The Weekly Tech Rant

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• The year of 26….
• iOS 26
• macOS 26 Tahoe
• WatchOS 26
• VisionOS 26
• tvOS 26
• ipadOS 26
• AI, where are you?!

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• OpenAI and Jony Ive’s AI product slated for 2027 launch, per Kuo report
• Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline
• Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year
• Nvidia’s RTX 5060 review debacle should be a wake-up call for gamers and reviewers
• Trump trade policy to cost Nvidia $10.5B in lost H20 GPU revenues
• Federal court blocks Trump tariffs and Appeal court reinstates them

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy 
• US senator announces a bill requiring geotracking in high-end GPUs
• Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
• Next-gen CarPlay, branded CarPlay Ultra, starts rolling out today
• New Apple CarPlay Ultra tested: hands-on with every new feature
• KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS
• Rumours
• One of tech's best leakers drops the GPU specs for the RTX 5080 Super, likely confirming that 24GB VRAM update

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed until May 2026
• TikTok Slammed With €530 Million GDPR Fine for Sending E.U. Data to China
• Fortnite is coming back to iPhones
• A new 'Ecco the Dolphin' game and remasters are on the way
• New Surface Hardware
• Microsoft shrinks its Surface Laptop down to 13 inches, priced at $899
• Microsoft’s smaller Surface Pro has a 12-inch display and starts at $799
• Rumours
• Apple may stagger next year’s iPhones to make way for a foldable

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats
• Apple appealing $570M EU fine, White House says it won’t be tolerated
• Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation
• Microsoft: Xbox is now the "biggest publisher" on PlayStation, as PC Game Pass hits 45% year over year growth
• Sam Altman’s eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US
• Rumours
• Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3: What to expect from the next releases

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• Here’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change that
• Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs
• Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules
• UK officials insist 'murder prediction tool' algorithms purely abstract
• Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives 
• Rumours
• Report: Apple planning ‘bold’ new 20th anniversary design for iPhone 19 Pro

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• The UK could greenlight direct-to-phone satellite services this year
• Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan
• Security Expert Troy Hunt Lured in by Mailchimp Phish
• Ubisoft and Tencent are forming a new company that will take control of its most successful franchises: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six
• Nintendo Switch 2 specs: $450 price tag, bigger 1080p LCD screen, 4K support, 256 GB storage, 'mouse' functionality and more
• Rumours
• The Apple Watch may get cameras and Apple Intelligence
• Apple’s rumored plastic Apple Watch SE has reportedly hit a serious snag
• Apple preparing M5 MacBook Pro refresh later this year, ahead of ‘overhaul’ in 2026
• Gurman: Apple working on new M5 iPad Pro, production starting later this year
• Another new Apple product will make the switch to in-house modems in 2027: report
• Apple reportedly wants to ‘replicate’ your doctor next year with new Project Mulberry

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• News
• Do you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereignty
• Nvidia’s cute ‘Digits’ AI desktop is coming this summer with a new name and a big brother
• Apple Product Launch Round Up
• iPad 11
• The new iPad 11 lacks support for Apple Intelligence features
• iPad Air
• Macbook Air
• Mac Studio
• Rumours
• Apple’s first foldable iPhone may feature crease-free display, but lacks Face ID and costs more than $2000
• iOS 19 to be one of Apple’s biggest iPhone updates ever
• Microsoft is reportedly prepping a handheld Xbox for later this year with new consoles coming in

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Pullback, Nvidia’s Troubles, and New AI Innovations

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

• Quantum
• Microsoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum Computing
• News
• Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands
• DeepSeek goes beyond “open weights” AI with plans for source code release
• NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards are melting power cables (again)
• Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue
• UK competition watchdog clears IBM-HashiCorp $6.4 billion merger
• Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus
• Rumours
• Apple reportedly plans to combine its modem with future processors as a single package
• New AirTag 2 leak reveals when to expect product launch

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Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms

In This Episode:

• News
• Apple launches the iPhone 16E
• Broadcom reportedly investigates acquiring Intel’s chip design biz
• Palmer Luckey Describes How Anduril's EagleEye Helmet Will Give Soldiers Superhuman Senses
• X Premium+ subscription doubled, though company is confused about its own pricing
• Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP

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