{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MacVoices #25120: Live! - Tim Cook's Influence, Apple's Sports App, Meta's Redaction Fail","description":"The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, and Eric Bolden discuss Tim Cook\u2019s strategic influence in securing tariff exemptions, highlighting his low-key leadership style focused on Apple\u2019s interests. They explore updates to Apple\u2019s Sports app, praising its clean interface and new sharing features. The conversation shifts to Meta\u2019s redaction failure in a legal case, questioning whether it was incompetence or intentional, and emphasizing the importance of proper document security.&amp;nbsp;   This MacVoices episode is supported by&amp;nbsp;Notion. Work faster, write better, and think bigger. Try it for free today at notion.com\/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:06 Introduction to Mac Voices 09:12 Tim Cook's Tariff Influence 11:32 Enhancements to Apple Sports App 19:33 Meta's Redaction Fail Links: A call from Tim Cook helped convince Trump to introduce tariff exemptions\u2028  https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/04\/17\/a-call-from-tim-cook-helped-convince-trump-to-introduce-tariff-exemptions The Apple Sports app now lets users create and share game cards  https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apps\/the-apple-sports-app-now-lets-users-create-and-share-game-cards-184235076.html Apple says it maybe can't trust Meta, after incompetent redaction  https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/04\/17\/apple-says-it-maybe-cant-trust-meta-after-incompetent-redaction\/ Guests:  Eric Bolden&amp;nbsp;is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter,&amp;nbsp;by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud.  David Ginsburg&amp;nbsp;is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS  where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at  https:\/\/youtube.com\/daveg65  and find and follow him on Twitter  @daveg65  and on Mastodon  at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.  Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession \u2018firsts,\u2019 including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder\/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. 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