Is AI Actually Making Products We Love Better?

Creator Studio gets new tricks, Gemini Spark on macOS, Meta glasses come with a catch, more Apple Pricing details, and is AI making apps we love better…or worse?
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Links from the show
Joe Lion on Mastodon: "Memory is a commodity"
Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s
Meta contractors posed as teens to prompt rival chatbots about suicide, sex, and drugs
Artem on X: Looks like the next Apple Watch might have cameras
There has never been a better time to buy an iPhone
Apple Creator Studio gets smarter, faster, and more connected
Meta is adding 'rate limits' and a soft paywall to its smart glasses
Gemini Spark rolling out to macOS app for local tasks, automation
Use the 1Password MCP Server to manage your 1Password Environments (beta)
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents
Claude Fable 5 cleared to return as US lifts Anthropic's export control restriction
Nadav Keyson on X: Introducing Riverside 2.0
Dropbox Fax (formerly HelloFax): Send and receive fax online securely
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama
OpenAI teases Codex-branded hardware collaboration, here's what to expect
WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames
Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence
South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease 'RAMageddon'
Daring Fireball: The Supreme Court rules law enforcement's use of a 'geofence warrant' was a 'search'
Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal in Epic Games App Store fight
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(00:00) - Intro
(13:07) - Apple Pricing Updates
(22:28) - New Final Cut Features
(26:26) - Meta Glasses Subscription
(28:14) - Gemini Spark on Mac
(32:58) - Sponsor: Keeper
(34:59) - Sponsor: Framer
(37:09) - Sponsor: NordLayer
(38:57) - Riverside 2.0 and AI Creep
(01:01:07) - Lightning Round
(01:11:46) - Toy Story 5
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