January 07, 2025

MBW 954: Lickable Interface - 25 Years of OS X, $95M Siri Settlement, Bad AI Notification Summaries

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The MacBreak Weekly crew celebrates the 25th anniversary of Mac OS X, discusses Apple's $95 million settlement over Siri privacy concerns, and shares their thoughts on new gaming capabilities coming to the Vision Pro headset. The hosts also debate the future of Google search in light of the US government's antitrust case and touch on the possibility of non-invasive glucose monitoring coming to the Apple Watch.

Release of iOS and iPadOS 16.3.1 with important bug fixes and security updates

25th anniversary of Mac OS X and its importance in providing a modern, Unix-based foundation that became the basis for Apple's other operating systems

Apple's $95 million settlement over Siri privacy concerns related to accidental recordings, while maintaining that user data was never sold or used for marketing

Speculation on why Apple is unlikely to create its own search engine, particularly due to its lucrative deal with Google and the economic risks involved

Concerns over Apple's AI-generated news summaries sometimes being wildly inaccurate, prompting calls for the company to suspend the feature until it can be improved

Expansion of Apple Fitness+ with new workouts and integration with the Strava workout tracking platform

The gang discusses the ethical implications of Apple potentially securing exclusive rights to non-invasive blood glucose monitoring on the Apple Watch

Nvidia announcing upcoming support for its GeForce Now game streaming service on the Vision Pro headset, plus the ability to use the device for capturing movement to train AI for robotics

"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu used Apple Vision Pro during the film's post-production process

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Jason: Govee Christmas Lights 2, programmable LED lights for festive decoration

Alex: iPhone Cinematic mode, which allows for impressive video capture and post-production focus adjustments

Andy: Anker's new 140W 4-port charger, offering fast charging capabilities for multiple devices simultaneously

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

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January 07, 2025

MBW 954: Lickable Interface - 25 Years of OS X, $95M Siri Settlement, Bad AI Notification Summaries

Listen Later

2 hours 20 minutes

The MacBreak Weekly crew celebrates the 25th anniversary of Mac OS X, discusses Apple's $95 million settlement over Siri privacy concerns, and shares their thoughts on new gaming capabilities coming to the Vision Pro headset. The hosts also debate the future of Google search in light of the US government's antitrust case and touch on the possibility of non-invasive glucose monitoring coming to the Apple Watch.

Release of iOS and iPadOS 16.3.1 with important bug fixes and security updates

25th anniversary of Mac OS X and its importance in providing a modern, Unix-based foundation that became the basis for Apple's other operating systems

Apple's $95 million settlement over Siri privacy concerns related to accidental recordings, while maintaining that user data was never sold or used for marketing

Speculation on why Apple is unlikely to create its own search engine, particularly due to its lucrative deal with Google and the economic risks involved

Concerns over Apple's AI-generated news summaries sometimes being wildly inaccurate, prompting calls for the company to suspend the feature until it can be improved

Expansion of Apple Fitness+ with new workouts and integration with the Strava workout tracking platform

The gang discusses the ethical implications of Apple potentially securing exclusive rights to non-invasive blood glucose monitoring on the Apple Watch

Nvidia announcing upcoming support for its GeForce Now game streaming service on the Vision Pro headset, plus the ability to use the device for capturing movement to train AI for robotics

"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu used Apple Vision Pro during the film's post-production process

Picks of the Week:

Leo: Ghostty - a macOS terminal with metal integration

Jason: Govee Christmas Lights 2, programmable LED lights for festive decoration

Alex: iPhone Cinematic mode, which allows for impressive video capture and post-production focus adjustments

Andy: Anker's new 140W 4-port charger, offering fast charging capabilities for multiple devices simultaneously

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

Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

zscaler.com/security

Melissa.com/twit

cachefly.com/twit

...more

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