Aug 25th 2026
MacBreak Weekly 1039
The Hand of Ryan Tedder
Apple Stealthily Updates the Mac mini and Mac Studio!
New episodes every Tuesday.
Surprise: there are new Mac minis and Mac Studios! Tim Cook has a farewell party when he is no longer CEO in September. Apple conducts layoffs in the Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video & Gaming departments. And Walmart finally adds Google and Apple Pay.
- Apple’s new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro.
- Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra.
- Tim Cook's farewell party.
- HomePad code suggests it’ll act like a giant Apple Watch.
- MacBook Ultra is coming: Six new features launching this fall.
- Apple reportedly lays off 60 Vision employees amid shifting priorities.
- Apple cuts Jobs in Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming teams.
- Apple removes some fees for App developers in European Union.
- Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay.
- Google’s new Pixel 11 offers an incredible camera feature that Apple should copy.
- Here’s everything new Apple TV has coming in September.
Picks of the Week
- Leo's Pick: TMOG
- Christina's Picks: 9 to 5 and CheapCharts
- Andy's Pick: Trio
- Jason's Pick: Imagination Library
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Links
- Apple’s new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro, delivers a massive leap in AI performance, supercharging the leading desktop for always-on agentic computing
- Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra — the ultimate desktop for on‑device AI and the most extreme pro workflows
- Tim Cook's Farewell Party
- At Apple CEO’s Farewell, Tributes and an Unusually Personal Tim Cook
- HomePad code suggests it’ll act like a giant Apple Watch
- Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak
- Things I learned about the rumored HomePod display from macOS beta code
- MacBook Ultra is coming: Six new features launching this fall
- Apple reportedly lays off 60 Vision employees amid shifting priorities
- Apple Cuts Jobs in Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming Teams
- Apple Removes Some Fees for App Developers in European Union
- Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Google’s new Pixel 11 offers an incredible camera feature that Apple should copy
- Here’s everything new Apple TV has coming in September
- TMOG
- 9 to 5
- CheapCharts
- Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris)
- Imagination Library