Tech news that matters for everyone to understand. Our hosts break down the most important stories, from consumer tech and gadgets, to AI and beyond. Stephen Robles is a content creator with over 350K followers across platforms, and Jason Aten is a technology columnist at Inc.com having written in the past for Business Insider and The Chicago Tribune. Tune in every Thursday for new episodes.
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. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Decagon.ai - Go to decagon.ai/primary to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team. Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 2 months FREE when you sign up at: copilot.money/primary Links from the show 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 (00:00) - Intro (04:03) - Real or AI? (06:15) - Siri AI Roadtrip (14:04) - Apple Upgrade Program (34:21) - Apple Home Devices (35:10) - Ferrari Luce Test Drive (36:59) - Sponsor: Decagon (38:51) - Sponsor: Copilot Money (40:22) - AI is Jurassic Park (01:02:20) - Peacock X YouTube (01:04:42) - HBO Shorts (01:05:39) - Apple Glasses (01:07:56) - Apple Maps in Ford (01:09:07) - Stephen Built an App ★ Support this podcast ★
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! Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Subscribe to Lexy's YouTube Follow Lexy on Instagram Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology Links from the show 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 Shop Oura Ring 5 (00:00) - Special Guest Lexy Savvides (01:28) - Mailbag (08:00) - Galaxy Unpacked (08:54) - Z Flip 8 (15:18) - Z Fold 8 Ultra (21:02) - Z Fold 8 (28:01) - Gemini AI (33:59) - Galaxy Ultra 2 (34:37) - Sponsor: Claude (36:56) - Sponsor: NordLayer (38:39) - Galaxy Ultra 2 Cont'd (50:41) - Samsung Smart Glasses (54:49) - OpenAI Containment Breach (01:06:45) - Apple Leasing Program (01:11:49) - Personal Tech ★ Support this podcast ★
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. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Movies on the Side Podcast (04:18) Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Decagon.ai - Go to decagon.ai/primary to get a personalized demo and see what Decagon can do for your team. Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology 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) (00:00) - Intro (02:33) - Mail Bag (14:07) - Siri AI Experience (25:12) - Apple Maps Ads (37:56) - Sponsor: Decagon (39:43) - Sponsor: Framer (41:15) - Sponsor: NordLayer (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 ★ Support this podcast ★
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. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECH NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology 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 (45:20) - Sponsor: Framer (47:09) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac (48:48) - Sponsor: NordLayer (50:31) - Samsung Unpacked (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 ★ Support this podcast ★
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? Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Keeper - Get60% off personal and family plans at: keepersecurity.com/PRIMARY Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology 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 (00:00) - Intro (13:07) - Apple Pricing Updates (22:28) - New Final Cut Features (26:26) - Meta Glasses Subscription (28:14) - Gemini Spark on Mac (32:58) - Sponsor: Keeper (34:59) - Sponsor: Framer (37:09) - Sponsor: NordLayer (38:57) - Riverside 2.0 and AI Creep (01:01:07) - Lightning Round (01:11:46) - Toy Story 5 ★ Support this podcast ★
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. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 2 months FREE when you sign up at: try.copilot.money/primary Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology 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 ★ Support this podcast ★
