Episodes
Aug. 27, 2025
First Ring Daily 1834: A Browser UI
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Claude has a new thing, Xbox has a new game, and so does PlayStation.
Aug. 26, 2025
First Ring Daily 1833: The Plot Forgets
On this episode of First Ring Daily, old movies, old games, and nothing for the plot.
Aug. 25, 2025
First Ring Daily 1832: Silence of Shares
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a Monday has arrived, a weekend was talked about, and the pay has been raised.
Aug. 21, 2025
First Ring Daily 1830: Nerds in a Box
On this episode of First Ring Daily, AI is magical sometimes, PlayStation goes up, and Pixel has a decision.
Aug. 20, 2025
First Ring Daily 1829: Seven Switches
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox has a com, Switch has a game, and Notion has offline.
Aug. 19, 2025
First Ring Daily 1828: Intel's Spirit
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Intel gets cash, an idea for Halloween, and researching the seed.
Aug. 18, 2025
First Ring Daily 1827: Seeds of Tech
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a greatest hit, a seedling of tech, and a few looks of a Gemini.
Aug. 8, 2025
First Ring Daily 1826: GPT-FIVE PlayStations
On this episode of First Ring Daily, GPT-5 is here, PlayStation not focusing on consoles as much, and we need another week off - probably.
Aug. 7, 2025
First Ring Daily 1825: A Non-Ironic Data Lake
On this episode of First Ring Daily, ChaptGPT 5 is coming, a data lake is needed, and using a code.
Aug. 6, 2025
First Ring Daily 1824: Small Talk
On this episode of First Ring Daily, GPT has a new small model, Mexico is back in America, and no invites for the browser.
Aug. 5, 2025
First Ring Daily 1823: Claude's Message
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad sent the text, Claude is in trial, and a GPT on the horizon.
Aug. 4, 2025
First Ring Daily 1822: Mountains Return
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad returns from the mountains, Microsoft returns big profits, and we break open the numbers of Game Pass. Images mentioned from Glacier/Banff - Brad Sams (@bdsams) • Instagram photos and videos
July 24, 2025
First Ring Daily 1821: A Single Text from Space
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad will send a text, games will cost "less", and the last pod for a couple weeks.
July 23, 2025
First Ring Daily 1820: It Should be Meese
On this episode of First Ring Daily, a 5G Surface, many moose, and spray or not to spray.
July 22, 2025
First Ring Daily 1819: Bumper Centers
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Oracle is a topic, bumpers fall off, and UWP pours another one out.
July 21, 2025
First Ring Daily 1818: A Copilot Plus PC walks into a GPU
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Copilot Plus PCs have put Microsoft in a corner and there may not be an easy way out.
July 18, 2025
First Ring Daily 1817: How Will Microsoft Compete?
On this episode of First Ring Daily, an unusual deep dive into the complexities Microsoft faces with Copilot against the world.
July 17, 2025
First Ring Daily 1816: Google's Day
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google raises the price, Google announces a day, and Google plans AI.
July 16, 2025
First Ring Daily 1815: Frictions
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI goes for Word, a punk goes for the Mac, and a couple interesting connections.
July 15, 2025
First Ring Daily 1814: MCP the Things
On this episode of First Ring Daily, MCPs are the future, APIs are the past, and Wind has been Surf'd.
July 14, 2025
First Ring Daily 1813: Surfacing It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI gets Google'd, Forza sells a lot, and Brad needs a haircut.
July 14, 2025
First Ring Daily 1812: The Clause
On this episode of First Ring Daily, OpenAI has a clause, Microsoft doesn’t have the call, and we hope you haven’t had your AI today.
July 10, 2025
First Ring Daily 1811: AI Takes It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the browser wars are back, coding is a control, and rules are debatable.
July 9, 2025
First Ring Daily 1810: iPad Fakes It
On this episode of First Ring Daily, iPad makes an image, salsa is in the browser, and Apple loses an AI.