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    #603: Ungraded for Style

    Topic 3: Myke

    May 14th, 2026 · 65 minutes

    Gurman has details on iOS 27, Google has new laptops, and Myke has an obligation to skip the third topic this week.

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    Triple J — Apple News+
    Apple hires iPhone camera app Halide's co-founder for its design team | TechCrunch
    Apple Wanted to Buy Halide to Boost iPhone 18 Pro's Camera App — Now There's a Lawsuit - MacRumors
    Halide co-founder is suing Sebastiaan de With for taking code to Apple | The Verge
    🎬 Watch The Android Show | I/O Edition 2026 - YouTube
    Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence - Google
    Google's Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they're coming this year - Ars Technica
    Google’s new touchscreen Chromebook Pixel: A $1,299 laptop for cloud dwellers - Ars Technica