622: Just Me and My Sad Friends

Federico has an M5 Ultra Mac Studio review unit and shares what local AI looks like on macOS today — and in the future. Myke has advice for buying iPhones in countries other than your own, and Stephen is old.

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M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The Dream Mac for Local AI Agents - MacStories (macstories.net/stories/m5-ultra-mac-studio-rev…)
M5 Ultra Mac Studio: Frankly, It’s Overpowered | Creative Strategies (creativestrategies.com/research/m5-ultra-mac-s…)
Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/999593/meta-connect-2026-eve…)
I Asked Mark Zuckerberg Why We Should Trust Meta - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=2cg56uF4hlc)
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