• New HomePod can still stain some wooden surfaces.
• 4chan members allegedly used Eleven Labs to create disturbing audio content in celeb voices.
• Apple is planning both a foldable screen and a kickstand for the iPad.
• Apple's Superbowl coverage.
• New 256GB Mac Mini and 512GB MacBook Pro have slower SSD speeds than previous models.
• Apple beefs up smartphone services in "silent war" against Google.
• Apple extends Chinese censorship to Hong Kong users.

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Mac 30th Anniversary Icons as SVG
• Jason's Pick: Make.com
• Andy's Picks: HiDock & HandMirror by Rafael Conde
• Alex's Pick: The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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

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• 2023 MacBook Pro review: More of the same, in a good way.
• M2 Mac Mini review: Whatever you want it to be.
• Apple resurrects full-size HomePod with updated acoustics.
• Cat activates Homepod music playback.
• Apple postpones AR/VR glasses, plans cheaper mixed-reality headset.
• How Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset will work.
• iOS 16.3 fixes multiple security vulnerabilities.
• About security keys for Apple ID.
• Apple builds on privacy commitment by unveiling new education and awareness efforts on Data Privacy Day.
• Apple enlists 'Ted Lasso' star power and Today at Apple sessions for 'Data Privacy Day'.
• How Apple has so far avoided layoffs: Lean hiring, no free lunches.
• iOS 16.3 code reveals Apple continues to work on classical music app.
• Apple releases HomePod 16.3 software with humidity and temperature sensing, find my improvements, audio tuning, and more.
• AI and the Big Five.
• The Lisa: Apple's most influential failure.

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Pick: Ivory
• Andy's Pick: Iconfactory - Tot/Tot Pocket
• Alex's Pick: Affinity Bundle

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

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• New M2 Pro/Max MacBook Pro.
• New M2 / M2 Pro Mac Mini.
• Digital IDs on iPhone launching soon in California.
• Apple is working on adding touch screens to Macs in major turnabout.
• 'Retro Pod' app yanked from the App Store.
• wInd3x, the iPod Bootrom exploit 10 years too late.
• Goldman Sachs lost $1.2 billion in just nine months in newest division.
• The Apple TV expects you to have an iPhone in order to accept new iCloud terms and conditions.
• Fake SSDs with great reviews are still popping up on Amazon.
• Dropbox to roll out update with full support for macOS 12.5 by April.

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: Gator Frameworks Microphone Clip Quick Release.
• Andy's Pick: Runestone Plain Text Editor for iPhone and iPad.
• Jason's Pick: OpenAI Whisper.

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

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• iPhone announcement anniversary.
• Keynote introduction anniversary.
• Safari is released to the world.
• Apple releases audiobooks with AI narrators.
• Apple's dumping Broadcom, but keeping Qualcomm for now.
• Apple releases minimal in 2023, except for that headset.

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: Atomic Clock
• Leo's Pick: Foreca
• Andy's Pick: Algorithms to Live By
• Jason's Pick: Mela

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

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• Dark Sky shut down as promised.
• Apple didn't release any new Macs this quarter for first time since 2000.
• Epic CEO teases Fortnite coming back to iOS as Apple is rumored to allow alternative app stores.
• Next-generation QI2 wireless charging standard embraces Apple's MagSafe for Universal compatibility.
• Kuo: Apple to cancel or postpone 2024 iPhone SE 4.
• iPhone 14 Pro back in stock, ads back on air.
• Inside Apple's war for chip talent.
• Apple's battery replacement prices are going up by $20 to $50.
• Apple Home new architecture roll-out paused.
• iPhone 14 has another crash detection problem, this time it's skiing.

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: June Oven
• Andy's Pick: MarsEdit 5
• Jason's Pick: Channels

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

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Looking back at some of MacBreak Weekly's best moments from 2022.

