AI Broke Containment, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Lineup, Best Fitness Trackers with Lexy Savvides
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Samsung launches its Galaxy Z Fold 8, passport-style foldable that foreshadows Apple’s iPhone Fold, OpenAI had a model break containment, Apple’s rumored leasing program, and the most accurate fitness trackers with special guest Lexy Savvides!
Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Subscribe to Lexy's YouTube Follow Lexy on Instagram Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: [email protected] @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary NordLayer - Get up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code: PRIMARTYTECHNOLOGY10 at: nordlayer.com/primarytechnology Links from the show My First Week With Galaxy Watch Ultra 2! - Lexy's YouTube The future of creativity on the internet in a world with AI - YouTube The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8: I almost forgot it was a foldable | The Verge Samsung Galaxy Fold8 Hands-On: First Look From A Real Fold7 User - YouTube Samsung’s first ‘Ultra’ foldable is here | The Verge OPPO Find N6 - Ultra Flat, Flexible and Powerful | OPPO Global Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a fun new shape for foldables | The Verge Samsung Z Fold 8 (Wide) Impressions: Better Than I Thought! - YouTube Gemini task automation expands to 40+ apps, more WSJ’s Fitness Tracker Testing (44:26) Trackables – Health Tracker App - App Store (50:12) Here’s what Samsung’s smart glasses actually look like | The Verge OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation | OpenAI Matt Stockton of Hugging Face on X China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance | The Verge Apple debuting new ‘Apple Upgrade’ leasing program next week, per report - 9to5Mac Apple prepares to kill off iPhone Upgrade Program Shop Oura Ring 5
(00:00) - Special Guest Lexy Savvides
(01:28) - Mailbag
(08:00) - Galaxy Unpacked
(08:54) - Z Flip 8
(15:18) - Z Fold 8 Ultra
(21:02) - Z Fold 8
(28:01) - Gemini AI
(33:59) - Galaxy Ultra 2
(34:37) - Sponsor: Claude
(36:56) - Sponsor: NordLayer
(38:39) - Galaxy Ultra 2 Cont'd
(50:41) - Samsung Smart Glasses
(54:49) - OpenAI Containment Breach
(01:06:45) - Apple Leasing Program
(01:11:49) - Personal Tech
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