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Apr 2025
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559: All Fingers Are Digital

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After nearly 500 episodes away, Scott McNulty returns to the podcast to discuss the resilience of babies, dysfunction at Apple, the future of the Vision Pro, and (of course) ebooks and e-readers.

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Trump Tariffs Add to Apple’s Long-Standing Innovation Woes - The New York Times
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