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Siri appears to gain third‑party app powers in iOS 27 beta 3, Microsoft lays off almost 5,000 people, many in the XBOX devision, physical media may be dead, and maybe I don’t hate Meta glasses. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: [email protected] @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECH 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 Jason's Appearance on Apple TV (at 15:21) The Official Website of Billie Jean King Siri AI can pull info from third-party apps in the latest developer beta - 9to5Mac New Reminders Icon I'm disappointed Apple will charge for AI camera features in the Home app Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales | TechCrunch PlayStation finally breaks silence amid physical disc fury Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy - Ars Technica Apple Responds To Disappearing iTunes Movie Purchases Issue Samsung finally confirms Galaxy Unpacked for July 22 | Mashable Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August | The Verge Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others | TechCrunch Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips - Apple Apple testing DRAM chips from banned Chinese memory supplier - 9to5Mac Pocket Casts update brings three new features, including CarPlay chapter artwork - 9to5Mac Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web | The Verge OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations | TechCrunch Meta Ray-Ban glasses brick the camera if you mess with recording light | Mashable Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time | The Verge Schlage Sense Pro Review: Fastest Apple Home Lock? - YouTube
(00:00) - Intro
(03:12) - Jason on Apple TV
(08:04) - iOS 27 Beta 3
(25:47) - Microsoft's XBOX Problem
(30:21) - PlayStation Drops Physical Discs
(45:20) - Sponsor: Framer
(47:09) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac
(48:48) - Sponsor: NordLayer
(50:31) - Samsung Unpacked
(52:02) - Pixel 11 Event
(53:09) - Netflix Shorts
(54:53) - Apple Chips and RAM
(59:20) - Pocket Casts Update
(01:04:09) - Claude Cowork on Mobile
(01:08:55) - OpenAI Voices
(01:10:25) - Meta Glasses Review
(01:35:16) - 3 iPads on a Plane
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