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Sigmund and Devon highlight Apple Original film Fountain of Youth from Guy Ritchie, break down the new features of CarPlay Ultra, and revisit feature documentary Deaf President Now! upon its streaming release.   This episode is sponsored by: Inoreader – Boost Productivity and Gain Insights with AI-Powered Intelligence Tools   Highlight Fountain of Youth   CarPlay Ultra After Years in the Lab, CarPlay Ultra Emerges New Apple CarPlay Ultra: Apple Just Took Over Your Car! | Top Gear Apple CarPlay Ultra First Look: It Takes Over the Entire Dashboard | Motor Trend   Apple TV News Hands-On with Sound Therapy on Apple Music   Trailer Talk Lulu Is A Rhinoceros   Apple Original News F1 Tickets First Look at Platonic Season Two Denzel Washington Films and Shows | Apple TV   Releases Wolfs   Extras Deadline Sound and Screen Interview with Theodore Shapiro Iconic Tracks in the Movie F1—and Beyond | Apple Maps F1 25 Murderbot — Opening Title Sequence Highest 2 Lowest - Rang I - VO - Cannes 2025 Bono: Stories of Surrender - Rang I - VO - Cannes 2025 Highest 2 Lowest Press Conference at Cannes 2025   Recap Deaf President Now! Learning American Sign Language | National Association of the Deaf Learning British Sign Language | National Deaf Children's Society   TV App Highlights Peacock's Emerging Artist Series Collection Pee-wee as Himself Diane Warren: Relentless Nine Perfect Strangers Sirens Forget You Not Not Her First Rodeo Mickey 17 Sarah Silverman: PostMortem   Up Next Friendship Lilo & Stitch   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Apple's struggles to get AI right, and what Apple could do to correct itself. A never-ending update with Epic Games and Apple. Can China kill the iPhone overnight? And a new original Peanuts special is coming soon! Why Apple still hasn't cracked AI. Apple to open AI models to developers, betting that it will spur new apps. Apple developer app updates with WWDC 2025 iMessage stickers. How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. New 'Apple in China' book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight. Apple Maps gets in on F1 hype with Monaco update. Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Saudi Summit. Trump says he doesn't want Apple building products in India. Apple is 'dying to make' Vision Pro affordable, says Bono. The Price is Right' contestants were off by thousands when guessing the cost of Apple's Vision Pro. Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy. Apple TV+ announces "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical," new original Peanuts special premiering globally July 18, 2025. CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today. Oops! I accidentally vibe-coded a ChatGPT client for my Apple Watch. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Pushover Leo & Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Alex's Pick: Murderbot Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Apple's struggles to get AI right, and what Apple could do to correct itself. A never-ending update with Epic Games and Apple. Can China kill the iPhone overnight? And a new original Peanuts special is coming soon! Why Apple still hasn't cracked AI. Apple to open AI models to developers, betting that it will spur new apps. Apple developer app updates with WWDC 2025 iMessage stickers. How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. New 'Apple in China' book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight. Apple Maps gets in on F1 hype with Monaco update. Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Saudi Summit. Trump says he doesn't want Apple building products in India. Apple is 'dying to make' Vision Pro affordable, says Bono. The Price is Right' contestants were off by thousands when guessing the cost of Apple's Vision Pro. Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy. Apple TV+ announces "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical," new original Peanuts special premiering globally July 18, 2025. CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today. Oops! I accidentally vibe-coded a ChatGPT client for my Apple Watch. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Pushover Leo & Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Alex's Pick: Murderbot Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Apple's struggles to get AI right, and what Apple could do to correct itself. A never-ending update with Epic Games and Apple. Can China kill the iPhone overnight? And a new original Peanuts special is coming soon! Why Apple still hasn't cracked AI. Apple to open AI models to developers, betting that it will spur new apps. Apple developer app updates with WWDC 2025 iMessage stickers. How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. New 'Apple in China' book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight. Apple Maps gets in on F1 hype with Monaco update. Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Saudi Summit. Trump says he doesn't want Apple building products in India. Apple is 'dying to make' Vision Pro affordable, says Bono. The Price is Right' contestants were off by thousands when guessing the cost of Apple's Vision Pro. Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy. Apple TV+ announces "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical," new original Peanuts special premiering globally July 18, 2025. CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today. Oops! I accidentally vibe-coded a ChatGPT client for my Apple Watch. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Pushover Leo & Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Alex's Pick: Murderbot Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Apple's struggles to get AI right, and what Apple could do to correct itself. A never-ending update with Epic Games and Apple. Can China kill the iPhone overnight? And a new original Peanuts special is coming soon! Why Apple still hasn't cracked AI. Apple to open AI models to developers, betting that it will spur new apps. Apple developer app updates with WWDC 2025 iMessage stickers. How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. New 'Apple in China' book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight. Apple Maps gets in on F1 hype with Monaco update. Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Saudi Summit. Trump says he doesn't want Apple building products in India. Apple is 'dying to make' Vision Pro affordable, says Bono. The Price is Right' contestants were off by thousands when guessing the cost of Apple's Vision Pro. Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy. Apple TV+ announces "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical," new original Peanuts special premiering globally July 18, 2025. CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today. Oops! I accidentally vibe-coded a ChatGPT client for my Apple Watch. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Pushover Leo & Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Alex's Pick: Murderbot Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Apple's struggles to get AI right, and what Apple could do to correct itself. A never-ending update with Epic Games and Apple. Can China kill the iPhone overnight? And a new original Peanuts special is coming soon! Why Apple still hasn't cracked AI. Apple to open AI models to developers, betting that it will spur new apps. Apple developer app updates with WWDC 2025 iMessage stickers. How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. New 'Apple in China' book convincingly argues that the iPhone could be killed overnight. Apple Maps gets in on F1 hype with Monaco update. Trump praises Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Saudi Summit. Trump says he doesn't want Apple building products in India. Apple is 'dying to make' Vision Pro affordable, says Bono. The Price is Right' contestants were off by thousands when guessing the cost of Apple's Vision Pro. Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy. Apple TV+ announces "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical," new original Peanuts special premiering globally July 18, 2025. CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today. Oops! I accidentally vibe-coded a ChatGPT client for my Apple Watch. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Pushover Leo & Andy's Pick: NotebookLM Alex's Pick: Murderbot Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of sci-fi series Murderbot, discuss the potential impact of U.S. tariffs on international film productions, and catch up on tons of Apple Original trailers.   Highlight Murderbot   Apple TV News Apple Previews a Wide Range of Upcoming Accessibility Features to Mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day Music Haptics Playlists | Apple Music ‎⁨Dance with Ben • Feat. Dancer Chelsie Hill⁩ | Apple Fitness+ Deaf President Now! — An Inside Look Universal Music Group and Apple Music announce Sound Therapy ‎PXPlay Apple introduces the 2025 Pride Collection   Trailer Talk What's Coming in May 2025 Bono: Stories of Surrender Stick Echo Valley F1 Foundation Highest 2 Lowest   Apple Original News Preorder Wolfs on PVOD First Look at Acapulco Season 4 Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy F1: The Album on Vinyl, CD, and Casette Bad Monkey - Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack on Vinyl   Releases Deaf President Now! Long Way Home ‎MLS Match in EA SPORTS FC Mobile Soccer   Extras There's More Than One Way to Mother A Gift for Mom | Shot on iPhone in Spatial Video | Experienced on Apple Vision Pro Shot on iPhone 16 Pro | "Last Scene" A Film by Kore-eda Hirokazu Shot on iPhone 16 Pro | Behind the Last Scene Behind the Scenes with Blackmagic Camera and KoЯn   TV App Highlights Wick Is Pain Queen of the Ring Nonnas Poker Face A Minecraft Movie The Wedding Banquet Duster Overcompensating Bet The Brutalist   Up Next Sunrise City by Sub-Radio Turnstile - Never Enough (Live Debut) Stutz   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

In dieser News-Ausgabe sprechen wir über Änderungen an der V8 JavaScript Engine, die euch erlauben, Dateien mit Explicit Compile Hints für die direkte Kompilierung zu markieren. In der neuen Chrome-Version kann das hunderte Millisekunden Beschleunigung bringen.Wir diskutieren außerdem, warum die WCAG anfängt, ihr Kernthema „Accessibility“ anders zu denken und zu bewerten.Dave berichtet von einem Bug, der still und leise Nachrichten in Apples iMessage verschluckt & was genau XML damit zu tun hat.Fabi nutzt zwar mittlerweile mehrheitlich Cursor als IDE, war aber trotzdem erstaunt über die neuesten Änderungen und Verbesserungen im Umgang mit AI und Copilot in Visual Studio Code.Nachdem es zuletzt mit Evo nicht geklappt hatte, eine Alternative zu git zu etablieren, nimmt das Projekt JJ (Jujutsu) immer mehr an Fahrt auf. Jan legt dar, welche Vorteile das Projekt gegenüber Git mitbringt und was Google damit zu tun hat.Und zu guter Letzt berichtet Dennis, wie es (White-Hat-)Hacker:innen gelungen ist, die Kontrolle über einen Nissan Leaf zu übernehmen und was sie alles damit anstellen konnten.Schreibt uns! Schickt uns eure Themenwünsche und euer Feedback: podcast@programmier.barFolgt uns! Bleibt auf dem Laufenden über zukünftige Folgen und virtuelle Meetups und beteiligt euch an Community-Diskussionen. BlueskyInstagramLinkedInMeetupYouTube

¡Nuevo lunes, nueva actualización! El equipo se reúne para comentar, con su característico humor y cercanía, el lanzamiento de iOS 18.5, una actualización que, aunque no revolucionaria, pule la experiencia Apple con mejoras notables: desde animaciones más fluidas, mejor rendimiento en batería, hasta novedades en accesibilidad y control parental. Hablamos también del adiós de Carlo Ancelotti y la llegada de Xabi Alonso, sin olvidar el eterno pulso entre Barça y Madrid. Entre bromas, quejas por bugs en iMessage, y reflexiones sobre el Apple Intelligence y sus tropiezos (¡Image Playground, te miramos a ti!), los hosts reflexionan sobre la falta de innovación en Apple y cómo esta parece más ocupada en ponerse al día que en marcar tendencia. Además, se comentan:Nuevos fondos animados del Orgullo.Mejoras en Mail y Apple TV.Conectividad satelital ampliada.El eterno dilema: ¿actualizar o no actualizar?¿Y qué pasa con los foldables? ¿Apple llega tarde o a tiempo?Este episodio es ideal para fans de Apple, techies curiosos y oyentes que disfrutan de una charla distendida pero informada. Si alguna vez te has desesperado con Siri, dudado entre comprar o no el nuevo iPhone, o simplemente te interesa cómo se vive la tecnología en clave cotidiana y divertida… ¡dale al play!Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/el-garaje-de-cupertino--3153796/support.

Everywhere you look, antitrust fights have the potential to reshape the tech industry. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start by digging into the latest ruling in the Apple / Epic trial, in which a furious judge rips open the App Store in a way Apple likely never saw coming. The way we pay for apps is about to change, and fast. After that, it's time for an update on the Google and Meta trials, as Google tries to preserve its search empire and Meta tries to make the case that basically every company on the web is its vicious competitor. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for another installment of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, plus some notes on this week's Worldcoin launch and the strange new Meta AI app. Also: party speakers. Always party speakers. Further reading: A judge just blew up Apple's control of the App Store ‘Cook chose poorly': how Apple blew up its control over the App Store The future of the App Store depends on the difference between a ‘button' and an ‘external link' Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple Apple exec ‘outright lied' during Epic trial Apple confirms it will appeal the App Store order. Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US Sundar Pichai says the DOJ's antitrust plan could kill Google Search Google confirms it's close to getting Gemini support on iPhones The TikTok ban is back in court — in Meta's antitrust trial TikTok's head of operations takes the stand. Reels isn't Instagram's ‘core' experience. TikTok doesn't compete with Meta for ‘personal social networking.' TikTok's legal entanglements collide. The TikTok ban makes another cameo. TikTok's friends tab is not exactly a hit. TikTok and Reels are ‘indistinguishable.' Are YouTube and Instagram the top competitors for TikTok?  TikTok predicted Instagram would redesign its app to focus on Reels. Meta prepared for a ‘flood in traffic' ahead of the TikTok ban. Facebook execs worried Google would buy WhatsApp and make it ‘a cross-platform iMessage.' Facebook worried most about Google or Apple buying WhatsApp. Google had a ‘long shot' chance of becoming competitive in social with WhatsApp. Facebook exec worried about losing the business to mobile messaging apps. ‘I was really worried that this could become the end.' ‘This shit is getting scary.'  WhatsApp showed ‘absolutely no signs of morphing' into a social app. Facebook floated starting from scratch on messaging. Facebook didn't know how it would make money from WhatsApp. Facebook didn't fear WhatsApp becoming a social competitor. Meta releases AI app to compete with ChatGPT Brendan Carr congratulates himself Brendan Carr's FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine Brendan Carr's Bizarro World FCC Sam Altman-backed Worldcoin cryptocurrency launches in the US Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of French-language Apple Original series Carême, discuss the Apple Watch's tenth anniversary and how the device plays into their TV-viewing, and recap Dope Thief.   Pre-Roll Meet NEBULA X1: The World's First Cinema-Grade Outdoor Entertainment System   Highlight Carême   Apple TV News Snapshot on Apple   Trailer Talk Fountain of Youth   Releases Adventure: Hill Climb Don Toliver - Lose My Mind (feat. Doja Cat) [From F1] ‎WHAT THE CLASH? ‎with My Buddy ‎Words of Wonders: Search+ ‎LEGO Friends Heartlake Rush+ ‎SUMI SUMI   Extras WondLa — World of WondLa Atmospheric Ambiance Murderbot — An Inside Look Alexander Skarsgård: The Empire Interview   Recap Dope Thief Ante Up M.O.P. – Ante Up Remix Anna Kendrick Raps and Takes Over Ellen's Twitter Account   TV App Highlights The Four Seasons Another Simple Favor Bob Trevino Likes It Warfare The Ballad of Wallis Island Black Bag Inheritance La Cocina   Up Next Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life The Luckiest Man in America   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

HYANNIS, MA - “We thought messaging was simple—until we realized it could power AI, commerce, and rich customer conversations,” says Inderpal Mumick, CEO, Dotgo. At the inaugural vCon Conference 2025, a rich new layer of the communications future was unveiled through a powerful conversation with Inderpal Mumick, CEO of Dotgo. As a global leader in RCS (Rich Communication Services) platforms, Dotgo is pioneering how businesses interact with consumers, combining messaging, AI, and commerce into a unified, secure experience. "Dotgo processes more than a billion RCS business messages every month," said Mumick. "RCS modernizes messaging with encryption, rich media, and real branding — transforming the way businesses communicate with consumers." RCS for Business: Beyond Simple Messaging While consumers are increasingly familiar with rich messaging through apps like Android Messages and iMessage, RCS for Business elevates the experience further. Instead of generic SMS texts from anonymous numbers, RCS delivers messages verified, branded, and enriched with high-quality images, videos, and interactive carousels — all directly from trusted businesses. "Instead of a random number, you see 'Target' or your doctor's office name, complete with a verification checkmark," explained Mumick. "It builds trust, delivers better engagement, and supports everything from appointment rescheduling to customer support." Empowering AI Through RCS The link between RCS and the AI revolution was a key theme. As enterprises race to integrate AI into customer experiences, they need powerful, reliable communication channels — and RCS fits that need perfectly. "AI agents can pull rich catalogs, solve customer problems with images, and carry out complex conversations — all seamlessly over RCS," said Mumick. "And because RCS charges per conversation window, not per message, it's economically sustainable for AI-driven customer support." Dotgo is actively enabling brands, resellers, hyperscalers, and agencies to incorporate AI into RCS workflows, and is collaborating with Google on multiple education initiatives — including an upcoming event at Google's New York offices. vCon and the Structuring of Conversations Dotgo also sees an important future role for vCon in RCS environments. "VCon provides a structured, standard format for conversations," noted Mumick. "When we use RCS to communicate and structure it as a VCon, businesses can better mine, analyze, and use that data — with proper consumer consent — to drive AI, improve service, and innovate responsibly." To learn more about Dotgo and the future of RCS and AI-enabled messaging: dotgo.com

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Recorded pre-Easter and pre-Pope dying, Erin is on her way to Whistler in Canada for a long weekend and Bryan is worried about whether his iMessage reaction to a straight man was sending the wrong signal. Erin shares news out of the UK where the TERF organization For Women Scotland won a court ruling defining a woman by biological sex. Bryan tells us about Alabama legislators passing multiple bills, including some forcing the display of the 10 Commandments, banning drag shows and prohibiting pride flags in public schools. For all of our bonus content visit www.patreon.com/attitudesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sigmund and Devon share their hopes for the next Siri Remote and recap Apple Original medical drama Berlin ER.   Pre-Roll Apple Trade In   Apple TV News Beats Cables Pill People Have the Power I Beats Cables   Apple Original News First Look at Smoke First Look at The Wild Ones First Look at Margo's Got Money Troubles First Look at Lulu Is a Rhinoceros First Look at Chief of War MDR Dasher Keyboard Sign Up | Atomic Keyboard   Releases WondLa   Extras Meet four emerging filmmakers bending cultural and creative lines with iPhone 16 Pro Max | Apple Seth Rogen: The Studio, Comedy & Filmmaking | Zane Lowe Interview A Day Off in LA with David Oyelowo Your Friends & Neighbors — "Friendly Fire" Carême — First Look   Recap Berlin ER   TV App Highlights You Freaky Tales Neighborhood Watch Winter Spring Summer or Fall Death of a Unicorn The Friend Sacramento iHostage Drop   Up Next Adolescence Sinners   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

