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MacVoices #25286: Live! – Coca-Cola’s New AI Holiday Ads and The Rise of Prediction Markets

The MacVoices Live! panel debates Coca-Cola’s new AI-generated holiday ads, whether the approach undermines emotion-driven seasonal marketing, and how brands use AI to shorten production timelines. David GinsburgMarty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-ArthursEric BoldenJeff Gamet, Chuck Joiner, Norbert Frassa, and Kelly Guimont also explore the growing influence of prediction markets, concerns about manipulation, and what these trends say about shifting norms in tech, advertising, and culture. 

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MacVoices #24232: Live! – Discussing Apple’s Glowtime Event (4)

MacVoices #24232: Live! – Discussing Apple’s Glowtime Event (4)

The MacVoices Live! panel concludes the discussion of Apple’s Glowtime event and the product announcements with a deep dive into Apple Intelligence expectations, environmental concerns, and use cases. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Patrice Brend’amour also discuss the live events of the past vs. the pre-recorded ones of the present, how the presenters and presentations themselves have evolved, and who these events are really for. 

MacVoices #24231: Live! – Discussing Apple’s Glowtime Event (3)

MacVoices #24231: Live! – Discussing Apple’s Glowtime Event (3)

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Patrice Brend’amour turn their attention to the iPhone 16 portion of Apple’s Glowtime event, who will be upgrading and who will be waiting. New camera features, storage options and of course, iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 16 Pro Mac all affected the decision-making process. The panel then transitioned into comments on the event itself, its intended audience, and how Apple Intelligence will be rolled out. 

MacVoices #24229: Live! – Discussing Apple’s Glowtime Event (1)

MacVoices #24229: Live! – Discussing Apple’s Glowtime Event (1)

A bonus-sized MacVoices Live! panel assembled to discuss Apple’s Glowtime event, the announcements, and who is buying what. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, and Patrice Brend’amour start with the Apple Watch announcements. They outline their purchase decisions while clarifying confusion on which Apple Watch has the largest screen, cover some of the health metrics, and debate the blood oxygen sensor’s presence in U.S.-bound watches. (Part 1) 

MacVoices #24228: The Prismatic Company’s Text-To-Video Capabilities

MacVoices #24228: The Prismatic Company’s Text-To-Video Capabilities

In another catch-up with a company we met at NAB show, Abe Feinberg, Co-Founder and CEO of The Prismatic Company, gives us an update on their LightWeave series of apps that can help you build and update quality video content at scale. Abe talks about the betas that are available by request, their upcoming visit to IBC, and how their text-to-video engine creates from the very first sentence. 

MacVoices #24227: More With Joe Kissell On Taking Control Of Sequoia (2)

MacVoices #24227: More With Joe Kissell On Taking Control Of Sequoia (2)

The second part of our conversation with Joe Kissell, who’s newest book is Take Control of Sequoia, shifts to his assessments of Apple Intelligence in the upcoming macOS, as well as some thoughts on the general state of large language models and their uses. Joe draws on some personal examples as he analyzes what Apple Intelligence may mean for all of us. 

MacVoices #24225: Live! – Smart Watch Saturation, Microsoft Reissues Recall

MacVoices #24225: Live! – Smart Watch Saturation, Microsoft Reissues Recall

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, and Web Bixby discuss how smart watch use has spread, with the Apple Watch leading the pack. The panel debates the implications of Meta apparently throwing in the towel on competing with the Apple Vision Pro, and the wisdom of Microsoft sending its recall feature out to testers again. Threads is testing expiring posts, leading the panel to contrast one company wanting to capture everything you do on your computer, and another wanting to let you put a time limit on social posts. But will they really disappear? 

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Chuck Joiner

Chuck Joiner, creator of MacVoices, has been producing original Apple, Macintosh, and tech-focused audio and video content since 2000. With expertise acquired through a background in insurance investigation, negotiation, and litigation management, Chuck’s curiosity-driven content aims to inform and entertain.

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