MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Could the next Mac Mini lose all of its USB-A ports? Did Apple shape a part of a Child Safety Bill? Will a new iPhone SE with an OLED display be announced? Plus, is there an actual rule with Apple that disallows villains in movies or TV shows from using an iPhone?

- Apple's succession strategy; M4 Mac Mini; cheaper iPad Magic Keyboard.
- Who is John Ternus, the Apple exec tipped to take over from Tim Cook?
- Apple helped nix part of a child safety bill. More fights are expected.
- iPhone SE 4 will finally ditch LCD for OLED in early 2025.
- Rumor: Apple developing updated Magic Keyboard for entry-level iPad, iPad Air units.
- Jennifer in paradise: the story of the first Photoshopped image.
- Apple and Nvidia in talks to invest in OpenAI.
- Is Apple's 'No Villain Clause' for iPhones on-screen real? The truth about the tech company's rule for movies and TV shows.
- Today in Apple history: Woz stages an epic concert

Picks of the Week:
- Alex Pick: Streamvoodoo Camera
- Andy's Pick: Raindrop.io Bookmark Manager
- Jason's Pick: LaMetric Time

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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We finally have a date for Apple's September Event. Will M4-based Macs be released in October? A rare announcement of a transition in a key Apple role. Apple makes a statement about the browser choice screen for EU users. And can you really dry off your wet phone with the power of bass?

• Apple event announced for September 9: "It's Glowtime".
• Here's everything to expect at next month's Apple event.
• Rumor: Apple has begun testing four M4-based Macs, will release the new models in October.
• Apple announces Chief Financial Officer transition.
• Meta cancels high-end mixed reality headset after Apple Vision Pro struggles.
• "Ted Lasso" heads toward Season 4 greenlight with options pickup for 3 core cast members.
• Apple rethinks its movie strategy after a string of misses.
• Typing these four characters could crash your iPhone.
• Can a YouTube video really fix your wet phone?

Picks of the Week:

• Mikah's Picks: Jewelers Loupe & Plebs
• Andy's Pick: Capt. Grace Hopper
• Alex's Pick: Polycam

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Mikah Sargent

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Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it?

• The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones.
• Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products.
• Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users.
• Jason's interview with Zach Gage.
• Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow.
• Competing in search — Benedict Evans.
• "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos."
• California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets.
• Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time.
• Apple Podcasts launches on the web.
• Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year.
• iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'.
• Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers.
• Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000.

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe
• Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast
• Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella
• Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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The upcoming M4 Mac Mini is rumored to sport a new slimmer design. Apple is facing scrutiny for its decision to charge a 30% commission on Patreon subscriptions. macOS Sequoia is adding permission prompts for screenshots and recording apps. And a cool Nintendo Virtual Boy emulator is usable on the Vision Pro.

• Apple's Mac Mini with M4 chip will be its smallest computer ever.
• Apple comes under fire for Patreon commission; 'degrading its brand'.
• Apple's permissions features are out of balance.
• macOS Sequoia adds weekly permission prompt for screenshot and screen recording apps.
• It took Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro to make me appreciate Nintendo's Virtual Boy.
• Apple continuing work on smart glasses.
• Apple prototypes and corporate secrets are for sale online—if you know where to look.

Picks of the Week:

• Alex's Pick: Audinate Dante to Analog
• Andy's Picks: RetroArch and OpenEMU
• Jason's Pick: Shareshot

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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Apple's Q3 2024 results are out, and Jason Snell produced his signature charts to cover the results. A look inside Apple's instructions for its Apple Intelligence. Apple has filed a motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit. And Ziff Davis buys back CNET for $100 million.

• Disney+ Vision Pro app adds Iceland environment.
• SpongeBob Squarepants immersive environment now available for Vision Pro.
• tvOS 18 will soon let Apple TV users open web links on iPhone.
• Apple results: Quarterly record, all-time high in Services.
• Existential thoughts about Apple's reliance on Services revenue.
• 'You are a helpful mail assistant,' and other Apple Intelligence instructions.
• Apple debuts new 'Distraction Control' feature for Safari, launching today with iOS 18 beta 5.
• How iOS 18's Web Eraser content-blocker morphed into a distraction-hiding tool.
• Apple files motion to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit, citing harm to innovation and user experience.
• Our audit of Homebrew.
• Apple now sending up to $395 payments to butterfly keyboard MacBook owners.
• CNET to be sold to Ziff Davis in sign of possible media deals to come.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: Flighty 4.0
• Andy's Pick: Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose
• Alex's Picks: Kandao EGO & Spatialify
• Leo's Pick: Apple's Superdrive

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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Apple Intelligence may miss the announced initial launch window. Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized Apple store in the country. And Jason Snell's prediction back in 2023 of adverts coming to Apple TV may be coming true.

