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Apple's new CEO John Ternus joins X, we preview what to expect at iPhone 18 event, Anker debuts MindBase AI smart home video with Matter 1.5, Trump Admin sides with OpenAI vs NYT, and beware scam apps.

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This is the future of Apple Vision Pro - YouTube
Red Sox, Yankees get first Apple Vision Pro broadcast
Apple’s Phil Schiller Steps Down from Running App Store and Product Events - Bloomberg
New Apple CEO John Ternus now has his own X account - 9to5Mac (11:39)
X profile for John Ternus
Threads, Meta’s X Competitor, Hits 500 Million Monthly Users - Forbes
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Apple response to OpenAI | DocumentCloud
Philips Hue adds more affordable options for syncing smart lights with your TV | The Verge
Hands-on with Philips Hue’s new Liane 360° Rope Lights | The Verge
Anker Unveils MindBase With Matter 1.5 and HomeKit Secure Video Support - Homekit News and Reviews
Aqara Debuts Five Matter Smart Lights With Apple Home Support - MacRumors
Belkin introduces its first longer-lasting semi-solid-state power banks | The Verge
I tried Sonos Ace Ultra, and it does something your Bluetooth headphones can’t | Tom's Guide
Sonos is ready to steal back the soundbar crown with the new Beam Ultra | Tom's Guide
How to Use Sonos Portable Speakers as Surround Sound for Home Theater - Sonos Blog
Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion | The Verge
Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Fable 5.1 model, details here - 9to5Mac
Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit | WIRED
Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release | The Verge
iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders could kick off slightly later than usual - 9to5Mac
Threads post from @caffeineandcab about the sketchy app Valid

(00:00) - Intro

(05:30) - Dyson Smart Toothbrush

(08:37) - MLB In Immersive

(11:37) - Ternus is CEO

(23:12) - OpenAI vs Apple

(24:55) - Smart Home at IFA

(38:05) - Not Really Sponsors

(44:25) - New Sonos Gear

(49:01) - NVIDIA Buys Hugging Face

(50:51) - Fable 5.1

(54:38) - OpenAI and "Fair Use"

(01:06:23) - iPhone Event Preview

(01:15:57) - Scammy Apps

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Apple teases their next event, “Surprise and shine” where we’ll likely see iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra, plus upgraded Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini released. Meta accepts sweeping teen restrictions in major lawsuit settlement, the OpenAI breach is scarier than we thought, and we debate what makes an app “whimsical.”

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Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: 'Surprise and shine' - 9to5Mac
Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra - Apple
Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro - Apple
Apple Maps Ads post from Stephen Robles
Apple Maps Ads post from Joe Rosensteel
Apple Won't Allow These Ad Categories in the Maps App - MacRumors
Ads on Apple Maps – Apple Ads
Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement | The Verge
Our Agreement With Bipartisan Attorneys General: Calling on TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens
An Open Letter to TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens
OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach | TechCrunch
A turbulent AI era and critical choices to make - Gates Notes
Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers | The Verge
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Mac Power Users #863: 20 Years of Things with Werner Jainek - Relay (01:14:40)

(00:00) - Intro

(04:25) - Our Apps

(10:04) - iPhone Ultra Event

(16:04) - M5 Mac Studio

(25:11) - M6 Mac mini

(40:15) - Sponsor: Framer

(42:13) - Sponsor: Copilot Money

(43:51) - Apple Maps Ads

(56:49) - Instagram's Teen Restrictions

(01:03:53) - OpenAI Breach Report

(01:07:26) - Netflix Open to Other Streamers

(01:08:56) - Celebrity Identities on Social

(01:14:28) - What Makes a Whimsical App

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Apple's camera-equipped AirPods are seen in leaked footage, are they a bad idea? Anthropic reveals how Claude watermarks text (it’s not great), Robin Williams' children return to Instagram to fight AI Slop, the college tech load out, and Jason revives Aperture.

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The HÅG Capisco Is A Great Chair For People Who Sit Weird - Aftermath
macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 features redesigned traffic light window controls - 9to5Mac
Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action - MacRumors
Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak - 9to5Mac
Apple Accidentally Leaked More Than 10 New Products in macOS Update - MacRumors
Apple Maps opens ad booking for businesses, promotional offer available - 9to5Mac
How Claude's text watermarking works - Anthropic
Daring Fireball: Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing
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OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face | The Verge
Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union - Apple
Disney’s ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses - WSJ
Comcast is putting motion sensing into millions of homes — using its existing Wi-Fi routers | The Verge
Robin Williams' Kids Revive Instagram to Combat 'AI Abuse' of His Image - TheWrap
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(02:57) - macOS 27 Buttons

(03:55) - AirPods with Camera

(16:04) - Apple Maps Ads

(16:37) - Sponsor: Claude

(19:26) - Claude Watermarking

(37:18) - OpenAI Puts on Brakes

(38:21) - Apple X EU

(41:07) - Disney Sues FCC

(44:57) - Comcast Wi-Fi Motion

(46:42) - Robin Williams AI Slop

(01:06:18) - YouTube Views

(01:10:50) - Zuck is Syndrome

(01:11:43) - College Tech Load Out

(01:17:40) - Element Photo App

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Google unveils the Pixel 11 lineup and takes on Wispr Flow dictation and computational photography, Zuck writes an AI manifesto about wanting to be with the cool kids, Claude explains how it plans to label AI-generated text, and Spotify tries to end podcasting again.

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Apple Announces 3D MLB Games Coming to Vision Pro - MacRumors
The 7 biggest announcements of Google’s Pixel 11 launch | The Verge
Made by Google '26 - YouTube
Google's Magic Camera - Instagram Reel
Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite | The Verge
Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse | The Verge
Google Unveils $29 Pixel Tag to Take On Apple's AirTag - MacRumors
The Future is for Everyone
How to spot AI writing
How Claude marks AI-generated content | Claude Help Center
Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool
Spotify will label 'AI Persona' profiles and exclude their music from recommendations | TechCrunch
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful | The Verge
YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money | TechCrunch
I made the PC I couldn’t buy - YouTube

(00:00) - Intro

(08:25) - MLB in Immersive

(12:13) - Pixel 11 Event

(15:07) - Rambler Dictation

(20:17) - Switching to Pixel

(24:02) - Creator Suite and Camera

(35:01) - Sponsor: Decagon

(37:17) - Zuck's AI Fever Dream

(55:48) - Claude to Watermark Text

(01:06:48) - Spotify Tries to Kill Podcasting

(01:14:03) - YouTube Makes Monetization Harder

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Apple gears up for its September iPhone event, Google Earth's AI imagery enabled fabricated scenes of bombings, Claude’s models broke containment and even tried to trick real people, and why Bending Spoons ruins everything it touches.

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Kan Do - Stephen's New Task App! (01:00)
Apple News Ad - Mastodon post from John Gruber
MasterCraft brings CarPlay and Android Auto to its pontoon boats (05:28)
Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event - MacRumors
Q3 results: 3D pricing, EGOT timing, and underestimating demand – Six Colors
One Reason Apple’s Computers Are Mostly Made In China: A Tiny Screw | Texas Standard
The US government just banned Roombas (13:42)
X post from Brendan Carr
Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price | The Verge
X post from Avi Schiffmann
Apple is getting this wrong | OpenAI
X post from Sam Altman
Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health | The Verge
Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership | The Verge
See how Google Earth let people make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction (43:12)
Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too | The Verge
Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt | The Verge
Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI Work
Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B | TechCrunch
After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch
Evernote cuts back on free plans, pushing users to upgrade | TechRadar
WeTransfer owner snaps up apps, then sacks workers and raises prices - Follow the Money
Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The Verge
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(00:00) - Intro

(03:19) - Apple News Ads Are Bad

(05:27) - CarPlay in Boats

(07:54) - September iPhone Event

(11:03) - Instagram's Terrible Browser

(13:41) - FCC Bans Robot Vacuums

(21:28) - Friend AI Pendent 2

(25:30) - OpenAI's Bizarre Response

(37:25) - Sponsor: Framer

(39:19) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac

(40:55) - Google AI Shake Up

(43:10) - Google Maps AI Slop

(48:08) - Claude Broke Containment

(51:36) - Why Bending Spoons is Bad

(01:07:24) - Mac Window Habits

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