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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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

iOS 27 Siri Chatbot, Will Apple Make an AI Pin, YouTube Shorts Are Getting Worse 22.01.2026

Apple is rumored to overhaul Siri with a chatbot in iOS 27, and they’re working on an AI Pin, OpenAI said a hardware unveiling should happen this year, YouTubers will be able to create Shorts using AI-generated versions of themselves, and Stephen finally figured out Claude Code. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @ste...

Is Apple Creator Studio a Good Deal? Gemini to Power Siri, ChatGPT Health Launches 15.01.2026

Google’s Gemini will officially power Apple Intelligence features, Apple Creator Studio adds new subscription pricing for Apple’s Pro Apps and iWork suite, ChatGPT integrating with Apple Health, and Digg is back! 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 -----------------------...

CES 2026 Highlights: LEGO Smart Brick, Humanoid Robots, What is AI Doing? 08.01.2026

In-person recording from MGM Grand, we share the highlights from CES including LEGO Smart bricks, multiple humanoid robots, the latest smart home gear, and what exactly is AI doing in everything? Watch our LIVE from the show floor special episode here! Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jaso...

LIVE from the CES 2026 Show Floor! 07.01.2026

We're finally LIVE from the CES show floor in this special bonus episode! Regular weekly show coming tomorrow. ★ Support this podcast ★

Apple in 2026, Launching New Projects, Listener Q&A 31.12.2025

The Apple products we’re most excited for in 2026, special announcements from both our hosts, and we answer listener questions! 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 ------------------------------ Sponsors: Antigravity A1 - Get the world’s first 8K 360 drone! Free launch pa...

Biggest Tech News of 2025, Our ChatGPT Wrapped, Favorite Tech of the Year 24.12.2025

We look back at the biggest tech news of 2025, plus the U.S. halts new DJI drone imports, our ChatGPT “Wrapped” results, and our tech picks of the year! 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 ------------------------------ Sponsors: Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 26% off...

YouTube Gets The Oscars, ChatGPT is Now a Platform, AI vs Human Creators 18.12.2025

Oscars ditch traditional TV for YouTube, ChatGPT’s image upgrades are significant, 5.2 launches with an entire app store, Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” as 2025’s word of the year, and who are the players in the battle for your TV. 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 -----...

Is Apple’s Exodus Over? Australia Bans Social Media for Kids, Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. 11.12.2025

Apple Silicon’s Johny Srouji says he’s staying, Australia enforces a sweeping social media ban for kids, Netflix makes a massive $72 billion gamble against YouTube, ChatGPT can use Photoshop for you, and Meta gives you some control over its algorithm. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us : podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jaso...

Apple Products Ranked Correctly, Liquid Glass Creator Leaves Apple, OpenAI Code Red 04.12.2025

Apple design chief Alan Dye exits for Meta, OpenAI sounds a “code red” as Google surges in AI, Sony A7V is out, Bending Spoons may be the tech world’s Thanos, and we rank Apple’s products, but correctly. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Music by: Breakmaster Cylinder -------------------------...

AirDrop on Android, Tech Gift Guide, Apple Intelligence Conspiracy Theory 26.11.2025

Android Quick Share’s new AirDrop ability, OpenAI’s secretive hardware prototype, ChatGPT and Perplexity want to take over your online shopping, our tech gift guide, and we have a theory about Apple Intelligence… Get Primary Tech Pins! $5 off with promo code  BATTERYOFF Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten...

Will Tim Cook Resign Next Year? Google Gemini 3 Might be Winning, Split View Returns to iPad 20.11.2025

Gemini 3 is released and already performs better than ChatGPT-5, big features coming to iOS 26.2 including Split View on iPad, inside the Cloudflare outage, and Tim Cook’s legacy with Apple. Get Primary Tech Pins! $5 off with promo code  BATTERYOFF Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! ------------------------------ Contact Us: Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles o...

GPT-5.1 Will Be Your Friend Again, Apple’s iPhone Thneed, Literal Quantum Computing 13.11.2025

ChatGPT-5.1 launches with “friendlier” tone and personality options, Apple’s new Digital ID for U.S. passports, iPhone Pocket accessory announced, Jason reports from Web Summit, and we literally discuss quantum computing. Get Primary Tech Pins! $5 off with promo code  BATTERYOFF Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @j...

Apple ALMOST Fixed the Podcast App, Can Gemini Make Siri Better, More AI Slop Coming 06.11.2025

iOS 26.2 brings big changes to Apple Podcasts, but there’s a catch, Apple’s plan to supercharge Siri with Google’s Gemini AI, OpenAI’s Sora app comes to Android, OpenAI and Amazon strike a deal, Adobe’s push into AI, and our favorite Apple Watch bands. Get Knight Pins Here! Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasona...

Humanoid Robots Are Real, OpenAI Aquires Team Behind Shortcuts, Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion 30.10.2025

1x Neo made a humanoid robot to load your dishwasher, OpenAI acquires Sky, including the team behind the original Workflow app that became Shortcuts, Microsoft X OpenAI deal for future IPO and AGI, Nvidia hits a $5 trillion milestone. Bonus Episode: Everyday Carry YouTube, Kids and College. Listen here! Sponsored by: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude today and get 50%...

