Squat Bots and Milk Bread

On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J.D. dive into the ocean of Apple announcements and other recent tech news — and ponder Japanese-style 7-Eleven stores on this side of the Pacific. All this and more in Episode 386! • iPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and everything else announced at Apple’s hardware event(TechCrunch) • Apple October Event 2025: 5 New Products Coming Soon (Gadget Hacks) • Apple still has 10 more product launches in the pipeline, here’s what’s coming (9to5Mac) • Apple’s new iPhone charger is a first of its kind (The Verge) • iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL: I compared both and here's the winner (ZD Net) • Google Gemini is the top free iPhone app (9to5Google) • What to expect at Meta Connect 2025: 'Hypernova' smart glasses, AI and the metaverse (Engadget) • Amazon announces fall hardware event (The Verge) • How to use ChatGPT at university without cheating: ‘Now it’s more like a study partner’ (The Guardian) • Rolling Stone Publisher Sues Google Over AI Summaries (The Wall Street Journal) • Google misled users about their privacy and now owes them $425m, says court (Malwarebytes blog) • Sizing Up A Possible Paramount-WBD Merger, Hollywood Wonders If This Episode Is A Repeat (Deadline) • Is America Ready for Japanese-Style 7-Elevens? (The New York Times)