About this episode

The episode discusses Apple's recent earnings call, universal clipboard support with Microsoft, and HomeKit reliability issues.

Benjamin and Chance return for another episode recapping the week in Apple news, including the interesting details of Apple’s most recent earnings calls, the last of the Tim Cook era. Also, Apple complies with Microsoft’s Interoperability request for universal clipboard support on Windows, and John Ternus recruits an employee out of retirement to help lead his new company regime. And in Happy Hour Plus , Chance is battling with HomeKit reliability woes, and ponders whether Benjamin's messaging habits. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join . Sponsored by Bitwarden: Check out Bitwarden, featuring secure password management, passkey support, end-to-end encryption, and seamless autofill across all devices. Sponsored by Notion : Learn more about how Notion can support your business, at notion.com/happyhour . Sponsored by Square : Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/happyhour . Sponsored by NordStellar : Get an exclusive offer: Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code: nordhappyhour-10-NORDSTELLAR – just mention it to NordStellar! Hosts Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller on Twitter @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin…

People in this episode

Hosts: Benjamin, Chance, Chance Miller, Benjamin Mayo

Topics covered

• Apple earnings
• universal clipboard
• iPhone event
• HomeKit
• technology news

Keywords

• Apple
• earnings
• universal clipboard
• Microsoft
• HomeKit
• Tim Cook
• John Ternus
• technology
• podcast

Sponsors

Bitwarden, Notion, Square, NordStellar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Microsoft

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