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    #596: Something You Might Want to Do on a Sunday

    March 26th, 2026 · 63 minutes

    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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    Links and Show Notes

    BlackBerry (film) - Wikipedia
    D. Griffin Jones put an episode of Connected on a Floppy Disk
    Connected 594 in 1.3MB Chunks (ZIP File)
    Plugable 8-in-1 – Amazon
    MacBreak Weekly 1017: We Found a Google, and Put It In
    Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns the week of June 8 - Apple
    Apple Schedules WWDC 2026 for June 8–12 Along with a Special Event at Apple Park - MacStories
    Ads are coming to Apple Maps in the US and Canada this summer with a privacy-centric focus - 9to5Mac
    Apple Announces Apple Business, a New Platform for Device Management and Ads on Maps - MacStories
    Apple Can ‘Distill’ Google’s Big Gemini Model — The Information
    Apple Can Create Smaller On-Device AI Models From Google's Gemini - MacRumors
    GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Distillation, Experimentation, and (Continued) Integration of AI for Adversarial Use | Google Cloud Blog
    iOS 27 Features: Apple AI Reboot With Siri App, New Interface, ‘Ask Siri’ Button - Bloomberg
    Poll: Majority of voters say risks of AI outweigh the benefits – NBC
    The most brilliant move in corporate history? – Asymco
    Apple’s John Ternus Profile: The Likely Successor to Tim Cook as CEO