MBW 928: Hey, At Least They're Reading - EU Commissioner, CocoaPods, Apple TV+
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2024
⏱️ 124 minutes
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Summary
The European Competition Commissioner says that Apple is showing anticompetitive behavior by withholding the release of its AI system in Europe. iOS and macOS Apps are exposed to supply chain attacks through critical flaws in CocoaPods. Happy Repair Independence Day! And Apple TV+ is growing in the US, overtaking Paramount+.
- EU Competition Commissioner says Apple's decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behavior.
- Apple has sent a mysterious request for materials relating to the development of OLED+CF Displays for future headsets to Samsung & LG.
- Apple to begin mass production of AirPods with cameras by 2026.
- Critical flaws in CocoaPods expose iOS and macOS apps to supply chain attacks.
- Apple may want to monetize advanced Apple Intelligence features in the future.
- Apple's "Longevity, by Design" whitepaper argues its huge scale affects its repair policies.
- Today, twenty percent of the US has the right to repair electronics. Happy Repair Independence Day!
- Apple TV+ continues to grow in the US, overtaking Paramount+.
- The mute button gets a welcome, no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly, Andy, Alex, and Jason are all here. |
| 0:05.0 | We will talk about Apple saying, hey, you know what, we think our products ought to last a little bit longer. |
| 0:10.0 | Their new longevity report. |
| 0:12.0 | EU's competition commissioner says, |
| 0:15.0 | shame on you, Apple, you said the quiet part out loud |
| 0:19.0 | and we'll talk about Apple TV's prospects |
| 0:22.0 | in a world where streaming seems to be dying. |
| 0:24.5 | That whole lot more coming up next. |
| 0:26.7 | I'm a Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:27.6 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:31.6 | From people you trust. |
| 0:34.0 | This is Twit. |
| 0:36.0 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 928, recorded Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. |
| 0:47.0 | Hey, at least the reading. |
| 0:49.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest Apple News, first show of July 2024. |
| 0:57.0 | We're getting ready for the 4th of July, which is everybody knows is a major holiday because the UK is electing a new Prime Minister no. |
| 1:04.3 | Alex Lindsey is here from office hours. Do you do office hours on the on the force? |
| 1:10.5 | We do it every day we haven't missed a single day. Even Christmas day and all that wow. every day. We haven't missed a single day. |
| 1:13.0 | Even Christmas day. |
| 1:14.0 | Christmas day, New Year's Day. |
| 1:16.0 | Something there are only an hour, but they're still, we still do them. |
| 1:19.0 | Yeah, absolutely. |
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