Core blimey: what’s up at Apple?
Jun 10, 2025•23 min
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Summary
This episode examines the challenges facing Apple as it struggles to keep pace in the AI race and navigates significant legal issues concerning its App Store. It then analyzes the dramatic reversal in the China-Russia relationship, where Russia is now heavily dependent on China following sanctions and the war in Ukraine. Finally, it profiles the life and work of Amanda Feilding, a pioneer who championed scientific research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs.Episode description
It brought us the iPhone–and changed the world. Now Apple is struggling to keep up with rapid advances in AI. Our correspondent assesses its future. China used to rely on Russian patronage. That power relationship has now largely been reversed (9:41). And remembering Amanda Feilding, who pioneered research on psychedelics (16:14).
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