M3 MacBook Air arrives, Apple Vision Pro stays, and Apple Car goes

A MacBook Air with (inset on screen) a mockup Apple Car

While one part of Apple has been busy launching a brand new computing platform with the Apple Vision Pro, another has been pressing ahead with the Mac. This week saw the quiet release of the new M3 MacBook Air and it's a case of how nothing has changed on the outside, but so much is faster on the inside.

While the M3 MacBook Air is now the newest Apple device, we are still in the very earliest days of the Apple Vision Pro. So Wes Hilliard talks about one month wearing the headset — and for a self-confessed fan of the device, he still knows there is a lot to criticize about it.

Plus more details have come out about the Apple Car's cancellation, and it's not what you'd call a pretty story. As we piece together different bits of information, it looks like Project Titan was a surprising mess from the start.

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Links from the show — MacBook Air with M3

• New M3 MacBook Air arrives with faster Wi-Fi and better performance
• Early M3 MacBook Air benchmarks aren't surprising

Links from the show — Apple Car just can't die, at least in the news

• Abandoned $10 billion Apple Car project referred to as 'Titanic disaster' by employees
• Apple's failed 'Project Titan' was a Full Self Driving gamble
• Apple sat at a crossroads of indecision that led to Project Titan's slow death

Links from the show — The terrible, no good, very bad, DMA

• Apple stresses security risks of complying with EU's Digital Markets Act
• Apple cites bevy of scared users to back up its case against the EU DMA
• Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU
• Setapp announces beta of iOS app store for the EU
• Spotify, Epic complain again that Apple won't be in compliance with the DMA
• European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming
• Apple updates rules surrounding EU DMA compliance to address developer concerns
• 'Verifiably untrustworthy' Epic Games iOS app store plans in EU killed by Apple

Links from the show — Apple Vision Pro one month in

• Apple Vision Pro one month review: a new reality is setting in
• A software engineer wore Apple Vision Pro to his wedding, much to his new bride's chagrin
• Three things Apple got wrong with the Vision Pro launch
• Capturing spatial video: Apple Vision Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro

Links from the show — Misc

• 20.3-inch foldable MacBook expected in 2027
• Watch 51 classic movies for free on Apple TV+
• You can now save up to $1 million in your Apple Card Savings Account
• Apple Card, Savings data now available in more third-party budget apps
• The next Apple CEO: Who could succeed Tim Cook?

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