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- Today4 min
MacVince Channel, Gruber on TBPN, Designed in California
MacVince is making incredible YouTube content about apps, John Gruber guesting on TBPN, the Kickstarter for Mike Hurley and Jason Snell's new Apple history podcast, the $10 Mac app I use to grab text from anything, and Amy Poehler's great hang with Judge Judy.Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfiveGruber on TBPNhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-origin-explosion-enterprise-ai-hits-spending-limits/id1772360235?i=1000770241038&t=1753TBPN Episode on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/live/sQVwLUxFdMY?si=EXKp-3QZS64Y1Idp&t=1998Designed in California: An Apple History Podcast https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/designedincalifornia/designed-in-california-an-apple-history-podcastTextSniper https://apps.apple.com/us/app/textsniper/id1528890965?mt=12Judge Judy Sheindlin — Good Hang with Amy Poehler https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hang-with-amy-poehler/id1795483480?i=1000724534033
- 1 weeks ago4 min
Bob Ross × Mozart × Ferrari
Ferrari's first EV designed by Jony Ive, Sundar Pichai on Google's AI future, a seven-year-old video about the word you say every day, and a new RSS reader worth trying.Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveFerrari Luce Interior — MKBHD https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Reu1WS3BhMHow Sundar Pichai Is Rethinking Google for the AI Era — Decoder with Nilay Patelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel/id1011668648?i=1000769616958Focused — with David Sparks and Mike Schmitz Note: My Episode releases Tuesday, June 2ndhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/focused/id1138055739Why we say "OK" — Vox https://youtu.be/1UnIDL-eHOsAmethyst https://amethyst.newsInventory Shortcut https://shortcut.bot/3RA2PvbInventory Shortcut Demo https://youtube.com/shorts/8c9hMTDAZr0Bob Ross × Mozart × Fortnite https://youtube.com/watch?v=q5HAEgkIaRM
- 2 weeks ago5 min
Creating vs Consuming, Arctic RV, Making iPhone Apps on iPhone
A YouTube gem on making instead of consuming, the Antarctic Snow Cruiser disaster, an Apple Vision Pro doc on Real Madrid, the social app that unifies Bluesky and Mastodon, and Google brings vibe coding to Android phones.Get the Newsletterstop being an audience member of your own life — YouTubeApple TV renews 'Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars' for a second season — 9to5MacKnife's Edge on Apple TVThe Antarctic Snow Cruiser — Omnibus — Apple PodcastsReal Madrid Immersive Documentary Releases This Friday on Apple Vision Pro — MacStoriesIndigo for Bluesky & Mastodon — App StoreGoogle AI Studio news from Google I/O 2026 — The Keyword447: 'A Sociopathic Father' — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Apple Podcasts
- 3 weeks ago5 min
Antarctica's Secrets, I Am Not a Robot, Do You Hate AI?
Cleo Abram goes to Antarctica, Jonah Hill's interview on SmartLess, Joanna Stern's new book I Am Not a Robot is out, a few great Mac apps, and a commencement address clip reacting to AI.Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfiveEmail Mehey@topfive.techWhat's Really Under Antarctica - Cleo Abramhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGEMCb6BQUWatch the SmartLess Live Show with Jonah Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvlPFnOC0oSmartLess Live with Jonah Hill on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonah-hill-live/id1521578868?i=1000766700415I Am Not a Robothttps://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Robot-Almost-Everything/dp/0063446618Contextly Apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/contextly-notes/id6762497168Gnome - Share GIFs on a Mac https://lexfriedman.com/gnome/Today Menu Bar Apphttps://sindresorhus.com/todayUFC Commencement Video - Cabel Sasser on Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mlk75u3om22e
- 4 weeks ago5 min
Hannah Fry on Claude, Acquired's Starbucks Story, Animated Earth
Hannah Fry tests what AI agents can really do, the founding story of Starbucks on Acquired, the rise of clip farms, massive new data center debacle, and the Earth like no one has seen.Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfiveAcquired: Starbucks with Howard Schultz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261?i=1000657758174The Clippening — The Verge https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeastClaude and Grok as Roommates — 512 Pixels https://512pixels.net/2026/05/claude-and-grok-roommates/Hovercraft — Sandwich Visionhttps://sandwich.vision/hovercraftEarth GIF from Artemis II — Hank Greenhttps://youtu.be/OdO_g1S_MBU?si=9-QyFTfIZN_2eGjC
- May 1, 20265 min
AI Chatbots IRL, Software Brain, Vision Pro Rumors
John Oliver tackles AI chatbots, Nilay Patel on the AI backlash, swirling Vision Pro and MagSafe rumors, a fun wallpaper shortcut, and my take on actually useful AI.Get the NewsletterAI Chatbots — Last Week Tonight with John OliverDecoder with Nilay Patel — Apple PodcastsThe people do not yearn for automation — The VergeApple Reportedly Gives Up on Vision Pro After M5 Refresh — MacRumorsApple Questioning Whether to Drop MagSafe from iPhone — MacRumorsJon Prosser: "Vision Pro ain't dead fam"Basic Gradient Wallpaper ShortcutPatel: Software Brain — Daring Fireball15 Useful Ways I Use AI Every Day
- Apr 24, 20265 min
New Things, Hans Zimmer, Tim Cook Leadership Lesson
Joanna Stern launched her "New Things," a look inside Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios, Jason's great commentary on Tim Cook, and on retiring from content creation (not me). Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfiveWatch the Private Videohttps://youtu.be/WcK0DdUcazkWhy I Quit The Wall Street Journal To Start This YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2Dyr0m3BITim Cook Steps Down. And Who is John Ternus? — With Joanna Sternhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXOLfijQzQcInside Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios — Twenty Thousand Hertzhttps://www.20k.org/episodes/hans-zimmers-remote-controlCommunity Letter from Tim - Applehttps://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/Tim Cook’s Farewell Letter Just Revealed His Most Important Leadership Habithttps://apple.news/ADYipKBtITUKNC-wuMSx6jwBackup Your Shortcuts https://shortcut.bot/shortcutsbackupI'm Retiring… Gerald Undone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqNa6Xa3Ns
- Apr 16, 20264 min
Mythos, Capture, and AT&T
What's the story on Mythos AI from Anthropic, a fascinating AT&T history lesson, a must-read Sam Altman profile, and the best app I’m using to save everything.Get the Newsletter!Watch this on YouTube---Watch: Hank Green Interview on MythosListen: Western Electric 500: Monopoly phoneVideo versionRead: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? — The New YorkerPrimary Tech Chapter on Sam AltmanDownload: Capture AppDeep: Reconcilable Differences #284: Burger Boy I Deleted My Second Brain
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