YouTube Gets The Oscars, ChatGPT is Now a Platform, AI “Slop” Word of the Year

Oscars ditch traditional TV for YouTube, ChatGPT’s image upgrades are significant, 5.2 launches with an entire app store, Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” as 2025’s word of the year, and who are the players in the battle for your TV. 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 00:59 Safari Browser Debate 06:36 eSIM and Switching Phones 13:09 iOS 26.2 Brightness Bug 15:28 YouTube Gets The Oscars 22:54 Netflix vs YouTube vs... 35:40 Sponsor Break 39:27 OpenAI X Disney Deal 40:33 Ai Content vs Real Creators 52:54 ChatGPT 5.2 and Images 01:07:01 "Slop" Word of the Year 01:09:29 Personal Tech Recs 01:18:21 Pluribus Links from the show: ‎Quick Notes - Capture App - App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-notes-capture/id6458535284 iOS 26.3: New features for your iPhone - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/17/ios-26-3-new-features-for-iphone Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-bolt-from-abc-to-youtube-starting-in-2029-1236453188 My Favorite Murder and The Breakfast Club podcasts are ditching YouTube for Netflix | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/845307/netflix-iheartmedia-video-podcasts The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora | OpenAI https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement ReThinking: Margaret Atwood on… - Worklife with Adam Grant - Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-margaret-atwood-on-what-ai-cant-replace/id1346314086?i=1000741472865 Introducing GPT-5.2 | OpenAI https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2 OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updated to Make Images Better and Faster - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/openai-s-chatgpt-updated-to-make-images-better-and-faster Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT | OpenAI https://openai.com/index/developers-can-now-submit-apps-to-chatgpt AI Thumbnails @stephenrobles.com on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/stephenrobles.com/post/3ma7nvzpxzi2f Google announces Gemini 3 Flash, rolling out to Gemini app https://9to5google.com/2025/12/17/gemini-3-flash-launch Instagram is putting Reels on your TV | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/845124/instagram-reels-tv-app Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/844640/merriam-webster-ai-slop-word-of-the-year-2025 New M5 iMac model aimed at pro users might be coming, per leak - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/16/new-m5-imac-model-aimed-at-pro-users-might-be-coming-per-leak