315: ‘I Don’t Know How to Read’, With Joanna Stern

Special guest: the one and only Joanna Stern. Topics: new iMacs, Touch ID vs. Face ID, remote controls, surveillance advertising, and people who want to make everything a video call when a good old-fashioned voice call would do.

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Links:

• Function101 Remote Control for Apple TV.
• Robert G. Reeves's tweet thread about getting Twitter ads for the brand of toothpaste his mother uses after spending a week at her house.
• "Apple declined to comment on if this is just an elaborate troll at this point.".
• Joanna's latest: "Stop With the Video Chats Already. Just Make a Voice Call.".
• Joanna Stern Interviews Craig Federighi About ATT and 'Superman'.
• Joanna on AirTags vs. Tile.
• Nicole Nguyen for the WSJ: "Apple’s New iPad Pro vs. MacBook Air".
• Apple Platform Security Guide: "Secure Intent and Connections to the Secure Enclave".

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.