Steve and Ben discuss the recent release of Apple Creator Studio, the new subscription services that bundles Apple’s creative apps Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Freeform. They discuss the pros and cons of this release, including any potential impacts for the standalone apps, and the overall discussion of subscription fatigue in a world dominated by subscription services. They also discuss Paramount’s intention to integrate vertical videos in to their streaming service.

Steve and Ben discuss the impacts of big tech products in AI and social media and mobile devices on kids and how parents use those products when raising their kids, leading to genuine questions about the successful education of children in an environment where their attention is constantly starved by the products Big Tech have deployed for its customers.

Steve and Ben discuss the Microslop meme that has taken on a life of its own despite Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella’s best attempts to argue against its use. Steve and Ben also discuss Dell realizing the XPS brand was valuable and that people do not care about AI, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shows off how much he likes to take note with pen and paper.

Steve and Ben wrap up 2026 with a quick chat of how AI tech and AI enthusiasm may have different paths in the next twelve months.

Steve and Ben discuss Microsoft’s recent announcements about turning Windows 11 in to an agentic OS, as well as the introduction of AI agents to help coders build apps in the Microsoft Power Platform. Steve and Ben also touch on Paramount’s proposed hostile takeover of Warner Brothers.

Steve and Ben discuss the implications of Netflix taking over Warner Brothers Discovery, on Hollywood more broadly, and the future of cinema. Steve and Ben also discuss the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Phone.

Steve and Ben discuss how the quest to build more data centres to service AI is leading to a shortage of critical components such as RAM chips which is causing those RAM chip prices to skyrocket. Steve and Ben also discuss the Hubble crisis, and the Mars Rover Perseverance recording thunder sounds on Mars.

Steve and Ben discuss the concept of agentic AI tools arriving in the travel agent space, with AI being able to research, book, and pay for your trips end to end based on simple prompts, with the theory being that you will not have to worry about the hassle of all the work that normally would go in to booking your dream vacations. Steve and Ben also discuss the recently announced iPhone Pocket from Apple.

Steve and Ben discuss the apparent disappointing sales number for the iPhone Air and what it could mean for the product line, as well as the apparent cancellation of the Samsung Galaxy Edge. Steve and Ben also discuss the implications from the recent AWS outage, as well as the surprising association between the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and helping to fight cancer.

Steve and Ben discuss OpenAI’s announcement of the Sora 2 video generator and AI actress Tilly Norwood, and their implications of their use as AI tools. Steve and Ben also discuss why installing a dual-boot macOS can be useful in certain situations.