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The guys discuss Fortnite's return to the App Store, cover Google IO, and are interrupted by huge news from Sam Altman and Jony Ive. They then talk about feelings. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Review Connected on Apple Podcasts! Fortnite is finally back on US iPhones | The Verge Fortnite becomes top free game on U.S. App Store overnight, but nothing is settled - 9to5Mac Apple to Open AI Models to Developers in Bid to Spur New Apps - Bloomberg iOS 19 Will Let Developers Use Apple's AI Models in Their Apps - MacRumors Sam and Jony introduce io | OpenAI OpenAI to Buy Apple Veteran Jony Ive’s AI Device Startup in $6.5 Billion Deal - Bloomberg Zoe's Very Good Post on Jony Ive's News Airbnb's Redesigned App Combines Stays with Services and Unique Experiences - MacStories Inside Airbnb's App Redesign: An AppStories Interview with Marketing and Design Leads - MacStories The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025 | The Verge Google’s AI enters its ‘agentic era’ | The Verge Project Astra 2025: Google’s universal AI assistant is now smarter and more proactive | The Verge Microsoft’s AI security chief accidentally reveals Walmart’s AI plans after protest | The Verge Google Beam hands-on exclusive: a futuristic upgrade to conference calls - YouTube Android XR hands-on: Google’s take on Meta Ray-Ban? - YouTube At Google I/O, everything is changing and normal and scary and chill – Platformer Model Context Protocol An Interview with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg About AI and the Evolution of Social Media – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Simon Willison’s Weblog I really don’t like ChatGPT’s new memory dossier – Simon Willison