AI Chatbots IRL, Software Brain, Vision Pro Rumors

John Oliver tackles AI chatbots, Nilay Patel on the AI backlash, swirling Vision Pro and MagSafe rumors, a fun wallpaper shortcut, and my take on actually useful AI.
• Get the Newsletter (shortcut.bot/topfive)
• AI Chatbots — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (youtu.be/Ykvf3MunGf8?si=XcJ64bs-uLQH5Ba9)
• Decoder with Nilay Patel — Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-with-nil…)
• The people do not yearn for automation — The Verge (theverge.com/podcast/917029/software-brain-ai-…)
• Apple Reportedly Gives Up on Vision Pro After M5 Refresh — MacRumors (macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-f…)
• Apple Questioning Whether to Drop MagSafe from iPhone — MacRumors (macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iph…)
• Jon Prosser: "Vision Pro ain't dead fam" (x.com/jon_prosser/status/2049635068214157504?s…)
• Basic Gradient Wallpaper Shortcut (shortcut.bot/426yaI0)
• Patel: Software Brain — Daring Fireball (daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/23/patel-sof…)
• 15 Useful Ways I Use AI Every Day (youtu.be/Ep1gg69g9Sk?si=8K8XGr6n-yUS081y)