SPECS AR glasses announced, more discoveries from WWDC26, Google’s new Gemini speaker, Fox buying Roku, UK is banning social media for teens and kids, plus how Americans really feel about AI. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at: shopify.com/primary NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology Links from the show Allbirds Is Now Smartbird. Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 \ Anthropic SPECS AR Glasses The Google Home Speaker, with Gemini WWDC26: Design immersive environments for visionOS apps and the spatial web | Apple - YouTube WWDC26: Rev up your CarPlay app | Apple - YouTube Safari didn't have to go this hard in macOS 27 - YouTube Fox agrees to buy Roku. Here's what investors are missing SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world's first trillionaire | TechCrunch SpaceX to acquire the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion Schlage’s UWB-enabled smart lock launches this month | The Verge Matter 1.6 Announced With NFC Setup, Cross-Ecosystem Device Sharing, and Smarter Thermostats - MacRumors Britain will ban under-16s from social media apps, including TikTok and YouTube : NPR How Australia’s social media ban has affected families six months on | Social media bans | The Guardian Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows | TechCrunch (00:00) - Intro (02:12) - Smartbird (06:31) - Claude Fable (09:14) - Snap Specs (12:48) - Gemini Speaker (19:51) - Immersive Behind-the-Scenes (22:52) - iOS 27 CarPlay (28:28) - Fox Buying Roku (31:03) - SpaceX IPO (34:52) - Smart Home News (36:26) - Sponsor: Anthropic (39:09) - Sponsor: Shopify (40:40) - Sponsor: NordLayer (41:52) - UK Social Media Ban (58:22) - Did Siri AI Just Win? ★ Support this podcast ★
We go hands-on with Siri AI, iOS 27’s vibe-code and agent style features, new child safety tools, and more! Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECH Keeper - Get60% off personal and family plans at: keepersecurity.com/PRIMARY NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology Links from the show WWDC 2026 in 13 Minutes - YouTube Shortcuts in iOS 27 - YouTube Apple Just Showed Off New Siri. The Smartest Part Was Letting You Watch It Wait macOS Wall of Text - Basic Apple Guy Apple introduces Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal assistant - Apple Apple previews new child safety features - Apple Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 - Apple (00:00) - Intro (05:09) - Apple is Vibe Coding (11:34) - Snow Leopard Year (17:06) - Foldable Hints (19:55) - Hidden Agents (27:30) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac (29:20) - Sponsor: Keeper (31:21) - Sponsor: NordLayer (32:52) - Siri AI (47:00) - Screen Time Updates (57:56) - Travel Router ★ Support this podcast ★
NVIDIA is aiming to compete with Apple Silicon, Shift offers free cleaning in exchange for video of your home, then we dive into all the rumors around iOS and macOS 27 including revamped Siri, new AI-powered features, redesigned Photos and Camera apps, and share our hopes and dreams for WWDC. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology Links from the show Jason's Hopes for WWDC - Apple News Shift X Video Nvidia Challenges Apple Silicon With New RTX Spark PC Chip - MacRumors Kelsey Peterson at OpenAI - X Nvidia Challenges Apple Silicon With New RTX Spark PC Chip - MacRumors Apple iOS 27 Photos, Screenshots: Revamped Siri, Pro Camera App, New AI Features - Bloomberg iOS 27 will let you choose between Gemini, Claude, and more for AI features: report - 9to5Mac More Apple Intelligence features detailed as iOS 27 leaks continue | Macworld iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone - MacRumors iOS 27 has new features coming for two of iPhone’s most popular apps - 9to5Mac iOS 27 to feature upgraded Camera interface and Photos app: Here's what's rumored - 9to5Mac Apple reportedly scales back plans for AI-powered health coach - 9to5Mac iOS 27 Features: Apple Plans to Let Users Build Their Own Passes in Wallet App - Bloomberg macOS 27: Five new Mac features being announced next month - 9to5Mac iPadOS 27 | Siri chatbot, Multitasking, Stability macOS 27: Two More Changes Leaked Ahead of WWDC Next Month - MacRumors Introducing RemCTL: The Power-User Reminders CLI for macOS and AI Agents - MacStories WWDC 2026 Wishlist: Three Things I Want From Apple Apple Glasses: Late 2027 Release, Watch Comparison; iOS 28; Apple TV, HomePod - Bloomberg Bitrig | The best way to build native Swift apps with AI Vacbird Rechargeable Pump Travel Storage Bags Set Luggage Bags and Travel Suitcases | July DELSEY PARIS Helium Aero Hardside Expandable Luggage (00:00) - Intro (03:16) - Shift Cleaning + Robots (05:45) - NVIDIA's New Chips (08:07) - iOS 27 Rumors Roundup (38:06) - Sponsor: NordLayer (40:09) - Our WWDC Hopes and Dreams (01:10:59) - Claude Does It Again ★ Support this podcast ★
