iPhone 16 Pre-Orders, iOS 18.2 and Apple Intelligence, Taylor Swift Responds to AI Deepfake

We cover more details from the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch lineup, iOS 18.2 and Apple Intelligence coming later this year, M4 Mac mini and what we hope to see at an October event, Taylor Swift responds to AI deepfake, the legacy of James Earl Jones, and Jason’s unboxing surprise!

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Links from the show

• St. Jude Fundraiser
• iPhone 16 Pro - Apple
• MagSafe Charger - Apple
• AirPods 4 - Technical Specifications - Apple
• Apple Today Announced These Four New Features Are Coming to Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 - MacRumors
• iOS 18.2 Expected in December With These New Features - MacRumors
• Apple Just Rolled Out a Truly Life-Changing Feature and It Had Nothing to Do With AI | Inc
• Huawei Triple-foldable - YouTube
• OpenAI Targets $150B Valuation With New Major Funding Round - Bloomberg
• Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in response to fake AI Trump endorsement - The Verge
• James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, has died at 93 - The Verge

• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:35) - Apple Needs an Editor
• (10:27) - iPhone 16 Cases
• (12:32) - 25W MagSafe Charging
• (17:18) - AirPods 4 vs ANC
• (20:15) - Watch Software Features
• (25:14) - iOS 18.2 and Siri
• (29:04) - AirPods Pro as Hearing Aids
• (34:25) - Sponsor: 1Password
• (37:38) - iPhone 16 Pre-Orders
• (46:19) - October Apple Event
• (54:32) - Huawei Tri-Fold Phone
• (56:22) - OpenAI Funding and IPO
• (01:03:00) - Taylor Swift Responds to AI Fake
• (01:05:50) - James Earl Jones Passes
• (01:09:43) - Jason's Unboxing Surprise

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