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Jason & Myke interview the writers of "What If...? An Interactive Story" for Vision Pro about the challenges of writing something that's not quite a movie and not quite a video game for a brand-new platform. Also: hot dogs!

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There's more news about Apple's battles with Epic and the EU, and Apple tightens its ties with OpenAI, but all of the controversy gets us thinking about what makes us stay excited about technology during difficult times.

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After some feedback about the future of the Vision Pro, we discuss Apple's adventures in the EU, the inevitable fragmentation of Siri, and a curious new AirPods rumor.

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Apple backs away from some financial services and changes its Vision hardware approach, and there's a new phase in the company's relationship with the EU. For the Summer of Fun, we look at our current iPhone home screens.

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After a jam-packed WWDC, there's a lot of catch-up to do. So this week we share more thoughts about Apple's new AI strategy and discuss a lot of the feedback we got about what happened last week.

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Live from Cupertino, Jason has his in-person reactions to Apple's big WWDC announcements. And in London, Myke processes his feelings about some controversial Apple choices.

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It's time for our ninth annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? Will it be all AI, all the time? And a new wrinkle is added to the draft format!

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It's time for a Vision Pro check-in. How are we using it, and how should Apple sell it? Also, some EU app marketplace developers just want to go home.

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Myke returns to the show to give his personal iPad Pro review, and we discuss Apple's accessibility announcements, worrying Apple AI reports, and some mystifying rumors about future iPhones for this year and next.

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The new iPad Pro is here, and Jason is joined by Federico Viticci to discuss the new model and the limitations of iPadOS. Stephen Hackett also joins the show not to crush some creative dreams, but to answer questions.

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Both Jason (New York) and Myke (London) have had their hands on the new iPads and are here to report back with all the details. We discuss M4 surprises, iPad Air choices, iPad Pro use cases, and save a little time to Lawyer Up.

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We're trying to puzzle through strange rumors about next week's iPad launch event. Also, the EU brings the iPad into the DMA party, Apple locks Apple IDs, and we shout out the OG Knowledge Navigator.

https://t.co/I4JwsPsUjC

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The world's foremost e-reader podcast returns, but we also talk about the appeal of retro game emulators, iPad and iPhone rumors, and the possible end of Apple's leather replacement material.

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Skepticism about the future of the Vision Pro and brutal reviews of the Humane Ai Pin make us discuss misguided expectations and the power of the smartphone duopoly. We also attempt to decode reports of new M4 Mac chips.

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Casey Liss joins Myke to discuss Apple's new Spatial Personas for visionOS, and their thoughts on an immersive experience from... Gucci? Also, emulators are coming to the App Store, and Myke wants to check Casey's vibe.

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We often cite reports about Apple's future, but where do they come from? We discuss of the value and ethics of Apple rumor coverage. Also, we've seen the latest Vision Pro immersive video and have strong opinions.

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The U.S. Department of Justice joins the European Commission in contributing to Apple's legal troubles; and in a surprise, pre-emptive move, we attempt to predict the future of the iPad via a draft!

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Is Apple working with Google on its A.I. strategy? We break down what that might mean for the future of Apple's platforms--and why it might make sense. And in Europe, Apple continues to alter App Store rules.

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We discuss Apple's latest embarrassing and unnecessary policy stumble in Europe, and then explain how Jason's full review of the M3 MacBook Air managed to kill his home network.

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It's time to say goodbye to the M1 MacBook Air (hello, M3!) and our Upshift segment (RIP Apple Car), but our in-depth coverage of Apple being regulated and fined by the European Commission rolls on!

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