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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, he is ABC News Technology reporter Mike Dubusky joining us. Now, Mike,
tell me it's warmer where you are than what we
have right now.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
It was about four degrees coming in this morning with
the wind chill in New York. So I'm not sure
what you guys are dealing with, but that's what we're
facing right now.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
We may be about my life.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
I was gonna say we might be a scoch warmer
than that this morning. It might have been like eight
and then the wind chill. Yeah, right exactly. I'm thinking
speedo weather and if I had the body for it,
I guess. But yeah, no, it's it's not much. I
mean we're going down to ten, and I mean our
weather being in Ohio, it's pretty similar. Whatever we're having,
(00:42):
you guys have usually the next day or a few
hours later, right.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
So yeah, it seems that way. Although I will say
in Manhattan where I am at, the big buildings kind
of create this canyon effect, so the wind is very
powerful at times, which is not great. But I was
just reading that we have about twenty days left until
the sun starts setting after seven pm, I will say,
will go some way to making me a little bit
(01:06):
more amenable to the weather.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Yeah, absolutely, absolutely, that's what we look for.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Are those longer dir Yeah, ring is coming.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
We spring forward too, here another hour in what like
March ninth, I think, Yeah, a couple of weeks, so,
which I love that. So then the seven o'clock you're
talking about becomes eight o'clock and before we know it,
it's like, whoa, man, it's hot, you know. So, yeah, well,
we'll keep looking for that for sure. So tell us
(01:34):
what to know about the Tesla takedown movement. Man, there's
there's a lot of hate going on right now for
the the guy who discovered the CEO of Tesla. There's
a lot of hate for him right now.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
There's certainly a lot of backlash to his recent actions
in the federal government. Guys. Yeah, so you reference the
Tesla takedown. Some people are calling this movement the Tesla
take over. It's a protest movement essentially that we've seen
up in recent days. Over the long weekend, protesters gathered
at we think about three dozen different Tesla locations, so dealerships,
(02:08):
charging stations, service centers, that sort of thing across the country.
And these demonstrators are bad about things that they see
at the Department of Government Efficiency doing as negative to
their outlook. They see Elon Musk as an unelected billionaire.
They say, who is wreaking havoc on the lives of
federal workers and gaining access to potentially very sensitive information.
(02:30):
We saw that happen at the IRS or be discussed
at the IRS earlier this week. So they are making
their voices heard and they want to hit Elon Musk
where it really hurts, and that means Tesla, that means
his wallet. This is his most prominent public facing in
one of his most successful companies, and it is of
course a big moment for them, and the opportunity presented
(02:52):
itself with this, and that's why they decided to come
out some things that you might see at a Tesla
takedown protest signs that read say no to MAGA, ditch
your Tesla, boycott Tesla, defund Musk, and go steal data
on Mars.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
You know what's also interesting about this the Sheryl Crow
thing where she posted online where her Tesla was being
It was on a flatbed, it was going away like
she sold it. And there was a couple things pointed
out which I kind of had to chuckle that because
I'm like, well, he already got your money, so you're
selling it now giving it to MPR. So you already
(03:29):
purchased the tesla. Elon got the money for that, So
it's interesting She's like, I'm going to donate it to
the other part. Somebody pointed out, Now I don't know
if this is AI or whatever, but somebody's like, venture
looks like fall foliage in the background that is around that.
It's like she sold that in the falls, Like, so
who is she talk who is she kidding? Right now?
Those are some things that I was like, kind of
(03:50):
an interesting observation with regard to that. But hey, we'll
see if any of that really holds up or if
it hurts him or whatever. I got a sneak in suspicion.
I mean, it's not like the guys close to being
broke and then this is going to put him over
the like where he's going to be, you know, asking
one of us if he can room up, shack up
with us because he doesn't have anywhere to lift that
kind of a thing. So I don't know, it's interesting
(04:12):
the world we live in, no question about that. Right now.
I do want to ask you Mike about the Apple event,
and that you have here. It's like a preview of
the Apple event, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Correct.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Yeah, that's right. So Apple CEO Tim Cook announced this
Apple event late last week. It's scheduled, as you said,
for tomorrow, sort of midday, depending on where you are
in the country, and it's largely expected to be all
about the iPhone se Now, this is not the most
popular iPhone, but it is the cheapest new iPhone that
you can buy. It's going to be in its fourth
generation if it is released tomorrow. And the recipe for
(04:45):
this phone is pretty simple, guys. They take the most
modern chip, or relatively modern chip, and they put it
in the body of an older phone. So Apple saves
on manufacturing costs and they allow that phone to be
a little bit cheaper, still giving customers a relatively modern
software experience. So the current gen starts at four hundred
(05:06):
and twenty nine dollars, undercutting the sort of mid level
iPhone sixteen by several hundred bucks. And this is potentially
a big deal for them. Right, it's not their top seller,
but it's a nice entry point into the iPhone line.
People seem to like their existing models, and this one
has been out on the vine for a little while.
