April 08, 2025

MacBreak Weekly 967: Breathy, But Not In a Ditch

2 hours 8 minutes

Sales of Apple devices spike heavily as tariffs and potential price hikes drive customers to a shopping frenzy for Apple goods. Apple, alongside Google, is given permission to keep TikTok in its App Store until the US deal is finalized. Could the iPhone's auto-suggested contact be to blame for the Signal scandal? And even though Severance is a big hit, it isn't enough to give Apple TV+ a boost in subscribers.

Apple stock bloodbath continues after China applies retaliatory tariffs.

How Apple 'flew' 5 flights full of iPhones from India and China in 3 days to beat Trump tariffs.

Apple customers dash to stores to buy iPhones ahead of tariffs.

Tarriff-related iPhone price increases estimated to be lower than feared.

From Kuo: Apple can reduce impact of Trump's massive tariffs in five ways.

Secret court rules against Yvette Cooper over Apple encryption.

White House reportedly blames auto-suggested iPhone contact for Signal scandal.

EU to issue Apple's Digital Markets Act antitrust ruling within weeks.

Visa offers Apple roughly $100 million to take over credit card from Mastercard.

Apple launches new Mac and Vision Pro app for managing Immersive content.

Apple's canceled Federation Square store lives on in Apple Vision Pro.

New "Immersive VIP Yankee Stadium" immersive video.

Apple TV+ brings Lumon Industries to life.

Even Severance isn't enough to give Apple TV+ a big boost in subscribers.

Z-Wave, popular among smart home enthusiasts, becomes an open-source protocol with a new long-range technology as it seeks Matter support to avoid obsolescence.

CalDigit's new Thunderbolt 5 docks bring plenty of ports.

Picks of the Week:

Leo's Pick: icloudpd 1.27.2

Jason's Picks: Insta360 2-in-1 Invisible Selfie Stick + Tripod & Neewer Mini Desk tripod.

Andy's Pick: Kindle Comic Converter

Mikah's Pick: puffies.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Guest: Mikah Sargent

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