As the property management industry continues to evolve, it's important to stay up to date on the latest innovations in technology. In this episode of the #DoorGrowShow, property management growth expert Jason Hull sits down with David Normand from Vendoroo to talk about AI's role in the future of property management. You'll Learn [01:29] The AI Revolution [08:47] The Importance of Empathy and Human Touch [22:21] Decreasing the Cost of Maintenance Coordination [32:29] New Features Coming to Vendoroo Quotables “As any property manager believes, we know how to do it the best.” “If you're not reading articles and studying up on this, I think that's going to catch you by surprise pretty quickly.” “Empathy is the magic lubrication that makes everything better.” “Empathetic reflection and empathy is a magical ingredient.” Resources DoorGrow and Scale Mastermind DoorGrow Academy DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrowClub DoorGrowLive Transcript [00:00:00] David: If you're not building AI tools from working with your partners, from being on the ground floor with them and using the data and building tools based upon the data and their pain points and their failures, buyer beware. If somebody's coming to you and saying, Hey, we figured this all out in the lab. [00:00:14] David: Come use it. Yeah. Right. Buyer beware. [00:00:18] Jason: All right. Welcome property management entrepreneurs to the DoorGrow Show or the Property Management Growth podcast. I'm Jason Hull, the founder and CEO of DoorGrow, the world's leading and most comprehensive group coaching mastermind for residential property management entrepreneurs. We've been doing this for over a decade and a half. [00:00:39] Jason: I've brought innovative strategies and optimizations to the property management industry. I have spoken to thousands of property management companies. I've coached over 600 businesses. I've rebranded over 300 companies like Bar Rescue for property managers, cleaning up their businesses, and we would love to help coach you and support you and your growth. [00:01:01] Jason: We have innovative strategies for building out growth engines, for building out your operational challenges, for helping you figure out how to get to the next level in your business and one of the cool tools that I'm excited to showcase today with my guest here, David Norman, is Vendoroo. We've had you on the show before. [00:01:19] Jason: Welcome back David.  [00:01:20] David: Yeah. Thank you for having me. It felt like years ago, it was only about, I think eight months ago since we did this, so much has changed over the time, so it's great to be back. Yeah, it's great to be back.  [00:01:29] Jason: Good to have you. I know you're in the middle of this AI revolution, which AI is just innovating and changing so rapidly. It probably does feel like years ago, so, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's been crazy. You guys have made a lot of changes too, so, you even changed your brand name from the last time we had you on the show. Yeah. Which was I think Tulu. Yeah. Right. And so, yeah. So why don't you get us caught up on what's going on 'cause, you know, there's been a lot.  [00:01:55] David: Yeah. Yeah. Thank you first of all for having me here today, Jason, and from the entire Vendoroo group of us, which, you know, the team has grown 10 x over the past eight months, which has been awesome. And I just also wanted to start in thanking everybody from what we call our client partners who have jumped in into this great unknown that is AI and is going to be like, how is this going to work in our industry? And so that's really what we've been focusing on the past eight months. You know, it's been a unbelievable journey of both failures, successes learnings and insights. And ultimately we're getting excited here at the NARPM broker owner which is in Denver to unveil Vendoroo. Like this is the coming out party. And so we're super excited if you're going to be there. We have a massive booth that we have set up that we have the ai alliance with other people that are working in the AI space, and I really hope that you guys come over and check it out. I promise this. [00:02:53] David: You'll never see a booth or a display like we have set up. At the NARPM broker owner. So.  [00:02:58] Jason: Now I want to go attend it. Yeah. Just so I can see your booth.  [00:03:01] David: So, let me put it this way. You may see the robot from the Jetsons walking around the booth walking around the NARPM broker owner, so, okay. [00:03:07] David: Yeah. Rosie? Yeah. You may see something like that. So she'll be vacuuming with her apron? Yeah. She'll be doing a little social engagement. It'll be cool. So, okay. Okay.  [00:03:17] Jason: Yeah. Very cool. Yeah, so catch us up on what, like, let's get into the kind of the background and the overview for people that have never heard about Vendoroo and what you guys do and how you got into this. [00:03:29] Jason: Yeah. Give people kind of the backstory. Yeah.  [00:03:31] David: Yeah. Thank you for that. So really the backstory is that, you know, we know of this AI economy that's coming, right? And there was a few of us, you know, I've been in this industry for 18 years. You know, I've managed you know, portfolios of 40,000 doors. [00:03:47] David: I've managed them for governments. You know, I started off with our own property management. Much like you guys. We started off with 80 doors. We grew to 550 doors in four years. So it was exciting to know that technology that was coming that promised duplication because, you know, as any property manager believes, we know how to do it the best, right. [00:04:05] David: And so what we decided to do is to come together and say, Hey, if AI's coming, there's two things that we need to figure out. Number one is how is this going to help us show value in this new industry to this new generation of property owners that is here, that is coming, that has been raised in the technology world too, right? [00:04:25] David: And two, can it actually duplicate our efforts? Can it actually be an employee for us? Right? And I don't care what people are promising about ai, you don't know until you get into what we call like, you know, get into the weeds, you got to get into the trenches. And so that's what we did, right? We went out and we were the guys that grabbed the torch and we said, we are going to take all the risk. [00:04:46] David: We are going to jump into the mix. We're going to ask people to jump onto the bandwagon with us and we're going to figure this out. And oh my gosh, what an unbelievable eight months it has been in learning and insights. And I can't wait to get into all the things that we've learned about the property management industry. [00:05:01] David: But that's really what we've been focusing on here the past eight months, right? So we started off with well hey, can the AI assist the va? Can it turn them into a super va? Is that what it's going to be? And, you know, some people were like, yay. And some people were like nay, you know? And so, and you know, because that human failure still was there, right? [00:05:21] David: And you know, what happens if they left? There was that inconsistency. And then it was like, all right, well what can the AI own? Right? What can it do? What can it perfect? And you know, can AI actually be the last employee that I ever hire? Right. That's really, that's a really cool thing to do. [00:05:39] David: But the property managing community had some really specific demands that they said that if this is going to be the last employee that I've had, it has to do this. And that's what I'm excited about our new technology 'cause it's doing those things. You know? [00:05:52] Jason: Yeah. And now you guys have made some big moves. I know, like I've, I have clients that we've sent over to you and they've shared some incredible stories. Like one client, I think he had 154 units or something like under management, and he said in the first day you're of turning on Vendoroo, like it closed out like 80 something work orders. [00:06:12] Jason: Yeah, like, it was crazy. Another client, they had a little more doors. They said it was like 50 something work orders were closed out in the first day of turning it on. And so, I mean, you're creating some dramatic stuff. Like this is a very different thing than what people are used to in maintenance. [00:06:27] David: Yeah. Yeah. And really what the exciting part about this, Jason, is that maintenance is actually really easy. And I know people laugh when I say that it's managing communications that is extremely difficult. Okay. Okay. Right, because you have, you know what AI told us about our industry over the last eight months is when we dove in with it and it took a step back and it said, whoa, you guys don't have a data problem here. [00:06:51] David: You guys have a emotion problem here. There's very specific categories of emotion that are in this space, right? Like, how do you build a technology that senses something? And I know this relates with property managers, 'cause I know this for myself. A property manager can walk into their office, sit down at their desk, and their spidey senses go off and they know something's wrong. [00:07:15] David: There's no screen that's telling them anything. There's no spreadsheet. They know something's off. Right. And so the AI is like, well, the statuses really don't matter that much to me based upon the feedback that I'm seeing from the property managers. Because the status and the communication all seem to be in order, but there's a disruption somewhere. [00:07:35] David: So I need to know about people's emotions. I need to understand about is the resident happy? Does the owner feel supported? Is the vendor being directed? And does the property manager believe that I can own the outcome for this? And it was really cool to start seeing its learning and understanding and picking up on these cues where, you know, people say that this is a data-driven industry. [00:07:55] David: It's really in an emotion driven industry.  [00:07:57] Jason: Oh yeah. It's a relationship and emotion industry for sure. Yeah. Yeah, big time.  [00:08:01] David: And it's really cool to see, and it's really started happening over this past last 60 days, the amount of residents, I was actually just looking at one before I jumped on here, that are like thanking the system, right? [00:08:15] David: Imagine that, like think of all of us that actually worked with the chat bot at like Verizon. I've never thanked that chatbot at Verizon for being their customer service. Right.  [00:08:25] Jason: And how do I get a representative? Representative. Representative!  [00:08:28] David: Yeah. Yeah, for sure. Versus you seeing people, you know, seeing individuals saying to the, you know, saying to the Vendoroo maintenance coordinator, Hey, I really appreciate feeling supported and how fast you acted because you know, there's empathy that's inside of its law and learning. So I don't want to get too much into the details on there. But yeah, these are some of the exciting things that we're working on.  [00:08:47] Jason: I mean, empathy is the magic lubrication that makes everything better. [00:08:52] David: Yeah,  [00:08:52] Jason: I mean they, they've done studies. Teams, even in working in warehouses, are more productive if the team has a higher level of empathy. Yeah. And doctors perform better. Yeah. If there's a higher level of empathy, there's less malpractice suits, like empathetic reflection and empathy is a magical ingredient. [00:09:10] Jason: I coach clients to add that in during sales. Yeah. 'cause their close rate goes up dramatically. Yeah. Right. So yeah. So leveraging and like getting the AI to actually be empathetic in its communication. Yeah. When that's probably not a natural skill for a lot of maintenance coordinators to be empathetic. [00:09:26] David: It's not, it's not a natural skill for a lot of people in the maintenance industry. Right? Yes. Especially when you talk about burnout. People begin developing views of the rental community, right? Like, oh my gosh, they're calling again, and that empathy meter goes lower and lower and lower. [00:09:41] David: Yeah. As people have been in the industry longer. But isn't it great that you have an employee now that knows that, yeah, it's my duty, rain or shine, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 a year to always operate at the highest level of empathy? I never have a bad day. I never take a day off. [00:09:57] David: I'm never upset. I'm never short with somebody on the phone, never tired, never like, oh my gosh, Susan is calling me again. I'm going to let the phone just ring because I'm annoyed of talking to her. And it just is constantly hitting that same level of standard. And this is what's exciting to me, is that there are people that that have played around with this and have been a part of what I call the pain phase, right? [00:10:20] David: The pain phase is that understanding the way that agentic AI works, right? It's input in output. Input, output, right? The more that you're putting into it, the better the results are that you're going to get out of it, okay? Right. It's just like training an employee. So over the last eight months, what we've seen is that the community has trained this to be the level of a person that has now been working in the industry for five years. [00:10:46] David: In eight months. It's got five years of learning in eight months. Okay. Wow. In the next six to 12 months, we're probably looking at somebody that has 10 to 15 years understanding in the next six to 12 months and understand the level of type of tasks that it can do, especially getting into estimates and getting some other work. [00:11:04] David: And again, just you know, having empathy in my own life towards the people that jumped in that are like, what is this all about? Like, how does AI fail? Like, you know, there's still people that are involved and it was like this big like momentous train of like, you know, all these people were jumping on and giving ideas and people are in the loop and now it's weeding everything out and the AI stepping in and saying. [00:11:27] David: Hey, I appreciate all the input that you've given me. Thank you for all your effort. I'm now ready to step up to the plate and to own the outcome. Right. And that's what we're seeing at the NARPM show that's coming out. There's five AI tools. There's a master agent, five AI tools. And you know, I'll give you a couple of pieces here that, you know, we had feedback from our property managers like number one across the board. [00:11:50] David: A property manager said, if I'm hiring AI as my last employee, that has to work in my system. Yeah. Okay. Right. Like I don't want another, I don't want another technology. Yeah.  [00:11:59] Jason: I don't want a new system I got to get every vendor to use or a new system I got to get my team to use or figure out. We don't need another tool to make our lives more difficult. [00:12:08] Jason: No. They've got to use our stuff.  [00:12:09] David: They got to use, we have our existing stack. Yeah. So now the AI is fully integrated into all the most common PMS systems. You know, you have a cool chrome extension that you can download and there's a little yellow kangaroo right right there. And it's actually reading the work order that you're working on, and you can literally just ask it a question now and just being like, Hey, did anybody express frustration or concern on this work order? [00:12:32] David: Right? Because that's the emotion behind the status that you need to know. And it's like, yeah, two days ago Sally said that, you know, she was actually really frustrated about the multiple reschedules by this vendor. And it's like, great, that's a person I should be reaching out to and that's what I should be knowing that a status is never going to tell you. [00:12:47] David: Right? Yeah. It's in your slack, right? So if I have, if I'm on my phone, I'm talking to my employee and I'm laying in bed and I have a panic attack as a property manager, and I'm like, oh my gosh, did we take care of John's refrigerator and the office is closed? I can't get ahold of my employee. Yeah, you can. [00:13:03] David: Your employee works 24 7 now. Hey, can you give me an update on the refrigerator replacement at John's place? Yeah, it was scheduled this day. I contacted John. Everything's good to go. You know, go to sleep. You know, like, like that's the power. Full audit. Full syncing. So it's in your platform. That's really cool. [00:13:21] David: The other thing, it's got to be branded, right? This is a thing that we really learned about, like how important branding is to the community of property managers, right? Yeah. So the communications that go out have to be from your area code that's done. The emails that go out have to have like, you know, your company name and your logo on it. [00:13:39] David: The AI is doing that as well too. So that's being sent out, which is really cool. So people are feeling like, you know, that loyalty to brand is super important. And also do you know now that the AI can ask the residents to give a Google Review and we can link to the Google reviews and give you instant Google reviews to your page through the ai, which is cool, like how it's, it will know that if the success of a Google review is high on the way that the work order was done, that it's probably best to ask this person and it will send them a little thing. [00:14:11] David: Hey, can we get a feedback from you? And we link up to your Google review. And it posts that Google review to generate those 'cause we know those are super, super valuable to property managers. So that's actually going out today. That's kind of a little teaser there. That's the emails out now. [00:14:23] Jason: Nice. We'll have to get you to also connect it to our gather kudos links for clients 'cause then people can pick which review sites. So it diversifies the review profile.  [00:14:32] David: Love it. Love that. I'm going to hook you up with our guy Dotan. He's running that. He's one of our head of product. He's, actually out of Israel. [00:14:39] David: He's a amazing guy. I'd love to get you connected with him. Yeah. Cool. Let's do it. Cool. And then the biggest one too is like, I need a single point of contact. Right. And we knew that before there was a lot of people were still involved. There was a lot of oversight that was going on there, having that confusion and single point of contact. [00:14:56] David: Now it's in your phone, it's in your Slack, it's in your phone extension. It doesn't matter what's going on. You have one point of contact. It's your employee. You ask the question, get the answer, Jason, you can even ask for a change. You can even say, Hey, I want to change a vendor on a job and you'll see that the vendor gets changed for you in the system. [00:15:17] David: You can even say to your ai, and this is the big one: hey how do you triage this work order? And I want you to do this, or I want you to do that. And you just do it right through Slack or right through your PM chat and it makes the change for you. And now you have custom triage and all property managers have the ability to train their own AI for their company. [00:15:36] David: Think how cool that is. A person with 75 doors now, and the product that's being released has their own AI agent customized for their company, right? Yeah. Like, that's what happened over the last eight months, so you can see my excitement. There's been a lot of hard work in this. [00:15:54] David: Yeah, that's amazing. But this has been all the effort and a huge thank you out to everybody who's tried us, you know, even said that this wasn't for them at that point in time because those learnings went into what's going to make this product the best product in the property management space and is going to help people leverage sales and leverage efficiencies and blow their owners' minds away in ways that, that we have never thought about. [00:16:15] David: Oh yeah.  [00:16:16] Jason: Yeah. So I know like initially when you rolled this out, a lot of people were nervous about AI and you guys had kind of a human layer in between the AI and any communication Yeah, initially. Yeah. And so there was like, they had like a reps and a lot of people associated, oh, I've got this rep. [00:16:33] Jason: Yeah. You know, Steven or whatever is my rep or Pedro and I've got Pedro and like, oh no, what if Pedro leaves? And they were associating with that while the AI is really doing the crux of the work. Right. And so you guys have shifted away from even that now the AI is directly communicating with people. [00:16:52] Jason: Correct? Yeah.  [00:16:53] David: Yeah. So let's talk about that. So, definitely, so in the beginning there was like, we all had like lack of trust. We believed what it was going to do, but it was like we had a ton of people still trying, like, you know, using qualified VAs, training them. Like, you know, like, you know, if it fails, like, you know, you have to have a person stepped in and so let's talk about that. [00:17:12] David: So, you know, it was definitely that human layer. And let's talk about where we're at today. It is very clear to us, and the one thing that separates us from everybody is we still believe that humans are super important in this process. Okay? Yeah. And where humans are very important in this process are going to be when the AI says, Hey, I need you to make a phone call to this person for me, right? [00:17:35] David: Hey, I've reached out to this vendor three times and they haven't responded yet. I need you to give a phone call to see what's going on. Right? Hey, I need you to recruit a vendor for me. I need you to reach out and do a recruitment for the vendor. For me. Hey, this owner is asking questions about this estimate. [00:17:51] David: I need you to give a call for me. So the AI is basically able, on a standard work order, the AI can handle 95% of the workflow, no problem. Work order comes in, gets assigned to the resident. It gets out to the vendor. It's under the NTE not to exceed. It's great. The work gets done, the resident uploads its photos, the AI says to the resident, are you happy? [00:18:14] David: Everyone's good. It closes the work order out. Cool. Right. And then if a human...  [00:18:19] Jason: and how is it communicating with the tenant and with the vendor typically? [00:18:24] David: Yep. So, it's very clear that and this isn't a surprise to anybody. Everybody loves text messages, right? Yeah. I mean, that's just, it's just what it is. [00:18:32] David: You literally, like, people will get a phone call and they won't pick up and the text will come back and like text back. Yeah, text me. What do you need? Yeah. Text me here. But, so here's the things that people don't see behind the scenes that we'll talk about. So the complexity that went into. [00:18:51] David: Mapping out how to allow vendors... so a vendor could have like 20 jobs, right? And we don't want to send him like a code that he has to text for every work order so that it links to the right work order. Like what guy wants to do that? Okay. Like that's not how he works. So we figured out how to allow a vendor through AI just to use his regular phone and text anything about this thing. And it's understanding it and it's mapping it, it's routing it to all those work orders because we knew that in order for this to be the last employee somebody would have to handle, it also means that the vendor has to be happy and the same for the resident. [00:19:30] David: They can just text that they have multiple work orders. It understands what work order it's going to. If it's not quite sure, I would ask them, Hey, is this question about this work order? And they say, yeah. And so there's not like, again, codes and links and things that they have to do. It has to be seamless if they're working with a person. [00:19:46] David: So yeah, text message is massive. Email is second, and then phone is third for sure.  [00:19:51] Jason: Got it. So is your AI system calling people yet or you or telling the property manager to make the phone call?  [00:19:58] David: Yeah. People are okay with. If they're calling in like our new front desk agent, which if a person calls in and they want to get information about a listing or if they want to get information about a work order or something like that, or, you know, they're okay with getting that type of information. [00:20:13] David: Yeah. But they are, it is very clear that they are not okay with AI calling them when they're asking for an update on a work order like that. Like that line in the sand very clear. Yeah. And so we have people on on the team. That are constantly monitoring into ai, giving feedback, hitting improvement. [00:20:31] David: I want everybody to know there is not a work order that is taking place that is not touched by a human at least twice.  [00:20:38] Jason: Okay.  [00:20:39] David: Okay. Right.  [00:20:40] Jason: So there's a little, there's some oversight there. There there's, you're watching this, there are humans involved  [00:20:45] David: And then the ai will when it hits certain fail points, right? [00:20:51] David: It then escalates those things up to what we call the human in the loop, right? So there's an AI assistant, we there's people now that we're training a whole new generation of people that are no longer going to be maintenance coordinators. They're AI assistants now, right? And so when the AI says, Hey, this work order is not going down the path that I think it should go to be successful. [00:21:12] David: I'm escalating this up to a human, and so now as a property manager, not only am I getting this AI agent workflow that's standardizing the empathy and the workflows and all the stuff that we talked about in the communications, I also now get a fractional employee that when the AI says, Hey, I need help, I already have an employee that it can reach out to that can make that phone call or call the vendor. [00:21:36] David: But it's also monitoring the AI for me on top of it. So yes, there is, and that's one of the big thing that separates us apart is that the platform comes with what we call a human in the loop, an expert in the loop and so we're training the first generation of AI assistants in the property management industry. [00:21:55] David: Yep.  [00:21:56] Jason: Got it. So the AI maintenance coordinator. Has human assistance. Yep. Underneath it.  [00:22:02] David: And before it was the other way around where Yeah. The AI was assisting the human right. And now the humans are assisting the ai. That's what's happened in the last...  [00:22:11] Jason: that may be the future of all of our roles. [00:22:12] Jason: So,  [00:22:13] David: If you're not reading articles and studying up on this I think that's going to catch you by surprise pretty quickly. Yeah. Learn how to write prompts. I'll tell everybody right now. Yes.  [00:22:21] Jason: Yeah. Interesting. So, now what about this, you know, there's the uncanny, you know, sort of stage where people get a little bit nervous about AI and what do they call it? The uncanny valley or something like this, or right where it gets, it's so close to human that it becomes creepy. And there's some people that have fear about this, that are concerned. You're going to have a lot of late, you know, adopters that are like resistant. "I'll never do ai." [00:22:49] Jason: What would you say to somebody when you get on a sales call and they're like, well, I'm really nervous about this AI stuff, you know, and they just, they don't get it.  [00:22:57] David: Yeah.  [00:22:58] Jason: I'm sure there's people listening right now. They're like, oh man, AI is going to kill us all and it's going to take over the world and it's going to take our jobs. [00:23:05] Jason: And they think it's evil.  [00:23:06] David: Yeah. Yeah. I, and you know, I really want to hear that fear and I want to like, again, have empathy towards that. 'cause I do understand that fear of change causes people to get... Change in general. Yes. Right. It's like, whoa, I like everything the way it's going to be. Right. And we are historically in one of those phases of like, you know, the industrial revolution, the renaissance, like the automobile from horse. [00:23:34] David: Like, this is what is taking place. This is, this will be written down in history. It's massive change. It's a massive change. Massive. So what I would say to them, and not to, not from a way of fear. But to inspire them is there are a lot of hungry entrepreneurs out there that are embracing this head on. [00:23:57] David: Yeah. That are pushing the boundaries and the limits to be able to bring insights and customer service to their clients at a much higher level. And if you want to compete in this new AI economy. I would definitely encourage you to understand and get in and start investing in yourself now. But understand that investing in AI means having some pain threshold. [00:24:21] David: Like you got to get in, like you, you need to be able to give the feedback. You need to understand that if it falls short, do you have to be able to give it the time and the energy and the reward and the payoff of what I'm seeing for property managers who've embraced that when they're sitting there and they're going, I don't touch maintenance at all anymore. Yeah, it's wild. Right? And those are the people that in the beginning of this relationship, and there's a few that come to my head, are the ones that were sending me emails constantly saying, David, this is failing me. I believe in this, but this is failing me. And as my technology partner, I know that you're going to help us get this better. [00:24:58] David: And there is, you know, I have this word down that struggle equals great con conversation, right? Like, and so they had a struggle and that opened up a great conversation and because of that, their technology and the technology is getting better. So yeah, I think that from a personal point of view in this industry, one thing that I want to solve with AI is I think that we can all say that over the past 15 years, we've probably yelled at a lot of vendors or yelled at a lot of VAs or yelled at a lot of people. Let's start yelling at the ai. And then hopefully that the AI will actually eliminate the need for us to ever have to yell at anybody again because it knows us. [00:25:36] David: Yeah. It never fails us.  [00:25:38] Jason: You know? It really is amazing. I mean, your company is creating freedom for the business owner from being involved in maintenance. Yeah. Really?  [00:25:46] David: Yeah.  [00:25:47] Jason: And it just, and they get used to that pretty quickly. Like maintenance is just running and they're like, yeah. It frees up so much head space for them to focus on growth. [00:25:56] Jason: It gives them a whole bunch of like just greater capacity. Yeah. So they feel like, yeah, we could handle adding any number of doors now and we know we can still fulfill and do a good job.  [00:26:07] David: Yeah. Fixed cost scaling. Right? That's a term that we came up with is now that you know that I have a price per door that will cover all my maintenance. So if I went in and brought on 75 doors, I know that I don't have to go out and hire another employee. The system just grows with it and I know exactly what my margin is for all those doors. Right. And as we know previous, before fixed cost scaling a property managers is like, I have enough people. [00:26:32] David: I don't have enough people. Someone quit, someone didn't quit. My profit margins are good. My profit margins are bad. Yeah. And now with these AI tools. You know, you have your front desk employee, you have your maintenance coordinator, you have these fixed cost scales, and now somebody calls you up and says, Hey, I want you to take on 25 doors, and you're like, I have the resource resources for maintenance, which is, we know is 80% of the workload already. I don't have to go out and hire another maintenance coordinator 'cause the system just grows with me, which is cool.  [00:27:00] Jason: So one of the things you shared at DoorGrow Live and you're our top sponsor for the upcoming... Can't wait for DoorGrow Live, can't wait to, so we're really excited to have you back so. [00:27:10] Jason: Everybody make sure you're at DoorGrow Live if you want. Our theme this year is innovating the future of property management. And we're bringing, we're going to be showcasing, innovating pricing structures that are different than how property managers have typically historically priced, that allow you to lower your operational costs and close more deals more easily at a higher price point. [00:27:30] Jason: We're, we'll be showcasing a three tier hybrid pricing model that we've innovated here at DoorGrow, and we've got clients using it. It's been a game changer. We're going to be sharing other cool things about the future hiring systems, et cetera. Right. So you guys will also be there showcasing the future. [00:27:46] Jason: One of the things you shared previously that really kind of struck me as you showed, you did some research and you showed the typical cost. Per unit that most companies had just to cover and deal with maintenance. Yeah. And and then what you were able to get it down to.  [00:28:03] David: Yeah.  [00:28:04] Jason: And that alone was just like a bit of a mind blowing. [00:28:07] Jason: Could you just share a little bit of numbers here?  [00:28:09] David: Yeah. So one of the first things that we had to do when we started way back in the day is figure out well. Like, like what's the impact of AI going to be us from like a cost perspective, right? Is it a huge change? And so we went out on a big survey mission and we were surveying property managers and asking them, what's your cost per door for managing maintenance? [00:28:30] David: How much do you spend every door to manage maintenance? Now the first thing is less than 1% of property managers knew what that cost was. Sure.  [00:28:37] Jason: Oh, sure. Right. Because, but then they got to figure out, oh, we got a maintenance coordinator and we've got these people doing phone calls and they cost this, and yeah, it's complicated. [00:28:45] David: It's complicated. So we built a calculator. Okay. And then people could start adding in that information out into the calculator, and the average person was around $13 and 50 cents a door.  [00:28:56] Jason: Okay. Okay.  [00:28:57] David: Wow. Right, right. So that was where the average person was, somewhere in the low twenties. Yeah. [00:29:01] David: And others were actually pretty good. Like, I'd say like, you know, some of the good ones that we saw were maybe around like, you know, 10, $11 a door or something along that line.  [00:29:09] Jason: They probably had a large portfolio would be my guess.  [00:29:12] David: Yeah. And also I think a lot of it's just like, you know, I don't know if they were still accounting for all their software and everything that they had. [00:29:19] David: Maybe they're not factoring everything. Yeah. No, I think if we really dug in, it'd be different. So now we know that, you know, the base package of what people are getting in. The average cost of what people are paying for 24 7 services that's emergencies around the clock is about $7 and 50 cents a door, right? [00:29:37] David: So right off the bat in AI's first swing, it said we cut the cost in half. Yeah. Okay. Right. So 50% reduction. I mean, to me as an owner, a 50% reduction in cost. That's like. You know, alarms and celebration going off, you know? For sure. And then, yeah.  [00:29:55] Jason: And that's, if everything just stayed the same, like it was still the same level of quality, cutting in half would be a solid win right there. [00:30:03] Jason: Yeah.  [00:30:03] David: Yeah. That's just like status quo stuff. And now what, with the release of the new Vendoroo product that, that's actually being announced here today. The email's going out to all of our existing clients of all the new features that are coming out now, we're starting to see that. You know that quality is now increasing to where if you were to go out and hire that person, you may have to be spending, you know, 55,000 or $65,000 a year. [00:30:29] David: Right? So now it's like saying, okay, if we can get as good as what these people are using for their VAs right, and we know what that cost is, and they're saying that's, you know, that's what their factors is. Well, what happens in the next six to 12 months when this is a seasoned person that you would've to pay $85,000 a year to? [00:30:45] David: Right. Yeah. And right, because they have knowledge of. Estimates and knowledge of vendor routing and knowledge of, you know, it can handle...  [00:30:53] Jason: you've invested so much time into them, so much attention. They know your properties and know your portfolio. They know the vendors. Like you've invested so much into this person that now they sort of have you by the balls so that they're like, Hey, I want 80 k or I walk.  [00:31:06] David: Yeah.  [00:31:06] Jason: You're like, you've got to come up with it.  [00:31:08] David: Yeah.  [00:31:09] Jason: Right. You've got to do it.  [00:31:10] David: Yeah.  [00:31:10] Jason: And you know, because that's not easy to create. And a lot of people, in order to have a good maintenance coordinator, they need a veteran of the industry. Veteran of industry. [00:31:19] Jason: They need somebody that's been doing this a long time.  [00:31:21] David: Yeah.  [00:31:22] Jason: And that's really hard to find.  [00:31:24] David: Yes. It's extremely hard to find as we know. One of the things that I think that we're doing for this industry is we're actually preserving knowledge that I don't think is necessary getting passed down. [00:31:33] David: Yeah. You know, there's a lot less people that I think are as handy as they once were in the Americas and so we have a lot of that knowledge. Like, you know, we know that the average age of an electrician is in the sixties, the average age of a plumber's in the sixties. And these guys, you know, they have wealth of knowledge that it can troubleshoot anything that's going on in a house. [00:31:54] David: And so to be able to try to preserve some of that, so maybe if a person does come in, you know, maybe there's some knowledge sharing along the lines. But let's take it even in another step forward Jason that in the future, you know, the AI is going to know the location of the hot water tank in that house. [00:32:10] David: It's going to then add it automatically to the system, like. It's going to know more knowledge than they will because it's going to have maps of every single property that's all currently sitting inside of, you know, that maintenance coordinator's head, right? And so it's going to, it's going to actually know more than them, you know. [00:32:26] Jason: Yeah. That's wild. Yeah, it is. Absolutely. It's the future. Cool. Well, you're rolling out a bunch of new features. You're announcing these today. You've told me a little bit, but why don't you tell the listeners what's changing, what's new, what innovations have come out? What are you guys launching? [00:32:41] David: Yeah. Exciting. Yeah. So, the biggest one I think is, which is the most exciting is, is Resiroo, which is the first one that actually handles all the communications with the resident and does the triage and troubleshooting. First one of what are you talking about? So we have our products. [00:32:57] David: So you have these AI tools, right? These agents. Right.  [00:33:00] Jason: And so, you know, every, so think of them like different sort of people?  [00:33:04] David: Skill sets. Yeah. Different person. Okay. Exactly. And so that's when you come and see our display at the NARPM conference, you'll actually will see these five agents kind of in their work desk and in their environments, kind of cool. [00:33:15] David: Okay. Able to see them right. So the coolest part about that one is we're doing a major product you know, update on that for not only the knowledge base, but we're actually turning that over to the company. We were talking about this a little bit before, and now they own their own AI agent and they can customize it into how they want it to ask questions or the type of questions and the mindsets when it's triaging stuff. [00:33:41] David: Triaging work orders for their portfolio. Like super cool. So fully customizable to your company, right?  [00:33:49] Jason: So now sometimes the more humans get involved, the more they mess stuff up.  [00:33:54] David: Yes. We make sure they don't mess it up. So everyone's going to learn how to write prompts and they'll submit it into us. [00:33:59] David: And we have a great team of AI engineers that when that knowledge base is written or what they're doing. We will ensure that it is put in so that it actually produces the desire outcome, right? Yeah. Yeah. So that's a very exciting one. The second one that I'm that I think is so cool, do you know that only 10% of all estimates get approved by the owner without one or multiple questions? [00:34:23] David: Because owners really struggle with trust when it comes to estimates. Like 10%. Like, that's a really bad number, I felt as the industry that owners only believe us one out of 10 times. Like that's the way I took that. Yeah. Right. And so, Owneroo is what I coined inside, is the estimate of the future. [00:34:41] David: That really was looking in understanding like what was, what questions was the owner asking when they were rejecting a bid that that we could proactively ask the answer for them to help guide them to understanding the value in this estimate that they're looking at in historical context of the property. [00:35:00] David: How many other people have experienced this issue? Like, like there's a whole bunch of factors that should go into an estimate and an estimate should no longer be like, here's a cost from Frank. Right? Like, like that was like, like that was...  [00:35:14] Jason: here's what Frank said it is. Yeah. Like that was like from the 1940s. [00:35:17] Jason: That's good. How do I trust that?  [00:35:18] David: How do I trust that? That was from the forties and we're still...  [00:35:21] Jason: how much went into this decision? Was this just out of the blue, like pulled out of your ass or is this like legit?  [00:35:27] David: Yeah. Yeah. What's the, you know, we live in a data-driven world, so what's the intellect behind this estimate? [00:35:33] David: And so I'm really excited about Owneroo, which is going to be the new standard for the way the estimates are created. We have the front desk agent which is coming out. So, that one is going to handle phone calls that are coming in, be able to talk about available listings, actual general questions about leases route phone calls over to property managers for you. [00:35:54] David: So again. Very human-like interaction, great AI voice. Actually. We feel it's going to be the best in the industry. So a person's calling in, just like they're calling your office able to handle all those front desk things. We, we have the PM chat, which is now the employee which is fully integrated into all of your systems. [00:36:14] David: It's in Slack. That's your employee that you get to talk to. We believe that if you're going to hire somebody, they should be inside of your communication channels. You have the Google Chrome extension that it's on right inside your AppFolio or your buildium or your Rentvine software that you can ask and talk to it. [00:36:31] David: So, yeah, so we have a lot of exciting products that have come out. And then of course the backbone of all of them in the middle is Vendoroo, which handles all the scheduling, all the communications. You know, a resident asks for an update, responds to them, an owner asks for an update, it responds to them. [00:36:48] David: And you know, it handles actually the body of the work order. So you have those five tools, we believe are what the property management industry said. If you are going to give me an employee, this is what the employee has to be. This is what makes up that employee. So we say that these tools, these agents were actually built by the property management industry. [00:37:08] David: And that excites me because if you're not building AI tools from working with your partners, from being on the ground floor with them and using the data and building tools based upon the data and their pain points and their failures, buyer beware. If somebody's coming to you and saying, Hey, we figured this all out in the lab. [00:37:25] David: Come use it. Yeah. Right. Buyer beware.  [00:37:29] Jason: Yeah. So you guys connect with Slack. They can communicate through Slack, but it slack's a paid tool. Have you guys considered Telegram? I love Telegram Messenger.  [00:37:37] Jason: Alright. Could you do that? Write it down. Telegram Messenger is like the iMessage tool that works on every device. [00:37:44] Jason: It's free. It's one of the most secure, it's not owned or controlled by Facebook. Like, WhatsApp, like, yeah. But WhatsApp might be a close second, but we use Telegram internally, so I love Telegram.  [00:37:58] David: We'll definitely take that into, into consideration for sure. Yeah, check it  [00:38:02] Jason: out. Because I, what I love is the voice message feature and I can just listen to my team and others at like high speed, but internal communications and it's free for everybody, which is great. [00:38:12] Jason: So, yeah.  [00:38:13] David: Yeah. I think a lot, for a lot of people it was like you know, who was Vendoroo in the beginning and Vendoroo was like the team of like people that were trying to figure out like how is AI going to work in this industry? [00:38:26] David: How is it going to solve the needs of our property management partners? And this is why I say to everybody, if you thought about Vendoroo, if you came in and the experience wasn't great with Vendoroo, if you're one of our existing clients that has been with us and you're and you're still moving forward, and we thank you so much for your dedication to this, the Vendoroo product, everything that we've done, everything that we worked at is being showcased at the NARPM broker owner. The email's going out today. This is who Vendoroo is. We are a team that is a technology partner for the property management industry that is helping building meaningful AI tools, specifically by demand, by our industry to help us show value and to preserve this great industry. [00:39:09] David: For the future in this new AI economy, right? Like we need to step up. We have clients that are adding doors left and right because they're showing their clients that they use an AI maintenance system and their clients are like, this is what I expect from a property management in this community. [00:39:24] David: Right? And again, Owneroo, that estimate, we believe that in the future. Like, like owners are going to say like, I'm not approving an estimate unless it's like the estimate of the future, right? Like, like that's the new standard. So you got to know what the new standards are and you got to get technology that are going to help you compete with those new standards that will be in your community and are will be in your community in the next week, the next two weeks. [00:39:46] David: And definitely some really cool products in the next six months.  [00:39:49] Jason: All right. Well, yeah, I'm really excited to see what you guys have been able to create so far. So yeah, it's pretty awesome. Yeah. All right. Well David, it's been awesome having you on the show. Sounds like you guys are really innovating the future. Everybody come to DoorGrow Live. David, are you going to be at that one? I will be there. All right, so you can come meet David in person. [00:40:08] Jason: We've got some amazing people that are going to be at this. We've got technology people. There's a gentleman there, one of the vendors they created another really cool tool, but he had a hundred million dollars exit, you know, in a previous business, like there's really amazing entrepreneurs and people at this event, so come to DoorGrow Live, get your tickets, and if you do, we have just decided that we're going to give out to anybody that registers. [00:40:34] Jason: You can pick from one of our free bonuses that are well worth the price of the ticket. Or coming or anything in and of itself, including our pricing secrets training that goes over a three tier hybrid pricing model or our sales secrets training, which goes over how we're helping property managers crush it and closing more deals more easily at a higher price point. [00:40:55] Jason: And reputation secrets, which are helping our clients get way more positive reviews by leveraging the psychology and the law of reciprocity and getting the majority of their tenants in order to give them positive feedback online. Maybe some others. So you'll be able to pick from these bonuses one of these that you might like and that's our free, most incredible free gift ever that we'll give to each person that registers for DoorGrow Live. [00:41:19] Jason: So.  [00:41:20] David: Cool. Awesome man. Always great to see you. Looking forward to seeing you at DoorGrow Live and love that you guys are working on pricing because AI is going to make people think different about pricing. It's going to be way more efficient, so you guys are ahead of the curve on that. Great job, Jason. [00:41:33] Jason: Awesome. All right, so how can they check out Vendoroo, David?  [00:41:36] David: Just visit, Vendoroo.ai, go to the website, request a demo with one of our great sales reps, and yeah they'd love to help you out. See all the new products, see how far it's come. And again, we thank everybody from the bottom of our hearts for all their effort, people who've tried us out. [00:41:52] David: Come back and see what you built and yeah. Come check us out at Vendoroo.  [00:41:57] Jason: Got it. Go check out Vendoroo, it's vendor. If you know how to spell that, V-E-N-D-O-R-O-O dot A-I, go check it out. All right? And if you're a property management entrepreneur, you want to add doors, you want to make your business scalable, you want to get out of the day to day, you want to increase the capacity so your company could easily handle another 200 plus doors without having to make any significant systems changes, reach out to us at DoorGrow. We will help you figure it out. So until next time to our mutual growth. Bye everyone. 

