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
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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