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Apple pivots by killing the Apple Car project to focus on AI innovation, Google's controversial Gemini AI image results, Apple's potential new fitness wearables, Sonos' rumored high-end headphones, and most importantly, our coffee habits.
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Links from the show
- Apple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong Odyssey - Bloomberg
- Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns - The New York Times
- Joanna Stern's FineWoven Newsletter
- Google Mired in Controversy Over Gemini AI Chatbot Push - WSJ
- Google Gemini German Soldier Images
- With 5 Words, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai Just Responded to Intense Criticism Over the Company's Gemini Debacle | Inc.com
- Google's Apology for Its Gemini Image Debacle Reveals a Much Deeper Culture Problem for the Company | Inc.com
- Klarna says its OpenAI virtual assistant does the work of 700 humans
- Apple to 'break new ground' on AI, says CEO Tim Cook
- Apple Leadership - John Giannandrea - Apple
- Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
- Apple Ponders Making New Wearables: AI Glasses, AirPods With Cameras, Smart Ring - Bloomberg
- Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to 'simplify everyday wellness'
- Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone
- Ultrahuman Ring | Pricing
- Apple Met With Justice Department in Final Bid to Avoid Antitrust Suit - Bloomberg
- Sonos’ first headphones now rumored to launch in June for $449 - The Verge
- Reddit IPO: Company's Biggest Risk Is Its Reliance on Unpredictable Users - Bloomberg
- Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS | TechCrunch
- Daring Fireball: Poll Results on Apple’s FineWoven iPhone Cases
- Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more - The Verge
- uKeg Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Maker
- Chameleon Cold Brew
- AeroPress Coffee Maker Official Store
- the Barista Pro™ | breville (CA)
- Panerabread Charged Drink
- (00:00) - Intro
- (04:58) - Apple Car Unalived
- (09:36) - NotFineWoven
- (14:00) - Google Gemini Fail
- (26:46) - Google Culture Issues
- (29:07) - Customer Service Chatbots
- (34:16) - Tim Cook on AI
- (41:36) - Sponsor: Audio Hijack
- (44:19) - Apple Fitness Ring
- (49:21) - Apple Antitrust Case
- (54:27) - Sonos Headphones
- (58:18) - Reddit IPO
- (01:00:30) - Threads vs. X
- (01:05:30) - iPhone Betting Apps
- (01:07:41) - Cloud Gaming Apps
- (01:08:38) - Car Audio Shortcut
- (01:12:42) - Coffee Habits