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If you slip your hosts a $20, we might consider keeping the episode under 2 hours. Mayyyybe.

This week: sell 👏 the 👏 team 👏, circumvent 👏 the 👏 salary 👏 cap 👏, unfold 👏 that 👏 iPhone 👏.

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• Why not punish Kawhi Leonard more? Why no arbitration? Answering key Clippers questions - The Athletic

In the grand scheme of things, what is life if not one costly lease where the payments never end except when you do? Wait a minute, that gives Tim Cook an idea.

A little dark, a little unfair, much like the App Store.

This week: Italian private equity, Running Point, and Ryan has early onset Olympic Fever. ⚽.

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• Fallout from the Lakers’ sale already reverberating throughout the organization - The Athletic

The Overton Window, except about how loud music in a restaurant can be relative to the quality of the fries. The McDonald Window, if you will.

This week: superautos, watchin’ the Odyssey on a baby monitor, and trail mix privacy concerns. ☕.

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• Rivian R2 Dog Approved?

Emmy voters, for your humble consideration: a 54% price increase on a 4 year old Apple TV.

This week: dancing crabs, multipurpose rooms, and Wi-Fi 7 at Cafe Nervosa. 🦀.

Links:

• Understanding USB-C Charging Issues: Why Some Devices Won't Charge wit ~ Plugable Technologies

Oy, captain. What’s that on the horizon? No, it can’t be! Is it — a sleeker white whale? A goat? More confused animal metaphors? 🫢.

This week: Bob and Olive, a flyover view of WWDC, and Ryan on his reboot of “This Old House” coming soon to Warnermount Max.

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• Here are some pics of me and OLIVE, my best friend…I encourage you to adopt a best friend yourself from your local shelter or rescue! Love, Bob #NationalBestFriendsDay

We apologize for our extended absence but one of your hosts is still recovering from the bombshell news that San Diego is, regrettably, actually pretty cool.

This week: starter EVs, travel talk, and the triumphant return of Still or Sparkling. 💦.

Psst: this is a good one.

Links:

• Little Tikes Cozy E-Charging Station – Official Little Tikes Website

The closest we’ll ever get to the heyday of FiveThirtyEight (the letters not the numbers), a low key emergency pod recorded over dinner after Apple’s big announcements (most notably, the MacBook Neo). Plus some quiet tip coordination. 💻.

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• All the news about Apple’s MacBook Neo, iPhone 17E, and more | The Verge

You can either run a 10K across the most beautiful city in the country while eating pastries, or you can make a very sad ‘run for the border’. Seems like an easy choice.

This week: Apple experiences in the Big Apple, Olympic fever cases ticking up, and Dark Sky rises again. ⛈️.

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• SFGate - A regret-filled test run of San Francisco's Taco Bell Cantina 5K

Amazon Go as a concept may have been axed this week, but it gave way to the best SNL sketch ever so perhaps it was worth all the effort.

Also on the show: all eyes are on The Bay for the Puppy Bowl, Frasier themed Wi-Fi network names, and the great EV pullback. 🐾.

Links:

• Amazon Go - SNL - YouTube

Winston Churchill trying to cut the cord in 2026: “YouTube TV is worst vMPVD, except for all the others that have been tried.”

This week: our nation’s Semiquincentennial, EV road trippin’, and smart locks take over The Sphere.🔒.

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• Reddit - Michelin Man