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Which is the better "weekend" iPhone, and the challenges of passing down family tech.

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We’re hands-on with iPhone Air, its incredible design, but has drawbacks like speaker, cameras, and battery life. Plus, iPhone 17 Pro Max and AirPods Pro 3 reviews, Disney+ price hike, Instagram hits 3 billion users, and the TikTok deal may finally be going through.

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Links from the show

• The iPhone Air Is Apple’s Most Delightful New Product in a Long Time. Is It Enough?
• Want to know if you can live with 1x camera on iPhone Air? 
• AirPods Pro 3 Review - YouTube
• Everything New in iOS 26.1 Beta 1 - MacRumors
• After a Week of Controversy, Disney Just Announced a Price Increase on Its Streaming Services
• Trump expected to sign a TikTok deal Thursday
• Instagram Hits 3 Billion Users With Focus on Video, Messaging - Bloomberg
• Apple cancels release of new Apple TV+ show previously set to air this Friday - 9to5Mac
• Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are ‘not aligned’ on decision to halt The Savant | The Verge
• Apple Has a Blunt Message for Users: The DMA Is Making Your iPhone Worse

• (00:00) - Introduction

Kimmel is back on the air, and we try to clarify what’s important.

• Disney Changed Its Mind on Jimmy Kimmel and It's a Dangerous Lesson For Every Leader
• Jimmy Kimmel is Back! - YouTube

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Meta releases AI Ray-Ban glasses with built-in display giving us true augmented reality, iOS 26 Liquid Glass may be more cumbersome than its worth, AirPods Pro 3 are the stand out upgrade, and we debate Apple's trade-offs with the ultra-thin iPhone Air.

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Bonus Episode: Free Speech… Listen here!

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Links from the show

• Brother-in-law STILL rocking iPhone X…battery health is wild
• Here's everything I announced at Connect today ⬇️
• New Meta Ray-Ban AI-Powered Display Glasses and Neural Band | Meta Store
• Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: the best smart glasses I’ve ever tried | The Verge
• iOS 26 Review: Form vs Function
• AirPods Pro 3 Review: I Understand It Now! - YouTube
• AirPods Pro 3 review: tripling down on a good thing | The Verge
• iPhone Air review: The thinnest iPhone ever, but at what cost? - 9to5Mac
• iPhone Air Review: I Can't Put This Down! - YouTube
• The iPhone Air makes a strong statement | The Verge
• There's Only 1 iPhone 17 Model You Should Even Think About Buying and It's Not What You Think
• iPhone 17: A Photographer's Review - YouTube
• iPhone 17 Pro review: How pro can you go? - 9to5Mac
• iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max Review - Apple Made It Even MOAR Pro! - YouTube
• Review: Apple Watch Ultra 3 delivers off-grid connectivity as Series 11 extends battery  - 9to5Mac
• Apple Watch Series 11 review: stuck in the middle | The Verge
• YouTube to use AI to help podcasters promote themselves with clips and Shorts | TechCrunch
• OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI | WIRED
• Here’s what we learned from OpenAI’s big report on how people use ChatGPT | The Verge
• Amazon is creating more tools to fill its site with AI ads | The Verge

Here’s the thing about free speech.

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Special guest Chance Miller, Editor-in-Chief of 9to5Mac was in-person at the event and offers impressions of iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3, plus we cover Spotify's rollout of lossless audio, Vimeo aquired by Bending Spoons, and what iPhone we’re pre-ordering.

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Bonus Episode: Microsoft Teams is literally the worst. Listen here!

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Links from the show

• Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers
• Cast feedback to Primary Technology
• The new Live Translation feature also works with AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 - 9to5Mac
• AirPods Pro 3 - Apple
• Seven iPhone Air details you might've missed - 9to5Mac
• iPhone Air vs iPhone 17 Pro vs iPhone 16 Pro - Apple
• iPhone 17 - Apple
• Hands-on: iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air - 9to5Mac
• Tim Cook and talks iPhone Air’s design vision in new WSJ interview - 9to5Mac
• Exclusive | Oracle, OpenAI Sign $300 Billion Cloud Deal - WSJ
• Bending Spoons to Buy Vimeo in $1.38 Billion All-Cash Deal - Bloomberg
• Bending Spoons | Products
• Spotify Lossless 'rolling out gradually' four years after Apple Music upgraded entire library - 9to5Mac
• DJI’s Chinese Drones Face U.S. Ban - The New York Times
• Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’ | The Verge

• (00:00) - Intro

Teams. Yeah.

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Recorded LIVE we break down all the details from Apple’s iPhone 17 event, including AirPods Pro 3 with live translation, Apple Watch Series 11 with hypertension warnings, Apple Watch Ultra 3 satellite connectivity, iPhone 17 gets big display upgrades, incredibly thin iPhone Air, and tri-48MP camera iPhone 17 Pro!

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We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts and Spotify

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Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

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Links from the show

• Everything You Need to Know - iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch UItra 3, iPhone 17 Pro - YouTube
• Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3 Is the Breakthrough Apple Intelligence Has Been Waiting For
• iPhone Air MagSafe Battery - Apple
• Introducing AirPods Pro 3, the ultimate audio experience - Apple
• Apple introduces Apple Watch SE 3 - Apple
• Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 11, featuring groundbreaking health insights - Apple
• Introducing Apple Watch Ultra 3 - Apple
• Apple debuts iPhone 17 - Apple
• Introducing iPhone Air, a powerful new iPhone with a breakthrough design - Apple
• Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple

• (00:00) - Intro

iPad finally got an Instagram app, and it’s terrible, Pixel 10 Pro 100x camera, Apple's AI plans for Siri may be powered by Gemini, AI search and ChatGPT saved Google from selling Chrome, and we play listener voicemail with expectations for the iPhone 17 event!

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Bonus Episode: Elon thinks you’ll love ads. Listen here!

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Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

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Links from the show

• Instagram Finally Gave Us an iPad App. It's Not What Anyone Asked For
• AI Couldn’t Build My iPhone Podcast App
• Anthropic is now valued at $183 billion | The Verge
• Buy Insta360 GO Ultra - New Tiny Hands-Free 4K Pocket Camera
• ReMarkable Paper Pro Move Review: A Small Yet Mighty Digital Notebook | WIRED
• Apple’s rumored AI search tool for Siri could rely on Google | The Verge
• Google stock jumps as judge rules it can keep Chrome in antitrust case
• ChatGPT Just Saved Google From Having to Sell Chrome
• Perplexity's $34.5 Billion Dream of Buying Chrome Is Never Going to Happen. It's Also Kind of Brilliant
• Why Google Is Really Warning 2.5 Billion Gmail Users to Stop Using Their Passwords
• Amazon ends shared Prime free shipping outside your home | The Verge
• Elon Musk Thinks X Ads Will Be So Good You’ll Look Forward to Them

• (00:00) - Intro

That X live stream? Stephen had a hand in that…and how good can ads really get?

• Elon Musk Thinks X Ads Will Be So Good You’ll Look Forward to Them

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