Get in loser, we’re driving down to the 280 to go watch an extended iPhone ad in Cupertino.

This week: Timmy C., the other Timmy C., and Carlos got an electric car. Zoom zoom. 🏎️.

Links:

• timothée chalamet pronouncing his name for almost 2 minutes - YouTube
• Lucid and Timothée Chalamet join forces | Lucid Motors
• AFEELA - EV | Sony Honda Mobility
• BMW i4 Gran Coupe: Model overview, features, and specs
• AirPods Pro 3 - Apple
• Apple Watch Compare - Apple
• iPhone 17 - Apple
• iPhone Air - Apple
• iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple
• Amazon.com: eufy Security Baby Monitor E21 with 4K UHD Camera, 5'' 720p Display, 8X Zoom, Hybrid Wi-Fi and No Wi-Fi Connection, 24/7 Recording in app, Pan-Tilt, Portable Camera with Built-in Battery, ANR : Baby

Not trying to Matt Levine you here, but the modern American economy can be perfectly explained in two stories: Taylor Swift’s engagement and the new Reese’s Oreo.

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This week: bangin’ sound on your next Alaska flight, the tragedy of Roomba, and televised sports. 🥌.

Links:

• The New ‘Perfect Combination’: The Reese’s Oreo Cup? The Oreo Reese’s Cookie? - WSJ
• T Swift is engaged
• The way Roomba fumbled this whole robot vacuum game needs to be studied ferociously.
• Talk Me Out of the Polestar 3, Is It That Bad? : Polestar
• BMW i4 Gran Coupe: Model overview, features, and specs
• Philz Coffee to be bought by private equity firm
• NFL deals Red Zone, NFL Media assets to ESPN in blockbuster billion-dollar agreement: Sources - The Athletic
• ESPN Sets Launch Date for Streaming Service, Priced at $30 Monthly
• MLB, ESPN have agreement for network to sell all out-of-market and some in-market games: Sources - The Athletic
• Apple officially announces iPhone 17 event
• The Town With Matthew Belloni - The Ringer
• Money Stuff

Wait wait, Eddy Cue prints out his calendar like they’re MapQuest directions in 1999? Are we getting this right?

This week: hypebeast coffee pop-ups, electric cars, and Wemo is Nomo.💡.

Links:

• Gen Z Is Answering the Phone in a New Way That's Confusing Us All - Business Insider
• BIGFACE: Jimmy Butler’s Coffee San Francisco Pop-Up Is Sceney as Hell | Eater SF
• Apple’s AirPort products are now ‘obsolete,’ with one exception - 9to5Mac
• Every New Electric Vehicle For Sale In 2025 - Car and Driver
• The MBUX Hyperscreen | Future Vehicles | | Mercedes-Benz USA
• Daring Fireball: Mark Gurman Got a Slew of Interesting Quotes Regarding Jeff Williams's Retirement
• My favorite picture from Sun Valley this year is Eddy Cue waving around a printout of his iCloud Calendar
• Sonic Boom: How Seattle Lost Its Team - The Ringer

Despite David Z.’s best efforts, we’re still solidly in a golden age of TV. Your favorite “famously sparkling” pod has fresh recs and picks just for you.

This week: Big Bird auditions for the “Die Another Day” remake, Etsy copyright infringement, and a ProPublica style exposé of the Target App. 🎯.

Links:

• SF Chronicle - Someone left a Tesla in the middle of S.F.’s Alta Plaza Park
• Kitchenaid decal - Etsy
• Waterloo Teams Up with Guy Fieri to Introduce Three New Limited-Time Flavors - Waterloo Sparkling Water
• Topo Chico Sabores Raspberry Lemon Flavored Sparkling Water - 8pk/12 fl oz Cans : Target
• Seasonal Specials | Super Duper | Fast food burgers. Slow food values.
• Disney to Pay NBCUniversal Another $438.7 Million for Hulu Stake
• ‘Sesame Street’ Signs New Streaming Deals With Netflix and PBS - The New York Times
• Max Changes Name Back to HBO Max
• With ‘Elio,’ Pixar Has Its Worst Box Office Opening Ever - The New York Times
• Chase Sapphire Reserve changes: New earning rates, more statement credits for a higher annual fee - The Points Guy
• Continuity Camera: Use iPhone as a webcam for Mac - Apple Support

Bears hibernate for the winter, sometimes podcasts hibernate for the spring. What’d we miss?

