LEGO Got Smarter, Planes Land Themselves, and Hooters Is Rebranding Again

Diggnation is back for 2026. In this New Year’s episode, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht dive into Dry (ish) January, accidental woodworking injuries, and why Kevin's Peloton crush might be more motivating than your therapist. On the tech side, Kevin drops a quiet-but-clear hint for Digg beta users to keep an eye out. The guys talk about Samsung’s decision to ship Google’s Gemini AI to 800 million devices, which feels like a major win for Google’s ecosystem. On the tech side, Kevin gives a heads up to Digg beta users: Communities are coming. Now is a good time to start paying attention.

Also on deck: a bizarre Waymo vs. Santa Monica standoff involving robotic cars and 3 a.m. backup beeping, a Garmin plane that landed itself (because the pilot didn’t), and a Lego set that lights up on its own. Other stops include futuristic cartilage regrowth injections, the return of "Dolphin Shorts" via a Hooters rebrand nobody asked for, and an existential debate about smart fridges.

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YouTube Chapter Markers

00:00 Intro
02:41 Resolutions Nobody Asked For: Pilates & Productivity
03:36 Can Saunas Cure Depression or Just Make You Sweatier?
04:52 Kevin Gets Stabbed by Wellness (Acupuncture Chat)
06:02 Peloton and the German Instructor Who Yells in Motivation
07:13 Holiday Haul: Singing Bowls and the Rise of Vibe Decor
09:07 Spoon Carving, Blood Loss & $400 Japanese Hammers
12:30 Coming Soon: Digg Communities That Don’t Look Like Reddit
14:00 Samsung Gives 800M Devices a Gemini AI Glow-Up
20:31 Waymo Cars Are Beeping Insomnia Into Santa Monica
25:06 Self-Driving Cars Are Scanning Your Kids for Booster Seats
33:25 Lego Bricks Just Got Smarter (and Slightly Haunted)
37:07 How Boredom Became the New Self-Care Hack
42:10 Garmin Autoland: The Plane That Landed Itself
47:56 Parachutes for Planes and Other Backup Plans
56:53 Can Amazon's “Art Line” TV Beat the Samsung Frame?
1:01:00 Streaming Loyalty Tests: Apple TV, We See You
1:03:19 Movies Worth Hoarding Forever (Anchorman & Jack Reacher?)
1:05:08 Injecting Knees With Youth: The Cartilage Comeback
1:08:44 Dementia-Fighting Protein or Supervillain Serum?
1:09:54 Smart Fridge Fatigue vs. Bird Watching for Fun
1:13:05 Kamado Joe Smoker Review: BBQ Tech Gets Serious
1:15:23 Hooters Rebrands, Dolphin Shorts Return, Internet Shrugs