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This week Proton fully embraces AI and plans to fire devs who don’t, Apple releases new touchscreen OLED MacBook Pros, a new iPad Mini and more, and Android XR comes to glasses with the XREAL Aura.

Episode 324

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Proton interviews: https://www.404media.co/proton-to-re-interview-staff-about-ai-to-see-who-gets-to-keep-their-job/
Proton losers: https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/

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*MacBook Pro with touch PROLED XDR display: https://geni.us/z37jnot
*MacBook Pro 14" M6: https://geni.us/FAYnLF
*iMac M6: https://geni.us/WQOIa
*iPad Mini: https://geni.us/Re9cJx
Xreal Aura: https://www.xreal.com/us/aura

Sigma FP2: https://www.sigmaphoto.com/fp2?srsltid=AYCX9vLDyWd3zs05AYmdpM1wbB8T9-CH6DtOTaDbJgvlHW8atVt1AeEq
Huawei X2 Pro router: https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-router-x2-pro-launched/
Samsung Galaxy Buds On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmZc3Pt_g0E
*Amazon Show 16: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G37245M5/ref=o_pr_echo_us_amznnews_show16?th=1&tag=tech0101-20
*Amazon Echo Time: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRPDXJYC/ref=o_pr_echo_us_amznnews_time?th=1&tag=tech0101-20
*Amazon Alexa Photo Frame: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3CPKKVN/ref=o_pr_echo_us_amznnews_photoframe?th=1&tag=tech0101-20
*Amazon Echo Dot: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXN2JWST/ref=o_pr_echo_us_amznnews_dot?th=1&tag=tech0101-20
*Amazon Echo Studio with camera: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVJSF8JR/ref=o_pr_echo_us_amznnews_studio?th=1&tag=tech0101-20

Anduril BlueChip: https://www.anduril.com/bluechip
iFixit iPhone Duo teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVIjFnivJA
iPhone Duo screen issues: https://www.gsmarena.com/early_iphone_duo_buyers_report_inner_display_damage_caused_by_a_potential_hinge_defect-news-75201.php
Instagram Features: https://www.gsmarena.com/instagram_is_testing_longform_videos_called_features-news-75222.php
Discord public: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/discord-is-making-its-public-communities-more-searchable-and-people-have-concerns/
Microsoft 60,000 layoffs: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-around-60000-employees-reports-say/
Gemini 4 Carbon: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-4-carbon/
Anthropic S1: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2130357/000162828026067168/anthropicpbc-sx1.htm
Apple Bitchat mash: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitchat-mesh/id6748219622

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Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

Stock assets: Getty Images

0:00 Intro
0:21 Proton AI
1:39 Apple Macbook touch & more
3:32 Android XR is here (Xreal Aura)
4:30 Release Monitor
5:48 The Brief

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