598: Transparent Man of the People

Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI models, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.

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Chase to become new issuer of Apple Card - Apple (apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/chase-to-become-new…)
Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close? – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/will-the-iphone-fol…)
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Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year (cnbc.com/2026/01/12/apple-google-ai-siri-gemin…)
Joint statement from Google and Apple – Google Blog (blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company…)
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade | The Verge (theverge.com/news/860521/apple-siri-google-gem…)
Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO - The New York Times (nytimes.com/2026/01/08/technology/apple-ceo-ti…)
More reports about Apple succession planning – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/link/2026/01/more-reports-about-…)
Apple announces annual shareholders meeting for next month - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/01/08/apple-announces-annual-…)
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards | The Verge (theverge.com/policy/859902/apple-google-run-by…)
Tumblr removed from Apple app store over abuse images - BBC News (bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46275138)
Uber tried to fool Apple and got caught | The Verge (theverge.com/2017/4/23/15399438/apple-uber-app…)
Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps | The Verge (theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203551/apple-facebook…)
Some first thoughts about live immersive basketball – Six Colors (sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/some-first-thoughts…)
Apple: You (Still) Don’t Understand the Vision Pro – Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com/2026/apple-you-still-dont-unde…)