Apple has a new policy on how the data on your device will be used to train its AI features. iMessage phishing scams seem to work because they're still thriving worldwide. Google may say it's cracking down on ad spam, but they don't seem to be able to prevent it from proliferating. And buying a refurbished phone may save you some money, but we're here to remind you of some other factors also worth considering. Show Notes: Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology Understanding Aggregate Trends for Apple Intelligence Using Differential Privacy Urgent: macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, iOS 18.4.1 address 2 zero-day vulnerabilities Buy Refurbished Tech to Avoid Tariffs What you should know before buying refurbished gadgets Chinese Android Phones Shipped with Fake WhatsApp, Telegram Apps Targeting Crypto Users Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs Google: Our 2024 Ads Safety Report shows how we use AI to safeguard consumers Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.

What personal information was compromised in the Hertz breach?The breach exposed customer names, birth dates, contact info, driver's licenses, payment cards, and some Social Security numbers. It stemmed from a cyberattack on Cleo, a third-party vendor previously targeted in a mass-hacking campaign.How is air travel changing, and what are the privacy implications?ICAO aims to replace boarding passes with digital travel credentials using facial recognition and mobile passport data. While data is reportedly deleted quickly, the expansion of biometric surveillance raises major privacy and security concerns.Why is the EU giving staff burner phones for U.S. trips?To mitigate potential U.S. surveillance risks, the EU is issuing burner phones to officials visiting for IMF/World Bank meetings—echoing similar precautions for China and Ukraine. It signals growing distrust in transatlantic cybersecurity.How are North Korean hackers using LinkedIn?Groups like Lazarus use fake recruiter profiles to trick targets into opening malware-laden job materials. These campaigns steal credentials and crypto, funding North Korea's sanctioned activities and highlighting the rise of social engineering threats.Why is Let's Encrypt shortening TLS certificate lifespans?Let's Encrypt now issues 6-day certificates, down from 90. Benefits include improved security and automation; drawbacks involve more frequent renewals, which could create dependency on issuing infrastructure.What is the "Smishing Triad" targeting now?This group has moved from fake delivery texts to targeting banks via iMessage and RCS phishing. They steal banking info to load stolen cards into mobile wallets, illustrating more advanced and lucrative phishing tactics.What's the significance of China acknowledging U.S. infrastructure hacks?China's tacit admission of involvement in Volt Typhoon cyberattacks marks a shift in tone. The U.S. sees these as strategic signals, intensifying concerns about critical infrastructure security amid geopolitical tension.What is Android's new auto-reboot security feature?Android phones will now reboot automatically after three days of inactivity. This clears memory, closes apps, and requires re-authentication—reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

Sigmund and Devon highlight new Apple Original series Government Cheese, discuss streaming series cancellations in light of recent Mythic Quest news, and recap the second season of Surface.   Pre-Roll Blackmagic Design's New Cine Immersive Camera for the Vision Pro - Process Demo Devon's Appearance on the Vision Pros Podcast   Highlight Government Cheese   Apple TV News Google TV remotes are getting a ‘Free TV' button | The Verge   Trailer Talk Long Way Home Murderbot   Apple Original News Summer Preview 2025 | The Studio, Chief of War & More Special Offer: 3 Months of Apple TV+ for $2.99/Month   Streaming Cancellations ‘Mythic Quest' to End After Four Seasons, Apple TV+ to Air Updated Finale Episode With New Ending | Variety Central Park Little Voice Freaks and Geeks Girl Meets World   Releases Jane   Extras Ice Diver Ant Williams Talks Apple Immersive Video on Voices of VR Podcast   Recap Surface   TV App Highlights Captain America: Brave New World The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Magazine Dreams Grand Tour Ash Wrestlemania   Up Next The Rehearsal Star Wars: Andor   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

This week we talk about smishing, Huione, and scams.We also discuss money laundering, the Cambodian government, and Tether.Recommended Book: The Longevity Imperative by Andrew J. ScottTranscriptThe portmanteau ‘smishing' combines SMS and phishing to refer to the practice of using text messages to trick the recipients of said messages into revealing information that allows scammers to access their victim's accounts on various platforms.One common variation of smishing, which I've seen a lot recently, personally, are messages purportedly from toll road operators that tell the recipient they've got an unpaid toll, and they need to follow a link that's provided in order to pay it. If the person receiving that message follows the instructions, they'll tend to land on a webpage that's convincing enough, which looks like the sort of site you might go to if you're paying that kind of toll, online, and you enter your payment information and are then either immediately charged for this fake toll, or that information is used in some more cohesive manner—maybe the card is stolen, maybe it's added to a larger collection of data they have on you which is then leveraged for a larger payout.This type of scam has become more common in recent years because of innovations deployed by what security researchers have called the Smishing Triad, which is a trio of mobile phishing groups operating out of China that seem to have refined their infrastructure and techniques so that messages they send via iMessage to iPhone users and RCS to Android users can bypass mobile phone networks and enjoy a nearly 100% delivery rate—which makes the name a little ironic, since these groups don't use SMS to deliver these scam texts anymore, as those other methods of delivery are more reliable for such messages, these days.The big innovation introduced by these groups, though, beyond that deliverability, is the productization of mobile phishing, which basically means they've packaged up applications that allow their customers, which are usually smaller-time phishing groups and individuals, to share links to convincing-looking copies of Paypal, Mastercard, Stripe, and CitiGroup payment sites, among others, including individual banks, and that makes knee-jerk payments from the victims receiving these texts more likely, and less likely to set of alarm bells in the minds those receiving them, because they look like just normal payment sites.These pre-packaged scam assets also include regularly rotated web domains, which makes them less likely to trigger the recipient's anti-scam software—their browser will be less likely to flag them as problematic, basically. And the Triad has hundreds of actual humans working desk jobs, worldwide, supporting their customer base, which again is a bunch of scammers that use this package of tools to try to steal money from their marks.All of this is enabled, in part, by clever emulation software that allows Triad customers to leverage legit and legit-seeming phone numbers from a computer or phone, those devices then sending out around 100 messages per second, per device, to phone numbers in the targeted region. They're able to do this on a budget because of the efficiency of the software acquired from the Smishing Triad, and the Triad stays just ahead of regulators and law enforcement by rapidly iterating their offerings, which in turn does the same for all of their customers—which grants the benefits of a larger institution to all these individual and smaller scam groups.What I'd like to talk about today is another alleged backend for scammers, this one this more overt and public facing, and perhaps even more impactful because of its size and because of the nature of its offerings.—The Huione (hu-WAY-wahn) Group is a financial conglomerate primarily based in Cambodia, though it also has satellite offices in other countries, mostly in Southeast Asia.Folks use the entity's QR codes to pay for stuff all around Cambodia, from restaurant tabs to hotel bills to supermarket tallies, and it offers normal banking stuff like checking and savings accounts, alongside things like escrow services and a cryptocurrency exchange.This is a company that buys billboards along major highways throughout the country and which has well-connected people in charge, including one of the Cambodian prime minister's cousins, who is the director of a Huione company.In addition to its many legitimate offerings, though, Huione has also been accused to providing a range of gray and blackmarket products and services to folks who are doing skeevy but partially legal things, alongside wholly criminal enterprises, like a human trafficking outfit in Myanmar and folks running large smishing schemes in other parts of Southeast Asia.Huione's primary offering for the criminal underworld though, is allegedly serving as a money laundering go-between.If you run a smishing scammer network, or a group that kidnaps people and sell them into various types of modern slavery in Myanmar, you may have trouble using the money you earn for these efforts because they're off-book, blackmarket sorts of income. You need to clean, to launder that money to make it seem legitimate, so that you can put it in banks or otherwise use it to pay for things like you would with normal, non-illegally earned money.Money laundering matchmaker services maintain networks of what are called money mules, and these mules are sometimes individuals, and they're sometimes shell companies with bank accounts or their own cryptocurrency wallets.If you're scamming people out of their money, you might use this type of service to connect you with a money mule, and you provide that mule's bank or crypto account information to your victim—so when you receive a scammy text message and follow it to completing, the bank your money is sent to will probably be that of a mule, not the person or group doing the scamming.So the victim transfers their money to that mule's account, and the mule then moves said money from one account to another to another to another to another, eventually converting it into an asset like a cryptocurrency, once the path has been suitably muddled. They take their cut, which is often something like 15%, somewhere along the way, and you, their customer, the scammer, are handed neutralized, clean resources in the form of that cryptocurrency—which you can then convert into real money at some point—on the other end.An entity like Huione makes money by connecting scammers and other criminals with mules, but also by serving as a guarantor on these transactions.So this entity allegedly, via a network of Telegram channels it maintains, telegram being an anonymizing chat app similar to WhatsApp, it allows matchmakers to advertise on these channels, using thinly veiled language to promote their services, and Huione is able to make money selling ads to mules and other matchmakers who want to promote via these highly trafficked channels, one of which has more than 400,000 users—and they have many of these things, and that alone apparently brings in a fair bit of revenue, serving as a sort of hard-to-track Craigslist for this component of the scam economy.The guarantor component of this digital bazaar means that Huione holds the transactions between scammer and mules in escrow, just like any other escrow service: they take the money and hold it until the service has been completed, at which point they release it, taking a small cut for the service of ensuring that no one gets ripped off—except for the original victim of the scam, of course.The majority of these transactions are completed using Tether, which is a stablecoin that tries to peg its value to the US dollar, each token worth exactly one USD, rather than fluctuating like speculative crypto assets, like Bitcoin, and this allows everyone involved to maintain a veil of both feigned ignorance and anonymity, making it difficult to track who does what, how much money changes hands, and who gets paid and does the paying.This setup allows Huione to claim ignorance any time someone accuses them of doing illegal stuff: after all, they can't possibly be responsible for what all the entities using their services are up to, right? All everything is just muddled and anonymized enough to grant seeming truthfulness to that claim of ignorance.Because of how all this is set up, most of what we know about this is the result of whistleblowing from insiders and leaked documents, alongside divulgences from security researchers who know how to get into these sorts of networks and who at times hack those involved in various ways.And it seems, based on those divulgences and other gleaned knowledge, that Huione's money laundering services, alone, have been linked to nearly $27 billion in cryptocurrency transactions since 2021—though that could be a significant undercount because of the blurry nature of this industry and the entities involved with it.Thus far, Huione has never been targeted for sanctions by any government.Tether took action to freeze some of its accounts after law enforcement officials flagged them for criminal behavior, and Telegram has closed some of those illicit, matchmaking channels, but it's easy enough to set up new versions of both, while the escrow subsidiary of Huione, previously called Huione Guarantee, denies any connection to these activities and even changed its name to Haowang Guarantee in October of 2024, though that denial seems to be public-facing only: the escrow-providing company continues to claim that the larger Huione Group is one of its strategic partners and shareholders.Huione also has its own matchmatching service, called Huione International Pay, which operates as a real-deal bank, but also does what all the other matchmakers do—it helps criminal enterprises shuffle their money around, taking a fee to provide them with clean money, usually in the shape of Tether crypto tokens, on the other end.Though notably, Huione also recently launched their own stablecoin called USDH, alongside an in-house communication service called ChatMe and an array of mini-games that seem optimized for automation, which is another means of laundering money via what seems like gambling apps, allowing their clients to cut out the casinos that are sometimes used as part of the laundering process. All of which seems primed to internalize more of this process, slowly doing away with the need for Telegram and Tether and those casinos, which would seem to remove some of the risk associated with those external, uncontrolled-by-Huione, platforms.Despite all this, this enterprise has been allowed to flourish and grow like it has, according to a threat analyst with the UN, at least, because of lax enforcement in Cambodia, and the conglomerate's connections with the government and ability to say, basically, we're legit, look, we're just a bank, we can't control what other people might do with our services. Their whole setup is obscure enough, too, that anyone who takes a close look at their entangled business structure quickly gets lost in its complexity and many tangles and dead-ends.Some governments, including the Chinese government, have been cracking down on entities like Huione operating within their borders, but many such crackdowns are hobbled when they're aimed at operations based in different countries, especially those with lax enforcement, like Cambodia.Also worth noting is that if someone's going to get caught, it'll most likely be the mules, not the matchmakers or scammers, and that's by design. It's a bit like street-level drug dealers being more likely to be picked up by police than the folks running the larger drug enterprise of which they're a part. Huione and other entities like it are largely insulated from major consequences, even if the mules who use their services periodically get caught in dragnets cast by law enforcement.That said, the National Bank of Cambodia recently announced that it hasn't renewed Huione's license to operate its payment service in the country, the one that runs all those QR codes, because it didn't meet renewal requirements. That happened in late-March of 2025, so pretty recently, though the company has already said that it will register its business in Japan and Canada, so it seems to be looking for a suitable plot of land on which to rebuild this component of its setup.Many security researchers and law enforcement officials have warned that the time to crack down on Huione and similar conglomerates is now, because they're currently reliant on partially exposed third-parties like Telegram and Tether. Once they successfully move those activities inward, they'll be a lot more difficult to track, but also nearly impossible to shutter, unless there's a significant change in the government and enforcement climate in the countries in which they're based, which at this point at least, looks unlikely.Show Noteshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/world/asia/cambodia-money-laundering-huione.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-largest-illicit-online-marketplace-ever-is-growing-at-an-alarming-rate/https://www.wired.com/story/pig-butchering-scam-crypto-huione-guarantee/https://www.wired.com/story/interpol-pig-butchering-scams-rename/https://www.propublica.org/article/casinos-cambodia-myanmar-laos-southeast-asia-fraud-cybercrimehttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/china-based-sms-phishing-triad-pivots-to-banks/#more-70793https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_spam This is a public episode. 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Sigmund and Devon highlight Your Friends & Neighbors starring Jon Hamm, share early highlights from Blackmagic Design at NAB 2025, and recap their immersive VIP tours of Yankee Stadium.   This episode is sponsored by: Rogue Amoeba: Makers of incredibly useful audio tools for your Mac. Use the code MS2504 through the end of April to get 20% off Rogue Amoeba's apps.   Pre-Roll: Nintendo Switch 2 NPC: Next Portable Console   Highlight Your Friends & Neighbors   Blackmagic Design at NAB 2025 NAB 2025 Update | Blackmagic Design ‎Apple Immersive Video Utility   Trailer Talk Jane WondLa — Season 2 Fountain of Youth   Apple Original News First Look at Muderbot Emmys: Apple TV+ Sets FYC House at Hollywood Athletic Club | THR   Extras One Free Month of MLS Season Pass Severance — Inside the Lumon Event at Bell Works Mythic Quest — Season 4 Blooper Reel Dope Thief — Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura Play Dope or Nope BE@RBRICK — Sing and Dance Along Compilation How the driving sequences for the 'F1' movie were shot   Recap VIP: Yankee Stadium   TV App Highlights The Bondsman Mid-Century Modern Mickey 17 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Black Mirror Gremlins: The Wild Batch Captain America: Brave New World The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie   Up Next Hacks The Last of Us   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Military-grade spyware, once the province of shadowy intelligence outfits, is now being handed over to local police forces. As an Ontario resident, I find this deeply unsettling. These tools are powerful, precise, and built for a level of strategic nuance that most municipal sometimes even provincial police simply aren't equipped to handle. It's like handing a ten-year-old a scalpel and asking them to perform surgery. The intentions might be sincere, but the training, context, and oversight just aren't there. And that gap between tool and user is where things start to slip where privacy erodes, rights get sidelined, and the line between public safety and state overreach gets dangerously blurry. What Is Spyware and How Does It Work? At its core, spyware is software designed to secretly infiltrate and monitor digital devices usually without the knowledge or consent of the person being targeted. Once installed, it can track online activity, harvest sensitive information, and even take control of device functions like cameras and microphones. Military-grade spyware, like NSO Group's Pegasus or Paragon's Graphite, takes this to another level. These advanced tools can penetrate even the most secure devices, including phones protected by encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, and Signal. Some spyware even uses "zero-click" exploits meaning the target doesn't need to click a suspicious link for their device to be compromised. This isn't just like wiretapping a phone call. Spyware can reveal a person's entire digital life recording private conversations, tracking real-time locations, logging browsing histories, and accessing stored files. For police, it's revolutionary. But for the rest of us? It's a chilling reminder that nothing is truly private anymore. Why Are Local Police Using Spyware? So, why are local police turning to such extreme surveillance measures? The short answer: encryption. As more people use encrypted communication platforms, traditional surveillance methods like wiretapping are becoming less effective. Criminal organizations, human traffickers, and other bad actors know how to hide their tracks using secure apps, creating a major challenge for law enforcement. Spyware gives police a way around these barriers by directly accessing the suspect's device and collecting evidence that would otherwise be out of reach. And there's public pressure, too. With high-profile crimes making headlines, law enforcement is under intense pressure to deliver fast results. Spyware, with its ability to gather and analyze large amounts of information in real time, can speed up investigations and improve the odds of making an arrest. In Canada, local police forces are increasingly adopting advanced surveillance technologies to stay ahead of tech-savvy criminals. But as these tools become more common, there's a growing concern: Who's watching the watchers? Ontario Police and "Graphite" Spyware Controversy A recent example that's sparked public debate is Ontario police's use of Graphite spyware. This highly advanced tool can bypass encrypted communications and operate without leaving a trace, meaning police can monitor individuals without them ever knowing. Police officials claim they only use Graphite in the most serious cases. But here's the catch there's little public information about how often it's used or what safeguards are in place. Without transparency, it's impossible to know whether police are sticking to serious crimes or deploying these powerful tools for more routine investigations. Civil liberties advocates are especially worried that spyware could be turned against people who challenge authority - journalists, political activists, or marginalized communities. And it's not just happening in Ontario. Across the globe, police forces are quietly adopting military-grade spyware, often without public input or clear legal oversight. RCMP's Use of Spyware It's not just local police getting in on the action. In 2022, the...