Leaked images of iOS 27’s revamped Siri from journalist Mark Gurman, first look at the Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Luce, summer travel tech gear, and Stephen has a major crash out over AI slop. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Keeper - Get 60% off personal and family plans at: keepersecurity.com/PRIMARY Scribe - Book a personalized enterprise demo when you visit: scribe.how/primary NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology Links from the show Podcasts in Antarctica Amazing LEGO Collection choclift - the sweeter way to work with Mac Apple iOS 27 Photos, Screenshots: Revamped Siri, Pro Camera App, New AI Features - Bloomberg R2 Launches June 9 by Rivian - Rivian Stories | Electric Vehicle Adventures Leaf Pro Max Meme Ferrari Luce is the Most Controversial Ferrari Ever - YouTube Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans | TechCrunch The new Halide camera app launches with film looks and an upgraded photo editor | The Verge Fitbit Air: Invisible Fitness Tracking For Everyone? (Full Review!) - YouTube Here’s how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don’t like the new Health app | The Verge The Truth About the "Whoop Killer" - YouTube Amazon to Acquire Apple's Globalstar Stake in Satellite Deal - MacRumors American Airlines to install Starlink, the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky Apple has a new MacBook Pro coming soon, here's what we know - 9to5Mac YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them | The Verge Spotify now lets users save or share podcast clips - 9to5Mac Robinhood will let your AI agent trade stocks and make (or lose) lots of money | The Verge How to clean your Apple products - Apple Support UGREEN Nexode Air 65W Anker Nano Portable Charger, 45W KU XIU Qi2.2 25W 3-in-1 Baseus Picogo Qi2.2 25W Magsafe Battery 65W - Slim Design - Carbide | NOMAD® Anker 25,000mAh Portable Charger Sony 1000X THE COLLEXION Stephen's Reminders Video - YouTube (00:00) - Intro (04:05) - Podcast in Antarctica (07:32) - F1 Race (10:08) - Beta Season (16:27) - iOS 27 Siri Leak (20:58) - R2 Launch Date (25:17) - Ferrari Luce (32:51) - Sponsor: Keeper (34:26) - Sponsor: Scribe (36:37) - Sponsor: NordLayer (38:08) - Meta Subscriptions (45:43) - Lightning Round (52:21) - AI Slop Crash Out (01:03:08) - Spotify Podcast Features (01:04:39) - Travel Tech Gear ★ Support this podcast ★
Google I/O 2026 was packed with AI, wild AGI predictions, Gemini Agents, and 1,000 product names, plus WWDC invites, Apple’s iOS 27 accessibility features may hint at the new Siri, growing AI backlash, and Stephen tries to convince Jason to use Plex. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 2 months FREE when you sign up at: try.copilot.money/primary Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at: shopify.com/primary NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology ------------------------------ Links from the show The Googlebook Doesn't Make Any Sense - Inc Gemini Task Automation - YouTube InnerPulse - App Store Symphony for Apple Music App - App Store Smart Budget: WalletPal App - App Store Apple kicks off Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8 - Apple Google I/O '26 Keynote - YouTube The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026 | The Verge iOS 27 Accessibility Features - YouTube Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates with Apple Intelligence - Apple Apple just revealed an iOS 27 feature that hints at Siri’s new powers - 9to5Mac This App Makes iPhone Shortcuts for You - YouTube Apple Sports App Updated With 2026 World Cup Features, Expands to 90 More Countries - MacRumors VOX Acquired - nytimes Plex Tripling Lifetime Plex Pass Price to $750 in July - MacRumors Ex-Google CEO Booed at Commencement Elon vs Altman Verdict nytimes.com Comply TrueGrip MAX Charjen AirFoams Pro Active Ear Tips for AirPods Pro 3 (00:00) - Intro (04:30) - App Shout Outs (08:45) - WWDC Media Invites (10:55) - Google I/O Keynote (16:30) - Google Omni (18:45) - C2PA AI Tagging (23:11) - Gemini 3.5 Flash (23:25) - Antigravity 2.0 (25:55) - Gemini Spark (32:36) - AI Search (40:14) - Sponsor: Copilot Money (41:44) - Sponsor: Shopify (43:09) - Sponsor: NordLayer (45:05) - Google Universal Cart (50:40) - Google Creative Tools (52:15) - AI Audio Glasses (55:21) - WeatherNext (59:27) - iOS 27 New Features (01:05:29) - Apple Sports (01:14:26) - Plex Pricing (01:15:51) - Gen Z Hates AI (01:17:56) - Elon Loses to Altman (01:19:58) - AirPods Pro 3 Tips ★ Support this podcast ★
iOS 26.5 is out with RCS encryption and…Apple Maps Ads, a *suprising* reaction to AI at a commencement, Android 17 bringing Gemini Intelligence and new features, and possibly the dumbest Magic Mouse accessory ever. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Contextly Notes App - App Store Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Granola - Try Granola for FREE for 3 months at: granola.ai/primary Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology ------------------------------ Links from the show Didly | thatvirtualboy Beam Browser for iPad Gnome — Quickly Share GIFs on Your Mac Medieval Knight doing a transatlantic to Lisbon Jason's Inc Story on Contextly Sony Made It Too Good - A7R VI with Gerald Undone - YouTube LEGO® Icons The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith™ Set The Top 10 Biggest LEGO® sets ever iOS 26.5 adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging, rolling out now - 9to5Mac Apple Ads is courting developers through a newly formed ‘Emerging Team’ - 9to5Mac Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence “The Biggest Android Update Ever” - YouTube The 9 biggest new features in Android 17 | The Verge Alexa is moving into Amazon․com | The Verge Today we're starting to roll out Incognito Chat with Meta AI Introducing Instants: Share in the Moment on Instagram University Commencement AI Clip on Bluesky The best argument I’ve heard for why AI won't take your job Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners | TechCrunch Stephen Robles - The Bearded Teacher Bio Site Apple’s iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in quarter one of 2026. Apple now requires verification for Education Store, adds Apple Watch with discounts - 9to5Mac End of an Era for Apple Edu Discount- Inc Magic Mouses Charger Base Apple hits milestone in development of AirPods with cameras: report - 9to5Mac iOS 18.3 NEW Visual Intelligence Features: Finally Good? - YouTube (00:00) - Intro (10:03) - Contextly App is Out! (14:55) - Sony A7R6 (17:15) - LEGO Talk (19:37) - Apple Vision Pro (22:59) - iOS 26.5 RCS (27:09) - Googlebook Teased (35:44) - Sponsor: Granola (37:17) - Sponsor: Claude (39:50) - Sponsor: NordLayer (42:06) - Android 17 Features (46:08) - Alexa on Amazon (51:22) - New Meta Features (01:00:43) - Gen Z Hates AI (01:15:44) - iPhone 17 is Popular (01:16:52) - Apple Education Discount (01:20:11) - Personal Tech ★ Support this podcast ★
Apple’s record Q2 earnings, Mac Studio RAM options are dropped amid shortage, iPhone owners may get up to $95 from a Siri settlement, Anthropic to use massive SpaxeXAI data center, Utah protesting its data center, and we’re both making apps. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECH NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology ------------------------------ Links from the show Coffee Recipe Card Maker for Home Baristas | BrewCard AirPods Pro 3 Comply Tips - Affiliate Link Spirit Airlines Article - Inc Nilay Shout Out on Bluesky Apple announces record fiscal second quarter – Six Colors Apple's Binary Bet Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop - MacRumors Daring Fireball: On the Future of Apple’s Vision Platform Apple's most powerful Mac Studio loses its last remaining RAM upgrade option - 9to5Mac Apple CEO warns of memory crunch. 