Apple’s RAMpocalypse, Data Centers Are Taking Over, Siri Failure Payoffs

Apple’s record Q2 earnings, Mac Studio RAM options are dropped amid shortage, iPhone owners may get up to $95 from a Siri settlement, Anthropic to use massive SpaxeXAI data center, Utah protesting its data center, and we’re both making apps. Show Notes via Email http://eepurl.com/dI2lkn Support the show Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS ($2.50 / month promo will be auto applied!) https://join.primarytech.fm/checkout?coupon=IWANTCHAPTERS&plan=105098 Reach out: @stephenrobles on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stephenrobles @jasonaten on Threads https://www.threads.net/@jasonaten Chapters ➡ 00:00 Intro 07:53 Apple Q2 Earnings 15:22 Is Apple Vision Pro Dead? 18:52 RAMpocalypse 27:57 Siri Failure Payouts 31:51 Sponsor: CleanMyMac X 33:29 Sponsor: NordLayer 35:08 Utah Data Center Fiasco 43:13 Claude SpaceXAI Deal 47:24 Mira Murati at Elon X Altman Trial 50:50 Disney+ Super App 52:40 VOX May Be Acquired 55:22 SCOTUS Apple v Epic Games 57:27 Transistor Case Study 01:06:15 reMarkable Paper Pure Links from the show: Coffee Recipe Card Maker for Home Baristas | BrewCard https://brewcard.app AirPods Pro 3 Comply Tips - Affiliate Link https://geni.us/LAQZV Spirit Airlines Article - Inc https://apple.news/AbLhutkweT7msrS_w2NBuLA Nilay Shout Out on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/reckless.bsky.social/post/3ml2gliinq22h Apple announces record fiscal second quarter – Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/apple-announces-record-fiscal-second-quarter Apple's Binary Bet https://spyglass.org/apple-crazy-capex Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop - MacRumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-flop Daring Fireball: On the Future of Apple’s Vision Platform https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/on_the_future_of_apples_vision_platform Apple's most powerful Mac Studio loses its last remaining RAM upgrade option - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/05/apples-most-powerful-mac-studio-loses-its-last-remaining-ram-upgrade-option Apple CEO warns of memory crunch. 'We'll look at a range of options' https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/apple-ceo-warns-of-memory-crunch-well-look-at-a-range-of-options.html iPhone users could get up to $95 per device as Apple reaches $250M settlement over Siri delays - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/05/apple-reaches-250m-settlement-over-siri-delays-users-could-get-up-to-95-per-device 3 things to know about Kevin O'Leary's massive proposed Utah data center - Axios Salt Lake City https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/05/04/utah-data-center-kevin-oleary Kevin O'Leary's Tweet https://x.com/kevinolearytv/status/2051667709574733826?s=12 Utah Meeting Protests - X https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2051652965862092870 Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX \ Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/news/higher-limits-spacex Anthropic Taking Over All Capacity of xAl's First Memphis Data Center - 512 Pixels https://512pixels.net/2026/05/claude-and-grok-roommates Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/925338/openai-musk-v-altman-mira-murati Netflix Rolls Out Vertical Video Feed, Blurring Lines Between Streaming and Social Media https://screenrant.com/etflix-app-vertical-video-feed-streaming-like-social-media Disney+ to become ‘super app’ that goes beyond streaming service: report - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/06/disney-to-become-super-app-that-goes-beyond-streaming-service-report US Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-declines-pause-order-holding-apple-contempt-epic-games-lawsuit-2026-05-06 Video on Apple Podcasts Doubled My Plays (Case Study) https://transistor.fm/apple-video-doubled reMarkable Paper Pro Move | reMarkable https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-paper/pro-move Kindle Store https://www.amazon.com/kindle/shop??tag=beardedteac07-20