Samsung is hiking device prices and Marques and David have hands-on time with the iPhone Air. Those are the two poles this episode orbits. The Samsung increase is not speculative: 9to5Google reported specific numbers in April 2026, and the crew contextualizes what that means for a lineup already struggling to justify its cost against Apple and Google hardware.
Google classifying back button hijacking as spam is the sleeper story here. Andrew flags it as a meaningful policy shift, not a minor update. Back button hijacking, where sites intercept the browser back gesture to trap users or redirect them, has been a documented dark pattern for years. Google putting it in the spam category has algorithmic consequences. The episode also covers the new GoPro lineup, which apparently underwhelmed enough to earn its own segment title, and NZXT renting PCs to gamers, a business model worth scrutinizing.
The John Deere right-to-repair class action settlement update and the Allbirds pivot to an AI company called Newbird.ai round out the longer back half. The 3D printed golf clubs segment runs nearly ten minutes and is either a detour or the most interesting thing in the episode depending on your tolerance for materials engineering tangents. Read the linked sources for the Samsung and Google stories first, then decide if the full 73-minute runtime is worth your afternoon.
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