How Much Will the iPhone Fold Cost?
1/30/20261 hr 56 min
This week, the crew sits down to talk about everything from new Apple AirTags to TikTok now being partially owned by the U.S government. Along the way they throw in some talk about the weather and Khaby Lame before wrapping it all up with a fun game that Andrew came up with! It's a long one but we hope you enjoy! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: PR Newswire - Khaby Lame press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rich-sparkle-holdings-closes-acquisition-of-tiktok-icon-khaby-lames-core-company-302658017.html Verge - TikTok banning words: https://www.theverge.com/news/868362/tiktok-epstein-ban-hoax-rumor-not-true-stop-it Verge - The TikTok deal is done: https://www.theverge.com/tech/866437/tiktok-usds-bytedance-sale-oracle-mgx Verge - Samsung Trifold pricing: https://www.theverge.com/news/868190/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-us-price-release-date-availability Apple - New AirTag: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-introduces-new-airtag-with-expanded-range-and-improved-findability/ TechCrunch - TikTok infrastructure story: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/tiktok-says-its-still-working-to-recover-its-u-s-infrastructure/ Music provided by: Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Mariah: https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsAstead Herndon· Soundbite0:00
[upbeat music] I'm Astead Herndon, and this week on Today Explained, I traveled to Minneapolis to speak with Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is suing the Trump administration over ICE descending on his state.
Andrew Manganelli· Host0:10
It would mean that, uh, that we had federal active duty troops patrolling our streets, which is concerning, because the way ICE does its business has been proven over and over again to be deeply problematic.
Astead Herndon· Soundbite0:22
New episodes of Today Explained drop every day of the week wherever you get your podcasts, and you can now watch our Saturday interviews at youtube.com/vox.
Speaker 20:31
Are we dumber than we used to be? Maybe. [upbeat music] Or maybe we're just wrong about what it means to be smart.
Speaker 30:40
Our brains evolved for social interactions. You know, so when you're, like, talking to your friend next to you in, in the math class, that is actually what our brains are for.
Speaker 20:51
This week on Explain It to Me from Vox, our crisis of stupid and how to get our brains back. New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts.
David Imel· Host1:02
You could make me do anything- [laughing] [laughing] ...
Marques Brownlee· Host1:05
for $900 million.
David Imel· Host1:06
I would do anything for $975 million.
Marques Brownlee· Host1:12
[upbeat music] Yo, what is up, people of the internet? Welcome back to another episode of the Waveform Podcast. We're your hosts. I'm Marques.
Andrew Manganelli· Host1:19
I'm Andrew.
David Imel· Host1:20
And I'm David.
Marques Brownlee· Host1:21
And it's January still, but that doesn't mean there's no news. There is some tech stuff happening. Today, we've got a huge Apple announcement to talk about.