YouTube Gets The Oscars, ChatGPT is Now a Platform, AI vs Human Creators
Dec 18, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 109
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Episode description
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.
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Links from the show
- Shop Rock Paper Pencil — iPad Paper Screen Protector + Apple Pencil Tips - Astropad
- Capture App - App Store
- iOS 26.3: New features for your iPhone - 9to5Mac
- Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
- My Favorite Murder and The Breakfast Club podcasts are ditching YouTube for Netflix | The Verge
- The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement
- ReThinking: Margaret Atwood on… - Worklife with Adam Grant - Apple Podcasts (00:43:29)
- Introducing GPT-5.2 | OpenAI
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updated to Make Images Better and Faster - Bloomberg
- Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT | OpenAI
- AI Thumbnail Comparison @stephenrobles.com on Bluesky
- Google announces Gemini 3 Flash, rolling out to Gemini app
- Instagram is putting Reels on your TV | The Verge
- Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ | The Verge
- New M5 iMac model aimed at pro users might be coming, per leak - 9to5Mac
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:56) - Safari Browser Debate
- (06:31) - eSIM Switching Phones
- (13:02) - iOS 26.2 Brightness Bug
- (15:23) - YouTube Gets The Oscars
- (23:02) - Netflix vs YouTube vs...
- (35:39) - Sponsor: Udacity
- (37:31) - Sponsor: Masterclass
- (39:31) - OpenAI X Disney Deal
- (42:02) - AI vs Real Creators
- (52:59) - ChatGPT 5.2 and Apps
- (01:07:04) - Slop Word Of The Year
- (01:09:29) - Personal Tech Recs
- (01:18:22) - Pluribus
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