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Google announced its Pixel 9 lineup along with numerous Gemini features built-in, Pixel’s new Magic Editor may take AI photography a bit too far, Apple’s 30% cut of Patreon subscriptions will hurt creators, Sonos may backpedal its app redesign, and Jason has *the worst* take on nightstand chargers.

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• @saulbhp “Apple TV Air”! 🤣 • Threads
• Raspberry Pi to iPod HiFi 30-pin-dock Adapter for Airplay Audio Stream - Poolside Factory
• Google Pixel 9 launch event: all the announcements and products - The Verge
• Google Pixel 9/Pro/Fold Impressions: They've Finally Done It? - YouTube
• Pixel Screenshots: AI-powered screenshot memory + organization
• Magic Editor: bringing powerful AI-powered photo editing to Pixel 9 phones
• Pixel 9 “Add Me” | Built-in AI editing for perfect group photos.
• With 1 Sentence, Google Just Took a Major Shot at Apple Where It Hurts Most | Inc
• Apple’s requirements to hit creators and fans on Patreon
• Apple Keeps Alienating the Users It Says It Values Most | Inc
• The European Commission Confirms, Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior Is Illegal and Harms Consumers — Spotify
• Developers can soon offer in-app NFC transactions using the Secure Element - Apple
• Sonos considers relaunching its old app - The Verge
• Sonos lays off 100 employees as its app crisis continues - The Verge
• U.S. Considers Breaking Up Google to Address Search Monopoly - The New York Times
• ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing | Ars Technica
• Disney wants to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of a Disney Plus agreement - The Verge
• Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station for Apple Devices - MagSafe Charger, Fast Wireless Charger Stand for iPhone 15 14 13 12 11 Pro & Max Series, AirPods Pro/3/2, Apple Watch

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We explore Apple's record-breaking quarterly results and increasing services revenue, a judge's ruling on Google as a monopolist in US antitrust case, Apple is definitely making a search engine, X CEO Linda Yaccarino promises to sue advertisers for boycotting the platform, iOS 18 beta reveals a Thanos snap feature for ads, and Google kills yet another product.

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• What Exactly Is Friend AI? Interview with Adam Lisagor and Kailee McGee
• iOS 18 beta 5 adds new Distraction Control feature for Safari - 9to5Mac
• iPad sales rebound as Apple nears big push into AI - The Verge
• Apple results: Quarterly record, all-time high in Services – Six Colors
• Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case - The Verge
• Google Just Lost a Lawsuit that Is Going to Save It $20 Billion a Year | Inc
• Linda Yaccarino Video on X
• Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line - The Verge
• The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for - The Verge
• Sofa App for Movies and Books
• WhatsApp vs iMessage | Primary Technology

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After getting burned by Humane’s Ai Pin and Rabbit R1, we’ve been skeptical of AI gadgets. But a new device called Friend entered the chat, so we interviewed Adam Lisagor of Sandwich Video and “Friend” trailer director Kaylee McGee about their first hand experience with this new type of AI wearable. We get pretty philosophical too, like free will kind of stuff.

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• Friend
• Friend Reveal Trailer - YouTube
• Sandwich Video  Vision Pro Apps

• (03:17) - What Is Friend AI?

We go in-depth on Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia, OpenAI announces SearchGPT prototype, Epic CEO has the worst Find My take, Logitech CEO wants to sell you a subscription mouse and apparently doesn’t care about smart home, Instagram’s AI creator doppelgängers feature, and our go-to Apple Watch bands!

