Episode 243: You Should Get an Alpaca
This week Chris and Rod have follow-up discussions on real-world experiences with the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, Google Gemini escaping its test environment to hack target companies, Apple fighting secrecy around UK encryption backdoor orders, hardware variances in US iPhones, and the rapid growth of Omarchy.
In the News, they cover mounting concerns over AI e-waste wrapping around the planet, a near-miss military conflict caused by an AI hallucination, Apple constructing M-series Ultra AI servers, power plant pollution deregulations for data centers, and fresh developer betas for iOS 27.2 and Xcode 27.1.
In Media, they check out Slow Horses Season 6 and Tony.
In Games, they review Valve's new Steam Frame VR headset.
The main show focuses on the shifting landscape for computer science graduates dealing with AI-impacted job markets, alongside new tools turning scientific papers into interactive agentic chatbots. Finally, the episode wraps up with Davit as App of the Week and RockBox for Thing of the Week.