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In a Decoder podcast interview, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman discussed Apple's recent iPhone hardware event, which marked John Ternus's debut as CEO following Tim Cook's departure less than two weeks earlier. The event also introduced the iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable smartphone, a launch Gurman says was deliberately timed to coincide with the leadership transition.
A podcast network operator built an AI pipeline linking Claude Code and NotebookLM to automate social media production for over 25 shows, turning a full day of manual work into a background process. Rather than reducing overall workload, the time saved has been redirected into taking on additional projects and responsibilities.
Chiptune band Anamanaguchi answered The Verge's weekly tool questionnaire, with all four members detailing their favorite gadgets and software, from Ableton's Operator plugin to the Logitech MX Master 3S mouse. The piece coincides with the release of their new single 'Yeah I Guess,' which continues the sound established on their album Anyway.
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke, who last year told employees that using AI was a 'baseline expectation,' now says the push has flooded the company with low-quality AI output he calls 'slop grenades.' He described workers generating unreviewed AI content that colleagues then have to catch and fix, undermining the productivity gains he originally sought.
In a New York Times podcast appearance, Sundar Pichai said the current speed of technological change exceeds anything humans are biologically equipped to handle. The remarks have sparked broader discussion about how executives should manage teams facing constant cognitive strain from rapid tech shifts.
Spotify is broadening its podcast partner program this fall to 35 additional regions, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. Podcasters in these markets will be able to earn revenue from both ad and Premium subscriber activity across video and audio formats, while retaining sponsorship income and freedom to distribute elsewhere.
Meta announced new Threads features aimed at podcast creators, including profile cards and banners showing podcast info, tappable episode link cards, transcript posting, guest tagging, episode-drop reminders, and audience engagement analytics. The update builds on tools introduced last year that linked creator profiles to podcasts and improved link cards for discussion.
Meta is expanding Threads' podcast features, letting users share show transcripts, save episodes for later, and view analytics on clicks and saves. Podcast creators can also get reminders to share new episodes, and posts can display video clips, transcripts or tagged guests to promote a show.
WIRED is producing a special issue on gender and power in Silicon Valley and will record a live episode of its Uncanny Valley podcast in San Francisco on October 8. The event, co-presented with KQED, features a conversation between former WIRED writer Paulina Borsook and editorial director Katie Drummond, followed by a panel with Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer and Lauren Goode discussing Goode's search for the most powerful woman in tech.
The September 14, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily covers recent changes to Apple's retail operations along with details on iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders. The podcast, hosted by Chance, summarizes these top Apple stories for listeners across platforms like Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Google Play.
Apple's Background App Refresh feature, found in Settings > General, lets iPhone users control which apps can update content while running in the background. Users can toggle it for Wi-Fi only, Wi-Fi and cellular, or turn it off entirely, and can also customize it on a per-app basis. Importantly, disabling this setting does not stop an app from sending notifications.
Veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher, who spent nearly 30 years at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, told Business Insider staff she left to build something of her own because she believed she could do better. That decision led to the 2014 launch of Recode, and she has since co-founded the Pivot podcast with Scott Galloway and published a memoir, Burn Book, while building a following of two million across social media.