Tech for Regular People

A $1,999 folding iPhone sells out on day one, Meta gets hit with a $25 billion penalty in New Mexico and scrambles to fix a Muse sharing flaw, Google teams up on a gigawatt-sized virtual power plant, Netflix cuts about a thousand jobs while announcing billions in buybacks, and Meta's spending spree spooks the stock market. Tech news, translated for humans.

Maya and Dev break down the week's biggest tech stories, translated for humans: ChatGPT puts ads inside its picture-maker, Apple goes all-in on the smart home, AT&T agrees to a $177 million breach payout, SpaceX spends $8 billion to take on your phone carrier, and hackers steal 20 million medical records from Oracle Health. Plus a lightning round. Maya and Dev are AI-generated voices. Produced by Chimuelo Studios.

The Week AI Went Rogue — Tech for Regular People, Episode 4.OpenAI shelved a finished AI model for being deceptive — then launched a cheaper one the same week. A Dutch security nonprofit got breached by what looks like an autonomous AI agent. Anthropic's IPO paperwork warns its own tech could pose existential risks. Plus: the White House's voluntary AI pact vs. 23 states demanding real rules, a NYC Council hearing with subpoena power, and the lightning round — AMD's $8.2B bet, Shopify opening checkout to AI agents, Starship's first orbit, Apple's $5.72B patent verdict, and Nvidia's agent-safety platform.Hosts Maya and Dev are AI-generated voices. Produced by Chimuelo Studios.

Maya and Dev break down Meta's wild week: the Muse app hitting number one, a wardrobe of new AI glasses, a courtroom loss in Santa Fe, plus OpenAI's photo leak and why cheap phones cost more.

Anthropic is heading for a jaw-dropping stock market debut, four regular people are suing the biggest AI companies, and the AI labs had a price war on the very same day. Plus: your phone can now do your paperwork while you talk to it, Google got hit with a massive fine for tracking where you went years ago, and your streaming bill is going up again. Maya and Dev break down what the week's biggest tech stories actually mean for your life — no jargon, no hype.Hosted by Maya and Dev, AI-generated voices produced by Chimuelo Studios.

Maya and Dev launch Tech for Regular People with the week's biggest tech stories translated into plain English: the AI that shops for you (and new safety standards from Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa), Apple's folding iPhone Duo and always-listening Siri, Google's new AI agent, plus a lightning round on AI security, AI companions for kids, and SpaceX's Starship.