iPhone Ultra, OpenAI's Alexa Dot, & AI costs on the AppleInsider Podcast

The iPhone 18 Pro will be a powerhouse for photography while the iPhone Ultra will focus on the novelty of folding, your hosts discuss this and the AI competition in the latest AppleInsider Podcast.
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Links from the Show:
• iPhone 18 Pro rumor roundup: 2nm A20 chip, C2 modem, under-display Face ID (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/07/iphone-18-p…)
• Photo leak backs up massive iPhone 18 Pro Max battery rumor (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/10/photo-leak-…)
• iPhone 18 Pro expected to be 40% more expensive to make than iPhone 17 Pro (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/10/iphone-18-p…)
• Everyone at Apple is calling the foldable 'iPhone Ultra' (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/11/everyone-at…)
• Jefferies cuts AAPL target to $263.66, downgrades to Underperform (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/10/jefferies-c…)
• First hints emerge about how much extra Apple Intelligence features will cost (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/11/first-hints…)
• OpenAI's new hardware leaks: Over $300, same size as an Alexa Dot (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/06/openais-new…)
• New ChatGPT version has a 'Think' button, will find 'more reliable facts' (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/06/new-chatgpt…)
• RAM shortages now affecting MacBook Air availability (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/09/ram-shortag…)
• Generative AI needs ethical leaders and to be controlled like nuclear power (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/10/generative-…)

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• (00:00) - iPhone 18 Pro

• (15:12) - iPhone Bendy

• (17:20) - Jeffries Tube

• (24:51) - Apple Intelligence cost and cameras

• (36:04) - OpenAI's HomePod

• (45:24) - RAM shortages

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