MacBreak Weekly 861: The Number Before Two
2h 31m
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Total Leo (Audio)
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- Apple Music Classical app launching March 28.
- Tim Cook bets on Apple's mixed-reality headset to secure his legacy.
- To ship or not to ship, headset edition.
- First real-world look at Apple Mixed-Reality Headset parts seemingly shown in leaked images.
- Apple shareholders approve 40% pay cut for CEO Tim Cook at annual meeting.
- Why are so many Apple executives leaving? Who are successors at Apple?
- You can buy your next iPhone from Apple over a video call.
- Apple could reportedly release a HomePod with a display.
- Report: Apple to 're-examine' AI development.
- Apple TV+ wins Academy Award for best animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
- Story of Sosumi & the Mac startup sound.
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