Sigmund and Devon highlight new Apple Original anthology series Side Quest and recap the recently wrapped season of its parent series Mythic Quest.   Highlight Side Quest   Streaming TV Boxes Who's the laggard? Comparing TV streamer boxes | Six Colors   Apple Original News First Look at WondLa Season Two First Look at Chief of War   Releases VIP: Yankee Stadium ‎Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE ‎SpaceInvaders InfinityGene EVO ‎puffies. ‎RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic+ ‎The Game of Life 2+ ‎Sesame Street Mecha Builders+   Extras The Studio — The Oner Severance: Season 2 Original Soundtrack Music To Refine To: A Remix Companion to Severance | Odezsa Music To Refine To: A Remix Companion to Severance on Vinyl Severance — Inside the Balloon Installation in London Behind the Mac: Editing Severance How the mind-splitting world of Severance comes together on Mac The Making of 'Someday,' a film by Spike Jonze   Recap Mythic Quest   TV App Highlights Black Bag Opus The Colors Within Paddington in Peru Becoming Led Zeppelin The Monkey Game Changer The Handmaid's Tale   Up Next The Residence Dying for Sex   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Welcome back to another chaotic disaster of an episode of the What Are We Doing? Podcast — this is Episode 183, and I'm your host, Levi. Apparently, we're still doing this.This week, I'm breaking down the absolute circus that is Jojo Siwa's 2025 tour announcement, and folks — it's worse than we thought. Not only is Jojo charging $900 for a “VIP Dream Guest” experience, but she's also making you WORK for it. You're literally paying her to clock in early, set up chairs, carry drum kits, and basically be free labor for the Siwa Circus — all for the honor of possibly taking home her sweaty leotard. What are we doing?!While everyone's fighting over Chris Brown tickets in the group chat, I'm over here calculating how many credit cards I need to max out to afford Jojo Siwa's meet-and-greet-slash-employment package. But don't worry — if I can't go, I'm looking for one of YOU to take my place. I'll even pay for your ticket. All I ask is you vlog every second of your unpaid internship with Jojo.But that's not all — because apparently, world leaders are now planning military strikes in group chats. We cover the wild story of Trump's administration accidentally adding a journalist to a Signal thread where they discussed bombing Yemen. Homeland Security, national security advisors, and journalists all in one group chat… because what could possibly go wrong? I break down how Dave Portnoy and the rest of the millionaire boys club are finally realizing they bet on the wrong horse.And just when you thought the entertainment industry couldn't embarrass itself more, Disney's $250 million remake of Snow White hit theaters and bombed harder than a Jojo Siwa soundcheck. I tell you exactly why — and no, it's not because of the dwarves, Rachel Zegler's breakdown, or Gal Gadot phoning it in — it's because all the damn animals are CGI. What are we doing?! You can animate a deer but can't animate a decent script?PLUS, Actual Girl herself, Hailey Welch, has risen from her crypto coma with a ridiculous “I'm back” trailer. She's ready to sell you more snake oil, start a podcast, and pretend none of the crypto rug pulls ever happened. And we're supposed to act surprised.Finally, we wrap things up with the season finale of Could Have Been Love, where Drew Ski pulled the most diabolical elimination twist of all time and crowned Bambi his winner. Spoiler alert — there are already pregnancy rumors, and yes, I cover it all.If you want to know how we got here — a world where you pay Jojo Siwa to work for her, the government conducts warfare in iMessage threads, and Disney spends a quarter billion dollars on CGI squirrels — hit play. This episode is unhinged, unfiltered, and exactly why this podcast exists.Like the video, subscribe, and let's all ask together… What are we doing?*************************************************************✅BLUECHEW - FIRST ORDER FREE Only $5 Shippinghttps://wawdpod.com/blue*************************************************************✅DUDEROBE - PROMO CODE: WAWD 20% OFFhttps://duderobe.com - promo code: WAWD*************************************************************

An update is coming to Apple's AirPods Max headphones, and we'll tell you what Apple isn't telling you about its new features. Apple spends billions on it, but who is watching Apple TV Plus? Compared to the other streaming services, it doesn't look like a lot. And we take a look at gaming on the Mac just as some big titles are coming to the marketplace. Show Notes: Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) returns June 9–13 Lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio come to AirPods Max USB-C to 3.5 mm Audio Cable (1.2 m) — U.S. $39.00 Apple TV Plus is reportedly losing $1 billion per year Steam game store exploited to push malware—twice in 2 months iMessage scams on the rise: Tax refunds and toll payments Should you delete your 23andMe account data? Bankruptcy and privacy concerns This week, Amazon is taking away the option of not sending voice recordings to the cloud Google fixes Chrome zero-day exploited in espionage campaign Is 2025 the year of Mac gaming? Top 5 reasons to be a Mac gamer Apple silicon Explained in 56 seconds (MKBHD video) Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of Seth Rogan-led Apple Original comedy The Studio and recap the captivating second season of Severance.   Pre-Roll WWDC 2025 Scheduled for June 9-13 Along with Special Event at Apple Park   Highlight The Studio   Apple Streaming Losses Apple is Losing Over $1 Billion a Year on Streaming Service | The Information Report: TV+ Losing $1 Billion Annually as Apple Services Falter | MacRumors Apple TV+ is losing $1 billion every year, per report | 9to5Mac   Apple TV News AirPods Max to Gain Lossless and Low Latency Audio Support Over USB-C Next Month   Trailer Talk Carême   Apple Original News First Look at Echo Valley   Releases Side Quest Number One on the Call Sheet Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series Friday Night Baseball   Extras The Studio — Seth Rogen Reveals the Cast Dope Thief — Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura on Their Bromance The Gorge — Targeted Questions with Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy Severance — Inside the Episode 210: "Cold Harbor" The Art of the Perfect Shot   Recap Severance The Graduate Logan's Run The 400 Blows   TV App Highlights A Complete Unknown Queer Holland Bring Them Down MobLand   Up Next The Player Mufasa: The Lion King   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

A new study suggests sugary fruit juices and fizzy drinks may be linked to a higher likelihood of strokes. The findings, from global research studies by University of Galway and McMaster University Canada, found that both fizzy ‘soda pop' beverages, either with sugar or artificially sweetened, increase stroke risk by 22%, and fruit juices by 37%. And bad news for coffee lovers, too: It was also found that drinking more than 4 cups of per day also appears to increase stroke risk. The good news is that those who enjoy sparkling water can sip easy, since this study refers specifically to sugary drinks.According to a survey, using an Android phone could be impacting your dating life. In a summer poll of 1,000 anonymous phone users by All About Cookies, 22% of iPhone users admitted they look down on those sending non-iMessage texts, and nearly 23% of iPhone users said finding out a potential romantic interest is an Android user would be a total dealbreaker. 31% of men said they'd swipe left on an Android user, while 16% of women felt the same. The same survey found that 52% of Android users have been made fun of for their device.Jungle TrailLessons LearnedUsing different camera angles.Using some of our new found knowledge for the shots.How impressive a smartphone camera can be. New equipment made it much better for filming this time. 2nd GoPro

Sigmund and Death share their experiences rocking out to Metallica in Apple Immersive Video and recap heart-touching Spanish-language comedy/drama Love You to Death.   Highlight Apple Immersive: Metallica M72 World Tour: Mexico City   Apple TV News Disney+ and Hulu for $2.99/Month Four-Month Offer   Trailer Talk F1 F1 Fan First Screenings Exclusively in IMAX Fight For Glory: 2024 World Series Your Friends & Neighbors   Apple Original News First Look at Jane Season 3 First Look at The Buccaneer Season 2   Releases BE@RBRICK Big Time   Extras Someday by Spike Jonze Surface — Above or Below the Surface Gugu Mbatha-Raw: My Surface Playlist Stephen Colbert Visits Gary Oldman In London To Talk "Slow Horses” Severance — Inside the Episode 209: "The After Hours" Google Severance Easter Egg Jason Sudeikis on New Heights The Hans Zimmer Interview | Rick Beato   Recap Love You To Death   TV App Highlights March Madness on Max Exhibiting Forgiveness The Outrun Wicked Sing Sing O'Dessa Happy Face Dark Side of the Ring Mickey 17   Up Next Good American Family Adolescence Boiling Point   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

What if the most important social network in the world isn't a social network at all?In this episode, we explore how WhatsApp—often overlooked in the U.S.—has become a lifeline for families, businesses, artists, and economies worldwide.Join me and Tati Cirisano from MIDiA Research as we break down whether WhatsApp is the closest thing to a true “everything app,” how it differs from iMessage and texting, and why Meta has struggled to monetize it despite its massive reach.04:33 WhatsApp's Global Growth Strategy17:07 WhatsApp's Advertising and Privacy Dilemma21:34 WhatsApp's role in Meta l24:22 Instagram DMs vs WhatsApp29:38 WhatsApp's US Growth ProspectsThis episode is presented by State Farm, the home for your small business needs. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.Listen in for our Chartmetric Stat of the Week.If you enjoy Trapital, please rate and review on your favorite podcast platform!

