Apple silicon was announced five years ago this week. Apple held internal talks about purchasing AI startup Perplexity. New camera features could be coming to the iPhone 17 Pro later this fall. And why did Apple pull its recent ad campaign video after just one day?

• Intel to Apple silicon transition for Mac was announced five years ago.
• The infamous Apple typewriter memo is 40 years old.
• RIP Mickey Mouse glove: macOS Tahoe has a new set of cursors.
• FireWire may finally be dead in macOS 26 & Apple isn't looking back.
• Apple executives have held internal talks about buying AI startup Perplexity.
• A few notes on iPadOS 26 audio and video capture.
• Apple pulls ad campaign fronted by SNL star just one day after its debut.
• Apple read your mean tweets about Liquid Glass and Finder.
• iPhone 17 Pro: Four new camera features are coming this fall.
• NFC Release 15 protocol announced, next-gen devices could see quadruple the operating range.
• Creative clash halts production of Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson Apple TV+ show.
• Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 mln US patent verdict.
• Feds wise up and ban WhatsApp, might shift to Apple Messages.
• EU ecodesign for smartphones including right to repair now In effect.
• F1' immersive video takes you around the track with Brad Pitt on Apple Vision Pro.
• Fly around Vast's Haven-1 space station using the Apple Vision Pro.

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: Project Indigo
• Alex's Pick: F1 Movie
• Jason's Pick: AI Shortcuts on macOS 26

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration.

• Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco
• Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues
• Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions
• Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year
• iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad
• Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes
• Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs
• New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate
• Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models
• Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history
• F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball
• Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types
• Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative
• Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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Apple unveiled many things at WWDC25 this year, including the newest versions of iPadOS and visionOS, with a new unified naming convention across its OS's. Apple Intelligence gets a slew of new capabilities across Apple devices. And the panel remembers Bill Atkinson.

• iPadOS 26 introduces powerful new features that push the capabilities and versatility of iPad even further.
• visionOS 26 introduces powerful new spatial experiences for Apple Vision Pro.
• Apple Intelligence gets even more powerful with new capabilities across Apple devices.
• macOS Tahoe 26 makes the Mac more capable, productive, and intelligent than ever.
• The iPad just got a lot more like a Mac thanks to these 20+ new features.
• Bill Atkinson, hypercard creator and original Mac team member, dies at age 74.

Picks of the Week:

• Mikah's Pick: Hidden Folks+
• Andy's Pick: Astro Pinball by Kyle Sylvestre
• Alex's Pick: Small Rig's Wireless Video Monitor for iPhone
• Leo's Pick: Mitxela Clock

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Mikah Sargent

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