May 23, 2025
The biggest news this week was the purchase of Jony Ive’s company, io, by OpenAI for $6.5 billion dollars. According to the reports, I’ve’s company is a device startup. Sam Altman said he is “excited to try to create a new generation of AI-powered computers.” Epic Games and Apple are continuing to spare, although it seems like the battle is coming to an end.
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Show Notes:
Shows and movies we’re watching
- Better, Hulu
- Netflix saves Sesame Street
May 16, 2025
Apple has introduced some new features in Apple Maps including a Detailed City Experience for the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco. Maps also now has insights, ratings, and reviews from expert sources, most notably the Michelin Guide. Did you know Pope Leo has his own trading card? Not only that, it set a new sales record, topping LeBron James.
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Show Notes:
Shows and movies we’re watching
- Bad Sisters, Apple TV+
- It’s not TV. It’s HBO. Max.
- Conan O’Brien the Kennedy Center, Mark Twain prize for American humor, Netflix
May 9, 2025
Some people have never used a cassette tape to listen to music, my kids being among them. This week Dave takes a little side route into one of his thoughts on listening to cassettes. We have spent a lot of time talking about things that Apple has done wrong this past year in regards to AI and Siri, so this week we change things up and talk about the things we love about Apple and what they have done right.
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Show Notes:
Shows and movies we’re watching
- Murder is Easy, BritBox
- Black Bag, Peacock
May 2, 2025
I’m heading off to Miami this weekend to see the Formula 1 Grand Prix and take a tour of the pit lane. Dave tells us about his Formula 1 experience and his trip to Texas. We also talk about the rumored deal between Apple and Google to have Apple use Gemini in Apple Intelligence—this is probably the best news ever for Apple’s AI efforts. If you haven’t tried Gemini yet, you should—it’s incredible. Apple is being forced to allow developers to get payment for their apps from outside the App Store, which means Apple doesn’t get its 30% cut.
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Show Notes:
Shows and movies we’re watching
- The Lorenskog Disappearance, Netflix
- Conclave, Prime Video
April 25, 2025
Dave has a few questions for our listeners about the difference in inexpensive dash cams compared to the more expensive models. Apple dropped the “Available Now” tagline from its Apple Intelligence page because… well, it’s not available. A new survey suggests that people would be willing to pay up to $10 a month for Apple Intelligence.
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Shows and movies we’re watching
- The Breakthrough, Netflix
- Will Trent, Hulu
- Conclave, Prime Video
