Welcome to 95 Mac Daily for Friday, January 23, 26. I'm your host, Chance Miller. We are sponsored this week by Stuff, the clean and powerful to-do list application.

Leading off today, Apple is inviting select creators to a so-called Apple experience next week in Los Angeles.

The event is likely to focus on the launch of Apple Creator Studio, the company's new all-in-one

subscription bundle for its creative apps. It's possible that Apple announces a new MacBook

pros next week, and this event also serves its chance for creators to try them out.

The invite tells creators to save the date for an Apple experience that will take place January 27th through the 29th in Los Angeles, California.

The invite was sent prior to Apple announcing Apple Creator Studio earlier this month,

but it is only now gaining traction on social media.

The so-called Apple experience will likely give creators the ability to try out the new Creator Studio bundle,

including briefings with Apple product managers and in-depth demos.

Apple Creator Studio is set to launch January 28th, and it offers access to Apple's full

creative app suite for $1299 a month or $1229 per year.

The question, of course, is whether Apple will also announce new MacBook Pros in conjunction

with this event.

We're waiting on the launch of the M5 Pro and M5M5 Max versions of the MacBook Proes in conjunction with this event. We're waiting on the launch of the M5

Pro and M5 Max versions of the MacBook Pro, following the launch of the M5-Based MacBook Pro

last year. As we talked about earlier this week, shipping times for select M4 Pro and M4

Max configurations are facing extended delays, and that's usually a good indicator

of an imminent refresh.

But whether or not Apple chooses next week to announce the more powerful MacBook Pros remains to be

seen.

Next up today, a large chunk of the United States is set to face a massive winter storm this

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