S1E268 - Essential Apple Podcast 268: Apple isn't ignoring AI

Slightly shorter show this week, a combination of technical issues and lack of real stories, however Nick and Simon get together again to chew over the news that caught their eye regardless. GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS Get 2 months on the Kino Premium Plan with offer code KINOWITHJOHNNEMO Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 14th May 2023 On this week’s show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the Slack Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Report: Apple to start selling Ted Lasso merch through the Apple online store – [9to5Mac[(https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/21/ted-lasso-merch-apple-store/) Don't hold your breath for Apple's AR Glasses – T3 iMessage Contact Key Verification appears in first iOS 16.6 beta – AppleInsider Apple rejected 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022 – Engadget iOS 16.5 breaks compatibility with Apple's Lightning to USB 3 dongle – 9to5Mac Apple's Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter Not Working With iOS 16.5 – MacRumors Apple's translucent Beats Studio Buds Plus finally go on sale for $169 – Android Central Download: Apple Releases New iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, watchOS 9.6, And tvOS 16.6 Beta 1 Ahead Of WWDC – Wccftech Apple posts 28 new AI positions in May, says generative AI will 'transform' iPhone – 9to5Mac Apple TV+ post-apocalyptic 'Silo' is a hit, ranks as 2nd most popular streaming show – 9to5Mac Killers of the Flower Moon: Five things you should know about Scorsese's new Apple TV Plus epic – iMore iOS 17 Will Let You Create a Voice Sounding Like You in Just 15 Minutes – MacRumors Here's Why You Would Want Your iPhone to Talk in Your Own Voice – Lifewire 3 reasons why Davinici Resolve on iPad is game changing – Laptop Mag The Free Way To Speed Up An Old Mac – Forbes TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Completes Rollout of Basic iMessage Support on Windows 11 – MacRumors First US state officially bans TikTok, $10,000 fine per violation – 9to5Mac SECURITY & PRIVACY 1Password passkey support launches on June 6; video demo – 9to5Mac WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS 6 secret features in Apple Mail – Cult of Mac Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers. Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online. Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips. Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing. Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with 33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again. AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though. ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask? ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing! Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test. Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need. Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP. Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack <h4>You can follow us on:</h4> Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations) And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.