Episode 230: Super Rich Conspiracy Theory
This week Chris and Rod have follow up on Epic Games and the Coalition for App Fairness slamming Apple's new App Store terms in Brazil, claims of a manufactured chip deal between Apple and Intel in the US, and fresh data casting doubt on the efficacy of the NHS Palantir platform. We also dig into reports that Apple tracks every tap to drive personalised recommendations, and why the new Siri is rendering a core OS feature a cumbersome mess.
In the news, Tim Cook warns that device price increases are unavoidable due to an ongoing memory crunch, Nothing's budget brand CMF puts the brakes on a new phone for this year, and Italy launches an investigation into Apple's iCloud backup services. Plus, we look at keeping Time Capsules breathing under macOS 27, a leak exposing Peter Thiel's secretive 'Dialog' society, OpenAI losing billions a year, and Commodore's new distraction-blocking flip phone.
The main show sees Chris go absolutely vibe coding crazy. Frustrated by commercial streaming platforms and wanting full ownership of his personal libraries, he built two custom media players using Claude AI from scratch.