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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Concepts Procreate Morpholio Trace feeeed on the App Store feeeed: Embracing Feed Diversity and Personal News Curation - MacStories Modern Leather Case | Horween® | NOMAD® PhoneBack | Süti Magnetic Leather Back - iPhone 15 Pro Max - Black | Horween® | MagSafe | NOMAD® Everyday Case for iPhone 15 Pro Max V2 | Peak Design Official Site Hands-on: The Beats Pill is back and better than ever - 9to5Mac Behind the Design of Beats Pill I Beats - YouTube Pill People are back I Beats - YouTube Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to European Union at Launch Due to DMA - MacRumors EU Press Release on Apple and the DMA EU says Apple anti-steering rules in breach of DMA, officially investigating Core Technology Fee terms - 9to5Mac iOS 18 beta 2: Here's everything new - 9to5Mac EU App Store changes for iPad now available to test with second iPadOS 18 beta - 9to5Mac I’m Just a Simple Macintosh User, Asking a Bazillion Dollar Company for a Better Way To Move Tasks Between Lists in Reminders – 512 Pixels US carriers enabling RCS for iPhone users running iOS 18 beta 2 – 9to5mac

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Tiny Head Tee The Bill of Rickies Shokz Apple Suspends Work on Next Vision Pro, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 — The Information Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 - MacRumors Report: Apple halts work on Vision Pro, aims to release cheaper Vision headset next year - 9to5Mac Aaron Draplin's Backyard Studio Tour - YouTube Mac - Which Mac is best for me? - Apple Buy Mac Pro Rack - Apple How We're Trying to Protect MacStories from AI Bots and Web Crawlers – And How You Can, Too - MacStories Upgrade #517: Maybe It's Catchier in Japanese - Relay FM Cortex #156: Average Content - Relay FM

Subtitle: Never Question the Ding

WWDC24 a wrapped up, and the guys gather to score their picks and share some feelings about this week's Apple news.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Who's Connected Intro Is It Today? Meet the Translation API - WWDC24 - Videos - Apple Developer Connected #212: NanoHippo - Relay FM Meet the Translation API - WWDC24 - Videos - Apple Developer "The Weird Fish 🦠 in WWDC session" - Ticci on Mastodon Jason Coin Flip 1 Jason Coin Flip 2 Connected #246: The Ultimate Dark Mode is a Crash - Relay FM

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App icons | Apple Developer Documentation iOS 18 Preview - Apple Introducing Apple’s On-Device and Server Foundation Models - Apple Machine Learning Research Opting Out of AI Model Training - MacStories Federico Viticci: "MacStories is disallowing all known AI crawlers" - MacStories on Mastodon Upgrade #516: I'm Suppressing My Feelings - Relay FM Apple Intelligence: The Feelings - Upgrade - YouTube Mac Power Users #749: The Year of Apple Intelligence - Relay FM WWDC 2024: Intelligence Briefings Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2024 (Contains Spoilers) Rickipedia — WWDC24 (Contains Spoilers)

Subtitle: Another Rule, Just For Fun

WWDC24 is just days away, so Stephen, Myke, and Federico have made their predictions for what Apple may announce.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza | Hackney Empire Relay FM Merch Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2024 – Rickies.co 2024 WWDC Rickies – Rickipedia Our 2024 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes - AppStories A Tribute to the Windows 3.1 "Hot Dog Stand" Color Scheme Mac Power Users #746: All About iMessage - Relay FM Siri’s AI Era Arriving Soon – 512 Pixels Upgrade #515: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2024 - Relay FM

