MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

• Apple Q3 2023 charts: $81.8B revenue, down 1%.
• How Apple will save billions of dollars on chips for new iPhone.
• Apple iPhone 15 Pro goes on sale September 22, announced september 12 or 13.
• Apple tests 2024 M3 Max MacBook Pro chip with 16 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores.
• Apple and Samsung are preparing big investments in chip designer Arm.
• Apple buys Foxconn servers for testing its AI services.
• Apple's college football TV deal, and a century-old athletic conference, fall apart.
• Gizmodo editor-in-chief sues Apple, alleging 'Tetris' movie on TV+ rips off his book.
• Google's AI-powered code editor enables Android, iOS, and web dev online.
• Google wants iPhone switchers to know 'It's all good' on Android.
  
  Picks of the Week:
• Jason's Picks: MacWhisper & Aiko
• Leo's Pick: FullJourney
• Alex's Pick: Filmtools
• Andy's Pick: SingleFIle

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

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• UPS, teamsters reach agreement on new contract, averting strike.
• Apple iPhone 15 Pro features: USB-C port, new design, thinner bezels.
• Foldable iPad is still a possibility for Apple.
• Apple hit with French objections over advertising user data.
• App Store developers must detail why they're using some APIs
• Android will now warn about unknown Bluetooth trackers, like AirTag, traveling with you.
• Apple wants to know why users are turning off Conversation Awareness on AirPods Pro.
• Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA form Alliance for OpenUSD to drive open standards for 3D content.
• Apple again fails to save classical music.
• How the Partnership Between Apple and Goldman Sachs Soured.
• Reed Jobs' Yosemite plans using venture capitalism to fight cancer.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Jason's Pick: GoPro Max
• Andy's Pick: Recipe Keeper
• Alex's Pick: 32 Sounds

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

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• iOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, and other updates patch actively exploited vulnerabilities.
• Unity's Apple Vision Pro game development tool opens in beta.
• Apple Vision Pro: will developers sell visionOS apps for the $3,499 Device?
• Apple is testing "Apple GPT" generative AI tools.
• French antitrust watchdog issues statement of objection over Apple app tracking.
• Apple targeted in App Store antitrust damages class-action suit that's seeking $1BN+ for UK developers.
• Apple threatens to pull iMessage and Facetime in the UK if proposed laws against end-to-end encryption pass.
• Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system.
• Apple may face 'severe' iPhone 15 Pro shortage over large display production issue.
• iPhone 15 Pro production concerns over thinner bezels may be exaggerated.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Jason's Pick: Ridiculous Fishing EX
• Andy's Pick: Tony Bennett
• Alex's Pick: MotherGrid YouTube Channel

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

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• iPadOS 17 & macOS Sonoma public betas are out.
• How long will the last Intel Macs be supported? macOS Sonoma gives us some hints.
• Apple creates new vision products group (VPG) for future mixed-reality headsets.
• Apple TV+ Messi introduction stream hit by audio problems.
• Spain antitrust watchdog fines Amazon, Apple $218 million.
• Apple chided by appeals judge as it heads to US Supreme Court in antitrust case.
• Apple can delay App Store changes to file Supreme Court plea.
• Actors now on strike as Apple and other Hollywood studios fail to reach deal with Screen Actors Guild.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Leo's Pick: Spectre Camera
• Alex's Pick: Saramonic SmartRig+
• Andy's Pick: AR Space Invaders
• Jason's Pick: MLB App

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

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• Ray Maxwell, a long-time friend of the TWiT network, joins the show to talk about his review of the new Mac Pro.
• Apple pulls iOS 16.5.1 and macOS 13.4.1 rapid security response updates due to Safari bug.
• Linus Tech Tips Labs tests the new Mac Studio M2 Ultra.
• Apple has arrived to the Threads party as new platform approaches 100M users.
• Goldman is looking for a way out of its partnership with Apple.
• Apple Vision pro headset to launch in US stores by appointment.
• Apple's 32-inch iMac not expected until late 2024 at the earliest, but does it even need to exist?
• Apple TV+ shows may have been filmed for Apple Vision Pro all along. 
  
