Apple's chip bumps, big and small

Apple's new gadgets this week were pretty minor updates, so of course we talk about them for a long time. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes, and the three hosts discuss the latest iPad, iPad Air, MacBook Air, and Mac Studio. All three have... a lot of thoughts. After that, they run through some more tech news, including the Digg reboot, the end of Skype, VW's cheap new EV, and more. Finally, in the lightning round, they talk about the latest from DOGE and the Trump administration, Brendan Carr's latest assaults on free speech, and a smartphone that is mostly (but not entirely) a camera. Further reading:

Apple iPad Air 2025: launch, price, and specs

Apple refreshes the iPad but doesn’t add Apple Intelligence

Apple announces MacBook Air with M4 chip and a price cut

Our first look at Apple’s sky blue MacBook Air

Apple launches new Mac Studios with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips

Behold the maxed out Mac Studio.

Digg is coming back, with founder Kevin Rose and Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian

Discord is reportedly exploring an IPO.

Nothing’s Phone 3A and 3A Pro use AI to organize all your stuff

The Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is an affordable EV for the masses

Volkswagen’s cheapest EV ever is the first to use Rivian software

Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams

The Verge remembers Skype

Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs

Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China

Car prices expected to increase by as much as $12,000 thanks to Trump’s tariffs

Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

What’s an import?

Trump to Cabinet: Musk has no authority to fire workers

FAA staff reportedly ordered to find funding for deal with Musk’s Starlink

Trump’s USCIS wants to review all prospective citizens’ social media accounts

Senate votes to strip the CFPB of its power to regulate X

MWC: FCC chair says U.S. will defend interests of its tech giants

FCC’s Carr defends broadcast probes, slams social media ‘threat’

A camera for your cameraphone: Sony Cyber-shot QX10 and QX100 review

Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a small update with a big periscope lens

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