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• Relay10 and Vision Pro | Primary Technology
• First Look at Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1 Beta! - YouTube
• In-Depth on Apple Intelligence with macOS Sequoia - YouTube
• The Best Things About Apple Intelligence Are Kind of Boring and That's Brilliant | Inc
• Tim Sweeny's Tweet
• Daring Fireball: Tim Sweeney Declares Find My 'Super Creepy Surveillance Tech and Shouldn't Exist'
• Logitech is not discontinuing its Circle View Doorbell - The Verge
• @thebasicappleguy • NFW!? A subscription for a mouse? 🖱️ • Threads
• SearchGPT is a prototype of new AI search features | OpenAI
• Instagram creators can now make AI doppelgangers to chat with their followers
• Friend AI Gadget
• Friend AI Launch - YouTube
• Meta Q2 earnings report 2024
• Microsoft Earnings: Stock Tanks As AI Business Grows Slower Than Expected
• Nvidia’s stock surges as Microsoft says the magic words - MarketWatch
• Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q2 2024
• Sport Band - 45mm | Summer Games

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CrowdStrike takes down 8.5 million PC’s, Apple Maps now on the web, new  Vision Pro immersive experiences, Apple Maps vs. Google Maps, and is Netflix really the top streaming service?

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• iOS 18 Hands-On: TOP 10 Features [Public Beta] - YouTube
• CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines - The Verge
• CrowdStrike's CEO Just Responded to the Massive Outage That Took Out Computers at Airlines and Hospitals. It Misses the Most Important Point | Inc
• CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage | TechCrunch
• New Apple Immersive Video series and films premiere on Vision Pro - Apple
• Apple Vision Pro Gains New Lake Vrangla Environment - MacRumors
• Apple Tries to Rein In Hollywood Spending After Years of Losses - Bloomberg
• Apple Maps
• Apple Maps Just Announced a Big Change. It's Very Bad News For Google | Inc
• Tesla shares fall after second-quarter earnings miss
• Musk launches poll asking if Tesla should invest $5 bln in xAI, early votes in favour | Reuters
• NBA Rejects Warner Bros. Discovery Offer, Signs $77 Billion Deal With NBC, ESPN and Amazon - WSJ
• iOS 18 Preview - Apple

• (00:00) - Intro

Samsung announced new phones, AirPo…we mean Galaxy buds, and an Apple Watch Ultra clone, TUAW Apple blog made into an AI content farm by bad actors, Apple Intelligence may not come until 2025, and why you should try an iPhone clean slate.

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• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: all the news on the Galaxy Ring, Fold, Flip, Watch, and AI - The Verge
• Samsung Z Flip/Fold 6, Watch Ultra, Buds Pro and Ring Impressions! - YouTube
• Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem - The Verge
• Quinn Nelson Calls Out Samsung
• Panerai Submersible Watches | US Panerai Official Website 
• Ad agency reuses TUAW domain in stupid SEO play
• ChatGPT's TV Mounting Instructions
• Microsoft and Apple drop OpenAI seats amid antitrust scrutiny
• Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup | TechCrunch
• Apple Watch Series 10, Ultra 3 Details: Bigger Screens, Blood Pressure Challenge - Bloomberg
• Jason's Good Tweet
• Jeff Goldblum iMac commercial, 1999 - YouTube
• Florida’s digital ID app has suddenly disappeared - The Verge
• Why You Should Delete All The Third-Party Apps From Your iPhone This Summer | Inc

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Apple Vision Pro launches in more countries and it seems to be reaching non-tech people, Figma's controversial AI tool, Apple's new role on OpenAI's board, Jason tries to convince Stephen not to buy a Boox Palma, and we dive into our smart home setups!

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• Apple Smart Home with Over 100 HomeKit Devices - YouTube
• Building a Smart Home - YouTube
• The Biggest Problem With Apple Intelligence Is That It Won't Run on the Best AI Device Ever Made | Inc
• @snazzyq • I was unaware this was a Threads rite of passage, but anyhow, here’s mine • Threads
• BOOX Palma Mobile ePaper 6G 128G G-sensor Front Light 16MP Rear Camera (White) : Electronics
• Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore - Apple
• Figma pulls AI tool after criticism that it ripped off Apple’s design - The Verge
• Udio | AI Music Generator - Official Website
• How AIs, like ChatGPT, Learn - YouTube
• Apple to Get OpenAI Board Observer Role as Part of AI Agreement - Bloomberg
• Apple Reclassifies iPhone X, HomePod, and Original AirPods as 'Vintage' - MacRumors

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The latest beta of iOS 18 officially brings RCS support to iPhone, Apple Intelligence won’t be coming to Europe due to the DMA, EU sues Apple and Microsoft, some nostalgia for Skype, and the AI version of Al Michaels we offer Olympic recaps on Peacock.

