M3 MacBook Air arrives, Apple Vision Pro stays, and Apple Car goes on the AppleInsider podcast

One month with Apple Vision Pro, strange days with the EU and Epic Games, plus the M3 MacBook Air, all on the AppleInsider podcast.

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MacBook Air with M3

• New M3 MacBook Air arrives with faster Wi-Fi and better performance
• Early M3 MacBook Air benchmarks aren't surprising

Apple Car just can't die, at least in the news

• Abandoned $10 billion Apple Car project referred to as 'Titanic disaster' by employees
• Apple's failed 'Project Titan' was a Full Self Driving gamble
• Apple sat at a crossroads of indecision that led to Project Titan's slow death

The terrible, no good, very bad, DMA

• Apple stresses security risks of complying with EU's Digital Markets Act
• Apple cites bevy of scared users to back up its case against the EU DMA
• Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU
• Setapp announces beta of iOS app store for the EU
• Spotify, Epic complain again that Apple won't be in compliance with the DMA
• European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming
• Apple updates rules surrounding EU DMA compliance to address developer concerns
• 'Verifiably untrustworthy' Epic Games iOS app store plans in EU killed by Apple

Apple Vision Pro - one month in

• Apple Vision Pro one month review: a new reality is setting in            
• A software engineer wore Apple Vision Pro to his wedding, much to his new bride's chagrin
• Three things Apple got wrong with the Vision Pro launch
• Capturing spatial video: Apple Vision Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro

Misc

• 20.3-inch foldable MacBook expected in 2027
• Watch 51 classic movies for free on Apple TV+
• You can now save up to $1 million in your Apple Card Savings Account
• Apple Card, Savings data now available in more third-party budget apps
• The next Apple CEO: Who could succeed Tim Cook?

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (00:32) - Apple Car lament
• (01:14) - MacBook Air
• (08:24) - Mac desktop salkes
• (11:56) - Tales of the Apple Car
• (24:34) - Epic Games
• (34:36) - EU
• (38:54) - Epic Games again
• (47:10) - Spotify
• (01:01:54) - One Month with Apple Vision Pro