GPT‑5.2, image upgrades, and app store

Oscars ditch traditional TV for YouTube, ChatGPT’s image upgrades are significant, 5.2 launches with an entire app store, Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” as 2025’s word of the year, and who are the players in the battle for your TV.

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Links from the show

• Shop Rock Paper Pencil — iPad Paper Screen Protector + Apple Pencil Tips - Astropad
• ‎Capture App - App Store
• iOS 26.3: New features for your iPhone - 9to5Mac
• Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
• My Favorite Murder and The Breakfast Club podcasts are ditching YouTube for Netflix | The Verge
• The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement
• ReThinking: Margaret Atwood on… - Worklife with Adam Grant - Apple Podcasts
• Introducing GPT-5.2 | OpenAI
• OpenAI’s ChatGPT Updated to Make Images Better and Faster - Bloomberg
• Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT | OpenAI
• AI Thumbnail Comparison @stephenrobles.com on Bluesky
• Google announces Gemini 3 Flash, rolling out to Gemini app
• Instagram is putting Reels on your TV | The Verge
• Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ | The Verge
• New M5 iMac model aimed at pro users might be coming, per leak - 9to5Mac