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Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO on Sept 1st and John Ternus is taking the reigns. We discuss Cook’s Legacy, the last CEO transition from Jobs to Cook, and what we expect from a Ternus-led Apple. Plus, OpenAI’s new image generator is actually good, and Jason is building a wild notes app.

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Links from the show

• The Master Engineer Taking Over Apple (and Why It Matters) - YouTube
• I Tested 12 Podcast Apps - YouTube
• Tim Cook’s Farewell Letter Just Revealed His Most Important Leadership Habit - Inc
• Tim Cook Is Stepping Down as Apple’s CEO. He’s Keeping the Most Important Job—for Now
• Optimising Vibe-Coded Next.js Applications for Performance, Crawlability and Search Success — Will Kennard
• Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO - Apple
• Photo from Apple’s Town Hall
• Tim Cook tells employees why he chose to step down now, what's next for him - 9to5Mac
• Community Letter from Tim - Apple
• Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer - Apple
• Daring Fireball: Another Day Has Come
• OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web | The Verge
• ChatGPT Image Post on Bluesky
• OpenAI updates ChatGPT with Codex-powered 'workspace agents' for teams - 9to5Mac
• Google teases Gemini-powered Siri upgrade during Cloud Next keynote - 9to5Mac
• Amazon invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic part of AI infrastructure
• SpaceX lands deal to likely purchase Cursor, a Claude Code and OpenAI Codex competitor - 9to5Mac
• Threads is adding Live Chats to boost real-time engagement | TechCrunch

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Sometimes it’s not actually the propane guy.

Gemini launches a Mac app, Adobe Firefly brings more AI tools, Anthropic upgrades Claude Code with routines, Apple is sending Siri engineers to AI boot camp, Jason vibe coded some pretty great apps, and how genuine is Sam Altman?

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Links from the show

• Is a $3,000 Movie Player Worth It? - YouTube
• Ferrari Luce Interior - X
• Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent | The Verge
• Gemini for macOS - your native AI desktop app
• Gus Mueller: "The new Mac Gemini app has a huge executable bina…" - Mastodon
• DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop | The Verge
• Adobe Ushers in a New Era of Creativity with New Creative Agent and Generative AI Innovations in Adobe Firefly
• Anthropic adds routines to redesigned Claude Code, here's how it works - 9to5Mac
• Redesigning Claude Code on desktop for parallel agents | Claude
• DoorDash Stunt - Apple News
• Report: Apple to send Siri engineers to multi-week AI coding bootcamp - 9to5Mac
• Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz | TechCrunch
• YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts | The Verge
• $10K Apple Pay Hack - YouTube
• DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 camera is better at capturing slo-mo footage and photos | The Verge
• Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot | The Verge
• Festival for Personal AI
• Apple threatened to pull Musk’s AI Grok from App Store over sexualized deepfakes | The Verge
• Sam Altman's Blog
• Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? | The New Yorker
• Podcast Search

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I don't know if it's worth it, tbh.

• Is a $3,000 Movie Player Worth It? - YouTube

OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast, Anthropic’s mysterious Mythos AI it won’t release to the public, Google’s new deepfake tools, and why is NASA still using Flickr?

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Links from the show

• Stephen Robles - Apple Home and HomeKit Devices
• Amazon Ends Support for Old Kindles - inc.com
• NASA Images
• Artemis II | Flickr
• LunarWall: Shuffle Moon Photos from Artemis II - MacStories
• This Shortcut downloads latest Artemis II images from NASA - 9to5Mac
• AirPods Max 2 Colors - Mastodon
• OpenAI just bought TBPN | The Verge
• OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence | The Verge
• Sam Altman Compares AGI to the Pandemic
• ChatGPT just added its first streaming video app, here's what it can do - 9to5Mac
• Anthropic Project Glasswing: Mythos Preview gets limited release
• Quantum-secure cryptography in Apple operating systems - Apple Support
• US court declines to block Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now | Reuters
• Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents | WIRED
• Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself | The Verge
• Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a 'ground-up overhaul' of its AI | TechCrunch
• Surf Social
• Google Brings Vertical Tabs and Improved Reading Mode to Chrome - MacRumors
• Spotify's prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too | TechCrunch
• Squarespace Marketplace - Stephen Robles

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How much are high bitrate movies worth?

• Kaleidescape Strato E 4K Movie Player Black K0703-0000 - Best Buy
• Kaleidescape Movie Store

Apple hits 50, Tim Cook gives a *rousing* interview, we debate the most Apple-y product, the Mac Pro is officially dead, Claude Code leak, and Stephen saw the Artemis II launch.

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Links from the show

• Apple Turns 50: This Device is the MOST Apple - YouTube
• Apple Just Turned 50. Its Greatest Innovation Has Always Been Version 2
• Mac Pro Photo 1
• Mac Pro Photo 2
• Original Apple TV Box
• Haptyk - Mechanical Keyboard Sounds for Mac | Free Download
• ‎Beam Browser App - App Store
• Tim Cook WSJ Interview - Video
• Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware - 9to5Mac
• ChatGPT app launches for CarPlay on iOS 26.4 - 9to5Mac
• Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent | The Verge
• Apple drops price of Studio Display XDR without stand option by $400 - 9to5Mac
• AirPods Max 2 review: High-end adds modern features at last - 9to5Mac
• 'Only limited by the physics': inside Apple’s AirPods Max 2 and the H2 chip upgrade | TechRadar
• SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says | TechCrunch
• You can finally replace your embarrassing Gmail username | The Verge
• Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram | TechCrunch
• You can order Grubhub and Uber Eats ‘conversationally’ with Alexa Plus | The Verge
• Delta Air Lines taps Amazon Leo for in-flight Wi-Fi as streaming wars heat up

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Did you know Honeywell makes a lot of shuttle parts?

Apple launched new business tools including ads in Apple Maps, and it’s bad for small businesses, plus new details about Gemini and Apple Intelligence, OpenAI shutting down Sora app, jury finds Instagram and YouTube are addictive, Wi-Fi router ban, and we reminisce for Apple’s 50th anniversary!

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Links from the show

• The Copper Kettle - St. Pete Beach • Instagram
• eSuite Sheet Music App
• Apple Maps Is Getting Ads. It’s Apple’s Riskiest Bet Yet - inc.com
• iOS 26.4 Video with 15+ New Features
• A California Jury Just Said What People Already Thought About Instagram and YouTube - inc.com
• Sony Is Finally Killing the EV No One Ever Thought They’d Actually Ship - inc.com
• Peter Cushing is dead. Rogue One’s resurrection is a digital indignity - The Guardian
• iOS 26.4 users can try the new Apple Podcasts video experience with these shows - 9to5Mac
• LGA New York Airport Dashboard — Flighty
• Introducing Apple Business — a new all-in-one platform for businesses of all sizes - Apple
• Born and Bread Bakehouse (@bornandbreadfl) • Instagram photos and videos
• Sora App Discontinued - wsj.com
• OpenAI Shutting Down Sora Video App
• OpenAI Desktop Super App - wsj.com
• Apple is testing a standalone app for its overhauled Siri | The Verge
• New details on Apple-Google AI deal revealed, including Gemini changes: report - 9to5Mac
• Apple Overhauls App Store Connect - MacStories
• YouTube Creator Partnerships
• The United States router ban, explained | The Verge
• Madonna, Michael Keaton, Julia Garner Seen In Venice For 'The Studio'
• Apple's 50th Anniversary Events Continue in UK, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Thailand, and Beyond - MacRumors
• ComfyUI

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Jason installed a bunch of random stuff.

ComfyUI

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