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• This is the future of Apple Vision Pro - YouTube
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• Apple’s Phil Schiller Steps Down from Running App Store and Product Events - Bloomberg
• New Apple CEO John Ternus now has his own X account - 9to5Mac (11:39)
• X profile for John Ternus
• Threads, Meta’s X Competitor, Hits 500 Million Monthly Users - Forbes
• Shortcuts Share Image - Threads post from Stephen Robles
• Apple response to OpenAI | DocumentCloud
• Philips Hue adds more affordable options for syncing smart lights with your TV | The Verge
• Hands-on with Philips Hue’s new Liane 360° Rope Lights | The Verge
• Anker Unveils MindBase With Matter 1.5 and HomeKit Secure Video Support - Homekit News and Reviews
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• Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion | The Verge
• Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Fable 5.1 model, details here - 9to5Mac
• Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit | WIRED
• Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release | The Verge
• iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders could kick off slightly later than usual - 9to5Mac
• Threads post from @caffeineandcab about the sketchy app Valid

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• (49:01) - NVIDIA Buys Hugging Face
• (50:51) - Fable 5.1
• (54:38) - OpenAI and "Fair Use"
• (01:06:23) - iPhone Event Preview
• (01:15:57) - Scammy Apps

Apple teases their next event, “Surprise and shine” where we’ll likely see iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra, plus upgraded Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini released. Meta accepts sweeping teen restrictions in major lawsuit settlement, the OpenAI breach is scarier than we thought, and we debate what makes an app “whimsical.”

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• Jason's Article on Element Photo App (04:35)
• Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: 'Surprise and shine' - 9to5Mac
• Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra - Apple
• Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro - Apple
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• Apple Won't Allow These Ad Categories in the Maps App - MacRumors
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• Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement | The Verge
• Our Agreement With Bipartisan Attorneys General: Calling on TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens
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• OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach | TechCrunch
• A turbulent AI era and critical choices to make - Gates Notes
• Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers | The Verge
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• (01:08:56) - Celebrity Identities on Social
• (01:14:28) - What Makes a Whimsical App

Apple's camera-equipped AirPods are seen in leaked footage, are they a bad idea? Anthropic reveals how Claude watermarks text (it’s not great), Robin Williams' children return to Instagram to fight AI Slop, the college tech load out, and Jason revives Aperture.

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• The HÅG Capisco Is A Great Chair For People Who Sit Weird - Aftermath
• macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 features redesigned traffic light window controls - 9to5Mac
• Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action - MacRumors
• Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak - 9to5Mac
• Apple Accidentally Leaked More Than 10 New Products in macOS Update - MacRumors
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• How Claude's text watermarking works - Anthropic
• Daring Fireball: Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing
• Mastodon post from Stephen Robles: "Hey Claude, never say 'opine' again, thx"
• Back to School Tech Deals 2026
• declaude: rewrite AI-flavored text as plain prose
• OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face | The Verge
• Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union - Apple
• Disney’s ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses - WSJ
• Comcast is putting motion sensing into millions of homes — using its existing Wi-Fi routers | The Verge
• Robin Williams' Kids Revive Instagram to Combat 'AI Abuse' of His Image - TheWrap
• An update to how we count public views across YouTube - YouTube Community
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Google unveils the Pixel 11 lineup and takes on Wispr Flow dictation and computational photography, Zuck writes an AI manifesto about wanting to be with the cool kids, Claude explains how it plans to label AI-generated text, and Spotify tries to end podcasting again.

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• Apple Announces 3D MLB Games Coming to Vision Pro - MacRumors
• The 7 biggest announcements of Google’s Pixel 11 launch | The Verge
• Made by Google '26 - YouTube
• Google's Magic Camera - Instagram Reel
• Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite | The Verge
• Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse | The Verge
• Google Unveils $29 Pixel Tag to Take On Apple's AirTag - MacRumors
• The Future is for Everyone
• How to spot AI writing
• How Claude marks AI-generated content | Claude Help Center
• Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool
• Spotify will label 'AI Persona' profiles and exclude their music from recommendations | TechCrunch
• OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful | The Verge
• YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money | TechCrunch
• I made the PC I couldn’t buy - YouTube

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Apple gears up for its September iPhone event, Google Earth's AI imagery enabled fabricated scenes of bombings, Claude’s models broke containment and even tried to trick real people, and why Bending Spoons ruins everything it touches.

