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4 days ago · Subscribers Only

MacBook Pro PROLED Hands-On, Your Apple Watch is Listening, Siri AI Gets Superpowers

We both have the new touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED in-hand and give our impressions, a quick review of iPad mini, Audio Intelligence launches with iOS 27.3 and beta and Siri Recaps are wild, plus Siri AI gets more abilities, and Stephen got scammed. iPhone Duo Stock Checker: In-Stock Alerts | Store Stock Checker https://storestockchecker.com/ 2026 iPad mini Review: The One We Always Wanted (ish) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBjiZYylD4 This is the Future of the Mac - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmDJG0AeoPo iOS 27.3 is HUGE - Vertical Tabs, Siri Recaps, Audio Intelligence - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJuIFrINjM The New iPad mini Is Delightfully Confusing https://apple.news/Acem7m6yoRc-PRAAWkXE8lA Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview - Apple https://apple.news/AVvJqTaXJRXSk6Ik1lw5yYA Mastodon post from Tim Chaten https://mastodon.world/@tchaten/117558733387683366 Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview - Apple https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/Audio_Intelligence_Privacy_Overview_Sep_2026.pdf For Years, People Have Worried Their Devices Were Listening. Apple Just Made It a Feature https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/for-years-people-have-worried-their-devices-were-listening-apple-just-made-it-a-feature/91404202 Siri AI is now open to all developers - Latest News - Apple Developer https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=gdk2umrf Siri AI's Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious - MacStories https://www.macstories.net/stories/siri-ais-evolution-is-both-surprising-and-obvious/ DoorDash - DoorDash to Acquire Instacart to Help Local Stores Win https://ir.doordash.com/news/news-details/2026/DoorDash-to-Acquire-Instacart-to-Help-Local-Stores-Win/default.aspx Apple's Latest Siri Announcement Could Mean the End of Apps on Your iPhone https://apple.news/A6Ib1GT5ZSwGs8weeVAFSZA Apple Just Had a Record Quarter While Everyone Else Is on an AI Spending Spree https://apple.news/A3IVFXPY2SdmYoEgbccDjXw macOS 27.3 Makes Markdown Files Easier to Read - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/04/macos-27-3-makes-markdown-files-easier-to-read/ With iOS 27.3, Apple will start checking iCloud public links for ‘harmful content’ - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/04/with-ios-27-3-apple-will-start-checking-icloud-public-links-for-harmful-content/#more-1077416 Apple is Putting Employees on an AI Budget - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/04/apple-reducing-employee-ai-spending/ Web host Squarespace lays off 19% of its employees | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/web-host-squarespace-lays-off-19-of-its-employees/ Google Just Gave Schools an Impossible Choice About AI https://apple.news/AtYxGqj4rTLOiWQuSxklRYA Reddit Is About to Make Its Website Worse to Protect It From AI https://apple.news/AOy_I8MV_TJaI9D7GjXGXVw
29 Oct · Subscribers Only

First MacBook Pro with Touchscreen, 1 Week iPhone Duo Review, Claude Duet vs Muse

Huge week of Apple releases including the touch-enabled PROLED XDR MacBook Pro, iPad mini, we review iPhone Duo, Anthropic’s IPO filing warns humanity, and we both go hands-on with Claude Duet. iPhone Duo - Stephen’s YouTube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqC2u_1XB4o You're Absolutely Right Claude AI T-Shirt | Techmerch https://techmerch.io/products/youre-absolutely-right?srsltid=AYCX9vLW6j2YMA6SOGYiXjB72WUJugp4MNrhQ0etN7XS4GvVergx-4ld Apple gives iPad mini its biggest update ever - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-gives-ipad-mini-its-biggest-update-ever/ Apple Just Announced Its Best Creator Studio Feature Yet https://apple.news/Aim-NN7YPRRWRj_Vw3H8idg Macbook PROLED XDR Impressions: They Said They Wouldn't! - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reQut8WNGc New MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display: The first-ever Mac with Touch - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnZI5uUSdEo The NEW MacBook Pro - First Impressions - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHZ7JYPOd1M Apple Just Announced a MacBook Pro With a Delightful Touch of Nostalgia https://apple.news/AtOWjUsWfTSqOuB_49xt8uw X post from John Ternus https://x.com/johnternus Ternus addresses Apple breaking touchscreen Mac taboo: 'Who knew?’ - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/28/ternus-addresses-apple-breaking-touchscreen-mac-taboo-who-knew/ Apps by Stephen Robles https://beardfm.app/ Some iPhone Duo displays are cracking, seemingly all in the same way - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/25/iphone-duo-displays-cracking/ iPhone Duo Apps · beardfm.app https://beardfm.app/duo-apps/ Anthropic's Founders Are Ready for an IPO, but Not Ready to Give Up Control https://apple.news/AeEXgsRN1RuCLfMrgDAsdWw Anthropic, PBC - S-1 (Q2) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2130357/000162828026067168/anthropicpbc-sx1.htm Machine Gods : NPR https://www.npr.org/podcasts/g-s1-143588/machine-gods Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018666/microsoft-expands-buyouts-60000-employees-eligible Amazon Echo Show 16 hands-on: price, release date, and new features | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020286/amazon-echo-show-16-hands-on-price-screen-styles Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a camera | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020241/amazon-echo-studio-home-camera-dot-smart-home-hub Introducing Claude Duet | Claude by Anthropic https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet Apple Store Photo 1 https://oaktreepixels.com/PTS+155+-+3-20261029-105035.jpeg Apple Store Photo 2 https://oaktreepixels.com/PTS+155+-+2-20261029-105034.jpeg
22 Oct · Subscribers Only

