About this episode

The episode discusses Apple's recent price hikes, legal battles, and upcoming product launches.

The aftermath of Apple's price hikes. Apple is taking its fight against Epic to the Supreme Court. More AI features coming to Apple's Creature Studio. And Apple is showing confidence in its upcoming iPhone Fold, expecting to sell 10 million units! America is having MacBook sticker shock. MacBook price hikes expected to contribute to 13.6% drop in global laptop shipments. Apple weighs buying RAM from two blacklisted Chinese suppliers to curb rising costs. Broadcom and Apple extend custom silicon pact to 2031. iPhone 18 Pro leaks: Qualcomm or Apple C2 model, A20 details, camera upgrades. Apple takes Epic fight over app store fees to the Supreme Court. Tim Cook's government liaison position comes into focus before stepping down as Apple CEO. Apple in Russia's crosshairs again, facing $52M fine for not installing state-required apps. If you wanted more AI in Apple's Creator Studio, Tuesday's update gives it to you. Safari's new MCP server lets coding agents inspect and debug websites. Siri AI can pull info from third-party apps in the latest developer beta. Apple to launch 5 new iPhone models to gain market share amid memory crunch. Confident Apple increases its iPhone Fold orders to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snel

Topics covered

• Apple news
• iPhone updates
• MacBook price hikes
• AI features
• Epic vs Apple
• Silicon partnerships
• Market trends

Keywords

• Apple
• iPhone Fold
• MacBook
• Epic
• AI features
• Broadcom
• Qualcomm
• Neuromancer
• MacBook sticker shock
• iPhone 18 Pro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Epic, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Apple TV

Products: iPhone Fold, MacBook, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, Default Folder X, Readest

Books & works: Neuromancer

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