Show Notes
Ferrari unveiled its EV supercar and Tim Stevens is here with a first hand appraisal of the new machine. Plus DuckDuckGo, provides an AI free version of its search engine at noai.ducduckgo.com. Is this backlash against Google’s AI search implementation? And would you be interested in test driving old and obsolete Operating Systems from days of yore? Then the Virtual OS Museum is the place for you. Finally we end the week with a road trip quiz! Starring Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. Top Tech Story of the Week: DuckDuckGo Usage Surges Since Google I/O ’26 https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/336536/duckduckgo-usage-surges-since-google-i-o-26 Duck.aihttps://noai.duckduckgo.com/ Meta Officially Launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp Subscriptions, With More to Come Including AI Plans https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/meta-officially-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans/ Apple Preparing iOS 27 Overhaul With Revamped Siri, Smarter Photos and New AI Features https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-28/apple-ios-27-photos-screenshots-revamped-siri-pro-camera-app-new-ai-features Meta’s New Forum Groups App Wants to Bring Back Old-School Online Communities https://www.engadget.com/2179165/meta-forum-groups-app/ Fitbit Air Review: Google’s AI Health Coach Gets a Test Run https://www.engadget.com/2180910/fitbit-air-review-google-health-ai-coach-testing/ Qualcomm Picks a Bad Time to Pitch a $300 Laptop Platform https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/28/qualcomm-picks-bad-time-to-pitch-a-300-laptop-platform/5247841 Anthropic Releases Opus 4.8 With New Dynamic Workflow Tool https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/anthropic-releases-opus-4-8-with-new-dynamic-workflow-tool/ What Was Top of Mind for Google I/O 2026? https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-was-top-of-159493946utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Discussions: Is the Luce Ferrari’s First EV? It’s Complicated https://www.timstevens.me/p/is-the-luce-ferraris-first-ev-its Jony Ive Photographed With Ferrari Luce EV Team https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/25/ferrari-luce-jony-ive-photos/ DuckDuckGo Usage Surges Since Google I/O ’26 https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/336536/duckduckgo-usage-surges-since-google-i-o-26 Live With It Show https://www.youtube.com/@LiveWithItShow More Discussions: The Virtual OS Museum Is a Fantastic Project That Lets You Run Mac OS, A/UX, NeXTSTEP, and More https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/25/the-virtual-os-museum-is-a-fantastic-project-that-lets-you-run-mac-os-a-ux-nextstep-more/ Virtual OS Museum https://virtualosmuseum.org/
Today’s guest: Tim Stevens https://www.timstevens.me https://www.threads.com/@timstevens https://timstevens.bsky.social/
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