"AI Coding Tools Could Bring Us the 'One-Employee Unicorn'": Fast Company

"Chamath Palihapitiya tweet about not studying code": X (formerly Twitter)

"Interview with Ray Kurzweil": Intelligent Machines Podcast

"Microsoft Thinks AI Colleagues Are Coming Soon": Fast Company

"Your Politeness Could Be Costly for OpenAI": TechCrunch

"Adobe Introduces 'Created Without Generative AI' Label": Fast Company

"Not Made by AI Logo Pack": NotByAI.fyi

"How People Are Really Using Generative AI in 2025": Harvard Business Review (HBR)

"Infographic: How People Are Using Generative AI": HBR

"Studies Show AI Can Dull Your Thinking Skills—Here’s How It Can Also Sharpen Them": Fast Company

"GPT-4 Prompting Guide": OpenAI Cookbook

"A Practical Guide to Building AI Agents (PDF)": OpenAI

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host
Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website
Website: krishans.ca

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Daring Fireball: https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino
HEY World: https://world.hey.com/dhh/age-is-a-problem-at-apple-f7ae6eca

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1d4h1h9/claude_versus_chatgpt/

IMDb (Buy Now documentary): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34350086/

RePebble: https://repebble.com/

CNET: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/pebble-watch-returns-it-might-be-exactly-what-the-smartwatch-landscape-needs/

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host
Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website
Website: krishans.ca

(Show notes and timestamp images developed with help from ChatGPT)

Quantum Computing Breakthrough from Microsoft

• Microsoft News: Microsoft’s Majorana-1 Chip Carves New Path for Quantum Computing
• Nature: Microsoft’s Quantum Computing Bet: Topological Qubits Finally Arrive
• Popular Mechanics: Majorana-1 Topological Qubit Could Revolutionize Quantum Computing

ChatGPT 4.5 (For Pro Users)

• TechRadar: ChatGPT 4.5 is Here for Pro Users Now and Plus Users Next Week – and I Can’t Wait to Try It
• Reuters: OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-4.5 to Some Paying Users, Expand Access Next Week
• One Useful Thing: The End of Search, the Beginning of Research (Related analysis on AI-driven research)
• Our experience with deep research: Erik’s deep research question is still running after a couple of days.
• Inc: Microsoft Says Workers are Already Using AI to Lighten Workloads, at Risk to Their Own Brainpower

iPhone 16E (Assessment of Reviews)

• Wired: Apple iPhone 16E Review
• John Gruber: Daring Fireball’s Take on the iPhone 16E

Framework Desktop

• Polygon: Framework Desktop: Gaming Specs, Price, and Where to Buy
• The Verge: Framework Desktop Announcement – Price, Release Date, and Details

The End of Skype

• Microsoft: The Next Chapter – Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams

CONTACT

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host
Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website
Website: krishans.ca

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SHOW NOTES

• The Verge: How DeepSeek Crashed the AI Party

• The Wall Street Journal: Six Takeaways From a Monumental Week for AI

• Nature: How China Created AI Model DeepSeek and Shocked the World

• Fortune: Researchers Had a '100% Attack Success Rate' vs. DeepSeek

• Microsoft WorkLab: Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks

• TWiT.tv: Marc or Marx?

CONTACT

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: krishans.ca

News Articles

* Inc.: AI Isn’t Magic, and It Isn’t a Strategy Either
* Ars Technica: It’s Remarkably Easy to Inject New Medical Misinformation into LLMs
* Reuters: OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to Invest $500 Billion in AI, Trump Says
* MobileSyrup: OpenAI's Operator Can Browse the Web and Perform Actions for You
* Daring Fireball: Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber

Tips
* Ars Technica: Home Microsoft 365 Plans Use Copilot AI Features as Pretext for a Price Hike
* Thurrott: Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Plans Get New Copilot Features and a Price Increase

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website

Website: krishans.ca

In this episode, we explored the latest tech highlights of 2025, covering Nvidia's advancements, the rise of AI devices and applications, Microsoft's recall issues, and Apple's innovations with Silicon and the Vision Pro. We wrapped up with a lighthearted tangent on decluttering projects, diving into how we organize our lives amidst all this tech!

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website

Website: krishans.ca

Show notes created with help from ChatGPT 4.

The transcript is AI-generated. Please excuse any errors.

Erik and Kris explore subscription creep, hidden digital costs, AI tools, and DIY tech, offering tips to regain control over recurring expenses.

Book: When Things Don't Go Your Way
By Haemin Sunim

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Digital Privacy and Security

404 Media: Leaked Docs Show What Phones Cellebrite Can and Can't Unlock
Date: August 21, 2024
https://www.404media.co/leaked-docs-show-what-phones-cellebrite-can-and-cant-unlock/?mc_cid=20c535fce7

Education and Technology

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Notion Help Center: Notion for Education
Date: August 2024
https://www.notion.so/help/notion-for-education

Erik Christiansen Blog: When Technology Was Simpler: Subscription Creep
Date: August 20, 2024
https://erikchristiansen.net/2024/08/20/when-technology-was-simpler-subscription-creep/

CNET: Subscription Creep Costs US Consumers More Than $1,000 a Year, CNET Survey Finds
Date: August 2024
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/subscription-creep-costs-us-consumers-more-than-1000-a-year-cnet-survey-finds/

Computerworld: The Problem with the Subscription Economy
Date: August 21, 2024
https://www.computerworld.com/article/1615394/the-problem-with-the-subscription-economy.html

AI and Big Tech

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TechCrunch: Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools Stumble on Swears and Controversial Topics
Date: August 6, 2024
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/apple-intelligences-writing-tools-stumble-on-swears-and-controversial-topics/

Forbes: Microsoft Stock Drops as AI Capital Expenditures Surge to $56 Billion
Date: July 31, 2024
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2024/07/31/microsoft-stock-drops-as-ai-capital-expenditures-surge-to-56-billion/

Thurrott: I Will Not Pay for AI
Date: August 21, 2024
https://www.thurrott.com/a-i/307080/i-will-not-pay-for-ai

DIY Tech and Hardware

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Thurrott: New Raspberry Pi 5 Model is Just $50
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In this episode, Kris takes us through a comprehensive three-year journey with his M1 Mac Mini, sharing insights and experiences that highlight the device's impact and longevity. Our co-hosts also weigh in, exploring other Apple computers that merit consideration and diving deep into the current state of artificial intelligence. The discussion branches out to speculate on Apple's future moves in AI and what the integration of local large language models into our everyday devices and apps could mean for users.

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Mac Mini - Apple: https://www.apple.com/ca/mac-mini/
• Introducing GPTs - OpenAI: https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts
• Create or Edit a Copilot GPT with Microsoft Copilot GPT Builder - Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/create-or-edit-a-copilot-gpt-with-microsoft-copilot-gpt-builder-cbff42b9-25a9-41b7-95ec-93462d04904b
• Sal Soghoian - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_Soghoian?oldformat=true
• Mac OS X Automation: https://macosxautomation.com/
• Sal Soghoian - Automation Advocate - The Omni Show: https://theomnishow.omnigroup.com/episode/sal-soghoian-automation-advocate
• Sal Soghoian Leaves Apple - MacSparky: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2016/11/sal-soghoian-leaves-apple/

As we look to the future, it's clear that technology and artificial intelligence will continue to evolve in intriguing and potentially unexpected ways. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we'll continue to dissect the tech trends shaping our world.

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Website: erikchristiansen.net

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host Website: krishans.ca

Website: krishans.ca

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The transcript is AI-generated. Please excuse any errors.