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• Kan Do - Stephen's New Task App! (01:00)
• Apple News Ad - Mastodon post from John Gruber
• MasterCraft brings CarPlay and Android Auto to its pontoon boats (05:28)
• Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event - MacRumors
• Q3 results: 3D pricing, EGOT timing, and underestimating demand – Six Colors
• One Reason Apple’s Computers Are Mostly Made In China: A Tiny Screw | Texas Standard
• The US government just banned Roombas (13:42)
• X post from Brendan Carr
• Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price | The Verge
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• Apple is getting this wrong | OpenAI
• X post from Sam Altman
• Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health | The Verge
• Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership | The Verge
• See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction (43:12)
• Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too | The Verge
• Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt | The Verge
• Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI Work
• Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B | TechCrunch
• After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch
• Evernote cuts back on free plans, pushing users to upgrade | TechRadar
• WeTransfer owner snaps up apps, then sacks workers and raises prices - Follow the Money
• Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The Verge
• Reddit comment from r/nerdfighters

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• (03:19) - Apple News Ads Are Bad
• (05:27) - CarPlay in Boats
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• (01:07:24) - Mac Window Habits

Apple’s new device upgrade program is here and you can lease everything from an Apple Watch to a Mac Studio, Sam Altman says AI has hit the singularity but really it’s more like Jurassic Park, and Stephen made an app.

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• Siri Isn't a Joke Anymore - YouTube
• Real or AI? - Instagram Reel
• Apple Upgrade - Lease iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch - Apple
• Apple Upgrade: Here’s the monthly subscription cost for every product - 9to5Mac (14:08)
• Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments | The Verge
• Apple has three new smart home products 'nearly ready to launch,' per report - 9to5Mac
• Ferrari Luce First Drive - Can it Overcome the Looks? - YouTube
• AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI | The Verge
• Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
• Altman: AI Power Must Be Diffused to Prevent Hacks Like Hugging Face - Business Insider
• Sam Altman says we're in the singularity after AI hack
• Apple and OpenAI Are the Best of Frenemies (55:56)
• NBCUniversal, YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform
• HBO Max Shorts being tested on iPhone users in latest vertical video offensive
• Apple's AI glasses to be unveiled at WWDC27: report - 9to5Mac
• Apple Maps to power navigation experience for Ford UEV Platform - Apple

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• (01:07:56) - Apple Maps in Ford
• (01:09:07) - Stephen Built an App

Samsung launches its Galaxy Z Fold 8, passport-style foldable that foreshadows Apple’s iPhone Fold, OpenAI had a model break containment, Apple’s rumored leasing program, and the most accurate fitness trackers with special guest Lexy Savvides!

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• My First Week With Galaxy Watch Ultra 2! - Lexy's YouTube
• The future of creativity on the internet in a world with AI - YouTube
• The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8: I almost forgot it was a foldable | The Verge
• Samsung Galaxy Fold8 Hands-On: First Look From A Real Fold7 User - YouTube
• Samsung’s first ‘Ultra’ foldable is here | The Verge
• OPPO Find N6 - Ultra Flat, Flexible and Powerful | OPPO Global
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a fun new shape for foldables | The Verge
• Samsung Z Fold 8 (Wide) Impressions: Better Than I Thought! - YouTube
• Gemini task automation expands to 40+ apps, more
• WSJ’s Fitness Tracker Testing (44:26)
• ‎Trackables – Health Tracker App - App Store (50:12)
• Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like | The Verge
• OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation | OpenAI
• Matt Stockton of Hugging Face on X
• China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance  | The Verge
• Apple debuting new ‘Apple Upgrade’ leasing program next week, per report - 9to5Mac
• Apple prepares to kill off iPhone Upgrade Program
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• (01:11:49) - Personal Tech

Apple bans specific businesses from Maps ads, Siri AI does more than you think, Apple sues OpenAI over trade secret claims, and the ChatGPT app got real bad.

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Links from the show

• Siri AI can do WAY more than you think (YouTube)
• The Tech Stack Podcast (Apple Podcasts)
• Facebook Marketplace Food Reviews – Gabriel Rivera (Instagram)
• OpenAI Just Declared ChatGPT as You Know It Dead (Apple News) (42:50)
• Apple Just Went Public in Its Fight With OpenAI to Protect Its Most Valuable Secrets (Apple News)
• Primary Tech pin arrives in Gothenburg – Oskar Brodin (Threads)
• Pocket Casts iOS: HLS Project issues (GitHub)
• Apple bans home services from its upcoming Maps ads (TechCrunch)
• "'We have no interest in other companies' secrets' while hiring Jony Ive to make you a device rings pretty hollow." – Stephen Robles (X)
• The wildest allegations in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI (TechCrunch)
• Apple Inc. v. Chang Liu et al. – lawsuit PDF (Daring Fireball)
• OpenAI says it has seen no evidence supporting Apple's trade secret theft claims (9to5Mac)
• Apple Intelligence AI service registered with China's cyberspace regulator (Reuters)
• OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year (The Verge)
• Netflix among many companies showing interest in acquiring Letterboxd (9to5Mac)
• Good Mythical Morning with Rhett & Link coming to Netflix in big deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Decagon – The AI concierge for every customer
• Meta glasses changed my mind (YouTube)

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• (02:33) - Mail Bag
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• (42:47) - ChatGPT App Is Bad Now
• (53:05) - Apple Sues OpenAI
• (01:15:00) - Lightning Round
• (01:17:58) - Personal Tech
• (01:30:41) - Meta Glasses Review

Siri appears to gain third‑party app powers in iOS 27 beta 3, Microsoft lays off almost 5,000 people, many in the XBOX devision, physical media may be dead, and maybe I don’t hate Meta glasses.

