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  • Apple Just Folded
    Sep 13 2026

    Summer’s over and El Kaiser and J.D. prepare for the fall with a round-up of news headlines, including a breakdown of what was announced at Apple's annual September product prom. El Kaiser also reviews two models of Soundbrenner’s in-ear monitors and offers his opinion. All this and more on PTJ 393!

    • Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999 (NYT)

    • Ride or Die (Amazon Prime Video)

    • GPT-6 Astra Is Here — and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era (WIRED)

    • YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’ (Semafor)

    • AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests (BBC News)

    • Microsoft opens up Xbox Cloud Gaming with new pay-as-you-go option (The Verge)

    • 'Dungeons & Dragons' Live-Action Series in the Works at Netflix (The Wrap)

    • ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Officially Sets Disney+ Streaming Release Date (Collider)

    • Why The Mandalorian & Grogu Flopped At The Box Office & What It Means For Star Wars' Future (ScreenRant)

    • Soundbrenner in-ear monitors


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    38 mins
  • Clone Home
    Aug 18 2026

    On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser holds forth on recent summer films and J.D. rounds up the news, including new Pixel phones from Google, what retro tech people are rediscovering and the emerging business for A.I.-powered holographic clones. Tap into PTJ 392 to hear it all.

    • 7 can’t-miss updates from our Pixel 11 launch (News From Google)

    • Stay present while taking pictures with Magic Capture on Pixel 11. (News From Google)

    • Check out what's new in Android 17 (News From Google)

    • Why typewriters are making a comeback (NBC News on YouTube)

    • Disney Is “Exploring” Launching Its Own FAST Offering (The Hollywood Reporter)

    • “Ted Lasso”s return drew nearly 300 million minutes of viewing time on Aug. 4 and 5. (The Hollywood Reporter)

    • “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Fastest Movie To Cross $700M At U.S. Box Office (Deadline)

    • GTA VI is getting an ‘extended look’ at the end of August (The Verge)

    • Some of tech's CEO suite is cloning itself with AI. What happens next? (BBC News)

    • Proto Hologram

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    32 mins
  • Concession Vessels
    Jul 27 2026

    • AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident (ArsTechnica)

    • OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users (TechCrunch)

    • Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models (CNBC)

    • Tesla, Alphabet lose hundreds of billions in value in post-earnings stock plunge (CNBC)

    • Apple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI Demand (Bloomberg)

    • Patreon Lays Off 20% of Employees as Part of ‘Painful’ Restructuring (Variety)

    • Amazon Adds Video Games Into Prime Video in Expansion Push (The Hollywood Reporter)

    • Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders (The Verge)

    • Meta Gives Facebook Marketplace Its Own App Called Seller (The New York Times)

    • Meta launches new Facebook Verified badge for actual, real humans (Engadget)

    • Connecting Real People on Facebook (Meta Newsroom)

    • Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new, easy way to access your Google Account (News from Google)

    • Google Turns a Selfie Video Into Your Account’s Spare Key (Wired)

    • Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets (The New York Times)

    • AMC Popcorn Buckets (AMC Theaters)

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    28 mins
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