ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Ep.07 - Apple Leaks Its Own AirPods, OpenAI Hits The Brakes, Anthropic's Big Numbers & YouTube
This week’s episode: Apple inadvertently revealed its unreleased camera AirPods via a concealed demo video inside a macOS beta, while OpenAI halted training of its most advanced AI following unexpected agent behaviour during internal tests. Apple released an emergency security patch for a critical image-processing flaw identified by Meta’s security team, and Anthropic’s revenue rose to $11.5bn as IPO speculation continued. YouTube revised its view counting in the same week it doubled the threshold for creator monetisation. Quick updates cover Meta’s new open AI model, DeepSeek’s latest release, and the EU’s AI Act transparency rules — plus a rumour round-up on further unreleased Apple products, iPhone Ultra stock worries, and fresh chip details for the iPhone 18 Pro.
My links:
Website: bio.site/theogalleytonks
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@theo.gt.tech
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheoGalley-Tonks
Email: thetechstackpodcast@gmail.com
Sources:
Apple leaks included in 26.7 : https://tr.ee/tY6n2E
OpenAI pauses training: https://tr.ee/a6B16G
Apple emergency patch: https://tr.ee/WBgqPC
Anthropic revenue/IPO: https://tr.ee/e521dp
YouTube view counting: https://tr.ee/jwuYl0
Meta's "Glimmer" open-weight model: https://tr.ee/aUDULe
Zuckerberg letter: https://tr.ee/rg59ZX
DeepSeek V4-Pro full release: https://tr.ee/EspErq
EU AI Act transparency rules becoming enforceable: https://tr.ee/kJUl0Y
iPhone Ultra limited supply rumour: https://tr.ee/NNGNKF
iPhone 18 Pro A20 Pro chip rumour: https://tr.ee/hvEoyY
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Apple Accidentally Leaks Its Own Camera AirPods
07:41 OpenAI Hits The Brakes On Its Most Advanced AI
10:49 Apple Issues An Emergency Security Patch
14:59 Anthropic's Revenue Jumps As IPO Talk Continues
18:53 YouTube Overhauls How It Counts Views
22:59 Quick Hits
24:36 Rumour Round-Up
26:13 Mailbag
26:36 Sponsor opportunity
26:53 Wrap-Up
