Oct 5

Version History: Hoverboards

In 2015, self-balancing scooters (which quickly became known as hoverboards) exploded in popularity, and then began literally exploding. Andrew Hawkins and Sean O’Kane join David Pierce to explore the multiple conflicting origin stories behind the hugely popular rideable, the man ... Show More

1h 7m

Oct 3

The real price of a free TV

This week, everything is a HomePod. And has ads. The Verge’s Jen Pattison-Tuohy joins the show to talk about all of Amazon’s new hardware, the current state of Alexa Plus, and whether the new Kindle Scribe is the one we’ve been waiting for. Then, The Verge’s Emma Roth tells Jen a ... Show More

1h 52m

Sep 30

My other car is a cargo bike

Sure, you could drive to the grocery store and to school. But wouldn’t you rather grab a few hundred of your friends and bike-bus everywhere? The Verge’s Andy Hawkins joins the show to tell us all about his adventures with electric cargo bikes, and why he thinks they’re the ride ... Show More

1h 6m

Sep 17

Nvidia In Trouble In China Again

The framework of a TikTok deal is finally coming together. Nvidia suffers another major setback in China. Bunch of new AI stuff from YouTube. A coming MacBook with a touchscreen. And a roundup of the reviews of the iPhone Air. U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With Ch ... Show More

20m 8s

Sep 23

Oracle’s leadership shake-up

Nvidia said it planned to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI to support a massive build-out of artificial intelligence data centres, Oracle’s Safra Catz is stepping down as chief executive and the US is considering a “large and forceful” intervention to support Argentina through a bou ... Show More

11m 7s

Jun 2024

Apple nailed it! Our reactions to Apple Intelligence & the WWDC24 announcements (CultCast #651)

Send us a textWhat a show — this week, our reactions to Apple Intelligence, iOS 18 and ALL the WWDC announcements! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps ... Show More

1h 24m

Jan 2025

Siri Settlement, $60 Fitness Tracker & WiFi Password Worries

Rich talks about the Apple eavesdropping settlement. Here’s how to adjust the privacy settings on your smart devices like Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa. Joe in Riverside wants to know if the LG M4 OLED TV will go on sale in the U.S. Samsung’s $60 Galaxy Fit3 goes on sale in th ... Show More

1h 46m

Mar 2024

Biden's Antitrust Case Against Apple Is Truly Stupid

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the Justice Department's nonsensical antitrust case against Apple before turning their attention to Donald Trump's $464 million bond payment deadline in his N ... Show More

1h 8m

Sep 22

TikTok Deals? Visa Rules?

Once again, I THINK a TikTok deal is happening, so updates on that. Why lots of folk in the tech industry are worried about new H-1B visa rules. Might those annoying cookie consent checkboxes be going away? And why the real land grab in data center building is happening in Scandi ... Show More

21m 40s

Aug 14

Big Apple Watch surprise + Apple’s smart home robots (CultCast #712)

Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTubeThis week: Blood oxygen is back, baby! Also: Apple’s push into smart homes and robotics, more flip-flopping in iOS 26 beta 6, a weird Mac mini setup, how to stop AirPods switching and a travel charger review!This episode supported by:Li ... Show More

59m 53s

Oct 2

Apple To Bench The Vision Pro?

More fallout from the Sora explosion, including my take on using it. OpenAI is now officially the biggest startup in the galaxy. We now know what Mira Murati’s new startup is building. The Brave browser is hitting some impressive user milestones. And why are young people flocking ... Show More

20m 17s

Sep 9

The iPhone Air

All the headlines from the iPhone event earlier today, including the new iPhone Air. The judge isn’t happy with Anthropic’s $1.5 B payday to authors. OpenAI isn’t happy with California and might leave. And despite what it’s said publicly, Google recently argued in court that the ... Show More

22m 37s

Sep 5

Elon Musk Unintentionally Reveals Why the iPhone Isn’t Going Anywhere

Elon Musk is fighting with Apple again, claiming in an antitrust lawsuit that the company’s App Store policies damage his own xAI business. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins says Musk’s suit demonstrates why AI is unlikely to make smartphones irrelevant anytime soon, despite the hopes of ... Show More

13m 13s

Google's extreme smart home makeover