This week: escape room Google Sheets, demo day for real this time, and a quick check in with everyone’s favorite increasingly problematically monopolistic fruit company. 🪚.

Links:

• The Property Brothers Have Done ‘Hundreds’ of Escape Rooms - WSJ
• "Rivian Automotive Inc" - to the government “Rivian” - to most “RIVN” - to shareholders "The cars with the cute eyes" - to kids “My community” - to our owners
• Through their lens, the world is pure magic. We’re here to protect that wonder for our kids’ kids’ kids.
• WWDC 2025 | The Verge
• Daring Fireball: Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino
• Why did Apple ice out the most… - Channels with Peter Kafka - Apple Podcasts
• Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store - The New York Times
• Liquid Glass Transparent Mode
• Next-gen CarPlay, branded CarPlay Ultra, starts rolling out today - 9to5Mac
• I’ve Always Been a Generalist—and on ‘Jeopardy!,’ It Paid Off - Cornellians | Cornell University
• Amazon.com: Anker MagSafe Charger Compatible, MagGo 3-in-1 Charging Station, Qi2 Certified 15W Magnetic Wireless Charger Dock Stand, For iPhone16/15/14/13/12 Series, Apple Watch,AirPods,and More(Adapter Included) : Cell Phones & Accessories
• Pellegrino Zero : Target

Every year we think we’ve hit ‘peak tenuously-linked brand integration’ and year after year we’re shown that no, there’s no lemon that a David Zaz-type won’t try to squeeze into a diamond.

This week: dank memes, TV for boomers, and asking Alexa+ to pour one out for Skype. 📺.

Links:

• We want to make sure it's perfect 🥲 #PhizCoffee #MintMojito
• I need to take a personal day after seeing this version of adam scott as mark scout in Severance 🥵🤤😮‍💨
• UMMMMMMMMMMMM
• Your outie wisely avoided the Netflix seasons of Arrested Development.
• Severance — Music To Refine To feat. ODESZA | Apple TV+ - YouTube
• The White Lotus x CB2 | CB2
• Amazon announces AI upgrade for Alexa | The Verge
• Apple launches new iPhone 16e: Here's everything you need to know - 9to5Mac
• Apple debuts iPhone 16e: A powerful new member of the iPhone 16 family - Apple
• Apple refreshes the iPad but doesn’t add Apple Intelligence | The Verge

At this point, we’re like eighteen months away from the Property Brothers having their own cereal. Honestly it’s been a slippery slope ever since Reese’s Puffs.

This week: TCL’s bush league OLED fear-mongering, Detroit style cookware, and the predictable end of the fast casual city challenge. 🌁.

Links:

• Kelce Mix
• Kraft Lucky Charms Marshmallows-7oz : Target
• Introducing 'Meet The Moores': TCL 98" Q Class 4K TV Commercial ft. Justin Herbert - YouTube
• The Office - Dinner Party - Plasma TV Scene - YouTube
• Daring Fireball: Fox’s New Scorebug Graphic Design, and Our Innate Resistance to Change
• Chipotle x Strava | City Challenge
• Strava x Chipotle Champs - Carlos Gomez
• Comcast Xfinity Sports & News TV Pricing Announced at $70/Month
• Review: Powerbeats Pro 2 tick all the boxes with heart rate monitoring, slimmer design, H2 chip, more - 9to5Mac
• Powerbeats Pro 2 review: the workout buds to beat | The Verge
• Heart rate sensors in Apple products, 10 years apart. Miniaturization in technology will never cease to amaze me.
• Sonos lays off 200 employees as its struggles continue | The Verge
• After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box | The Verge
• Ooni’s first departure from pizza ovens is a $799 spiral mixer
• Easy Blueberry Cream Scones Recipe
• Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies Recipe

This Sonos shakeup is the biggest corporate drama to hit the Santa Barbara area since the Silvergreens in Isla Vista closed.

