MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte

Apr 30th 2024

MacBreak Weekly 919

Thinko's

AI iPads, Apple's Titanium Cards, Apple CarPlay

Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Category: News

Could Apple's announcement of its new iPad's next week be positioned as an AI-powered device? What happened with Apple IDs being reset suddenly for some users? Apple is replacing its titanium Apple cards from the 2019 batch. And Mercedes-Benz is planning not to adopt the next iteration of Apple's CarPlay in its vehicles.

  • Apple rivals retool to challenge the iPhone and Vision Pro.
  • Apple’s OpenAI talks intensify as it seeks to add AI features.
  • Many people say their Apple IDs were inexplicably reset last night.
  • FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data.
  • Apple starts replacing titanium Apple cards from 2019 batch.
  • Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says.
  • Epic Games is dragging Apple back to court over anti-steering.
  • iPad used to fire modern weapons in old Ukrainian jets.
  • Mercedes-Benz won’t let Apple CarPlay take over all its screens.
  • Why an iPhone can survive a drop from a plane, but not from your kitchen counter.

Picks of the Week:

  • Alex's Pick: Alpaka
  • Leo's Pick: Loctote
  • Andy's Pick: The Boston Public Library
  • Jason's Pick: Grammarly Desktop

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