Apple Betas, the Aftermath of Trump’s Online Shooting, and Weird Gadgets

In 2024, it’s still gadget season. But in these hot weeks of mid-July, after the big announcements from Samsung and Motorola and before we see what Google and Apple have in store for us, it’s officially weird gadget season.

But before we get to the weirder gadgets, we take a look at some of the big news of the week. In the wake of Donald Trump’s assassination attempt, the current state of social media content moderation has been revealed… and it’s pretty grim. We talk about what it means to have conspiracy theories everywhere, and whether that could change soon.

If you’re interested in learning more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, starting with the aftermath of the Trump shooting:

And in the manna of gadgets “is it something”:

And in the lightning round: