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YouTube Gets The Oscars, ChatGPT is Now a Platform, AI vs Human Creators


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Oscars ditch traditional TV for YouTube, ChatGPT’s image upgrades are significant, 5.2 launches with an entire app store, Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” as 2025’s word of the year, and who are the players in the battle for your TV.

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Links from the show

  • Shop Rock Paper Pencil — iPad Paper Screen Protector + Apple Pencil Tips - Astropad
  • ‎Capture App - App Store
  • iOS 26.3: New features for your iPhone - 9to5Mac
  • Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
  • My Favorite Murder and The Breakfast Club podcasts are ditching YouTube for Netflix | The Verge
  • The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement
  • ReThinking: Margaret Atwood on… - Worklife with Adam Grant - Apple Podcasts
  • Introducing GPT-5.2 | OpenAI
  • OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updated to Make Images Better and Faster - Bloomberg
  • Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT | OpenAI
  • AI Thumbnail Comparison @stephenrobles.com on Bluesky
  • Google announces Gemini 3 Flash, rolling out to Gemini app
  • Instagram is putting Reels on your TV | The Verge
  • Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ | The Verge
  • New M5 iMac model aimed at pro users might be coming, per leak - 9to5Mac
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:51) - Safari Browser Debate
  • (06:27) - eSIM Switching Phones
  • (12:57) - iOS 26.2 Brightness Bug
  • (15:18) - YouTube Gets The Oscars
  • (22:57) - Netflix vs YouTube vs...
  • (35:36) - OpenAI X Disney Deal
  • (38:03) - AI vs Real Creators
  • (49:00) - ChatGPT 5.2 and Apps
  • (01:03:05) - Slop Word Of The Year
  • (01:05:30) - Personal Tech Recs
  • (01:14:23) - Pluribus
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    Primary Tech Subscriber EditionBy Stephen Robles and Jason Aten