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#578: The Woven Family of Materials
August 25th, 2025 · 118 minutes
After an era of stability, Apple may be about to mix things up with the iPhone, including a bunch of new models and even a change to the traditional fall roll-out cycle. And we end the Summer of Fun with a summery Ask Upgrade!
#577: Apple's Own Tier List
August 18th, 2025 · 102 minutes
We imagine how Apple would tier list its own products, and discuss what kind of personality might work for a tabletop "robot" from Apple.
#576: Resting Tim Face
August 11th, 2025 · 97 minutes
Blind ranking bad Apple products, hope for a cheaper MacBook, the perils of Siri automation, and apparently Tim Cook took a trip to Washington D.C. for some sort of meeting?
#575: I Love to Accelerate a Roadmap
August 4th, 2025 · 83 minutes
What's that jingling sound? It might be the cash in Apple's pockets after its record financial quarter. Also: Apple responds to the DoJ, and Tim Cook gives an AI pep talk.
#574: The Shame Box
July 28th, 2025 · 102 minutes
It's Public Beta season and we've got thoughts about the good and bad in macOS Tahoe. Then Jason forces Myke to listen to some sounds of the summer, but probably not the ones you're thinking of.
#573: What a Bad Friend!
July 21st, 2025 · 93 minutes
Apple casts a chill over its employees (and the media?) by alleging a theft of trade secrets, the first folding iPhone really might only be a year away, and Myke forces Jason to rank some classic Apple products.
#572: Grand modèle de langage
July 14th, 2025 · 102 minutes
We discuss Apple's iOS design conundrum, why Apple and F1 are wrong for each other, why it's probably time for a changing of the guard at Apple, and some new and exciting Apple AI contretemps.
#571: Am I a Legacy Node?
July 7th, 2025 · 86 minutes
Fueled by charts, we compile our wish list for a new, low-cost Mac laptop. Will it be a recycled M1 Air or something new? And how disappointingly high will the price be? Also, Apple tries to balance product priorities with its internal teams.
#570: The Spite Tier
June 30th, 2025 · 95 minutes
Why the macOS Tahoe Menu Bar is the start of something big, Apple may lower the bar when it comes to an entry-level Mac laptop, and we try to parse the reasoning behind Apple's latest set of EU App Store rules and regulations.
#569: We Need More Rock Stars
June 23rd, 2025 · 99 minutes
Can Apple buy its way out of trouble? We discuss the promise and pitfalls of Apple acquiring an AI powerhouse... or literally anything else.