Is Apple’s Exodus Over? Australia Bans Social Media for Kids, Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.
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Apple Silicon’s Johny Srouji says he’s staying, Australia enforces a sweeping social media ban for kids, Netflix makes a massive $72 billion gamble against YouTube, ChatGPT can use Photoshop for you, and Meta gives you some control over its algorithm. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: [email protected] @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Music by Breakmaster Cylinder ------------------------------ Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PrimaryTechnology 1Password - Secure your small business with 1Password. Learn more at: 1password.com/primarytech ------------------------------ Links from the show Is Apple Cooked? - YouTube Stephen Lemay Bio - Cult of Mac Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg Apple Silicon chief Johny Srouji reportedly commits to staying at Apple for now - 9to5Mac Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins | Social media ban | The Guardian Tim Cook meets lawmakers in effort to shift App Store age proposal - 9to5Mac Netflix Just Made a $72 Billion Bet Against YouTube Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion | The Verge Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times Google Project Aura hands-on: Android XR’s biggest strength is in the apps | The Verge Google details Gemini in Chrome’s agentic browsing security Instagram gives you more control over your Reels algorithm | The Verge Inspired by all of you who started "dear threads algo" requests, we're going to test a new feature where if you post "dear algo" it will actually put more of that content in your feed! Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google - WSJ Here are iPhone’s most downloaded apps and games of 2025 - 9to5Mac OpenAI hires Slack’s CEO as its chief revenue officer | The Verge You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT | TechCrunch ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free | The Verge Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers | The Verge SpaceX Said to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion - Bloomberg TIME Person of the Year 2025: How We Chose | TIME What Amazon’s New Flagship Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Gets Write
(00:00) - Intro
(05:47) - Apple Execodus
(24:22) - Australia Bans Kids Social Media
(35:12) - Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.
(50:13) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac
(52:00) - Sponsor: 1Password
(53:29) - Google Project Aura Glasses
(55:58) - Chrome Getting Agentic Powers
(01:01:27) - Meta Gives Algorithm Control
(01:05:49) - OpenAI Adds Photoshop
(01:12:07) - Social Media Checks Traveling
(01:23:16) - Jason Bought a Phone
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