MBW 1004: A Sad Farewell - Into the Cupertino Mists
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 144 minutes
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Summary
An update on the story about an Apple developer who lost access to their Apple ID. Apple receives clearance to activate the Apple Watch hypertension detection feature in Australia. Italy fines Apple $115 million over App Tracking Transparency. And we say goodbye to one of the original MacBreak Weekly panelists.
- Apple developer's account restored after compromised gift card incident.
- Apple receives clearance to activate Apple Watch hypertension detection/notification feature in Australia.
- Apple agrees to third-party App Store alternatives in Brazil.
- Apple's iOS 26.3 will introduce proximity pairing to third-party devices in the EU.
- Free two-hour delivery from Apple Stores now available for a limited time.
- 1.5 TB of VRAM on Mac Studio - RDMA over Thunderbolt 5.
- Italy fines Apple $115 million over App Tracking Transparency.
- Apple announces more ads are coming to App Store search results
- Apple quietly discontinued flyover city tours in Apple Maps.
- Why Apple's foldable iPhone may be smaller than expected.
- Apple TV releasing Pluribus season finale early.
Picks of the Week
- Alex's Pick: Homey Pro
- Andy's Pick: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas & Patrick Stewart's 'A Christmas Carol'
- Jason's Pick: Some of his favorite books, TV shows, and podcasts from the past year.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy Anakos here. |
| 0:04.0 | Jason Snell's here. And one last time, Alex Lindsay is here. |
| 0:08.0 | We're going to talk about 26.3, yet we're already getting ready for the next version of Mac OS. |
| 0:14.0 | We'll also talk about the new iPhone that might be coming later this year. |
| 0:18.0 | Some bad news for Apple in Brazil, |
| 0:23.1 | Japan, and Italy. |
| 0:25.9 | And good news for all of us, |
| 0:27.5 | but we'll explain that in just a bit. |
| 0:29.0 | Macbreak Weekly is next. |
| 0:33.1 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:34.7 | From people you trust. |
| 0:37.4 | This is Twitter. This is Twit. |
| 0:40.5 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 1004, recorded Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025. |
| 0:48.6 | A sad farewell. |
| 0:50.8 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the last show of 2025. |
| 0:55.0 | First show of the last show of, I don't know what it means. |
| 1:00.0 | Everybody, hello, how are you? Good to see you. |
| 1:03.0 | We are getting ready for the holidays. |
| 1:05.0 | I hope your Hanukkah was great. |
| 1:07.0 | I hope you're going to have a nice Festivus tomorrow. |
| 1:09.0 | Wait a minute, is Festivus over? Where is it tomorrow? I can't remember. Joining me right now, Jason Snell. Hello, Mr. Snell, wearing your holiday sweater. Yes, I got, I decided to be festive. I've got my, I've got my ugly sweater on. One sweater to rule them all. Yep, that's right. Does that glow if you go in the moonlight? It might. It's possible. |
| 1:29.4 | It is, we don't know it may be made of mithril. I just don't know. God, it's a mithril sweater. |
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