598: Transparent Man of the People
Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI models, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.
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20 Macs - Relay
Chase to become new issuer of Apple Card - Apple
Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close? – Six Colors
Is this the folding iPhone’s creaseless display? | The Verge
Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year
Joint statement from Google and Apple – Google Blog
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade | The Verge
Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO - The New York Times
More reports about Apple succession planning – Six Colors
Apple announces annual shareholders meeting for next month - 9to5Mac
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards | The Verge
Tumblr removed from Apple app store over abuse images - BBC News
Uber tried to fool Apple and got caught | The Verge
Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps | The Verge
Some first thoughts about live immersive basketball – Six Colors
Apple: You (Still) Don’t Understand the Vision Pro – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
