Apple Watch Ban Update, Microsoft Copilot, Clicks Creator Keyboard - News Updates

The year has just begun, and there’s a lot of news for Jeff and Tom to cover:

• The Apple Watch was banned from sale in the US just before Christmas and then given a reprieve while the case is reviewed; what’s the latest?
• Apple Vision Pro may arrive in the next 30 days
• Microsoft dropped Copilot AI apps for iOS and iPadOS. How does the service stack up against ChatGPT? And what’s this Copilot key coming up for Windows keyboards?
• Rumors persist that Siri will be gaining Generative AI capabilities at WWDC
• The Clicks Creator Keyboard is a crazy new keyboard for iPhone, so of course Tom ordered one!

Links from the show:

• Apple Watch Sales Ban Paused
• Apple Vision Pro rumored to launch in final week of January and Mark German at Bloomberg is reporting retail launch by February
• Microsoft CoPilot for Mac, iOS, and iPadOS
• Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years
• New Version of Siri With Generative AI Again Rumored for WWDC
• Clicks Creator Keyboard for iPhone

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