CES, Siri, and Apple's peculiar overseas problems, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Summing up the whole Consumer Electronics Show in one word, explaining the sudden over-stressing about Siri privacy, and scratching our heads over just what Brazil and Indonesia want from Apple. Contact your hosts: @williamgallagher_ on Threads @WGallagher on Twitter William's 58keys on YouTube William Gallagher on email @hillithreads on Threads @Hillitech on Twitter Wes on Bluesky Wes Hilliard on emai l Sponsored by: Oracle : Take a free test drive of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at oracle.com/appleinsider MasterClass : take advantage of the new special discount offers on annual memberships at MasterClass.com Links from the Show: Apple again dominates CES without even showing up CES 2025 | AppleInsider Apple reaffirms privacy as a tentpole feature in Siri after lawsuit settlement Apple agrees to $95M settlement to end Siri recordings lawsuit iPad 11, iPad Air, iPhone SE 4 expected in April, despite January launch rumors Privacy nightmare FaceApp causes Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil Apple appears to be working on an all-new Invites app for meetings and events Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud Apple's fix for bad AI notification summaries won't actually improve results Apple Intelligence summaries are still screwing up headlines Indonesia says Apple's $1 billion investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 ban Support the show: Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts More AppleInsider podcasts Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts , Overcast , or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com (00:00) - Intro (02:21) - CES (03:56) - Siri and privacy (20:19) - iPhone SE 4 and new iPad (30:47) - Brazil and FaceApp (44:57) - Indonesia (56:19) - Invites ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★