iPhone Duo Reviews, Touchscreen MacBook Pro, How Walmart May Beat Amazon

Apple teases its “Pro and Tell” event with rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro, iPad mini, and more, reviews of the iPhone Duo are out with mixed reception, and Walmart is embracing AI agent shopping, unlike Amazon. Primary Technology Won Signal Awards! https://www.signalaward.com/winners/details/primary-technology-primary-technology-730806/ Why your favorite creator is building an app | The Vergecast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBVODIUnPwc Netflix Just Reported a Record Quarter, 6 Days After Announcing It Was Laying Off 1,000 Employees https://apple.news/Ax3-mUMDVTxexvjgpNJ3AsQ Walmart’s Latest Plan to Beat Amazon Is to Let Your AI Agent Shop for You https://apple.news/ALWoD8ZtISSWMl06MnpJU2A Apple teases MacBook Pro event next week | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013028/apple-second-october-product-launch-announcement iPhone Duo Review: 7 Days and 7 Nights with Apple’s Folding iPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDTWuL9GxY iPhone Duo Review: First Generation Fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESABTN4VtrA iPhone Duo queues form days before the doors open https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/articles/iphone-duo-queues-form-days-055743082.html iPhone Duo review (emotional) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5gptFkgBlI Daring Fireball: The iPhone Duo https://daringfireball.net/2026/10/the_iphone_duo iPhone Duo Review - Apple's First Foldable Is FINALLY Here. Does It Deliver? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rxd1ehkWBQ iPhone Duo review: The future is foldable - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/21/iphone-duo-review/ iPhone Duo will add Reachability feature ‘later this year’ - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/21/iphone-duo-will-add-reachability-feature-later-this-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky iPhone Duo for Creative Pros — Austin Mann https://www.austinmann.com/trek/iphone-duo Walmart is inviting AI agents to shop for you | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1015715/walmart-ai-shopping-agents The Four Horsemen: Amazon/Apple/Facebook & Google - Who Wins/Loses (Scott Galloway, L2 Inc.) | DLD15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCvwCcEP74Q Introducing Claude Duet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb-68zqcSVs Meta's Muse hits 10M US downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/metas-muse-hits-10m-u-s-downloads-in-40-days-a-milestone-reached-by-only-11-other-apps/ Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/policy/1015782/meta-new-mexico-cambridge-analytica-penalty
19 Oct · Bonus · Subscribers Only

HomeView First Look with Jennifer Tuohy

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy was in-person at Apple’s Welcome Home event and got hands-on time with HomeView. We get into the details about using the device, plus Apple Home Collection, and why HomeView vs iPad for the smart home. The Best Feature of Apple’s HomeView Might Be Its Simplicity | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011431/apple-homeview-smart-display-best-feature Apple's New HomeView: Full Breakdown of All Features | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y-MODo3Hye4 Skylight Calendar Review: Can It Actually Organize Your Family? | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCFI8A6Axec&t=484s
15 Oct · Subscribers Only

Who is HomeView For? Apple’s Fight for the Smart Home, Anthropic Thinks Claude Has Feelings

