Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea explore the new Beats Pill speaker color exclusives at Target and Walmart, consider the value of paying for Apple Intelligence, and critique Siri’s limitations. Discussions turn to competing AI tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot, comparing user experiences and privacy concerns. Apple’s privacy-first approach is praised, but its AI progress is a concern when viewed against its competition.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:06 New Beats Pill Colors

03:53 Apple Intelligence Subscription Debate

07:41 Siri's Disappointment

09:36 Apple Intelligence Features

14:38 Perplexity vs. Siri

21:01 OpenAI's Interest in Chrome

22:30 Copilot User Experience

30:48 Workflow with AI Tools

34:25 Podcast Conclusion

Links:

Rebooted Beats Pill ships in two new summer-ready colors

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/28/rebooted-beats-pill-ships-in-two-new-summer-ready-colors

1 in 2 Surveyed Willing to Pay at Least $10/Month for Apple Intelligence

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/22/apple-intelligence-payment-survey/

Perplexity's New iOS Voice Assistant Works Where Siri Still Can’t

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/24/perplexity-voice-assistant-ios-app/

OpenAI Wants to Buy Google's Chrome Browser

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/22/openai-google-chrome/

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