Google Search is Bad, Apple Getting Into Robots, TikTokification of the Internet
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Apple begins to experiment with home robotics, Google Podcasts is the latest casualty in Google’s history of killing products, why Google Search is less useful now, and our favorite travel gear.
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New spatial Persona beta feature launching for Apple Vision Pro users today - 9to5Mac)
Apple (AAPL) Explores Home Robots After Abandoning Car Efforts - Bloomberg)
Amazon Astro, Household robot for home monitoring, with Alexa,)
Color-changing Apple Podcasts widget is back in iOS 17.5! • Threads)
iPadOS 17.5 Beta Potentially References New Apple Pencil and 'Squeeze' Gesture - MacRumors)
App Store is currently down for many users around the world)
Google to delete search data of millions who used 'incognito' mode : NPR)
Google Podcasts is gone — and YouTube Music can’t replace it - The Verge)
Decoder with Nilay Patel: Why Google Search feels like it’s gotten worse on Apple Podcasts)
Spotify to Raise Prices, Introduce New Plans for Books and Music - Bloomberg)
Facebook’s new full-screen video player looks a lot like TikTok - The Verge)
Meta now requires users to verify their age to use its Quest VR headsets | TechCrunch)
OWC 1TB Envoy Pro Mini USB-C + USB-A (10Gb/s) Portable SSD : Electronics)
(00:00) - Intro
(02:28) - Spatial Personas
(04:54) - Apple Robotics
(10:23) - iOS 17.5 Beta
(15:42) - Google Incognito Data
(22:02) - Google Podcasts Killed
(34:55) - Member Thank You
(36:02) - Google Search is Bad
(48:55) - Spotify Raising Prices
(52:44) - TikTokification of the Internet
(57:48) - VR Age Limits
(01:00:58) - Solar Eclipse
(01:03:48) - Travel Tech
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