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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