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Summing up the whole Consumer Electronics Show in one word, explaining the sudden over-stressing about Siri privacy, and scratching our heads over just what Brazil and Indonesia want from Apple.

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Links from the Show:

• Apple again dominates CES without even showing up
• CES 2025 | AppleInsider
• Apple reaffirms privacy as a tentpole feature in Siri after lawsuit settlement
• Apple agrees to $95M settlement to end Siri recordings lawsuit
• iPad 11, iPad Air, iPhone SE 4 expected in April, despite January launch rumors
• Privacy nightmare FaceApp causes Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil
• Apple appears to be working on an all-new Invites app for meetings and events
• Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud
• Apple's fix for bad AI notification summaries won't actually improve results
• Apple Intelligence summaries are still screwing up headlines
• Indonesia says Apple's $1 billion investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

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