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• ‎The 4 Aces on the App Store
• ‎Number Line: Add/Subtract Game on the App Store
• ‎Decision Wheel: Spin and Decide on the App Store
• In-Depth with Final Cut Camera on M4 iPad Pro! - YouTube
• Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta | TechCrunch
• iPhone mirroring is now available for developers to try - The Verge
• Apple Intelligence AI not coming to Europe in 2024
• Apple is first company charged with violating EU’s DMA rules - The Verge
• Microsoft Teams Bundle Hit With E.U. Antitrust Charges - The New York Times
• Apple Spurned Idea of iPhone AI Partnership With Meta Months Ago - Bloomberg
• Exclusive: Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp | Reuters
• Amazon Dash - Wikipedia
• An AI version of Al Michaels will deliver Olympic recaps on Peacock - The Verge
• Google dropping continuous scroll in search results
• Email and calendar made better | Fastmail
• Superhuman | Blazingly fast email for teams and individuals

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We explore WIRED's in-depth critique of Perplexity, from ignoring websites’ request not to scrape content and making stuff up entirely, Apple's new on-device and server foundation models were training on…everything? And a sneak peek into Apple's visionOS 2.0 and iOS 18 with new discoveries!

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• ‎DarkPanel on the App Store
• Apple Just Killed the Emoji and It's a Stroke of Genius | Inc
• I tried every Apple Home Key Lock, here’s the best - YouTube
• Perplexity Is a BS Machine | WIRED
• Introducing Apple’s On-Device and Server Foundation Models - Apple Machine Learning Research
• Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launching this fall - 9to5Mac
• Ken Kocienda's Twitter
• Which Mac is best for me? - Apple
• visionOS 2 Preview - Apple
• Build compelling spatial photo and video experiences - WWDC24 - Videos - Apple Developer
• Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 - MacRumors
• Apple Suspends Work on Next Vision Pro, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 — The Information
• Apple’s new hands-free unlocking feature won’t work with existing smart locks - The Verge
• Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash - Bloomberg
• Apple to ‘pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT through distribution, not cash - The Japan Times 
• Blog - Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud - Apple Security Research
• An Exclusive Look Inside the Lego Group's Super Secret Lab Dreaming Up the Future of Play | Inc
• Magic Mouse Poll | Primary Technology Community
• The Light Phone iii

• (00:00) - Intro

We go in-depth on Apple Intelligence, what it means for Siri on older devices, insights from The Talk Show on Apple’s training models, plus, Continuity in macOS Sequoia, and a defense of Magic Mouse!

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• 15 Overlooked Features for iOS 18 + macOS Sequoia - YouTube
• Apple Intelligence Steals the Show! iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and WWDC24 Recap - YouTube
• Apple Intelligence Preview - Apple
• The Smartest Thing Apple Announced at WWDC Has Nothing to Do With AI | Inc
• The 5 Things Apple Just Announced at WWDC I'm Most Excited About | Inc
• Elon Musk's Angry Reaction to Apple's Partnership With OpenAI Reveals Why It's a Stroke of Genius | Inc
• @stephenrobles • Everybody’s dunking on Magic Mouse, meanwhile I’ve tried all the MX’s and MSFT mice, and al... • Threads
• MKBHD's Interview with Tim Cook
• The Verge's Robot TXT File

• (00:00) - Intro