Tariffs and Tweets and Other Apples - MOSK: 08.12.2025

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🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

- Trump Pushes 145% China Tariff By Another 90 Days - Musk Threatens to Sue Apple Over Alleged Antitrust Violation - IDC: iPhone 16 Highest Shipped Model in India in 1H25 - Apple Seeds Sixth Developer Builds of ___OS 26 - Apple Tweaks Liquid Glass on Lock Screen in Latest iOS 26 Beta - App Launch Animation Speeds Up in iOS 26 Beta 6 - Apple Drops New Ringtones into iOS 26 Beta 6 - “Apple Home” Phasing Out “HomeKit” in Latest Betas - Apple Cinemas Doubles Down on Apple Name - Checking in on the Saint Paul cyberattack plus an upcoming tweak to the iPhone and iPad Wi-Fi picker on Checklist No. 435 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:08.8	If it's Tuesday, there must be a change in tariff policy.
0:13.2	Musk does something very musky, and Apple Cinemas doubles down on the Apple thing.
0:19.7	It is Tuesday, the 12th of August,
0:21.5	2025.
0:22.8	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken.
0:28.1	Brought to you by yours truly and supported by people like you.
0:33.2	Patrons through Patreon.
0:36.2	Find out more in than your support at patreon.com slash macOS can.
0:44.4	The 145% tariff on goods imported into the U.S. from China was supposed to go into effect today,
0:51.3	and you will never guess what happened yesterday.
0:55.1	According to a piece from 9 to 5 Mac, just hours before a new wave of tariffs on Chinese goods
1:00.9	was set to kick in, President Trump signed an executive order extending the pause by another 90 days.
1:07.4	And this time, says the site, it's especially good news for Apple.
1:12.7	According to them, the move gives Apple a bit of breathing room in the fourth quarter.
1:17.4	Also known as the September quarter, it's likely to include at least a week or two of iPhone 17 sales.
1:25.2	While Apple's building a majority of its U.S.-bound iPhones in India at this point,
1:30.4	9-5 Macs says Trump's latest extension gives the company some extra flexibility to source
1:35.3	units from China, if needed, to meet U.S. demand.
1:40.4	The Lord Bless and Keep 9-5 Mac for leaving to the end of the September quarter, numbers for which will likely hear in late October.
1:50.1	Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevin Perak both offered commentary for the current quarter, assuming the current global tariff rates, policies, and applications do not change for the balance of the
2:01.9	quarter, and no new tariffs are added. The site wonders whether Cook and Kev meant no new tariffs
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