November 20, 2023

487: Under the Thumb of Qualcomm

1 hour 42 minutes

The possibilities that Apple will release a lower-cost MacBook, Apple's difficulties in building a 5G radio to rival Qualcomm, Apple attempts to appease the EU by adopting RCS, and all hell breaks loose with OpenAI.

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