• Apple Intelligence to miss initial release of iOS 18, iPadOS overhauls.
• Apple to adopt voluntary AI safeguards established by Biden.
• Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown.
• Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland.
• Neuralink rival Synchron's brain implant now lets people control Apple's Vision Pro with their minds.
• Balenciaga and Rimowa launch apps for Apple Vision Pro.
• GenZD, a port of GZDoom for iOS, now available on the App Store.
• Apple Maps launches on the web to take on Google.
• Apple TV plots UK adverts.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: Homebridge
• Andy's Pick: GoodLinks
• Alex's Picks: Dengue Fever & OWC 4M2

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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Could foldable iPhones be coming in 2026? Apple is making a marketing push to warn users to stop using Google Chrome. India is cutting import tax on smartphones. And Apple scored 72 total Emmy Award nominations for its Apple TV+ lineup.

• Foldable iPhone is coming in 2026 with top-down fold design.
• The DOJ's assault on Apple will harm consumers.
• CrowdStrike aftermath: Microsoft claims it cannot legally implement the same protections as Apple.
• Apple warns millions Of iPhone users—stop using Google Chrome.
• India cuts import tax on smartphones in boost for Apple.
• Adobe's Photoshop can now generate AI images via prompts like Dall-E or Midjourney.
• Apple scores record 72 Emmy Award nominations and sweeps across top categories...

Picks of the Week:

• Mikah's Pick: Philips Hue UV Light Sanitizer Box
• Leo's Pick: Platform:6 Creator Edition Desk
• Andy's Pick: Casio F108WH
• Alex's Pick: Matt the Electrician

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Mikah Sargent

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The public betas for iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and other operating systems for Apple devices are out now. Apple, along with Nvidia and Anthropic, used thousands of YouTube videos to train their AI systems. How close does Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra compare to Apple's Watch Ultra? Apple also opened its payment service to rivals in Europe following a settlement of a case from the European Union.

• Apple releases public betas for iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and more.
• Jason's macOS Sequoia first look.
• iOS 18 adds new 'Recovered' album to the Photos app for finding lost or damaged content.
• Taboola to sell ads for Apple
• Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hands-on: ultra déjà vu.
• Apple now makes it easier to switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos.
• Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic used thousands of swiped YouTube Videos to Train AI.
• Apple beats lawsuit over forcing developers to use its closed ecosystem.
• Apple settles EU case by opening its iPhone payment system to rivals.
• India antitrust probe finds Apple abused position in apps market.
• Apple seeks 'killer app' for its $3,500 Vision Pro headset.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: Anker Surge Protector
• Andy's Pick: CamelCamelCamel
• Alex's Pick: Toad the Wet Sprocket

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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Apple finally approves the Epic Games marketplace app after Epic Games calls out Apple. Do the new Microsoft Surface ARM laptops outperform Apple's MacBooks? Be careful when considering stealing campaign posters; they might have an AirTag in them. And could a HomePod with a touchscreen display be coming?

• Jony Ive shaped the iPhone. These are the songs that shaped him.
• On the origins of DS_store.
• Apple okays Epic Games marketplace app in Europe.
• Russia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reports.
• Microsoft Surface ARM laptops beat MacBook Air – but not MacBook Pro.
• Sign Snatchers beware, that campaign poster might have an AirTag.
• Tim Cook talks Apple Vision Pro as spatial computing goes down under.
• First teaser revealed for Apple Original Films' movie 'F1'.
• Touchscreen-ready interface hidden in tvOS beta amid rumors of HomePod with display.

Picks of the Week:

• Alex's Pick: Monoprice 8x8 Matrix
• Andy's Pick: Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2 6-month Trial
• Jason's Pick: KUXIU X36 Pro MAX iPad Magnetic Charging Stand

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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The European Competition Commissioner says that Apple is showing anticompetitive behavior by withholding the release of its AI system in Europe. iOS and macOS Apps are exposed to supply chain attacks through critical flaws in CocoaPods. Happy Repair Independence Day! And Apple TV+ is growing in the US, overtaking Paramount+.

• EU Competition Commissioner says Apple's decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behavior.
• Apple has sent a mysterious request for materials relating to the development of OLED+CF Displays for future headsets to Samsung & LG.
• Apple to begin mass production of AirPods with cameras by 2026.
• Critical flaws in CocoaPods expose iOS and macOS apps to supply chain attacks.
• Apple may want to monetize advanced Apple Intelligence features in the future.
• Apple's "Longevity, by Design" whitepaper argues its huge scale affects its repair policies.
• Today, twenty percent of the US has the right to repair electronics. Happy Repair Independence Day!
• Apple TV+ continues to grow in the US, overtaking Paramount+.
• The mute button gets a welcome, no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18.

Picks of the Week:

• Alex's Pick: Central Control
• Andy's Pick: Swish Window Manager
• Jason's Pick: Unshaky

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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