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Send us Fan Mail Join us as we revisit one of our most popular episode, and this time we give you the long play! A deeper dive into Grok, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Copilot as well as systems developed such as Qwen by Alibaba and the now well-known Deepseek. Sit back and enjoy this alternate version of the discussion!

Send us Fan Mail Is Apple hubris what's keeping it from properly entering the AI space? Apple’s cash reserves are near mythical. It could outright buy any, and I do mean, ANY AI platform which would allow it to catch up for the past year or so, of missed rollouts of meaningful AI features. But is it its insistence on doing things in-house that's keeping it from taking the leap? 

Send us Fan Mail Waymo seems to be beating Tesla in self-driving. Could Tesla’s cameras only approach be unable to close the gap and be sufficient compared to the use of lidar, laser, radar? Has Tesla boxed itself in a corner? Musk has been promising for years now, and still no significant breakthrough in terms of self-driving autonomy. Not to mention the reported significantly greater reported si...

Send us Fan Mail  Is Meta actually reaching its goal of being the lead for what will eventually replace smartphones? Its latest Meta Ray Ban Display smartglasses, with color video, maps, music, WhatsApp integration. Instagram and AI, already cover perhaps what a significant of young users spend significant time on, and this could be a lead hard to close the gap on even for Samsung and Apple. 

Send us Fan Mail The results are largely in; Apple’s event showed Apple still is top-notch in terms of aesthetics, but it is increasingly at risk of missing out on the new direction of the way people engage with technology, namely via AI. People no longer "Google" search; they now ask their favorite AI model. They create and are taught by AI and so on. Apple’s conspicuous absence of any...

Send us Fan Mail Is the Pixel 10 Pro a worthy competitor in today's foldable landscape? Is Google's latest model ready to compete with the Samsung Z Fold 7 and the future iPhone foldable? Can the Pixel 10 Pro Fold holds its own in today’s foldable lineup: Pixel 10 Pro Fold: Legit Contender or Just a Google Badge? The Pixel 10 Pro Fold has landed, and the big question is: Can it actually...

Send us Fan Mail  It seems Meta is hoarding talent in a way that can make its tech competitors unable to develop newer AI capabilities as it locks down some of the most capable talent in the space. And then, all of a sudden, hiring stops. Did Meta miscalculate or achieved what it set out to do and now readies for the next phase of its attempted takeover? 

Send us Fan Mail Now that the specs of the iPhone Air are known, especially the battery (apparently 27 hours of video playback, although Apple will sell a battery pack too... things that make you go "hmmm") and the limited single (yes, single) camera, and the Samsung S25 Edge released earlier this year, who has won this battle? It seems like Apple did. While its sales may not be stellar...

Send us Fan Mail Samsung with its upcoming trifold device has to pull a balancing act: on the one hand it wants to avoid taking diverting interest away from its recently launched and successful z fold 7 while preparing to create enough of a buzz to take the limelight away at the right time when Apple releases its first foldable sometime in 2026. Samsung is said to do a limited release of the trifo...

Send us Fan Mail Samsung is apparently about to release the G Fold or Tri-Fold. The timing makes sense, in a defensive way, as it is now clear that the Apple foldable phone will come out in 2026 and likely to takeover the foldable category. Project Moohan, AR Glasses and TV expansion via Tizen, is impressive. But Samsung is finally coming back to an Innovation strategy. 

Send us Fan Mail  AI in Two Worlds: Functional, Open, and Trusted vs. Fun but Fragile  Grok is limited to certain countries where its content is unlikely to be banned, but it is not open to the world majority in places where communal harmony, cultural, ethnic and religious sensibilities are still central. Basically Grok will have a hard time in many Asian (east, Central or west), as well as in Afr...

Send us Fan Mail  Part 2 of this article is from the perspective that it pits ultimately, two very different models and aspirations of what AI can be. OpenAI and Apple tout fairly rated G, PG content and approach. Sam Altman effectively rebuked Grok with its creation of what looks like an AI girlfriend "waifu" looking like a teenager in a short skirt and flatly said this is not what they...