'We'll look at a range of options' iPhone users could get up to $95 per device as Apple reaches $250M settlement over Siri delays - 9to5Mac 3 things to know about Kevin O'Leary's massive proposed Utah data center - Axios Salt Lake City Kevin O'Leary's Tweet Utah Meeting Protests - X Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX \ Anthropic Anthropic Taking Over All Capacity of xAl's First Memphis Data Center - 512 Pixels Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words | The Verge Netflix Rolls Out Vertical Video Feed, Blurring Lines Between Streaming and Social Media Disney+ to become ‘super app’ that goes beyond streaming service: report - 9to5Mac US Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit | Reuters Video on Apple Podcasts Doubled My Plays (Case Study) reMarkable Paper Pro Move | reMarkable Kindle Store (00:00) - Intro (07:53) - Apple Q2 Earnings (15:22) - Is Apple Vision Pro Dead? (18:52) - RAMpocalypse (27:57) - Siri Failure Payouts (31:51) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac X (33:29) - Sponsor: NordLayer (35:08) - Utah Data Center Fiasco (43:13) - Claude SpaceXAI Deal (47:24) - Mira Murati at Elon X Altman Trial (50:50) - Disney+ Super App (52:40) - VOX May Be Acquired (55:22) - SCOTUS Apple v Epic Games (57:27) - Transistor Case Study (01:06:15) - reMarkable Paper Pure ★ Support this podcast ★
Microsoft and OpenAI ammend their arrangement leaving out AGI, rumors of an OpenAI phone, NSA using Anthropic despite it being a “supply chain risk,” Apple’s 12-month App Store subscription commitment is a bad idea, and Jason’s app update! Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Links from the show Knight on Polar Bear Shirt | Stephen Robles Chess Peace App - App Store My Links App - App Store 5 Hopes on John Ternus - inc.com Jason's MacBook Neo Article List of iPod models | Apple Wiki | Fandom iPod shuffle (3rd generation) | Apple Wiki Apple iPod Nano 3rd Generation The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership - The Official Microsoft Blog Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead | The Verge OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps | TechCrunch HTC First review: a Facebook phone that’s pure Google at heart | The Verge Amazon Fire Phone: Why It Failed to Take Off Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone Smartphone Round Robin: Final Thoughts on Windows Mobile and the ATT Tilt | CrackBerry Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel | The Verge The FCC is going after the broadcast licenses of Disney-owned ABC stations | The Verge NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist Trump officials draft plan to bring Anthropic back amid Pentagon fight Google Lets Pentagon Use Its AI - wsj.com Google employees ask Sundar Pichai to say no to classified military AI use | The Verge Apple Introduces App Store Monthly Subscriptions With 12-Month Commitment - MacRumors Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI | The Verge YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers | TechCrunch Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space | TechCrunch Stephen Robles ChatGPT Images vs Gemini - Mastodon (00:00) - Intro (08:21) - Jobs and Ternus Comparison (18:09) - Microsoft X OpenAI Situationship (27:53) - OpenAI Making a Phone (34:20) - Brendan Carr is a Dummy (40:48) - Pentagon Using Claude Again (45:05) - Google Giving Pentagon Access (46:42) - App Store 12-Month Plan (49:46) - Elon Musk vs Sam Altman (51:04) - Lightning Round (Introductions with MacBook Neo) (55:01) - Jason's App Update ★ Support this podcast ★