This week: a change of Venu, entertainment centers frozen in time, and more intrigue in the fast casual running challenge world. 📺.

Links:

• Wolf Blitzer on X: "I’m very happy. #GoBills! https://t.co/Ull9zkpThn" / X
• Wolf Blitzer on X: "Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC. https://t.co/AXFQm7aZ14" / X
• Now I’m worried Apple Intelligence is doing the scores in the Sports app.
• Chipotle x Strava | City Challenge
• Rivian Tri-Motor Challenge: San Francisco - Strava Challenges
• Venu Sports’ shuttering, explained: Why ESPN, Fox, TNT scrapped launch of streaming service - The Athletic
• DirecTV launches MySports streaming bundle with live NFL, NBA, and MLB games - The Verge
• Comcast moves Bay Area sports channels to pricier subscription tier
• Apple Television could be the antidote for these disturbing TV trends - 9to5Mac
• Sonos’ interim CEO hits all the right notes in first letter to employees - The Verge
• Amazon.com - Rubbermaid Brilliance 12-Cup Airtight Food Storage Container, Perfect for Pantry Staples, Clear/Grey

Why aren’t business deals related to streaming services more like pro athlete deals?

Fubo, you’re heading to Disney. Venu? You’re cut. Elmo? You’re the new power forward for the Pelicans. Hope you like humid summers buddy.

This week: running for a [fast casual] cause, robot on robot crime, and EV showrooming. 🌯.

Links:

• Food Delivery Robot Hit By Waymo : waymo
• Residents of one Northern California neighborhood had a good laugh after Thursday's powerful earthquake struck the region: a robotic vacuum cleaner that apparently got disconnected from its base found roaming the streets. https://abcnews.link/03FrjCh
• Chipotle San Francisco Segment | Strava Run Segment in San Francisco, California
• Chipotle x Strava | City Challenge
• They squandered the holy grail - Xe Iaso
• Soft launch of the San Francisco Rivian space TODAY! Come to Hayes Valley and meet Anthony and his team! Official opening later this month!
• Hertz is asking EV renters if they want to keep it, permanently - The Verge
• HBO Ends Sesame Street Deal, Show Selling to Other Streaming Services
• YouTube TV's Cost Increases to $82.99, the First Price Hike Since March 2023 - WSJ
• Disney strikes deal to merge Fubo with Hulu + Live TV - The Verge
• Why Dumb TVs Deserve a Comeback
• Schlage Sense Pro unveiled w/ Matter-via-Thread, Ultra wideband - 9to5Mac
• Mela

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me,

That’s right folks, it’s the 2024 Holiday Spectacular.

This week: Inside Bob Iger’s NBA, Italian smart lights, and the lump of coal that is Apple Intelligence (so far). 🪨.

Links:

• Apple Intelligence notification summaries are honestly pretty bad - Ars Technica
• Philips Hue Festavia 65-Foot 250-LED Smart String Lights White and Color Ambiance 585307 - Best Buy
• Philips Hue unlocks multi-bridge support - Hueblog.com
• ‘Inside the NBA’ to continue on ABC and ESPN as part of TNT-NBA settlement - The Athletic
• With landmark ‘Inside the NBA’ trade, ESPN and boss Jimmy Pitaro win big - The Athletic
• ESPN is coming to the Disney Plus app starting today - The Verge
• Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels - WSJ
• Amazon announces new Echo Show 21 and Echo Show 15 smart displays - The Verge
• Flighty — A new way to track flights