Dans cet épisode, Emmanuel et Arnaud discutent des dernières nouvelles du dev, en mettant l'accent sur Java, l'intelligence artificielle, et les nouvelles fonctionnalités des versions JDK 24 et 25. Ils abordent également des sujets comme Quarkus, l'accessibilité des sites web, et l'impact de l'IA sur le trafic web. Cette conversation aborde les approches pour les devs en matière d'intelligence artificielle et de développement logiciel. On y discute notamment des défis et des bénéfices de l'utilisation de l'IA. Enfin, ils partagent leurs réflexions sur l'importance des conférences pour le développement professionnel. Enregistré le 14 mars 2025 Téléchargement de l'épisode LesCastCodeurs-Episode-323.mp3 ou en vidéo sur YouTube. News Langages Java Metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup8gIXxWDU Peut-être qu'on la déjà partagé ? Article d'opinion Java coming for AI https://thenewstack.io/2025-is-the-last-year-of-python-dominance-in-ai-java-comin/ 2025 pourrait être la dernière année où Python domine l'IA. Java devient un concurrent sérieux dans le domaine. En 2024, Python était toujours en tête, Java restait fort en entreprise, et Rust gagnait en popularité. Java est de plus en plus utilisé pour l'AI remettant en cause la suprématie de Python. article vient de javaistes la domination de python est cluturelle et plus technique (enfin pour les ML lib c'est encore technique) projets paname et babylon changent la donne JavaML est populaire L'almanach java sur les versions https://javaalmanac.io/ montre kes APIs et les diff entre versions puis les notes ou la spec java Les nouvelles de JDK 24 et du futur 25 https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/02/java-24-so-far/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global JDK 24 a atteint sa première phase de release candidate et sera officiellement publié le 18 mars 2025. 24 nouvelles fonctionnalités (JEPs) réparties en 5 catégories : Core Java Library (7), Java Language Specification (4), Security Library (4), HotSpot (8) et Java Tools (1). Project Amber : JEP 495 “Simple Source Files and Instance Main Methods” en quatrième preview, visant à simplifier l'écriture des premiers programmes Java pour les débutants. Project Loom : JEP 487 “Scoped Values” en quatrième preview, permettant le partage de données immuables entre threads, particulièrement utile avec les virtual threads. Project Panama : JEP 489 “Vector API” en neuvième incubation, continuera d'incuber jusqu'à ce que les fonctionnalités nécessaires de Project Valhalla soient disponibles. Project Leyden : JEP 483 “Ahead-of-Time Class Loading & Linking” pour améliorer le temps de démarrage en rendant les classes d'une application instantanément disponibles au démarrage de la JVM. Sécurité quantique : Deux JEPs (496 et 497) introduisant des algorithmes résistants aux ordinateurs quantiques pour la cryptographie, basés sur les réseaux modulaires. Sécurité renforcée : JEP 486 propose de désactiver définitivement le Security Manager, tandis que JEP 478 introduit une API de dérivation de clés. Optimisations HotSpot : JEP 450 “Compact Object Headers” (expérimental) pour réduire la taille des en-têtes d'objets de 96-128 bits à 64 bits sur les architectures 64 bits. (a ne aps utiliser en prod!) Améliorations GC : JEP 404 “Generational Shenandoah” (expérimental) introduit un mode générationnel pour le Garbage Collector Shenandoah, tout en gardant le non generationel. Évolution des ports : Windows 32-bit x86 ca sent le sapin JEP 502 dans JDK 25 : Introduction des “Stable Values” (preview), anciennement “Computed Constants”, offrant les avantages des champs final avec plus de flexibilité pour l'initialisation. Points Supplémentaires sur JDK 25 Date de sortie : JDK 25 est prévu pour septembre 2025 et représentera la prochaine version LTS (Long-Term Support) après JDK 21. Finalisation de l'on-ramp : Gavin Bierman a annoncé son intention de finaliser la fonction “Simple Source Files” dans JDK 25, après quatre previews successives. CDS Object Streaming : Le JEP Draft 8326035 propose d'ajouter un mécanisme d'archivage d'objets pour Class-Data Sharing (CDS) dans ZGC, avec un format d'archivage et un chargeur unifiés. HTTP/3 supporté dans HttpClient Un article sur l'approche de Go pour éviter les attaques par chemin de fichier https://go.dev/blog/osroot Librairies Quarkus 3.19 es sorti https://quarkus.io/blog/quarkus-3-19-1-released/ UBI 9 par defaut pour les containers En plus de AppCDS, support tu cache AOT (JEP 483) pour demarrer encore plus rapidement Preuve de possession dans OAuth tokers 2 Mario Fusco sur les patterns d'agents en Quarkus https://quarkus.io/blog/agentic-ai-with-quarkus/ et https://quarkus.io/blog/agentic-ai-with-quarkus-p2/ premier article sur les patterns de workflow chainer, paralleliser ou router avec des exemples de code qui tournent les agents a proprement parler (le LLM qui decide du workflow) les agents ont des toolbox que le LLM peut decided d'invoquer Le code va dans les details et permet de mettre les interactions en lumiere tracing rend les choses visuelles Web Le European Accessibility Act (EAA) https://martijnhols.nl/blog/the-european-accessibility-act-for-websites-and-apps Loi européenne sur l'accessibilité (EAA) adoptée en 2019 Vise à rendre sites web et apps accessibles aux personnes handicapées Suivre les normes WCAG 2.1 AA (clarté, utilisabilité, compatibilité) Entreprises concernées : banques, e-commerce, transports, etc. Date limite de mise en conformité : 28 juin 2025 2025 c'est pour les nouveaux developpements 2027 c'est pour les applications existantes. bon et je fais comment pour savoir si le site web des cast codeurs est conforme ? API Popover https://web.dev/blog/popover-baseline?hl=en L'API Popover est maintenant disponible dans tous les navigateurs majeurs Ajoutée à Baseline le 27 janvier 2025 Permet de créer des popovers natifs en HTML, sans JavaScript complexe Exemple : Ouvrir Contenu du popover Problème initial (2024) : Bug sur iOS empêchant la fermeture des popovers Intégrer un front-end React dans une app Spring-Boot https://bootify.io/frontend/react-spring-boot-integration.html Etape par etape, comment configurer son build (https://bootify.io/frontend/webpack-spring-boot.html) et son app (controllers…) pour y intégrer un front en rect. Data et Intelligence Artificielle Traffic des sites web venant de IA https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-traffic-study/ le AIEO apres le SEO va devenir un gros business vu que les modèles ont tendance a avoir leurs chouchous techniques ou de reference. 63% des sites ont au moins un referal viennent d'une IA 50% ChatGPT, puis plrplexity et enfin Gemini, bah et LeChat alors? 0,17% du traffic des sites vient de l'IA. Et en meme temps l'AI resume plutot que pointe donc c'est logique Granite 3.2 est sorti https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/03/ibm-granite-3-2/ IBM sort Granite 3.2, un modèle IA avancé. Meilleur raisonnement et nouvelles capacités multimodales. Granite Vision 3.2 excelle en compréhension d'images et de documents. Granite Guardian 3.2 détecte les risques dans les réponses IA. Modèles plus petits et efficaces pour divers usages. Améliorations en raisonnement mathématique et prévisions temporelles. les trucs interessants de Granite c'est sa petite taille et son cote “vraiment” open source Prompt Engineering - article détaillé https://www.infoq.com/articles/prompt-engineering/ Le prompt engineering, c'est l'art de bien formuler les instructions pour guider l'IA. Accessible à tous, il ne remplace pas la programmation mais la complète. Techniques clés : few-shot learning, chain-of-thought, tree-of-thought. Avantages : flexibilité, rapidité, meilleure interaction avec l'IA. Limites : manque de précision et dépendance aux modèles existants. Futur : un outil clé pour améliorer l'IA et le développement logiciel. QCon San Francisco - Les agents AI - Conference https://www.infoq.com/presentations/ai-agents-infrastructure/ Sujet : Infrastructure pour agents d'IA. Technologies : RAG et bases de données vectorielles. Rôle des agents d'IA : Automatiser des tâches, prévoir des besoins, superviser. Expérience : Shruti Bhat de Oracle à Rockset (acquis par OpenAI). Objectif : Passer des applis classiques aux agents IA intelligents. Défis : Améliorer la recherche en temps réel, l'indexation et la récupération. Nous concernant: Évolution des rôles : Les développeurs passent à des rôles plus stratégiques. Adaptation nécessaire : Les développeurs doivent s'adapter aux nouvelles technologies. Official Java SDK for MCP & Spring AI https://spring.io/blog/2025/02/14/mcp-java-sdk-released-2 Désormais une implémentation officielle aux côtés des SDK Python, TypeScript et Kotlin. ( https://modelcontextprotocol.io/ ) Prise en charge de Stdio-based transport, SSE (via HTTP) et intégration avec Spring WebFlux et WebMVC. Intégration avec Spring AI, configuration simplifiée pour les applications Spring Boot (different starters disponibles) Codez avec Claude https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/claude-code/overview Claude Code est en beta, plus de liste d'attente Un outil de codage agentique intégré au terminal, capable de comprendre votre base de code et d'accélérer le développement grâce à des commandes en langage naturel. Les fonctionnalités permettent de comprendre le code, le refactorer, tester, debugger, … Gemini Code Assist est gratuit https://blog.google/technology/developers/gemini-code-assist-free/ Pour un usage personnel. Pas besoin de compte. Pas de limite. 128k token input. Guillaume démarre une série d'articles sur le RAG (niveau avancé). Le premier sur Sentence Window Retrievalhttps://glaforge.dev/posts/2025/02/25/advanced-rag-sentence-window-retrieval/ Guillaume propose une technique qui améliore les résultats de rechercher de Retrieval Augmented Generation L'idée est de calculer des vecteurs embeddings sur des phrases, par exemple, mais de retourner un contexte plus large L'intérêt, c'est d'avoir des calculs de similarité de vector embedding qui ont de bons scores (sans dilution de sens) de similarité, mais de ne pas perdre des informations sur le contexte dans lequel cette phrase se situe GitHub Copilot edits en GA, GitHub Copilot en mode agent dans VSCode Insiders https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-the-agent-awakens/ Copilot Edits permet via le chat de modifier plusieurs fichiers en même temps, ce qui simplifie les refactoring Copilot en mode agent ajoute un mode autonome (Agentic AI) qui va tout seul chercher les modifications à faire dans votre code base. “what could possibly go wrong?” Méthodologies Article d'opinion interessant sur AI et le code assistant de Addy Osmani https://addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-problem-hard-truths-about Un article de l'année dernière de Addy Osmani https://addyo.substack.com/p/10-lessons-from-12-years-at-google plusieurs types d'aide IA Ceux pour boostrapper, dun figma ou d'une image et avoir un proto non fonctionnel en quelques jours Ceux pour iterer sur du code donc plus long terme on va faire une interview sur les assistants de code IA Le cout de la vitesse de l'ia les dev senior refactur et modifie le code proposé pour se l'approprier, chnger l'architecture etc donc basé sur leur connaissance appliquer ce qu'on connait deja amis plus vite est un pattern different d'apprendre avec l'IA explore des patterns d'approche et la prospective sur le futur Loi, société et organisation Elon Musk essaie d'acheter Open AI https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdx75zgg88o La réponse: “non merci mais on peut racheter twiter pour 9,74 milliars si tu veux” Avec la loi narcotrafic votée au sénat, Signal ne serait plus disponible en France https://www.clubic.com/actualite-555135-avec-la-loi-narcotrafic-signal-quittera-la-france.html en plus de légaliser les logiciels espions s'appuyant sur les failles logiciel La loi demande aux messageries de laisser l'état accéder aux conversations Donc une backdoor avec une clé etatique par exemple Une backdoor comme celle des téléphones filaires américains mis en place il y a des années et maintenant exploitée par l'espionnage chinois Signal à une position ferme, soit c'est sécurisé soit on sort d'un pays Olvid WhatsApp et iMessage sont aussi visée par exemple La loi défini la cible comme la criminalité organisée : les classiques mais aussi les gilets jaunes, les opposants au projet de Bure, les militants aidant les personnes exilées à Briançon, ou encore les actions contre le cimentier Lafarge à Bouc-Bel-Air et à Évreux Donc plus large que ce que les gens pensent. 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Sigmund and Devon highlight the debut of Apple Original drama Dope Thief, share their ideas for how Apple Intelligence could enhance the Apple TV experience, and recap the captivating first season of Prime Target.   Pre-Roll Ben Stiller Talks "Severance" with Apple TV's Eddy Cue   Highlight Dope Thief   Apple Intelligence on Apple TV Apple Delays Siri Personalization   Apple TV News Apple Introduces the New MacBook Air Apple Reveals New Mac Studio Powered by M4 Max and M3 Ultra ‎Abode ‎Apple Sports ‎F1 TV ‎SWIPTV   Trailer Talk BE@RBRICK The Studio Government Cheese Apple Immersive: Metallica   Releases Apple Immersive: Metallica Apple Arcade launches new Katamari and Space Invaders games in April ‎Piano Tiles 2+ ‎Crazy Eights: Card Games+   Extras Severance — Lumon Management Program: Enforcing Workplace Wellness Severance — Inside the Episode 208: "Sweet Vitriol" Making of the Lumon Industries WoeMeter | make3 Ted Lasso T-Shirts from Homage Lars Ulrich & Zane Lowe | SXSW LIVE SXSW 2025 in 3D: Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive First Look | Hugh Hou   Recap Prime Target   TV App Highlights Better Man Every Little Thing I'm Still Here Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Moana 2 The Killer's Game Control Freak Borderline The Electric State   Up Next The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Metallica: Through the Never Metallica: Français Pour Une Nuit Metallica: S&M   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon grade their predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, discuss the process of converting films and shows to 3D, and recap the latest Apple Immersive Video release: Deep Water Solo.   Pre-Roll Sigmund's Oscars Ballot Devon's Oscars Ballot   3D Video Conversion Owl3D ‎CineUltra Epson 6050UB Epson 5050UB JVC DLA-NZ7   Apple TV News Apple Announces the New iPad Air and Base Model iPad Apple Reveals New Magic Keyboard for iPad Air ‎Channels ‎Infuse   Trailer Talk Side Quest Number One on the Call Sheet   Apple Original News ‎Bono: Stories of Surrender First Look at Lucky   Extras Apple TV+ Black History Month Sizzle Reel The Gorge — Whiteboard Q&A with Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy Mythic Quest — Who S(AI)d It? Severance — Inside the Episode 207: "Chikhai Bardo" Directing & Shooting Severance Season 2 with Jessica Lee Gagné | Go Creative Show   Immersive Recap Adventure: Deep Water Solo   TV App Highlights Heart Eyes Picture This Rumours Reagan Chaos: The Manson Murders Hellboy: The Crooked Man Heretic   Up Next Daredevil: Born Again The Righteous Gemstones   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

In this episode of Reimagining Cyber we  tackle two seismic shifts in digital security: the fight over encryption and the rise in quantum computing. First up, the UK's aggressive push against encryption. With legislation like the Investigatory Powers Act and the Online Safety Bill, the UK government is pressuring tech giants to create backdoors for law enforcement. But what happens when those backdoors fall into the wrong hands? Cybersecurity expert Tyler Moffitt doesn't mince words: “The moment you create a backdoor for the government, you open it up to everybody—cybercriminals, rogue states, you name it.” Apple initially took a hard stance, threatening to pull iMessage and FaceTime from the UK. But in a move that sent ripples through the industry, they recently scaled back their Advanced Data Protection feature for UK users. Is the result a chilling precedent that other governments may soon follow?If that weren't enough, encryption's future faces another existential threat—quantum computing. Even the strongest cryptographic methods in use today could become obsolete once quantum processors reach critical mass. To explore this, we revisit Episode 43: Inside the Fight to Protect Data from Quantum Computers, featuring veteran cryptographic engineer Terence Spies. He warns that the fundamental rules of encryption could soon change forever. “Unlike other areas of software, cryptography is about proving what can't happen,” Spies explains. “Quantum computing changes that equation entirely.”With quantum breakthroughs on the horizon, governments and enterprises must scramble to adopt post-quantum cryptography—before it's too late. Transitioning away from RSA and elliptic-curve encryption isn't just a technical challenge; it's a bureaucratic and logistical nightmare that could take decades. And yet, with quantum attacks potentially capable of breaking today's encryption in mere hours, the race is on to secure our digital future.Listen to the full episode of Reimagining Cyber and stay ahead of the encryption debate. The stakes have never been higher.Follow or subscribe to the show on your preferred podcast platform.Share the show with others in the cybersecurity world.Get in touch via reimaginingcyber@gmail.com

