Happy Earth Day! We'll take a look at what you can do, what Apple is doing, and how saying thank you to AI isn't helping. We've got a great set of Just the Headlines this week. Which one are you curious about? There's plenty more to get caught up on in the world of tech this week and we do our best to break it all down for you, so you can get out t…

It sure seems like hacks and breaches are intensifying. This week, the man behind Have I Been Pwned was phished, if it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Be skeptical of any message you're getting that asks you to log in or do anything else that could compromise you. We've got some other tech news to cover, tips to tech better, and picks t…

Nate has returned from Social Media Marketing World in San Diego. He breaks down what the trends are and why AI probably won't ruin social media. We've also got plenty of other tech news to get caught up on and some tips and picks to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube! - Visit Notpicks.com INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: Social Media Marketing World …

A very happy World Backup Day to all who celebrate- and you should! March 31st is World Backup day, so we discuss what you should be backing up and how. Is all your important stuff backed up? Please do it, and remember, One Backup is None Backup! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Lumon Terminal Pro (02:10) Nintendo Today! app (03:15) MAIN TOPIC: Worl…

What happens when the company that has your DNA goes bankrupt? Will 23andme sell off your data, or is it safe? The new Google Pixel 9A is on its way, Gmail upgrades search, and iPhone porch pirates get busted. As always, there is plenty more in the tech world to discuss this week. Get caught up so you can tech better. Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.co…

Google has released new Gemini AI models and provides free access to many. We take a look and see what's new and how it rates. We've got some other AI news to cover, including Netflix upscaling A Different World with some not-so-great results. How do you feel about QR code menus at restaurants? We found a study looking at their effect. There's plen…

Apple released 2 new Macs after the iPads we talked about last week. The ever-popular MacBook Air and the much less popular Mac Studio. We discuss who they are for. After that, we've got some great headlines, tips, picks, and some news stories you should probably know about. Notnerd.com - Notpicks.com INTRO (00:00) TikTok Shop Credit - Get $8 to sh…

Apple is on a roll, this week dropping not one but two new iPad models, some cases and watch straps, and some new Beats. No official news on the MacBook Air yet, but it could be coming any day. We also cover other tech news from the week and have some tips and picks to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube! - Visit Notnerd.com or Notpicks.com INTR…

The morning after last week's show, Apple announced their new iPhone 16e, replacing the SE line of iPhones. It has a lot of features, doesn't have others, and has a new price. Who is this phone for? Apple must think there is a market for it, and we break down our thoughts. Speaking of markets, there wasn't one for the Humane AI pin, and they are sh…

Adobe has made AI video free to everyone with Firefly, and YouTube is adding new AI features. Even if it isn't great now, it will only get better from here. Scarlett Johansson wants to put a stop to it now. Is that the right move? She's made a lot of money off CGI in her movies. Plus, we've got some other news to get caught up on so you can get out…

Rumors are heating up for new products from Apple, but today's release was not on our list, the Powerbeats Pro 2. There's plenty of other tech news to get caught up on, like T-Mobile's Starlink messaging service. Plus, we've got some tips and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Breaking News: Apple now lets users migrate …

Lots of invite-related news this week. Apple introduced its new Apple Invites app this morning. Tubi is letting everyone watch the Super Bowl. Zuck is mad that his meetings keep getting leaked. Google invites their employees to leave. We cover that and the rest of the tech news this week that we think is important to the average not nerd. Watch on …

A few weeks ago, Dave dropped the shocking news that he had canceled Amazon Prime. Last week he hinted that maybe he was back in. For many people, Amazon Prime seems like a no-brainer, but is it? We take a look at what benefits you get for the price. There's also an impressive new AI, DeepSeek, from China that is making headlines. Samsung also had …

*Sorry about Nate's echo the first ~35 minutes, we did fix it after that. TikTok Bans, Meta Changes, and Little Red Book? The social media news has been fast and furious lately. We try to get caught up on it if that is even possible. Plus, with CES out of the way, there's plenty of other tech news to get caught up on. All so you can get out there a…

Lots of visuals, you probably want to watch this on YouTube! Our Fact Finding Mission is complete! Describing the scale of CES is difficult, but we tried our best. We checked it all out, from massive booths to small tables and everything in between. There was literally every type of technology you could imagine, some that solved a problem and some …

After 9 years of talking about going we finally made it to CES in Las Vegas. Tuesday was one long day of travel and exploring the show, but we got back to the room and went live to talk about it. We will be at the show until Friday, taking it all in to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube!

