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    #576: Resting Tim Face

    The Chooser, the Riddler, the Penguin, the Finder

    August 11th, 2025 · 97 minutes

    Blind ranking bad Apple products, hope for a cheaper MacBook, the perils of Siri automation, and apparently Tim Cook took a trip to Washington D.C. for some sort of meeting?

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    Links and Show Notes

    Oru Kayak
    Connected #564: Would Snell as Sweet - Relay
    New 12.9-Inch MacBook Could Launch This Year Starting at $599 - MacRumors
    iOS 26 Beta Reveals Apple Watch Ultra 3 Display Size - MacRumors
    Apple App Intents Voice Control Feature for Siri, Apps; iOS 26 Release Timing - Bloomberg
    Apple increases U.S. commitment to $600 billion, announces ambitious program - Apple
    Apple, Corning to manufacture all iPhone, Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky - Apple
    Apple made a 24k gold and glass statue for Donald Trump | The Verge
    Tim Cook Unboxes a Trophy
    Nick Heer: "Just a normal line of questioning for an Apple CEO to find themselves physically between" - C.IM
    Trump Announces 100% Tariff on Semiconductors, With Exemptions for Companies Building in the U.S. - MacRumors
    Daring Fireball: Gold, Frankincense, and Silicon
    Chooser (Mac OS) - Wikipedia
    Finder (software) - Wikipedia
    Apple, Masimo spar over Apple Watch import ban at US appeals court | Reuters