Our New Reality is Ubiquitous AI VIdeo (Guests: WaPo’s Drew Harwell and Jeremy “ShowtoolsAI” Carrasco)
The era of AI video is upon us, and honestly it's kind of terrifying. Between OpenAI's Sora and official communications from the Trump White House, it's clear that we're not ready for an unending onslaught of AI video. In this episode, Devindra and producer Ben chat with the Washington Post's technology reporter Drew Harwell and Jeremy Carrasco (AKA "ShowtoolsAI"), a former livestream and media producer turned AI video literacy creator. Also, we chat about our final thoughts on Apple's M5 MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, with a few quick notes about the new Vision Pro.Google and Open AI’s video generation models have upended our sense of reality online, what comes next? – 1:10Apple’s M5 chip is a significant boost in graphics power on the Macbook Pro – 34:11The iPad Pro M5 is a solid speed boost for whoever wants it – 39:36Preview of the Vision Pro M5 review – 44:00Working on – 50:23Pop culture Picks – 51:45
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Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro + ROG Xbox Ally X review
Apple just announced its fall slate of devices powered by its new M5 chip: A 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and revamped Vision Pro. In this episode, Devindra and Sam Rutherford dive into what's actually new this time around. (Spoiler: It’s really all about the new GPU.) Also, Sam goes deep on his review of the ROG Xbox Ally X, Microsoft’s first stab at a portable “Xbox.” Apple refreshes of the Macbook Pro, Vision Pro and iPad Pro with M5 chips – 1:24Sam Rutherford’s Review of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X – 18:45Microsoft makes big promises with Copilot Voice, can it follow through? – 39:00OpenAI’s Sora app reaches 1M downloads in less than 5 days, faster than ChatGPT – 50:42Sam Altman announces you’ll be able to sext with ChatGPT starting in December – 54:00Working on – 1:06:50Pop culture picks – 1:09:41
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EA, Xbox and the state of gaming in 2025 + Amazon’s new devices
This week, EA announced that it plans to go private as part of a massive $55 billion sale, a move that will likely have huge implications for the gaming landscape. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Sam Rutherford chat about what this deal really means (and why it includes a Saudi Arabian investment fund), and also dive into the messy state of Xbox. Is the ROG Ally Xbox X already a failure at $1,000? Electronic Arts to go private in a deal worth $55 Billion – 1:43What the heck is going on with Xbox? The $1,000 ROG Ally Xbox X could be a failure even before launch – 15:23Great games out now: Final Fantasy Tactics, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II and more – 42:46Amazon’s fall hardware event announced new Echoes, a new Fire TV and a panopticon powered by Ring – 59:10Google announces new Nest Doorbell along with a couple of Nest Cams – 1:09:34Hollywood film stars recoil in disgust at Tilly Norwood, an AI actress created by a Dutch production studio –1:14:30OpenAI’s Sora video app is full of fake shoplifting clips – 1:14:13 Working on – 1:17:35Pop culture picks – 1:19:01
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How Carvana is trying to fix the broken world of car buying
Buying a car in America is usually a hellish experience involving pushy salespeople, mysterious fees, and hours-long financing negotiations. That’s something Carvana aimed to solve with its online used car marketplace when it launched 13 years ago. In this episode, Devindra chats with Carvana Chief Product Officer Dan Gill about how the company moved beyond the flashy marketing of its early car vending machines, and how it’s still trying to perfect the online car buying experience. We also dive into some of the issues the company has faced – including delayed registrations and vehicle issues – and how it’s trying to learn from them.
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iPhone Air and 17 review + Meta's Ray-Ban Display smart glasses
We're still in iPhone mode this week, as all of our reviews of Apple's new hardware are rolling out. In this episode, Senior Writer Sam Rutherford joins us to chat about his experience with the iPhone Air and our final thoughts on the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup. Also, we dive into all of the news from Meta Connect 2025, including the Ray-Ban Display smart glasses. Is Meta actually on to something with these smart glasses? Or is Zuck just desperate to get people away from phones?iPhone 17 Air review: Thinness with a purpose – 1:21What’s the iPhone 17 Air’s battery life like? – 14:47iPhone 17 Pro: a more substantive update than meets the eye – 24:54The base iPhone 17 is a great phone for pretty much everyone – 35:26Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses during his Connect keynote – 39:35Other News: The ‘framework’ of a TikTok deal is in place, U.S. may license ByteDance’s original algorithm – 1:09:08New rumors about a touchscreen MacBook Pro – 1:10:41Working on – 1:14:32Pop culture picks – 1:15:02
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