Tim Cook vs Meta, 'Servant' vs a lawsuit, and Home Hub may be delayed, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Just as Meta's Mark Zuckerberg makes another criticism of Apple, Tim Cook gives a very rare candid interview, while Apple TV+ is promoting "Severance" but defending "Servant," and the Home Hub could be held up.
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• Meta CEO mocks Apple for 'sitting on' iPhone 20 years later despite doing the same with Facebook (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/10/meta-ceo-mo…)
• Apple's 2025 annual shareholder meeting is on February 25 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/10/apples-2025…)
• Apple fights back against shareholders who want to end DEI hiring (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/13/apple-fight…)
• EU may be reassessing billion-dollar Big Tech fines as it waits for Trump (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/14/eu-may-be-r…)
• Apple Camera due in 2026 — but Home Hub may get delayed (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/12/apples-home…)
• TikTok's ban saga is a mess, with only days before the hammer falls (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/14/tiktoks-ban…)
• Illinois will implement digital IDs and driver's licenses for Apple Wallet in 2025 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/13/iillinois-w…)
• CarPlay 2.0 may let users add widgets just like on an iPhone (appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/14/carplay-20-…)
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• (00:00) - Intro and Tim Cook

• (03:34) - Severance

• (05:42) - Meta vs Apple

• (26:10) - EU

• (44:33) - HomeHub

• (54:04) - CarPlay widgets

• (56:32) - Servant

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