Apple Products Ranked Correctly, Liquid Glass Creator Leaves Apple, OpenAI Code Red

Apple design chief Alan Dye exits for Meta, OpenAI sounds a “code red” as Google surges in AI, Sony A7V is out, Bending Spoons may be the tech world’s Thanos, and we rank Apple’s products, but correctly. 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 @stephenrobles on X https://twitter.com/stephenrobles Stephen on Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles @jasonaten on Threads https://www.threads.net/@jasonaten @JasonAten on X https://twitter.com/jasonaten Jason on Mastodon https://mastodon.world/@jasonaten Chapters ➡ 00:00 Intro 04:45 YouTube Recap 09:17 AI Lead Leaves Apple 11:46 Alan Dye Apple Design Chief Leaves 21:57 Is Bending Spoons Thanos? 25:55 OpenAI Issues Code Red 32:06 Sony A7V Announced 38:23 Sponsor Break 42:58 Runway ML 4.5 Released 46:46 Apple's 2025 Apps of the Year 48:15 The Correct Apple Product Ranking 01:12:56 Back on iPhone Air Links from the show: This Shortcut Will Give You the Year-End Recap that Apple Won’t https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/this-shortcut-will-give-you-the-year-end-recap-that-apple-wont/91274269 Screen Time 2025 Shortcut https://shortcut.bot/wrapped YouTube 'Recap' is a video version of Spotify Wrapped https://9to5google.com/2025/12/02/youtube-recap-rolling-out Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Retiring After Siri Delays - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/01/apple-ai-chief-retiring-after-siri-failure Apple design boss Alan Dye departing for Meta - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/03/apple-design-vp-alan-dye-departing-for-meta to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes https://www.threads.com/@juanbuis/post/DR1vHS_FAHE?xmt=AQF0RxLXpH6UcmxyyF1E5S3uUE8dM1ZZEy13I5LRMz-yIw Today we're establishing a new creative studio in Reality Labs led by Alan Dye, who has spent nearly 20 years leading design at Apple. https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/DR0Wsy0EhCP?xmt=AQF0H9GL6Q2Ndgsoa-53kHk1dzYStDBsGBzs1lJr0x9I2rWyKikVuA46RlnyUr2BhNPHqaE&slof=1 Bending Spoons to acquire Eventbrite in $500M all-cash deal - Tech.eu https://tech.eu/2025/12/02/bending-spoons-to-acquire-eventbrite-in-500m-all-cash-deal http://Tech.eu OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/836212/openai-code-red-chatgpt ChatGPT ads are on the way, but iPhone users can avoid them - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/01/chatgpt-ads-are-on-the-way-but-iphone-users-can-avoid-them Hands-on: Sony’s A7 V uses a partially stacked sensor for silent shooting | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/835420/sony-a7v-mirrorless-camera-partially-stacked-sensor-price-specs Sony a7 V Review: The End Game - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-AzXN9b1Ow Sara Dietschy’s Sony Grid - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DR0NoOiEnGD/?img_index=1 Runway says its new text-to-video AI generator has ‘unprecedented’ accuracy | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/834905/runway-ai-text-video-generator-launch Only Good Use of AI - Instagram Reel https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRftS3lkVGk/?igsh=cHZxbDM4NmtjZm44 Apple unveils the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards - Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/12/apple-unveils-the-winners-of-the-2025-app-store-awards The best Apple gadgets, ranked | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/podcast/836441/best-apple-gadgets-vergecast The iPad's Software Problem Is Permanent - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=bnYLpA5kAbo