Is Apple’s Exodus Over? Australia Bans Social Media for Kids, Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.

Apple Silicon’s Johny Srouji says he’s staying, Australia enforces a sweeping social media ban for kids, Netflix makes a massive $72 billion gamble against YouTube, ChatGPT can use Photoshop for you, and Meta gives you some control over its algorithm. 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 06:00 Apple Execodus 24:38 Australia Bans Social Media for Kids 35:27 Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. 50:32 Sponsor Break 53:45 Google's Project Aura Glasses 56:12 Chrome Getting Agentic Powers 01:01:39 Meta Gives You Algorithm Control 01:06:06 OpenAI Poaches Slack CEO, Adds Photoshop 01:12:27 Social Media Checks When Traveling 01:23:34 Jason Bought a New Phone Links from the show: Is Apple Cooked? - YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=eBP1TzzwwJM Stephen Lemay Bio - Cult of Mac https://www.cultofmac.com/news/meet-apples-new-ui-design-chief-stephen-lamay Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/apple-rocked-by-executive-departures-with-johny-srouji-at-risk-of-leaving-next?embedded-checkout=true Apple Silicon chief Johny Srouji reportedly commits to staying at Apple for now - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/08/apple-silicon-chief-johny-srouji-reportedly-commits-to-staying-at-apple-for-now Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins | Social media ban | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-begins-apps-listed Tim Cook meets lawmakers in effort to shift App Store age proposal - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/10/tim-cook-meets-lawmakers-in-effort-to-halt-app-store-age-proposal Netflix Just Made a $72 Billion Bet Against YouTube https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/netflix-just-made-a-72-billion-bet-against-youtube/91275304 Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/838781/netflix-warner-bros-discover-bids-buyout Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-netflix.html Google Project Aura hands-on: Android XR’s biggest strength is in the apps | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/839392/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses Google details Gemini in Chrome’s agentic browsing security https://9to5google.com/2025/12/08/gemini-chrome-agentic-security Instagram gives you more control over your Reels algorithm | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/841399/instagram-reels-tune-algorithm-feature Inspired by all of you who started "dear threads algo" requests, we're going to test a new feature where if you post "dear algo" it will actually put more of that content in your feed! https://www.threads.com/@zuck/post/DR0F9gkEj1q/inspired-by-all-of-you-who-started-dear-threads-algo-requests-were-going-to Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-sam-altman-google-code-red-c3a312ad?st=krzBaj&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Here are iPhone’s most downloaded apps and games of 2025 - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/10/here-are-iphones-most-downloaded-apps-and-games-of-2025 OpenAI hires Slack’s CEO as its chief revenue officer | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/841540/openai-slack-ceo-denise-dresser-chief-revenue-officer You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/you-can-buy-your-instacart-groceries-without-leaving-chatgpt ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/841369/chatgpt-apps-adobe-photoshop-acrobat-express Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/842129/trump-admin-us-cbp-social-media-history-travelers SpaceX Said to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/spacex-said-to-pursue-2026-ipo-raising-far-above-30-billion?embedded-checkout=true TIME Person of the Year 2025: How We Chose | TIME https://time.com/7339621/person-of-the-year-2025-ai-architects-choice