00:00:00Introductions
00:02:32Apple's New iPhone Lease Program (and iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, too)
00:12:18Apple's $5 Trillion Valuation (While Sitting out the AI Race)
00:17:45WhatCable: A Must-Have Mac Utility
00:24:34Outro
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Bryan and Jeff evaluate Apple’s new iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch least program. They also discuss Apple’s market cap topping $5 trillion, and Jeff has a cool Mac utility you need to know about.
Sources referenced in this episode:- Apple Upgrade launches in the United States
- Apple just hit $5 trillion market cap for first time
- WhatCable
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
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