PayPal's Honey browser plugin is in deep water this week after YouTuber MegaLag exposed many layers of what sure feels like a scam. We've got a few other tech news stories this week, like the fact that you can call ChatGPT on the phone now; how exciting. Plus, we've got some tips and picks to help you start the new year strong! Watch on YouTube! IN…

Tech news has slowed down for the holidays, but 'Tis the Season for Lists. We take a look at Apple's App Store Award winners, as well as the most downloaded apps and games of 2024. TikTok is on the second list but will it survive 2025? We've also got some exciting news alongside our usual tips, picks, and headlines. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) …

There has been a lot of VR news lately. We'll get caught up on the world of Nate's Apple Vision Pro, Dave's Meta Quest, and Samsung is getting into the game with Apple. Are you on the VR bandwagon yet? Plus, we've got all of the other segments, tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Amazingly Awkward Chr…

OpenAI is doing 12 Days of AI, Grok has some updates, and Google lets you create AI chess pieces. You can even get an AI podcast of your Spotify Wrapped 2024. We've got some great stories for Just the Headlines. Plus some tips and picks to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: ’Tis the AI (06:10) 12 Days of OpenAI ChatGP…

Australia has passed a ban on social media for kids under 16? Will it happen? Should it happen? We do our best to break it down. We've also got plenty of other tech news, tips, and picks to get caught up in this episode. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: Should we ban social media for kids? (06:50) Australia passes social media ban for ch…

Can you believe ChatGPT is two years old? Can we expect the terrible twos? Are AI years the same as human years? Black Friday is here, even though it seems to have been going on all month. Are there any good deals? A poll shows that X is more balanced politically than ever, can that be true? Plus, we've got plenty more tech news, Just the Headlines…

Coca-Cola is getting a lot of flack over its new AI Christmas ad. Are AI ads the future? A whole lot of people 'tuned' into Netflix to watch some boxing, how did that go? Instagram has a new reset feature that could be very helpful. Those are just a few of the tech news stories we discuss on this week's show. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! Visit Notnerd.…

Over the last week, Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies have gone up significantly. Please don't take our investment advice, but we will examine the increase and how the election impacted it. It was a pretty slim week in tech news, but we found some interesting stories to cover and a rousing round of Just the Headlines. Also, we have some great…

Tuesday is Election Day in the USA, but as "The Most Non-Partisan Tech Podcast on the Internet," this episode serves as a reprieve from the endless election coverage and breaking news. We discuss Nate's new iPad, the week's tech news, helpful tips and picks, and other random ramblings. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) New M4 Macbook Pros (02:55) Bla…

Apple is finishing October with a bang. Monday brought the official release of Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 and also for iPads and Macs. Apple also announced a new iMac with an M4 processor on Monday. Tuesday brought the new, smaller, redesigned Mac Mini with M4. What will Wednesday bring? Good chance of MacBook Pros. Plus, there's other tech n…

Nate has had some tech go belly up on him recently. What should you do when your gadgets aren't working? We'll look at the options and the holistic cost of those options. We also have the week's tech news to get caught up on, including a rousing round of Just the Headlines. Enjoy and tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) New Macs next week? …

Elon Musk has been all over tech news and beyond lately, and this week was a perfect example. Not only did SpaceX catch a booster on landing, but he also held an event to show off Tesla's Robotaxi, Robovan, and updated humanoid robots. In other tech news, Apple quietly updated the beloved iPad Mini. Plenty of other topics to discuss in the world of…

Google's NotebookLM is an AI note-taking service that can take information and summarize it for you in a variety of ways. One of those ways is a podcast summary, where an AI male and female host will have a discussion about the information. We tried it on our last episode, are we out of a job? You be the judge. We've got plenty of other tech news t…

We went to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Saturday to see Producer Todd and so much more. But tech news doesn't sleep. Zuckerberg held a big Meta Connect event, and OpenAI seems to be running into some trouble. As always we'll have a rousing batch of Just the Headlines, more tech news, and tips and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube…

The Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models are now available. What are people saying? What do we say? Plus, we have the rest of the week's interesting tech news and share tips and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: iPhone 16s are here (03:05) iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 16 Pro Buyer's Guide: All Differences Compared iPho…

Apple has released new versions of its operating systems. We look at some of the significant changes to iOS 18 that are coming to your iPhone. There are some great features, but some of them will take some getting used to. Also, after Apple's big event last week, we get caught up on plenty of other tech news that never seems to stop. Let's take a l…

Apple's Glowtime Event was about 100 minutes long. Nate and Dave watched it together while Dave took copious notes. We hopped on to go live immediately after for our initial thoughts. New iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches were announced. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max (02:25) iPhone 16 and 16 Plus (09:55) AirPods 4, Pro…

