Apple is scaling back its plans for its AI-based health coach service. Could Apple's next AirPods Pro come with cameras in them? The iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life out of a plethora of other smartphones! And Apple's Lockdown Mode helped prevent the FBI from accessing a WaPo reporter's iPhone.

• Apple is scaling back plans for new AI-based health coach service.
• Apple's next AirPods Pro will come with cameras, says leaker.
• Leak suggests Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max may be the same chip.
• NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon.
• Google & Apple CEOs offer seemingly contradictory statements regarding AI partnership.
• New Alexa's issues are already making some users return to old Siri.
• New Apple-backed AI model can generate sound and speech from silent videos.
• iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life of 35 smartphones tested.
• Last week on my Mac: Why E cores make Apple silicon fast.
• FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because it had Lockdown Mode enabled.
• Oura's FDA lobbying benefits Apple Watch, if everyone's smart about the risks.
• Apple Music Replay 2026 now live, here's how to find it.
• Ferrari's new Jony Ive–designed EV is swathed in glass and aluminum.
• Applications are now open for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge -- but hurry.
• Apple Arcade's 'Civilization VII' is good, but falls short of greatness

Picks of the Week

• Dan's Pick: Ponies on Peacock
• Leo's Pick: Moody
• Andy's Pick: Hourly Comic Day 2026
• Jason's Pick: Curling

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Guest: Dan Moren

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Apple had a very strong Q1 2026, thanks to iPhone 17 sales. Apple acquires an AI company, its second-largest acquisition behind Beats by Dre. An Apple-1 computer prototype board #0 sold for $ 2.75 million. And new tech spec leaks of Apple's potential iPhone Fold hit the web!

• Apple's record quarter: Is this what a hit iPhone looks like?.
• Apple reveals it has 2.5 billion active devices around the world.
• Apple's historic quarter doesn't change the need for AI reckoning.
• Apple revamps how you buy a Mac online, removes preconfigured options.
• Apple's second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to 'silent speech'.
• Apple Design Team gains Halide co-founder, but the pro camera app isn't going anywhere.
• Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app.
• Apple was fined a total of $851M last year for privacy and antitrust violations.
• Continuity Camera lands Apple in legal trouble for 'Sherlocking' Camo.
• Apple-1 computer prototype board #0 sold for $2.75M.
• Very first Apple check & early Apple-1 motherboard sold for $5 million combined.
• New iPhone Fold specs revealed, including design, cameras, more.
• Report: Apple 'exploring' clamshell foldable iPhone as potential follow-up model.
• New MacBook Pro release date: Here's when M5 Pro and M5 Max might debut.
• Agentic coding comes to Xcode.
• Auto-resizing columns in Finder.
• iOS 26's Passwords app has a new feature that can save you a headache.
• Apple Maps gets a 'Drops of God' wine guide curated by actor Tomohisa Yamashita.
• Apple C-series modem enables new privacy-focused limit precise location feature.
• Today's Apple TV press day.
• New 'Humans of Apple TV' video debuts, watch it here.
• Apple TV launches F1 programming in app ahead of season kickoff.
• Two years after release, Apple still hasn't decided what to do with Apple Vision Pro.
• More Accessibility for Winter Olympics.

Picks of the Week

• Shelly's Pick: Transit App
• Leo's Picks: AppleUnsold and Bugs Apple Loves
• Andy's Pick: ReelGood
• Mikah's Pick: Picky Pad

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Guests: Shelly Brisbin and Mikah Sargent

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Apple launches the next generation of its AirTags. Is Apple developing its own take on an AI wearable pin? Apple is holding an event in LA for creators: could this coincide with an announcement of the next MacBook Pro? And Apple snags a Best Picture nomination for 'F1: The Movie'.

• Apple launches AirTag 2 with improved range, louder speaker, more.
• Incremental iOS 26.2.1, iPadOS 26.2.1, watchOS 26.2.1 updates support the new AirTag.
• Apple developing AI wearable pin.
• Apple hosting LA event for creators on January 27-29 that could coincide with MacBook Pro announcement.
• Apple reportedly aiming to upgrade the MacBook Pro twice this year.
• Tim Cook slammed for attending 'Melania' screening on night of Alex Pretti killing.
• Apple TV earns Best Picture nomination for 'F1: The Movie' in 2026 Oscars.
• I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data. Then I called my doctor.
• Ongoing RAM supply and cost crisis isn't an issue for Apple's iPhone — right now.

Picks of the Week

• Dave's Pick: Anker Prime Foldable Wireless Charging Station (Feb 2026)
• Andy's Pick: Mermaid
• Jason's Pick: ChapterPod

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Guest: Dave Hamilton

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