Tag: Gear / Gadget Lab Podcast

How Useful Will Apple Intelligence Be? The Next iPhone Will Tell Us

This week, we talk about the new iPhone 16 and its many AI tricks. Some of them are impressive, some of them are meh, all of them are very Apple. Source

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Seriously, Use Encrypted Messaging

This week, we talk about recent developments with messaging apps Telegram and Signal, and discuss the future of encrypted messaging, surveillance capitalism, and nonprofit business models in tech. Source

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Navigating the ‘Wild West’ of EV Charging

This week, we talk about the slow rollout of public electric vehicle chargers in the United States, and the wildly disparate prices drivers are paying to top up. Source

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Your Photos Aren’t Real

This week: Google’s new photo manipulation tools produce some convincing results, but how much of this unreality are we supposed to stomach? Source

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Good Luck Selling Your AI Startup

This week, we talk about the current trend of Big Tech acqui-hiring key talent from smaller AI companies. Source

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Dating Apps Are Dehumanizing. Let’s Try Something New

This week, we talk about the arrival of Date Like Goblins and chart the rise of niche, interest-specific platforms for online dating. Source

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