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  • Humanoid Robots Are Real, OpenAI Aquires Team Behind Shortcuts, Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion

    1x Neo made a humanoid robot to load your dishwasher, OpenAI acquires Sky, including the team behind the original Workflow app that became Shortcuts, Microsoft X OpenAI deal for future IPO and AGI, Nvidia hits a $5 trillion milestone.

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    • Stephen on the Vergecast - YouTube
    • I Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird. | WSJ - YouTube
    • Sky Acquired by OpenAI - MacStories
    • From the Creators of Shortcuts, Sky Extends AI Integration and Automation to Your Entire Mac - MacStories
    • Altman touts trillion-dollar AI vision as OpenAI restructures to chase scale | Reuters
    • Exclusive | OpenAI’s Promise to Stay in California Helped Clear the Path for Its IPO - WSJ
    • OpenAI has an AGI problem — and Microsoft just made it worse | The Verge
    • Report: Apple preparing major display upgrade for three upcoming products - 9to5Mac
    • Amazon Just Announced 14,000 Layoffs. CEO Andy Jassy Meant It When He Said AI Would Replace Jobs
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    • Nvidia becomes first company to reach $5 trillion valuation
    • The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out - YouTube
    • Warren Buffett: I Look In The Mirror For Advice - YouTube
    • Becoming Superhuman
    • Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk | The Verge
    • William Gallagher (writer) - Wikipedia
    1 hr 15 min
  • Every Day Carry YouTube, Kids and College

    Are those YouTubers really changing their EDC every other month? And our experience with teenagers on the cusp of college.

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    20 min
  • The Great M5 MacBook Pro DEBATE, OpenAI Atlas Browser, M5 iPad Pro Review

    In-depth review of M5 iPad Pro, we debate who should get M5 MacBook Pro, OpenAI finally released it’s AI browser Atlas but falls short in areas, iPhone Air demand is scant, and Ai customer support is the worst.

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    • iPad Team Interview - YouTube
    • Apple’s F1 Deal Includes Something I Didn’t Expect. It Makes Perfect Sense
    • Apple is the exclusive new broadcast partner for Formula 1® in the U.S. - Apple
    • M5 iPad Pro Review: Finally, Truly, Pro - YouTube
    • M5 MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air: Which is Right for You? - YouTube
    • The M5 MacBook Pro Is Apple’s Most Underrated Product in Years
    • M5 Apple Vision Pro | Heavier, Faster and Better! - YouTube
    • Apple Confirms Vision Pro is Not Eligible for Trade-In - MacRumors
    • ChatGPT - Atlas
    • Atlas vs Comet: Begun the AI Browser Wars Have - YouTube
    • Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store | TechCrunch
    • Meta kicking ChatGPT out of WhatsApp for 50M users - 9to5Mac
    • Apple's iPhone Air Experiment Fails as Supply Chain Cuts Production by 80% - MacRumors
    • Tyler Stalman's iPhone Air Camera Review
    • iOS 26.1 beta 4 adds new setting to tone down Liquid Glass transparency - 9to5Mac
    • An AWS Outage Took Down Snapchat, Fortnite, and ChatGPT, and Showed How Fragile Everything Really Is
    • FedEx’s Use of AI Chatbots Is the Worst Thing a Company Could Do to Its Customers
    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:46) - iPad Team Interview
  • (03:46) - Apple Gets F1 Rights
  • (08:45) - M5 iPad Pro Review
  • (17:00) - Apple Polishing Cloths
  • (20:51) - M5 MacBook Pro DEBATE
  • (41:10) - M5 Apple Vision Pro
  • (49:53) - OpenAI Atlas Browser
  • (57:39) - Amazon Ai Products
  • (01:02:24) - Tea App Removed
  • (01:02:58) - WhatsApp Removes ChatGPT
  • (01:03:58) - iPhone Air "Demand"
  • (01:09:36) - iOS 26.1 Liquid Glass Toggle
  • (01:10:40) - AWS Outage
  • (01:12:31) - Listener Voicemail
  • (01:17:02) - Ai Customer Support
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • Stephen Quit His Job

    We chat about Apple interviews, and Stephen shares a “little” life change.


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    19 min
  • M5 iPad Pro, M5 MacBook Pro, Apple TV in Apple TV, Spotify Podcasts on Netflix

    Apple’s new M5 iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro updates, NBA in Apple Immersive, Spotify and Instagram parental tools, Walmart’s ChatGPT shopping partnership, ChatGPT may allow “erotica,” and why you shouldn’t your Smart TV to the internet.

