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Plus, making supercapacitors from Bourbon leftovers.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here.

Anthropic Claude Code can now control the computer in claw-like fashion, and Apple Maps is about to get sponsored results inside its maps.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.

Plus, the best prompts for chatbot users, new and old.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.

 Google will add a 24-hour delay for users sideloading unauthorized apps, and Chris Ashley tells us why Counter-Strike 2 players are upset with a seemingly small update.Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao and Chris Ashley.Show notes found here.

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says modern smartphone apps will be replaced with agentic actions under the hood, and Uber taps Rivian for a big robotaxi roll-out in San Francisco and Miami by 2028.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here.

Plus, the Pentagon fires back against Anthropic, and Google helps identify more iOS malware. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.

Why improved lighting in games has received a lot of hate, plus, you can now run Doom on the human brain.Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here.

IFixit has expressed cries of joy over Apple's drift towards repairability. And the war in Iran might drive chip prices even higher. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes found here.

Meta is reportedly delaying its “Avocado” AI model and might lean on Gemini to fill the gap, and Sony is trialing dynamic pricing for games on the PS Store and gamers aren’t happy about it.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here.