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Killswitch Engage is all over the music sectionNetEase is confusingDC/Marvel biggest crossover in 20 yearsPrime has an answer to Star TrekDune 3 non-spoilerClayface rumorsAnd so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.  Music Follow-ups/CorrectionsBilly Corgan- The Pumpkins' vocalist has clarified his performance at Ozzy's final show. He will be playing with Tom Morello and Adam Jones from Tool. https://loudwire.com/billy-corgan-playing-ozzy-black-sabbath-show/ Black Dahlia Murder- Guitarist Brandon Ellis has left the band, forcing them to reschedule the remaining date on their current tour.https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/brandon-ellis-quits-the-black-dahlia-murder  New Music/VideoSwitchfoot- Last Man Standing feat Buddy Guy https://youtu.be/r6Rz5PvPUjATOTALLY not what I was expecting. More Buddy Guy than Switchfoot, and all the better for it.Killswitch Engage- Collusion https://youtu.be/PoApILhc7YcThis new record might just e KsE in its most unhinged in YEARS.Disturbed- I Will Not Break https://youtu.be/9YICpjeGsbETheir guitar player said they were trying to recapture the feel of their earlier records. Well the intro sounds like it was ripped right from an earlier song. Production is pretty good, a little drum heavy for me. Not bad, but not earth moving.Bhad Bhabie- Ms. Whitman https://youtu.be/yo7_px4vXYQApparently a diss track against another “rapper” Alabama. First Drake and Kendrick, now this? LOL Bhabie also jabs at Travis Barker… because reasons. (Alabama is Barker's daughter apparently…?) performance-wise… not terrible like I anticipated, but absolutely not something to waste your time on.https://youtu.be/y1M8Ea46MgU- Alabama's last diss.Ghost Bath- Rose Thorn Necklace https://youtu.be/zN6EHnfS6MgOn Nuclear Blast. Slow-ish (?) death/black metal with melody? Yeah this is interesting. Tours/FestivalsRocklahoma- Aug 29, 30, 31 (fri, sat, sun) at Rockin Red Dirt Ranch Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK. Shinedown, 5FDP, Breaking Benjamin, Marilyn Manson, Knocked Loose, Flyleaf. Full weekend passes are $200. Prices go up from there.https://blabbermouth.net/news/shinedown-five-finger-death-punch-breaking-benjamin-three-days-grace-and-many-more-set-for-rocklahoma-2025 Summer of Loud- KsE, Beartooth, I Prevail, Parkway Drive, The Devil Wears Prada, and others. June 21 in West Palm Beach FL, through July 27 in Charlotte NC. Presale is Feb 26.https://blabbermouth.net/news/beartooth-i-prevail-killswitch-engage-and-parkway-drive-to-team-up-for-summer-of-loud-2025-tour Pantera- Touring with Amon Amarth WHILE  also doing those Metallica shows. The Amon Amarth shows will announce an opener soon. Tickets on sale now. Starts July 15 in Burgettstown PA through Sept 13 in West Palm Beach FL.https://blabbermouth.net/news/pantera-announces-summer-2025-u-s-tour-with-support-from-amon-amarth Punk in the Park, Denver- Bad Religion, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, Streetlight Manifesto, Circle Jerks, The Adicts, The AQUABATS, Strung Out, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and MORE. July 18-20 in the National Western Stockyards.https://www.punkinthepark.com/  Reg ‘ol NewsBrian May- New 12 string guitar from Gibson. Brian May SJ-200. Only 100 of them have been made. https://blabbermouth.net/news/queens-brian-may-partners-with-gibson-to-release-12-string-acoustic-guitar Fyre 2.0- May 30 - June 2 in Isla Mujeres, near Cancun Mexico. The organizers are really doing their best to assure people that this time they're serious. Tickets are $1400 and only 2000 will be sold. Or you can buy a $25000 VIP ticket and meet the as-yet unannounced artists, along with other perks and accommodations. https://youtu.be/uZ0KNVU2fV0 https://www.billboard.com/pro/fyre-fest-2-dates-location-ticketing-partner-announced/ President- Mysterious new band added to Download festival this year. No music, no following, slot on one of the biggest festival dates in the world. Speculation has tried to tie this to Sleep Token and Ghost and Deftones, and even Slipknot. At the very least it has been confirmed that they have nothing to do with Sleep Token or Ghost.https://loudwire.com/president-mystery-band-2025-download-festival/ Placebo- Vocalist/frontman Brian Molko is being charged with defamation of the Prime Minister of Italy, because of comments made on stage at a recent concert. Molko allegedly called Meloni a "piece of shit, fascist, racist" and a "Nazi." At Italy's Sonic Park Festival.https://loudwire.com/placebo-brian-molko-defamation-charge/ SNL 50 Homecoming Concert- Streaming on Peacock. Lonely Island medley was great, Eddie Vedder covering Tom Petty was kind of amazing, Nirvana with Post Malone was impressive to a point. Overall a pretty fun collection of performances.The Mars Volta- Played an unreleased album live… CRAZY! https://youtu.be/_N6aVhKi384 https://metalinjection.net/video/the-mars-volta-just-played-a-whole-new-currently-unannounced-album-live  SuggestsKillswitch Engage- This Consequence new album out last week. Gaming/Tech Follow-ups/CorrectionsStar Wars Eclipse/NetEase- The NetEase situation just seems to keep getting stickier. Star Wars Eclipse, the highly anticipated video game from Quantic Dream, might be facing the end of its journey. Reports suggest that its parent company, NetEase, is pulling back from overseas ventures and looking to offload studios, including Quantic Dream. Rumors of trouble aren't new for Eclipse— whispers of cancellation first popped up in 2022— but this latest move by NetEase has fans on edge. If confirmed, it'd join a growing list of scrapped Star Wars titles like Battlefront 3 and Star Wars 1313. No official word yet, so stay tuned for updates.~UPDATE~ Quantic Dream IS apparently unaffected by the restructuring at NetEase.https://cosmicbook.news/star-wars-eclipse-canceled-netease Marvel Rivals- First, to address the NetEase releasing of the development team last week… according to one of the producers the team was more in charge of logistics and  HR type issues more than anything creative. “They were entitled, lazy, and woke.”  But the new update is those leaked characters are “real.” Meaning that all of those character you may or may not have heard about, are in SOME level of development, but that doesn't mean they will make it to playable status.https://boundingintocomics.com/video-games/video-game-news/marvel-rivals-devs-confirms-roster-leaks-are-real-but-cautions-fans-that-datamined-characters-may-appear-or-may-not-appear-in-our-future-plans/ Fable- Delayed into 2026 by Microsoft.WB Games- WB has closed Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/warner-bros-reportedly-shuttering-monolith-productions-player-first-games-and-warner-bros-san-diego  TrailersMortal Kombat 1- https://youtu.be/rRlNmFDHQw4?si=G-ddMgYIEC9vqn0nGlacius… I mean T-1000 trailer. Killer Instinct is going to have somethings to say.~ALSO~ MK Pro Tournament Mexico happened. Javier took 4th. Nicolas 3rd, his twin ScorpionProcs 2nd SonicFox 1st.Tekken 8 - Anna Williams https://youtu.be/b6hYwWoOrDkMarch 31 early access. Rocket Launcher, PLUS  new moveset includes using that as a melee weapon as well as a ranged weapon. Reg ‘ol NewsMouthwashing- Indie horror game that has been QUICKLY gaining popularity, will now be jumping over to console. Not only will there be the obvious digital release, but the console releases (all current gen… even Switch 1…) will eventually get a physical release as well.https://www.engadget.com/gaming/horror-game-mouthwashing-will-land-on-consoles-later-this-year-204817692.html NVidia- 5070Ti launches and the supply issue persists. But the reviews seem to be luke warm at best.https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/nvidia-geforce-5070-ti-review-a-sensible-4k-powerhouse-for-749-140023082.html Apple V  - In an unprecedented move, Apple has completely disabled their ADP (Advanced Data Protection) in the UK. UK users no longer can encrypt their data using Apple's iCloud services. iMessage, passwords, health data, and other information Apple handles, will still be able to use end-to-end encryption. Users will have to turn their ADP off themselves in order to keep their iCloud accounts, due to the nature of end-to-end encryption, but will be allowed an unspecified “grace period.”https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-disables-iclouds-advanced-data-protection-feature-in-the-uk-173016447.html  SuggestsThioJoe- YT channel that has helped me in more than a few pinches. Comic Books/Books Reg ‘ol NewsBatman relaunch- September will see ANOTHER Batman reboot. This time headed by the team of Matt Fraction (W) and Jorge Jimenez (A). Jimenez has talked about the work he is putting in on the feel of the city of Gotham. Some of the preview art feels like the Penguin a bit.https://cosmicbook.news/batman-new-costume-dc-comics-relaunch DC/Marvel Crossover- the Amalgam reprint event is, in fact leading to ANOTHER crossover event. Not a return of the Amalgam universe it would seem. Instead it will be a couple one-shot books, one called Marvel/DC and the other DC/Marvel obviously, to be released later this year. Any more details are being held very close to the chest.https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/comic-book-news/for-first-time-in-over-20-years-dc-and-marvel-comics-to-crossover-once-again-in-upcoming-pair-of-one-shots/ Wicked- New GN based on the original book that the stage production and subsequent movie is based on. Part 1 will be out on March 11. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/wicked-graphic-novel-first-look/ Pooluminati- New series, alongside the current Cody Ziglar run, written by Zac Gorman, Alexis Quasarano, with art from Enid Balm and Todd Nauck. Issue 1 goes on sale March 26.Deadpool and his daughter Ellie embark on an inter-dimensional adventure to prove they're worthy of joining the prestigious ranks of the Pooluminati. But what dark secrets will they unearth in the process? ~ALSO~All through March Marvel will be doing April Pool's Day variant covers for other books.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-deadpool-pooluminati-series-multiversal-deadpool-variants/ Krypto- Superman's superdog is getting his own book. A 5-issue series called Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton. First issue on shelves June 18. Ryan North (W) and Mike Norton (A).A heartfelt and moving view of humanity, good and bad, through the empathetic eyes of the ultimate outsider: a poor, lost dog, who just happens to have superpowers https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-krypto-the-superdog-getting-his-own-series/  SuggestsFoundation- science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov. It is the first book in the Foundation Trilogy (which later expanded into the Foundation series). Foundation is a cycle of five interrelated short stories, first published as a single book by Gnome Press in 1951. Collectively they tell the early story of the Foundation, an institute founded by psychohistorian Hari Seldon to preserve the best of galactic civilization after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. TV Shows Follow-ups/CorrectionsMoon Knight- Marvel's head of TV, Brad Winderbaum, has confirmed that the series will not be moving forward. https://cosmicbook.news/marvel-confirms-no-moon-knight-season-2 SAG Awards- Happened… Colin Ferrel won best actor for Penguin, and David Duchovney and Gillian Anderson reunited to present an award… that's all you need to know.Foundation- season 4 is happening. Though no word on when season 3 will premiere even though it is reportedly finished. https://deadline.com/2025/02/foundation-season-4-showrunner-ian-goldberg-writers-room-1236301501/  TrailersWalking Dead: Dead City- season 2 May 4 https://youtu.be/ewSY2KWW9t4  Reg ‘ol NewsMichelle Trachtenburg - Passed away this morning. She was 39. Not much is known yet, aside from the fact that she recently has a liver transplant, though it is not clear if that is connected in anyway.Avatar: Seven Havens- New Avatar animated series from Nickelodeon set to take place after the Legend of Korra series. The announcement comes on the heels of the 20th anniversary of the original series. ALSO, Nickelodeon will be producing Avatar shorts content on YT, a new season of their podcast Braving the Elements that focuses on the Korra story, releasing Book 2 Earth soundtrack, a live concert tour, with other live and in person content planned for SDCC, AS WELL AS new toys, books, and a mobile game titled Avatar Legends: Realms Collide.https://cosmicbook.news/avatar-seven-havens-nickelodeon-sequel-legend-of-korra Culture- Amazon has bought the rights for a book adaptation of the same name. From the sounds of it this will likely become Amazon's response to Star Trek.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/new-amazon-sci-fi-series-anti-star-trek-marvel-director-involved-consider-phlebas/  SuggestsBuffy the Vampire Slayeris an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the 1992 film, also written by Whedon, although they are separate and unrelated productions.[12] Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner of the series under his production tag Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN.STREAMING ON TUBI, DISNEY+,HULUMovies Follow-ups/CorrectionsConstantine 2- Keanu Reeves has confirmed in an interview that Gunn seems to have accepted the pitch and they are ready to move into the writing stage of the production. This will reteam Reeves with original Director Francis Lawrence. The pitch is for a direct sequel with the same Elseworlds version of the character, only darker.https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/constantine-2-keanu-reeves-script Kathleen Kennedy- OFFICIALLY STEPPING DOWN! Retiring by the end of 2025. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-1235282440/ Dune 3- Jason Momoa will return for the third installment… to the surprise of no one who read the books.Punisher- “Special Presentation” on Disney+. Not a new series as was assumed. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/marvel-punisher-disney-plus-special-presentation/  TrailersThunderbolts- IMAX trailer leaked onto X over the weekend. There are some clear “course correction” elements here. Not the least of which being the focus on Bucky. The only issue, potentially is how will this team of super soldiers take on a legitimate Avengers Level Threat in the Void (Evil Sentry)? Will this also be an answer to the Marvel issue of killing off their villains?https://t.co/xblEvBpor0 Batman Ninja VS Yakuza League- The sequel to one of the craziest Batman animated movies you have ever seen just got a release date and a trailer. And this one looks like it is going to be even bigger and wilder than the first. Digital release is March 18 and physical is April 15.https://youtu.be/QleeDtH_WWE Fear Street: Prom Queen- https://youtu.be/pDvUEuZZM04?si=Bi7shjdJYmv74EssWelcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school's wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of '88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.May 23 Reg ‘ol NewsBarney- A24 is making the big purple dinosaur into a live-action movie. Yes, A24 is doing a Barney movie. Actor Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) has been developing the story for years, and now has the backing of Mattel Films, and a partner in A24. So far the actor is only attached as producer, but is in talks to act in the film as well. No solid details on production or release date windows yet.https://comicbook.com/movies/news/barney-live-action-movie-updates-daniel-kaluuya-ayo-edebiri-a24/  SuggestsFear Street- Netflix series of American horror films based on R. L. Stine's book series of the same name. Involving slasher and supernatural elements, the films' overall story revolves around teenagers who work to break the curse that has been over their town for hundreds of years. The first three installments were directed by Leigh Janiak from scripts and stories she co-wrote with other contributors Rumor Mill Confirmations/RefutationsKathleen Kennedy- But does this one really count? New SourcesStar Wars- Kevin Feige is once again being rumored to step in as the head of Lucasfilm now that Kennedy is stepping down.Avengers- New sources are elaborating on the “evil doppelgangers” rumors. Now it is said that the doppelgangers will be agents of Doom, and will not APPEAR as evil. Instead they will look just like their 616 counterparts, and hilarity will ensue… or something. New RumorsHancock 2- To feature Michael B Jordan and Zendaya? Is also happening?Marvel- Nova, Strange Academy, and Terror inc all on hold.Agatha- Now there are rumors for a second season… X-Men- First movie post Avengers Secret Wars. Won't be an origin story for the team. Will also have a Disney+ live-action show tie in.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Killswitch Engage is all over the music sectionNetEase is confusingDC/Marvel biggest crossover in 20 yearsPrime has an answer to Star TrekDune 3 non-spoilerClayface rumorsAnd so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.  Music Follow-ups/CorrectionsBilly Corgan- The Pumpkins' vocalist has clarified his performance at Ozzy's final show. He will be playing with Tom Morello and Adam Jones from Tool. https://loudwire.com/billy-corgan-playing-ozzy-black-sabbath-show/ Black Dahlia Murder- Guitarist Brandon Ellis has left the band, forcing them to reschedule the remaining date on their current tour.https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/brandon-ellis-quits-the-black-dahlia-murder  New Music/VideoSwitchfoot- Last Man Standing feat Buddy Guy https://youtu.be/r6Rz5PvPUjATOTALLY not what I was expecting. More Buddy Guy than Switchfoot, and all the better for it.Killswitch Engage- Collusion https://youtu.be/PoApILhc7YcThis new record might just e KsE in its most unhinged in YEARS.Disturbed- I Will Not Break https://youtu.be/9YICpjeGsbETheir guitar player said they were trying to recapture the feel of their earlier records. Well the intro sounds like it was ripped right from an earlier song. Production is pretty good, a little drum heavy for me. Not bad, but not earth moving.Bhad Bhabie- Ms. Whitman https://youtu.be/yo7_px4vXYQApparently a diss track against another “rapper” Alabama. First Drake and Kendrick, now this? LOL Bhabie also jabs at Travis Barker… because reasons. (Alabama is Barker's daughter apparently…?) performance-wise… not terrible like I anticipated, but absolutely not something to waste your time on.https://youtu.be/y1M8Ea46MgU- Alabama's last diss.Ghost Bath- Rose Thorn Necklace https://youtu.be/zN6EHnfS6MgOn Nuclear Blast. Slow-ish (?) death/black metal with melody? Yeah this is interesting. Tours/FestivalsRocklahoma- Aug 29, 30, 31 (fri, sat, sun) at Rockin Red Dirt Ranch Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK. Shinedown, 5FDP, Breaking Benjamin, Marilyn Manson, Knocked Loose, Flyleaf. Full weekend passes are $200. Prices go up from there.https://blabbermouth.net/news/shinedown-five-finger-death-punch-breaking-benjamin-three-days-grace-and-many-more-set-for-rocklahoma-2025 Summer of Loud- KsE, Beartooth, I Prevail, Parkway Drive, The Devil Wears Prada, and others. June 21 in West Palm Beach FL, through July 27 in Charlotte NC. Presale is Feb 26.https://blabbermouth.net/news/beartooth-i-prevail-killswitch-engage-and-parkway-drive-to-team-up-for-summer-of-loud-2025-tour Pantera- Touring with Amon Amarth WHILE  also doing those Metallica shows. The Amon Amarth shows will announce an opener soon. Tickets on sale now. Starts July 15 in Burgettstown PA through Sept 13 in West Palm Beach FL.https://blabbermouth.net/news/pantera-announces-summer-2025-u-s-tour-with-support-from-amon-amarth Punk in the Park, Denver- Bad Religion, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, Streetlight Manifesto, Circle Jerks, The Adicts, The AQUABATS, Strung Out, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and MORE. July 18-20 in the National Western Stockyards.https://www.punkinthepark.com/  Reg ‘ol NewsBrian May- New 12 string guitar from Gibson. Brian May SJ-200. Only 100 of them have been made. https://blabbermouth.net/news/queens-brian-may-partners-with-gibson-to-release-12-string-acoustic-guitar Fyre 2.0- May 30 - June 2 in Isla Mujeres, near Cancun Mexico. The organizers are really doing their best to assure people that this time they're serious. Tickets are $1400 and only 2000 will be sold. Or you can buy a $25000 VIP ticket and meet the as-yet unannounced artists, along with other perks and accommodations. https://youtu.be/uZ0KNVU2fV0 https://www.billboard.com/pro/fyre-fest-2-dates-location-ticketing-partner-announced/ President- Mysterious new band added to Download festival this year. No music, no following, slot on one of the biggest festival dates in the world. Speculation has tried to tie this to Sleep Token and Ghost and Deftones, and even Slipknot. At the very least it has been confirmed that they have nothing to do with Sleep Token or Ghost.https://loudwire.com/president-mystery-band-2025-download-festival/ Placebo- Vocalist/frontman Brian Molko is being charged with defamation of the Prime Minister of Italy, because of comments made on stage at a recent concert. Molko allegedly called Meloni a "piece of shit, fascist, racist" and a "Nazi." At Italy's Sonic Park Festival.https://loudwire.com/placebo-brian-molko-defamation-charge/ SNL 50 Homecoming Concert- Streaming on Peacock. Lonely Island medley was great, Eddie Vedder covering Tom Petty was kind of amazing, Nirvana with Post Malone was impressive to a point. Overall a pretty fun collection of performances.The Mars Volta- Played an unreleased album live… CRAZY! https://youtu.be/_N6aVhKi384 https://metalinjection.net/video/the-mars-volta-just-played-a-whole-new-currently-unannounced-album-live  SuggestsKillswitch Engage- This Consequence new album out last week. Gaming/Tech Follow-ups/CorrectionsStar Wars Eclipse/NetEase- The NetEase situation just seems to keep getting stickier. Star Wars Eclipse, the highly anticipated video game from Quantic Dream, might be facing the end of its journey. Reports suggest that its parent company, NetEase, is pulling back from overseas ventures and looking to offload studios, including Quantic Dream. Rumors of trouble aren't new for Eclipse— whispers of cancellation first popped up in 2022— but this latest move by NetEase has fans on edge. If confirmed, it'd join a growing list of scrapped Star Wars titles like Battlefront 3 and Star Wars 1313. No official word yet, so stay tuned for updates.~UPDATE~ Quantic Dream IS apparently unaffected by the restructuring at NetEase.https://cosmicbook.news/star-wars-eclipse-canceled-netease Marvel Rivals- First, to address the NetEase releasing of the development team last week… according to one of the producers the team was more in charge of logistics and  HR type issues more than anything creative. “They were entitled, lazy, and woke.”  But the new update is those leaked characters are “real.” Meaning that all of those character you may or may not have heard about, are in SOME level of development, but that doesn't mean they will make it to playable status.https://boundingintocomics.com/video-games/video-game-news/marvel-rivals-devs-confirms-roster-leaks-are-real-but-cautions-fans-that-datamined-characters-may-appear-or-may-not-appear-in-our-future-plans/ Fable- Delayed into 2026 by Microsoft.WB Games- WB has closed Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/warner-bros-reportedly-shuttering-monolith-productions-player-first-games-and-warner-bros-san-diego  TrailersMortal Kombat 1- https://youtu.be/rRlNmFDHQw4?si=G-ddMgYIEC9vqn0nGlacius… I mean T-1000 trailer. Killer Instinct is going to have somethings to say.~ALSO~ MK Pro Tournament Mexico happened. Javier took 4th. Nicolas 3rd, his twin ScorpionProcs 2nd SonicFox 1st.Tekken 8 - Anna Williams https://youtu.be/b6hYwWoOrDkMarch 31 early access. Rocket Launcher, PLUS  new moveset includes using that as a melee weapon as well as a ranged weapon. Reg ‘ol NewsMouthwashing- Indie horror game that has been QUICKLY gaining popularity, will now be jumping over to console. Not only will there be the obvious digital release, but the console releases (all current gen… even Switch 1…) will eventually get a physical release as well.https://www.engadget.com/gaming/horror-game-mouthwashing-will-land-on-consoles-later-this-year-204817692.html NVidia- 5070Ti launches and the supply issue persists. But the reviews seem to be luke warm at best.https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/nvidia-geforce-5070-ti-review-a-sensible-4k-powerhouse-for-749-140023082.html Apple V  - In an unprecedented move, Apple has completely disabled their ADP (Advanced Data Protection) in the UK. UK users no longer can encrypt their data using Apple's iCloud services. iMessage, passwords, health data, and other information Apple handles, will still be able to use end-to-end encryption. Users will have to turn their ADP off themselves in order to keep their iCloud accounts, due to the nature of end-to-end encryption, but will be allowed an unspecified “grace period.”https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-disables-iclouds-advanced-data-protection-feature-in-the-uk-173016447.html  SuggestsThioJoe- YT channel that has helped me in more than a few pinches. Comic Books/Books Reg ‘ol NewsBatman relaunch- September will see ANOTHER Batman reboot. This time headed by the team of Matt Fraction (W) and Jorge Jimenez (A). Jimenez has talked about the work he is putting in on the feel of the city of Gotham. Some of the preview art feels like the Penguin a bit.https://cosmicbook.news/batman-new-costume-dc-comics-relaunch DC/Marvel Crossover- the Amalgam reprint event is, in fact leading to ANOTHER crossover event. Not a return of the Amalgam universe it would seem. Instead it will be a couple one-shot books, one called Marvel/DC and the other DC/Marvel obviously, to be released later this year. Any more details are being held very close to the chest.https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/comic-book-news/for-first-time-in-over-20-years-dc-and-marvel-comics-to-crossover-once-again-in-upcoming-pair-of-one-shots/ Wicked- New GN based on the original book that the stage production and subsequent movie is based on. Part 1 will be out on March 11. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/wicked-graphic-novel-first-look/ Pooluminati- New series, alongside the current Cody Ziglar run, written by Zac Gorman, Alexis Quasarano, with art from Enid Balm and Todd Nauck. Issue 1 goes on sale March 26.Deadpool and his daughter Ellie embark on an inter-dimensional adventure to prove they're worthy of joining the prestigious ranks of the Pooluminati. But what dark secrets will they unearth in the process? ~ALSO~All through March Marvel will be doing April Pool's Day variant covers for other books.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-deadpool-pooluminati-series-multiversal-deadpool-variants/ Krypto- Superman's superdog is getting his own book. A 5-issue series called Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton. First issue on shelves June 18. Ryan North (W) and Mike Norton (A).A heartfelt and moving view of humanity, good and bad, through the empathetic eyes of the ultimate outsider: a poor, lost dog, who just happens to have superpowers https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-krypto-the-superdog-getting-his-own-series/  SuggestsFoundation- science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov. It is the first book in the Foundation Trilogy (which later expanded into the Foundation series). Foundation is a cycle of five interrelated short stories, first published as a single book by Gnome Press in 1951. Collectively they tell the early story of the Foundation, an institute founded by psychohistorian Hari Seldon to preserve the best of galactic civilization after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. TV Shows Follow-ups/CorrectionsMoon Knight- Marvel's head of TV, Brad Winderbaum, has confirmed that the series will not be moving forward. https://cosmicbook.news/marvel-confirms-no-moon-knight-season-2 SAG Awards- Happened… Colin Ferrel won best actor for Penguin, and David Duchovney and Gillian Anderson reunited to present an award… that's all you need to know.Foundation- season 4 is happening. Though no word on when season 3 will premiere even though it is reportedly finished. https://deadline.com/2025/02/foundation-season-4-showrunner-ian-goldberg-writers-room-1236301501/  TrailersWalking Dead: Dead City- season 2 May 4 https://youtu.be/ewSY2KWW9t4  Reg ‘ol NewsMichelle Trachtenburg - Passed away this morning. She was 39. Not much is known yet, aside from the fact that she recently has a liver transplant, though it is not clear if that is connected in anyway.Avatar: Seven Havens- New Avatar animated series from Nickelodeon set to take place after the Legend of Korra series. The announcement comes on the heels of the 20th anniversary of the original series. ALSO, Nickelodeon will be producing Avatar shorts content on YT, a new season of their podcast Braving the Elements that focuses on the Korra story, releasing Book 2 Earth soundtrack, a live concert tour, with other live and in person content planned for SDCC, AS WELL AS new toys, books, and a mobile game titled Avatar Legends: Realms Collide.https://cosmicbook.news/avatar-seven-havens-nickelodeon-sequel-legend-of-korra Culture- Amazon has bought the rights for a book adaptation of the same name. From the sounds of it this will likely become Amazon's response to Star Trek.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/new-amazon-sci-fi-series-anti-star-trek-marvel-director-involved-consider-phlebas/  SuggestsBuffy the Vampire Slayeris an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the 1992 film, also written by Whedon, although they are separate and unrelated productions.[12] Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner of the series under his production tag Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN.STREAMING ON TUBI, DISNEY+,HULUMovies Follow-ups/CorrectionsConstantine 2- Keanu Reeves has confirmed in an interview that Gunn seems to have accepted the pitch and they are ready to move into the writing stage of the production. This will reteam Reeves with original Director Francis Lawrence. The pitch is for a direct sequel with the same Elseworlds version of the character, only darker.https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/constantine-2-keanu-reeves-script Kathleen Kennedy- OFFICIALLY STEPPING DOWN! Retiring by the end of 2025. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-1235282440/ Dune 3- Jason Momoa will return for the third installment… to the surprise of no one who read the books.Punisher- “Special Presentation” on Disney+. Not a new series as was assumed. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/marvel-punisher-disney-plus-special-presentation/  TrailersThunderbolts- IMAX trailer leaked onto X over the weekend. There are some clear “course correction” elements here. Not the least of which being the focus on Bucky. The only issue, potentially is how will this team of super soldiers take on a legitimate Avengers Level Threat in the Void (Evil Sentry)? Will this also be an answer to the Marvel issue of killing off their villains?https://t.co/xblEvBpor0 Batman Ninja VS Yakuza League- The sequel to one of the craziest Batman animated movies you have ever seen just got a release date and a trailer. And this one looks like it is going to be even bigger and wilder than the first. Digital release is March 18 and physical is April 15.https://youtu.be/QleeDtH_WWE Fear Street: Prom Queen- https://youtu.be/pDvUEuZZM04?si=Bi7shjdJYmv74EssWelcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school's wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of '88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.May 23 Reg ‘ol NewsBarney- A24 is making the big purple dinosaur into a live-action movie. Yes, A24 is doing a Barney movie. Actor Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) has been developing the story for years, and now has the backing of Mattel Films, and a partner in A24. So far the actor is only attached as producer, but is in talks to act in the film as well. No solid details on production or release date windows yet.https://comicbook.com/movies/news/barney-live-action-movie-updates-daniel-kaluuya-ayo-edebiri-a24/  SuggestsFear Street- Netflix series of American horror films based on R. L. Stine's book series of the same name. Involving slasher and supernatural elements, the films' overall story revolves around teenagers who work to break the curse that has been over their town for hundreds of years. The first three installments were directed by Leigh Janiak from scripts and stories she co-wrote with other contributors Rumor Mill Confirmations/RefutationsKathleen Kennedy- But does this one really count? New SourcesStar Wars- Kevin Feige is once again being rumored to step in as the head of Lucasfilm now that Kennedy is stepping down.Avengers- New sources are elaborating on the “evil doppelgangers” rumors. Now it is said that the doppelgangers will be agents of Doom, and will not APPEAR as evil. Instead they will look just like their 616 counterparts, and hilarity will ensue… or something. New RumorsHancock 2- To feature Michael B Jordan and Zendaya? Is also happening?Marvel- Nova, Strange Academy, and Terror inc all on hold.Agatha- Now there are rumors for a second season… X-Men- First movie post Avengers Secret Wars. Won't be an origin story for the team. Will also have a Disney+ live-action show tie in.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Devon and Jonathan highlight the premiere of German-language medical drama Berlin ER and go immersive arctic surfing on Apple Vision Pro.   Guest Co-Host: Jonathan Reed Mastodon Bluesky   Pre-Roll: Kids' Screen Time ‎Pok Pok Playroom   Highlight Berlin ER   tvOS, visionOS, and iOS Betas Vision Pro to Gain Apple Intelligence, Spatial Gallery App, and Companion iPhone App Recipes Are Coming to Apple's News+ Service Apple Intelligence to Expand to New Languages, the EU, and Vision Pro in April   Releases Adventure: Deep Water Solo   Extras Severance — Inside the Episode 206: "Attila" Getting Severed From Parents' Car Insurance | State Farm Severance — Music To Refine To feat. ODESZA Severance x JEOPARDY! The Gorge — Friendship Quiz with Miles Teller & Anya Taylor-Joy Ten Gorgeous Gorges You Can Actually Visit   Immersive Recap Boundless: Arctic Surfing   TV App Highlights La Cocina A Complete Unknown Presence Nickel Boys   Up Next Conclave 50th Monologue – SNL50 (360°) Weekend Update: SNL's 50th Anniversary – SNL50 (360°) Debbie Downer: Bar – SNL50 (360°) Running Point   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon check in after the Netflix “bug” that briefly enabled integration with TV app. Then, they highlight the return of Surface, share their thoughts on the Apple TV app coming to Android, and discuss the new iPhone 16e.   Pre-Roll Netflix Appears to Be Rolling Out Apple TV App Integration in the U.S. Apple and Netflix Must Do Right and Finally Make TV App Peace for Accessibility's Sake | Steven Aquino   Highlight Surface   Main Topic Apple TV+ is Now on Android Apple's TV App Launches on the Google Play Store for Android Users Apple TV for Android iPhone 16e Apple Reveals New iPhone 16e with Face ID and 48MP Camera   Apple TV News ‎Open: Breathwork + Meditation ‎Amazon Prime Video ‎Quick Reviews   Trailer Talk Dope Thief   Apple Original News F1 | Behind the Scenes for 75 Live First Look at BE@RBRICK First Look at Murderbot First Look at Stick   Releases Onside: Major League Soccer Boundless: Arctic Surfing MLS Season Pass   Extras Severance — MTRT Severance — Lumon Management Program: Boosting Team Morale Adam Scott: Severance & Love of Music | Zane Lowe Interview Surface — Season 2: An Inside Look Surface — Season 2: Phil Dunster as Quinn Huntley The Gorge — The Film's Plot in 30 Seconds with Scott Derrickson The Gorge — ASMR with Miles Teller & Anya Taylor-Joy The Gorge — Emoji Recap with Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy After Midnight with Danny Pudi, Jessie Ennis, Ashly Burch   TV App Highlights The Brutalist Companion Dog Man The Last Showgirl Love Me Win or Lose   Up Next Captain America: Brave New World Grand Theft Hamlet   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon highlight this weekend's debut of Apple Original film The Gorge starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, discuss Sigmund's experience of working with Vision Pro on a real TV set, and share their thoughts on the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show headlined by Kendrick Lamar.   Pre-Roll Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show F1 Teaser   Highlight The Gorge   Apple Vision Pro on Set Blackmagic PYXIS ‎Blackmagic Camera Tilta Nucleus-M Wireless Lens Control System   Apple TV News Powerbeats Pro 2 ELEGNT: Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-Anthropomorphic Robot After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box | The Verge Aperture Vision Pro Cover NBA Tabletop Full Movies | Warner Bros. Entertainment on YouTube Migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another Apple Account | Apple Support   Apple Original News First Look at Carême Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs Michael Urie and Hannah Einbinder Critics Choice Awards Acceptance Speech   Releases Goldie   Extras The Studio — DUHPOCALYPSE Official Trailer   TV App Highlights Better Man Hard Truths Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Flow Flight Risk Waitress: The Musical Too Hot to Handle: Germany   Up Next The Big Sick Heathers ‎Prima Immersive   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of Apple Original Spanish-language comedy Love You To Death, break down the changes coming to MLS Season Pass this season, preview Deaf President Now!, and recap immersive film Man vs. Beast.   Highlight Love You To Death   MLS Season Pass Returns Major League Soccer returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV MLS on Apple Music MLS on Apple Podcasts MLS on Apple Maps   Trailer Talk Goldie Surface — Season 2 Berlin ER   Apple Original News PaleyFest LA 2025 featuring the Cast and Crew of Severance The Gorge - Den of Geek London Fan Screening Why Ben Stiller Made Severance (and Doesn't Care about What Elon Says About Him) | On with Kara Swisher   Releases Kendrick Lamar's Road to Halftime The Story of Kendrick Lamar Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show Event Page ‎Kendrick Lamar Artist Spotlight on Apple Fitness+ Kendrick Lamar HUMBLE. Synth Riders Experience ‎PGA TOUR Pro Golf ‎Doodle Jump 2+ ‎My Dear Farm+   Extras ‎The You You Are Adam Scott vs. Patricia Arquette | Hot Ones Versus Silo — Extending Worlds: Silos 17 & 18   Recaps Deaf President Now! Man vs. Beast   TV App Highlights All We Imagine as Light September 5 Piece by Piece Invincible Apple Cider Vinegar The Floor   Up Next Newtopia The White Lotus   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Mythic Quest for its fourth season on Apple TV+ and share their ideas for how Apple can improve gaming on Apple TV this year.   Pre-Roll Apple Music: 100 Best Albums Book   Highlight Mythic Quest   Main Topic Netflix Games Seemingly Narrows Its Focus   Apple TV News Apple Announces the 2025 Black Unity Collection   Releases Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Live: Björk FireAid Man vs. Beast Vietnam: The War That Changed America   Extras Severance — Ben Stiller and Adam Scott Remember Their Past | Origin Story Severance — Opening Title Sequence: Season 2 'Severance' has a new credit sequence for Season 2. The animator explains it | LA Times Tim C.'s Orientation Severance — The Cast Breaks Down Fan Theories | Theoretically Severance — Lumon Management Program: Integrating New Team Members Be Mine Pill People   TV App Highlights Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Matlock You're Cordially Invited Sing Sing Deaf President Now! Love, Brooklyn Twinless Hal & Harper Bubble & Squeak Sorry, Baby By Design   Up Next Royal Rumble Hollywood Squares   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Get ready to learn how to transform your UK travel experience with exceptional airport transfer services by tuning in to our latest episode featuring Riz from XFA Cars. As a beloved figure among our listeners and online community, Riz is known for his outstanding service and seamless communication, setting the bar for stress-free travel. Discover the ease of booking your ride, whether through online quotes or instant messaging on platforms like WhatsApp and iMessage. Riz shares insider tips on managing airport pickups with flexibility, ensuring that every traveler, no matter the arrival process, starts their UK adventure on the right foot.We also take a closer look at the customer-friendly booking and payment policies that make XFA Cars stand out. With a fleet ready to support both individual and group travel, including luxurious Mercedes Vitos and V-Class vehicles, there's a strong focus on understanding and meeting customer needs, especially concerning luggage requirements. Learn how Riz and his team adapt to seasonal client variations, from solo travellers in winter to summer family vacations. Alongside trusted partnerships and attention to detail, these personal touches are part of a commitment to high-quality service. We're excited to share how these strategies have led to past successes and how they'll continue to enhance travel experiences through 2025. Don't miss this chance to reimagine your journey with personalized travel solutions.⭐️ Guest - Riz Idrees of XFA Cars

