OpenAI is Flailing, Anthropic’s Mythos AI is Too Powerful, Are Vertical Tabs Good?

OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast, Anthropic’s mysterious Mythos AI it won’t release to the public, Google’s new deepfake tools, and why is NASA still using Flickr?
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• Stephen Robles - Apple Home and HomeKit Devices (beard.fm/homekit)
• Amazon Ends Support for Old Kindles - inc.com (apple.news/Akhb6U8DlSk678KvxE1jtsg)
• NASA Images (images.nasa.gov)
• Artemis II | Flickr (flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/albums/72177720…)
• LunarWall: Shuffle Moon Photos from Artemis II - MacStories (macstories.net/ios/lunarwall-shuffle-moon-phot…)
• This Shortcut downloads latest Artemis II images from NASA - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/04/07/this-clever-shortcut-le…)
• AirPods Max 2 Colors - Mastodon (mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/116341339223820…)
• OpenAI just bought TBPN | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906022…)
• OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906965…)
• Sam Altman Compares AGI to the Pandemic (x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/204161867123646920…)
• ChatGPT just added its first streaming video app, here's what it can do - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/04/08/chatgpt-just-added-its-…)
• Anthropic Project Glasswing: Mythos Preview gets limited release (nbcnews.com/tech/security/anthropic-project-gl…)
• Quantum-secure cryptography in Apple operating systems - Apple Support (support.apple.com/guide/security/quantum-secur…)
• US court declines to block Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now | Reuters (reuters.com/world/us-court-declines-block-pent…)
• Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents | WIRED (wired.com/story/anthropic-launches-claude-mana…)
• Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/909104…)
• Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a 'ground-up overhaul' of its AI | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/meta-debuts-the-muse…)
• Surf Social (beardfm.surf.social)
• Google Brings Vertical Tabs and Improved Reading Mode to Chrome - MacRumors (macrumors.com/2026/04/07/chrome-vertical-tabs)
• Spotify's prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/spotifys-prompted-pl…)
• Squarespace Marketplace - Stephen Robles (squarespace.com/designer/profile/4246482)
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to AI News and Updates
06:05 Artemis II Moon Photos
10:40 AirPods Max 2
17:47 OpenAI is Flailing
31:32 Sponsor: CleanMyMac
33:28 Sponsor: Granola
35:04 Anthropic's Mythos AI
47:31 YouTube Making Deepfakes Easier
49:47 Meta's Spark AI
53:49 Amazon Cutting Off Old Kindles
01:00:48 Are Vertical Tabs Good?
01:03:40 Spotify AI Podcast Recommendations
01:04:25 Claude Strikes Again

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