583: The 2025 Annies

Subtitle: We Swam Hundreds of Miles
The year is coming to an end, and to celebrate, Federico, Stephen, and Myke score each month with the only unit of measurement that matters: the Ticci Scale.

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Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. (relay.fm/connected/join)
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Give the Gift of Relay (giverelay.com)
The Ticci Scale (media.512pixels.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12…)
Quokka - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka)
Opossum - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum)
Four Winners and Losers of Apple's 2025 - 512 Pixels (512pixels.net/2025/12/winners-losers-apple-2025)
Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=itpcsQQvgAQ)
A New Look for 2025 and Beyond — Relay (extras.relay.fm/blog/2025/1/24/a-new-look)
Why everyone is freaking out about DeepSeek | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/598846…)
Apple Intelligence summaries might get warning labels. That’s not enough. – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2025/01/apple-intelligence-…)
TikTok is partially back online in the US, but it’s not back in the App Store yet | The Verge (theverge.com/2025/1/19/24347280/tiktok-ban-shu…)
Trump signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days | The Verge (theverge.com/2025/1/20/24348213/trump-tiktok-b…)
This is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge | The Verge (theverge.com/2025/1/22/24349658/samsung-galaxy…)
Tech billionaires Bezos and Zuckerberg attend Trump inauguration - BBC News (bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpqeq82rvo)
Apple Enlists Company Veteran Kim Vorrath to Help Fix AI, Siri - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-24/apple-e…)
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data - BBC News (bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20g288yldko)
Apple’s Invites invites you to send invitations – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/link/2025/02/apples-invites-invi…)
Netflix says its brief Apple TV app integration was a mistake | The Verge (theverge.com/news/613307/netflix-apple-tv-app-…)
Sophia Hurley. Born Feb 22, 2025 – Instagram (instagram.com/p/DGdjaEDCcby/?igsh=MTQyMndvcGFh…)
Apple will spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years - Apple (apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-mo…)
Some first thoughts about the iPhone 16e – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2025/02/some-first-thoughts…)
Apple buys Intel’s modem business for $1B – here’s why – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/offsite/2019/07/apple-buys-intel…)
Daring Fireball: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features (daringfireball.net/2025/03/apple_is_delaying_t…)
Daring Fireball: Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino (daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten…)
New Mac Studio spans the generations with M4 Max, M3 Ultra chips – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2025/03/new-mac-studio-span…)
Apple did what NVIDIA wouldn't - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=4l4UWZGxvoc)
A look at chaining Mac Studios together for running AI models.

M4 MacBook Air review: Am I blue? – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2025/03/m4-macbook-air-revi…)
Apple updates iPad Air and iPad, revamps Magic Keyboard for iPad Air – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2025/03/apple-updates-ipad-…)
Apple’s Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises Fixes - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/apple-s…)
Apple Vision Pro Chief Mike Rockwell Named Siri Head; Giannandrea Keeps AI Role - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-20/apple-v…)
EU Fines Apple €500 Million for Digital Markets Act Violations - MacStories (macstories.net/news/eu-fines-apple-e500-millio…)
Updates for apps in the European Union - Latest News - Apple Developer (developer.apple.com/news/?id=awedznci)
Trade, Tariffs, and Tech – Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com/2025/trade-tariffs-and-tech)
A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store | The Verge (theverge.com/news/659246/apple-epic-app-store-…)
Apple files appeal to wrest back control of its App Store | The Verge (theverge.com/news/661032/apple-epic-games-app-…)
Apple updates App Store Guidelines to allow links to external payments - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2025/05/01/apple-app-store-guideli…)
“Apple is fully capable of resolving this issue without further briefing or a hearing.” | The Verge (theverge.com/news/669676/apple-is-fully-capabl…)
Apple’s Eddy Cue: ‘You may not need an iPhone 10 years from now’ | The Verge (theverge.com/news/662769/apple-iphone-may-not-…)
Apple rolls out rebranded “CarPlay Ultra” three years after its unveiling – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2025/05/apple-rolls-out-reb…)
A letter from Sam & Jony | OpenAI (openai.com/sam-and-jony)
OpenAI to Buy Apple Veteran Jony Ive’s AI Device Startup in $6.5 Billion Deal - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/openai-…)
Connected #553: We Have Jony Ive at Home - Relay (relay.fm/connected/553)
From the Creators of Shortcuts, Sky Extends AI Integration and Automation to Your Entire Mac - MacStories (macstories.net/stories/sky-for-mac-preview)
WWDC25 - Apple Developer (developer.apple.com/wwdc25)
Interview: Craig Federighi Opens Up About iPadOS, Its Multitasking Journey, and the iPad's Essence - MacStories (macstories.net/stories/interview-craig-federig…)
WWDC25: macOS Tahoe Breaks Decades of Finder History - 512 Pixels (512pixels.net/2025/06/wwdc25-macos-tahoe-break…)
macOS Tahoe Beta 2 Fixes the Finder Icon - 512 Pixels (512pixels.net/2025/06/finder-icon-fixed)
Apple Debates a Deal With Perplexity in Pursuit of AI Talent - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-20/apple-e…)
New MacBook With A18 Pro Chip Spotted in Apple Code - MacRumors (macrumors.com/2025/06/30/new-macbook-with-a18-…)
Box Office: 'F1' $144 Million Opening, Apple & Brad Pitt Record; 'M3GAN 2.0' Bombs …