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iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Previews + OpenAI’s Mystery AI speaker

July 16, 2026

Apple finally launched the public betas for iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and all of its other new software this week. In this episode, Devindra and Nathan Ingraham dive into their thoughts around Siri AI, as well as the performance improvements in these new releases. Siri AI seems genuinely useful, and potentially less annoying to consumers than Microsoft’s Copilot. Also, we try to figure out what the hell is up with OpenAI’s rumored robotic AI speaker.iOS 27 and macOS 27 Previews - 2:44OpenAI’s...

Xbox resets with layoffs (Guest: Mike Futter, co-host of the Virtual Economy Podcast)

July 10, 2026

Microsoft made its Xbox layoffs official this week, and they’re absolutely brutal. The company plans to lay off 3,200 employees, or 20 percent of its workforce, over the next year. 1,600 were immediately let go this week. To help us understand Xbox's strategy (if there’s any), we chatted with Mike Futter, co-host of the Virtual Economy Podcast and Director of Ops and Publishing at Causeway Studios. Once again, we chart Xbox’s sad decline to the inauspicious debut of the Xbox One in 2013.M...

Who needs Valve’s Steam Machine? + Sony dumps Playstation discs

July 02, 2026

Valve’s Steam Machine is finally here! But while it lives up to much of the hype, its high price makes us wonder who it’s really for. In this episode, Senior Writer Jessica Conditt joins to talk about her experience with the Steam Machine and how it compares to consoles (which have also gotten very expensive). Also, we discuss Sony’s bombshell announcement about killing physical PlayStation discs in 2028 and Xbox’s confusing array of layoffs.TopicsThe base price for the Steam Machine is $1,04...