The world was shocked to learn this week of the catastrophic implosion in the deep ocean of OceanGate’s Titan submersible vehicle as it was taking the company’s CEO and four passengers to view the wreck of the Titanic. However, with the mainstream media broadcasting wall to wall coverage of the story turning it in to a meme-able narrative, is the media actually doing its job with the news? Steve and Ben discuss the media’s slide in to clickbait and narrative-driven material, while also discussing how social media and search algorithms are driving our behaviour in a way that has seen the hallowing out of news, media, and popular culture.

Apple’s AirTags were intended to be used to keep track of car keys, luggage, and other personal items, but they have also been used for more nefarious purposes, such as stalking individuals, with the tech giant coming under fire for not doing more to alert users of unknown AirTags within their vicinity. Steve and Ben discuss how technology likes this can be used for nasty purposes and how tech giants have a responsibility to solve the ensuing problems if they want to be in the position to write the rules on how tech influences our lives. Steve and Ben also discuss ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s hilarious 80s ad for Windows 1, the discovery of phosphorous on Saturn’s moon of Enceladus and its implications for life beyond Earth, as well as the battle between Christopher Nolan and Tom Cruise for IMAX screens for their respective films Oppenheimer and Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I.

After years of rumour and speculation, Apple announced the VisionPro, the tech giant’s first foray in to the virtual and augmented reality headset space. With a slew of incredible technical breakthroughs that set the VisionPro apart from its competition, Apple may have successfully delivered on its one more thing heritage in style, but does the VisionPro fundamentally solve the issues that have plagued VR and AR headsets? Steve and Ben discuss the Apple VisionPro as well as the Mac hardware announcements from WWDC 2023. Steve and Ben also discuss the story of a YouTuber who intentionally crashed in plane for more views, but was charged by authorities for the trouble.

After years of speculation, Apple surprised everyone by announcing through a press release that Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro would be coming to the iPad, and designed specifically for tablet use. Steve and Ben discuss their impressions of this announcement as Final Cut users on the Mac ,and the use cases for this powerful app on the iPad. Steve and Ben also discuss Google’s entry in to the folding phone space with the new Pixel Fold device, the new Pixel 7A, and the Pixel Tablet which appears to offer a different use case to Apple’s market-dominated iPad.

Sleep is one the most fundamental biological activities that humans engage with in their life that is vital and necessary to good health. However sleep patterns have changed over time, with humans living in the pre-industrialised age having bi-phasic sleep patterns which contrast with the current eight hours of sleep model recommended for good health. Steve and Ben discuss the importance of sleep and the change in sleep patterns over time. Steve and Ben also discuss the announcement by the WHO to end the emergency status on the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the development of mind reading machines powered by AI technology.

A television show called Now On My Way To Meet You is a popular program in South Korea, and draws the ire of the North Korean regime given it features North Korean defectors talking about their experiences. Steve and Ben discuss the show and the concept of how radically different life must be for those living under such an oppressive regime. Steve and Ben also discuss the recent SpaceX rocket launch that ended with it exploding minutes after impact, the big drop in sales figures notes for PCs and Macs, as well as the best way to watch the highly acclaimed third season of Star Trek Picard.

The finale of Star Trek Picard Season 3 stuck the landing on an impression reunion show for the cast of Star Trek The Next Generation, providing a satisfying story interwoven with numerous fan service moments that will delight those who enjoyed watching the original show. Steve and Ben give their take on Star Trek Picard Season 3 and how it stands against other long standing franchises attempting to recapture the magic of their glory days. Steve and Ben also discuss the return of app icon labels to the taskbar in Windows 11, and how the production of cement is a larger contributor to greenhouse gas emissions than one might think.

Star Wars Celebration was recently held by Disney, with the announcement that three new Star Wars movies are on the way, set in completely different eras of the Star Wars universe, stirring predictable reactions from the internet given the course Disney has taken with the franchise to date. Steve and Ben examine Disney’s announcement of more Star Wars movies, and how Disney is running the risk of killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Steve and Ben also discuss how to handle iPhone upgrade cycles and when to upgrade your iPhone, as well as the curious behaviour of certain YouTube content creators who are behaving more like egotistical movie producers when dealing with their talent and collaborators.

Well, it finally happened, Former President Donald Trump has been indicted. What will the next chapter of Trump’s impact on US politics bring? Steve and Ben examine the latest on the indictment of Donald Trump and how this is the first time in US history that an ex-President has been indicted on criminal charges. Steve and Ben also discuss Apple’s rumoured plans for a mixed reality headset expected to be launched at WWDC 2023, as well as taking another look at Avatar The Way Of Water now that it has been released for digital download.

Some clever users have discovered that the photos of the moon captured via space zoom on Samsung Galaxy phones are faked using software algorithms. Is this a problem, or could it have been marketed as a very clever feature? Steve and Ben discuss the controversy of Samsung’s fake moon photos, and discuss the issues around computational photography in smartphones, and asking what is a real photo in today’s world. Steve and Ben also discuss the latest startling images from the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as the media response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.