Apple
announced
two
new
MacBook
Air
models
this
week,
with
spec
upgrades
across
the
board
—
and
a
bunch
of
confusing
ideas
about
how
your
laptop
can
be
great
at
AI.
We’ll
see
how
all
of
that
shakes
out
in
our
review,
but
there’s
little
question
that
the
Air
will
still
be
one
of
the
best
laptops
you
can
buy.
But
these
new
models,
and
the
final
death
of
the
wedge
design,
raise
some
questions.
Questions
like:
what
does
the
“Air”
even
mean
anymore?
And:
was
Apple
right
to
try
to
kill
the
MacBook
Air
altogether
a
bunch
of
years
ago?
On
this
episode
of
The
Vergecast
(which
is
a
day
early
because
we’re
all
about
to
head
to
SXSW
—
come
hang
with
us!),
we
decide
the
new
Airs
don’t
warrant
too
much
discussion
before
proceeding
to
talk
about
them
for
a
surprisingly
long
time.
Then,
we
talk
about
the
upcoming
iPad
news
we’re
expecting
soon,
along
with
what’s
coming
from
Microsoft’s
Surface
team
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
After
that,
we
dig
into
the
Digital
Markets
Act
(DMA)
and
the
new-look
internet
that
folks
are
waking
up
to
all
across
the
EU.
The
DMA
will
affect
six
of
the
biggest
companies
in
tech
—
Amazon,
Alphabet,
ByteDance,
Apple,
Meta,
and
Microsoft
—
but
you’re
likely
to
first
feel
the
change
the
next
time
you
update
your
iPhone.
We
also
try
to
figure
out
why
Apple
appears
to
be
torching
its
relationship
with
developers
and
why
it
can’t
stop
fighting
with
Epic.
After
all
of
that,
it’s
time
for
a
lightning
round!
We
talk
Apple
Podcasts
transcriptions,
game
emulator
drama,
the
deeply
weird
Lenovo
Legion
Go,
and
all
the
latest
Elon
Musk
/
OpenAI
drama.
It’s
a
wonky
one,
folks,
but
that’s
The
Vergecast.
If
you
want
to
know
more
about
everything
we
discuss
in
this
episode,
here
are
some
links
to
get
you
started,
beginning
with
the
new
MacBooks:
And
the
DMA
rollout
in
the
EU:
And
Apple’s
fights
with
Spotify
and
Epic:
Original author: David Pierce
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