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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NVIDIA is aiming to compete with Apple Silicon, Shift offers free cleaning in exchange for video of your home, then we dive into all the rumors around iOS and macOS 27 including revamped Siri, new AI-powered features, redesigned Photos and Camera apps, and share our hopes and dreams for WWDC.
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Leaked images of iOS 27’s revamped Siri from journalist Mark Gurman, first look at the Jony Ive-designed Ferrari Luce, summer travel tech gear, and Stephen has a major crash out over AI slop.
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Google I/O 2026 was packed with AI, wild AGI predictions, Gemini Agents, and 1,000 product names, plus WWDC invites, Apple’s iOS 27 accessibility features may hint at the new Siri, growing AI backlash, and Stephen tries to convince Jason to use Plex.
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iOS 26.5 is out with RCS encryption and…Apple Maps Ads, a *suprising* reaction to AI at a commencement, Android 17 bringing Gemini Intelligence and new features, and possibly the dumbest Magic Mouse accessory ever.
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Apple’s record Q2 earnings, Mac Studio RAM options are dropped amid shortage, iPhone owners may get up to $95 from a Siri settlement, Anthropic to use massive SpaxeXAI data center, Utah protesting its data center, and we’re both making apps.
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Microsoft and OpenAI ammend their arrangement leaving out AGI, rumors of an OpenAI phone, NSA using Anthropic despite it being a “supply chain risk,” Apple’s 12-month App Store subscription commitment is a bad idea, and Jason’s app update!
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Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO on Sept 1st and John Ternus is taking the reigns. We discuss Cook’s Legacy, the last CEO transition from Jobs to Cook, and what we expect from a Ternus-led Apple. Plus, OpenAI’s new image generator is actually good, and Jason is building a wild notes app.
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Gemini launches a Mac app, Adobe Firefly brings more AI tools, Anthropic upgrades Claude Code with routines, Apple is sending Siri engineers to AI boot camp, Jason vibe coded some pretty great apps, and how genuine is Sam Altman?
OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast, Anthropic’s mysterious Mythos AI it won’t release to the public, Google’s new deepfake tools, and why is NASA still using Flickr?
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Apple hits 50, Tim Cook gives a *rousing* interview, we debate the most Apple-y product, the Mac Pro is officially dead, Claude Code leak, and Stephen saw the Artemis II launch.
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Apple launched new business tools including ads in Apple Maps, and it’s bad for small businesses, plus new details about Gemini and Apple Intelligence, OpenAI shutting down Sora app, jury finds Instagram and YouTube are addictive, Wi-Fi router ban, and we reminisce for Apple’s 50th anniversary!
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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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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.
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.
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.”
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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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.
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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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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