Uptin sits down with GM President Mark Reuss inside the company’s secret proving grounds, a five-mile-wide private city where the future of cars is being built.

They dive into how General Motors is reinventing itself through electric vehicles, AI-driven safety, and autonomous technology while confronting the $3 billion failure of Cruise. Mark shares how GM plans to win back Gen Z drivers, the company’s evolving stance on Apple CarPlay, and why the future of driving might be hands-free.

From Detroit’s rebirth to the global EV race against Tesla and China, this is a candid conversation about innovation, risk, and what it really takes to keep American cars on top.

Uptin & Thomas discuss:

• OpenAI vs Microsoft: First real AI browser war — Atlas vs Copilot.
• Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to stop “corporate terrorists” from taking Tesla.
• Trump wants cheaper beef, even if it means importing it from Argentina.
• Samsung vs Apple: Galaxy XR launches at half the price of Vision Pro.
• Beyond Meat meme-stock madness: Up 1,300%… then crashed.
• Cardi B becomes the voice of NYC subways.
• Steve Jobs is going to be on a U.S. coin

Uptin & Thomas discuss:

1. Apple finally gives in — touchscreen MacBooks are coming, and even Steve Jobs once called it a terrible idea.
2. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker wins $1.4 million playing blackjack — and says he was “just lucky.”
3. Waymo and DoorDash test driverless food deliveries in Los Angeles — your next meal might arrive with no driver.
4. BYD’s overseas sales explode 130%, making it the world’s next big EV powerhouse.
5. MKBHD reviews the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and calls it “embarrassing what we have available” in the West.
6. Apple TV Plus drops the “Plus.” Why Apple’s rebrand feels a lot like HBO Max’s name shuffle.
7. Netflix moves into podcasts — starting with The Ringer and Bill Simmons, and taking full video shows off YouTube.