Google launches Gemini into the Chrome browser and Amazon ends Palm scanning.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Jason Howell.

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Meta is bringing a paid subscription plan to its marquee apps, and Andy Beach tells us about why Bandcamp’s ban on AI music is just the beginning.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.

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Oh, and Apple has new Air Tags. But SMALL ROBOT!

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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Andrew Mayne explains how chips like Groq and Cerebras are giving us faster training and inferencing, and how that can help save us time and power and increase productivity.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrew Mayne.

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A study shows how effective the Apple Watch is at detecting AFib in adults over 65, and Tesla now has at least a couple of unsupervised autonomous robotaxis giving rides in Austin.

Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.

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Plus a phone that can triple-boot into Android, Linux and Windows 11.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.

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YouTube’s yearly creator letter ends with AI promises, and vertical video dreams. Plus a robot hand that can do way more on its own than you can with your clumsy two attached flesh hands.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Dr Niki.

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Realme's P4 Power smartphone touts a whopping 10,001mAh battery capable of more than three days on a charge, and Andy Beach tells us why we shouldn’t call things “AI”.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.

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At CES 2026, Robb talked with CrackBerry Kevin about the upcoming Clicks Communicator. They reminisced about old times and their love for the BlackBerry Bold series of devices before getting an overview of the Clicks Communicator. 

They also talked about the brand new Clicks Power Keyboard, Clicks for Moto Razr, and why we probably won't see a Clicks for Samsung Galaxy Flip.

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Smartglasses companies XREAL and Viture are getting ready to duke it out in court, and Dr. Niki shares what kinds of biomechanics robotics she saw at SICB.

Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt, and Dr. Niki.

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Plus, A new version of Wine is aout and it’s simpler to launch programs, and why Microsoft is spending so much money on Anthropic 

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Andy Beach.

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