Apple to FINALLY fix Siri + Radical change coming to iPhone 17 (CultCast #675)
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🗓️ 29 November 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
This week, the real REAL good Siri could be… 18 months away? Also, we’re talking about the radical new look for the iPhone 17 lineup and an exciting new Under Review!
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This week’s stories:
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iOS 19 could debut a more conversational LLM Siri
- Apple plans to further improve Siri with iOS 19 in 2025 by using advanced next-generation large language models (LLMs).
Apple reportedly delays key iOS 19 features until spring 2026
- Mark Gurman's sources say “a larger-than-usual number of features” of iOS 19 will be delayed from its initial launch in September 2025 to iOS 19.4’s release in spring 2026.
iPhone 17 Air’s slim design could prioritize thinness over features
- Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air could be even thinner than initially rumored.
Apple’s 2025 iPhone 17 Pro could feature major design changes
- Apple plans to make “significant design changes” with the iPhone 17 Pro series next year, according to The Information.
Apple unlikely to launch AirPods Max 2 anytime soon
- Apple is not planning any major upgrades to AirPods Max anytime soon. The company plans to keep the headphones around in its current iteration for the “foreseeable future.”
Under Review: Get Studio Display specs without paying Apple prices
- Asus’ new ProArt 5K desktop monitor costs just half of what you’ll pay for Apple’s Studio Display but offers many of the same features.
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| 0:00.0 | We have a flat tire. |
| 0:03.3 | How do I tie a bow tie again? |
| 0:05.0 | What's the fastest way to Hartford Hospital? |
| 0:07.0 | Do I need an umbrella in New York this weekend? |
| 0:09.0 | Remind me to call Chris when I get home. |
| 0:10.0 | Move my meeting from three to four. |
| 0:12.0 | What does a weasel look like? |
| 0:14.0 | Remind me to get milk when I leave work. |
| 0:16.0 | Tell my wife I'm going to make it. |
| 0:17.0 | Wake me up at six. |
| 0:18.0 | Play some cold train. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm locked out. |
| 0:21.9 | I found three locksmiths fairly close to you. |
| 0:25.2 | Say hello to the most amazing iPhone yet. |
| 0:31.4 | Hello, and welcome to the coldcast, E-Bast 30 plus an Apple conversation you're going to hear. |
| 0:37.6 | All week long, I'm your host, Air Force, Air Force. |
| 0:39.0 | Join me today. |
| 0:39.9 | He's having the cult of Mac riders for Parenthood, lovely Thanksgiving feast. |
| 0:43.6 | They won't get to eat any of it at the table, |
| 0:45.4 | but the day after, the bucket of delicious scraps will be emptied into their chow trough. |
| 0:50.5 | He's imagining underging interview of Coltimore. Oh, Lewis Wallis is here. |
| 0:56.2 | Oh, it's so exciting. |
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