You're Using Tabs Wrong

In this three-part episode of Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast, the hosts—MKBHD, Andrew, and David—explore a diverse array of tech topics with sharp insight and humor. The episode opens with a critique of Google’s new Pixel flashlight quick setting, which frustrates users due to its counterintuitive design, before pivoting to NASA’s successful Artemis II mission, highlighting the surprising use of consumer devices like iPhones and Samsung phones in space. The conversation dives into the technical rationale behind camera choices in space, emphasizing low-light performance and pixel pitch over raw resolution. A major focus is on Anthropic’s AI model Mythos, which allegedly uncovered thousands of critical security vulnerabilities across major operating systems and software, prompting the creation of Project Glasswing to patch them preemptively—though the hosts urge skepticism toward unverified claims. The debate on browser tabs—horizontal versus vertical—culminates in the realization that the real issue isn’t layout, but the overwhelming number of tabs people keep open. The episode also features a quirky innovation from Skoda: a 750 Hz bike bell designed to cut through active noise-canceling headphones, tested in VR to improve cyclist safety. Later, the hosts question the ethics of trademarking common health terms like 'strain' and 'recovery' after Whoop sued Bevel, and mock over-the-top marketing gimmicks like Pantone’s Color of the Year. The episode closes with a playful trivia segment, revealing the fictional 'Glasswing' butterfly used in Anthropic’s metaphor for AI transparency, and a fun fact about Linus Torvalds nearly naming Linux 'Freaks'—a name thankfully avoided. Listeners are encouraged to submit questions via waveformsurvey.com for a future bonus episode, and the hosts remind everyone to spell the podcast name correctly as 'Waveform'.