Top Five Tech
Top Five Tech is a weekly podcast hosted by Stephen Robles that delivers five curated tech picks every Friday. Each episode includes something to watch, listen to, read, download, and a deep thought about technology. The show aims to help listeners discover new tech content and insights.
Episodes
The Real Danger of AI Agents, 3 Free Apps for Creators, Muse Mixed Bag
Kurzgesagt explains how AI models broke containment and hacked Hugging Face, my interview on going independent, three free Mac apps I built this week, a clever iOS 27 Shortcuts launcher, and Alexandr Wang on Meta’s Muse agent.Get the NewsletterAI Just Became Humanity’s Biggest Threat — KurzgesagtHe Left Riverside With No Safety Net — One Year Later, This Happened with Stephen RoblesLevele
YouTube's A/B Problem, Zuck on Muse and Glasses, Bill Gates on AI
Craig Federighi goes in-depth on iPhone Duo, Joanna Stern questions Zuckerberg on AI and glasses, Bill Gates's blunt AI warning, Ron Johnson on building the Apple Store, a better Nextdoor, two great free apps, and MKBHD on YouTube's coming video A/B tests.Get the NewsletterI Asked Craig Federighi Why iPhone Still Can't Swipe Back from the Right — Donald Decodes Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Au
iPhone Duo Hands-On, Meta's Muse AI Has a Problem, Inside Star Wars
Tom at Byte Review goes hands-on with the iPhone Duo, a rare look back at Apple's Antennagate Q&A, Jason's warning about Meta's Muse AI, a handy AI prompt app from Parker Ortolani, and why the AI warnings are worth hearing out.Get the NewsletterI Tried the iPhone Duo. I Get It Now — Byte ReviewApple iPhone 4 "Antennagate" Q&A — Steve Jobs, Tim Cook & Bob MansfieldInside Star W
iPhone 18 Pro Reviews, Apple's Fight Against AI Imagery, Will AI Eliminate Us All?
Tyler Stalman's camera review, a reader-submitted Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate study, 48 hours behind the scenes with MKBHD, Adam Conover on Decoder, Austin Mann's iPhone 18 Pro photos, how Apple Reference Image works, the return of AppZapper, and whether AI is really going to kill us.Get the NewsletteriPhone 18 Pro: A Photographer's Review — Tyler StalmanApple Watch Series 12 Heart R
Best Look at iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro Camera Breakdown, Apple Watch Audio Intelligence
A hands-on look at the new iPhone Duo, a photographer's take on iPhone 18 Pro camera, Tim Cook's perfect handoff moment, free iPhone Duo wallpapers, and what it means that your Apple Watch is now always listening.Get the NewsletteriPhone Duo - Hands-On — SuperSafiPhone 18 Pro & Duo: A Photographer's Reaction — Tyler StalmaniPhone Duo Episode - Primary Technology (01:09)Tim Cook's Brie
AI Slop is Killing Educational Videos, Designed in California, Upcoming Movie Shortcut
A 30-minute investigation into how AI slop is killing educational YouTube, the Designed in California podcast from Myke Hurley and Jason Snell, Governor Kathy Hochul on Decoder, my own App Store featured spotlight, and a Shortcut that drops upcoming movies straight into your task manager.Get the NewsletterThe Death of Educational Content on YouTubeThe Origin of Apple — Designed in Califor
MKBHD Says Yes to Every Email, GoldenEye on iPhone, Cancer Vaccine
MKBHD says yes to every wild gadget email again, Robert Downey Jr. and Joe Russo look back at Infinity War and the MCU, Bill Gates on our turbulent AI era, GoldenEye 007 running natively on iPhone, Super Mario 64 on Vision Pro, and we may have a cancer vaccine.Get the NewsletterMKBHD Said Yes to Every Email for a Month! (Again)EXCLUSIVE: Robert Downey Jr. and Joe Russo Look Back At Infi
Minimal Phone 2, Claude Watermarks, and Camera AirPods
The strangely intriguing Minimal Phone 2 on Kickstarter, Ben Smith of Semafor on Decoder, John Gruber on Anthropic's text watermarking, a free app that fixes DMG installs forever, and the AirPods camera leak hiding inside macOS Tahoe.Get the NewsletterMinimal Phone 2 Looks A Little TOO Good.. It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith (01:01)Traffic by Ben Smith on Apple Books (01:16
