Navigating Government-Technology Controversies

Apple has intentionally released the iOS 26 public beta and, it has inadvertently shown us an iPhone 17 in the wild, and behind the scenes it's working to secure the future of the Apple Card.

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Links from the Show:

• John Finnemore: Fahrenheit v Celsius
• Apple seeds the first public betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26
• Be strong, let everyone else risk their devices and data with the new betas
• iPhone 17 may have been spotted in the wild
• New iPhone 17 dummy models estimate how some expected colors may look
• JP23Morgan Chase is the hot favorite for Apple Card takeover
• Caleb Hammer - YouTube
• iOS 26 Message filtering upsetting fundraising politicians that want to annoy iPhone users
• Apple and others back government plan to digitize healthcare
• Apple hits back at DOJ antitrust suit paragraph by paragraph in scathing response
• Only the base iPhone 17 may escape a $50 price hike
• No India tariff deal means Apple will face iPhone import fees eight times higher than before
• Apple is probably stuck with iPhone manufacture in India
• Sketchers lets parents hide an AirTag in kids shoes

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:44) - Public betas
• (06:41) - iPhone 17 in the wild
• (18:03) - iPhone 17 dummy models
• (24:34) - Apple Card
• (39:43) - Health, Messages, DOJ - Not Controversy Corner
• (01:01:11) - Controversy Corner
• (01:06:01) - Sketchers and AirTags