# Rubick’s Cube goes high-tech! Plus, OnStar and Santa team up, and AI audiobooks with Spines

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Podcast: [Tech It Out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-it-out-572176)
Published: 2025-12-19T20:00:09+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2348

## Resource

Learn all about Rubick’s WOWCube with Max Filin, Co-Founder and CEO of Cubios Tech lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong shares some gadget gift ideas (and games) ahead of the holidays Spines, a popular platform for publishing your own books, is also helping authors create and sell audiobooks, too -- leveraging AI. I catch up with Yehuda Niv, CEO of Spines General Motors and the North Pole team up again! More than just a “Santa Tracker” on Christmas Eve, with NORAD, learn about new audiobook adventures you can access with the touch of a button Thank you to Visa, Norton, and SANDISK for your incredible support. Get a huge discount on Norton anti-malware at norton.com/techitout

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