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    #602: Get Our Necks Limber

    February 9th, 2026 · 98 minutes

    Eddy Cue comes down hard on a would-be Apple service; we try to figure out what the new low-end Mac laptop might be, Tim Cook calls an important meeting to say a lot of words, and we tackle all aspects of the Super Bowl plus some curling!

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    Links and Show Notes

    Wedding in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show was the real thing | Bad Bunny | The Guardian
    STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Official Super Bowl Trailer (2026) - YouTube
    Hoppers - Official Big Game Spot (2026) Piper Curda, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep, Dave Franco - YouTube
    Project Hail Mary | Final Trailer - YouTube
    EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert - Official Trailer (2026) - YouTube
    Ben Affleck & Jennifer Aniston Star In 'Good Will Dunkin’ Super Bowl Ad - YouTube
    Jurassic Park … Works (Extended) | Big Game Commercial 2026 | Xfinity - YouTube
    Apple’s big Super Bowl ad might not actually come from Apple - 9to5Mac
    The 10 Best Super Bowl Ads of 2026 – Adweek
    Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’ | The Verge
    Xcode 26.3 unlocks the power of agentic coding - Apple
    Apple CEO Tim Cook calls for 'Deescalation' After ICE Killing of Alex Pretti - Bloomberg
    Apple Readies iPhone 17e, New Siri, Entry-Level iPad, iPad Air and MacBook Pro - Bloomberg
    Steve Jobs on the Mac's 20th Anniversary | Macworld
    Apple's Studio Display 2 Rumored to Have Up to 90Hz Refresh Rate Instead of 120Hz - MacRumors
    Apple Readies iPhone 17e, New Siri, Entry-Level iPad, iPad Air and MacBook Pro - Bloomberg
    Two e-readers that made me reconsider why I use e-readers – Six Colors
    Apple Is Scaling Back Plans for AI-Based Health Coach Service - Bloomberg