Apple announces ‘Time Flies’ event, Siri improvements, and Big Sur beta

In a press release this week Apple announced its next major event for September 15 titled, “Time Flies.” We go through the products rumored to be released, discuss new patent filings for Siri improvements, give an update on App Store policy battle, and thoughts on macOS Big Sur beta.

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Links from the show

• Apple's 'Apple Watch Series 6' and iPad 'Time Flies' event will be on September 15
• Carrier marketing email confirms 'iPhone 12' 5G support
• 14-inch Apple Silicon MacBook Pro coming at 'Time Flies' Apple event, says leaker
• What to expect at Apple's September 15 'Time Flies' event
• Apple Watch will drive Sept. 15 event with possible 'iPhone 12' announcement, says JP Morgan
• Apple refining Siri to cut down on mistaken activations, and to draw less power
• Mark Zuckerberg says Apple's App Store 'deserves scrutiny'
• Facebook accuses Apple of anticompetitive behavior in EU antitrust filing
• Apple fires back in Epic Games 'Fortnite' saga, seeks damages for breach of contract
• Apple shutting down Sign in with Apple support for Epic Games accounts
• Epic Games' CEO responds to Apple's countersuit in Twitter thread

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