596: Something You Might Want to Do on a Sunday

After hearing the podcast being played from a floppy disk, the guys dive into what WWDC26 could bring for Apple Intelligence and revisit what John Ternus could bring to the CEO role at Apple.

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BlackBerry (film) - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_(film))
D. Griffin Jones put an episode of Connected on a Floppy Disk (tech.lgbt/@dgriffinjones/116268284264313226)
Connected 594 in 1.3MB Chunks (ZIP File) (dgriffinjones.com/Documents/Connected-594-Flop…)
Plugable 8-in-1 – Amazon (amazon.com/Plugable-Pass-Through-Charging-Driv…)
MacBreak Weekly 1017: We Found a Google, and Put It In (twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly/episodes/1017)
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns the week of June 8 - Apple (apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apples-worldwide-de…)
Apple Schedules WWDC 2026 for June 8–12 Along with a Special Event at Apple Park - MacStories (macstories.net/news/apple-schedules-wwdc-2026-…)
Ads are coming to Apple Maps in the US and Canada this summer with a privacy-centric focus - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/03/24/ads-are-coming-to-apple…)
Apple Announces Apple Business, a New Platform for Device Management and Ads on Maps - MacStories (macstories.net/news/apple-announces-apple-busi…)
Apple Can ‘Distill’ Google’s Big Gemini Model — The Information (theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/apple…)
Apple Can Create Smaller On-Device AI Models From Google's Gemini - MacRumors (macrumors.com/2026/03/25/apple-google-gemini-d…)
GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Distillation, Experimentation, and (Continued) Integration of AI for Adversarial Use | Google Cloud Blog (cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligen…)
iOS 27 Features: Apple AI Reboot With Siri App, New Interface, ‘Ask Siri’ Button - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/ios-27-…)
Poll: Majority of voters say risks of AI outweigh the benefits – NBC (nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-majori…)
The most brilliant move in corporate history? – Asymco (asymco.com/2026/03/10/the-most-brilliant-move-…)
Apple’s John Ternus Profile: The Likely Successor to Tim Cook as CEO (bloomberg.com/features/2026-apple-next-ceo)