
A fun, smart podcast from @benthompson and @gruber. Covers by @bradellis, editing by @jmetzendorf.
Joined April 2020
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HomeView
Initial reactions to Apple HomeView, including John’s hands-on experience.
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Meanness and Claude
Anthropic says you can’t be mean to Claude, but what if Claude is a tool, and humans are more important?
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Apple's 2010s Mistakes
Apple cut a bunch of programs in the 2010s that would be very helpful today.
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Ben Gets Hacked
Ben got hacked, but also wants Apple to protect him less.
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Dots
OpenAI needs some patience, even if Dots are the future
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Personal AI
AI makes things easy — almost too easy, if you know how to use computers.
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Muse Delivery Vehicles
Meta's AR and VR efforts make a lot more sense now that Muse is a hit.
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GM and CarPlay
GM capitulates on CarPlay, and the future of software in the AI era.
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iPhone 18 Pro
Discussing John's review of the iPhones 18 Pro.
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Football and the Frontier
Some listeners think sports talk is annoying; John and Ben think that AI doomerism is annoying.
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iPhone Duo
John gives his first impressions of the iPhone Duo
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Agents and Forklifts
Agents are very real, even if skeptics insist that they don't exist (and why Siri may be behind before it catches up).
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Nvidia Buys Hugging Face
AI is down and Nvidia is betting on every horse, including Hugging Face
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Vision Pro Baseball
Apple finally got a Vision Pro broadcast right (mostly).
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AI Macs
Apple released new versions of its most interesting Mac for AI: the Mini and the Studio
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Omarchy and Open Macs
DHH is pushing a new Linux distribution, while people are mad that ChatGPT can interface with Messages.
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Apple Settles With EU
The temperature on the App Store is lowering, thanks to EU changes and AI fever.
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More on Watermarking
Ben and John continue discussing the problem with watermarking.
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Watermarks
Anthropic is watermarking text at the behest of the E.U. and Ben and John are not happy.
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Immersive Baseball and Frontier Models
Apple's immersive video plans for baseball are a big disappointment. Plus, did Apple bet on the wrong company for its foundation model?
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