Today’s episode spotlights Honda’s leap into reusable rockets, new AI-powered cyber-risks in enterprise software, and Apple’s big WWDC announcements. We also trace forgotten nuclear tests, the latest in robotics and generative AI, and the evolving landscape of crypto, design and tech culture. For links to every story, see our shownotes below!.

Today’s episode dives into the latest AI breakthroughs, from context management and coding agents to brain-modeling and Google’s new Gemini rollout. We also explore Apple’s developer upgrades, cutting-edge robotics, and compelling storytelling from shipwrecks at Cape Horn to Mongolia’s yurts, then wrap up with personal reflections on productivity, policy and creative culture.

Today’s episode surveys the latest in AI—from Google’s Gemini 2.5 release to Apple’s on-device models and cutting-edge Chinese open weights—alongside new developer tools, browser privacy updates and robotics breakthroughs. We also explore social and cultural reflections, from solarpunk politics to civic resistance against surveillance and the future of digital communities.

This episode spans 27 stories from user-interface debates in macOS Tahoe and AI security risks to bioprinting advances and robotics feats, offering concise summaries and expert insights. Tune in for a rapid tour of today’s top tech, design and culture news and visit our site for deeper coverage.

Today’s episode explores poetry and personal reflections, from minimalist Tumblr verse to Jay Springett’s weeknotes, and art experiments that blend digital and tactile media. We examine shifts in tech culture captured in Reboot’s essays, debate AI security with Google and Apple research, and dive into gaming communities, design notes and the politics of language weaponisation in populism.

We cover 21 recent posts, from AI breakthroughs and Pixar’s hand-painted short at Annecy to global cultural reflections and No Kings protest prep. Dive in for a swift, balanced rundown of the day’s tech, design, food and politics highlights.

Today’s episode highlights the launch of Pocket Casts’ AI transcripts, Apple’s AI-powered Xcode 26 and a brain–computer interface restoring speech to an ALS patient. We also explore grounding AI security with new prompt injection patterns, revisit entropic theories of gravity, and reflect on AI’s role in human purpose and creativity.

This episode covers 26 entries spanning AI rollouts, energy innovations, design tools, and personal reflections—from a blog’s 23rd anniversary to geothermal breakthroughs and calls for malleable software. Listeners will hear about Apple’s AI defenses, a community’s environmental protest, and the latest tips for leveraging AI agents and design mindsets in daily workflows.

Today’s episode walks through major AI breakthroughs and setbacks, from a zero-click Copilot flaw and a Hollywood lawsuit against Midjourney to OpenAI’s price cuts and Mistral’s new reasoning models. We also cover software design manifestos, robotics teleoperation, physics history, broad-spectrum cancer therapies, and much more.

In this episode, we break down Apple’s WWDC 2025 announcements—from the new Liquid Glass design to on-device AI and the end of Intel Mac updates—alongside major AI model releases, pricing shifts and safety frameworks. We also cover robotics milestones, developer and design trends, science breakthroughs, and a range of community projects from card games to daily photo challenges.