Cheaper Vision Pro leaks + why Europe WILL NOT get Apple Intelligence (CultCast #653)

This week, details on the cheaper Apple Vision Pro, leaked Apple Watch Series 10, more new features in iOS 18, and why Apple Intelligence isn’t coming to the European Union!

This episode supported by:

Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at support.thecultcast.com — OR at CultOf9to5MacRumors.com

CultCloth will keep your Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone 15 Pro, guitars, glasses and lenses sparkling clean! For a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a two free CarryCloths with any order $20+ at CultCloth.co

This week’s stories:

Leaked Apple Watch Series 10 renders reveal bigger display

• Alleged CAD renders of the Apple Watch Series 10 have leaked online, revealing its 2-inch display.

Apple’s cheaper Vision headset might require a tethered iPhone or Mac

• The company’s engineers are struggling to reduce costs without affecting the headset’s key features.

iOS 18 beta 2: All the new features and changes

• Following a two-week gap since the first iOS 18 beta release, Apple seeded the second developer beta of the OS. The new build packs many more features missing from the initial release.
• YouTube: How to Make a Great Custom Home Screen

MacRumors: iOS 18 to Bring These 5 New Features to AirPods Pro

• iOS 18 promises to make your AirPods Pro experience better with a handful of sophisticated new capabilities that draw from machine learning improvements and AI enhancements.

Your iPhone will soon work better with third-party displays and batteries

• Apple will improve support for third-party iPhone displays and batteries later this year.

Bloomberg: Apple Won’t Roll Out Apple Intelligence to EU Over Regulatory Concerns

• Apple Inc. is withholding a raft of new technologies from hundreds of millions of consumers in the European Union, citing concerns posed by the bloc’s regulatory attempts to rein in Big Tech.