Send us Fan Mail  Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI; is there merit to these legal actions? Depends on who you ask. But from a business standpoint, is Musk "biting more Apple than he can chew"? Apple's cash reserves rival those of small countries, and OpenAI's valuation speaks for itself, not to mention its linkages to the 2nd largest company by market cap i.e., Microsoft. Perhaps...

Send us Fan Mail Microsoft has overcome Apple in market value thanks to its steady hand and near checkmate move of investing massively in OpenAI, while Apple continues to hesitate on what it should do next in terms of AI. Critique Apple's current strategic positioning in the technology landscape, particularly its perceived hesitation and shortcomings in embracing artificial intelligence (AI)....

Send us Fan Mail This is a showdown between the upcoming thinnest iPhone vs the failed Samsung Galaxy Edge S25. Let's talk about how Apple is likely to get right, let's see what Samsung missed, such as battery size and camera. It's on!

Send us Fan Mail Part of a broader AI strategy, Apple's  foldable phone device makes sense and is part of a broader strategy. Apple's seemingly renewed energy at pursuing AI, as indicated by the released townhall address, the methodical approach and intentional hardware strategy of introducing a foldable device indicate a calculated, multi-year pivot with tools that can be more ubiquitou...

Send us Fan Mail Apple mulls robot, AR, foldables in AI pivot A report suggests Apple is expanding into robotics, smart speakers, AR/VR, and foldables—possibly marking the beginning of its “AI comeback.” and whether this means that Apple is starting to have a longer term strategy and no longer merely reacting to its current lateness to the AI party. 

Send us Fan Mail  Apple’s town halls, referencing that AI is for them to take... is this delusional or the wake-up call needed to rally the troops? What will AI mean for Apple in the future?

Send us Fan Mail How Apple’s timing to enter the foldable phones space lands perfectly. Naysayers, prior to the success of the Z Fold 7 stated that foldables were so niche as so not make a worthwhile investment. Now that Samsung has achieved a degree of success, it is now prime timing for Apple to enter the fray.  With Apple stock's surging 13% during the first week of August 2025, could it m...

Send us Fan Mail Could companies as they identify AI efficiencies, next look to reduce hours? As more data is collected and productivity increases due to AI, could it become a result of the insights that even remaining staff need not work 40 hours and thus need not be paid as much? After all, companies are meant to maximize profits for shareholders, and could this be the next way to reduce costs f...

Send us Fan Mail Based on MKBHD's review of the beta of iPadOS 26 and our podcaster's assessment. The initial reviews of iPadOS 26 seem positive, with various features closing the gap between tablet and full -ledged laptop. The M5 chip certainly has the power for it, since the same line as the M4 already powers MacBook laptops. Yet, there are some differences that remain, that make certa...

Send us Fan Mail Usually, it is CEOs of consumer facing tech companies that generate the most interest. Almost no one buys directly and for personal consumption Nvidia chips, they're usually what companies need to build their tech. Nvidia’s CEO rock star status is unusual but he manages to do it. This helps Nvidia’s meteoric rise in valuation, becoming the first 4 trillion dollar company. It...

Send us Fan Mail Has Samsung quiet release of the Tab S10, and seemingly similar approach, as the Tab S11 is rumored to come out in September, merely two months from now and without any mention during the most recent Unpacked event in early July a few weeks ago. Could this be that as Samsung truly plans to bridge phone and tablet with a potential trifold device, this could be wise to avoid too muc...

Send us Fan Mail  Could Apple take advantage of Samsung’s reduced focus on the S Pen while respecting Steve Job's vision and evolving it with a foldable device being both tabley that is Apple Pen ready and a phone at the same time? Apple could help silence critics temporarily and shift the focus to this new product, while it regroups for its eventual AI play. 

Send us Fan Mail Assess Apple's current trajectory, suggesting a need for leadership change due to a perceived lack of groundbreaking product innovation under CEO Tim Cook. Highlighting Apple's strength in operational efficiency and supply chain management , but arguing that this focus has overshadowed the development of truly disruptive products , leading to missed opportunities in emer...