1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,280 Welcome to Top 5 Tech, my weekly show about what to watch, listen to, read, download, 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:05,879 and something deep every week. 3 00:00:05,879 --> 00:00:07,120 Number one on what to watch. 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,539 I mentioned this in the latest episode of Primary Technology, but even if you've never 5 00:00:10,539 --> 00:00:15,339 used an Apple Vision Pro or never seen an immersive landscape in the headset, you should 6 00:00:15,339 --> 00:00:16,559 check out this video. 7 00:00:16,559 --> 00:00:21,920 This is on the Apple Developer YouTube channel, and it shows all the work that goes into creating 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,760 these immersive environments. 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,359 If you're familiar with some of them, like Mount Hood, it's pretty wild to see the before 10 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:30,039 and after what they adjusted from the real world. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,939 actually eliminating a road from the immersive 12 00:00:32,939 --> 00:00:34,939 and eliminating some fours too. 13 00:00:34,939 --> 00:00:37,880 But also the instructions they give to app developers 14 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,780 and other companies if they want to make immersive environments. 15 00:00:40,780 --> 00:00:43,679 The tricks they use with textures versus actual footage. 16 00:00:43,679 --> 00:00:45,519 It's just 15 minutes. Highly recommend. 17 00:00:45,519 --> 00:00:47,359 I want to listen to "Version History." 18 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:49,120 The show from "The Verge" is back 19 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,600 and the episode of this season started with Harmony Remote. 20 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,799 I have a soft spot for Harmony Remote. 21 00:00:54,799 --> 00:00:56,799 I loved Harmony for many years. 22 00:00:56,799 --> 00:00:58,539 Used it as my universal remote. 23 00:00:58,539 --> 00:01:00,200 And honestly, I still kind of. 24 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:05,200 miss it. I would still probably have a universal remote now. Yes, the Apple TV remote turns on the 25 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:10,159 receiver and the inputs switch most of the time. But I thought Harmony remotes were great. I even 26 00:01:10,159 --> 00:01:14,400 had the little Harmony Hub and used the app. There's even a third-party utility that you can 27 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,879 have on your Mac to plug it into HomeKit. Anyway, I could nerd out about it. But the Harmony remote, 28 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:22,000 I'm very nostalgic for it. You should listen to that version history episode. 29 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,400 On what to read, a deep discussion we also had on primary tech was the social media ban that's 30 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,920 happening in the UK. It's still a long way away. It has to go through Parliament. 31 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,400 It might not be till next spring that this ban goes into effect, but those under 18 would 32 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:39,719 be banned from social networks like X, Instagram, and platforms like YouTube. It falls in this 33 00:01:39,719 --> 00:01:44,960 category. So I wanted to link this article, the Guardian article that actually talks about 34 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:48,799 how it's been going in Australia. Because if you remember, Australia actually has this 35 00:01:48,799 --> 00:01:53,319 ban in place. It has been going on for months where teenagers are banned from these social 36 00:01:53,319 --> 00:01:59,120 media apps. And this article recounts several families' experiences, both positive and negative. 37 00:02:00,879 --> 00:02:06,400 Just to read it quickly and maybe start developing your own opinion, is this good? Not so good? And 38 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,960 what happens if more of this activity happens here in the States, if you're here or in whatever 39 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,960 country you're in? I want to download, I got a shortcut for you this week, but it's pretty fun 40 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:20,159 because one, it's called yesterday's sports scores. When you run it, it will look for sports 41 00:02:20,159 --> 00:02:24,879 from the major leagues here in the United States, and it will show you in quick look. And here you 42 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:29,199 get the little summary of some big moves that happened, scores for all the games. Right now, 43 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,960 but it's a nice little summary of yesterday's sports events all in one place. And on something 44 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,800 deep, there's actually some moves going on in the tech journalism world. So I'm gonna link this 45 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,759 Hollywood Reporter article that came out right as I was recording this episode. But Eater, 46 00:02:43,759 --> 00:02:49,360 The Verge and SB Nation, which were formerly a part of Vox Media, Vox Media sold off the podcast 47 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:55,680 ad network to the Murdoch's. Well, now The Verge is actually moving to Penske Media. Now I saw 48 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,759 Parker Ortolani on X said this is actually a good move. So I have to do a little more research on 49 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,879 that. But that move is happening. And related Casey Newton, who hosts the hard fork podcast, 50 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:08,879 which is part of the New York Times, he's actually going to join Kevin Rose, who's leaving the New 51 00:03:08,879 --> 00:03:14,319 York Times to create an independent media company. This feels a little bit like back in the day when 52 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:19,280 the team at Engadget did this is my next and that actually became The Verge. So gonna be watching 53 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:24,159 very curious what new media company comes out with all these moves and changes from these different 54 00:03:24,159 --> 00:03:29,199 people and companies. But I'll also point out my Siri AI video, which broke containment really 55 00:03:30,319 --> 00:03:35,680 was super fun. But I'm really bullish on Siri AI. Joanna Stern also had a great video on Siri AI 56 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,800 that just came out today. And I really think people's attitude and feelings towards AI once 57 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:45,599 they get this personalized Siri AI in their hands this fall, I think it's going to significantly 58 00:03:45,599 --> 00:03:51,360 change people's perception of what AI could be good for and what it does well. So I'm excited 59 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:56,719 for this fall when Siri AI comes out for everyone. And curious if that needle will move on people's 60 00:03:56,719 --> 00:04:00,000 feelings about AI in general, and once Apple launched 61 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:05,120 as this, you know, ChatGPT, Claw, Gemini, they're not going to be able to compete on the iPhone 62 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,759 for the same level of access to the data that Apple has, the way they index your messages 63 00:04:09,759 --> 00:04:16,319 in your mail. And so I'm curious, as Anthropic and OpenAI have been more geared towards enterprise 64 00:04:16,319 --> 00:04:20,560 products and solutions like Mythos and Fable, and maybe when Siri AI comes out, 65 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:25,279 that consumer-level AI that most people outside of our tech bubble find the most useful 66 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,920 might lean more towards Siri AI and those other tools might be more used in the 67 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:35,519 enterprise and commercial sense. But it remains to be seen. iOS 27 is still a few months away. 68 00:04:35,519 --> 00:04:40,079 Everyone's devices will have to index at least a week or two after it comes out. But stay tuned, 69 00:04:40,079 --> 00:04:44,480 I'll be covering it right here, both in Top 5 Tech on my YouTube channel and in Primary Tech. 70 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,000 And you can get this with all the links in an email newsletter every Friday. 71 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,680 You can scan this QR code for that. And if you're listening, I'd appreciate a 5-star rating and 72 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,439 review in Apple Podcasts when you get a chance. That'll help the show be discovered by even more 73 00:04:55,439 --> 00:04:58,959 people. And I appreciate your support there. Thanks for listening. Thanks for watching.