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A behind-the-scenes look at how IMAX projects 70mm film for The Odyssey, the JFK series that got me hooked on The Rest Is History, Derek Seaman's top macOS app picks, and the two apps I'm leaning on to track my media and get a second opinion on my health. Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfive How IMAX 70MM Film is Projected!https://youtube.com/watch?v=7S_geBV5bLQ&is=RiKJLJadWQUnE57P Deepister.tech on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deepister.tech JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3) — The Rest Is Historyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jfk-death-in-dallas-part-3/id1537788786?i=1000634881247 My Top macOS App Picks (2026 Edition) — Derek Seaman's Tech Bloghttps://www.derekseaman.com/2026/07/my-top-macos-app-picks-2026-edition.html Sequel • Media Trackerhttps://www.getsequel.app Trackables – Health Trackerhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/trackables-health-tracker/id6745567488

Lexy Savvides pits Find My against Google's network, ATP digs into Apple's price increases, the book that reframed how I think about time, John Siracusa's disk-space app, and Holst's Jupiter. Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfive I lost my stuff on purpose. Who found it faster?https://youtu.be/8DvGX96Obh8?is=IJjz38TkacpQt8gI The Chart Is Terrifying — Accidental Tech Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468?i=1000774400611 You're Not Ready For These iPhone Shortcutshttps://youtu.be/zUKCL70V-R4 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals — Oliver Burkemanhttps://amzn.to/446h9yA Hyperspace: Reclaim Disk Space — John Siracusahttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/hyperspace-reclaim-disk-space/id6739505345?mt=12 Holst: The Planets — Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollityhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/the-planets-suite-jupiter/267986844?i=267987026 Shortcuts Communityhttps://create.beard.fm/checkout/community?coupon_code=HALFOFF25

First look at the $25,000 Slate EV Truck, why Apple just raised prices across the lineup, a plain-language Mac utility, and what Toy Story 5 says about our screens. Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfive Affiliate Prime Day Dealshttps://geni.us/wN559wu Shortcuts Communityhttps://create.beard.fm/checkout/community?coupon_code=HALFOFF25 Spider-Man: Brand New Day – New Trailer (4K)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62bIsvRcPv0 Slate Truck First Look: The $25,000 Modular EV!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0t7wpkFc6U Can Patreon Fight Fire With Social Media Fire? — Decoder with Nilay Patelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-patreon-fight-fire-with-social-media-fire/id1011668648?i=1000773706490 Apple Explains Why It Raised Prices on These 14 Products Today — MacRumorshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-explains-why-it-raised-prices/ Apple Announces Significant Price Increases for MacBooks, iPads, More — 9to5Machttps://9to5mac.com/2026/06/25/apple-price-increases-mac-ipad-more/ Substage — A Natural Language Command Bar for Your Finder Windowshttps://selkie.design/substage/ Toy Story 5 — Disney Movieshttps://movies.disney.com/toy-story-5

A behind-the-scenes look at how Apple builds those immersive visionOS environments, Version History episode on the Harmony remote, how Australia's social media ban is actually playing out, a fun shortcut for yesterday's sports scores, and shake-ups happening in tech journalism. Get the Newsletterhttps://shortcut.bot/topfive How  Vision Pro Immersive Environments Are Madehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIqQSs6R-6Y Harmony remote: Control freak — Version Historyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harmony-remote-control-freak/id1840983742?i=1000772624848 How Australia's social media ban has affected families six months on — The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/how-australia-social-media-ban-has-affected-families-six-months-on Get Yesterday's Sports Scoreshttps://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/86378520115643f0b0feca437620d2d8 Eater, The Verge and SB Nation Sold to Penske Media — The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/eater-verge-sbnation-sold-penske-media-1236624828/ The Siri Demo Apple Didn't Showhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtWNGnPj-kM The New Siri is Actually Goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ3lL68hNK4

Justin Ryan asks Apple if it's done with Vision Pro, Primary Technology was LIVE from Apple Park, Federico Viticci's reflective WWDC essay, and the beautifully designed Tasks app I'm about to try. Get the NewsletterI Asked Apple About visionOS 27 and Vision Pro RumorsAndrew Clare's YouTube ChannelMy WWDC 2026 Video PlaylistWWDC 2026 LIVE from Apple Park | Primary TechnologyWWDC 2026: Between Seasons | MacStoriesmacOS Wall of Text | Basic Apple GuyTasks: Todo Lists & Kanban

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/topfive MacVince's New Mac Appshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Zn0NVoG2g&t Gruber on TBPNhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-origin-explosion-enterprise-ai-hits-spending-limits/id1772360235?i=1000770241038&t=1753 TBPN Episode on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/live/sQVwLUxFdMY?si=EXKp-3QZS64Y1Idp&t=1998 Designed in California: An Apple History Podcast https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/designedincalifornia/designed-in-california-an-apple-history-podcast TextSniper https://apps.apple.com/us/app/textsniper/id1528890965?mt=12 Judge Judy Sheindlin — Good Hang with Amy Poehler https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hang-with-amy-poehler/id1795483480?i=1000724534033

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/topfive Ferrari Luce Interior — MKBHD https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Reu1WS3BhM How Sundar Pichai Is Rethinking Google for the AI Era — Decoder with Nilay Patelhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel/id1011668648?i=1000769616958 Focused — with David Sparks and Mike Schmitz  Note: My Episode releases Tuesday, June 2ndhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/focused/id1138055739 Why we say "OK" — Vox https://youtu.be/1UnIDL-eHOs Amethyst https://amethyst.news Inventory Shortcut https://shortcut.bot/3RA2Pvb Inventory Shortcut Demo https://youtube.com/shorts/8c9hMTDAZr0 Bob Ross × Mozart × Fortnite https://youtube.com/watch?v=q5HAEgkIaRM

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

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/topfive Email [email protected] What's Really Under Antarctica - Cleo Abramhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGEMCb6BQU Watch the SmartLess Live Show with Jonah Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvlPFnOC0o SmartLess Live with Jonah Hill on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonah-hill-live/id1521578868?i=1000766700415 I Am Not a Robothttps://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Robot-Almost-Everything/dp/0063446618 Contextly Apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/contextly-notes/id6762497168 Gnome - Share GIFs on a Mac https://lexfriedman.com/gnome/ Today Menu Bar Apphttps://sindresorhus.com/today UFC Commencement Video - Cabel Sasser on Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mlk75u3om22e

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/topfive Hannah Fry on Claudehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvw Acquired: Starbucks with Howard Schultz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261?i=1000657758174 The Clippening — The Verge https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast Claude and Grok as Roommates — 512 Pixels https://512pixels.net/2026/05/claude-and-grok-roommates/ Hovercraft — Sandwich Visionhttps://sandwich.vision/hovercraft Earth GIF from Artemis II — Hank Greenhttps://youtu.be/OdO_g1S_MBU?si=9-QyFTfIZN_2eGjC

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

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/topfive Watch the Private Videohttps://youtu.be/WcK0DdUcazk Why I Quit The Wall Street Journal To Start This YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2Dyr0m3BI Tim Cook Steps Down. And Who is John Ternus? — With Joanna Sternhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXOLfijQzQc Inside Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios — Twenty Thousand Hertzhttps://www.20k.org/episodes/hans-zimmers-remote-control Community Letter from Tim - Apple https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/ Tim Cook’s Farewell Letter Just Revealed His Most Important Leadership Habit https://apple.news/ADYipKBtITUKNC-wuMSx6jw Backup Your Shortcuts  https://shortcut.bot/shortcutsbackup I'm Retiring… Gerald Undone  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqNa6Xa3Ns

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