Google I/O 2026 was packed with AI, wild AGI predictions, Gemini Agents, and 1,000 product names, plus WWDC invites, Apple’s iOS 27 accessibility features may hint at the new Siri, growing AI backlash, and Stephen tries to convince Jason to use Plex. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Th...
May 21, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 132
iOS 26.5 is out with RCS encryption and…Apple Maps Ads, a *suprising* reaction to AI at a commencement, Android 17 bringing Gemini Intelligence and new features, and possibly the dumbest Magic Mouse accessory ever. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Contextly Notes App - App Store Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ---------...
May 14, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 131
Apple’s record Q2 earnings, Mac Studio RAM options are dropped amid shortage, iPhone owners may get up to $95 from a Siri settlement, Anthropic to use massive SpaxeXAI data center, Utah protesting its data center, and we’re both making apps. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on...
May 07, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 130
Microsoft and OpenAI ammend their arrangement leaving out AGI, rumors of an OpenAI phone, NSA using Anthropic despite it being a “supply chain risk,” Apple’s 12-month App Store subscription commitment is a bad idea, and Jason’s app update! Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jaso...
Apr 30, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 129
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO on Sept 1st and John Ternus is taking the reigns. We discuss Cook’s Legacy, the last CEO transition from Jobs to Cook, and what we expect from a Ternus-led Apple. Plus, OpenAI’s new image generator is actually good, and Jason is building a wild notes app. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email U...
Apr 23, 2026•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 128
Gemini launches a Mac app, Adobe Firefly brings more AI tools, Anthropic upgrades Claude Code with routines, Apple is sending Siri engineers to AI boot camp, Jason vibe coded some pretty great apps, and how genuine is Sam Altman? Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Copilot Money - Limited-time: G...
Apr 16, 2026•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 127
OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast, Anthropic’s mysterious Mythos AI it won’t release to the public, Google’s new deepfake tools, and why is NASA still using Flickr? Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the promo will be automatically applied) Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ———————— Sponsors: Granola - Try Granola for FREE f...
Apr 09, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 126
Apple hits 50, Tim Cook gives a *rousing* interview, we debate the most Apple-y product, the Mac Pro is officially dead, Claude Code leak, and Stephen saw the Artemis II launch. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the promo will be automatically applied) Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ———————— Sponsors: Framer - Start...
Apr 02, 2026•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 125
Apple launched new business tools including ads in Apple Maps, and it’s bad for small businesses, plus new details about Gemini and Apple Intelligence, OpenAI shutting down Sora app, jury finds Instagram and YouTube are addictive, Wi-Fi router ban, and we reminisce for Apple’s 50th anniversary! Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the promo will be automatically applied) Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Commun...
Mar 26, 2026•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 124
Apple may have a “Creator Access Program," AirPods Max 2 with H2 announced, iOS 26.4 coming soon, AI Val Kilmer to star in a movie posthumously, new HomeKit Video Doorbell, and Stephen’s home theater saga. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: 1Password : Secure your small business with 1Password. ...
Mar 19, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 123
Our MacBook Neo review, an existential crises on Stephen’s Studio Display XDR, Sonos launches new speakers, Anthropic continues to fight the Depatment of Defense, Meta’s new scam safeguards, Grammarly’s AI mess, Ticketmaster is the mafia, and Stephen has an existential crises over an OLED TV. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads --------...
Mar 12, 2026•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 122
Everything Apple announced this week including the new M5 lineup, Studio Displays, compare the MacBook Neo vs Air, answer if Apple really did raise prices, plus Anthropic’s tense Pentagon negotiations, Netflix is out of the Warner Bros. deal, and Jason finally tries Claude. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ---------------------------...
Mar 05, 2026•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 121
Samsung Galaxy S26 event with new Privacy Display features on the Ultra, will AI finally be able to order DoorDash, Anthropic's Pentagon negotiations, Perplexity Computer announces, Sonos trying to fix its app, and our MAc backup “strategies.” Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Shopify : Sign up...
Feb 26, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 120
Get an exclusive look at the new Halide Mark III app with developer Ben Sandofsky from Lux.camera! Plus, we discuss AI in photography, C2PA, and the camera used on the moon. Watch this episode on YouTube here! Links from the show Inside Looks: A Mark III Preview Jason’s Article About this Interview Reality is losing the deepfake war | The Verge What is HDR, anyway? Most memorable images from D-Day Jacques Carelman's Impossible Objects bought to life in all their irrational glory Nomad Photo Expe...
Feb 23, 2026•56 min•Ep. 119
New Apple hardware coming at March 4 “experience,” Apple Podcasts adding video in iOS 26.4 is more complicated then you think, Google I/O announced, RAM is becoming a real problem, and Amazon Ring may track more than just lost dogs. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Transistor.fm : The best pod...
Feb 19, 2026•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 118
Super Bowl AI ads are probably why RAM is so expensive, ChatGPT ads are here, Apple’s Siri update with Gemini is delayed “again,” Ferrari’s first EV with Jony Ive-designed interior, and a wild Vision Pro experiment. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Creative Effort - Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems...
Feb 12, 2026•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 117
Apple shatters revenue records, Tim Cook teases new innovations coming this year, Walmart hits $1T market cap, everyone’s still pouring money into AI, and OpenClaw’s “skills” have serious security concerns. Stephen's Newsletter Signup Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ———————— Sponsors Shopify : Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at: s...
Feb 05, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 116
Creator Studio is out and the rollout was rough. We review it, plus AirTag 2 launch, Tesla ends production of Model S and X, Gemini keeps beating ChatGPT, Sonos finally released new hardware, Apple Invites might be bad, and is TikTok dying? Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary...
Jan 29, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 115
Apple is rumored to overhaul Siri with a chatbot in iOS 27, and they’re working on an AI Pin, OpenAI said a hardware unveiling should happen this year, YouTubers will be able to create Shorts using AI-generated versions of themselves, and Stephen finally figured out Claude Code. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Antigravity A1 ...
Jan 22, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 114
Google’s Gemini will officially power Apple Intelligence features, Apple Creator Studio adds new subscription pricing for Apple’s Pro Apps and iWork suite, ChatGPT integrating with Apple Health, and Digg is back! Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Antigravity A1 : Get the world’s first 8K 360 drone! Free launch pad when you buy ...
Jan 15, 2026•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 113
In-person recording from MGM Grand, we share the highlights from CES including LEGO Smart bricks, multiple humanoid robots, the latest smart home gear, and what exactly is AI doing in everything? Watch our LIVE from the show floor special episode here! Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Antigravity A1 - Get the world’s first 8K ...
Jan 08, 2026•53 min•Ep. 112
We're finally LIVE from the CES show floor in this special bonus episode! Regular weekly show coming tomorrow. ★ Support this podcast ★
Jan 07, 2026•12 min
The Apple products we’re most excited for in 2026, special announcements from both our hosts, and we answer listener questions! Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Antigravity A1 - Get the world’s first 8K 360 drone! Free launch pad when you buy here! Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 26% off your first year and a FREE month when...
Dec 31, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 111
We look back at the biggest tech news of 2025, plus the U.S. halts new DJI drone imports, our ChatGPT “Wrapped” results, and our tech picks of the year! Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Copilot Money - Limited-time: Get 26% off your first year and a FREE month when you sign up at: try.copilot.money/primary Framer - Start creat...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 110
Oscars ditch traditional TV for YouTube, ChatGPT’s image upgrades are significant, 5.2 launches with an entire app store, Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” as 2025’s word of the year, and who are the players in the battle for your TV. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Udacity - You can try Udacity risk-free for seven days. Head to ...
Dec 18, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 109
Apple Silicon’s Johny Srouji says he’s staying, Australia enforces a sweeping social media ban for kids, Netflix makes a massive $72 billion gamble against YouTube, ChatGPT can use Photoshop for you, and Meta gives you some control over its algorithm. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us : podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Music by Breakmaster Cylinder ------------------------------ Sponsors: CleanMyMac -...
Dec 11, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 108
Apple design chief Alan Dye exits for Meta, OpenAI sounds a “code red” as Google surges in AI, Sony A7V is out, Bending Spoons may be the tech world’s Thanos, and we rank Apple’s products, but correctly. Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Music by: Breakmaster Cylinder ------------------------------ Sponsors: Framer : Start creating for free at framer.com/design , and use code PRIMARY for a f...
Dec 04, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 107
Android Quick Share’s new AirDrop ability, OpenAI’s secretive hardware prototype, ChatGPT and Perplexity want to take over your online shopping, our tech gift guide, and we have a theory about Apple Intelligence… Get Primary Tech Pins! $5 off with promo code BATTERYOFF Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsored by: Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? ...
Nov 26, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 106
Gemini 3 is released and already performs better than ChatGPT-5, big features coming to iOS 26.2 including Split View on iPad, inside the Cloudflare outage, and Tim Cook’s legacy with Apple. Get Primary Tech Pins! $5 off with promo code BATTERYOFF Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! ------------------------------ Contact Us: Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: Framer : Start creating for ...
Nov 20, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 105
ChatGPT-5.1 launches with “friendlier” tone and personality options, Apple’s new Digital ID for U.S. passports, iPhone Pocket accessory announced, Jason reports from Web Summit, and we literally discuss quantum computing. Get Primary Tech Pins! $5 off with promo code BATTERYOFF Ad-Free + Bonus Episodes Show Notes via Email Watch on YouTube! Join the Community Email Us @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads ------------------------------ Sponsors: CleanMyMac - Try 7 days free and use my ...
Nov 13, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 104
