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We both have the new touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED in-hand and give our impressions, a quick review of iPad mini, Audio Intelligence launches with iOS 27.3 and beta and Siri Recaps are wild, plus Siri AI gets more abilities, and Stephen got scammed.

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iPhone Duo Stock Checker: In-Stock Alerts | Store Stock Checker
2026 iPad mini Review: ALMOST Perfect... - YouTube
12 Hours with PROLED MacBook: I can't go back - YouTube
iOS 27.3 is HUGE - Vertical Tabs, Siri Recaps, Audio Intelligence - YouTube
The New iPad mini Is Delightfully Confusing (03:35)
There’s Only 1 Thing I Don’t Love About Apple’s New Touchscreen MacBook Pro (16:09)
Mastodon post from Tim Chaten
Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview Sep 2026
For years people have worried their devices were listening, Apple just made it a feature
Siri AI is now open to all developers - Latest News - Apple Developer
Siri AI's Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious - MacStories
DoorDash to Acquire Instacart to Help Local Stores Win
Apple’s Latest Siri Announcement Could Mean the End of Apps on Your iPhone (01:19:54)
Apple Just Had a Record Quarter While Everyone Else Is on an AI Spending Spree
macOS 27.3 Makes Markdown Files Easier to Read - MacRumors
With iOS 27.3, Apple will start checking iCloud public links for ‘harmful content’ - 9to5Mac
Apple is Putting Employees on an AI Budget - MacRumors
Web host Squarespace lays off 19% of its employees | TechCrunch
Google Just Gave Schools an Impossible Choice About AI (01:28:07)
Reddit Is About to Make Its Website Worse to Protect It From AI

(00:00) - Intro

(03:35) - iPad mini Review

(16:09) - MacBook Pro PROLED

(48:07) - Sponsor: Coax

(50:18) - Sponsor: SerpAPI

(51:55) - Sponsor: Ramp

(53:32) - Apple Watch Siri Recaps

(01:19:54) - Siri AI Superpowers

(01:28:07) - Lightning Round

(01:38:39) - Personal Tech

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Huge week of Apple releases including the touch-enabled PROLED XDR Macbook Pro, iPad mini, we review iPhone Duo, Anthropic’s IPO filing warns humanity, and we both go hands-on with Claude Duet.

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Stephen’s iPhone Duo Playlist - YouTube
You're Absolutely Right Claude Shirt | Techmerch
Apple gives iPad mini its biggest update ever - Apple
Apple just announced its best creator studio feature yet - Inc.
Macbook PROLED XDR Impressions: They Said They Wouldn't! - YouTube
New MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display: The first-ever Mac with Touch - YouTube
The NEW MacBook Pro - First Impressions - YouTube
Apple just announced a MacBook Pro with a delightful touch of nostalgia - Inc. (30:38)
X Profile of John Ternus
Wired Interview with Ternus on Touchscreen MacBook Pro (42:32)
Ternus addresses Apple breaking touchscreen Mac taboo: 'Who knew?’ - 9to5Mac
Apps by Stephen Robles
Some iPhone Duo displays are cracking, seemingly all in the same way - 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo Apps · beardfm
Anthropic's founders are ready for an IPO but not ready to give up control - Inc. (01:17:10)
Anthropic, PBC - S-1 (Q2)
Machine Gods : NPR
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees | The Verge
Amazon Echo Show 16 hands-on: price, release date, and new features | The Verge
Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a camera | The Verge
Introducing Claude Duet | Claude by Anthropic
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(00:00) - Intro