The Great M5 MacBook Pro DEBATE, OpenAI Atlas Browser, M5 iPad Pro Review 23.10.2025

In-depth review of M5 iPad Pro, we debate who should get M5 MacBook Pro, OpenAI finally released it’s AI browser Atlas but falls short in areas, iPhone Air demand is scant, and Ai customer support is the worst. ------------------------------ Send Us a Voice Memo We want to hear from you! Send us a voice memo that may get played on the show! Click here to submit.   ------------------------------ Bo...

M5 iPad Pro, M5 MacBook Pro, Apple TV in Apple TV, Spotify Podcasts on Netflix 16.10.2025

Apple’s new M5 iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro updates, NBA in Apple Immersive, Spotify and Instagram parental tools, Walmart’s ChatGPT shopping partnership, ChatGPT may allow “erotica,” and why you shouldn’t your Smart TV to the internet. ------------------------------ Send Us a Voice Memo We want to hear from you! Send us a voice memo that may get played on the show! Click here to submit....

Austin Mann Reviews iPhone 17 Pro Camera - Photographic Styles, 4x Telephoto, More! 13.10.2025

Austin Mann shares his iPhone 17 Pro camera review in the Dolomites, in-depth explanation of Photographic Styles, benefits of 4x 48MP Telephoto, and how you can take better photos with iPhone. ------------------------------ Links from the show iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review: Dolomites — Travel Photographer - Austin Mann iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review - Austin Mann (4K) - YouTube 10 Years of iPhone — Tra...

AI Slop is Killing the Internet, OpenAI DevDay, Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Review 09.10.2025

OpenAI is disrupting every industry, ChatGPT and Sora DevDay announcements, we review Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Slide Over is back in the latest iPadOS beta, and AI slop is more dangerous than you think. ------------------------------ Send Us a Voice Memo We want to hear from you! Send us a voice memo that may get played on the show! Click here to submit. ------------------------------ Sponsored...

Sora iPhone Video App is Terrifying, iPhone 17 Selfie Cam, Amazon and Google AI Smart Home 02.10.2025

Amazon unveils major 2025 hardware updates, Google introduces Gemini for Home with a revamped Home app, iPhone 17’s front-facing camera is a huge win, and OpenAI’s Sora app hits iPhone and it may be the beginning of the end. ------------------------------ Send Us a Voice Memo We want to hear from you! Send us a voice memo that may get played on the show, or an anonymous written message about what...

iPhone Air Review: Delightfully Compromised, iPhone 17 Pro Max and AirPods Pro 3 25.09.2025

We’re hands-on with iPhone Air, its incredible design, but has drawbacks like speaker, cameras, and battery life. Plus, iPhone 17 Pro Max and AirPods Pro 3 reviews, Disney+ price hike, Instagram hits 3 billion users, and the TikTok deal may finally be going through. Relay for St. Jude Join the Primary Tech X Relay for St. Jude fundraiser and help us meet our $5,000 goal! Click here to donate. Send...

iOS 26 is Rough, Meta’s New AR Glasses, is iPhone Air the new MacBook Air? 18.09.2025

Meta releases AI Ray-Ban glasses with built-in display giving us true augmented reality, iOS 26 Liquid Glass may be more cumbersome than its worth, AirPods Pro 3 are the stand out upgrade, and we debate Apple's trade-offs with the ultra-thin iPhone Air. Sponsored by: MasterClass - Get 15% OFF an annual membership at MasterClass! Sign up today at: masterclass.com/primarytech CleanMyMac - Get Tidy T...

Chance Miller of 9to5Mac on iPhone Air vs iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3, and More 11.09.2025

Special guest Chance Miller, Editor-in-Chief of 9to5Mac was in-person at the event and offers impressions of iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3, plus we cover Spotify's rollout of lossless audio, Vimeo aquired by Bending Spoons, and what iPhone we’re pre-ordering. Sponsored by: Interconnected : Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital...

iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3 Live Translation, Apple Watch, iPhone 17 Lineup LIVE Recap! 10.09.2025

Recorded LIVE we break down all the details from Apple’s iPhone 17 event, including AirPods Pro 3 with live translation, Apple Watch Series 11 with hypertension warnings, Apple Watch Ultra 3 satellite connectivity, iPhone 17 gets big display upgrades, incredibly thin iPhone Air, and tri-48MP camera iPhone 17 Pro! Relay for St. Jude Join the Primary Tech X Relay for St. Jude fundraiser and help us...

Instagram’s Terrible iPad App, ChatGPT Saved Google Chrome, iPhone 17 Event Hopes 04.09.2025

iPad finally got an Instagram app, and it’s terrible, Pixel 10 Pro 100x camera, Apple's AI plans for Siri may be powered by Gemini, AI search and ChatGPT saved Google from selling Chrome, and we play listener voicemail with expectations for the iPhone 17 event! Sponsored by: Insta360 GO Ultra - bag a free Sticky Tabs to help you mount the camera everywhere when you use promo code PRIMARY at: https...

What to Expect at Apple’s iPhone 17 Event, Tech Influencers vs Journalists, iOS 26 on Daily Driver 28.08.2025

iPhone 17 event is on Sept 9 and we break down everything to expect, from iPhone 17 Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and more, what’s the breakdown of influencers vs journalists invited in-person, Stephen is running iOS 26 on his main iPhone, and MagSafe charging got faster, but at a cost. Relay for St. Jude Join the Primary Tech X Relay for St. Jude fundraiser and help us meet our $5,000 goal! Click her...

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