Earnings, Epic Games, iPhone 17, and a portable Mac mini on the AppleInsider Podcast
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As Apple again earns more than predicted, it's also been hit by a punishing legal ruling, but then there are also new iPhone 17 dummies, and a "portable" Mac mini, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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Links from the Show:
- Last quarter before Trump tariffs sees Apple beat Wall Street with $95.4 billion earnings
- Judge sanctions Apple for blatantly violating 'Fortnite' App Store order
- 'Fortnite' could return to Apple App Store if Apple accepts Epic peace proposal
- Apple on anti-steering injunction violation ruling: 'We strongly disagree'
- iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 Pro - the best look yet
- Google wants Gemini AI deal with Apple by mid-2025
- A Mac mini can be made portable for about three times the cost of a MacBook Air
- Apple's M4 Mac mini can be portable with the right battery
- Apple shifts robotics team away from Giannandrea's AI organization to prioritize hardware
- Arms race: Apple's waiting for robotics for US iPhone assembly, says Commerce Secretary
- Two new iPhone factories years in the making open in India
- Apple wants nearly every iPhone 18 sold in the US to come from India
- TSMC breaks ground on third plant in Arizona
- Apple revenue could actually benefit from China tariff war
- Consumers get ahead of tariffs, Morgan Stanley hikes AAPL price target to $235
- Apple quietly launches 'Snapshot' artists, actors, and athletes discovery guide
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- (00:00) - Intro and Apple Earnings
- (01:44) - Epic Games and Other Stories
- (24:35) - Age verification
- (32:41) - iPhone 17 dummies
- (41:11) - Google Gemini
- (44:03) - "Portable" Mac mini
- (50:20) - John Giannandrea
- (55:21) - Controversy Corner
- (01:04:28) - Slow, slow, Snapshot