381: ‘Tape Deck Dongle’, With Joanna Stern
Show notes
Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include the launch of Threads, Apple’s Vision Pro, and iPhone/iCloud device security. Also, some accidental car talk. Sponsored by: Rocket Money: Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions and manage your expenses the easy way. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee: Let’s coffee better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Links: Joanna’s Rock ’Em Sock ’Em CEOs, Zuck vs. Musk Edition. Zuck vs. Cook, back in 2021. Joanna and Nicole Nguyen’s investigative series for the WSJ on organized thieves stealing Apple IDs after stealing iPhones and gleaning their passcodes: February: “A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life” April: “The iPhone Setting Thieves Use to Lock You Out of Your Apple Account” Me and Joanna trying to figure out whether Facebook should make an iPad app or web app next for Threads. (It’ll probably be the web app.) Hillary Clinton joins Threads with a joke, and the top replies are civil and fun. Paris Hilton’s collection of old — really old — phones. Mark Zuckerberg posting on Threads: Chatting with Sundar Pichai. And Jeff Bezos. Dunking on Elon Musk. And tweeting for the first time in 11 years. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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