The Deepdive
Join Allen and Ida as they dive deep into the world of tech, unpacking the latest trends, innovations, and disruptions in an engaging, thought-provoking conversation. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or just curious about how technology shapes our world, The Deepdive is your go-to podcast for insightful analysis and passionate discussion.
Tune in for fresh perspectives, dynamic debates, and the tech talk you didn’t know you needed!
Episodes
42 episodes
Artificial Intimacy And The Cost Of Frictionless Love
What happens to the human heart when it forgets how to handle no? We dive into the rise of AI companions and the seductive promise of frictionless love—connection without conflict, intimacy without risk. Starting from a shocking real‑world case...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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17:02
Inside Moltbook: We Gave Our Computers Hands And They Learned Religion
A robot social network shouldn’t be the most alarming part of our week, and yet Moltbook’s lobster memes are just the friendly mask over a serious shift: agents with real hands on our machines. We step into a world where one and a half million ...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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18:57
Heavy Is The Crown: Inside iPhone 18 Pro
We map Apple’s rumored 2026 plan: a heavier Pro built for battery and satellite, underscreen Face ID with a pinhole camera, and a split release that turns timing into a premium. We also unpack A20 Pro silicon, wafer-level memory, mechanical iri...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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11:07
Apple's Biggest Admission Yet - Gemini Powers the iPhone
A headline that felt impossible just became reality: Apple is partnering with Google to put a custom Gemini model behind the next generation of Siri. We break down the decision with clear eyes—why Apple chose pragmatism over pride, how privacy ...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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12:15
A PS5 Controller Helped Make A Baby, And It Changes Fertility Forever
A baby guided by a PS5 controller sounds like a meme, but it’s a window into a seismic shift in fertility care. We dive into the new world of AI-driven IVF, where robotic platforms perform ICSI with nanometer precision, algorithms select the op...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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13:56
Orbit Edge: Building AGI Off-World
Start with a number that doesn’t feel real: $40 billion aimed at building enough compute to chase AGI on a 2026 timeline. Now ask a simple question—where do you put a million H100-class GPUs when the grid is straining, cooling is expensive, and...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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13:08
A Tour Of CES 2026’s Most Over-Engineered Gadgets
We tour CES 2026’s strangest “frictionless” ideas, from kitchen surveillance and ultrasonic knives to stair-climbing vacuums, exoskeleton hikes, and immortal digital pets. We weigh the fun against the hidden cost: when tools turn into overprote...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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9:39
5 Un-Apple Things Apple Is Doing in 2026 to Win the Next Decade
Strategy only matters when it changes what we buy and how we live with it. We pull apart Apple’s rumored 2026 roadmap and find a single throughline beneath the contradictions: a privacy-first intelligence layer that turns devices into nodes on ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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14:21
The Gen Z Labor Crisis: Automation, Despair, and Jobless Growth
Profits are up, GDP is healthy, and yet the first rung of the career ladder is missing. We dig into that paradox and trace how jobless growth, relentless efficiency, and AI are reshaping opportunity at the exact moment a new generation enters t...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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12:27
3I/ATLAS — The Alien Comet That Wasn’t (Or Was It?)
A mountain-sized stranger just blew through our neighborhood and made the textbooks flinch. 3I Atlas is an interstellar heavyweight: big, fast, and loud at distances where comets should be quiet. We unpack why it brightened at 6.4 AU, why its c...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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15:27
Inside Neobanks: Speed, Risk, And A Detour To “Compliance Land”
Your money moves in seconds—until it doesn’t. We unpack the paradox at the heart of neobanking: the very speed and elegance that win customers can also create cover for illicit flows, trigger frozen transfers, and draw record fines when complia...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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13:43
From Tribal Instincts To Godlike Tech: Solving The Wisdom Gap
Start with a paradox: we can split atoms, train machines, and wire the planet, yet we can’t stop tearing at each other. We dig into E.O. Wilson’s piercing frame—Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, godlike technology—and show how that m...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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16:05
Beyond the Screen: How Tech’s New Oligarchy Is Rewriting Our Future
Power rarely announces itself, but you can feel it. We unpack how a small group of tech giants now operate with the leverage of quasi-states—shaping diplomacy, powering military infrastructure, neutralizing competitors, and curating the informa...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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13:54
How Google’s Disco And GenTabs Turn Browsing Into Getting Things Done
We trace the browser’s leap from passive page viewer to agentic toolmaker, led by Google’s Disco, GenTabs, and Gemini 3. Automation, multi-tab intelligence, and a chat-first UI promise finished outcomes—while raising urgent questions about publ...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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13:58
Why iOS 26.2 Finally Feels Like The OS We Were Promised
We examine how 26.2 restores stability after a shaky 26.0 launch, why that improvement should have shipped day one, and how design rules clash with everyday coherence. We also track how regulation in Japan, the EU, and Texas reshapes core featu...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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14:14
No More Glass Holes: Fashion, Warby, And A Lot Less Awkward
A decade after the “glass hole” moment, we trace how Google plans a comeback that feels nothing like a comeback. The plan is a clean break from bulky headsets and awkward social signals: optical pass-through for zero latency, frames that look l...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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12:58
AI Took Over, Trust Fell Apart
AI didn’t just arrive—it seeped into our searches, our workflows, and our phones, then collided head-on with public trust. We trace that arc through one unforgettable symbol of the year: a $129 wearable “friend” named Leif that promised to ease...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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12:41
Ruthless Shopping - How AI Superagents Rewrite E-commerce
A quiet revolution is changing how we buy everyday things: agents that shop for us. We explore the rise of agentic commerce, where AI systems parse structured data across retailers, optimize for your parameters, and complete purchases with near...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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14:05
Apple’s 2026 Homework: From Siri’s Brain Transplant to Foldable Future
Apple’s 2026 is shaping up to be a true redemption arc, not just for products but for the entire tech experience. Imagine Siri with a brain transplant—a ChatGPT-level AI that understands you, remembers your details, and acts with true context, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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14:56
Comet or Craft? The 3I Atlas Enigma
A small body from another star is throwing off giant jets and breaking our mental models, and we’re done pretending that’s normal. 3I Atlas races through our neighborhood at interstellar speed, looks like a comet, and yet forces a hard choice: ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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11:08
From GPUs To Guilt: AI porn is the elephant in the server room
Sam Altman has decided that five years is enough of a head start for the porn companies.If you missed it, last week, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman broke this news on X:“In ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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13:30
Wild Theories vs Hard Data: 3I/ATLAS Under the Microscope
A comet that barely behaves like a comet, a trajectory that strains probability, and a subtle push that standard models struggle to explain—3I Atlas is the rare interstellar visitor that forces a real choice. We walk through the evidence with c...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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14:59
Schumann Resonance: Physics, Myths, and the Planetary Whisper
A planet that hums, powered by lightning, whispering at 7.83 hertz—once you hear that, you can’t un-hear it. We take you inside the Schumann resonance: a global standing wave trapped between Earth’s surface and the ionosphere, subtle enough to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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14:55
Your Smart Toaster is Watching You: The Global Battle for Your Data
Is your smart toaster really watching you—or is that just tomorrow’s headline? In this episode of The Deepdive, Allen and Ida take you on a witty but revealing journey through the tangled world of everyday tech, AI-powered surveillance...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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15:18
Quantum Reality Check 2026: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and How AI Is Actually Using Quantum Tech
A credit card typed at midnight feels routine—until you realize someone may already be saving that encrypted transaction, waiting for a future machine to read it like plain text. We unpack the quantum shift from distant speculation to near‑term...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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14:55