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Stephen Robles and Jason Aten
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DEC 4, 2025
Apple Products Ranked Correctly, Liquid Glass Creator Leaves Apple, OpenAI Code Red
Apple design chief Alan Dye exits for Meta, OpenAI sounds a “code red” as Google surges in AI, Sony A7V is out, Bending Spoons may be the tech world’s Thanos, and we rank Apple’s products, but correctly.
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Links from the show
- This Shortcut Will Give You the Year-End Recap that Apple Won’t
- Screen Time 2025 Shortcut (00:06:04)
- YouTube 'Recap' is a video version of Spotify Wrapped
- Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Retiring After Siri Delays - MacRumors
- Apple design boss Alan Dye departing for Meta - 9to5Mac
- to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
- Today we're establishing a new creative studio in Reality Labs led by Alan Dye, who has spent nearly 20 years leading design at Apple.
- Bending Spoons to acquire Eventbrite in $500M all-cash deal - Tech.eu
- OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race | The Verge
- ChatGPT ads are on the way, but iPhone users can avoid them - 9to5Mac
- Hands-on: Sony’s A7 V uses a partially stacked sensor for silent shooting | The Verge
- Sony a7 V Review: The End Game - YouTube
- Sara Dietschy’s Sony Grid - Instagram
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- Runway says its new text-to-video AI generator has ‘unprecedented’ accuracy | The Verge
- Only Good Use of AI - Instagram
- Apple unveils the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards - Apple
- The best Apple gadgets, ranked | The Verge
- The iPad's Software Problem Is Permanent - YouTube
77 MIN
NOV 26, 2025
AirDrop on Android, Tech Gift Guide, Apple Intelligence Conspiracy Theory
Android Quick Share’s new AirDrop ability, OpenAI’s secretive hardware prototype, ChatGPT and Perplexity want to take over your online shopping, our tech gift guide, and we have a theory about Apple Intelligence…
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Tech Gift Guide
- Apple AirPods 4
- ESR Car Mount Charger
- Anker Nano Portable Charger
- Apple AirTag 4 Pack
- Tracking Card Pro - Find My | Black
- The Wallace - Andar
- Anker European Travel Plug Adapter
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Links from the show
- Jason Aten (@jasonaten) on Instagram
- Apple Wasn't at F1 - Inc
- Android Quick Share can now work with iOS’s AirDrop
- AirDrop on Android - Inc
- Gurman: 'Few signs internally' point to Tim Cook stepping down
- OpenAI has hardware prototypes
- WWDC 2024 — June 10 | Apple - YouTube
- Flighty Interview - Inc
- David Smith, Maker of Widgetsmith Interview - Inc
- David Smith, Independent iOS Developer
- ChatGPT's new shopping research tool is fast, fun, and free - but can it out-shop me?
- Apple Can’t Ignore This Anymore - YouTube
- Perplexity says its AI personal shopper ‘puts you first’ | The Verge
- ChatGPT Voice and Text Mode
- You can now add Amazon returns to Apple Wallet!
- X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts - The New York Times
- Hikawa Phone Grip
85 MIN
NOV 20, 2025
Will Tim Cook Resign Next Year? Google Gemini 3 Might be Winning, Split View Returns to iPad
Gemini 3 is released and already performs better than ChatGPT-5, big features coming to iOS 26.2 including Split View on iPad, inside the Cloudflare outage, and Tim Cook’s legacy with Apple.
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Links from the show
- An Interview With Oracle Red Bull Racing's Laurent Mekies
- Why LEGO Just Announced It Will Sponsor an F1 Academy Team for the 2026 Season
- Apple Podcasts unveils the most popular shows and trends of 2025 - Apple
- Apple saved the best features for 26.2 - YouTube
- Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet | The Verge
- Explore new ways to plan and book travel with AI in Search
- Cloudflare CEO explains exactly what caused global outage | Mashable
- Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO ‘as soon as next year’ - 9to5Mac
- Amazon's Prime Video Launches AI-Generated Video Recaps
- Perplexity announces free product to streamline online shopping
- TikTok Adds Toggle to Limit AI Content in For You Feed - MacRumors
- Analogue 3D review: the perfect console for N64 collectors | The Verge
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