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Who MacBook Neo is For, Studio Display XDR, Anthropic, Nothing, and More!

5 Mar 2026 · 1 h 30 min · Episode 121

Everything Apple announced this week including the new M5 lineup, Studio Displays, compare the MacBook Neo vs Air, answer if Apple really did raise prices, plus Anthropic’s tense Pentagon negotiations, Netflix is out of the Warner Bros. deal, and Jason finally tries Claude.

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Links from the show

• Everything Apple Released This Week: M5 Lineup, Displays, iPad Air - YouTube • Apple gives in to temptation and renames its CPU cores - Six Colors • Displays - Apple • BenQ Computer Monitor 27" • MacBook Neo vs MacBook Air: Every Difference Explained - YouTube • The MacBook Neo May Be Apple’s Most Consequential New Product in a Decade - Inc.com • Everyone Expected Apple to Raise Prices on Its New Macs. What It Did Instead Was Much Smarter - Inc.com • Nothing is finally covering up with the slim, metal Phone 4A Pro | The Verge • Nothing Headphone A review: something worth considering | The Verge • Headphone (a) | Nothing • Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup | The Verge • OpenAI releases GPT-5.3 Instant update to make ChatGPT less 'cringe' - 9to5Mac • HBO Max-Paramount+ to Combine Streaming Services • Watch Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars - Apple TV • AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule | The Verge • Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032 | The Verge • Stephen Robles: Gemini is like the eager assistant - Mastodon

• (00:00) - Intro • (04:38) - iPhone 17e • (06:06) - M4 iPad Air • (10:39) - M5 MacBook Air • (13:28) - M5 Pro and Max MBP • (20:16) - Studio Displays • (34:24) - Sponsor: Quo • (36:38) - Sponsor: Anthropic • (38:36) - MacBook Neo • (56:21) - Did Apple Raise Prices? • (01:03:26) - Nothing Announcements • (01:05:42) - Lightning Round • (01:15:45) - Jason Tries Claude

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• https://join.primarytech.fm/
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-effort/id1865014092
• https://youtube.com/@primarytechshow
• https://social.primarytech.fm/
• https://www.threads.net/@stephenrobles
• https://www.threads.net/@jasonaten
• https://claude.ai/primary
• https://www.quo.com/perks/primary-technology?utm_channel=Podcast&utm_source=Primary%20Technology&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=Primary%20Technology
• https://youtube.com/watch?v=EJj_X8_e9yM
• https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/apple-gives-in-to-temptation-and-renames-its-cpu-cores/
• https://www.apple.com/displays/
• https://amazon.com/dp/B072XFFQ4K??tag=beardedteac07-20
• https://youtube.com/watch?v=85I2pEwEQ6M
• https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/the-macbook-neo-may-be-apples-most-consequential-new-product-in-a-decade/91311775
• https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/everyone-expected-apple-to-raise-prices-on-its-new-macs-what-it-did-instead-was-much-smarter/91311581
• https://www.theverge.com/tech/889769/nothing-phone-4a-pro-design-opaque-transparent
• https://www.theverge.com/tech/889615/nothing-headphone-a-review
• https://us.nothing.tech/products/headphone-a?Colour=Pink
• https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/889782/anthropic-pentagon-discussions-ai-deal
• https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/03/openai-releases-gpt-5-3-instant-update-to-make-chatgpt-less-cringe/

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