MBW 957: Slap and Flop - Siri, iOS 18.3 Update, Apple Music

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Iphone, Apple, Ipad, Macintosh, Ios, Twit, Mac, Imac, Technology, Mac Os X

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

What's going on with Siri? iOS 18.3 update is out now, along with a fix to a zero-day flaw. You can buy iPhones on eBay with TikTok installed on them as TikTok is still not available for download on the App Store. And on January 27th, 2010, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad at an Apple event.

Siri is super dumb and getting dumber.
iOS 18.3 is now available for everyone.
Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades.
Apple fixes zero-day flaw affecting all devices.
iPhone's with TikTok installed.
Update now: iOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3 include 20+ security updates.
Apple Music pays artists more than 2x Spotify's average rates, per report.
Trump's chip tariff threat takes aim at Apple's TSMC partnership.
iPhone SE 4 appears in new photos and video, notch and all.
Apple releases tvOS 18.3, HomePod 18.3, and visionOS 2.3 for all users.
Apple earnings are coming.
Office printer mishap sparks landmark gender pay discrimination lawsuit at Apple.
Apple buys Boylston Street building for $88 million.
Apple's next immersive Vision Pro film involves bull riding and arrives soon.
Apple introduces the 2025 Black Unity Collection.
Apple Watch bands are safe to wear, says Apple, after lawsuit filed.
Oscar nominations completely snub Apple TV+.
Severance - Tim C.
Apple announced the iPad 15 years ago today.

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy Annaco is here. Alex Lindsay and filling in for Jason Snell.
0:05.8	Yay, Micah Sargent. We'll talk about why artists make more on Apple Music per stream.
0:13.2	Trump's tariff proposal that could cost Apple a lot of money, why it's safe to use Apple's fluorolostomers bands, at least Apple says so,
0:23.1	and why you should never leave your 1040 in a company printer. Or maybe you should. Back break
0:29.8	weekly is coming up next. Podcasts you love. From people you trust.
0:39.2	This is Twit.
0:50.0	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 957, recorded Tuesday, January 28th, 2025.
0:52.0	Slap and flop.
0:57.8	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest news from Apple.
1:00.9	Jason Snell is on assignment today.
1:06.1	Fortunately, we don't care because we've got Micah Sargent in his place.
1:06.7	I'm Micah.
1:08.4	Hello, hello, Leo.
1:10.3	Did you just get off iOS today?
1:11.6	You're working hard today. Actually, we record the show every two weeks, so this is not a record day, which is nice.
1:17.6	This is my first show of the day, so I'm happy to be here.
1:20.6	Good morning, as Tim Cook might.
1:23.6	Good morning.
1:24.6	Good morning.
1:25.6	Also with us from, obviously, I don't need to introduce Micah, but I will.
1:30.2	He is, of course, the host of iOS today, as you might have gathered on this network, Tech News Weekly.
1:35.7	He's doing such a great job.
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