Episode 640

640: Put It in a Potato

OpenAI buys Jony Ive, the alleged AI story inside Apple, the potential for AI APIs, and why we all need to buy Aston Martins for our work.

Accidental Tech Podcast · ATP

May 22, 20252h 15m

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Show Notes

Pre-show: 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Top Four: Game Consoles 🗣️
Follow-up:
- Home Networking Corner 🤝🏻 Vision Pro Corner
  - How I use my AVP to retrofit Unifi Access Points in finished homes
- SSDs and long-term storage was covered on Security Now #1023 (via Paul Chernoff)
  - SpinRite (Intel-only)
- Fornite is back in the US App Store
- Gurman on the Apple Intelligence fiasco
  - Previously on ATP
- The EU App Store warning about external purchases isn’t new after all
  - Apple documentation
Apple to open AI models to developers?
OpenAI buys Jony Ive’s AI company, io
- Sam and Jony
- Gurman’s coverage
Ask ATP:
- What was our favorite school camp/trip? (via Harrison)
  - FBLA
  - Disc camera
- What’s the deal with the tire markings on the bootleg cover art? (via Josh Kincaid)
  - Show art
  - Wheel size explained
- Is there a good camera lens that’s also light? (via Matt Richardson)
Post-show Neutral: CarPlay Ultra
Members-only ATP Overtime: Meanwhile, in Europe…
- European Commission fines Apple & Meta for breaching DMA
  - Gruber did the math
- New smartphone labels for battery life & repairability