Steve and Ben discuss the significant impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred making landfall on the east coast of Australia through south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales, as well as the disturbing trend of individuals posting AI generated fake videos about the cyclone and its impacts.

Steve and Ben discuss the upcoming end date of May 5 for Skype, with Microsoft killing the software in favour of Microsoft Teams. Steve and Ben also discuss how ageing may not be as progressive as one might think, with two ageing spurts occurring at mid-40s and early-60s.

Steve and Ben discuss the new iPhone 16e and how it is setting up a potential reconfiguration of the iPhone line-up after years of arguable stagnation. Steve and Ben also discuss Amazon’s creative take over of the James Bond franchise, and the curious precedent set in India where a man has successfully sued a cinema chain for misleading session times and wasting his time with ads ahead of the movie.

Steve and Ben discuss the immense size of the universe and how contemplating its vastness can bring a new perspective to our smaller sized issues as human beings, especially in light of cosmic events such as the Andromeda Milky Way galaxy collision. Steve and Ben also discuss how a new iPhone is about to be announced, as well as reflecting on the MacBook Pro which turned 19 this month.

Steve and Ben discuss how modern life may be too convenient for the human experience with all the technological innovations and devices that have become part of our lives in today’s world.

Steve and Ben discuss the potential of the OG Facebook coming back, at least according to Zuckerberg’s recent musings. They also discuss the disruption caused by the DeepSeek AI announcement to the world that Silicon Valley was not the only AI game in town.

Steve and Ben discuss the prevalence of health advice on the internet, navigating the topics of the pros and cons of alcohol and improving brain health, as well as healthier eating habits, while reviewing videos from the Glucose Revolution channel.

Steve and Ben discuss the ban of TikTok in the US and how its American users are flocking to different platforms, with some claiming to be refugees. Steve and Ben also discuss how Threads was unable to take off in the same way as new rival Bluesky has been able to, as well as the new decentralised platform Lemmy, which claims to be a Reddit successor but a truly democratised one that is not owned by any one, and subject to the same bias of private ownership.

Steve and Ben discuss the incredible abilities of the magentic mask tool in Final Cut Pro 11 including its use in this very episode. They also discuss the incredulous decision by Dell to announce at CES to retire all of their iconic laptop brand names, as well as Mark Zuckerberg’s recent announcement that Meta would be removing all fact checkers from Facebook and its platforms.

Steve and Ben start 2025 with a discussion on AI being added to social media feeds, particularly in the light of Instagram’s recent announcement of adding new AI editing tools to assist creators with changing their video backgrounds, clothing, and looks in their videos. Steve and Ben also discuss Alien Romulus and how it reaches peak facsimile culture in Hollywood filmmaking.