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Apple gears up for its September iPhone event, Google Earth's AI imagery enabled fabricated scenes of bombings, Claude’s models broke containment and even tried to trick real people, and why Bending Spoons ruins everything it touches.

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Links from the show

• Kan Do - Stephen's New Task App!
• Apple News Ad - Mastodon post from John Gruber
• MasterCraft brings CarPlay and Android Auto to its pontoon boats
• Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event - MacRumors
• Q3 results: 3D pricing, EGOT timing, and underestimating demand – Six Colors
• One Reason Apple’s Computers Are Mostly Made In China: A Tiny Screw | Texas Standard
• The US government just banned Roombas
• X post from Brendan Carr
• Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price | The Verge
• X post from Avi Schiffmann
• Apple is getting this wrong | OpenAI
• X post from Sam Altman
• Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health | The Verge
• Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership | The Verge
• See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction
• Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too | The Verge
• Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt | The Verge
• Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI Work
• Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B | TechCrunch
• After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch
• Evernote cuts back on free plans, pushing users to upgrade | TechRadar
• WeTransfer owner snaps up apps, then sacks workers and raises prices - Follow the Money
• Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The Verge
• Reddit comment from r/nerdfighters

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The Hank Green situation.

r/nerdfighters about Hank Green admitting he used ChatGPT for his latest video

https://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters/comments/1vbmoj5/comment/p0vzmog/

Apple’s new device upgrade program is here and you can lease everything from an Apple Watch to a maxxed out Mac Studio, Sam Altman says AI has hit the singularity but really it’s more like Jurassic Park, and Stephen made an app.

TestFlight of Stephen's new app: Kan Do!

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Links from the show

• Siri Isn't a Joke Anymore - YouTube
• Real or AI? - Instagram Reel
• Apple Upgrade - Lease iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch - Apple
• Apple Upgrade: Here’s the monthly subscription cost for every product - 9to5Mac
• Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments | The Verge
• Apple has three new smart home products 'nearly ready to launch,' per report - 9to5Mac
• Ferrari Luce First Drive - Can it Overcome the Looks? - YouTube
• AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI | The Verge
• Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
• Altman: AI Power Must Be Diffused to Prevent Hacks Like Hugging Face - Business Insider
• Sam Altman says we're in the singularity after AI hack
• Apple and OpenAI Are the Best of Frenemies
• NBCUniversal, YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform
• HBO Max Shorts being tested on iPhone users in latest vertical video offensive
• Apple's AI glasses to be unveiled at WWDC27: report - 9to5Mac
• Apple Maps to power navigation experience for Ford UEV Platform - Apple

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We’re pushing vibe coding to the limit.

Samsung launches its Galaxy Z Fold 8, a new passport-style foldable that foreshadows Apple’s iPhone Fold, OpenAI had a model break containment, Apple’s rumored leasing program, and the most accurate fitness trackers with special guest Lexy Savvides!

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Links from the show

• My First Week With Galaxy Watch Ultra 2! - Lexy's YouTube
• The future of creativity on the internet in a world with AI - YouTube
• The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8: I almost forgot it was a foldable | The Verge
• Samsung Galaxy Fold8 Hands-On: First Look From A Real Fold7 User - YouTube
• Samsung’s first ‘Ultra’ foldable is here | The Verge
• OPPO Find N6 - Ultra Flat, Flexible and Powerful | OPPO Global
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a fun new shape for foldables | The Verge
• Samsung Z Fold 8 (Wide) Impressions: Better Than I Thought! - YouTube
• Gemini task automation expands to 40+ apps, more
• WSJ’s Fitness Tracker Testing
• ‎Trackables – Health Tracker App - App Store
• Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like | The Verge
• OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation | OpenAI
• Matt Stockton of Hugging Face on X
• China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance  | The Verge
• Apple debuting new ‘Apple Upgrade’ leasing program next week, per report - 9to5Mac
• Apple prepares to kill off iPhone Upgrade Program
• Shop Oura Ring 5

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Of all the bands, watches, and rings, which does Lexy use every day?

Apple bans specific businesses from Maps ads, Siri AI does more than you think, Apple sues OpenAI over trade secret claims, and the ChatGPT app got real bad.

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Links from the show

• Siri AI can do WAY more than you think (YouTube)
• The Tech Stack Podcast (Apple Podcasts)
• Facebook Marketplace Food Reviews – Gabriel Rivera (Instagram)
• OpenAI Just Declared ChatGPT as You Know It Dead (Apple News)
• Apple Just Went Public in Its Fight With OpenAI to Protect Its Most Valuable Secrets (Apple News)
• Primary Tech pin arrives in Gothenburg – Oskar Brodin (Threads)
• Pocket Casts iOS: HLS Project issues (GitHub)
• Apple bans home services from its upcoming Maps ads (TechCrunch)
• "'We have no interest in other companies' secrets' while hiring Jony Ive to make you a device rings pretty hollow." – Stephen Robles (X)
• The wildest allegations in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI (TechCrunch)
• Apple Inc. v. Chang Liu et al. – lawsuit PDF (Daring Fireball)
• OpenAI says it has seen no evidence supporting Apple's trade secret theft claims (9to5Mac)
• Apple Intelligence AI service registered with China's cyberspace regulator (Reuters)
• OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year (The Verge)
• Netflix among many companies showing interest in acquiring Letterboxd (9to5Mac)
• Good Mythical Morning with Rhett & Link coming to Netflix in big deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Decagon – The AI concierge for every customer
• Meta glasses changed my mind (YouTube)

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Stephen was unfollowed because of this.

• Stephen's Meta Glasses Review

Siri appears to gain third‑party app powers in iOS 27 beta 3, Microsoft lays off almost 5,000 people, many in the XBOX devision, physical media may be dead, and maybe I don’t hate Meta glasses.

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Links from the show

• ‎Jason's Appearance on Apple TV (at 15:21)
• The Official Website of Billie Jean King
• Siri AI can pull info from third-party apps in the latest developer beta - 9to5Mac
• New Reminders Icon
• I'm disappointed Apple will charge for AI camera features in the Home app
• Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales | TechCrunch
• PlayStation finally breaks silence amid physical disc fury
• Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy - Ars Technica
• Apple Responds To Disappearing iTunes Movie Purchases Issue
• Samsung finally confirms Galaxy Unpacked for July 22 | Mashable
• Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August | The Verge
• Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others | TechCrunch
• Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips - Apple
• Apple testing DRAM chips from banned Chinese memory supplier - 9to5Mac
• Pocket Casts update brings three new features, including CarPlay chapter artwork - 9to5Mac
• Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web | The Verge
• OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations | TechCrunch
• Meta Ray-Ban glasses brick the camera if you mess with recording light | Mashable
• Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time | The Verge
• Schlage Sense Pro Review: Fastest Apple Home Lock? - YouTube

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Samsung repaired Jason’s SSD