Biggest Tech News of 2025, Our ChatGPT Wrapped, Favorite Tech of the Year

We 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! 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 03:38 U.S. Bans DJI 05:18 ChatGPT Year Recap 11:32 Apple Warns International Employees 12:24 Instagram Pivoting to Long-Form 13:17 January: CES, Big Apple Interview 18:01 February: Invites App, Humane Dies 25:08 March: M4 MacBook Air, Apple Intelligence 34:20 April: Switch 2, iPhone Rumors 35:50 Sponsor Break 39:21 May: Google I/O, AirBnb, Epic Wins Over Apple 46:04 June: Stephen's First WWDC 49:23 July: AI Slop 54:25 August: Google Breakup, Pixel 10 55:08 September: iPhone 17 Event, iOS 26 56:36 October: M5 Rollout, Sora, I Quit 01:00:46 November: Podcasts Crashout, GPT 5.1, Gemini 3 01:01:33 December: Apple Execodus, Netflix + WB, OpenAI 01:03:02 Our Favorite Tech of the Year Links from the show: Jason on Movies on the Side Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-on-the-side/id1373518864?i=1000681119415 Nelko Bluetooth Thermal Shipping Label Printer https://amazon.com/dp/B0BRBY6888?th=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=beardedteac07-20&linkId=b7b5728cefa2aeee5eb43a54850b11b0&language=en_US&?tag=beardedteac07-20 Anker Nano Charging Station https://amazon.com/dp/B0DFGRRV2T?th=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=beardedteac07-20&linkId=da11c8bf0beafa55b92708fb0cef1cac&language=en_US&?tag=beardedteac07-20 The Task Knife | Grovemade® https://grovemade.com/product/task-knife/?initial=1003 Elgato Stream Deck + White https://amazon.com/dp/B0BXHL5DMD/?tag=beardedteac07-20 US bans new foreign drone models in a blow to Chinese giant DJI | CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/business/us-ban-foreign-drones-dji-intl-hnk ChatGPT launches a year-end review like Spotify Wrapped | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/22/chatgpt-launches-a-year-end-review-like-spotify-wrapped Apple warns employees not to leave the U.S. amid return delays - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/22/apple-cautions-certain-employees-not-to-leave-the-us Instagram long-form videos and full control of your feed may happen https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/22/instagram-long-form-videos-and-full-control-of-your-feed-may-be-on-the-cards Apple Intelligence summaries might get warning labels. That’s not enough. – Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/01/apple-intelligence-summaries-might-get-warning-labels-thats-not-enough How Apple Builds Iconic Stores: SVP Deirdre O’Brien Interview! - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=KOtOq1nbbFo DeepSeek privacy under investigation in US and Europe; App Store impact https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/30/deepseek-privacy-under-investigation-in-us-and-europe-removed-from-app-store-in-italy After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/sonos/606025/sonos-pinewood-video-player-features Scarlett Johansson calls for anti deepfake laws after AI video goes viral | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/611016/scarlett-johansson-deepfake-laws-ai-video My Teen Switched to iPhone 16e – Does He Regret It? - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=KpKr3NNvm94 In an Email to Customers, Humane Just Delivered a Brutal Lesson in Failure https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/in-an-email-to-customers-humane-delivered-a-brutal-lesson-in-failure/91149548 With Its AI-Powered Alexa+, Amazon Just Put Apple on Notice https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/with-its-ai-powered-alexa-plus-amazon-just-put-apple-on-notice/91153371 OpenAI expands Deep Research to all paying ChatGPT users https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-expands-deep-research-to-all-paying-chatgpt-users-200045108.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90ZWNobWVtZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig Hands on With the M4 MacBook Air: It’s Delightful https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/hands-on-with-the-m4-macbook-air-its-delightful/91159397 iOS 19 Redesign Now Widely Rumored - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/10/ios-19-visionos-redesign-rumors