Is Apple Leasing a Good Deal? AI is Jurassic Park, Streamers Try Everything but Make Good Content

Apple’s new device upgrade program is here and you can lease everything from an Apple Watch to a Mac Studio, Sam Altman says AI has hit the singularity but really it’s more like Jurassic Park, and Stephen made an app.
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• Siri Isn't a Joke Anymore - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=vbbJIln_9IA)
• Real or AI? - Instagram Reel (instagram.com/reels/DWj-0u6EgX4)
• Apple Upgrade - Lease iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch - Apple (apple.com/shop/apple-upgrade)
• Apple Upgrade: Here’s the monthly subscription cost for every product - 9to5Mac (apple.news/Auj2uNvyrTbmNsVHYBrikzw) ()
• Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/972063/apple-upgrade-program…)
• Apple has three new smart home products 'nearly ready to launch,' per report - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/07/28/apple-has-three-new-sma…)
• Ferrari Luce First Drive - Can it Overcome the Looks? - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=-l28H03fnKk)
• AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/972161…)
• Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident (huggingface.co/blog/agent-intrusion-technical-…)
• Altman: AI Power Must Be Diffused to Prevent Hacks Like Hugging Face - Business Insider (businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ai-power-diffus…)
• Sam Altman says we're in the singularity after AI hack (qz.com/sam-altman-singularity-openai-hugging-f…)
• Apple and OpenAI Are the Best of Frenemies (apple.news/AmruZqiFwRuW017z7_lY2lg) ()
• NBCUniversal, YouTube ink deal to embed Peacock in the video platform (cnbc.com/2026/07/27/nbcuniversal-youtube-peaco…)
• HBO Max Shorts being tested on iPhone users in latest vertical video offensive (9to5mac.com/2026/07/29/hbo-max-shorts-being-te…)
• Apple's AI glasses to be unveiled at WWDC27: report - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/07/26/apples-ai-glasses-to-be…)
• Apple Maps to power navigation experience for Ford UEV Platform - Apple (apple.com/newsroom/2026/07/apple-maps-to-power…)

• () - Intro

• () - Real or AI?

• () - Siri AI Roadtrip

• () - Apple Upgrade Program

• () - Apple Home Devices

• () - Ferrari Luce Test Drive

• () - Sponsor: Decagon

• () - Sponsor: Copilot Money

• () - AI is Jurassic Park

• () - Peacock X YouTube

• () - HBO Shorts

• () - Apple Glasses

• () - Apple Maps in Ford

• () - Stephen Built an App

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