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  • Idiosyncratic Tailwinds and Latch Hook Rugs

    Morgan Stanley is out with a list of “idiosyncratic tailwinds” for Apple shares in 2023. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to talk them over. Plus – RR Auctions has a lot of really cool tech related stuff up for bids. Let’s go bidding!

    • Morgan Stanley Makes AAPL “Top Pick” for 2023
    • MIB Original iPhone and “Undiscovered” Apple-1 Up for Auction
    • Meet the Atari 400
    • Meet the Atari 800
    • 27 min
    • Apple, Bloomberg, and Blood Sugar

      Bloomberg has run a “secret sources” report saying Apple has hit a milestone on no-prick blood glucose monitoring. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts covers the tech in the story, while Ken asks questions about the story itself.

      • 2023: Apple Makes Major Progress on No-Prick Blood Glucose Tracking for Its Watch
      • 2017: Apple has a Secret Team Designing Diabetes Monitoring Sensors
      • A Day Made of Glass… Made Possible by Corning
      • 19 min
      • Insufferable ATMs and Planting Flags in the App Store

        The Financial Times seems torn between praise of Apple’s business acumen and disdain for some of its users. TMO writer Nick deCourville and Ken talk that over. Plus – Florida’s A.G. wants Apple to label apps with where they were developed… for safety?

        • Gen Z Apple Users Are Insufferable ATMs or Something
        • Florida A.G. Wants Country of Origin Labels on App Store Apps
        • 21 min
        • Treating Apple TV+ Like TV

          Ken has a sudden obsession with whatever it is Apple is trying to turn Apple TV+ into. He drags TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts along for the ride. Plus – Mailbag Monday, the Tuesday Edition and taking up a collection for a second Apple headset.

          • The Gulf Between iOS and iPadOS Updates Revisited
          • Selling an iPhone for a Tattoo Studio
          • 24 min
          • Apple Thinks Mastodon Has Legs

            TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to discuss stories that may speak to sentiment around Apple, and social media’s plans to nickel and dime users for security. Plus — A vote of confidence for Mastodon from Apple.

            • Counterpoint: iPhone Sales in China Grew 6% in January
            • Analysts React to December iPhone Sales in China
            • NY Post: Sources Say Apple Axing Contract Workers
            • Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts
            • Meta's Take: Testing Meta Verified to Help Creators Establish Their Presence
            • Twitter to charge for SMS two-factor authentication
            • 25 min
            • Operating Systems, AI, and Apple's Neural Engine

              New iPadOS adoption numbers from Apple have piqued Ken’s interest. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to kicks those around. Plus – Jeff dives into AI and Apple’s Neural Engine.

              • OS Numbers Show Sizable Gulf Between Recent iOS and iPadOS Installs
              • What Is the Apple Neural Engine and What Does It Do?
              • AI vs. machine learning vs. deep learning: Key differences
              • 22 min
              • A.R. You Ready for a Show?

                News we don’t want to talk about and not news that we do. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to talk about not talking about politics, and avoiding such news while also delivering it. The not news is a rumor – but it’s about Apple’s anticipated mixed-reality headset, so – Jeff and Ken were powerless against discussing it.

                • WSJ: DoJ Stepping Up Pace on Possible Antitrust Action Against Apple
                • House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Big Tech CEOs Over Alleged Content Suppression
                • Apple Mixed Reality Headset Now Expected WWDC 2023
                • Apple Pushes Back Mixed-Reality Headset Debut Two Months to June
                • 19 min
                • Accidentally Training Your A.I. Replacement

                  Apple used narration from human readers to train its A.I. voices. The real readers did not know that, and weren’t too happy when they found out. TMO writer Nick deCourville joins Ken to talk that over. Plus – an update on the Google Photos breakage, and some security advice for Apple Card holders.

                  • January: AI-Narrated Audiobooks Now Available in Apple Books
                  • Hear the Apple AI Audiobook Samples Here
                  • Real Readers Want Apple to Stop Using Their Voices to Train AI Narrators
                  • Google Photos Update Fixes iOS/iPadOS 16.3.1 Crashing Issue
                  • Apple Shares Five Security Steps for Apple Card
                  • 22 min
                  • Fixes, a Break, and Not Talking About the NBA

                    Apple hit with many mini updates on Monday. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to talk a few points raised by those. Plus – Why it is way too early to talk about Apple going for streaming rights to the NBA.

                    • Apple Releases iOS 16.3.1
                    • Apple Releases iPadOS 16.3.1
                    • Apple Releases macOS Ventura 13.2.1
                    • iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Updates Fix Actively Exploited Security Issue
                    • Reports: iOS and iPadOS Updates Crashing Google Photos Apps
                    • Apple Said to Be Interested in Streaming the NBA in a Few of Years
                    • 20 min
                    • A.I. and Chief Design Plans Land in Mailbag Monday

                      TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken reach into the Mailbag for thoughts on A.I. and Apple without a Chief Design Officer. Come for the talking, stay for the rest of the talking! And drop your thoughts in the mailbag: [email protected]

                      • Google and Microsoft Folding AI Chat into Search Engine Response
                      • Bloomberg: Apple to Do Without Industrial Design Chief
                      • Apple Designer: Entry-Level iPhone 14 is Better Than iPhone 13 Pro
                      • iFixit: 2nd-Gen HomePod is Surprisingly Repairable
                      • 19 min

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