In Episode 010 of Logging In, Techie and Luna dig into Apple’s evolving relationship with creators — and what happens when professional tools, subscriptions, and AI begin reshaping how creative work gets done.

The conversation starts with Apple’s new creator-focused offerings and recurring subscription model, raising familiar concerns about affordability, access, and whether these tools genuinely empower artists or quietly gatekeep creativity. From there, the discussion expands to Google’s Gemini AI and its ability to pull from personal data across apps, prompting deeper questions about privacy, consent, and how much thinking people are willing to outsource.

Midway through the episode, Kali delivers the Water Cooler, reporting on a wide range of current events including political pressure on the Federal Reserve, international tensions involving Greenland, a major nurses’ strike in New York, developments in medical and fertility research, childcare funding disputes, corporate conflicts over energy investments, consumer lawsuits, and a major NFL playoff comeback.

As the episode unfolds, Techie and Luna connect technology’s convenience culture to creativity, relationships, and emotional labor — asking whether efficiency is starting to replace imagination, and what’s lost when tools begin doing the thinking for us.

A thoughtful look at where modern tech is heading — and the human cost of making everything easier.