Is Apple Leasing a Good Deal? AI is Jurassic Park, Streamers Try Everything but Make Good Content

Apple’s new device upgrade program is here and you can lease everything from an Apple Watch to a Mac Studio, Sam Altman says AI has hit the singularity but really it’s more like Jurassic Park, and Stephen made an app.

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Links from the show

• Siri Isn't a Joke Anymore - YouTube
• Real or AI? - Instagram Reel
• Apple Upgrade - Lease iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch - Apple
• Apple Upgrade: Here’s the monthly subscription cost for every product - 9to5Mac (14:08)
• Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments | The Verge
• Apple has three new smart home products 'nearly ready to launch,' per report - 9to5Mac
• Ferrari Luce First Drive - Can it Overcome the Looks? - YouTube
• AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI | The Verge
• Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
• Altman: AI Power Must Be Diffused to Prevent Hacks Like Hugging Face - Business Insider
• Sam Altman says we're in the singularity after AI hack
• Apple and OpenAI Are the Best of Frenemies (55:56)
• NBCUniversal, YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform
• HBO Max Shorts being tested on iPhone users in latest vertical video offensive
• Apple's AI glasses to be unveiled at WWDC27: report - 9to5Mac
• Apple Maps to power navigation experience for Ford UEV Platform - Apple

• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:03) - Real or AI?
• (06:15) - Siri AI Roadtrip
• (14:04) - Apple Upgrade Program
• (34:21) - Apple Home Devices
• (35:10) - Ferrari Luce Test Drive
• (36:59) - Sponsor: Decagon
• (38:51) - Sponsor: Copilot Money
• (40:22) - AI is Jurassic Park
• (01:02:20) - Peacock X YouTube
• (01:04:42) - HBO Shorts
• (01:05:39) - Apple Glasses
• (01:07:56) - Apple Maps in Ford
• (01:09:07) - Stephen Built an App

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