MBW 933: Giant Bill Gates - Q3 2024 Results, Distraction Control, DOJ Antitrust
Apple's Q3 2024 results are out, and Jason Snell produced his signature charts to cover the results. A look inside Apple's instructions for its Apple Intelligence. Apple has filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit. And Ziff Davis buys back CNET for $100 million. Disney+ Vision Pro app adds Iceland environment. SpongeBob Squarepants immersive environment now available for Vision Pro. tvOS 18 will soon let Apple TV users open web links on iPhone. Apple results: Quarterly record, all-time high in Services. Existential thoughts about Apple's reliance on Services revenue. 'You are a helpful mail assistant,' and other Apple Intelligence instructions. Apple debuts new 'Distraction Control' feature for Safari, launching today with iOS 18 beta 5. How iOS 18's Web Eraser content-blocker morphed into a distraction-hiding tool. Apple files motion to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit, citing harm to innovation and user experience. Our audit of Homebrew. Apple now sending up to $395 payments to butterfly keyboard MacBook owners. CNET to be sold to Ziff Davis in sign of possible media deals to come. Picks of the Week: Jason's Pick: Flighty 4.0 Andy's Pick: Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose Alex's Picks: Kandao EGO & Spatialify Leo's Pick: Apple's Superdrive Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zocdoc.com/macbreak e-e.com/twit