Apple Vision Pro, WWDC, and Apple takes on Chrome, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple is surely laser-focused now on next week's WWDC, but it did take a moment for a rare swipe at a rival, and it seems to have made some harsh choices about Apple Vision Pro.
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• iPhone 18 color 'leak' from fake account appears to be camera protector, not component (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/22/iphone-18-c…)
• Short-sighted: John Ternus behind Apple Vision project refocuses (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/03/short-sight…)
• Black Apple Vision Pro rumors stoked by even more photographs (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/03/black-apple…)
• Longtime leaker joins others in saying Apple Glasses won't arrive until late 2027 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/31/longtime-le…)
• Slimmer & lighter Apple Vision Pro is at least two years away (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/31/slimmer-lig…)
• Like Apple Watch at start, Apple's smart glasses plan will challenge the entire industry (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/31/like-apple-…)
• The last visionOS 26 review: Apathy about Apple Vision Pro on display (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/29/the-last-vi…)
• A naming hint for Apple's macOS 27 may be hiding in plain sight (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/02/a-naming-hi…)
• Latest Apple privacy on iPhone ad takes direct shots at Chrome (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/04/latest-appl…)
• Apple TV's 'Prehistoric Planet' brought extinct animals to life with custom instruments (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/03/apple-tvs-p…)
• iPhone Fold's wide screen means iPad's Split View is a necessity (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/02/iphone-fold…)
• Sketchy iPhone Fold production issue guesswork won't prevent a September launch (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/01/iphone-fold…)
• Possible iPhone Fold prototype shown in new image (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/01/possible-ip…)
• 40 members of Congress take Towson union's side in letter to Apple's CEO (appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/02/40-members-…)
• Apple doubling-down on on-device AI at WWDC 2026 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/28/apple-doubl…)
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• (00:00) - Intro

• (00:42) - macOS Big Bear

• (03:43) - Apple Vision Pro

• (18:27) - iPhone Fold

• (37:32) - Apple Music

• (42:37) - Privacy and Chrome

• (48:48) - Apple Towson Town Center

• (01:02:47) - On-device AI

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