Subtitle: The Story of Apps

This week, the guys celebrate the release of a new HomePod mini and the Public Betas, then talk about the new versions of UTM, Delta, and Overcast.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback About Applebot - Apple Support Some Early Impressions of the Aqara U200 Smart Lock – 512 Pixels Camera Hub G3 - Aqara Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore - Apple Solotop for Apple Vision Pro - Etsy Apple introduces HomePod mini in midnight - Apple Apple Updates the HomePod mini – 512 Pixels HomePod mini - Product Environmental Report Peglin on the App Store Apple Executives on the Photos Overhaul in iOS 18 - MacStories iOS 18 After One Month: Without AI, It's Mostly About Apps and Customization - MacStories macOS Sequoia: The MacStories Public Beta Preview - MacStories watchOS 11: The MacStories Public Beta Preview - MacStories Revised iOS 18 Beta 3 Reverts Emoji Changes - MacRumors Sleep++ Apple Approves First Retro PC Emulator for iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro - MacRumors Ticci's Hot Take Delta’s latest update lets iPad users emulate multiple games at once - The Verge Overcast Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary with a Redesigned Interface - MacStories The New Overcast is Here – 512 Pixels ATP 596: A New Foundation for Progress — Accidental Tech Podcast Under the Radar - Relay FM Into the Aether — A Low Key Video Game Podcast

Subtitle: The Long Bread

John Voorhees joins Stephen and Myke to discuss the origins of Bluetooth, Phil Schiller's new/old job, and the possibilities of a new HomePod. Then, they play a BRAND NEW game from the creators of The Rickies, The Annies, the Jeremies, and others.

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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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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 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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