  Picks of the Week
• Ray's Pick: Super-Earth Mother
• Alex's Pick: Monitor+
• Andy's Pick: MarkDownload
• Jason's Pick: All Souls Lost by Dan Moren
• Leo's Pick: Bear 2

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

Guest: Ray Maxwell

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• Apple releases visionOS SDK to developers and details testing process
• Apple Vision Pro Will Support WebXR for Fully Immersive Experiences in the Browser
• Developers are already working on apps for Vision Pro - here are five we love   
• Meta launches new VR subscription 'Meta Quest+' for $7.99
• Diva smart dimmer
• Gurman: Apple Reportedly Developing Larger iMac With Over 30-Inch Display
• Apple 2023 and 2024 Road Map: iPhone 15, M3 Macs, iPad Air, Vision Pro Headset
• Apple's Vision Pro headset may not come with a top strap in the box
• 4 arrested in shooting death of Bakersfield woman, 61
• Taco John's responds to Taco Bell's Taco Tuesday lawsuit
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Apple in Billion-Dollar Caltech Patent Case
• Apple Is Taking On Apples in a Truly Weird Trademark Battle
• Apple's Beats Studio Pro Headphones Listed in FCC Database Ahead of Launch
• Apple execs discuss third-party watch faces and watchOS 10 design decisions in new interview
• The iPhone has a discovery problem

Picks:

• Jason's pick: MAMP
• Andy's pick: Comic Mono font
• Alex's pick: Midjourney 5.2

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

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• James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC.
• Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac.
• Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading.
• EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027.
• Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs. 
  
  Picks of the Week
• James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA
• Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver
• Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: James Thomson

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• Eyes (and head) on with the Apple Vision Pro.
• Sony refuses to increase Vision Pro screen production capacity for Apple.
• Here's what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple's Vision Pro.
• 15-inch MacBook Air review: Sometimes bigger is better.
• Ultra Mac Studio review: Top of the line.
• Trailer for the second season for Apple TV+ series 'Foundation.' 
  
  Picks of the Week
• Alex's Tip: 9x19
• Andy's Pick: Bike Outliner
• Leo's Pick: Logseq
• Jason's Pick: Libby

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

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• Introducing Apple Vision Pro: Apple's first spatial computer.
• That crowd reaction when Apple announced the pricing of Vision Pro.
• Vision Pro: I just tried Apple's first spatial computer, and here's what I think.
• Rossignol: "Apple has a WWDC session out today that mentions xrOS..."
• Introducing Apple Vision Pro and visionOS.
• Apple introduces the 15‑inch MacBook Air.
• Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro.
• Apple introduces M2 Ultra.
• Apple's most expensive M2 Ultra Mac Pro is $40,000 cheaper than the maxed-out Intel model.
• iOS 17 Preview.
• iPadOS 17 Preview.
• macOS Sonoma Preview.
• macOS Sonoma drops support for another wide swath of Intel Macs.
• Introducing watchOS 10, a milestone update for Apple Watch.

Picks of the Week 

• Mikah's Pick: Knots 3D
• Andy's Pick: Arc Browser
• Alex's Pick: ZoomCuts
  
  

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Mikah Sargent

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• A first look at the headset that could be Apple's biggest competition.
• Gurman: "Apple will start accepting trade-ins of the Mac Studio, 13-inch M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro on June 5th, the same day as WWDC."
• Apple's WWDC23 Swift Student Challenge winners code to share their passions with the world.
• Apple's 'My Photo Stream' service shutting down in July 2023.
• Apple's $50 million butterfly keyboard settlement is finally approved.
• Actor Brent Sexton sues Apple due to COVID vaccine mandate.
• Lisa: Steve Jobs' sabotage and Apple's secret burial documentary from The Verge.
• Final episode of "Ted Lasso" drops on Wednesday.
  
  Picks of the Week
• Alex's Pick: Phase Plant
• Andy's Pick: Generations for iPhone
• Jason's Pick: Audio Hijack 4.2

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

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