Earnings, Epic Games, iPhone 17, and a portable Mac mini on the AppleInsider Podcast

As Apple again earns more than predicted, it's also been hit by a punishing legal ruling, but then there are also new iPhone 17 dummies, and a "portable" Mac mini, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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Links from the Show:
• Last quarter before Trump tariffs sees Apple beat Wall Street with $95.4 billion earnings (appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/01/trump-tarif…)
• Judge sanctions Apple for blatantly violating 'Fortnite' App Store order (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/30/fortnite-co…)
• 'Fortnite' could return to Apple App Store if Apple accepts Epic peace proposal (appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/01/fortnite-co…)
• Apple on anti-steering injunction violation ruling: 'We strongly disagree' (appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/01/apple-on-an…)
• iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 Pro - the best look yet (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/30/hands-on-wi…)
• Google wants Gemini AI deal with Apple by mid-2025 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/30/google-want…)
• A Mac mini can be made portable for about three times the cost of a MacBook Air (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/28/a-mac-mini-…)
• Apple's M4 Mac mini can be portable with the right battery (appleinsider.com/articles/24/11/27/smallest-ma…)
• Apple shifts robotics team away from Giannandrea's AI organization to prioritize hardware (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/24/apple-shift…)
• Arms race: Apple's waiting for robotics for US iPhone assembly, says Commerce Secretary (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/29/arms-race-a…)
• Two new iPhone factories years in the making open in India (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/30/two-new-iph…)
• Apple wants nearly every iPhone 18 sold in the US to come from India (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/25/apple-wants…)
• TSMC breaks ground on third plant in Arizona (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/30/tsmc-breaks…)
• Apple revenue could actually benefit from China tariff war (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/28/apple-reven…)
• Consumers get ahead of tariffs, Morgan Stanley hikes AAPL price target to $235 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/28/consumers-g…)
• Apple quietly launches 'Snapshot' artists, actors, and athletes discovery guide (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/29/apple-quiet…)
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• (00:00) - Intro and Apple Earnings

• (01:44) - Epic Games and Other Stories

• (24:35) - Age verification

• (32:41) - iPhone 17 dummies

• (41:11) - Google Gemini

• (44:03) - "Portable" Mac mini

• (50:20) - John Giannandrea

• (55:21) - Controversy Corner

• (01:04:28) - Slow, slow, Snapshot

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