The rumors were true: Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO! What does this mean for Apple? Who is taking his place? When will it happen? We take a look at one of the biggest jobs in the world. Plus, we’ve got all our regular segments to help you tech better.
INTRO (00:00)
MAIN TOPIC: Peace out, Tim Apple (04:30)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Scan with Preview on iOS (11:40)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35)
- Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon
- Sneaker company Allbirds plans to pivot to AI
- YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts
- Meta is raising the price of the Quest 3 and Quest 3S due to memory price rises made worse by Meta
- John Deere to pay $99 million in monumental right-to-repair settlement
- A new computer chip could finally withstand the hellscape of Venus
- 30 WordPress plugins turned into malware after ownership change
- Apple removes fake crypto wallet app that stole $9.5 million from Mac users
- Waymo is offering to help cities fix their potholes
WITHIN REACH! Dave 4-3, this is round 9 Dave Goes First (25:45)
TAKES:
- Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours (32:55)
- Parents are lining up to pay $100 for Tin Can’s screenless, app-free “landline” (35:30)
- Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated (39:25)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Hostile Volume (43:25)
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