On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J.D. dive into the ocean of Apple announcements and other recent tech news — and ponder Japanese-style 7-Eleven stores on this side of the Pacific. All this and more in Episode 386!

• iPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and everything else announced at Apple’s hardware event(TechCrunch)

• Apple October Event 2025: 5 New Products Coming Soon (Gadget Hacks)

• Apple still has 10 more product launches in the pipeline, here’s what’s coming (9to5Mac)

• Apple’s new iPhone charger is a first of its kind (The Verge)

• iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL: I compared both and here's the winner (ZD Net)

• Google Gemini is the top free iPhone app (9to5Google)

• What to expect at Meta Connect 2025: 'Hypernova' smart glasses, AI and the metaverse (Engadget)

• Amazon announces fall hardware event (The Verge)

• How to use ChatGPT at university without cheating: ‘Now it’s more like a study partner’ (The Guardian)

• Rolling Stone Publisher Sues Google Over AI Summaries (The Wall Street Journal)

• Google misled users about their privacy and now owes them $425m, says court (Malwarebytes blog)

• Sizing Up A Possible Paramount-WBD Merger, Hollywood Wonders If This Episode Is A Repeat (Deadline)

• Is America Ready for Japanese-Style 7-Elevens? (The New York Times)