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Creating vs Consuming, Arctic RV, Making iPhone Apps on iPhone

A YouTube gem on making instead of consuming, the Antarctic Snow Cruiser disaster, an Apple Vision Pro doc on Real Madrid, the social app that unifies Bluesky and Mastodon, and Google brings vibe coding to Android phones. * Get the Newsletter [https://shortcut.bot/topfive] * stop being an audience member of your own life — YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13yIfxczLpc] * Apple TV renews 'Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars' for a second season — 9to5Mac [https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/20/apple-tv-renews-knife-edge-chasing-michelin-stars-for-a-second-season/] * Knife's Edge on Apple TV [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/knife-edge-chasing-michelin-stars/umc.cmc.2yhce9h11ctctdi23b29k1ek3] * The Antarctic Snow Cruiser — Omnibus — Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-antarctic-snow-cruiser-entry-052-1k0732/id1318335827?i=1000657271633] * Real Madrid Immersive Documentary Releases This Friday on Apple Vision Pro — MacStories [https://www.macstories.net/news/real-madrid-immersive-documentary-releases-this-friday-on-apple-vision-pro/] * Indigo for Bluesky & Mastodon — App Store [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/indigo-for-bluesky-mastodon/id6763755310] * Google AI Studio news from Google I/O 2026 — The Keyword [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/google-ai-studio-io-2026/] * 447: 'A Sociopathic Father' — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/447-a-sociopathic-father-with-adam-lisagor/id528458508?i=1000768065980]

Antarctica's Secrets, I Am Not a Robot, Do You Hate AI?

Cleo Abram goes to Antarctica, Jonah Hill's interview on SmartLess, Joanna Stern's new book I Am Not a Robot is out, a few great Mac apps, and a commencement address clip reacting to AI. Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfive [https://shortcut.bot/topfive] Email Me hey@topfive.tech [hey@topfive.tech] What's Really Under Antarctica - Cleo Abram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGEMCb6BQU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGEMCb6BQU] Watch the SmartLess Live Show with Jonah Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvlPFnOC0o [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvlPFnOC0o] SmartLess Live with Jonah Hill on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonah-hill-live/id1521578868?i=1000766700415 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonah-hill-live/id1521578868?i=1000766700415] I Am Not a Robot https://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Robot-Almost-Everything/dp/0063446618 [https://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Robot-Almost-Everything/dp/0063446618] Contextly App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/contextly-notes/id6762497168 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/contextly-notes/id6762497168] Gnome - Share GIFs on a Mac https://lexfriedman.com/gnome/ [https://lexfriedman.com/gnome/] Today Menu Bar App https://sindresorhus.com/today [https://sindresorhus.com/today] UFC Commencement Video - Cabel Sasser on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mlk75u3om22e [https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mlk75u3om22e]

Hannah Fry on Claude, Acquired's Starbucks Story, Animated Earth

Hannah Fry tests what AI agents can really do, the founding story of Starbucks on Acquired, the rise of clip farms, massive new data center debacle, and the Earth like no one has seen. Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfive [https://shortcut.bot/topfive] Acquired: Starbucks with Howard Schultz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261?i=1000657758174 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261?i=1000657758174] The Clippening — The Verge https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast [https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast] Claude and Grok as Roommates — 512 Pixels https://512pixels.net/2026/05/claude-and-grok-roommates/ [https://512pixels.net/2026/05/claude-and-grok-roommates/] Hovercraft — Sandwich Vision https://sandwich.vision/hovercraft [https://sandwich.vision/hovercraft] Earth GIF from Artemis II — Hank Green https://youtu.be/OdO_g1S_MBU?si=9-QyFTfIZN_2eGjC [https://youtu.be/OdO_g1S_MBU?si=9-QyFTfIZN_2eGjC]

AI Chatbots IRL, Software Brain, Vision Pro Rumors

John Oliver tackles AI chatbots, Nilay Patel on the AI backlash, swirling Vision Pro and MagSafe rumors, a fun wallpaper shortcut, and my take on actually useful AI. * Get the Newsletter [https://shortcut.bot/topfive] * AI Chatbots — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver [https://youtu.be/Ykvf3MunGf8?si=XcJ64bs-uLQH5Ba9] * Decoder with Nilay Patel — Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoder-with-nilay-patel/id1011668648] * The people do not yearn for automation — The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/podcast/917029/software-brain-ai-backlash-databases-automation] * Apple Reportedly Gives Up on Vision Pro After M5 Refresh — MacRumors [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-flop/] * Apple Questioning Whether to Drop MagSafe from iPhone — MacRumors [https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/] * Jon Prosser: "Vision Pro ain't dead fam" [https://x.com/jon_prosser/status/2049635068214157504?s=61] * Basic Gradient Wallpaper Shortcut [https://shortcut.bot/426yaI0] * Patel: Software Brain — Daring Fireball [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/23/patel-software-brain] * 15 Useful Ways I Use AI Every Day [https://youtu.be/Ep1gg69g9Sk?si=8K8XGr6n-yUS081y]

New Things, Hans Zimmer, Tim Cook Leadership Lesson

Joanna Stern launched her "New Things," a look inside Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios, Jason's great commentary on Tim Cook, and on retiring from content creation (not me). Get the Newsletter https://shortcut.bot/topfive [https://shortcut.bot/topfive] Watch the Private Video https://youtu.be/WcK0DdUcazk [https://youtu.be/WcK0DdUcazk] Why I Quit The Wall Street Journal To Start This YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2Dyr0m3BI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2Dyr0m3BI] Tim Cook Steps Down. And Who is John Ternus? — With Joanna Stern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXOLfijQzQc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXOLfijQzQc] Inside Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios — Twenty Thousand Hertz https://www.20k.org/episodes/hans-zimmers-remote-control [https://www.20k.org/episodes/hans-zimmers-remote-control] Community Letter from Tim - Apple https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/ [https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/] Tim Cook’s Farewell Letter Just Revealed His Most Important Leadership Habit https://apple.news/ADYipKBtITUKNC-wuMSx6jw [https://apple.news/ADYipKBtITUKNC-wuMSx6jw] Backup Your Shortcuts  https://shortcut.bot/shortcutsbackup [https://shortcut.bot/shortcutsbackup] I'm Retiring… Gerald Undone  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqNa6Xa3Ns [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqNa6Xa3Ns]