Google’s AI Failure, Apple Car Is Over, AI Powered Siri

Apple pivots by killing the Apple Car project to focus on AI innovation, Google's controversial Gemini AI image results, Apple's potential new fitness wearables, Sonos' rumored high-end headphones, and most importantly, our coffee habits.

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Links from the show

• Apple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong Odyssey - Bloomberg
• Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns - The New York Times
• Joanna Stern's FineWoven Newsletter
• Google Mired in Controversy Over Gemini AI Chatbot Push - WSJ
• Google Gemini German Soldier Images
• With 5 Words, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai Just Responded to Intense Criticism Over the Company's Gemini Debacle | Inc.com
• Google's Apology for Its Gemini Image Debacle Reveals a Much Deeper Culture Problem for the Company | Inc.com
• Klarna says its OpenAI virtual assistant does the work of 700 humans
• Apple to 'break new ground' on AI, says CEO Tim Cook
• Apple Leadership - John Giannandrea - Apple
• Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
• Apple Ponders Making New Wearables: AI Glasses, AirPods With Cameras, Smart Ring - Bloomberg
• Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to 'simplify everyday wellness'
• Accurate Health Information Accessible to Everyone 
• Ultrahuman Ring | Pricing
• Apple Met With Justice Department in Final Bid to Avoid Antitrust Suit - Bloomberg
• Sonos’ first headphones now rumored to launch in June for $449 - The Verge
• Reddit IPO: Company's Biggest Risk Is Its Reliance on Unpredictable Users - Bloomberg
• Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS | TechCrunch
• Daring Fireball: Poll Results on Apple’s FineWoven iPhone Cases
• Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more - The Verge
• uKeg Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Maker
• Chameleon Cold Brew
• AeroPress Coffee Maker Official Store
• the Barista Pro™ | breville (CA)
• Panerabread Charged Drink

• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:58) - Apple Car Unalived
• (09:36) - NotFineWoven
• (14:00) - Google Gemini Fail
• (26:46) - Google Culture Issues
• (29:07) - Customer Service Chatbots
• (34:16) - Tim Cook on AI
• (41:36) - Sponsor: Audio Hijack
• (44:19) - Apple Fitness Ring
• (49:21) - Apple Antitrust Case
• (54:27) - Sonos Headphones
• (58:18) - Reddit IPO
• (01:00:30) - Threads vs. X
• (01:05:30) - iPhone Betting Apps
• (01:07:41) - Cloud Gaming Apps
• (01:08:38) - Car Audio Shortcut
• (01:12:42) - Coffee Habits