iPhone 17 LEAKS and YouTube's WAR on Clickbait! | Ep. 76

Dive into the latest tech buzz with our video on iPhone 17 Rumours, and is YouTube finally cracking down on clickbait?   In this episode, we explore the most exciting whispers about the upcoming iPhone 17 and look back at our tech highlights of 2025. Plus, we delve into the ongoing debate: which is best, external storage or NAS - very relevant if you’re just about to buy an M4 Mac mini   But that's not all! There’s plenty of YouTube news, too. We look at achieving sustainable growth as your channel becomes larger & we discuss YouTube's new A/B title testing feature and also how they are going to attempt to crack down on clickbait videos. And - invalid traffic is back…and it’s worse than ever! Is working for free sometimes a good idea, and what value does a manager bring to creators?   Make sure to subscribe for more tech updates and join the conversation in the comments below!     Get in touch: [email protected]   Daniel’s latest video: https://youtu.be/JMunvyl2bUQ?si=FAwNMXAN6b3Cq861 Alex’s latest video: https://youtu.be/mzJT46G70b0?si=s5a-W9zq4VW0H6bw David’s latest video: https://youtu.be/O4ooXaYb28E     00:00 Intro 02:00 Alex is STILL using an iPhone (begrudgingly!) 04:16 iPhone 17 rumours 07:40 Apple leaning into the Smart Home market in 2025 08:45 More Mac mini thoughts 09:30 Alex’s tech highlights of the year 12:56 And what was David’s highlight? 14:18 The best external storage options - SSDs or NAS? 21:17 CES - and the benefits of attending events in person 32:20 Sustainable Growth on YouTube 38:55 The effect AI is having on the creators’ space 41:55 YouTube starting Title A/B testing 44:25 YouTube cracking down on obvious clickbait videos 46:00 Alex and his new manager and the benefits they should bring 49:00 Working for free - is it worth it? 54:55 Invalid traffic is back! 56:55 The demise of AdSense 60:00 Pitching to brands 60:04 Auto-dubbing