Episode 180: Home, James, and don't spare the horses.

Recorded on the 34th anniversary of the Macintosh unveiling, we follow up on self driving cars with no steering wheels. We discuss improvements to Siri in iOS 11.2.5 and Thor Ragnarok slips out on the web early. The Malala Fund and Apple join to aid 100K underprivileged women to attend school. The Home Pod is now available for order in the US, UK and Australia. Facebook has introduced a new unit of time. Apple previews iOS 11.3. Paul Hudson posts in What's new in Swift 4.1. Picks: Canada's DEVELOPER 30|30, Swift Forums, Cousera's Machine Learning.

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• Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ on Twitter: "Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs introduced the first Mac personal computer on January 24, 1984.… "
• Susan Kare Prints | SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
• Bill Atkinson (@billatk) | Twitter
• Alan Edmonds on Twitter: "@mtjc_podcast The GM self driving driving car with no steering wheel... I can’t imagine having a relaxing journey in one of those. But I wonder how easy it would be to manoeuvre into an unusual location when parking, if you couldn’t simply take over the controls. #AskMtjc"
• Siri now plays daily podcasts when asked about the news in iOS 11.2.5 beta | 9to5Mac
• Thor: Ragnarok leaks onto the web a month early after huge Movies Anywhere mix-up - The Verge
• Malala and Apple launch partnership to get at least 100,000 underprivileged girls into school | The Independent
• HomePod arrives February 9, available to order this Friday - Apple
• SiriKit - Apple Developer
• Sonos on Twitter: "Why let big tech lock you into one music service? Our smart speaker system offers over 80 listening options. https://t.co/FZfcSxjRCl"
• Why Open Matters | Sonos Blog
• Apple’s Siri-equipped HomePod comes to your home on February 9 | Ars Technica
• Facebook announces that it has invented a new unit of time - The Verge
• Apple previews iOS 11.3 - Apple
• What’s new in Swift 4.1 | Swift Developer News – Hacking with Swift
• Episode 92 – Paul Hudson – Roundabout: Creative Chaos
• Conditional Conformance - Swift Unboxed
• Greg Heo on Twitter: "Swift observer effect at work: 😜 print(["ab", "cd"].flatMap { return $0 }) // ["a", "b", "c", "d"] print(["ab", "cd"].flatMap { $0; return $0 }) // ["ab", "cd"]"
• Developer 30|30