It's due for a refresh. We're expecting them to get
(05:29):
a new design for this phone. They're going to remove
the home button. I believe it's the last Apple product
to still come with a physical button to bring you
back to the home screen. They're going to get rid
of that in favor of a bigger screen and potentially
face ID as well. So that is what they've got
cooking for tomorrow. Of course, Apple does have a tendency
to surprise us sometimes with a sort of sneaky announcement
(05:51):
at the very end of one last thing, here's what
you missed sort of idea. That's when we got to
look at the Vision Pro, their VR headset. That's how
we got to look at some of There are other
very iconic products they could have a surprise in store
for us tomorrow, but the big news I think is
probably going to be this budget iPhone.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Well interesting. I'll be watching as a I am an
Apple guy, I'm a MacBook guy, and Chuck is not
Chuck is a oh wait.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
No you are, I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Once upon or I have been a lifelong Android guy.
I mean, I'm using an iPhone right now. I'm still
not convinced. I'm not going back to Android eventually.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
There it is. Well, we'll be looking at it for
sure tomorrow. Mike Dubusky, ABC News Technology reporter out of Balmy,
New York. Are not really it's very cold there, but Mike,
thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Man, take care, guys by We'll see you all right.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
I'm wondering why they don't use that se strategy for
other phones. I mean, like, hey, you know, bring us
back this body. We'll put the guts of an iPhone
sixteen in here. You get the modern process and all
that stuff. It won't cost you as much to do that.
You have the phone you're used to holding in your hand,
except with all the new insides. That would I would
think people would jump all over that chance.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Yeah, I mean, if they got a chance to save
several hundred dollars, you would think they're like, hey, I'll
take the speed of the sixteen and the guy like
you point out the guts.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
It's one hundred day. I mean that could be anywhere
from two to four dozen eggs.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Yeah, exactly. Jenny got for her birthday while we were
in Las Vegas. We went. She got an Apple Watch
for the first time. That's the last thing I'm ever
gonna buy because I don't want more ways people can
get a hold of me when I'm not, you know,
have my phone on mute or whatever. But she mainly
wanted it for like the health monitoring type stuff, right,
(07:32):
And I'm going, I'm like, uh, yeah, we don't need that,
Like well, where does where's that info go? And she's like,
you need to shut your brain off a little bit,
you know, And I'm like, I can't.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Don't a conception counter activated? That's all I need on
my phone?
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Come on check Like, no, no, no, there'll be none
of that as far as ye, we don't need any more.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Kids.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
If that's where you're.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Three thousand calories consume. Please remove cream from BURLP
Well, he is ABC News Technology reporter Mike Dubusky joining us. Now, Mike,
tell me it's warmer where you are than what we
have right now.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
It was about four degrees coming in this morning with
the wind chill in New York. So I'm not sure
what you guys are dealing with, but that's what we're
facing right now.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
We may be about my life.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
I was gonna say we might be a scoch warmer
than that this morning. It might have been like eight
and then the wind chill. Yeah, right exactly. I'm thinking
speedo weather and if I had the body for it,
I guess. But yeah, no, it's it's not much. I
mean we're going down to ten, and I mean our
weather being in Ohio, it's pretty similar. Whatever we're having,
(00:42):
you guys have usually the next day or a few
hours later, right.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
So yeah, it seems that way. Although I will say
in Manhattan where I am at, the big buildings kind
of create this canyon effect, so the wind is very
powerful at times, which is not great. But I was
just reading that we have about twenty days left until
the sun starts setting after seven pm, I will say,
will go some way to making me a little bit
(01:06):
more amenable to the weather.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Yeah, absolutely, absolutely, that's what we look for.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Are those longer dir Yeah, ring is coming.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
We spring forward too, here another hour in what like
March ninth, I think, Yeah, a couple of weeks, so,
which I love that. So then the seven o'clock you're
talking about becomes eight o'clock and before we know it,
it's like, whoa, man, it's hot, you know. So, yeah, well,
we'll keep looking for that for sure. So tell us
(01:34):
what to know about the Tesla takedown movement. Man, there's
there's a lot of hate going on right now for
the the guy who discovered the CEO of Tesla. There's
a lot of hate for him right now.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
There's certainly a lot of backlash to his recent actions
in the federal government. Guys. Yeah, so you reference the
Tesla takedown. Some people are calling this movement the Tesla
take over. It's a protest movement essentially that we've seen
up in recent days. Over the long weekend, protesters gathered
at we think about three dozen different Tesla locations, so dealerships,
(02:08):
charging stations, service centers, that sort of thing across the country.
And these demonstrators are bad about things that they see
at the Department of Government Efficiency doing as negative to
their outlook. They see Elon Musk as an unelected billionaire.
They say, who is wreaking havoc on the lives of
federal workers and gaining access to potentially very sensitive information.
