How can I allow someone on my Apple family account to make their own individual Apple purchases? Why am I not receiving any messages when correctly submitting my information to retrieve my Google account? Some last-minute gift suggestions from Leo & Mikah. Plus, Scott Wilkinson talks about the variety of online streaming TV options, and Sam Abuelsamid stops by to talk about Ample & its proposed car battery-swapping technology.

• Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga.
• Actors recorded videos for 'Vladimir.' It turned into Russian propaganda.
• Google's Gemini looks remarkable, but it's still behind OpenAI.
• Why am I not receiving a message from Google when I correctly enter my information to recover my Google account?
• The casualties of the Podcasting bloodbath.
• Scott Wilkinson and the streaming TV options.
• How you can keep someone on your Apple family account while allowing them to make their own Apple purchases.
• What are my best buying options for buying a MacBook in Brazil?
• What USB Fingerprint reader should I purchase for my Windows machine?
• Some last-minute gift recommendations from Leo & Mikah.
• Sam Abuelsamid, crash safety tests, and Ample's car battery swapping technology.
• What's going on with my Firefox browser?

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Sam Abuelsamid

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