Apple Creator Studio Review, Is TikTok Dying? Gemini Keeps Winning

Creator Studio is out and the rollout was rough. We review it, plus AirTag 2 launch, Tesla ends production of Model S and X, Gemini keeps beating ChatGPT, Sonos finally released new hardware, Apple Invites might be bad, and is TikTok dying? Sponsors: Framer: Start creating for free and get 30% OFF an annual plan at: https://framer.com/primary Copilot Money: Get 2 months FREE when you sign up at: https://copilot.money/?utm_source=primary_technology&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=bbm-podcast_web25&utm_term=PRIMARY Show Notes via Email http://eepurl.com/dI2lkn Support the show Get an ad-free version of the show, plus exclusive bonus episodes every week! Subscribe here: https://primarytech.memberful.com/join Reach out: @stephenrobles on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stephenrobles @jasonaten on Threads https://www.threads.net/@jasonaten Chapters ➡ 00:00 Intro 04:55 AirTag 2 is Out 10:49 Good News for Apple Design 12:26 Creator Studio Review 39:12 Sponsor Break 42:49 Tesla Discontinues Model S and X 48:04 Fantasy Content Coming to TV 49:59 Gemini Now in Chrome 53:53 Moltbot is Clawdbot 58:38 New Sonos Hardware 01:01:15 Is TikTok Dying? 01:11:06 Gemini Keeps Winning 01:19:42 Maybe Apple Invites is Bad Links from the show: I Tested Apple’s New Creator Studio for 2 Weeks - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Ov81x97u3g Apple’s Rumored AI Pin Forces a Simple Question: What Do People Actually Want? https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/apples-rumored-ai-pin-forces-a-simple-question-what-do-people-actually-want/91292011 Apple’s Creator Studio Isn’t an Adobe Killer. It’s Something Else Entirely https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/apples-creator-studio-isnt-an-adobe-killer-its-something-else-entirely/91293646 Apple introduces new AirTag with expanded range and improved findability - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-introduces-new-airtag-with-expanded-range-and-improved-findability A brief note about one more AirTag 2 difference - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/28/a-brief-note-about-one-more-airtag-2-difference Sebastiaan de With on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/sdw.bsky.social/post/3mdjaglq52c2m @stroughtonsmith - Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@RealShakeeb/115974212718178048 Tesla Finally Announced the End of an Era https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/tesla-finally-announced-the-end-of-an-era/91294299 I Bought an 11-Year-Old Tesla in 2024 — Worth It? - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZzsKlBFy-4k Apple Signs Deal for Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' Universe Movies and TV Shows - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/28/apple-tv-brandon-sanderson-deal Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/869731/google-gemini-ai-chrome-auto-browse Moltbot (Formerly Clawdbot) Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like - MacStories https://www.macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like Sonos unveils its first new hardware product in over a year - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/27/sonos-unveils-its-first-new-hardware-product-in-over-a-year OpenAI is working out how much to charge for ChatGPT ads | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/867898/openai-chatgpt-ad-pricing TikTok Faces Outage and Censorship Concerns Days After U.S. Ownership Deal Closes - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-outage-issue Disgruntled TikTok Users Turn To UpScrolled—Which Outranks TikTok On App Store https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/26/tiktok-competitor-upscrolled-surges-on-app-store-amid-allegations-tiktok-suppresses-anti-ice-videos