(02:30):
We saw that happen at the IRS or be discussed
at the IRS earlier this week. So they are making
their voices heard and they want to hit Elon Musk
where it really hurts, and that means Tesla, that means
his wallet. This is his most prominent public facing in
one of his most successful companies, and it is of
course a big moment for them, and the opportunity presented
(02:52):
itself with this, and that's why they decided to come
out some things that you might see at a Tesla
takedown protest signs that read say no to MAGA, ditch
your Tesla, boycott Tesla, defund Musk, and go steal data
on Mars.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
You know what's also interesting about this the Sheryl Crow
thing where she posted online where her Tesla was being
It was on a flatbed, it was going away like
she sold it. And there was a couple things pointed
out which I kind of had to chuckle that because
I'm like, well, he already got your money, so you're
selling it now giving it to MPR. So you already
(03:29):
purchased the tesla. Elon got the money for that, So
it's interesting She's like, I'm going to donate it to
the other part. Somebody pointed out, Now I don't know
if this is AI or whatever, but somebody's like, venture
looks like fall foliage in the background that is around that.
It's like she sold that in the falls, Like, so
who is she talk who is she kidding? Right now?
Those are some things that I was like, kind of
(03:50):
an interesting observation with regard to that. But hey, we'll
see if any of that really holds up or if
it hurts him or whatever. I got a sneak in suspicion.
I mean, it's not like the guys close to being
broke and then this is going to put him over
the like where he's going to be, you know, asking
one of us if he can room up, shack up
with us because he doesn't have anywhere to lift that
kind of a thing. So I don't know, it's interesting
(04:12):
the world we live in, no question about that. Right now.
I do want to ask you Mike about the Apple event,
and that you have here. It's like a preview of
the Apple event, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Correct.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Yeah, that's right. So Apple CEO Tim Cook announced this
Apple event late last week. It's scheduled, as you said,
for tomorrow, sort of midday, depending on where you are
in the country, and it's largely expected to be all
about the iPhone se Now, this is not the most
popular iPhone, but it is the cheapest new iPhone that
you can buy. It's going to be in its fourth
generation if it is released tomorrow. And the recipe for
(04:45):
this phone is pretty simple, guys. They take the most
modern chip, or relatively modern chip, and they put it
in the body of an older phone. So Apple saves
on manufacturing costs and they allow that phone to be
a little bit cheaper, still giving customers a relatively modern
software experience. So the current gen starts at four hundred
(05:06):
and twenty nine dollars, undercutting the sort of mid level
iPhone sixteen by several hundred bucks. And this is potentially
a big deal for them. Right, it's not their top seller,
but it's a nice entry point into the iPhone line.
People seem to like their existing models, and this one
has been out on the vine for a little while.
It's due for a refresh. We're expecting them to get
(05:29):
a new design for this phone. They're going to remove
the home button. I believe it's the last Apple product
to still come with a physical button to bring you
back to the home screen. They're going to get rid
of that in favor of a bigger screen and potentially
face ID as well. So that is what they've got
cooking for tomorrow. Of course, Apple does have a tendency
to surprise us sometimes with a sort of sneaky announcement
(05:51):
at the very end of one last thing, here's what
you missed sort of idea. That's when we got to
look at the Vision Pro, their VR headset. That's how
we got to look at some of There are other
very iconic products they could have a surprise in store
for us tomorrow, but the big news I think is
probably going to be this budget iPhone.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Well interesting. I'll be watching as a I am an
Apple guy, I'm a MacBook guy, and Chuck is not
Chuck is a oh wait.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
No you are, I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Once upon or I have been a lifelong Android guy.
I mean, I'm using an iPhone right now. I'm still
not convinced. I'm not going back to Android eventually.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
There it is. Well, we'll be looking at it for
sure tomorrow. Mike Dubusky, ABC News Technology reporter out of Balmy,
New York. Are not really it's very cold there, but Mike,
thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Man, take care, guys by We'll see you all right.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
I'm wondering why they don't use that se strategy for
other phones. I mean, like, hey, you know, bring us
back this body. We'll put the guts of an iPhone
sixteen in here. You get the modern process and all
that stuff. It won't cost you as much to do that.
You have the phone you're used to holding in your hand,
except with all the new insides. That would I would
think people would jump all over that chance.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Yeah, I mean, if they got a chance to save
several hundred dollars, you would think they're like, hey, I'll
take the speed of the sixteen and the guy like
you point out the guts.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
It's one hundred day. I mean that could be anywhere
from two to four dozen eggs.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Yeah, exactly. Jenny got for her birthday while we were
in Las Vegas. We went. She got an Apple Watch
for the first time. That's the last thing I'm ever
gonna buy because I don't want more ways people can
get a hold of me when I'm not, you know,
have my phone on mute or whatever. But she mainly
wanted it for like the health monitoring type stuff, right,
(07:32):
And I'm going, I'm like, uh, yeah, we don't need that,
Like well, where does where's that info go? And she's like,
you need to shut your brain off a little bit,
you know, And I'm like, I can't.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Don't a conception counter activated? That's all I need on
my phone?
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Come on check Like, no, no, no, there'll be none
of that as far as ye, we don't need any more.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Kids.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
If that's where you're.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Three thousand calories consume. Please remove cream from BURLP
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