338: ‘That’ll Pivot His Tables’, With Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about unwanted AirTag tracking, and what we expect from Apple’s rumored March product event.

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Links:

• Apple Support: “Set up home theater audio with HomePod mini or HomePod and Apple TV 4K”.
• AirTags and Stalking:
  • Kashmir Hill’s NYT story on tracker accuracy, based on using three brands of trackers to follow her husband.
  • Apple Newsroom: “An Update on AirTag and Unwanted Tracking”.
  • My take.
  • Rene’s take.
• 2016 Cult of Mac story on stalking via location embedded in Instagram photos.
• Apple leaks “realityOS” name, again.
• MacRumors: “Reliable Leaker Known as ‘Kang’ Hit With Warning From Apple”.
• Mark Gurman’s February 20 “Power On” column on Apple’s purported March 8 event.
• Rene on M2 MacBook rumors.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.