Biggest Tech News of 2025, Our ChatGPT Wrapped, Favorite Tech of the Year
Download MP3We look back at the biggest tech news of 2025, plus the U.S. halts new DJI drone imports, our ChatGPT “Wrapped” results, and our tech picks of the year!
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- US bans new foreign drone models in a blow to Chinese giant DJI | CNN Business
- ChatGPT launches a year-end review like Spotify Wrapped | TechCrunch
- Apple warns employees not to leave the U.S. amid return delays - 9to5Mac
- Instagram long-form videos and full control of your feed may happen
- Apple Intelligence summaries might get warning labels. That’s not enough. – Six Colors
- TikTok gets reprieve with Trump order but with twist | Reuters
- How Apple Builds Iconic Stores: SVP Deirdre O’Brien Interview! - YouTube
- DeepSeek privacy under investigation in US and Europe; App Store impact
- Apple Invites - YouTube
- After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box | The Verge
- Scarlett Johansson calls for anti deepfake laws after AI video goes viral | The Verge
- My Teen Switched to iPhone 16e – Does He Regret It? - YouTube
- In an Email to Customers, Humane Just Delivered a Brutal Lesson in Failure
- With Its AI-Powered Alexa+, Amazon Just Put Apple on Notice
- OpenAI expands Deep Research to all paying ChatGPT users
- Hands on With the M4 MacBook Air: It’s Delightful
- iOS 19 Redesign Now Widely Rumored - MacRumors
- Apple adds new disclaimer on its website advertising delayed AI Siri features - 9to5Mac
- Daring Fireball: Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino
- Sonos has canceled its streaming video player | The Verge
- Nintendo Switch 2 specs: 1080p 120Hz display, 4K dock, mouse mode, and more | The Verge
- Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. - The New York Times
- Leaked iPhone 17 Pro Cases Show Huge Cutout for New Camera Bump - MacRumors
- Report: iPadOS 19 to be 'more like macOS' in major overhaul - 9to5Mac
- OpenAI is building a social network | The Verge
- iPhone 17 Air's Extreme Thinness Demoed in New Video - MacRumors
- A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store | The Verge
- Airbnb Just Radically Changed Travel Again. Here’s How.
- At I/O, Google Just Shipped Apple’s AI Promises
- A letter from Sam and Jony | OpenAI
- iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, iPadOS 26: Apple to Rebrand Device Software - Bloomberg
- I Asked ChatGPT a Simple Question. It Literally May Have Saved My Life
- With a Push-Notification About 'F1: The Movie', Apple Did What No Company Should Ever Do
- Grammarly to acquire email startup Superhuman in AI platform push | Reuters
- Apple might ditch internal AI efforts for Siri revamp - 9to5Mac
- All 15 New iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Colors Revealed in Latest Leak - MacRumors
- Apple introduces AppleCare One, streamlining coverage into a single plan - Apple
- OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Agent can control an entire computer and do tasks for you | The Verge
- Apple Sues Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 Leaks - MacRumors
- AI Bunnies on Trampoline Causing Crisis of Confidence on TikTok
- CEO Tim Cook says Apple ready to open its wallet to catch up in AI | Reuters
- OpenAI teases GPT-5 launch event this Thursday | The Verge
- Perplexity's $34.5 Billion Dream of Buying Chrome Is Never Going to Happen. It's Also Kind of Brilliant
- Everything Google announced at the Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4 event
- Instagram Finally Gave Us an iPad App. It's Not What Anyone Asked For
- Amazon’s 2025 hardware event: the 8 biggest announcements | The Verge
- Sora launches on App Store for iPhone video creation from ChatGPT maker - 9to5Mac
- Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: finally, a more durable foldable | The Verge
- M5 iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Vision Pro - Everything You Need to Know in 5 Min - YouTube
- From the Creators of Shortcuts, Sky Extends AI Integration and Automation to Your Entire Mac - MacStories
- I Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird. | WSJ - YouTube
- iOS 26.2 is OUT — 10 New Features You Need to Try! - YouTube
- Apple Almost Fixed the Worst Thing About the Podcasts App. There’s Just 1 Big Problem
- GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT | OpenAI
- Apple saved the best features for 26.2 - YouTube
- Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO ‘as soon as next year’ - 9to5Mac
- Google Just Put a Massive Crack in Apple's Walled Garden and It's Good News For Everyone
- Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet | The Verge
- Why LEGO Just Announced It Will Sponsor an F1 Academy Team for the 2026 Season
- Apple design boss Alan Dye departing for Meta - 9to5Mac
- Netflix Just Made a $72 Billion Bet Against YouTube
- The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora | OpenAI
- Introducing GPT-5.2 | OpenAI
- Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:51) - Jason on MOTS
- (03:37) - U.S. Bans DJI
- (05:03) - ChatGPT Wrapped
- (08:01) - Stephen's ChatGPT Recap
- (10:13) - Jason's ChatGPT Recap
- (11:36) - Apple Warns Int'l Employees
- (12:24) - Instagram Pivoting to Long-Form
- (13:17) - 2025 Year in Review
- (14:03) - January: CES, Big Apple Interview
- (18:01) - February: Invites App, Humane Dies
- (26:56) - March: M4 MacBook Air, Apple Intelligence
- (34:17) - April: Switch 2, iPhone Rumors
- (35:55) - Sponsor: Copilot Money
- (37:56) - Sponsor: Framer
- (39:19) - May: Google I/O, AirBnb, Epic Wins Over Apple
- (46:22) - June: Stephen's First WWDC
- (49:42) - July: AI Slop
- (54:49) - August: Google Breakup, Pixel 10
- (55:32) - September: iPhone 17 Event, iOS 26
- (56:50) - October: M5 Rollout, Sora, I Quit
- (01:01:08) - November: Podcasts Crashout, GPT 5.1, Gemini 3
- (01:01:57) - December: Apple Execodus, Netflix + WB, OpenAI
- (01:03:21) - Our Favorite Tech of the Year
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Stephen Robles
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