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Samsung Clones AirPods + Apple Watch Ultra, Zombie Apple Blogs, Are Folding Phones a Thing?



Samsung announced new phones, AirPo…we mean Galaxy buds, and an Apple Watch Ultra clone, TUAW Apple blog made into an AI content farm by bad actors, Apple Intelligence may not come until 2025, and why you should try an iPhone clean slate.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
06:13 Samsung’s Unpacked Event
07:02 Are Folding Phones a Thing?
10:05 Samsung Galaxy Ring
19:24 AI Content Farms: TUAW Story
30:59 Apple and Microsoft Off OpenAI Board
34:37 Execs Leaving Humane
36:32 Delay in the Release of Apple Intelligence Features
40:57 Apple Intelligence Coming in 2025
44:20 Apple Rejects Epic Games AGAIN
50:48 Digital ID’s and Apple Wallet
52:47 Smart Phone Clean Slate

Links from the show:

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: all the news on the Galaxy Ring, Fold, Flip, Watch, and AI – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24194881/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-ring-ai-z-fold-6-flip-watch-7-ultra-buds

Samsung Z Flip/Fold 6, Watch Ultra, Buds Pro and Ring Impressions! – YouTube
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zijUjJdegI8&t=189s

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/24194938/samsung-galaxy-ring-hands-on-price-unpacked-2024

Panerai Submersible Watches | US Panerai Official Website
https://www.panerai.com/us/en/collections/watch-collection/submersible.html

Ad agency reuses TUAW domain in stupid SEO play
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/07/09/ad-agency-zombifies-tuaw-with-ai-copy-recycled-bylines-in-stupid-seo-play

Microsoft and Apple drop OpenAI seats amid antitrust scrutiny
https://www.ft.com/content/ecfa69df-5d1c-4177-9b14-a3a73072db12

Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/humane-execs-leave-company-to-found-ai-fact-checking-startup

Apple Watch Series 10, Ultra 3 Details: Bigger Screens, Blood Pressure Challenge – Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-07/apple-watch-series-10-ultra-3-details-bigger-screens-blood-pressure-challenge-lybjqp0q

Jeff Goldblum iMac commercial, 1999 – YouTube
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DZl666-ah8g

Florida’s digital ID app has suddenly disappeared – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24196044/florida-smart-id-digital-state-id-app-shut-down

Why You Should Delete All The Third-Party Apps From Your iPhone This Summer | Inc
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/why-you-should-delete-all-third-party-apps-from-your-iphone-this-summer.html

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