This week, Andrew and David take over the show once more while Marques is out representing Team USA! First, they talk about the rumor that Apple might make a cheaper Mac laptop before getting into Google’s upcoming Duolingo competitor. Then they talk about the hectic Chat GPT 5.0 release, Elon trying to sue Apple, and Perplexity trying to buy Chrome. There was a lot that happened. Enjoy!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:52 First look at. Pixel 10 Pro Fold
06:33 Apple’s new MacBook rumor
10:50 Google Translate vs Duolingo
15:49 Cassette app
27:34 Monarch Money (Sponsored)
28:49 Coda (Sponsored)
30:27 GPT 5.0
44:14 Elon suing Apple?
46:04 Perplexity wants to buy Chrome
49:14 Shopify (Sponsored)
50:30 Framer (Sponsored)
52:03 Ford $30k EV platform
56:59 Reddit games
01:02:24 Super head-to-head trivia
01:10:23 Outro
Links:
Watch Marques play Ultimate: https://live.theworldgames.org/sports/flying-disc
Digitimes – $599 Macbook rumor: https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250811PD214/apple-low-cost-macbook-notebook-market.html
Android Authority – Google Translate APK teardown: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-translate-practice-duolingo-apk-teardown-3586649/
Xiaomanyc – Surprised ChatGPT by speaking computer language: https://youtu.be/GiaNp0u_swU?si=nDohl4h5wfYP44n7
Techcrunch – Cassette app: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/cassettes-new-app-turns-your-videos-into-retro-vhs-like-home-movies/
Verge – OpenAI charts and graphs: https://www.theverge.com/news/756444/openai-gpt-5-vibe-graphing-chart-crime
Reuters – Perplexity offers to buy Chrome: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ai-startup-perplexity-makes-bold-345-billion-bid-googles-chrome-browser-2025-08-12/
Verge – Ford $30k EV platform: https://www.theverge.com/ford-motor-company/757243/ford-ev-truck-breakthrough-model-t
WVFRM Fantasy Premiere League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/813ndw
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