Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign was based on a warning that automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and concentrate wealth in the hands of a few. At the time, ideas like Universal Basic Income felt fringe. Now Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are all saying versions of the same thing.

An entrepreneur at heart, Yang has found a new way to put money back into the hands of the people — one phone bill at a time. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan talks to Yang about his startup Noble Mobile, which pays you to use your phone less, ways to combat the “attention economy,” and what startups can do when the government won’t move.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:15 Being right about AI and jobs (unfortunately)

02:09 Noble Mobile and getting paid to touch grass

07:36 Using market incentives instead of dark patterns

10:01 Growth, revenue, and the Mint Mobile comparison

12:28 Dumb phones, offline parties, and fighting the attention economy

18:29 The state of UBI in the AI era

22:15 Should AI companies or the government lead redistribution?

27:01 Lessons for founders

28:21 Outro

There’s something different about visiting Apple Park to cover WWDC26. CNET’s Bridget Carey talks about her first visit to the developer’s conference as Apple reveals big Siri AI changes.

1:22 The in-person WWDC experience
1:42 iJustine 2:08 Nikias Molina
2:07 Being in the crowd for the WWDC
2:10 MKBHD keynote presentation
2:19 WWDC announcements that get cheers
3:04 New and improved Siri
3:38 AI demos
5:03 Siri in the Camera and Photos apps
5:31 iJustine, Nikias Molina, Stephen Robles
5:42 Time to test Siri’s new tricks

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At WWDC 2026, Apple relaunched its AI efforts with iOS 27, featuring Siri AI that is more powerful, helpful, and conversational, while protecting your privacy. Here are the top three iOS 27 features you should know.

0:00 – Introduction
0:12 – Siri AI Upgrades & Features
1:13 – The New Dedicated Siri App
1:26 – Siri Camera Mode
1:49 – Siri Beta & Release Timeline
2:06 – iOS 27 Parental Controls & Kids Protections
2:49 – Customizable Liquid Glass
3:43 – iOS 27 Key Dates & Final Reminders
4:08 – Outro & Discussion

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