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO on Sept 1st and John Ternus is taking the reigns. We discuss Cook’s Legacy, the last CEO transition from Jobs to Cook, and what we expect from a Ternus-led Apple. Plus, OpenAI’s new image generator is actually good, and Jason is building a wild notes app. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! Granola - Try Granola for FREE for 3 months at: granola.ai/primary Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary Links from the show The Master Engineer Taking Over Apple (and Why It Matters) - YouTube I Tested 12 Podcast Apps - YouTube Tim Cook’s Farewell Letter Just Revealed His Most Important Leadership Habit - Inc Tim Cook Is Stepping Down as Apple’s CEO. He’s Keeping the Most Important Job—for Now Optimising Vibe-Coded Next.js Applications for Performance, Crawlability and Search Success — Will Kennard Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO - Apple Photo from Apple’s Town Hall Tim Cook tells employees why he chose to step down now, what's next for him - 9to5Mac Community Letter from Tim - Apple Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer - Apple Daring Fireball: Another Day Has Come OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web | The Verge ChatGPT Image Post on Bluesky OpenAI updates ChatGPT with Codex-powered 'workspace agents' for teams - 9to5Mac Google teases Gemini-powered Siri upgrade during Cloud Next keynote - 9to5Mac Amazon invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic part of AI infrastructure SpaceX lands deal to likely purchase Cursor, a Claude Code and OpenAI Codex competitor - 9to5Mac Threads is adding Live Chats to boost real-time engagement | TechCrunch (00:00) - Intro (07:31) - Tim Cook's Legacy (18:03) - John Ternus Era (39:20) - Sponsor: Framer (41:06) - Sponsor: Granola (42:23) - Sponsor: Claude (43:54) - Cook's Wins and Failures (53:58) - ChatGPT 2.0 Images (59:57) - Lightning Round (01:03:18) - Jason's Notes App ★ Support this podcast ★
Gemini launches a Mac app, Adobe Firefly brings more AI tools, Anthropic upgrades Claude Code with routines, Apple is sending Siri engineers to AI boot camp, Jason vibe coded some pretty great apps, and how genuine is Sam Altman? Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 2 months FREE when you sign up at: copilot.money/primary Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at: shopify.com/primary ------------------------------ Links from the show Is a $3,000 Movie Player Worth It? - YouTube Ferrari Luce Interior - X Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent | The Verge Gemini for macOS - your native AI desktop app Gus Mueller: "The new Mac Gemini app has a huge executable bina…" - Mastodon DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop | The Verge Adobe Ushers in a New Era of Creativity with New Creative Agent and Generative AI Innovations in Adobe Firefly Anthropic adds routines to redesigned Claude Code, here's how it works - 9to5Mac Redesigning Claude Code on desktop for parallel agents | Claude DoorDash Stunt - Apple News Report: Apple to send Siri engineers to multi-week AI coding bootcamp - 9to5Mac Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz | TechCrunch YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts | The Verge $10K Apple Pay Hack - YouTube DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 camera is better at capturing slo-mo footage and photos | The Verge Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot | The Verge Festival for Personal AI Apple threatened to pull Musk’s AI Grok from App Store over sexualized deepfakes | The Verge Sam Altman's Blog Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? | The New Yorker Podcast Search ------------------------------ Chapters (00:00) - Intro (06:26) - Allbird AI Pivot (10:58) - Gemini Mac App (19:01) - Resolve 21 (21:41) - Adobe Firefly (27:50) - Sponsor: Copilot Money (29:33) - Sponsor: Shopify (31:05) - Claude Mac App (36:02) - DoorDash Stunt (44:15) - Siri Engineers to Boot Camp (46:02) - Amazon Buy Globalstar (51:15) - Turn Off YouTube Shorts (52:40) - $10K Apple Pay Hack (55:09) - Lightning Round (01:06:39) - How Real is Sam Altman? (01:20:10) - Jason’s Vibe Coded Apps ★ Support this podcast ★
OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast, Anthropic’s mysterious Mythos AI it won’t release to the public, Google’s new deepfake tools, and why is NASA still using Flickr? Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the promo will be automatically applied) Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ———————— Sponsors: Granola - Try Granola for FREE for 3 months at: granola.ai/primary CleanMyMac - Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECH ———————— Links from the show Stephen Robles - Apple Home and HomeKit Devices Amazon Ends Support for Old Kindles - inc.com NASA Images Artemis II | Flickr LunarWall: Shuffle Moon Photos from Artemis II - MacStories This Shortcut downloads latest Artemis II images from NASA - 9to5Mac AirPods Max 2 Colors - Mastodon OpenAI just bought TBPN | The Verge OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence | The Verge Sam Altman Compares AGI to the Pandemic ChatGPT just added its first streaming video app, here's what it can do - 9to5Mac Anthropic Project Glasswing: Mythos Preview gets limited release Quantum-secure cryptography in Apple operating systems - Apple Support US court declines to block Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now | Reuters Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents | WIRED Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself | The Verge Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a 'ground-up overhaul' of its AI | TechCrunch Surf Social Google Brings Vertical Tabs and Improved Reading Mode to Chrome - MacRumors Spotify's prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too | TechCrunch Squarespace Marketplace - Stephen Robles ———————— Chapters 00:00 Introduction to AI News and Updates 06:05 Artemis II Moon Photos 10:40 AirPods Max 2 17:47 OpenAI is Flailing 31:32 Sponsor: CleanMyMac 33:28 Sponsor: Granola 35:04 Anthropic's Mythos AI 47:31 YouTube Making Deepfakes Easier 49:47 Meta's Spark AI 53:49 Amazon Cutting Off Old Kindles 01:00:48 Are Vertical Tabs Good? 01:03:40 Spotify AI Podcast Recommendations 01:04:25 Claude Strikes Again ★ Support this podcast ★
Apple hits 50, Tim Cook gives a *rousing* interview, we debate the most Apple-y product, the Mac Pro is officially dead, Claude Code leak, and Stephen saw the Artemis II launch. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the promo will be automatically applied) Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ———————— Sponsors: Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/design , and use code PRIMARY for a free month of Framer Pro. Granola - Try Granola for FREE for 3 months at: granola.ai/primary ———————— Links from the show Apple Turns 50: This Device is the MOST Apple - YouTube Apple Just Turned 50. Its Greatest Innovation Has Always Been Version 2 Mac Pro Photo 1 Mac Pro Photo 2 Original Apple TV Box Haptyk - Mechanical Keyboard Sounds for Mac | Free Download Beam Browser App - App Store Tim Cook WSJ Interview - Video Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware - 9to5Mac ChatGPT app launches for CarPlay on iOS 26.4 - 9to5Mac Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent | The Verge Apple drops price of Studio Display XDR without stand option by $400 - 9to5Mac AirPods Max 2 review: High-end adds modern features at last - 9to5Mac 'Only limited by the physics': inside Apple’s AirPods Max 2 and the H2 chip upgrade | TechRadar SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says | TechCrunch You can finally replace your embarrassing Gmail username | The Verge Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram | TechCrunch You can order Grubhub and Uber Eats ‘conversationally’ with Alexa Plus | The Verge Delta Air Lines taps Amazon Leo for in-flight Wi-Fi as streaming wars heat up (00:00) - Intro (06:30) - Video Podcast and Chapters (15:22) - App Shout Outs (17:50) - Apple's 50th Celebrations (38:53) - Sponsor: Granola (40:33) - Sponsor: Framer (42:30) - Mac Pro is Dead (53:32) - ChatGPT in CarPlay (56:03) - Studio Display XDR Got Cheaper (01:03:57) - AirPods Max 2 Reviews (01:05:01) - Lightning Round (01:15:06) - Keeping Apple Boxes ★ Support this podcast ★
