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Is Apple Giving Away MacBook Neos? iOS 26.4 Features, AI Generated Dead Actors is Too Far Mar 19, 2026

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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.

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(00:00) - Intro
(09:28) - Apple Giving Away Macs?
(13:33) - Apple Acquires MotionVFX
(16:58) - AirPods Max 2
(22:15) - iOS 26.4 Features
(28:25) - NVIDIA GTC
(32:49) - Dead AI Actors in Movies
(41:21) - Sponsor: 1Password
(43:17) - Sponsor: Shopify
(44:57) - Aqara Video Doorbell
(47:22) - Overcast Gets Transcripts
(49:04) - Samsung Discontinues Trifold
(54:48) - Uber Invests in Rivian
(58:12) - S26 Ultra Agentic Feature
(01:05:02) - Claude AI Browser
(01:12:37) - Stephen's Home Theater Saga

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MacBook Neo Review, Studio Display XDR Hands-On, Ticketmaster is the Worst Mar 12, 2026

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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.

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(00:00) - Intro
(03:28) - Podcasts We Listen To
(10:21) - MacBook Neo Review
(25:58) - Studio Display XDR
(34:24) - M5 Max MBP Reviews
(35:15) - iPhone 17e
(40:16) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac
(42:02) - Sponsor: Framer
(43:42) - Galaxy S26 Ultra
(49:41) - Anthropic vs The DoD
(51:42) - Grammarly's AI Mess
(56:36) - New Sonos Speakers
(58:14) - Lightning Round
(01:12:54) - Stephen Gets an OLED

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Who MacBook Neo is For, Studio Display XDR, Anthropic, Nothing, and More! Mar 05, 2026

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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.

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(00:00) - Intro
(04:38) - iPhone 17e
(06:06) - M4 iPad Air
(10:39) - M5 MacBook Air
(13:28) - M5 Pro and Max MBP
(20:16) - Studio Displays
(34:24) - Sponsor: Quo
(36:38) - Sponsor: Anthropic
(38:36) - MacBook Neo
(56:21) - Did Apple Raise Prices?
(01:03:26) - Nothing Announcements
(01:05:42) - Lightning Round
(01:15:45) - Jason Tries Claude

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Anthropic vs the Pentagon, Galaxy S26 Ultra, Mac Backup Strategy Feb 26, 2026

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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.”

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(00:00) - Intro
(03:05) - EVs in Apple Maps
(04:46) - Video in Apple Podcasts
(08:52) - iOS 26.4 Age Verification
(09:38) - Galaxy S26 Ultra
(13:38) - Android AI Features
(22:40) - Acme Weather App
(25:44) - Sponsor: Shopify
(27:20) - Sponsor: 1Password
(28:47) - Anthropic vs U.S. Gov't
(42:04) - Perplexity Computer
(48:28) - Lightning Round
(01:00:46) - Mac Backup Strategies

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Making the Best iPhone Camera App with Ben Sandofsky from Halide Feb 23, 2026

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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.

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Apple Podcasts Video is Complicated, iOS 26.4 Big Changes, Ring is Manifesting Minority Report Feb 19, 2026

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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.

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(00:00) - Intro
(04:42) - EV Charging in Apple Maps
(08:53) - March 4 Apple "Experience"
(13:37) - iOS 26.4 Features
(15:58) - CarPlay Updates
(23:46) - More iOS 26.4 Changes
(28:59) - Sponsor: Transistor.fm
(31:18) - Apple Podcasts Video
(01:03:07) - Sponsor: Framer
(01:04:51) - Sponsor: 1Password
(01:06:31) - Lightning Round
(01:16:40) - Ring Becoming Minority Report
(01:22:03) - Warner Bros X Netflix
(01:24:41) - Travel Routers

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How Long is Siri Delayed?? AI Ads Are Out of Control, Jony Ive Designed a Ferrari Feb 12, 2026

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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.

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Links from the show

(00:00) - Intro
(06:57) - iPhone Air
(10:21) - Camo Sues Apple
(11:44) - AI Super Bowl Ads
(21:03) - YouTube TV Gets Cheaper
(22:07) -  Vision Pro Gets YouTube
(25:51) - ChatGPT Ads Are Here
(27:11) - Sponsor: Claude
(29:42) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac
(31:09) - iOS 26.3 is Out
(31:41) - Siri with Gemini Delayed
(44:50) - Apple Aquires Severance
(47:43) - Jony Ive Ferrari
(50:51) - Lightning Round
(55:18) -  Vision Pro Experiment

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OpenClaw’s Dangerous Promise, Apple Teases “New” Innovations, Social Network for AI Agents Feb 05, 2026

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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.

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(00:00) - Intro
(03:20) - Stephen Joins MPU
(12:31) - Apple's Record Earnings
(15:03) - New Mac Configurator
(21:47) - Meta, Google, Walmart Earnings
(35:36) - Xcode 26.3 Agents
(37:02) - Sponsor: Quo
(38:50) - Sponsor: Shopify
(40:51) - OpenClaw
(51:09) - Moltbook Social
(52:26) - OpenAI vs Anthropic Ads
(55:36) - Creator Studio Ads
(01:01:42) - Ring Pet Finder
(01:03:58) - Pixel 10a
(01:04:18) - Alexa Plus is Out
(01:05:19) - Golf in Apple Sports
(01:07:30) - SpaceX X xAI
(01:09:43) - Shortcuts Team Hiring
(01:10:30) - Chrome Agent

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Apple Creator Studio Review, Is TikTok Dying? Gemini Keeps Winning Jan 29, 2026

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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?

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(00:00) - Intro
(05:02) - AirTag 2 is Out
(10:47) - Apple Design Good News
(12:20) - Creator Studio Review
(39:13) - Sponsor: Framer
(41:05) - Sponsor: Copilot Money
(42:52) - Tesla Discontinues S and X
(48:04) - More Fantasy on TV
(50:06) - Chrome Gets Gemini
(54:04) - Moltbot is Clawdbot
(58:39) - New Sonos Hardware
(59:21) - ChatGPT Ads
(01:01:18) - Is TikTok Dying?
(01:10:58) - Gemini Keeps Winning
(01:19:23) - Apple Invites

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iOS 27 Siri Chatbot, Will Apple Make an AI Pin, YouTube Shorts Are Getting Worse Jan 22, 2026

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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.

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Links from the show

(00:00) - Intro
(04:55) - Apple Invites
(06:24) - Siri Chatbot iOS 27
(27:26) - Apple AI Pin
(42:21) - Sponsor: Copilot Money
(44:12) - Sponsor: Antigravity A1
(45:31) - Galaxy S26 Gets MagSafe
(47:58) - YouTube AI in 2026
(56:38) - Netflix Shorts
(59:30) - Threads Overtakes X
(01:00:49) - Sony TVs EOL
(01:02:26) - Claude Makes Shortcuts
(01:11:25) - Carrot Weather

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