This is now a home improvement podcast. We do find time to discuss products we wish Apple had shipped before the holidays, what happens when Apple locks you out of your iCloud account, and the Epic court battle.Apple can lock you out of your iCloud account through <a href="https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">no fault of your own</a>.Apple <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/11/apple-app-store-fees-external-payment-links/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">won</a> the Epic battle but also <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/842991/apple-epic-appeal-loses-contempt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lost</a> it.Our thanks to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Eat smarter with tasty, chef-prepped meals that are dietitian-approved and deliered right to your door. Ready in just two minutes and with more than 65 weekly meals, you can pick what's right for you. Head to <a href="http://factormeals.com/rebound50off" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">factormeals.com/rebound50off</a> and use code rebound50off to get 50% off your first box.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to <a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prime.reboundcast.com</a> to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our <a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebound Store</a>!

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 &lt;p&gt;This is now a home improvement podcast. We do find time to discuss products we wish Apple had shipped before the holidays, what happens when Apple locks you out of your iCloud account, and the Epic court battle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apple can lock you out of your iCloud account through &lt;a href="https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;no fault of your own&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apple &lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/11/apple-app-store-fees-external-payment-links/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;won&lt;/a&gt; the Epic battle but also &lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/842991/apple-epic-appeal-loses-contempt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;lost&lt;/a&gt; it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our thanks to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Eat smarter with tasty, chef-prepped meals that are dietitian-approved and deliered right to your door. Ready in just two minutes and with more than 65 weekly meals, you can pick what's right for you. Head to &lt;a href="http://factormeals.com/rebound50off" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;factormeals.com/rebound50off&lt;/a&gt; and use code rebound50off to get 50% off your first box.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to &lt;a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;prime.reboundcast.com&lt;/a&gt; to check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our &lt;a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rebound Store&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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This is now a home improvement podcast. We do find time to discuss products we wish Apple had shipped before the holidays, what happens when Apple locks you out of your iCloud account, and the Epic court battle.

577: One Of The Three Fugitives

We discuss the Apple executive movements and rumors of movements, who's left standing and the mess that is the Warner Brothers sale.John Gruber has some thoughts on Mark Gurman's report about Johny Srouji <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/12/08/srouji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">possibly leaving Apple</a>.The Warner Brothers sale is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/841581/warner-bros-netflix-paramount-skydance-ellison-hostile-bid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a real mess</a>.The developer of ICEBlock is <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/08/iceblock-developer-sues-us-government/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suing the Trump administration</a>.Alan Dye <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/12/in-a-major-coup-for-someone-alan-dye-leaves-apple/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is leaving Apple</a> and no one's that broken up about it.Rebound Prime subscriber KellyF enjoyed <a href="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/287439939/287726874" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this Wait Wait Don't Tell Me clip</a>.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to <a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prime.reboundcast.com</a> to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our <a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebound Store</a>!

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 &lt;p&gt;We discuss the Apple executive movements and rumors of movements, who's left standing and the mess that is the Warner Brothers sale.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Gruber has some thoughts on Mark Gurman's report about Johny Srouji &lt;a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/12/08/srouji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;possibly leaving Apple&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Warner Brothers sale is &lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/841581/warner-bros-netflix-paramount-skydance-ellison-hostile-bid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;a real mess&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The developer of ICEBlock is &lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/08/iceblock-developer-sues-us-government/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;suing the Trump administration&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alan Dye &lt;a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/12/in-a-major-coup-for-someone-alan-dye-leaves-apple/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;is leaving Apple&lt;/a&gt; and no one's that broken up about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rebound Prime subscriber KellyF enjoyed &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/287439939/287726874" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;this Wait Wait Don't Tell Me clip&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to &lt;a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;prime.reboundcast.com&lt;/a&gt; to check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our &lt;a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rebound Store&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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We discuss the Apple executive movements and rumors of movements, who's left standing and the mess that is the Warner Brothers sale.

576: Are We Fighting Today?

