566: That's My Shredder Sound

Black Friday tech deals we're eyeballing, Meta features that should go retro, whether decentralized internet was better, and how we troubleshoot tech issues. 

Our mobile ID usage, the oldest tech we regularly use, smart TVs and spying, and our favorite pre-smartphone phones. 

Using agentic AI features, iPhone upgrade methods, Apple Podcast app updates in iOS 26.2, and whether you'll tone down Liquid Glass in version 26.1. 

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2453212/open_sms">Send us a text!</a></p><p>What a show — this week, our reactions to Apple Intelligence, iOS 18 and ALL the WWDC announcements!</p> <p><strong>This episode supported by:</strong></p> <p>L ... Show More

Apple set a date for its next big event to unveil the iPhone 16 models. California might approve a controversial AI Safety Bill. ESPN launches a Where to Watch tool. Fubo has a similar Gamefinder tool for sports. Jason in Texas says the battery in his 2019 MacBook won’t charge an ... Show More

In recent months, both Apple and Google have made changes to their software that incorporates technology from a company called RapidSOS. Now, when you dial 911 from an iPhone running iOS 12+ and Android 4+, your precise location data will be made available to dispatch operators. ... Show More

<p>We have stories to share, guests joining us, insights from our week at Planet Nix, and Brent's big bombshell.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged" rel="nofollow">Tailscale</a>: <a href="http://tailscale.com/linuxunplugged" rel="nofollow" ... Show More

Everlance is a super handy app for the freelance entrepreneur. It can help you track valuable tax deductible expenses including your mileage - but it also has a step up on the competition since it tracks business expenses as <a href="http://well.My" target="_blank" rel="noreferre ... Show More

<p>Last week was another big week in technology. </p><p>Google’s NotebookLM introduced its Audio Overview feature, enabling users to create customizable podcasts in over 35 languages. OpenAI followed with their real-time speech-to-speech API, making voice integration easier for d ... Show More

You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws. Our guests today are Jason Aspiotis, Global Director, In-Space Data & Security at Axiom Space and Jay Naves, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS Aerospace & Satellite Solutions. AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration betwe ... Show More

AI will fix everything, right? In this episode, friend of The Verge (and Waveform co-host) David Imel joins Nilay and David to talk all about Alexa Plus, and the AI-powered voice assistant Amazon thinks can do everything from turn on your lights to order your friend an Uber. The ... Show More

<p>Daniel had the chance to sit down with @swyx and Alessio from the <a href="https://www.latent.space/podcast">Latent Space pod</a> in SF to talk about current AI trends and to highlight some key learnings from past episodes. The discussion covers open access LLMs, smol models, ... Show More