• MBW 968: Can't Call It Chocolate - Tariffs, Instagram App, Apple Glass

  • Apr 16 2025
  • Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
  • Podcast

MBW 968: Can't Call It Chocolate - Tariffs, Instagram App, Apple Glass

  • Summary

  • Apple gets a break from the Trump tariffs. What's going on with Apple? France is planning country-wide digital IDs on iPhones. Could Instagram be finally coming to the iPad after 15 years? And could Apple be working on two versions of the next Vision Pro headset?

    • Trump gives Apple a giant break with wide-ranging tariff exemptions.
    • Trump touts how he 'helped' Tim Cook with US tariff pivots.
    • Trump signals semiconductor tariffs are coming 'very soon'.
    • What's wrong with Apple?
    • On-device Apple Intelligence training seems to be based on controversial technology.
    • France plans country-wide digital identity cards on iPhone by the summer.
    • Indonesians can again buy the iPhone 16 as ban is finally lifted.
    • Instagram may finally be coming to iPad after 15 years.
    • Apple Maps on the web leaves beta, now works on mobile devices.
    • Apple rebrands its advertising business as 'Apple Ads'.
    • Apple is reportedly working on two new versions of the Vision Pro.
    • Tim Cook really wants Apple Glass to become a reality.
    • Apple to launch new recycling promo, offering up to $20 discount on AirPods and other accessories.
    • Apple's Beats brand just announced its first-ever USB-C cables.

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    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

    Guest: Doc Rock

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