We talk about Apple’s AI executive switcheroo, our annual Apple Replay results and TV vomiting.John Giannandrea is <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/12/john-giannandrea-to-retire-from-apple/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaving Apple</a>. Surprise.Todd Vaziri takes a look at the Mad Men <a href="https://mastodon.social/@tvaziri/115651288760378414" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">remastering goof</a>.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to <a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prime.reboundcast.com</a> to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our <a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebound Store</a>!

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 &lt;p&gt;We talk about Apple’s AI executive switcheroo, our annual Apple Replay results and TV vomiting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Giannandrea is &lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/12/john-giannandrea-to-retire-from-apple/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;leaving Apple&lt;/a&gt;. Surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Todd Vaziri takes a look at the Mad Men &lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@tvaziri/115651288760378414" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;remastering goof&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to &lt;a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;prime.reboundcast.com&lt;/a&gt; to check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our &lt;a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rebound Store&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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We talk about Apple’s AI executive switcheroo, our annual Apple Replay results and TV vomiting.

575: Not Everything Is Ping

This week we talk about whether or not Tim Cook is resigning, holiday gift buying and agree we could all use more sleep.Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Tim Cook <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-23/apple-ios-27-snow-leopard-like-quality-focus-ai-features-tim-cook-retirement-mibq7jv8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">isn't resigning soon</a>.But Bloomberg, as you may recall, also published "The Big Hack" which <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2018/10/bloomberg_the_big_hack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turned out to be wrong</a>.Lex uses the <a href="https://themusicozy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Music Cozy</a>.<a href="https://zoox.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zoox</a> is another autonomous vehicle company.We all use and recommend <a href="https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acorn</a>.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our <a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebound Store</a>!

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 &lt;p&gt;This week we talk about whether or not Tim Cook is resigning, holiday gift buying and agree we could all use more sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Tim Cook &lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-23/apple-ios-27-snow-leopard-like-quality-focus-ai-features-tim-cook-retirement-mibq7jv8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;isn't resigning soon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Bloomberg, as you may recall, also published "The Big Hack" which &lt;a href="https://daringfireball.net/2018/10/bloomberg_the_big_hack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;turned out to be wrong&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lex uses the &lt;a href="https://themusicozy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Music Cozy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://zoox.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Zoox&lt;/a&gt; is another autonomous vehicle company.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We all use and recommend &lt;a href="https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Acorn&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our &lt;a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rebound Store&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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This week we talk about whether or not Tim Cook is resigning, holiday gift buying and agree we could all use more sleep.

574: Board Books

Apple hints at Tim Cook's retirement, Dan has some controversial opinions on food, Moltz has problems and Lex is our number one content creator.Apple seem to be prepping people for Tim Cook <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/11/15/ft-apple-tim-cook-succession" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stepping down as CEO</a>.<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c629pny4gl7o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cloudflare was down</a> for a while on Tuesday morning.Russian robot <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/russia-s-first-ai-powered-robot-face-plants-on-stage-immediately-after-its-unveiling/ar-AA1QojPU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">faceplants</a>.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to <a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prime.reboundcast.com</a> to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our <a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebound Store</a>!

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 &lt;p&gt;Apple hints at Tim Cook's retirement, Dan has some controversial opinions on food, Moltz has problems and Lex is our number one content creator.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apple seem to be prepping people for Tim Cook &lt;a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/11/15/ft-apple-tim-cook-succession" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;stepping down as CEO&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c629pny4gl7o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Cloudflare was down&lt;/a&gt; for a while on Tuesday morning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Russian robot &lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/russia-s-first-ai-powered-robot-face-plants-on-stage-immediately-after-its-unveiling/ar-AA1QojPU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;faceplants&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to &lt;a href="https://prime.reboundcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;prime.reboundcast.com&lt;/a&gt; to check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our &lt;a href="http://reboundcast.com/stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rebound Store&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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Apple hints at Tim Cook's retirement, Dan has some controversial opinions on food, Moltz has problems and Lex is our number one content creator.

573: I’m Having All Kinds of Problems

A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman.

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