Breakeven Brothers

The Breakeven Brothers are back after the holiday break, sharing stories from Thanksgiving travels and post-holiday shopping. Bradley kicks things off with a major announcement: the SplitMyExpenses Android app is finally live! He shares the challenging, and often frustrating, journey of navigating the Google Play Store for the first time, contrasting it with his experience on iOS and celebrating the milestone of being available on all major platforms.

From there, the conversation dives headfirst into the whirlwind of recent AI developments. Just days after their last recording, Anthropic released the incredibly powerful Claude Opus 4.5, and the brothers break down why it's a potential game-changer, especially for developers using tools like Cursor. They also explore Google's stunningly realistic new image model: Nano Banana Pro and discuss OpenAI's swift response with Codex Max. This rapid-fire competition leads to a discussion about OpenAI's rumored "code red" to refocus efforts on ChatGPT amidst user decline, raising questions about who will ultimately win the AI race.

Chapters:
00:09 Introduction and Thanksgiving Recap
02:12 Black Friday Shopping and AI Try-Ons
04:10 Launching the SplitMyExpenses Android App
10:31 Google's New Gemini 3 Pro Model
17:39 Nano Banana Pro's Realistic Images
22:11 OpenAI's Agentic Codex Max Model
24:52 Anthropic's Incredible Opus 4.5 Release
38:48 Anthropic's Bun Acquisition and IPO Rumors
43:33 OpenAI Declares a 'Code Red'

Links:
- SplitMyExpenses on Android
- SplitMyExpenses on iOS
- Bradley Bernard's Blog
- Back Market
- Google's SynthID Watermark
- The Boring Marketer

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