MBW 933: Giant Bill Gates - Q3 2024 Results, Distraction Control, DOJ Antitrust

Aug. 6, 2024

Apple's Q3 2024 results are out, and Jason Snell produced his signature charts to cover the results. A look inside Apple's instructions for its Apple Intelligence. Apple has filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit. And Ziff Davis buys back CNET for $100 million.

• Disney+ Vision Pro app adds Iceland environment.
• SpongeBob Squarepants immersive environment now available for Vision Pro.
• tvOS 18 will soon let Apple TV users open web links on iPhone.
• Apple results: Quarterly record, all-time high in Services.
• Existential thoughts about Apple's reliance on Services revenue.
• 'You are a helpful mail assistant,' and other Apple Intelligence instructions.
• Apple debuts new 'Distraction Control' feature for Safari, launching today with iOS 18 beta 5.
• How iOS 18's Web Eraser content-blocker morphed into a distraction-hiding tool.
• Apple files motion to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit, citing harm to innovation and user experience.
• Our audit of Homebrew.
• Apple now sending up to $395 payments to butterfly keyboard MacBook owners.
• CNET to be sold to Ziff Davis in sign of possible media deals to come.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: Flighty 4.0
• Andy's Pick: Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose
• Alex's Picks: Kandao EGO & Spatialify
• Leo's Pick: Apple's Superdrive

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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