“New” iPad Mini 7, Robotaxi, Rockets, and the Elon Problem, Apple’s Future CEO

Apple announced a “new” iPad mini doing literally the least, Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft announced, Robotaxi, Space X, and the problem with Elon Musk, subscriptions will be easier to cancel in the future, Apple’s next CEO, and you can pry iTunes Match from my cold dead hands.

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Links from the show

• Parent Path on the App Store
• Apple introduces powerful new iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence - Apple
• Introducing Amazon Kindle Colorsoft – With color display
• Arc Ultra: Home Theater Soundbar with Dolby Atmos - Sonos
• Home Theater and Surround Sound Speaker Sets - Sonos
• The Tesla Robotaxi is Confusing... - YouTube
• WATCH: SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad - YouTube
• Elon Musk Just Showed Off His Most Transformational Accomplishment. No, It Wasn't That Vaporware Cybercab
• The FTC is finally making it easier to cancel your gym membership - The Verge
• A Customer Tried to Cancel Their SiriusXM Subscription. The Company's Response Is the 1 Thing No Brand Should Ever Do
• Netflix Has Figured Out the Secret to Making People Happy and It's What Every Company Should Do
• Adobe Generative Extend - YouTube
• Google inks nuclear deal for next-generation reactors - The Verge
• Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors
• Apple’s Chief People Officer to Exit After Less Than Two Years - Bloomberg
• Apple’s Vision Pro leader, Dan Riccio, is retiring - The Verge
• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Thinks Micromanaging Is Underrated
• @stephenrobles • I may have failed as a tech Dad…this is my daughter’s iPad, and there are many pages of this • Threads

• (00:00) - Intro
• (06:53) - App: Parent Path
• (07:57) - iPad mini 7
• (16:46) - Kindle Colorsoft
• (20:35) - Sonos Arc Ultimate
• (23:28) - Sponsor: HelloFresh
• (25:59) - Tesla Robotaxi
• (32:32) - Space X Launch
• (36:18) - The Nuance Problem
• (43:58) - Click-to-Cancel Ruling
• (49:01) - Sponsor: Audio Hijack
• (51:13) - Premiere Generative AI
• (56:45) - Google + Amazon + Nuclear
• (59:08) - Apple Roster Shifts
• (01:01:30) - Airbnb CEO Interview
• (01:04:10) - Apple's Next CEO
• (01:11:46) - iTunes Match
• (01:15:03) - iPad Alarms