Superintelligence is a Dragon and I Should've Tried Raycast Years Ago
Mrwhosetheboss on what Google's Pixel 11 event means for Android's future, Colin and Samir on where the AI line is for creators, Casey Newton's take on Zuckerberg's AI manifesto, and the launcher that's better than Spotlight.Get the NewsletterSend me a messageGoogle Pixel 11 Hands on - The Phone Crisis Begins.The Cancellation of Hank Green & Why Gen Z Hates Ai (00:30)We need to talk a
Space is Bigger Than You Think, Google Maps Blew It, When It's Too Much AI
Cleo Abram's tour of fascinating neutrino detectors, Kurzgesagt's video on why we're trapped in our Solar System, and if you're over 40, you're ready to use AI.Get the NewsletterThe Massive Machine Hidden in the Deep OceanWatch Silo - Show - Apple TV (00:39)Why Humanity Will Never Leave The Solar SystemThe Puzzle of Grief - Summer Archive (00:55)See how Google Earth let people make fake
iPhone User's Take on Z Fold 8, Deep Fitness Tracker Testing, U.S. Bans Robot Vacuums
Andrew Clare tests the Galaxy Z Fold 8 as a primarily iPhone user, history podcasts I can't stop listening to, in-depth fitness tracker testing, two of my favorite apps got big upgrades, and the FCC just banned robots, including vacuums.Get the NewsletterTesting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 as an iPhone User... No Fluff (00:05)World War II with Tom Hanks (00:31)The Halifax Explosion (Entry 562.JB0
Nolan's Odyssey, WWII with Tom Hanks, Great Apple Home App
Ludwig Göransson's incredible Odyssey score, a feature-length breakdown of Nolan's "invisible CGI," World War II podcast with Tom Hanks, a great smart home app, creativity in the age of AI.The Odyssey | In Studio: Ludwig GöranssonThe Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on Apple Music (00:26)NOLAN'S CGI is really just INVISIBLE CGI ("no CGI" part 6)The Beginning (01:11) - WWII wit
Robot Hands Are Getting Wild, Get USB-C Cable Insights, ChatGPT Super App
The 1X NEO robot's incredibly dexterous new hands, Hank Green interviews Helen Hunt on his new podcast, M.G. Siegler on why the new ChatGPT app sort of super sucks, a free Mac utility that tells you what your USB-C cables can really do, plus Facebook Marketplace food reviews and jaw-dropping bird calls.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveMovies on the Sidehttps://podcasts.apple.
How IMAX 70mm Works, Best Movie and TV App, The Rest is History
A behind-the-scenes look at how IMAX projects 70mm film for The Odyssey, the JFK series that got me hooked on The Rest Is History, Derek Seaman's top macOS app picks, and the two apps I'm leaning on to track my media and get a second opinion on my health.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveHow IMAX 70MM Film is Projected!https://youtube.com/watch?v=7S_geBV5bLQ&is=RiKJLJadWQU
Find My Showdown, Hyperspace, Four Thousand Weeks
Lexy Savvides pits Find My against Google's network, ATP digs into Apple's price increases, the book that reframed how I think about time, John Siracusa's disk-space app, and Holst's Jupiter.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveI lost my stuff on purpose. Who found it faster?https://youtu.be/8DvGX96Obh8?is=IJjz38TkacpQt8gIThe Chart Is Terrifying — Accidental Tech Podcasthttps://p
Slate EV Truck, Apple Raises Prices, Toy Story 5
First look at the $25,000 Slate EV Truck, why Apple just raised prices across the lineup, a plain-language Mac utility, and what Toy Story 5 says about our screens.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveAffiliate Prime Day Dealshttps://geni.us/wN559wuShortcuts Communityhttps://create.beard.fm/checkout/community?coupon_code=HALFOFF25Spider-Man: Brand New Day – New Trailer (4K)https:
How Vision Pro Immersive Content is Made, Harmony Remotes, Tech News Moves
A behind-the-scenes look at how Apple builds those immersive visionOS environments, Version History episode on the Harmony remote, how Australia's social media ban is actually playing out, a fun shortcut for yesterday's sports scores, and shake-ups happening in tech journalism.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveHow Vision Pro Immersive Environments Are Madehttps://www.youtube
