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Commodore has a new digital detox flip phone called the Callback 8020 that has strict limits on what it can and can't do, and Microsoft unveiled new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices with Snapdragon X2 processors and steep price increases. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Justin Robert Young helps us understand Anthropic’s latest fight with the government, plus why Fox is buying Roku and the UK is banning social media for kids. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Justin Robert Young Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Beja joins us from France to discuss the dispute between the EU and Apple over releasing Siri AI there. Have your say: here's why Siri AI isn't coming to EU iPhones and iPads — and why users are totally split on the issue https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/have-your-say-heres-why-siri-ai-isnt-coming-to-eu-iphones-and-ipads-and-why-users-are-totally-split-on-the-issue Due to...

Nothing brand smartphones and headphones will soon be available in Best Buy stores and online for the first time, and a software update to Amazon's delivery vans is turning off the air conditioning for drivers after 30 seconds as the summer heats up. Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xbox is about to get serious about winning. And YouTube adds messaging in a good way. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is AI or “Nightmare Eclipse” the cause of the huge patch drop? Plus an $80 foldable mouse you’ll love. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple isn't using nearly as much Gemini in its models as you might have thought, and OpenAI filed for its IPO while Perplexity targets 2028 for its public offering.  Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom, Sarah, Robb, and Nica Montford from SnobOS break down what just happened at WWDC. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Sarah Lane, and Nica Montford Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iyaz Akhtar joins the Friday hangout to talk about decades of covering tech and what lies in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full details from Apple's WWDC next Monday are leaked and we wonder why this always happens, and Dr. Niki tells us how we might someday regrow our teeth. Starring Jason Howell, Jenn Cutter, and Dr. Niki Ackermans. Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We also talk about Nintendo’s replaceable battery in Europe, some hope for energy storage, and an explanation of Apple's smart glasses strategy as well. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft shows off its plans for an agentic OS, while the Supernatural VR app gets a new more expensive lease on life. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft brings its new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box to the stage at its Build developer conference, and Anthropic is expanding access to Claude Mythos to about 150 more organizations worldwide. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NVIDIA puts out a CPU meant for Windows machines, while Dell joins the laptops gunning for the MacBook Neo. And its chips, chips, chips as Computex kicks off. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of May Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Links to the storikes discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic released Opus 4.8 bringing Dynamic Workflows to Claude Code and Effort settings to everyone else, and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded at launch marking a huge setback for Jeff Bezos' internet satellite plans. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has a solid idea of what the new Siri features will look like in iOS 27, and Intel announced its Arc G-series chips for handheld gaming. Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt and Dr. Niki Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xreal’s questionably named X by Xreal glasses play to your pocketbook. Meanwhile DuckDuckGo gets a boat from backlash against Google’s AI mode. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reviews of the Google FitBit Air are out, and it’s a stylish and inexpensive alternative to the Whoop, and Ferrari unveiled its first fully electric luxury car, designed in part by Jony Ive, called The Luce. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt podcast talks about vibe coding news sources. Featuring Tom Merritt and Bodie Grimm. Link: Why Work is Starting to Look Medieval by Sierra LaDuke A note from Bodie: I remixed my project so people can play around with it without affecting my original version: https://kilowatt-curator-clone.lovable.app I also figured out how to let others Remix a project on Lovable.&nbs...

Meta launched the Forum app for iOS that acts as a dedicated app for Facebook Groups that behaves a lot like Reddit, and smart ring company Oura has filed paperwork to prepare for an IPO. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter. Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, SpaceX has filed its IPO, and NVIDIA had amazing earnings too. But we also have cheap LiDAR that can see around corners. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter  Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An 8-year-battle to open up Linux-based TV operating systems finally gets a court date. Plus, Stability can now generate 6 minutes of pro music at a go.  Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell joins us from Google I/O on all their Gemini dreams. Plus, Microsoft has a Linux Distro! Starring Tom Merritt , Huyen Tue Dao , and Jason Howell . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s Siri revamp might launch with an auto-delete control that puts conversation history in the hands of users, and Microsoft is retiring the Teams Together mode view after first launching in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown. Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.