David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple officially discontinues the Mac Pro.

• Apple: The First 50 Years.
• Apple at 50: Some great Apple history books.
• Between Jobs: The triumphs and failures of Apple without Steve Jobs.
• Macs of unusual size.
• 9th Circuit denies Apple's rehearing requests in Epic Games case.
• iOS 26.4 has fixes for 35+ security issues on iPhone, details here.
• iOS 26.4 now available: Here are all the new features for your iPhone.
• macOS 26.4 introduces new security feature for Terminal commands.
• Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says.
• iOS 26.5 adds new Apple Maps feature for trending places.
• iOS 26.5's Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta.
• iOS 26.5 adds Live Activities support for third-party accessories.
• Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware.
• iRacing on Vision Pro bringing 'immersion and fidelity never before seen in sim racing'.
• GeForce Now streams Apple Vision Pro faster & better than to Meta headsets.
• Watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro.

Picks of the Week

• Christina's Pick: Ollama
• Andy's Pick: "Collected Peanuts" Humble Bundle
• Jason's Pick: Coax
• Leo's Pick: Ghostmoon.app

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

Guest: David Pogue

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Apple announces June 8th - June 12th for WWDC 2026. Tim Cook announces that the Mac had its best launch week for first-time Mac customers. And a dispute is brewing between the two Halide co-founders as one of them files suit against the other!

• WWDC Announced.
• "Mac just had its best launch week ever for first-time Mac customers. We love seeing the enthusiasm!"
• Stephen Hackett MacBook Neo report.
• Apple's 'Nice Guy' Heir Apparent.
• Apple acquisition talks, fraud accusations: Behind one app startup's nasty split.
• Apple Stores 'running low' on Apple TV, HomePod, and HomePod mini inventory.
• iPhone Air is demonstrably not a failure for Apple.

Picks of the Week

• Stephen's Pick: Terminal command to hide Tahoe menu icons.
• Christina's Pick: Dropzone 5
• Jason's Pick: Prompt 3.5
• Andy's Pick: The lost episode of MST3K - KTMA K03 Star Force

Hosts: Jason Snell, Andy Ihnatko, and Christina Warren

Guest: Stephen Hackett

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Someone is appearing on Jeopardy this week... Apple announces the AirPods Max 2. The MacBook Neo is its most repairable MacBook in 14 years. And are new colors coming to the next-gen iMacs later this year?

• I'll take 'beach reading' for $1000, Ken.
• Apple introduces AirPods Max 2.
• 2026 Apple Studio Display review: The smallest of upgrades.
• MacBook Neo is the most repairable MacBook in 14 years.
• Apple paying a premium to move iPhone production outside China as it hits milestone.
• Should keycaps use text or glyphs for delete, return, tab, caps lock, and shift?
• macOS Tahoe 26.4 beta 4, iOS 26.4 beta 4, and iPadOS 26.4 beta 4 distributions highlight nine upcoming emoji characters.
• Rumor: Apple to debut "new colors" for next-gen iMacs this year.
• Apple's Liquid Glass interface isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
• Gone (Almost) Phishin'.
• Mac on-screen camera indicator light.
• How to survive the loss of Rosetta.
• First footage shows X-Plane 12 on Vision Pro, including an ARKit trick in action.
• F1: The Stream - how the launch leveraged Apple's entire ecosystem.
• 'F1: the Movie' is now an Oscar-winning hit.
• Severance season 3 gets timing update, new characters teased.

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Lil Finder 5K Wallpapers
• Christina's Pick: 3D Print Lil' Finder Guy
• Andy's Pick: Stickies for Mac
• Jason's Pick: Delcom USB HID Handheld Programmable Button Switch

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

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