MBW 966: Chunks of Corn - iPadOS 18.4, AI Doctor, CarPlay

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 147 minutes

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Summary

iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4 are out. Is Apple going to make a huge push into health with AI? France fines Apple over App Tracking transparency. And could the NFL exit its current media rights deals in 2029? What could this mean for the league?

iPadOS 18.4 released with Apple Intelligence & Mail tweaks.
The best HomeKit robot vacuums for iOS 18.4.
Computing would be totally different had Apple not been formed 49 years ago, today.
Apple readies its biggest push into health yet with new AI doctor.
This alert must die.
France fines Apple over App Tracking Transparency, but doesn't order changes.
Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages.
2026 Porsches still won't have next-gen CarPlay.
NFL a 'virtual lock' to exit media rights deals in 2029, per report.
NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals.

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac break weekly, Alex, Andy and Jason are here, and so is iOS 18.4 and MacOS 15.4.
0:08.0	But where's our watchOS update? We'll talk about all of that in just a little bit.
0:13.4	And we'll celebrate a very special birthday. Apple incorporated 49 years ago today.
0:20.8	If Apple did not exist, how would computing have been different?
0:24.6	We'll talk about that and a whole lot more.
0:26.4	Next, I'm Mac Break Weekly.
0:30.5	Podcasts you love.
0:32.2	From people you trust.
0:34.7	This is Twit.
0:39.2	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 966, recorded Tuesday, April 1st, 2025.
0:47.8	Chunks of Corn.
0:50.9	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest Apple News with Mr. Andy and notco.
0:57.2	Hello, Andrew.
0:58.5	Hey there.
0:58.9	Hi there.
0:59.1	Oh, there.
0:59.7	Happy April Fool's Day.
1:01.5	Oh, God.
1:02.5	I know.
1:03.0	I know.
1:03.2	I thought that only to honor it, like I was doing some house cleaning this week, and I found my like number two badge from the prisoner.
1:11.3	Oh, that's good. And I thought, oh, I'll my like number two badge from the prisoner. Oh, that's good.
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