Apple’s RAMpocalypse, Data Centers Are Taking Over, Siri Failure Payoffs

Apple’s record Q2 earnings, Mac Studio RAM options are dropped amid shortage, iPhone owners may get up to $95 from a Siri settlement, Anthropic to use massive SpaxeXAI data center, Utah protesting its data center, and we’re both making apps.

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Links from the show

• Coffee Recipe Card Maker for Home Baristas | BrewCard
• AirPods Pro 3 Comply Tips - Affiliate Link
• Spirit Airlines Article - Inc
• Nilay Shout Out on Bluesky
• Apple announces record fiscal second quarter – Six Colors
• Apple's Binary Bet
• Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop - MacRumors
• Daring Fireball: On the Future of Apple’s Vision Platform
• Apple's most powerful Mac Studio loses its last remaining RAM upgrade option - 9to5Mac
• Apple CEO warns of memory crunch. 'We'll look at a range of options'
• iPhone users could get up to $95 per device as Apple reaches $250M settlement over Siri delays - 9to5Mac
• 3 things to know about Kevin O'Leary's massive proposed Utah data center - Axios Salt Lake City
• Kevin O'Leary's Tweet
• Utah Meeting Protests - X
• Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX \ Anthropic
• Anthropic Taking Over All Capacity of xAl's First Memphis Data Center - 512 Pixels
• Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words | The Verge
• Netflix Rolls Out Vertical Video Feed, Blurring Lines Between Streaming and Social Media
• Disney+ to become ‘super app’ that goes beyond streaming service: report - 9to5Mac
• US Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit | Reuters
• Video on Apple Podcasts Doubled My Plays (Case Study)
• reMarkable Paper Pro Move | reMarkable
• Kindle Store

• (00:00) - Intro
• (07:53) - Apple Q2 Earnings
• (15:22) - Is Apple Vision Pro Dead?
• (18:52) - RAMpocalypse
• (27:57) - Siri Failure Payouts
• (31:51) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac X
• (33:29) - Sponsor: NordLayer
• (35:08) - Utah Data Center Fiasco
• (43:13) - Claude SpaceXAI Deal
• (47:24) - Mira Murati at Elon X Altman Trial
• (50:50) - Disney+ Super App
• (52:40) - VOX May Be Acquired
• (55:22) - SCOTUS Apple v Epic Games
• (57:27) - Transistor Case Study
• (01:06:15) - reMarkable Paper Pure

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