This Week in Tech 1036: Apple Reflux

• Opinionated Design: Early Reactions to Apple's Liquid Glass Design Language


• Big Tech Is Dealing Flat Design a Death Blow


• Apple gets over its hang-ups, and the iPad enters a new era


• Apple Targets Spring 2026 for Release of Delayed Siri AI Upgrade


• Apple's de-chatbot-ification of AI is nearly complete


• Google launches Android 16, rolling out now to Pixel


• Google offers voluntary buyouts to US staff across several businesses and units, including the one housing its core search team and much of the ads organization


• IBM aims to build the world's first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028


• Blue Origin Delays Second New Glenn Launch


• Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe


• Twenty-seven states and DC sue 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent


• YouTube says its ecosystem created 490K jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024


• God is hungry for Context: First thoughts on o3 pro


• Army reserve tech executives meta palantir


• Nintendo Switch 2 Is Fastest-Selling Game Console of All Time - Slashdot


• An Experimental New Dating Site Matches Singles Based on Their Browser Histories


• Anker recalls 1.1 million power banks due to fire hazard risk


• Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns


• Bald eagle live cam update: Babies are leaving nest. What's next?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jason Hiner, Harry McCracken, and Jason Snell

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