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 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/06/apple-again…)
• CES 2025 | AppleInsider (appleinsider.com/topic/ces+2025)
• Apple reaffirms privacy as a tentpole feature in Siri after lawsuit settlement (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/09/apple-reaff…)
• Apple agrees to $95M settlement to end Siri recordings lawsuit (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/02/apple-agree…)
• iPad 11, iPad Air, iPhone SE 4 expected in April, despite January launch rumors (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/07/ipad-11-ipa…)
• Privacy nightmare FaceApp causes Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/09/privacy-nig…)
• Apple appears to be working on an all-new Invites app for meetings and events (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/08/apple-appea…)
• Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/08/apple-emplo…)
• Apple's fix for bad AI notification summaries won't actually improve results (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/06/apples-fix-…)
• Apple Intelligence summaries are still screwing up headlines (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/03/apple-intel…)
• Indonesia says Apple's $1 billion investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 ban (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/08/indonesia-s…)
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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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