• Apple's new Mac Studio & iPad Air.
• Apple's response to AirTag stalking concerns.
• A farewell to the iPod.
• Apple's vision of a passwordless future.
• Rene Ritchies leaves the show, and Jason Snell joins the show.
• M2 MacBook Air review.
• The Dynamic Island.
• The Apple Watch Ultra with Stephen Robles.
• Are there too many new iPads with the release of Apple's new A14 iPad?
• Gambling ads in the App Store.
• A song and dance from the panel of MacBreak Weekly during some tests.

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

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• Rich Siegel & his experience with the Apple App Store over the years.
• Microsoft finds macOS bug that lets malware bypass security checks.
• Apple continues to test new 'Rapid Security Response' updates, this time for macOS users.
• Apple backs out of Sunday Ticket negotiations with NFL.
• When will Apple release the Apple Silicon Mac Pro with M2 Ultra Chip?
• New 15.5-inch MacBook Air rumored to arrive in early 2023.

Picks of the Week

• Jason Pick: Notchmeister
• Andy's Picks: Photoscan by Google & Comicraft New Year's Day Fonts Sale.
• Alex's Pick: Sony FR7

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

Guest: Rich Siegel

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• Apple will allow 3rd Party App stores.
• Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups.
• Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained.
• iOS 16.2 is out.
• macOS 13.1 with Freeform is out.
• Apple claims a new iMessage can alert you if state-sponsored spies are eavesdropping.
• Apple to end employee gagging clauses after activist campaign.
• Tim Cook praises partnership with Sony for creating 'world's leading camera sensor for iPhone' during Japan trip.
• Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite feature is now live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK.

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Draw Things - Stable Diffusion in your iPhone
• Andy's Pick: Ulysses 29
• Alex's Pick: ChatGPT
• Jason's Pick: Sports Alerts

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

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• Apple makes plans to move production out of China.
• TSMC triples Arizona chip investment to $40bn.
• Apple in talks to move some iPad production to India as part of its exodus from China.
• Apple's anti-union tactics in Atlanta were illegal, US officials say.
• St. Louis Apple Store employees explain U-turn on unionization effort.
• The NLRB says Apple interrogated and coerced employees in Atlanta.
• Elon Musk says Apple is Twitter's largest ad client; has now 'fully resumed' advertising on the platform.
• Apple introduces Apple Music Sing.
• Apple's new patent countersuit against AliveCor aims to 'set the record straight'.
• Apple TV+ teases 2023 content slate.
• Apple sued by two women over AirTag stalking.
• Colorado grandmother sues police detective following SWAT raid based on false 'Find my iPhone' ping.
• Carrot Weather gets mini-games, Live Activities support for all precipitation, Layout redesign, more.
• Apple launches self service repair program in Europe.
• Man with 300 iPhones violently robbed near Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: Broadcasts 3.0
• Andy's Pick: A Christmas Carol, read/performed by Patrick Stewart
• Alex's Picks: Tis the Season & Reality Scan
• Leo's Pick: Search All Apple Keynotes on Context

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

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• Musk's fight with Apple is one he's likely to lose.
• Musk claims Apple threatens to remove Twitter from App Store.
• Apple restricted AirDrop in China before widespread protests broke out.
• iPhone 14 Pro demand to 'disappear' as Apple misses shipment goal by 20 million units.
• An 'unthinkable morning': 1 dead, 16 injured after car crashes into Apple store in Hingham.
• Apple Watch Ultra's powerful diving tools arrive with the Oceanic+ app.
• We went diving with the Apple Watch Ultra. In short: dive computer makers should be worried.
• No, Apple isn't planning to buy Manchester United.
• Apple battling ESPN for rights to stream Dutch soccer league.
• Judge approves Apple's plan to pay $50 million to settle butterfly keyboard lawsuit.
• World Cup soccer balls plugged into chargers.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: ReadKit 3.1
• Andy's Pick: Bondic Liquid Plastic
• Alex's Pick: Sound Devices A20-RX

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

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