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of Apple Original thriller Prime Target, share their perspectives on the conversation surrounding dark scenes in shows and films, and recap the gripping second season of Silo.   Highlight Prime Target   Main Topic How Apple developed the world's first end-to-end hearing health experience Apple's secret testing rooms | Tyler Stalman Inside Apple's Top Secret Audio & Video Labs for iPhone 16/16 Pro | Brian Tong   Apple TV News Plex Experience Preview ‎MoviePass Screening Room ‎Live Switcher Mobile   Trailer Talk Vietnam: The War That Changed America Love You To Death   Apple Original News M. Night Shyamalan Faces $81 Million Copyright Trial Over Apple TV+ Show ‘Servant' | Variety The Truth About Emanuel   Releases Eva the Owlet Apple Music Live: Björk   Extras Ben Stiller and Adam Scott on Apple News In Conversation Severance — Inside the Grand Central Terminal Pop-Up Severance Balloon Severance — Season 1 Recap, Courtesy of Lumon Silo – Inside Solo's Vault with Steve Zahn OK Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill PMI Behind the Scenes: The OK Go Project   Recap Silo   TV App Highlights Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Gladiator II Nosferatu The Girl With the Needle Saturday Night Kobe: The Making of a Legend   Up Next Believe Me Whiskey on the Rocks The Wild Robot   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

How to Support the Rob Skinner Podcast.  If you would like to help support my mission to multiply disciples, leaders and churches, click here:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/robskinner   Today I'm talking to Mark and Annie McCune.  Mark and Annie have planted churches in Boise, Idaho and Spokane Washington and have led ministries in Colorado, LA, Seattle, Salt Lake City.  They recently retired from secular jobs in education and have gone to Eastern Europe to do missionary work with ReviveEE.  Listen as they share about their career, retirement and work in Eastern Europe.   More about Mark and Annie McCune: Mark and Annie McCune are currently living in Sofia, Bulgaria and participating in RevivEE, a mission effort led by Shawn and Lena Wooten to strengthen and revive churches in Eastern Europe.  They have been married 34 years and have 3 grown children one of whom is married.  They were in the ministry, full and part time, for 25 years and were blessed to have the chance to plant churches in Boise, Idaho and Spokane, Washington as well as serving in the ministry in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Seattle. They transitioned into parallel careers and worked as a school counselor (Mark) and elementary school teacher (Annie) for 10 years.  In 2023 they retired and moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, eager to find new ways to serve God.  In August they moved to Eastern Europe to be part of RevivEE 5.0 where they will serve for 10 months.  If you have any questions for them they can be reached via email: markmccune@comcast.net, anniemccune@comcast.net,or iMessage or Telegram: 509-280-6099, 509-368-0655.    You can reach Rob at Rob@RobSkinner.Com

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In a special bonus episode, Sigmund and Devon highlight the much-anticipated second season premiere of Severance on Apple TV+.   Severance In Conversation | Theodore Shapiro In Conversation | Tramell Tillman Severance — Inside the Grand Central Terminal Pop-Up Severance Balloon ‎Severance: The Lexington Letter | Apple Books MDR Game Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Diamond Comics Distributors, the largest comic book distributor in the North America, has filed for bankruptcy. What does this tell us how digital disruption is affecting specialty brick and mortar stores? Plus Nikita Bier, creator of tbh and Gas, has launched a new app called Explode, designed for sending disappearing messages on iMessage. OpenAI and Axios announced the Generative AI company will underwrite the expansion of Axios to four cities of its choice as part of a content-sharing and technology deal. And Xbox has expanded its DIY repairability options for its Xbox Series game consoles. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Sigmund and Devon share their favorite announcements from this year's Consumer Electronics Show and recap the second season of Bad Sisters.   Give to the Red Cross California Wildfires Response   Main Topic: CES CES Is A Lot: A Gadget Roundup Hisense TriChroma LED TV LG G5 Panasonic Z95B Apple Television could be the antidote for these disturbing TV trends | 9to5Mac VLC AI Subtitling Roborock Saros Z70 Schlage Sense Pro Tapo AI Analysis Caséta Shades Aqara Presence Multi-Sensor FP300 ThirdReality MK1 Magic Keyboard Laifen Wave Electric Toothbrush Willo® AutoFlo+ Fully Automated Kids Toothbrush MCON Belkin Stage PowerGrip Nékojita FuFu Soliddd Vision   Trailer Talk Prime Target Eva the Owlet Season 2 Mythic Quest Season 4 Onside: Major League Soccer   Releases Word Wright in ‎Game Room   Recap Bad Sisters   TV App Highlights My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock Red Rooms   Up Next Shot on iPhone 16 Pro | Chinese New Year - I Made a Mixtape for You Shot on iPhone 16 Pro | Chinese New Year - Making of I Made a Mixtape for You Queer   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

What's behind the tech industry's mass layoffs in 2024? : NPR Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date | WIRED Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1 Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming Bluesky emerges The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and TicketmasterThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas Beeper's push for iMessage on Android is really over The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years In Memoriam Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: bitwarden.com/twit

What's behind the tech industry's mass layoffs in 2024? : NPR Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date | WIRED Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1 Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming Bluesky emerges The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and TicketmasterThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas Beeper's push for iMessage on Android is really over The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years In Memoriam Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: bitwarden.com/twit

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