<description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🗣️ New &lt;a href="https://atp.fm/join"&gt;ATP Member&lt;/a&gt; Special: &lt;a href="https://atp.fm/atp-tier-list-corporate-logos"&gt;ATP Tier List: Corporate Logos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/tim_cook/status/1896589954517701057"&gt;Tim Cook teaser&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://512pixels.net/2025/03/theres-something-in-the-air/"&gt;History lesson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/mac-studio/"&gt;Mac Studio&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-unveils-new-mac-studio-the-most-powerful-mac-ever/"&gt;General announcement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-reveals-m3-ultra-taking-apple-silicon-to-a-new-extreme/"&gt;M&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; Ultra announcement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;M3 Ultra

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/03/apple-announces-m3-ultra-and-says-not-every-generation-will-see-an-ultra-chip/"&gt;Ars Technica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It is 2× M3 Max&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/apple-confirms-m4-max-lacks-ultrafusion/"&gt;According to&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href="https://www.numerama.com/tech/1919213-m4-max-et-m3-ultra-letrange-choix-dapple-avec-le-mac-studio.html"&gt;🇫🇷 website&lt;/a&gt;: no interposer in M4 Max&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/apple-aapl-readies-m4-chip-mac-line-including-new-macbook-air-and-mac-pro"&gt;Gurman in April 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/macbook-air"&gt;M4 MacBook Air&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-the-m4-chip-and-a-sky-blue-color/"&gt;Announcement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/ipad-11/"&gt;iPad&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;6GB RAM, &lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/new-ipad-with-a16-chip-has-more-ram/"&gt;as was foretold&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/apple-aapl-readies-m4-chip-mac-line-including-new-macbook-air-and-mac-pro?embedded-checkout=true"&gt;Gurman misssed on this one&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/"&gt;iPad Air&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-ipad-air-with-powerful-m3-chip-and-new-magic-keyboard/"&gt;Announcement&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/13-inch-ipad-air-m3-chip-no-double-bass/"&gt;Audio regression?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Post-show: 

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Casey does free labor for Apple&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;John&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href="https://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?prodID=16936&amp;amp;prodName=GigaWorks+T40&amp;amp;page=0"&gt;computer speakers&lt;/a&gt; are dying ☹️

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Possible replacement #1: &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3F2GoIX"&gt;Kanto ORA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Possible replacement #2: &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/43nSeHz"&gt;Kanto ORA4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://atp.fm/join"&gt;Members-only&lt;/a&gt; ATP Overtime: Siri is falling ever-further behind

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-s-long-promised-ai-overhaul-for-siri-runs-into-bugs-possible-delays"&gt;Next-gen Siri is delayed?&lt;/a&gt; (14 February)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-02/apple-siri-compared-with-alexa-m4-macbook-air-and-ipad-air-2025-coming-soon-m7rn2k2y"&gt;Apple Intelligence Reaches Make-or-Break Point?&lt;/a&gt; (3 March)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/113636297972051767"&gt;Siri remains trash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/619755/amazon-alexa-ai-upgrade-artificial-intelligence-smart-assistant"&gt;Amazon steps up to the AI plate&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/amazon-alexa/622172/amazon-alexa-plus-panos-panay-interview"&gt;Interview with Panos Panay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsored by:&lt;/p&gt;

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Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

629: An Upsetting and Confusing Time to Be Me

MAR 7, 2025141 MIN
Accidental Tech Podcast

629: An Upsetting and Confusing Time to Be Me

MAR 7, 2025141 MIN

Description

<ul> <li>🗣️ New <a href="https://atp.fm/join">ATP Member</a> Special: <a href="https://atp.fm/atp-tier-list-corporate-logos">ATP Tier List: Corporate Logos</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/tim_cook/status/1896589954517701057">Tim Cook teaser</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://512pixels.net/2025/03/theres-something-in-the-air/">History lesson</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/mac-studio/">Mac Studio</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-unveils-new-mac-studio-the-most-powerful-mac-ever/">General announcement</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-reveals-m3-ultra-taking-apple-silicon-to-a-new-extreme/">M<strong>3</strong> Ultra announcement</a></li> <li>M3 Ultra <ul> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/03/apple-announces-m3-ultra-and-says-not-every-generation-will-see-an-ultra-chip/">Ars Technica</a></li> <li>It is 2× M3 Max</li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/apple-confirms-m4-max-lacks-ultrafusion/">According to</a> to <a href="https://www.numerama.com/tech/1919213-m4-max-et-m3-ultra-letrange-choix-dapple-avec-le-mac-studio.html">🇫🇷 website</a>: no interposer in M4 Max</li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/apple-aapl-readies-m4-chip-mac-line-including-new-macbook-air-and-mac-pro">Gurman in April 2024</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/macbook-air">M4 MacBook Air</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-the-m4-chip-and-a-sky-blue-color/">Announcement</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/ipad-11/">iPad</a> <ul> <li>6GB RAM, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/new-ipad-with-a16-chip-has-more-ram/">as was foretold</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/apple-aapl-readies-m4-chip-mac-line-including-new-macbook-air-and-mac-pro?embedded-checkout=true">Gurman misssed on this one</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/">iPad Air</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-ipad-air-with-powerful-m3-chip-and-new-magic-keyboard/">Announcement</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/13-inch-ipad-air-m3-chip-no-double-bass/">Audio regression?</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Post-show: <ul> <li>Casey does free labor for Apple</li> <li>John&#8217;s <a href="https://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?prodID=16936&amp;prodName=GigaWorks+T40&amp;page=0">computer speakers</a> are dying ☹️ <ul> <li>Possible replacement #1: <a href="https://amzn.to/3F2GoIX">Kanto ORA</a></li> <li>Possible replacement #2: <a href="https://amzn.to/43nSeHz">Kanto ORA4</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://atp.fm/join">Members-only</a> ATP Overtime: Siri is falling ever-further behind <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-s-long-promised-ai-overhaul-for-siri-runs-into-bugs-possible-delays">Next-gen Siri is delayed?</a> (14 February)</li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-02/apple-siri-compared-with-alexa-m4-macbook-air-and-ipad-air-2025-coming-soon-m7rn2k2y">Apple Intelligence Reaches Make-or-Break Point?</a> (3 March)</li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/113636297972051767">Siri remains trash</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/619755/amazon-alexa-ai-upgrade-artificial-intelligence-smart-assistant">Amazon steps up to the AI plate</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/amazon-alexa/622172/amazon-alexa-plus-panos-panay-interview">Interview with Panos Panay</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>Sponsored by:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://joindeleteme.com/ATP">DeleteMe</a>: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online.</li> <li><a href="https://squarespace.com/atp">Squarespace</a>: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code <strong>atp</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://atp.fm/join">Become a member</a> for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!</p>