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Federico Fixes the Squeeze Apple elaborates on iOS 17.5 bug that resurfaced deleted photos - 9to5Mac OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show - The Washington Post OpenAI explains itself (again) – Platformer Why the OpenAI board fired Sam Altman - The Verge OpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam Altman - The Verge Vox Media and The Atlantic sign content deals with OpenAI - The Verge When are AirPods Max 2 coming? Here’s the latest reporting - 9to5Mac Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference to kick off June 10 with Keynote address - Apple 2024 Finalists - Apple Design Awards - Apple Developer Gurman: iOS 18 Will Allow Users to Recolor App Icons and Place Them Anywhere - MacRumors Unveiling Material You - Material Design Ray-Ban | Meta smart glasses Jon Prosser Claims Apple is Working on 'Steve Jobs Heritage Edition' AR Glasses, Gurman Calls Rumor 'Complete Fiction' - MacRumors VR Games Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator Launch on Apple Vision Pro - MacRumors Upgrade #514: European Beard - Relay FM

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple Releases iOS 17.5.1, Fixing Issue with Deleted Photos Reappearing – 512 Pixels Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with no explanation - 9to5Mac Upgrade #510: Jason Is Cool GOTO 10 - Relay FM Apple needs to explain that bug that resurfaced deleted photos - The Verge Chris Neuman's Magic Keyboard mod – Threads Apple's HyperCard was inspired by an acid trip - Boing Boing Wearable AI Startup Humane Is Said to Explore Potential Sale - Bloomberg The Sonos Ace headphones are here, and they’re damn impressive - The Verge Upgrade #513: I Do Not Rock Anything - Relay FM I Turned the New 13" iPad Pro Into a MacPad and Portable Gaming Display - MacStories Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice — and she’s not happy they might have anyway - The Verge Scarlett Johansson, Disney Lawsuit Settled Over ‘Black Widow’ Casey Newton: "A few more words about the OpenAI / Scarlett Johansson situation" - Mastodon A better way for platforms to fund journalism – Platformer Microsoft’s Surface and Windows AI event live blog: it’s Arm time - The Verge Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements - The Verge The New Windows is HERE. - Austin Evans - YouTube Daring Fireball: 'Inside Microsoft’s Mission to Take Down the MacBook Air' Intel’s Lunar Lake chip is coming to AI PCs later this year - The Verge @viticci • Microsoft is already telling a compelling story for gaming on the Snapdragon X Elite architecture... • Threads Microsoft Surface Pro announced: price and release date - The Verge Microsoft Surface Pro hands-on - The Verge Meet the new Microsoft Surface Pro - Microsoft - YouTube Microsoft announces an Arm-powered Surface Laptop - The Verge Xbox President Sarah Bond Has Formed a New Team Dedicated to Game Preservation Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs | Ars Technica Recall is Microsoft’s key to unlocking the future of PCs - The Verge

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgrade #512: Pros Are the Little Boats - Relay FM Johan in Rome Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking - Apple Apple Marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a Preview of OS Features Coming Later This Year - MacStories Get alerts for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - Apple Support STS on Mastodon: "If you install Xcode, both iPhone and iPad simulators run out of the exact same OS root." Apple still isn't done building its dream iPad - Fast Company Spring Update | OpenAI Google I/O 2024: all the news from the developer conference - The Verge Watch this screaming, rainbow-clad musician demo Google’s AI DJ - The Verge Marc Rebillet - YouTube Project Astra: the future of AI at Google is fast, multi-modal assistants like Gemini Live - The Verge Google is overhauling its search results page with AI overviews and Gemini organization - The Verge Google Search adding 'Web' filter that skips AI answers It’s the End of Google Search As We Know It | WIRED

