Show Notes
SPECS AR glasses announced, more discoveries from WWDC26, Google’s new Gemini speaker, Fox buying Roku, UK is banning social media for teens and kids, plus how Americans really feel about AI. 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: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primary Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at: shopify.com/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 Allbirds Is Now Smartbird. Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 \ Anthropic SPECS AR Glasses The Google Home Speaker, with Gemini WWDC26: Design immersive environments for visionOS apps and the spatial web | Apple - YouTube WWDC26: Rev up your CarPlay app | Apple - YouTube Safari didn't have to go this hard in macOS 27 - YouTube Fox agrees to buy Roku. Here's what investors are missing SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world's first trillionaire | TechCrunch SpaceX to acquire the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion Schlage’s UWB-enabled smart lock launches this month | The Verge Matter 1.6 Announced With NFC Setup, Cross-Ecosystem Device Sharing, and Smarter Thermostats - MacRumors Britain will ban under-16s from social media apps, including TikTok and YouTube : NPR How Australia’s social media ban has affected families six months on | Social media bans | The Guardian Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows | TechCrunch
(00:00) - Intro
(02:12) - Smartbird
(06:31) - Claude Fable
(09:14) - Snap Specs
(12:48) - Gemini Speaker
(19:51) - Immersive Behind-the-Scenes
(22:52) - iOS 27 CarPlay
(28:28) - Fox Buying Roku
(31:03) - SpaceX IPO
(34:52) - Smart Home News
(36:26) - Sponsor: Anthropic
(39:09) - Sponsor: Shopify
(40:40) - Sponsor: NordLayer
(41:52) - UK Social Media Ban
(58:22) - Did Siri AI Just Win?
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