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Links from the show

• ‎Jason's Appearance on Apple TV (at 15:21)
• The Official Website of Billie Jean King
• Siri AI can pull info from third-party apps in the latest developer beta - 9to5Mac
• New Reminders Icon
• I'm disappointed Apple will charge for AI camera features in the Home app
• Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales | TechCrunch
• PlayStation finally breaks silence amid physical disc fury
• Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy - Ars Technica
• Apple Responds To Disappearing iTunes Movie Purchases Issue
• Samsung finally confirms Galaxy Unpacked for July 22 | Mashable
• Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August | The Verge
• Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others | TechCrunch
• Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips - Apple
• Apple testing DRAM chips from banned Chinese memory supplier - 9to5Mac
• Pocket Casts update brings three new features, including CarPlay chapter artwork - 9to5Mac
• Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web | The Verge
• OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations | TechCrunch
• Meta Ray-Ban glasses brick the camera if you mess with recording light | Mashable
• Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time | The Verge
• Schlage Sense Pro Review: Fastest Apple Home Lock? - YouTube

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:12) - Jason on Apple TV
• (08:04) - iOS 27 Beta 3
• (25:47) - Microsoft's XBOX Problem
• (30:21) - PlayStation Drops Physical Discs
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• (52:02) - Pixel 11 Event
• (53:09) - Netflix Shorts
• (54:53) - Apple Chips and RAM
• (59:20) - Pocket Casts Update
• (01:04:09) - Claude Cowork on Mobile
• (01:08:55) - OpenAI Voices
• (01:10:25) - Meta Glasses Review
• (01:35:16) - 3 iPads on a Plane

Creator Studio gets new tricks, Gemini Spark on macOS, Meta glasses come with a catch, more Apple Pricing details, and is AI making apps we love better…or worse?

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   Links from the show

• Joe Lion on Mastodon: "Memory is a commodity"
• Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s
• Meta contractors posed as teens to prompt rival chatbots about suicide, sex, and drugs
• Artem on X: Looks like the next Apple Watch might have cameras
• There has never been a better time to buy an iPhone
• Apple Creator Studio gets smarter, faster, and more connected
• Meta is adding 'rate limits' and a soft paywall to its smart glasses
• Gemini Spark rolling out to macOS app for local tasks, automation
• Use the 1Password MCP Server to manage your 1Password Environments (beta)
• Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents
• Claude Fable 5 cleared to return as US lifts Anthropic's export control restriction
• Nadav Keyson on X: Introducing Riverside 2.0
• Dropbox Fax (formerly HelloFax): Send and receive fax online securely
• OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama
• OpenAI teases Codex-branded hardware collaboration, here's what to expect
• WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames
• Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence
• South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease 'RAMageddon'
• Daring Fireball: The Supreme Court rules law enforcement's use of a 'geofence warrant' was a 'search'
• Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal in Epic Games App Store fight
• Parker Ortolani
• Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2026

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Apple hikes MacBook and iPad prices, a $25,000 modular truck EV, Meta launches more smart glasses, and follow-up on the UK social ban.

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Links from the show

• Stephen's Affiliate Prime Day Deals
• Apple's Price Increase is Here - Jason's Article
• Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more - 9to5Mac
• GTA VI finally gets a price tag | The Verge
• The Blank Slate Truck 
• Slate Truck First Look: The $25,000 Modular EV! - YouTube
• We’re Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses
• Steam Machine Review: Is Valve’s $1,049 Console/PC Hybrid Worth It?
• Is the Steam Machine worth the… - The Vergecast - Apple Podcasts
• Tim Cook says prices of Apple devices will jump amid memory chip shortage - ABC News
• OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom | TechCrunch
• Social Reckoning Trailer: Jeremy Strong Is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
• tvOS 27 beta leaks clues that Siri AI is coming to future Apple TVs and HomePods | Macworld
• Google is finally opening the Play Store to outside payments | The Verge
• Introducing Lettera: A Native Markdown Editor for Mac, Now in Beta
• Zuckerberg reportedly wants a Polymarket clone — but without real money | The Verge
• Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app | TechCrunch
• OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide

• (00:00) - Intro
• (05:33) - Apple Price Hike
• (16:54) - GTA VI
• (19:16) - Slate EV Truck
• (24:03) - Meta Glasses
• (32:34) - Steam Console
• (39:20) - OpenAI Made a Chip
• (41:40) - Sponsor: Copilot Money
• (43:05) - Sponsor: Framer
• (44:44) - Sponsor: NordLayer
• (49:29) - tvOS 27 Updates
• (59:18) - Google Play App Fees
• (01:07:50) - Meta Polymarket
• (01:11:01) - UK Social Ban
• (01:27:47) - Prime Day