Apple launched new business tools including ads in Apple Maps, and it’s bad for small businesses, plus new details about Gemini and Apple Intelligence, OpenAI shutting down Sora app, jury finds Instagram and YouTube are addictive, Wi-Fi router ban, and we reminisce for Apple’s 50th anniversary! Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the promo will be automatically applied) Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary Quo : Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to Quo.com/primary ------------------------------ Links from the show The Copper Kettle - St. Pete Beach • Instagram eSuite Sheet Music App Apple Maps Is Getting Ads. It’s Apple’s Riskiest Bet Yet - inc.com iOS 26.4 Video with 15+ New Features A California Jury Just Said What People Already Thought About Instagram and YouTube - inc.com Sony Is Finally Killing the EV No One Ever Thought They’d Actually Ship - inc.com Peter Cushing is dead. Rogue One’s resurrection is a digital indignity - The Guardian iOS 26.4 users can try the new Apple Podcasts video experience with these shows - 9to5Mac LGA New York Airport Dashboard — Flighty Introducing Apple Business — a new all-in-one platform for businesses of all sizes - Apple Born and Bread Bakehouse (@bornandbreadfl) • Instagram photos and videos Sora App Discontinued - wsj.com OpenAI Shutting Down Sora Video App OpenAI Desktop Super App - wsj.com Apple is testing a standalone app for its overhauled Siri | The Verge New details on Apple-Google AI deal revealed, including Gemini changes: report - 9to5Mac Apple Overhauls App Store Connect - MacStories YouTube Creator Partnerships The United States router ban, explained | The Verge Madonna, Michael Keaton, Julia Garner Seen In Venice For 'The Studio' Apple's 50th Anniversary Events Continue in UK, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Thailand, and Beyond - MacRumors ComfyUI (00:00) - Introduction (04:33) - AI Generated Actors (07:34) - eSuite Sheet Music App (08:27) - iOS 26.4 and Video Podcasts (13:56) - Flighty Airport Update (17:10) - Apple Maps Ads Are Bad (33:41) - Sora App is Dead (37:37) - Sponsor: Claude (40:08) - Sponsor: Quo (41:51) - OpenAI Super App (42:36) - Gemini X Apple Intelligence Deal (46:07) - App Store Metrics (50:01) - YouTube Brand Connector (52:54) - Claude Dispatch and Computer (57:41) - U.S. Bans Router Imports (01:00:41) - Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Addictive (01:11:50) - Apple Celebrates 50 Years (01:20:38) - How to Become a Creator ★ Support this podcast ★
Apple may have a “Creator Access Program," AirPods Max 2 with H2 announced, iOS 26.4 coming soon, AI Val Kilmer to star in a movie posthumously, new HomeKit Video Doorbell, and Stephen’s home theater saga. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: 1Password : Secure your small business with 1Password. Learn more at: 1password.com/primarytech Shopify : Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at: shopify.com/primary ------------------------------ Links from the show MacBook Neo Giveaway? - Instagram Apple Acquires Final Cut Pro Plugin Company MotionVFX - MacRumors Apple introduces AirPods Max 2 - Apple Apple highlights 13 enhancements coming to iPhone with iOS 26.4 - 9to5Mac Why Apple’s Video Podcast Push Feels Like the End of an Era Nvidia GTC 2026: CEO Jensen Huang keynote Blackwell Vera Rubin NVIDIA GTC 2026: Live Updates on What’s Next in AI | NVIDIA Blog YouTube Val Kilmer in 'As Deep As the Grave, His Performance was AI Generated Joanna Stern's Documentary HomeKit Weekly: Aqara releases its first Matter camera alongside a new Apple Home enabled wired doorbell - 9to5Mac Overcast is gaining transcripts, and it will have an edge over Apple Podcasts - 9to5Mac Samsung discontinues its Galaxy Z TriFold after just three months | The Verge Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube | TechCrunch Uber to invest $1.25 billion in Rivian as part of new robotaxi deal | The Verge Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT | The Verge iPhone Shortcuts Are Way Behind... - YouTube LG 77-Inch Class OLED Denon AVR-S970H Receiver Philips Hue 75" Smart Light Strip Philips Hue Play HDMI sync Box 8K Philips Hue Compact Smart Light Tube (00:00) - Intro (09:28) - Apple Giving Away Macs? (13:33) - Apple Acquires MotionVFX (16:58) - AirPods Max 2 (22:15) - iOS 26.4 Features (28:25) - NVIDIA GTC (32:49) - Dead AI Actors in Movies (41:21) - Sponsor: 1Password (43:17) - Sponsor: Shopify (44:57) - Aqara Video Doorbell (47:22) - Overcast Gets Transcripts (49:04) - Samsung Discontinues Trifold (54:48) - Uber Invests in Rivian (58:12) - S26 Ultra Agentic Feature (01:05:02) - Claude AI Browser (01:12:37) - Stephen's Home Theater Saga ★ Support this podcast ★
