Stephen Robles and Jason Aten
Primary Technology
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.
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Stephen Robles and Jason Aten
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
Microsoft’s XBOX Problem, iOS 27 Beta 3, Meta Glasses Are…Good? 09.07.2026 1:40:39
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:...
Is AI Actually Making Products We Love Better? 02.07.2026 1:25:42
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 @stephenr...
Apple’s Price Increase is Here, $25K Slate Truck EV, Has Zuck Had an Original Idea? 25.06.2026 1:31:19
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...
Did Siri Just Win the AI Race? Snap’s $2,200 AR Glasses, UK Social Ban for Teens 18.06.2026 1:24:44
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: po...
WWDC 2026 LIVE from Apple Park: iOS 27 Siri AI Hands-On 11.06.2026 1:00:35
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: Clean...
WWDC Hopes and Dreams, How Good Will Siri Get? NVIDIA Takes on Apple Silicon 04.06.2026 1:22:24
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 | S...
iOS 27 Siri Leak, Jony Ive’s Ferrari, AI Slop Crash Out 28.05.2026 1:15:20
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: po...
Google Put AI in Everything and Everywhere, iOS 27 Siri Features, WWDC Invites 21.05.2026 1:24:57
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...
Does Gen Z Really Hate AI? Android 17 New Features, iPhone 17 is World’s Most Popular 14.05.2026 1:24:46
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...
Apple’s RAMpocalypse, Data Centers Are Taking Over, Siri Failure Payoffs 07.05.2026 1:15:40
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 Yo...
Everyone Admits AGI is Fake, Microsoft X OpenAI Situationship, iPhone App Payment Plans 30.04.2026 59:33
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 Wat...
Apple’s John Ternus Era, Tim Cook’s Legacy, ChatGPT Images 2.0 is Actually Good 23.04.2026 1:18:28
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...
How Real is Sam Altman? Gemini Mac App, $10K Apple Pay Hack 16.04.2026 1:36:20
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 Th...
OpenAI is Flailing, Anthropic’s Mythos AI is Too Powerful, Are Vertical Tabs Good? 09.04.2026 1:15:51
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...
Apple’s Legacy and Future After 50 Years, Mac Pro is Dead, Claude Code Leak 02.04.2026 1:21:24
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: podc...
Why Apple Maps Getting Ads is Bad, Humans Win +1 Over AI Video, Apple’s 50th Anniversary 26.03.2026 1:28:09
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 + Bon...
Is Apple Giving Away MacBook Neos? iOS 26.4 Features, AI Generated Dead Actors is Too Far 19.03.2026 1:24:33
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 Thre...
MacBook Neo Review, Studio Display XDR Hands-On, Ticketmaster is the Worst 12.03.2026 1:27:33
Our MacBook Neo review, an existential crises on Stephen’s Studio Display XDR, Sonos launches new speakers, Anthropic continues to fight the Depatment of Defense, Meta’s new scam safeguards, Grammarly’s AI mess, Ticketmaster is the mafia, and Stephen has an existential crises over an OLED TV. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the...
Who MacBook Neo is For, Studio Display XDR, Anthropic, Nothing, and More! 05.03.2026 1:29:59
Everything Apple announced this week including the new M5 lineup, Studio Displays, compare the MacBook Neo vs Air, answer if Apple really did raise prices, plus Anthropic’s tense Pentagon negotiations, Netflix is out of the Warner Bros. deal, and Jason finally tries Claude. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us...
Anthropic vs the Pentagon, Galaxy S26 Ultra, Mac Backup Strategy 26.02.2026 1:10:36
Samsung Galaxy S26 event with new Privacy Display features on the Ultra, will AI finally be able to order DoorDash, Anthropic's Pentagon negotiations, Perplexity Computer announces, Sonos trying to fix its app, and our MAc backup “strategies.” Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @steph...
Making the Best iPhone Camera App with Ben Sandofsky from Halide 23.02.2026 55:56
Get an exclusive look at the new Halide Mark III app with developer Ben Sandofsky from Lux.camera! Plus, we discuss AI in photography, C2PA, and the camera used on the moon. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Links from the show Inside Looks: A Mark III Preview Jason’s Article About this Interview Reality is losing the deepfake war | The Verge What is HDR, anyway? Most memorable images from D-Day...
Apple Podcasts Video is Complicated, iOS 26.4 Big Changes, Ring is Manifesting Minority Report 19.02.2026 1:31:41
New Apple hardware coming at March 4 “experience,” Apple Podcasts adding video in iOS 26.4 is more complicated then you think, Google I/O announced, RAM is becoming a real problem, and Amazon Ring may track more than just lost dogs. 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...
How Long is Siri Delayed?? AI Ads Are Out of Control, Jony Ive Designed a Ferrari 12.02.2026 1:07:44
Super Bowl AI ads are probably why RAM is so expensive, ChatGPT ads are here, Apple’s Siri update with Gemini is delayed “again,” Ferrari’s first EV with Jony Ive-designed interior, and a wild Vision Pro experiment. 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 @jason...
OpenClaw’s Dangerous Promise, Apple Teases “New” Innovations, Social Network for AI Agents 05.02.2026 1:16:15
Apple shatters revenue records, Tim Cook teases new innovations coming this year, Walmart hits $1T market cap, everyone’s still pouring money into AI, and OpenClaw’s “skills” have serious security concerns. Stephen's Newsletter Signup Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads —...
Apple Creator Studio Review, Is TikTok Dying? Gemini Keeps Winning 29.01.2026 1:24:50
Creator Studio is out and the rollout was rough. We review it, plus AirTag 2 launch, Tesla ends production of Model S and X, Gemini keeps beating ChatGPT, Sonos finally released new hardware, Apple Invites might be bad, and is TikTok dying? Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Thr...
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