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    Links from the show

    • M5 iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Vision Pro - Everything You Need to Know in 5 Min - YouTube
    • Apple introduces the powerful new iPad Pro with the M5 chip - Apple
    • With the M5 MacBook Pro, Apple Is Giving the EU Exactly What It Wants—and People Are Mad
    • Apple Vision Pro upgraded with the M5 chip and Dual Knit Band - Apple
    • Apple Vision Pro Dual Knit Band - Apple
    • Apple doesn’t offer trade-in option for M5 Vision Pro upgrades - 9to5Mac
    • Spectrum brings NBA games in Apple Immersive to Apple Vision Pro - Apple
    • Tigers-Red Sox broadcast on Apple TV+ to use iPhone for live action
    • Apple Quietly Just Put Every Streaming Service on Notice
    • Eddy Cue Explains Why Apple TV+ is Now Apple TV - MacRumors
    • Spotify managed accounts are coming to protect parents from kids
    • Apple’s Head of ChatGPT-Like AI Search Effort to Leave for Meta - Bloomberg
    • Instagram says it's making the app more 'PG-13' for teens 
    • Spotify managed accounts are coming to protect parents from kids
    • Spotify partners with Netflix for video podcast distribution deal | TechCrunch
    • Walmart Partners With OpenAI to Offer Shopping on ChatGPT - Bloomberg
    • Bringing new Veo 3.1 updates into Flow to edit AI video
    • These are the Office icons Microsoft rejected | The Verge
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    1 hr 21 min
  • Amazon Renewed is a Scam

    We’ve both been burned and have some wild stories about “Amazon Renewed” for tech.


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    14 min
  • Austin Mann Reviews iPhone 17 Pro Camera - Photographic Styles, 4x Telephoto, More!

    Austin Mann shares his iPhone 17 Pro camera review in the Dolomites, in-depth explanation of Photographic Styles, benefits of 4x 48MP Telephoto, and how you can take better photos with iPhone.

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    Links from the show

    • iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review: Dolomites — Travel Photographer - Austin Mann
    • iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review - Austin Mann (4K) - YouTube
    • 10 Years of iPhone — Travel Photographer - Austin Mann — Travel Photographer - Austin Mann

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    • (00:29) - Evolution of iPhone Cameras
  • (04:36) - Photographic Styles
  • (15:03) - iPhone 17 Pro 4x Lens
  • (25:02) - iPhone Air vs Pro Camera
  • (27:28) - Camera Control
  • (30:05) - iOS 26 Photos App
  • (38:03) - Choosing Pro vs iPhone Camera
  • (40:35) - Apple Vision Pro
  • (41:56) - Battery Percentage
  • 48 min
  • AI Slop is Killing the Internet, OpenAI DevDay, Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Review

    OpenAI is disrupting every industry, ChatGPT and Sora DevDay announcements, we review Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Slide Over is back in the latest iPadOS beta, and AI slop is more dangerous than you think.
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    Links from the show

    • iPadOS 26.1 Beta NEW Features - Slide Over, Mic Input Gain, More! - YouTube
    • OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT | The Verge
    • OpenAI Sneezes, and Software Firms Catch a Cold | WIRED
    • OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API  | TechCrunch
    • Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: finally, a more durable foldable | The Verge
    • Google Pixel Pro Fold Review: Not Compatible! - YouTube
    • Pixel Watch 4 Review: It's a Beast! - YouTube
    • Give me a single reason why Sora2 should exist. - YouTube
    • SORA: the all Ai TikTok Clone. will slop end creativity? - YouTube
    • AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet - YouTube
    • OpenAI and Jony Ive’s secret device won’t be ‘your weird AI girlfriend’ | The Verge
    • reMarkable Paper Pro | reMarkable
    • 14 Years After His Death, Steve Jobs’ Most Enduring Idea Isn’t the iPhone
    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (04:49) - iPad Slide Over is Back
  • (12:05) - OpenAI DevDay
  • (25:20) - Pixel 10 Pro Fold
  • (36:53) - AI Slop is Killing the Web
  • (01:06:31) - Jony Ive X OpenAI Device
  • (01:09:07) - Remarkable Paper Pro Move
  • 1 hr 21 min
  • Steve Jobs Legacy and Apple Stores

    It’s been 14 years since the passing of Steve Jobs and we reflect on what may have been even more important than the iPhone.

    • 14 Years After His Death, Steve Jobs’ Most Enduring Idea Isn’t the iPhone


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    15 min
  • Sora iPhone Video App is Terrifying, iPhone 17 Selfie Cam, Amazon and Google’s AI Smart Home

    Amazon unveils major 2025 hardware updates, Google introduces Gemini for Home with a revamped Home app, iPhone 17’s front-facing camera is a huge win, and OpenAI’s Sora app hits iPhone and it may be the beginning of the end.

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    Links from the show

    • Let’s check in with HP employee Imran Chaudhri. | The Verge
    • Amazon’s 2025 hardware event: the 8 biggest announcements | The Verge
    • This is Gemini for Home and the redesigned Home app
    • The new Google Home Speaker is built for Gemini | The Verge
    • The New iPhone 17 Selfie Cam Is Totally Unnecessary and the Perfect Example of Apple at Its Very Best
    • Becca Farsace iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review
    • iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review: Rule of Three
    • Instagram tests opening right onto Reels | The Verge
    • Adam Mosseri’s ‘we’re totally not spying on you’ video is raising a lot of questions | The Verge
    • Sora launches on App Store for iPhone video creation from ChatGPT maker - 9to5Mac
    • Sora Soars
    • You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why. - YouTube
    • Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid for AI agents and coding supremacy | The Verge
    • Microsoft Promotes Sales Chief Althoff to Help Free Up Nadella - Bloomberg
    • Leaked unboxing video reveals unannounced M5 iPad Pro in full - 9to5Mac
    • Adobe Premiere for iPhone now available – free with catches - 9to5Mac
    1 hr 26 min

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