Apple Vision Pro Future, Task App, Viticci's 10 Years at WWDC
Justin Ryan asks Apple if it's done with Vision Pro, Primary Technology was LIVE from Apple Park, Federico Viticci's reflective WWDC essay, and the beautifully designed Tasks app I'm about to try.Get the NewsletterI Asked Apple About visionOS 27 and Vision Pro RumorsAndrew Clare's YouTube ChannelMy WWDC 2026 Video PlaylistWWDC 2026 LIVE from Apple Park | Primary TechnologyWWDC 2026: Betwe
MacVince Channel, Gruber on TBPN, Designed in California
MacVince is making incredible YouTube content about apps, John Gruber guesting on TBPN, the Kickstarter for Mike Hurley and Jason Snell's new Apple history podcast, the $10 Mac app I use to grab text from anything, and Amy Poehler's great hang with Judge Judy.Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfiveMacVince's New Mac Appshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Zn0NVoG2g&tGruber on TB
Bob Ross × Mozart × Ferrari
Ferrari's first EV designed by Jony Ive, Sundar Pichai on Google's AI future, a seven-year-old video about the word you say every day, and a new RSS reader worth trying.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveFerrari Luce Interior — MKBHD https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Reu1WS3BhMHow Sundar Pichai Is Rethinking Google for the AI Era — Decoder with Nilay Patelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/
Creating vs Consuming, Arctic RV, Making iPhone Apps on iPhone
A YouTube gem on making instead of consuming, the Antarctic Snow Cruiser disaster, an Apple Vision Pro doc on Real Madrid, the social app that unifies Bluesky and Mastodon, and Google brings vibe coding to Android phones.Get the Newsletterstop being an audience member of your own life — YouTubeApple TV renews 'Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars' for a second season — 9to5MacKnife's Edge o
Antarctica's Secrets, I Am Not a Robot, Do You Hate AI?
Cleo Abram goes to Antarctica, Jonah Hill's interview on SmartLess, Joanna Stern's new book I Am Not a Robot is out, a few great Mac apps, and a commencement address clip reacting to AI.Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfiveEmail Mehey@topfive.techWhat's Really Under Antarctica - Cleo Abramhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGEMCb6BQUWatch the SmartLess Live Show with Jonah Hill ht
Hannah Fry on Claude, Acquired's Starbucks Story, Animated Earth
Hannah Fry tests what AI agents can really do, the founding story of Starbucks on Acquired, the rise of clip farms, massive new data center debacle, and the Earth like no one has seen.Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfiveHannah Fry on Claudehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvwAcquired: Starbucks with Howard Schultz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id10504622
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 NewsletterAI Chatbots — Last Week Tonight with John OliverDecoder with Nilay Patel — Apple PodcastsThe people do not yearn for automation — The VergeApple Reportedly Gives Up on Vision Pro After M5 Refresh — MacRumorsA
New Things, Hans Zimmer, Tim Cook Leadership Lesson
Joanna Stern launched her "New Things," a look inside Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios, Jason's great commentary on Tim Cook, and on retiring from content creation (not me). Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveWatch the Private Videohttps://youtu.be/WcK0DdUcazkWhy I Quit The Wall Street Journal To Start This YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2Dyr0m3BITim Cook
Mythos, Capture, and AT&T
What's the story on Mythos AI from Anthropic, a fascinating AT&T history lesson, a must-read Sam Altman profile, and the best app I’m using to save everything.Get the Newsletter!Watch this on YouTube---Watch: Hank Green Interview on MythosListen: Western Electric 500: Monopoly phoneVideo versionRead: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? — The New YorkerPrimary Tech Cha
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