Apple CEO Tim Cook is letting politics ruin his legacy

What responsibility do you have to speak up about the bad things that happen in the world? Does this responsibility change when talking too loudly affects your work? What if you’re a sports creator, or a moderator of a deep NSFW subreddit? What if you’re just a small mobile website? Ultimately, everyone must make these decisions for themselves. But decisions have consequences.

on This episode of vertcastDavid and Nilay start talking about… EdgeCoverage of the murder of Alex Peretti and the ICE occupation of Minneapolis. Yes, there is Lots of technical angles For the story, but also: at some point, you can create a big platform that you can use when the time comes. For us, like many others, this seemed like the right time.

The hosts then turn to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who last weekend attended a screening of the film Melania Documentary in the White House. Cook’s actionsThe photo he took with director Brett Ratner has sparked a lot of backlash over the past few days. So we ask: How angry are we allowed to be with Cook, or any of the other CEOs who capitulate to the Trump administration? How did this change the way Cook would be remembered?

Next, it’s time for some hardware news. The hosts discuss Outrageous price As for Samsung’s outrageous foldable device, we wonder what it means that Samsung didn’t ship review units before launching the Z Trifold. (Let’s just say it doesn’t inspire confidence.) There’s also some news about that Google Aluminum OSupdated on multipot – which has actually changed its name again since we recorded – and more.

If you want to learn more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, first in Minneapolis:

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