Is Apple’s Exodus Over? Australia Bans Social Media for Kids, Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.

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.
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• Is Apple Cooked? - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=eBP1TzzwwJM)
• Stephen Lemay Bio - Cult of Mac (cultofmac.com/news/meet-apples-new-ui-design-c…)
• Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/apple-r…)
• Apple Silicon chief Johny Srouji reportedly commits to staying at Apple for now - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2025/12/08/apple-silicon-chief-joh…)
• Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins | Social media ban | The Guardian (theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/aus…)
• Tim Cook meets lawmakers in effort to shift App Store age proposal - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2025/12/10/tim-cook-meets-lawmaker…)
• Netflix Just Made a $72 Billion Bet Against YouTube (inc.com/jason-aten/netflix-just-made-a-72-bill…)
• Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion | The Verge (theverge.com/news/838781/netflix-warner-bros-d…)
• Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times (nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/paramount-warn…)
• Google Project Aura hands-on: Android XR’s biggest strength is in the apps | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/839392/project-aura-android-…)
• Google details Gemini in Chrome’s agentic browsing security (9to5google.com/2025/12/08/gemini-chrome-agenti…)
• Instagram gives you more control over your Reels algorithm | The Verge (theverge.com/news/841399/instagram-reels-tune-…)
• Inspired by all of you who started "dear threads algo" requests, we're going to test a new feature where if you post "dear algo" it will actually put more of that content in your feed! (threads.com/@zuck/post/DR0F9gkEj1q/inspired-by…)
• Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google - WSJ (wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-sam-altman-google-code-…)
• Here are iPhone’s most downloaded apps and games of 2025 - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2025/12/10/here-are-iphones-most-d…)
• OpenAI hires Slack’s CEO as its chief revenue officer | The Verge (theverge.com/news/841540/openai-slack-ceo-deni…)
• You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/you-can-buy-your-ins…)
• ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free | The Verge (theverge.com/news/841369/chatgpt-apps-adobe-ph…)
• Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers | The Verge (theverge.com/news/842129/trump-admin-us-cbp-so…)
• SpaceX Said to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/spacex-…)
• TIME Person of the Year 2025: How We Chose | TIME (time.com/7339621/person-of-the-year-2025-ai-ar…)
• What Amazon’s New Flagship Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Gets Write (inc.com/jason-aten/what-amazons-new-flagship-k…)

• () - Intro

• () - Apple Execodus

• () - Australia Bans Kids Social Media

• () - Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.

• () - Sponsor: CleanMyMac

• () - Sponsor: 1Password

• () - Google Project Aura Glasses

• () - Chrome Getting Agentic Powers

• () - Meta Gives Algorithm Control

• () - OpenAI Adds Photoshop

• () - Social Media Checks Traveling

• () - Jason Bought a Phone

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