Apple made its foray back in the smart home with the new HomeView device, Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2, and Home Collection devices. We debate who will benefit from the HomeView, have a theory about Siri AI and Apple TV, plus try to make sure we all understand Claude isn’t alive. Vote for Our Show’s Signal Awards! Best Co-Host Team https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/craft/best-co-host-team Listener's Choice Technology Shows https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/technology Stephen's Apple Home Event Recap Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqD_ZnY0Vsc&pp=ygUHYmVhcmRmbQ%3D%3D Anthropic Just Banned Being Cruel to Claude – The Reason Should Concern Us All - Inc. https://apple.news/AhXqueEThTZip3moIZGkAHQ McSnake App - App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mcsnake/id6793906276?mt=12 Welcome Apple HomeView: Designed for life at home - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=hkrYiZ_g9tw Apple HomeView - Apple https://www.apple.com/apple-homeview Apple Event: HomePod surround, HomeView, and Apple TV - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=9mAre-rRXSI All features of Apple's new HomeView - YouTube https://youtube.com/shorts/y-MODo3Hye4 Third-party HomeView apps? Think CarPlay – Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/third-party-homeview-apps-think-carplay Apple TV 4K - Apple https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k Siri Remote - Apple https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mlfc4am/a/siri-remote Apple announces the next generation of HomePod mini - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-announces-the-next-generation-of-homepod-mini Will the Full-Sized HomePod Get Siri AI? Apple's Website Offers a Clue - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/13/full-sized-homepod-siri-ai-alt-text Latest HomePods can output Mac system audio - AppleInsider https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/15/latest-homepods-can-output-mac-system-audio-in-compatible-configurations Introducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart home accessories - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/introducing-apple-home-collection-a-new-lineup-of-smart-home-accessories LG Floodlight Cam - Apple https://www.apple.com/shop/product/hsn32zm/a/lg-floodlight-cam-essence-silver?fnode Here’s how much iPhone Duo costs to repair out-of-warranty - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/14/heres-how-much-iphone-duo-costs-to-repair-out-of-warranty 2026 Usage Policy update – Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-usage-policy-update X post from OpenAI Newsroom https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132?s=20 Meta has some Wonder Full new AI models | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009479/meta-muse-wonder-full-ai-model Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009862/google-releases-gemini-4-argon YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011369/youtube-music-ai-label It Turns Out the Only Thing People Like Less Than AI Is Paying for Adobe Creative Cloud - Inc. https://apple.news/ALEs52YD7Sp6LWF2_NFvI7g GitHub - boykopovar/AnyPS5: Tool for automatic PS5 executables https://github.com/boykopovar/AnyPS5?fbclid Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011058/netflix-layoff-six-percent-thousand-employees Download LM Studio - Mac, Linux, Windows https://lmstudio.ai/download Oceans Battery Organizer https://amazon.com/dp/B0G1CY3XVS/?tag=beardedteac07-20 Electric Lunch Box Food Warmer https://amazon.com/dp/B0DG8KFCTJ/?tag=beardedteac07-20
8 Oct · Subscribers Only

Muse AI is Useful and Horrible, Apple Home Products Leak, OpenAI Crossed a Line

Apple may be partnering with LG for new smart home accessories, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra reveal with “MagSafe” USB-C port, Muse AI in real use cases, OpenAI may be going too far with its models, and Stephen finally tries Tailscale. Signal Listener's Choice: Best Co-Host Team https://shortcut.bot/signal-2026 Signal Listener's Choice: Technology https://shortcut.bot/signal2-2026 The new Amazon Kindle lineup: thinner, lighter, edge-to-edge color https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-kindle-lineup-2026 Kindle 16GB (Ube), Knit Fabric Cover (Ube) & Kindle Click https://geni.us/C9ZJ6 Apple's new 'second-party' accessories for Home are bigger than we thought, per leak https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/07/apples-new-second-party-accessories-for-home-are-bigger-than-we-thought-per-leak/ X post from pdfu: First look at Apple home accessories co-developed with LG https://x.com/itspdfu/status/2107818768827052305/photo/2 Schlage Sense Pro vs Aqara U400: Smart Lock Showdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr_54iaUlKo Apple TV 4K Rumored to Support Four HomePods for Surround Sound - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/06/apple-tv-4k-four-homepods-rumor/ Microsoft finally confirms Surface Laptop Ultra pricing and release date, along with world's first breakaway USB-C port | Windows Central https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/microsoft-finally-confirms-surface-laptop-ultra-pricing-and-release-date Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007113/microsoft-windows-copilot-ai-control-search-hybrid-intelligence Jason on Action News at 4pm - 6abc Philadelphia https://6abc.com/videoClip/19902083/ The Biggest Launch Since ChatGPT (Muse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LRvMRC_pfY AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujkD4SxPKOI OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/openai-launches-visual-ads-that-appear-alongside-image-generation-results/ OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1004880/openai-chatgpt-text-watermarks-eu-ai-act ChatGPT Gets GPT-6 and New Intelligent UI With Visual Answers - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/07/chatgpt-intelligent-ui/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads OpenAI releases progress on more than 300 math research problems - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/07/openai-releases-progress-more-than-300-math-research-problems/ Fired OpenAI Researchers Ask Company to Preserve Visibility Into AI Reasoning - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/fired-openai-researchers-ask-company-to-preserve-visibility-into-ai-reasoning-987c8c94 Google's SynthID AI Detector is Now Available to Everyone - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/07/google-synthid-detector/ SynthID Detector https://synthid.com/ Apple Intelligence Comes With a Very Annoying Feature. How to Turn It Off https://apple.news/AyyL4xVZ8T7endBjoOVnarA Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery complete $110 billion media megamerger | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1005480/paramount-warner-bros-discovey-merger-closed Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027 | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/emmys-will-move-from-broadcast-tv-to-prime-video-in-2027/ Disney Plus will stream Super Bowl LXI | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1006911/disney-plus-super-bowl-lxi-streaming Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/today-15th-anniversary-steve-jobs-death/ The Weirdest Part of Remembering Steve Jobs https://beard.fm/blog/the-weirdest-part-of-remembering-steve-jobs Apps by Stephen Robles https://beardfm.app/
1 Oct · Subscribers Only

