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• MacBook Air M4 review + Apple delays its smarter Siri

  It's both a great and bad week for Apple. In this episode, we dive into Devindra's review of the excellent M4-equipped MacBook Air (and briefly chat about the new Mac Studio). We also discuss Apple's surprise announcement that it's delaying its smarter, AI-infused Siri, which may not arrive until next year. Did Apple over-promise last year, or is it wise to hold off on advanced AI features until they're ready? After all, Apple doesn't want a fiasco like Microsoft's Recall announcement. The MacBook Air M4 refresh maintains Apple’s seat on the ultraportable throne – 1:40…but the delay on a Siri upgrade could spell trouble long-term – 15:32Xbox’s first handheld might not be made by Microsoft – 34:29The White House turns into a Tesla dealership – 41:30Meta attempts to block unflattering expose book already on sale – 45:52Around Engadget: Ninja Swirl and Eero Pro 7 router reviews – 46:38Working on – 49:21Pop culture picks – 50:26  

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• M4 MacBook Air, Mobile World Congress 2025, and AMD/NVIDIA's mid-range GPU fight

  Apple finally dropped some long-awaited updates this week:  An M4 MacBook Air (now starting at $999!), M3 iPad Air, as well as a refreshed Mac Studio with M3 Ultra and M4 Max chips. In this episode, Cherlynn, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham chat about all of Apple's new hardware, as well as some interesting tidbits from Mobile World Congress 2025. Devindra also dives into his reviews of NVIDIA's RTX 5070 and AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT. It turns out AMD has finally delivered some killer GPUs to counter NVIDIA's dominance. We mentioned a bunch of stuff from our Mobile World Congress Roundup, you can check it out here MacBook Air refresh announced with an M4 chip and a slight price drop – 2:04What’s hot at Mobile World Congress 2025 – 23:10Lenovo’s Solar PC – 35:20Xiaomi 15 Ultra (with a fancy Leica camera) – 37:53New releases from Nothing – 39:16Samsung releases a trio of A series devices – 40:35  NVIDIA vs. AMD part ∞: AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT edge out the GeForce RTX 5070 – 46:20Pop culture picks – 54:11 

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• iPhone 16e review + Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

  The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, they dive into Amazon's Alexa+ event, where we finally learned more about the company's AI-powered voice assistant. Alexa+ seems useful, but can we trust it? iPhone 16e review: too expensive with too many compromises – 1:28Amazon Alexa+ is a conversational assistant powered by AI – 18:39Framework unveils a cheap 2-in-1 laptop and a…modular desktop? – 40:53Clone Robotics released a video of a robot with fake skin that will haunt your nightmares – 43:26NYT: American Psychologists are getting ready to fight AI clone therapists – 44:05Working on – 47:59Pop culture picks – 49:02Interview with Daniel Rausch, VP of Amazon’s Alexa division – 55:34

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• iPhone 16e: Apple’s cheaper, but not budget, iPhone

  Well we didn't get the iPhone SE fourth-gen this week -- instead Apple debuted the iPhone 16e, a $599 model based on the iPhone 14's design. It has a 6.1-inch OLED screen and the A18 chip for Apple Intelligence, but should we really consider it a cheap iPhone? In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn dive into the iPhone 16e and how it compares to the rest of the iPhone 16 family.Apple unveils its SE successor, the iPhone 16e for $599 – 1:22Trump administration planning on 25 percent tariffs on auto and semiconductor imports – 32:02Acer to raise prices by 10 percent following tariff talk – 34:26Humane AI sells to HP, pin will go offline February 28 – 36:42Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip runs on topological qubits – 41:14Working on – 47:28Pop culture picks – 50:06 

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• What's up, DOGE? Diving into Elon Musk's hack on America

  We joked about "President Musk" shortly after Donald Trump took office, but it turns out that wasn't far from the truth. Over the past few weeks, Elon Musk and his DOGE team wasted no time in trying to dismantle the American administrative state. They've illegally accessed the Treasury Department's federal payment system, pushed for USAID to be dismantled, and have also infiltrated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In this episode, we chat with 404 Media's Jason Koebler about what Musk and his young tech cronies are up to, and how it ties into Silicon Valley's approach to the new Trump administration.Move Fast and Break Things: What is Elon Musk’s DOGE doing to the United States government? – 1:04iPhone SE 4 announcement expected soon – 34:54Elon Musk makes $97.4 billion offer for OpenAI, Altman declines in a tweet – 39:03France wants to build a gigawatt of new nuclear plants to power AI ambitions – 41:27Working on – 44:05Pop culture picks – 44:48 

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