It’s therapy day on The Context Machine. Jeff tries to work through his HomeKit problems, and Bryan wants a new Mac Studio revision. They also talk about the rumored Apple Vision Pro with M5 processor. SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs – Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/ACM. Sources referenced in this episode: Jeff’s HomeKit is broken Gurman: Apple Visi…

Bryan and Jeff talk about what to consider when choosing a new social media platform, and whether or not Apple will host an October media event. They also discuss probability when rolling dice and conduct a live experiment at Jeff’s expense. SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs – Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/ACM. Sources referenced in this episode: Why…

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Bryan and Jeff dive into Apple’s “Glow Time” Apple Watch, iPhone 16, AirPods, and Apple Intelligence announcements. They also have some things to say about the non-announcements Apple included in the event. SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs – Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/ACM. Sources referenced in this episode: Introducing Apple Watch Series 10 Appl…

Bryan and Jeff dissect the report that Apple is laying off 100 employees from its Books and News service teams. Spoiler: This isn’t doom and gloom for Apple or its ebook service. They’re also shocked to discover Apple had 100 people on the Books team. Sources referenced in this episode: Apple lays off employees working on Books and News Apple job c…

A new report says Apple wants to put a robot on your counter so Bryan and Jeff look at what that device might really be. They also have some thoughts on Apple opening NFC to third parties in iOS 18.1. SPONSOR: LinkedIn Jobs – Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/ACM. Sources referenced in this episode: Bloomberg: Apple targeting sub-$1,000 price …

Bryan and Jeff share their thoughts on the DOJ’s court win that Google is its monopoly status to unfairly dominate the online search market, and what impact that could have on Apple. Bryan shares his changing perspective on Kindle Unlimited and the single change that would get him to publish his books there. Sources referenced in this episode: Goog…

Bryan and Jeff explore the ships of Starfleet in The Roddenberry Archive, note that Apple once again earned all the money, and share an app for tracking wildfire activity. They also talk about Jeff’s experience as a new D&D player. Sources referenced in this episode: The Roddenberry Archive APple Q3 2024 Earnings Report Watch Duty Mando’s mid-life …

Bryan and Jeff take a look at the ugly resurrection of The Unofficial Apple Weblog as an AI-generated content farm and the intentional misrepresentation that the writing team includes the staff from before the site shut down in 2015. They also talk about why Apple isn’t joining OpenAI’s board of directors after all, and Bryan shares a Mac app to he…

It’s PSA time on The Context Machine. Bryan and Jeff discuss opting out of Meta using your content to train its AI model, along with Jeff’s favorite option for replacing Bartender on your Mac. Bryan also shares the services he’s found to help promote and distribute ebooks and audio books for indy authors. Sources referenced in this episode: flick.s…