Ep. 563: Nate's iPhone 18 Pro, AppleCare One Family, and more tech goodness!

Nate picked up his new iPhone 18 Pro on Friday and has been putting it to the test. He also signed up for AppleCare One Family, we discuss whether it is worth it. As always, there's plenty of other tech to catch up on.

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INTRO (00:00)

New Beats 360 Headphones (02:25)

MAIN TOPIC: Nate's new iPhone and AppleCare+ Family (08:30)

Nate's iPhone 18 Pro

David Pogue tests Siri AI

AppleCareOne Family

AppleCare Fees and Deductibles

DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Liquid Glass Slider + easter egg (26:40)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (30:50)

Male fruit fly brain trained to play Doom

John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers

Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT

Fake AI intelligence almost made the US military start a war with China

OpenAI admits 6 more instances of AI models acting deceptively

Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data

U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

WITHIN REACH! Dave is leading 13-11, Round 25, Dave goes first (34:10)

TAKES:

Meta's Muse AI agent downloads are surging. Here's how it compares to ChatGPT, Grok and Claude (39:25)

Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch (43:00)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Star Trek Google Search (44:20)

List of Google Easter eggs

PICKS OF THE WEEK: 

Dave:  [3 in 1] USB C Charger Block for Apple Watch Charger Magnetic Fast Charging (48:05)

Nate: 31-Piece Hex Key Wrench Set, Metric and SAE Allen Wrenches (0.028-3/8 inch, 0.7-10 mm) L Shape Allen Keys, Chrome Vanadium Steel (52:05)