WAN Show July 25, 2025 TL;DR

The crew kicks off with deep dives into the FCC’s new “passing grade” for U.S. internet speeds (and why rural broadband still lags), AppleCare One’s new $20/month subscription, and Echelon’s firmware fiasco that nuked offline workouts. Between sponsor shouts (Vessi, Squarespace, Proton Mail, dbrand, Dell, Secretlab, PIA), they riff on Pebble’s rebranding, LTT’s latest merch drops, a T-bar screwdriver mishap, and whether any of us really need extended warranties.

Later they bounce through UK social-media age verification, Microsoft buying human waste to offset emissions, and a whirlwind AI segment—hallucinations, deepfakes in Google Photos, “agentic AI” confusion and more. Hot takes on Intel’s 24K layoffs, Nintendo Switch 2 sales, the White House AI action plan, Amazon’s Bee wearable buy, plus a birb update packed with bread puns for good measure.

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