Elon Musk is in the news again, with X currently banned in Brazil. Other than that, news is a little slow with the holiday and Apple's iPhone event coming next week. But never you fear, we have plenty of tech news to catch up on and some picks and tips to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MLS Season Pass drops price to $9.99 for…

Another day, another major data breach. Reported as 3 billion records and actually being released back in April, hackers stole a lot of information on most people in the US, Canada, and the UK. We'll examine what happened and explain how you can check how much of your data is now out there. Once past that joyous story, we'll get into all the other …

Another day, another major data breach. Reported as 3 billion records and actually being released back in April, hackers stole a lot of information on most people in the US, Canada, and the UK. We'll examine what happened and explain how you can check how much of your data is now out there. Once past that joyous story, we'll get into all the other …

Google held its Made by Google event today, announcing the new Pixel 9 phone lineup, plenty of Gemini AI, and other stuff. After the announcement, they held a cringe-worthy afterparty to show off a bunch of celebrities. We also catch up on the rest of the week's tech news and share some great tech tips and picks. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) FOL…

Both Apple and Google were forced to take down commercials after blowback. The Apple one was Dave's pick of the week last week! The stock market has had some issues this week, especially Intel. Google got some bad news about their monopoly status. We cover that and there's other tech news to help you get caught up on and plenty more. Enjoy! Watch o…

Apple has released the public betas of its software, which are due out this fall. We discuss what's there and whether you need to install them. Also, earlier than most expected, the new developer betas contain the first look at Apple Intelligence, Apple's long-awaited version of what we're all calling AI. We've also got some Olympics talk and some …

The world slowed down a bit over the weekend thanks to a software most people didn't know existed. What is CrowdStrike and how did it make so many Windows computers fail? There was also some other tech news, and we've got some tips, tricks, and, of course, everyone's favorite segment, Just the Headlines. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: …

Podcasts are a big deal, but are they still a big deal? What's new in podcasting? What do the numbers look like? We will discuss that and then get into all the other tech news this week. We've got a rousing round of Just the Headlines, and plenty of other witty banter to help you get out there and tech better. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN T…

Meta Threads turns 1. How is it doing? X was supposed to be dead by now, but it isn't. What's going on with the dueling social media companies? Plus, we've got some hot printer news and all the normal segments you love, including some doozies in Just the Headlines. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Amazon Introduces Early Prime Day Discounts on AirPo…

New data shows that YouTube is dominating TV viewing as well. What can others like Disney+ and Netflix do to slow it down? We'll talk about what that means and cover the rest of the week's important tech news too. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: YouTube dominates streaming, forcing media companies to decide whether it’s friend or…

Many headlines claimed Apple was "halting" the Vision Pro 2 work this week. Then, it was revealed that they are looking to make a cost-saving version. What will that mean when it is released next year? In other news, Julian Assange, of Wikileaks fame, was released from jail, and Apple pushed some big updates to Final Cut Pro. We discuss it all, plu…

Apple kicked off its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference with a nearly 2-hour keynote covering what's coming to their software. Nate and Dave watched it live while Dave took copious notes! We discuss the highlights of visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, tvOS, macOS, and Apple Intelligence! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Apple OS Betas (02:30) Main To…

Apple kicked off its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference with a nearly 2-hour keynote covering what's coming to their software. Nate and Dave watched it live while Dave took copious notes! We discuss the highlights of visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, tvOS, macOS, and Apple Intelligence! Watch on YouTube! Intro (00:00) WWDC Keynote: Apple TV+ update…

There is less than a week before Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference in California. The rumors are flying, but what should we actually expect Apple to announce? They will also announce their app Design Award winners, and once again, there are a lot of great nominees. Plus, we have all the other tech news, including a rousing Just th…

Remember when Google's Gemini AI had trouble creating images of people? Well, now they're getting flack for giving horrible advice in their AI Overview feature for Google Search. The Scarlett Johansson ChatGPT story keeps getting weirder. Microsoft Copilot had a big outage. Oh, and we have some tech news that doesn't involve the wild world of AI. T…

Nate and Dave swapped their Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets to see how they compare. Plenty of other tech news as well, including Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs and Scarlett Johansson suing ChatGPT. Of course, we have picks, ProTips, and more tech news, all to help you tech better! Watch the show on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Main Topic: Apple…

OpenAI introduced some big updates to ChatGPT Monday, the day before Google announced a bunch of AI news at their I/O keynote. Both of them, as well as the others, want to be a big part of every aspect of your life. Is this a good thing? We will discuss it and share our thoughts. Plus, we have some other tech news to catch up on after Apple's iPad …