OpenAI is Flailing, Anthropic’s Mythos AI is Too Powerful, Are Vertical Tabs Good?

OpenAI acquires TBPN podcast, Anthropic’s mysterious Mythos AI it won’t release to the public, Google’s new deepfake tools, and why is NASA still using Flickr? 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 06:05 Artemis II Moon Photos 10:40 AirPods Max 2 17:47 OpenAI is Flailing 31:32 Sponsor: CleanMyMac 33:28 Sponsor: Granola 35:04 Anthropic's Mythos AI 47:31 YouTube Making Deepfakes Easier 49:47 Meta's Spark AI 53:49 Amazon Cutting Off Old Kindles 01:00:48 Are Vertical Tabs Good? 01:03:40 Spotify AI Podcast Recommendations 01:04:25 Claude Strikes Again Links from the show: Stephen Robles - Apple Home and HomeKit Devices https://beard.fm/homekit NASA Images http://images.nasa.gov Artemis II | Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/albums/72177720307234654/with/55194517308 LunarWall: Shuffle Moon Photos from Artemis II On Your Lock Screen or Mac Desktop - MacStories https://www.macstories.net/ios/lunarwall-shuffle-moon-photos-from-artemis-ii-on-your-lock-screen-or-mac-desktop This Shortcut downloads latest Artemis II images from NASA - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/07/this-clever-shortcut-lets-you-download-hi-res-artemis-ii-images-directly-from-nasa AirPods Max 2 Colors - Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@stephenrobles/116341339223820532 OpenAI just bought TBPN | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906022/openai-buys-tbpn OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906965/openais-agi-boss-is-taking-a-leave-of-absence?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9 Sam Altman Compares AGI to Pandemic https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2041618671236469200?s=20 ChatGPT just added its first streaming video app, here's what it can do - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/08/chatgpt-just-added-its-first-streaming-video-app-heres-what-it-can-do Anthropic Project Glasswing: Mythos Preview gets limited release https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/anthropic-project-glasswing-mythos-preview-claude-gets-limited-release-rcna267234 Quantum-secure cryptography in Apple operating systems - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/guide/security/quantum-secure-cryptography-apple-devices-secc7c82e533/web US court declines to block Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us-court-declines-block-pentagons-anthropic-blacklisting-now-2026-04-08 Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-launches-claude-managed-agents Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/909104/youtube-shorts-make-ai-avatar Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a 'ground-up overhaul' of its AI | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/meta-debuts-the-muse-spark-model-in-a-ground-up-overhaul-of-its-ai Surf Social https://beardfm.surf.social Amazon Cuts Support for Old Kindles https://apple.news/Akhb6U8DlSk678KvxE1jtsg Google Brings Vertical Tabs and Improved Reading Mode to Chrome - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/07/chrome-vertical-tabs Spotify's prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/spotifys-prompted-playlist-feature-will-now-work-for-podcasts-too Website Designers - Squarespace Marketplace — Squarespace https://www.squarespace.com/designer/profile/4246482