Is AI Actually Making Products We Love Better?

Creator Studio gets new tricks, Gemini Spark on macOS, Meta glasses come with a catch, more Apple Pricing details, and is AI making apps we love better…or worse?
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Links from the show
• Joe Lion on Mastodon: "Memory is a commodity" (mstdn.social/@joelion/116562188897153256)
• Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s (abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/labor-unveils-power…)
• Meta contractors posed as teens to prompt rival chatbots about suicide, sex, and drugs (wired.com/story/meta-contractors-pretending-to…)
• Artem on X: Looks like the next Apple Watch might have cameras (x.com/nsobject/status/2064732202777141436)
• There has never been a better time to buy an iPhone (apple.news/AMIMnwi9qSYiBDxWsWOKnpg)
• Apple Creator Studio gets smarter, faster, and more connected (apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/apple-creator-studi…)
• Meta is adding 'rate limits' and a soft paywall to its smart glasses (theverge.com/gadgets/959899/meta-ai-glasses-pa…)
• Gemini Spark rolling out to macOS app for local tasks, automation (9to5google.com/2026/06/30/gemini-spark-mac-app)
• Use the 1Password MCP Server to manage your 1Password Environments (beta) (1password.dev/environments/mcp-server)
• Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents (techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/anthropic-launches-c…)
• Claude Fable 5 cleared to return as US lifts Anthropic's export control restriction (9to5mac.com/2026/06/30/claude-fable-5-cleared-…)
• Nadav Keyson on X: Introducing Riverside 2.0 (x.com/NadavKeyson/status/2071978417042416047?r…)
• Dropbox Fax (formerly HelloFax): Send and receive fax online securely (fax.dropbox.com)
• OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/957845…)
• OpenAI teases Codex-branded hardware collaboration, here's what to expect (9to5mac.com/2026/06/29/openai-teases-codex-bra…)
• WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames (techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/whatsapp-now-lets-yo…)
• Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence (theverge.com/policy/958974/supreme-court-slaug…)
• South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease 'RAMageddon' (techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/south-korean-tech-gi…)
• Daring Fireball: The Supreme Court rules law enforcement's use of a 'geofence warrant' was a 'search' (daringfireball.net/2026/06/scotus_geofence_war…)
• Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal in Epic Games App Store fight (macrumors.com/2026/06/30/apple-epic-games-supr…)
• Parker Ortolani (parkerortolani.com)
• Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2026 (silverstone.co.uk/events/formula-1-british-gra…)

• () - Intro

• () - Apple Pricing Updates

• () - New Final Cut Features

• () - Meta Glasses Subscription

• () - Gemini Spark on Mac

• () - Sponsor: Keeper

• () - Sponsor: Framer

• () - Sponsor: NordLayer

• () - Riverside 2.0 and AI Creep

• () - Lightning Round

• () - Toy Story 5

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