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Myke's photos from Battersea (including his photo with John Ternus) – Instagram Ticci and Ternus MacStories Unwind: Federico Visits Medium Ben - MacStories Mark Gurman: John Ternus on Future Apple CEO Shortlist – 512 Pixels Apple’s Next CEO: List of Apple Insiders Who Could Succeed Tim Cook - Bloomberg AppStories, Episode 382 – A Roomful of Suits: AltStore and Delta with Riley Testut - MacStories Keynote Rickies, May 2024 – Rickies.co 2024 Rickies – Rickipedia Apple Announces New 11" and 13" iPad Pros - MacStories Apple Expands the iPad Air Lineup - MacStories Apple Reveals New Keyboards and the Apple Pencil Pro - MacStories Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 for iPad Updated Along with Their Mac Counterparts - MacStories Apple's May 2024 Let Loose Event: By the Numbers - MacStories What Apple didn’t mention in its iPad keynote – Six Colors Thoughts and First Impressions on the New iPad Pros from Apple's Event in London - MacStories Some hands-on iPad event impressions – Six Colors Upgrade #511: You’re Nice to Hold - Relay FM M4 iPad Pro lacks always-on display despite OLED panel – 9to5mac What Nobody Else Told You About Tandem OLED and M4! – Quinn Nelson – YouTube Mac Power Users #744: Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad Event - Relay FM Logitech announces Combo Touch for M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro – 9to5mac Memphis Youth Arts

Subtitle: As I’ve Gotten Older, My Passion Has Increased

Apple's first iPad event in over a year is next week, so the guys have dusted off their headphones and have made some picks ahead of May 7.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback A Week With St. Jude – 512 Pixels Walking in Memphis — Liss is More Riley Testut – Delta Updates (1) Riley Testut – Delta Updates (2) Riley Testut – Delta for iPad Emoji++ Is an Emoji Keyboard That Makes Sense - MacStories The EU Pulls iPadOS Into the DMA Fray - MacStories Epic Games to Bring Fortnite to iPad in EU After iPadOS 'Gatekeeper' Decision - MacRumors Keynote Rickies, May 2024 – Rickies.co Rickipedia - May 2024 Apple's iPad Keyboard Dock Reviewed - AnandTech Rickipedia — Ineligible Picks Cosmonaut | Wide-Grip Stylus for iPad. By Studio Neat. MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won't Make - MacStories Gurman: New iPad Pro may actually be powered by the M4 chip, touting AI features - 9to5Mac Apple introduces new Apple Pencil, bringing more value and choice to the lineup - Apple (October 2023 Announcement) Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with no explanation - 9to5Mac Upgrade #510: Jason Is Cool GOTO 10 - Relay FM Could the new iPad Pro get an M4 processor and AI features? - Upgrade - YouTube Mac Power Users #742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri - Relay FM

Subtitle: Bulbasaur Bros for Life

Federico and Myke discuss the latest AI gadgets, delve into Delta emulation on the iPhone, and preview the upcoming iPad event. They also share feedback from Anonymous Informants about whether Apple employees take notes during meetings.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Craig Federghi on Mountains Apple still has one more 'season' of FineWoven accessories in the works, but the end is near - 9to5Mac This Game Boy-looking phone stand is why MagSafe is good - The Verge MagSafe MS W5 Charging Stand - elago Ray-Ban Meta glasses now feature Apple Music integration – 9to5mac The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now - The Verge Cleo Abrams' Reel Ray-ban Meta Wayfarer Scuderia Ferrari Miami Rabbit R1 hands-on: early tests with the $199 AI gadget - The Verge Steve Troughton-Smith: "Rabbit's R1 sounds like a major security disaster waiting to happen" - Mastodon Schiller doesn’t know whether the App Store is profitable; there are no minutes of meetings – 9to5mac Cortex #105: Atomic Notes - Relay FM Obsidian Setup Check-In – AppStories Stephen's Link AltStore Introducing Clip | Riley Testut @benricem • Ketchup • Threads Kishi Ultra Mobile Gaming Controller (USB C) | Razer joyPhone Adapter (Portrait) - for iPhone 15 (+Plus/Pro/Max) LitRitt | Ignited | Patreon PPSSPP The 25 Best PSP Games of All-Time | GamesRadar+ Universal Media Disc - Wikipedia Apple Announces May 7th Let Loose Event - MacStories Apple Event on May 7 Has Six Artistic Logos as Tim Cook Hints at New Apple Pencil - MacRumors Tim Cook hints at new Apple Pencil 3 coming next month 10 Years of MacStories - MacStories Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza | Hackney Empire