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Dec. 2025 Update: The guys at Robot or Not have weighed in, a mere ten months later.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback A New Look for 2025 and Beyond — Relay Sotheby's Is Auctioning Custom iPods from the Late Karl Lagerfeld's Massive Collection - MacStories Shiny iPod + Microphone Colorful iPod nanos Xserve RAID - Wikipedia Modified iPod minis DeepSeek FAQ – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Why everyone is freaking out about DeepSeek | The Verge The questions the Chinese government doesn’t want DeepSeek AI to answer - Ars Technica Why the markets are freaking out about Chinese AI newcomer DeepSeek - Ars Technica Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest drop ever - CNBC Federico Viticci: "DeepSeek is no longer available on the Italian App Store..." The Fox and the Grapes - Wikipedia Connected Outro Maker

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback NPC Special Podcast Episode: Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions and First Theories - MacStories Shortwave BANG!CASE: Push-Button iPhone Automation - MacStories Apple's Redesigned Mail App is Expanding to the Mac — Here's When - MacRumors macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18.3 Enable Apple Intelligence Automatically - MacRumors iOS 18.3 makes 5 changes to Apple Intelligence notification summaries - 9to5Mac iOS 18.3 Adds New Visual Intelligence Features for iPhone 16 - MacRumors Casey's Screenshot iCloud+ - Apple MobileMe's Legacy — 512 Pixels The Prompt - Relay

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Subtitle: Too Much Kissin’

It is time to name a new Annual Chairman, so the guys judge their 2024 predictions and make a new round of guesses for what 2025 may bring to the Apple faithful.

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Jason Snell and Dice by PCalc

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Subtitle: The Pickies (2025)

The lads return with their annual predictions for 2025! But first, there are gifts to be exchanged and a 2024 champion to be crowned.

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John Voorhees and James Thomson

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Subtitle: The Year of John Ternus

The guys revisit the biggest stories of year, ranking each month on the most scientific scale known to humankind.

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Subtitle: Stephen Will Give You $20 to Listen to This Episode

This week: Myke shares some news, Federico covers iOS 18.2, and Stephen launches a new awards program.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Myke Hurley | We are so excited to share that we’re having a baby! Our daughter is due in February, and we feel so fortunate that our family is growing. | Instagram Myke Hurley: "The Meta Ray-Bans now let me choose John Cena as the assistant voice. 10/10 Product of the year." — Bluesky Kristen Bell told Instagram to ‘get rid of AI’ before she became its official voice - The Verge WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules - The Verge WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction – 404 MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year - MacStories The MacStories Selects 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award - MacStories Apple honors 2024 App Store Award winners - Apple Give the Gift of Relay Apple honors 2024 App Store Award winners - Apple The JerAImies Genmoji Magnetic Leather Back – NOMAD Apple Intelligence now features Image Playground, Genmoji, and more - Apple Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2: A Deep Dive into Working with Siri and ChatGPT, Together - MacStories iOS and iPadOS 18.2: Everything New Besides Apple Intelligence - MacStories A Look at Apple Intelligence's Image Creation Tools — 512 Pixels CosmOS by Humane

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