoid them - 9to5Mac
• Hands-on: Sony’s A7 V uses a partially stacked sensor for silent shooting | The Verge
• Sony a7 V Review: The End Game - YouTube
• Sara Dietschy’s Sony Grid - Instagram
• Runway says its new text-to-video AI generator has ‘unprecedented’ accuracy | The Verge
• Only Good Use of AI - Instagram
• Apple unveils the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards - Apple
• The best Apple gadgets, ranked | The Verge
• The iPad's Software Problem Is Permanent - YouTube

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What’s expected when a company sends a product for review?

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Android Quick Share’s new AirDrop ability, OpenAI’s secretive hardware prototype, ChatGPT and Perplexity want to take over your online shopping, our tech gift guide, and we have a theory about Apple Intelligence…

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Tech Gift Guide

• Apple AirPods 4
• ESR Car Mount Charger
• Anker Nano Portable Charger
• Apple AirTag 4 Pack
• Tracking Card Pro - Find My | Black
• The Wallace - Andar
• Anker European Travel Plug Adapter

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Links from the show

• Jason Aten (@jasonaten) on Instagram
• Apple Wasn't at F1 - Inc
• Android Quick Share can now work with iOS’s AirDrop
• AirDrop on Android - Inc
• Gurman: 'Few signs internally' point to Tim Cook stepping down
• OpenAI has hardware prototypes
• WWDC 2024 — June 10 | Apple - YouTube
• Flighty Interview - Inc
• David Smith, Maker of Widgetsmith Interview - Inc
• David Smith, Independent iOS Developer
• ChatGPT's new shopping research tool is fast, fun, and free - but can it out-shop me? | ZDNET
• Apple Can’t Ignore This Anymore - YouTube
• Perplexity says its AI personal shopper ‘puts you first’ | The Verge
• ChatGPT Voice and Text Mode
• You can now add Amazon returns to Apple Wallet!
• X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts - The New York Times
• Hikawa Phone Grip

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Jason grills Stephen on his latest smart home tour, and we deep-dive on espresso makers.

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Meross Smart Light Bulb
https://amazon.com/dp/B08P7GYC6B/?tag=beardedteac07-20

Philips Hue Twilight
https://amazon.com/dp/B0FRP91286/?tag=beardedteac07-20

Eve Aqua – Smart Water Controller
https://amazon.com/dp/B0B781WWHG/?tag=beardedteac07-20

meross WiFi Water Timer for Garden Hose
https://amazon.com/dp/B0DX6G7MSV/?tag=beardedteac07-20

What a Real Smart Home Can Actually Do - YouTube
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dmQIlIaKLNM

Ninja Luxe Café 3-in-1 Espresso
https://amazon.com/dp/B0D45PK5V4/?tag=beardedteac07-20

Breville Barista Pro Espresso Machine
https://amazon.com/dp/B08133HX34/?tag=beardedteac07-20

Nespresso Vertuo Creatista Coffee
https://amazon.com/dp/B0BXPFSMPL/?tag=beardedteac07-20

Gemini 3 is released and already performs better than ChatGPT-5, big features coming to iOS 26.2 including Split View on iPad, inside the Cloudflare outage, and Tim Cook’s legacy with Apple.

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Links from the show

• An Interview With Oracle Red Bull Racing's Laurent Mekies on Max Verstappen’s Pit Lane to Podium Finish
• Why LEGO Just Announced It Will Sponsor an F1 Academy Team for the 2026 Season
• Apple Podcasts unveils the most popular shows and trends of 2025 - Apple
• Apple saved the best features for 26.2 - YouTube
• Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet | The Verge
• Explore new ways to plan and book travel with AI in Search
• Cloudflare CEO explains exactly what caused global outage | Mashable
• Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO ‘as soon as next year’ - 9to5Mac
• Amazon's Prime Video Launches AI-Generated Video Recaps
• Perplexity announces free product to streamline online shopping
• TikTok Adds Toggle to Limit AI Content in For You Feed - MacRumors
• Analogue 3D review: the perfect console for N64 collectors | The Verge

Jason is now a regular at F1 races, and he breaks down the allure.

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Gemini 3 is released and already performs better than ChatGPT-5, big features coming to iOS 26.2 including Split View on iPad, inside the Cloudflare outage, and Tim Cook’s legacy with Apple.

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Links from the show

• An Interview With Oracle Red Bull Racing's Laurent Mekies on Max Verstappen’s Pit Lane to Podium Finish
• Why LEGO Just Announced It Will Sponsor an F1 Academy Team for the 2026 Season
• Apple Podcasts unveils the most popular shows and trends of 2025 - Apple
• Apple saved the best features for 26.2 - YouTube
• Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet | The Verge
• Explore new ways to plan and book travel with AI in Search
• Cloudflare CEO explains exactly what caused global outage | Mashable
• Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO ‘as soon as next year’ - 9to5Mac
• Amazon's Prime Video Launches AI-Generated Video Recaps
• Perplexity announces free product to streamline online shopping
• TikTok Adds Toggle to Limit AI Content in For You Feed - MacRumors
• Analogue 3D review: the perfect console for N64 collectors | The Verge

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Jason is now a regular at F1 races, and he breaks down the allure.

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