September iPhone Event, Why Bending Spoons Ruins Everything, AI Slop Google Maps

September iPhone Event, Why Bending Spoons Ruins Everything, AI Slop Google Maps

August 6, 2026 · 1h 18m · Episode 143

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming September iPhone event, issues with AI imagery from Google, and the impact of Bending Spoons on technology.

Apple gears up for its September iPhone event, Google Earth's AI imagery enabled fabricated scenes of bombings, Claude’s models broke containment and even tried to trick real people, and why Bending Spoons ruins everything it touches. Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!) Top Five Tech | Stephen’s Podcast Creative Effort | Jason's Podcast Watch on YouTube! Show Notes via Email Email Us: podcast@primarytech.fm @stephenrobles on Threads @jasonaten on Threads Sponsors: Framer - Start creating for free at framer.com/primary and get 30% off an annual Pro plan! CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code PRIMARYTECH for 20% off at clnmy.com/PRIMARYTECH Links from the show Kan Do - Stephen's New Task App! (01:00) Apple News Ad - Mastodon post from John Gruber MasterCraft brings CarPlay and Android Auto to its pontoon boats (05:28) Apple Starts Preparing for September iPhone Event - MacRumors Q3 results: 3D pricing, EGOT timing, and underestimating demand – Six Colors One Reason Apple’s Computers Are Mostly Made In China: A Tiny Screw | Texas Standard The US government just banned Roombas (13:42) X post from Brendan Carr…

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