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MacVoices #26211: Live! - iPhone Leaks, Siri Comparisons, and Questionable Predictions

Release Date: 07/16/2026

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Apple leaks and rumor-driven reporting take center stage as the panel examines how constant predictions have diminished the excitement of new iPhone releases. The discussion with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Marty Jencius also covers premature Siri-versus-Gemini comparisons, Apple’s legal battles with Epic Games and John Prosser, Bending Spoons’ growing technology portfolio, prediction-market manipulation, Spotify streaming fraud, and musicians’ dissatisfaction with the service.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 iPhone leaks, Siri comparisons, and questionable predictions
00:32 How leaks have diminished iPhone season
01:29 The rumor industry’s endless predictions
03:00 Apple rumors and prediction markets
03:20 The long history of Apple leaks
04:12 Supply-chain leaks and their consequences
05:41 An iPhone enters America’s 250th anniversary time capsule
07:31 Lamborghini’s interactive Vision Pro experience
08:33 Comparing an unfinished Siri with Gemini
12:38 Apple’s latest development in the Epic Games case
13:54 John Prosser responds to Apple’s leak lawsuit
15:29 Could Prosser become a witness for Apple?
17:02 Bending Spoons and its expanding technology portfolio
18:42 Vimeo, Evernote, WeTransfer, and AOL
21:22 Spotify streaming fraud and prediction markets
22:24 How micro-betting could conceal manipulation
24:26 Musicians express their frustration with Spotify

Links:

Apple leaks have sucked all the fun out of iPhone season
https://www.macworld.com/article/3179652/apple-leaks-have-sucked-all-of-the-fun-out-of-of-iphone-season.html

iPhone 17 Pro Max buried in America's 250th anniversary time capsule: to be opened in 2276 - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/04/iphone-17-pro-max-included-in-america-250-time-capsule/

Lamborghini launches Apple Vision Pro app with interactive full-size cars
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/07/lamborghini-launches-apple-vision-pro-app-with-interactive-full-size-cars/

I Compared Siri AI to Gemini on iPhone and There's a Clear Winner
https://lifehacker.com/tech/i-compared-siri-ai-to-gemini-on-iphone

Judge agrees to postpone deadlines as Apple seeks broader pause in Epic Games case
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/06/judge-agrees-to-postpone-deadlines-as-apple-seeks-broader-pause-in-epic-games-case/

YouTuber Jon Prosser Responds to Apple's Lawsuit Over iOS 26 Leaks

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/02/jon-prosser-responds-to-apple-leaks-lawsuit/

After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/after-18b-ipo-bending-spoons-founder-says-success-comes-from-minimizing-luck/

Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul
https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-streaming-manipulation-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi/

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