CultCast #335 - Apple’s secret TV empire

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🗓️ 11 May 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This week:

Apple is secretly building a TV empire
Google’s new AI assistant has a feature you have to see to believe
Financial filings show MoviePass’s time is running out
Our favorite lesser-known iOS and Mac apps
And… why do men have nipples? We answer your most burning questions in an all-new CultCast QnA 🔥

On the show this week

@erfon / @lewiswallace

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All the important stuff revealed at Google I/O

https://www.cultofmac.com/546807/all-the-important-stuff-revealed-at-google-i-o/

An updated version of Google Maps aims to keep you in-the-know about what’s going on around you. There’s a new tab called “For You” that’s designed to tell you about events in neighborhoods you care about.
You can now hold your phone up to the world in front of you and Maps will overlay walking directions that make finding your way around a new city easier.
A very human-sounding Google Assistant made a call on behalf of it’s owner to book a haircut, and the result was was magical as it was creepy. The most impressive thing was that the person on the receiving end of the call didn’t seem to suspect they were talking to an AI

Every single TV series Apple is currently making

https://www.cultofmac.com/542653/every-single-tv-show-apple-is-making/

After going on a spending spree in Hollywood the last eight months, Apple appears to be poised to make a huge push into original content.
Apple has 13 shows in development.

Today’s SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17332188/moviepass-helios-and-matheson-sec-stock-price

The future doesn’t look promising for MovePass
According to a recent financial filing, the company has spent an average of $21.7 million per month for the stretch between October 2017 through April 2018, but as of April 30th, MoviePass has just $15.5 million in cash

Apple ‘cash machine’ puts profits ahead of innovation

https://www.cultofmac.com/547009/apple-cash-machine-vs-innovation/

Apple to many seems to have lost its mojo for innovation. But it knows how to build a pile of cash.
This is the impression of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya, who told CNBC Wednesday:
- “I think Apple is a productive cash machine,” “Is it a font of innovation? Unclear, trending to probably"

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0:00.0	Siri, what's my day look like?
0:02.0	Another busy day today.
0:03.0	Are you serious?
0:04.0	Yes, I'm not allowed to be frivolous.
0:06.0	Oh, okay.
0:07.0	Move my four o'clock today to tomorrow?
0:09.0	Change my 11 a.m. to 2?
0:11.0	Okay, Marty, I scheduled it for today
0:13.2	that Rick here's Rick now it's not Rick now how's the traffic headed downtown
0:17.6	here's the traffic oh it's terrible driver cut across we'll never make it
0:21.5	downtown this way I like you, you're going places.
0:24.0	I'll try to remember that.
0:25.7	Hello!
0:29.7	And welcome to the Colcaste The Best 30-plus minute album conversation.
0:32.4	You're going to hear all week long.
0:35.5	I'm your host here for a lot to join me today in a move to take over
0:39.2	the Kultimac Empire.
0:40.7	I think he may have off Leander Caney. Louis Wallace is here.
0:44.1	Hey, that's right.
0:46.1	Nobody's ever going to find the body.
0:48.3	Have you seen the movie The Talent of Mr. Ripley?
0:52.0	I'm starting to think... the
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