May 27, 2025

MacBreak Weekly 974: Lyle Who?

2 hours 5 minutes

Apple had plans to launch full satellite services. President Trump is threatening Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas. Former Apple designer Jony Ive enters a new partnership with Sam Altman of OpenAI. And what is 'Solarium,' Apple's rumored unified interface that the company could announce at WWDC25?

Apple's satellite ambitions threatened by Elon Musk, internal resistance.

Trump threatens 25 percent tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas.

Tim Cook's 'off-ramp' to placate Trump.

Tim Cook called Texas Governor Greg Abbott last week urging a veto or changes to a bill that would require Apple to verify users' ages on its devices.

Apple & Epic agree no in-person court necessary after 'Fortnite' restored to App Store.

Sam and Jony and skepticism.

Apple prepares iOS 19, macOS 16 'Solarium' UI overhaul for WWDC.

App Store protected users from $9 billion in fraud over five years.

Tap to Pay on iPhone lands today in eight new countries.

Global wearable band market up 13% in Q1 2025 as Xiaomi takes top spot.

Apple absolutely cannot miss its smart glasses swing.

Picks of the Week:

Jason's Pick: TotalMount

Leo Picks: Clic for Sonos & WhatsApp iPad App

Alex's Pick: Tiles for Zoom

Andy's Pick: pico-mac-nano

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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