603: Recalibrate the Quality Bar

Subtitle: We Will Be Talking about Curling
We discuss Apple's struggles to ship an upgraded Apple Intelligence, prepare for a March 4 product announcement, and explain Apple TV going all in on "Severance." Also, Jason answers your (many!) curling questions!

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