Welcome to Relay

Breaking news! Apple announces that Tim Cook's tenure as CEO is ending, and John Ternus and Johny Srouji get promotions. And when that's done, we finish our Apple at 50 coverage with a vibe-based draft.

Patrick Rhone returns. The gang discusses Apple Silicon rewriting the Mac upgrade cycle, the Apple Refurb Store, and minimalist phones.

Jeopardy experiments more with streaming (and Jason lost), we reminisce about Netflix history, Paramount+ hugs Pluto, "The Pitt" should brace for franchising, and the sad fate of "Star Trek." And a big announcement!

Gemini's new safety guardrails, how Google plans to punish browser hijacking, and the company's attempt to make Gemini happen on the Mac.

Myke made some backup decisions, and only more problems became apparent. Federico updated Apple Frames, and built a command line interface for it. They both celebrate by sharing home screens.

Brad and Myke bust out all of the pen and paper in this week’s episode, including a huge amount of feedback on last week’s pocket fountain pen discussion. Brad also rambles about mechanical pencils for too long, but makes up for it with three flavors of S

AirPods Max and whether they're worth it, Backblaze's quiet decision to stop backing up cloud-synced folders, Amazon's acquisition of Apple's satellite provider, and Samsung vs. Apple's foldable phone design philosophies.

Some things we're enjoying, some challenges to face.