A fun, smart podcast from @benthompson and @gruber. Covers by @bradellis, editing by @jmetzendorf.

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WWDC Follow-Up More on WWDC and takeaways from the live Talk Show. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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A Working Siri Apple demonstrated — for real this time — a Siri that works, even if the technology was not state of the art. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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WWDC Questions 12 Questions for WWDC Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Electric Cars and Meta Subs Follow-up on the Ferrari Luce (and Teslas), and speculating on Meta's motivation for launching ads. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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The Ferrari Luce The problem with Luce isn’t its looks: it’s that it’s a Ferrari. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Acquired the Podcast John discovers a new podcast and an innovative business model. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Google Being Google Google I/O was Google being Google, for better and for worse. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Data Center Unpopularity Data centers are more unpopular than nuclear power; tech might have to pay to build. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Apple’s AI Land Grab Apple may not own the models, but it can still own the touchpoints. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Apple’s Supply Squeeze New iPhones still sell, Macs need memory, and AI is squeezing Apple’s chip supply. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Anthropic and xAI Elon Musk is good at building infrastructure; he — and the market — have decided that Anthropic is better at using it. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Google and Meta Earnings Google is rewarded for having a cloud business; is Meta better off because they are building for themselves? Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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OpenAI, Musk & Microsoft Ben encounters Tahoe, Elon Musk and OpenAI go to court, and Microsoft sets OpenAI free. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Meta Ray-Ban Display Ben finally tried the Meta Ray-Ban Display and has a lot of takes about AR and VR. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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How Tim Cook Changed Apple Reflections on how Apple has changed under Cook's leadership, for better and for worse. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Tim Cook Steps Down Tim Cook exits Apple in the perfect Tim Cook way: right on time. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Vibe App Quality Can vibe apps live up to the standard of great Mac and iOS apps? Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Apple and the Frontier Labs Apple is licensing Gemini, offering ChatGPT, and using Claude. Is that sustainable? Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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Mythos, Altman, New York Times Anthropic's new model, the Sam Altman New Yorker profile, and Ben's interview with the New York Times CEO Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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OpenAI Buys TBPN OpenAI's purchase of TBPN doesn't make any sense and raises serious questions about OpenAI's management. Subscribe at Dithering.fm
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