(00:50) - Left vs Right Hand iPhone

(06:43) - M6 iPad mini

(12:34) - Creator Studio

(18:35) - Touchscreen MacBook Pro

(49:52) - Sponsor: Framer

(51:48) - Sponsor: Origin

(53:26) - iPhone Duo Review

(01:15:57) - Anthropic IPO

(01:23:24) - Lightning Round

(01:29:16) - Claude Duet vs Muse

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Apple teases its “Pro and Tell” event with rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro, iPad mini, and more, reviews of the iPhone Duo are out with mixed reception, and Walmart is embracing AI agent shopping, unlike Amazon.
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Stephen on Vergecast - Apple Podcasts (01:39)
Walmart’s Latest Plan to Beat Amazon Is to Let Your AI Agent Shop for You (59:06)
 Netflix Just Reported a Record Quarter, 6 Days After Announcing It Was Laying Off 1,000 Employees
Apple teases MacBook Pro event next week | The Verge
iPhone Duo Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Buggy - YouTube
iPhone Duo Review: First Generation Fun! - YouTube
iPhone Duo queues form days before the doors open
iPhone Duo review (emotional) - YouTube
Daring Fireball: The iPhone Duo
iPhone Duo Review - Apple's First Foldable Is FINALLY Here. Does It Deliver? - YouTube
iPhone Duo review: The future is foldable - 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo will add Reachability feature ‘later this year’ - 9to5Mac
iPhone Duo for Creative Pros — Austin Mann
Walmart is inviting AI agents to shop for you | The Verge
The Four Horsemen: Amazon/Apple/Facebook & Google - YouTube
Introducing Claude Duet - YouTube
Meta's Muse hits 10M US downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps | TechCrunch
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal | The Verge

(00:00) - Intro

(03:10) - Pro and Tell Event

(07:45) - iPhone Duo Reviews

(35:01) - Sponsor: Claude

(37:43) - Sponsor: Copilot Money

(39:20) - iPhone Duo Con’t

(57:40) - Walmart Invites AI Agents

(01:08:41) - Claude Duet

(01:09:57) - Meta and Netflix

(01:12:10) - Muse and Local LLMs

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy was in-person at Apple’s Welcome Home event and got hands-on time with HomeView. We get into the details about using the device, plus Apple Home Collection, and why HomeView vs iPad for the smart home.

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Apple made its foray back in the smart home with the new HomeView device, Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2, and Home Collection devices. We debate who will benefit from the HomeView, have a theory about Siri AI and Apple TV, plus try to make sure we all understand Claude isn’t alive.

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Stephen's Apple Home Event Recap Video
Anthropic Just Banned Being Cruel to Claude – The Reason Should Concern Us All - Inc. (01:12:26)
McSnake App - App Store
Welcome Apple HomeView: Designed for life at home - YouTube
Apple HomeView - Apple
Apple Event: HomePod surround, HomeView, and Apple TV - YouTube
All features of Apple's new HomeView - YouTube
Third-party HomeView apps? Think CarPlay – Six Colors
Apple TV 4K - Apple
Siri Remote - Apple
Apple announces the next generation of HomePod mini - Apple
Will the Full-Sized HomePod Get Siri AI? Apple's Website Offers a Clue - MacRumors
Latest HomePods can output Mac system audio - AppleInsider
Introducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart home accessories - Apple
LG Floodlight Cam - Apple
Here’s how much iPhone Duo costs to repair out-of-warranty - 9to5Mac
2026 Usage Policy update – Anthropic
X post from OpenAI Newsroom
Meta has some Wonder Full new AI models | The Verge
Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon | The Verge
YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs | The Verge
It Turns Out the Only Thing People Like Less Than AI Is Paying for Adobe Creative Cloud - Inc. (01:27:29)
GitHub - boykopovar/AnyPS5: Tool for automatic PS5 executables
Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees | The Verge
Download LM Studio - Mac, Linux, Windows
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(00:00) - Intro

(05:11) - HomeView Impressions

(48:07) - Sponsor: Ramp

(49:54) - Sponsor: SerpAPI

(51:21) - Sponsor: Origin

(52:55) - New Apple TV 4K

(01:02:43) - HomePod mini 2

(01:06:15) - Apple Home Collection

(01:11:32) - Claude Isn’t Alive

(01:23:20) - Lightning Round

(01:27:10) - Local LLMs

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