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A trio of topics — Media, like medicine, should strive to help rather than harm. An Apple as serious about AI as it is about silicon could be a powerful force for the future of computing. Apple's new Mac Pro will arrive sometime in 2019 and has created a special team specifically tasked with design and development of the company's pro products. Giveaway: iMore’s Apple swag giveaway Links: Apple Pay reminders and media responsibility Apple and its future with Artificial Intelligence Matthew Panzarino Goes Behind-the-Scenes With Apple’s Pro Workflow Team Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link https://skl.sh/vector299 will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

When done wrong, higher performance hurts power efficiency. When done right, power efficiency enables higher performance. Links: Samsung Galaxy S9 battery life problems and what it means for Apple Heart of the Machine Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link https://skl.sh/vector299 will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

iPad 2018 (6th gen) is the linear successor of last year's iPad 2017 (5th gen). It takes what was the best value in tablets, adds the Apple A10 Fusion chipset, faster LTE (if you go with the LTE model), a more coppery gold finish (if you go with the gold model), and support for the Apple Pencil, all while keeping the price the same. And that makes iPad 6 almost exactly half an iPad Pro — for almost exactly half the price. Links: iPad 2018 (6th-Gen) review Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link https://skl.sh/vector299 will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

'Let's take a field trip' was one of Apple's freshest events in years — even if there's a lot of schoolwork left to be done. Links: Apple's love note to education Apple Renews its Love for Education not the Education Market Why Apple's education strategy is not based on reality Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link https://skl.sh/vector299 will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

Therapist Georgia Dow gives tips on how to be more aware of manipulation that takes place on the web and in social media — and how to avoid it. Links: Facebook, Privacy, and You: The Ultimate Guide @georgia_dow Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link http://skl.sh/vector will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

What is CLOUD Act, what does it mean for Apple and Apple's customers, and how does it affect your data and your right to privacy both in the U.S. and around the world? Links: CLOUD Act and Apple: What you need to know Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link http://skl.sh/vector will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

Apple’s education-focused event is just around the corner on March 27th. Industry analyst Carolina Milanesi identifies three areas that would help Apple grow marketshare in education: hardware pricing, improved productivity/collaboration suite, and better classroom management tools. Links: As Tech in Education Matures, it calls for more than Hardware @caro_milanesi on Twitter Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link http://skl.sh/vector will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

The only way to win the social game is not to play. Facebook has been caught allowing the personal data of fifty million users — 50,000,000 — get siphoned off by political data company Cambrige Analytica and hiding it until it knew the story would come out in the press. Here’s what you can do about it. Links: www.imore.com/facebook How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach Facebook and the endless string of worst-case scenarios Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone’s Mic NSA staff used spy tools on spouses, ex-lovers: watchdog Uber employees 'spied on ex-partners, politicians and Beyoncé’ Deactivating or Deleting Your Account How to opt out of Facebook data sharing Sponsors: Go to www.shakerandspoon.com/vector and save $20 on your subscription Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

Education IT expert Bradley Chambers feels that Apple needs to do more than just offer less expensive iPads and Macs to education customers. Not all of the challenges are Apple’s fault, but it is their problem. Links: @BradleyChambers on Twitter Chambers Daily Making the Grade Sponsors: Casper Get $50 off select mattresses by using promo code: VECTOR at checkout. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

Brian Roemmele believes the next undiscovered continent for voice-first computing is the ability to carry on complete dialogues between device and user. Looking beyond the recent soap opera, Siri is full of potential. But Apple needs to take it in the right direction. Links: @BrianRoemmele on Twitter Voice First Expert Sponsors: Audible — Go to audible.com/vector or text VECTOR to 500-500 to start your 30-day trial and get your first audiobook for free! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

HomePod shipped a month ago. How’s it holding up? Dave Mark from The Loop shares his experience with the device. Links: The Loop Dave Mark on Twitter Jim Dalrymple on Twitter August Smart Lock Sponsors: Audible — Go to audible.com/vector or text VECTOR to 500-500 to start your 30-day trial and get your first audiobook for free! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

Apple just bought Texture, the all-you-can-read magazine app. But what does that mean for current Texture users (including on Android) and for Apple News? In the age of fake news, extremist click-bait, bots, and bubbles, will anyone really care about trusted sources and sustainable publishing? And how much does Apple really care, given neither News nor Texture are available in more than half-a-handful of countries? Sponsors: Audible— Go to audible.com/vector or text VECTOR to 500-500 to start your 30-day trial and get your first audiobook for free! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

It’s not all roses in the walled garden, especially for independent developers. But there is hope. Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this show, the first 500 of you who use the promo link http://skl.sh/vector will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

The ability to create native apps for iPhone was the turning point that changed the industry — and the entire world. Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video, the first 500 of you who use the promo link http://skl.sh/vector will get your first 2 months for 99¢. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

SiriOS is the platform of the future but how does Apple get there? From today's criticism to tomorrow's Siri operating system, Apple is best positioned make AI deeply personal, deeply integrated, incredibly consistent, fully mesh networked, and — eventually — into a full-fledged platform for the future. With excerpts from Carolina Milanesi, Lia Napolitano, Brian Roemelle, and Ben Bajarin. Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsors: Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video, the first 500 of you who use the promo link http://skl.sh/vector will get your first 2 months for 99¢.  

Take two of the world’s best designers  — Brad Ellis and Clarko — give them three of the world’s most popular weather apps, and this is what you get. Links: @BradEllis on Twitter @Clarko on Twitter Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsors: Casper Better sleep, better everything. Use code VECTOR at checkout to get $50 off select mattresses.  

Rumor has it, Apple will be holding a March Event again this year. Industry analyst Ben Bejarin returns to the show to discuss what we might see and when, from iPads, to iPhones, to Macs, and more. Links: @benbajarin on Twitter Tech.pinions Apple March 2018 Event Rumors: iPads, SEs, AirPower, and more! Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsors: Casper Better sleep, better everything. Use code VECTOR at checkout to get $50 off select mattresses.

Next week, Apple will begin moving Chinese iCloud accounts to Chinese servers owned by a Chinese company. It's Chinese law. But it's also hugely controversial, especially among those who consider it a betrayal of Apple's longstanding devotion to security and privacy. So, what's going on? Sponsors: Casper: Better sleep, better everything. Use code VECTOR at checkout to get $50 off select mattresses. Links: iOS Security Guide iCloud security overview Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook    

Confession: After the Life and Death of Twitter episode, the recorders kept rolling and all the big brains shared their thoughts on the rumored "Marzipan" iOS and macOS cross-development platform. Christina Warren of Microsoft joins to add context to everyone's hopes, dreams... and fears.   Links Christina Warren - @film_girl Loren Brichter - @lorenb John Gruber - @gruber Paul Haddad - @tapbot_paul Craig Hockenberry - @chockenberry Ben Sandofsky - @sandofsky Greg Pierce - @agiletortoise Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience Rocket Channel 9   VECTOR on YOUTUBE is here — Subscribe now! Vector on YouTube Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

Twitter for Mac is dead. Starved to death, really. John Gruber of Daring Fireball and some surprise guests chat about how it all got started, what went wrong, and where we go from here. Links: John Gruber on Twitter Daring Fireball Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook