CES, Siri, and Apple's peculiar overseas problems, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Summing up the whole Consumer Electronics Show in one word, explaining the sudden over-stressing about Siri privacy, and scratching our heads over just what Brazil and Indonesia want from Apple.

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Links from the Show:

• Apple again dominates CES without even showing up
• CES 2025 | AppleInsider
• Apple reaffirms privacy as a tentpole feature in Siri after lawsuit settlement
• Apple agrees to $95M settlement to end Siri recordings lawsuit
• iPad 11, iPad Air, iPhone SE 4 expected in April, despite January launch rumors
• Privacy nightmare FaceApp causes Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil
• Apple appears to be working on an all-new Invites app for meetings and events
• Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud
• Apple's fix for bad AI notification summaries won't actually improve results
• Apple Intelligence summaries are still screwing up headlines
• Indonesia says Apple's $1 billion investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:21) - CES
• (03:56) - Siri and privacy
• (20:19) - iPhone SE 4 and new iPad
• (30:47) - Brazil and FaceApp
• (44:57) - Indonesia
• (56:19) - Invites

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Creators & Guests

Host

Wesley Hilliard

Co-host of the AppleInsider Podcast and iPad and Vision Pro crazy person

Host

William Gallagher

Host of the AppleInsider Podcast, and Apple Historian & Senior Editor at AppleInsider

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Get the latest iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple news every Friday. Tune in to this weekly podcast for in-depth coverage, product reviews, and analysis of all news surrounding Apple. Since 1997 AppleInsider has been a premier source of Apple news, leaks, and rumors. Hosted by Stephen Robles and the AppleInsider staff.