Apple HomePad Imminent, OpenAI Dots Explained, AI Safety Charade

Apple's smart home hub may arrive October 13 with an iMac G4-inspired design, tech leaders outline AI self-policing under new accords, OpenAI introduces its new Dots AI agents, plus an mini app-recommendation lightning round!
24 Sept · Subscribers Only

1 Week Review of iPhone 18 Pro, Muse AI May Read Your Texts, Siri AI IRL

We review both the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini along with our week review of iPhone 18 Pro, Jason discovers Meta's Muse AI was reading his texts without permission, Siri AI with apps is a mixed bag, and more. Stephen's Woz Shirt - Threads https://www.threads.com/@stephenrobles/post/Ddq3cmMoG-s The M6 Mac mini is a Problem (for my Mac Studio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJbrXjKN3VU Jason’s M5 Pro Mac mini Review https://apple.news/A_itEqh6OQhu_avOw14ffhA The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/998040/apple-mac-studio-m5-ultra-initial-impressions-testing-review iPhone 18 Pro Review: End of an Era https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P44pkAmbV1I iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin Mann https://www.austinmann.com/trek/iphone-18-pro-camera-review-dunton AT&T seemingly has no plans to support Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/23/att-iphone-handoff-support/#more-1071169 The Most Hidden iOS 27 Features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcQHz43MF7U Apple Watch Series 12 Ceramic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APk3ekHS7QQ Meta's New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It To https://apple.news/AOyyhxC2aRGyL_H_BxxQNSA Meta Threads post from Jason Aten https://www.threads.com/@jasonaten/post/Ddck936Fk-c Meta Keeps Apologizing For Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely https://apple.news/ANpEXxwqZTkmlY3BFUbB6YA Meta's Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997833/meta-muse-creepy Daring Fireball: Meta's New Muse AI Agent Read Jason Aten's Messages Database https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/09/22/aten-muse Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/999593/meta-connect-2026-everything-announced OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/openai-launches-gpt-6-sol-and-luna/ Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/998868/anthropic-claude-opus-5-5-cybersecurity Daring Fireball: The iPhone 4 'Antennagate' Press Conference Q&A — Finally https://daringfireball.net/2026/09/iphone_4_antennagate_q_and_a Premium Video - Apple Podcasts for Creators https://podcasters.apple.com/5622-news-premium-video Made On YouTube | Innovation for the YouTube Era https://www.youtube.com/creators/made-on/ New features for the YouTube Era: Made on YouTube 2026 - YouTube Community https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/464270211 Disney+ and Hulu Raise Prices Again, Ad-Free Plans Now $21.49 - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/23/disney-plus-hulu-price-increase/ 18 Apps that "Work" with Siri AI Right Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztnq8sD14wg&t=4s What's Really Happening with Siri AI and Apps - Primary Technology - Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-really-happening-with-siri-ai-and-apps/id1723943281?i=1000791350179 Mastodon post from Ryan Ashcraft https://mastodon.social/@ryanashcraft/117299359095682100 Siri AI Coming to HomePod - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/23/siri-ai-coming-to-homepod/

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Award-winning podcast covering 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 450K 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.

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