Vision Pro launch nears, CarPlay roadtrip, Apple AI deals

Benjamin and Chance are back from the holidays. Chance retells his experience using CarPlay and EV routing in Apple Maps, the Apple Watch is (temporarily?) back on shelves, Apple is reportedly in talks with news publishers about licensing content for its AI systems, and all signs point to an impending Vision Pro release.



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Links




Chance’s thread on Threads with Mach-E roadtrip details



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