OpenAI Social Network, iPadOS 19 to FINALLY Transform iPad, Apple Ads Are Getting Weird

What could an OpenAI social network look like, ChatGPT 4.1 launched, iPadOS 19 is supposedly going to be more Mac-like (is that even a good thing?), Apple Ads are getting wild, and Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta against the FTC.

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Links from the show

• OpenAI is building a social network | The Verge
• OpenAI debuts its GPT-4.1 flagship AI model | The Verge
• ChatGPT can now remember and reference all your previous chats - Ars Technica
• Anthropic is reportedly launching a voice AI you can speak to | The Verge
• Google rolls out its AI video generator to Gemini Advanced subscribers | The Verge
• I Tested AirPods Max Lossless Audio Blindfolded - Is it Actually Better? - YouTube
• Low Glare | Mac does that | Apple - YouTube
• Apple rebrands Search Ads business as 'Apple Ads' - 9to5Mac
• Extended Access Management – Product | 1Password
• Report: iPadOS 19 to be 'more like macOS' in major overhaul - 9to5Mac
• Report Reveals Internal Chaos Behind Apple's Siri Failure - MacRumors
• Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump’s latest tariffs | CNN Business
• Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly - The New York Times
• FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he wanted to "neutralize" Instagram app - The Washington Post
• Meta’s antitrust trial slide redactions aren’t actually hiding anything | The Verge
• Mark Zuckerberg tells court that Meta made WhatsApp, Instagram better | The Verge
• Zoom’s Response to Its Major Outage Is the 1 Thing No Company Should Ever Do
• Notion Mail

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:55) - Current Phone Case
• (06:41) - OpenAI Social Network
• (15:55) - ChatGPT 4.1 Launch
• (18:06) - Claude Voice AI
• (19:00) - Gemini Video Generator
• (20:45) - AirPods Max Lossless
• (23:07) - Apple Ads Getting Weird
• (33:19) - Sponsor: 1Password
• (35:10) - iPadOS 19 Like Mac?
• (47:39) - Apple Intelligence + Siri Fiasco
• (57:32) - Tariffs, Blackout, Giant Squid
• (01:01:10) - Meta vs FTC
• (01:09:23) - Notion Mail
• (01:12:02) - ChatGPT IRL
• (01:15:45) - Find My Undefeated

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