Does Gen Z Really Hate AI? Android 17 New Features, iPhone 17 is World’s Most Popular

iOS 26.5 is out with RCS encryption and…Apple Maps Ads, a *suprising* reaction to AI at a commencement, Android 17 bringing Gemini Intelligence and new features, and possibly the dumbest Magic Mouse accessory ever.

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Links from the show

• Didly | thatvirtualboy
• Beam Browser for iPad
• Gnome — Quickly Share GIFs on Your Mac
• Medieval Knight doing a transatlantic to Lisbon
• Jason's Inc Story on Contextly
• Sony Made It Too Good - A7R VI with Gerald Undone - YouTube
• LEGO® Icons The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith™ Set
• The Top 10 Biggest LEGO® sets ever
• iOS 26.5 adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging, rolling out now - 9to5Mac
• Apple Ads is courting developers through a newly formed ‘Emerging Team’ - 9to5Mac
• Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence
• “The Biggest Android Update Ever” - YouTube
• The 9 biggest new features in Android 17 | The Verge
• Alexa is moving into Amazon․com | The Verge
• Today we're starting to roll out Incognito Chat with Meta AI
• Introducing Instants: Share in the Moment on Instagram
• University Commencement AI Clip on Bluesky
• The best argument I’ve heard for why AI won't take your job
• Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners | TechCrunch
• Stephen Robles - The Bearded Teacher Bio Site
• Apple’s iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in quarter one of 2026.
• Apple now requires verification for Education Store, adds Apple Watch with discounts - 9to5Mac
• End of an Era for Apple Edu Discount- Inc
• Magic Mouses Charger Base
• Apple hits milestone in development of AirPods with cameras: report - 9to5Mac
• iOS 18.3 NEW Visual Intelligence Features: Finally Good? - YouTube

• (00:00) - Intro
• (10:03) - Contextly App is Out!
• (14:55) - Sony A7R6
• (17:15) - LEGO Talk
• (19:37) - Apple Vision Pro
• (22:59) - iOS 26.5 RCS
• (27:09) - Googlebook Teased
• (35:44) - Sponsor: Granola
• (37:17) - Sponsor: Claude
• (39:50) - Sponsor: NordLayer
• (42:06) - Android 17 Features
• (46:08) - Alexa on Amazon
• (51:22) - New Meta Features
• (01:00:43) - Gen Z Hates AI
• (01:15:44) - iPhone 17 is Popular
• (01:16:52) - Apple Education Discount
• (01:20:11) - Personal Tech

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