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Kurzgesagt explains how AI models broke containment and hacked Hugging Face, my interview on going independent, three free Mac apps I built this week, a clever iOS 27 Shortcuts launcher, and Alexandr Wang on Meta’s Muse agent.Get the NewsletterAI Just Became Humanity’s Biggest Threat — KurzgesagtHe Left Riverside With No Safety Net — One Year Later, This Happened with Stephen RoblesLeveler, Transcriber, and Captioner — beardfm.appSumClip — The Clipboard That CountsDeflector Turns iOS 27 Notification Triggers into a Shortcut Launcher — MacStoriesThe Biggest Launch Since ChatGPT (Muse) — Cleo Abram

Craig Federighi goes in-depth on iPhone Duo, Joanna Stern questions Zuckerberg on AI and glasses, Bill Gates's blunt AI warning, Ron Johnson on building the Apple Store, a better Nextdoor, two great free apps, and MKBHD on YouTube's coming video A/B tests.Get the NewsletterI Asked Craig Federighi Why iPhone Still Can't Swipe Back from the Right — Donald Decodes Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Audio-Only Glasses and Killer AI — Joanna SternBill Gates's Blunt Warning on A.I. — The Ezra Klein Show (00:43)Ron Johnson on Letting the Best Ideas Win — Creative Effort (01:43)Roadrunner: Your Neighborhood's Bulletin BoardThe AI Industry Has a Jurassic Park Problem — Inc. (02:55)Ensemble: Music Player (03:11)Get in Losers, We're Ditching RaycastHyperkey — The Extra macOS Modifier KeyDear YouTube! — Marques Brownlee

Tom at Byte Review goes hands-on with the iPhone Duo, a rare look back at Apple's Antennagate Q&A, Jason's warning about Meta's Muse AI, a handy AI prompt app from Parker Ortolani, and why the AI warnings are worth hearing out.Get the NewsletterI Tried the iPhone Duo. I Get It Now — Byte ReviewApple iPhone 4 "Antennagate" Q&A — Steve Jobs, Tim Cook & Bob MansfieldInside Star Wars: Two Suns Setting (01:32)Inside Jaws (01:50)Meta's New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It To — Inc. (02:10)Meta Keeps Apologizing for Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely — Inc. (02:30)QuillCue — App Store (03:10)The AI Warnings Are Getting Louder. Here's What You Need to Know — Apple News Today (03:59)

Tyler Stalman's camera review, a reader-submitted Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate study, 48 hours behind the scenes with MKBHD, Adam Conover on Decoder, Austin Mann's iPhone 18 Pro photos, how Apple Reference Image works, the return of AppZapper, and whether AI is really going to kill us.Get the NewsletteriPhone 18 Pro: A Photographer's Review — Tyler StalmanApple Watch Series 12 Heart Rate Study: Ranking All Wearables! — The Quantified Scientist48 Hours at the Folding iPhone Event with MKBHD — The StudioAdam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything — Decoder with Nilay Patel (01:21)iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin MannApple explains how the iPhone 18 Pro's new Reference Image camera mode works — 9to5Mac (02:10)AppZapper 3000AI Companies Love to Tell Us How Dangerous Their Products Are. This Time They Mean It — Inc. (03:08)Humanoid robot crashes into a wall during a sprint test at the 'Robot Olympics' in Beijing — The Straits Times

A hands-on look at the new iPhone Duo, a photographer's take on iPhone 18 Pro camera, Tim Cook's perfect handoff moment, free iPhone Duo wallpapers, and what it means that your Apple Watch is now always listening.Get the NewsletteriPhone Duo - Hands-On — SuperSafiPhone 18 Pro & Duo: A Photographer's Reaction — Tyler StalmaniPhone Duo Episode - Primary Technology (01:09)Tim Cook's Brief Appearance at the iPhone Duo Event Was Apple Stagecraft at Its Best — Inc. (01:46)iPhone Duo Wallpaper — Basic Apple GuyAbout Audio Intelligence features on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 — Apple Support