MBW 1007: They Plump When They Cook - Apple's AI to Use Google's Gemini

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Iphone, Twit, Ios, Imac, Technology, Mac Os X, Mac, Ipad, Apple, Macintosh

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 165 minutes

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Summary

Apple & Google enter a multi-year collaboration to integrate Apple's AI with Google's Gemini model. Apple unveils its Apple Creator Studio app collection. And JPMorganChase will become the new issuer of the Apple Card.

Joint statement from Google and Apple.
Introducing Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of creative apps.
Some first thoughts about live immersive basketball.
Apple: You (still) don't understand the Vision Pro.
Chase is taking over Apple's credit card.
Apple loses Safari lead designer to The Browser Company.
Removing Tahoe's unwanted menu icons.
iOS 26 shows unusually slow adoption months after release [updated].
Global smartphone shipments grew 2% YoY in 2025; Apple emerged as market leader.
Exclusive: India proposes forcing smartphone makers to give source code in security overhaul.
Verizon no longer needs to unlock phones after 60 days, thanks to FCC.
Apple scores at the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards with Best Comedy and Best Actor wins for record-breaking hit "The Studio," alongside a Best Actress win for "Pluribus".
Legendary classic Macintosh game 'Dark Castle' is coming back to the Mac.
Texas man discovers 2.09-carat brown diamond at Arkansas State Park after asking Siri for mining tips.
Lego iMac G3 clears key hurdle, moves closer to release.

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Jason's Pick: xteink x4
Andy's Pick: Dark Castle on Internet Archive

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Guest: Doc Rock

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy Anakos here. Jason Snell's here filling in the empty chairlift by Alex Lindsay, the wonderful Doc Rock.
0:09.5	We will talk about the big news. The problem is there's a lot of big news.
0:15.4	Google is now the official AI partner for Apple's Siri. That's exciting. Chase is taking over the Apple credit card.
0:25.4	We'll talk about Verizon. They've changed their rules on unlocking iPhones and a new feature from
0:33.4	Claude called Co-Work that makes it a lot easier to use AI in your everyday tasks on Macs.
0:39.4	All that and more coming up next on Mac Break Weekly.
0:45.3	Podcasts you love.
0:47.0	From people you trust.
0:49.6	This is Twit.
0:54.1	This is Twitter.
1:01.4	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 1007, recorded Tuesday, January 13th, 2026.
1:03.1	They plump when they cook.
1:07.9	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest Apple News.
1:10.2	Hello, this was a big week for Apple News.
1:13.8	Good news. The doctor is in Doc Rock,
1:22.7	joining us from Honolulu. Hello, Doctor. Aloha. Aloha. Sporting the orange doc pop this afternoon.
1:31.0	Actually, it's red. My color thing is tripping today. That's redish. It can be red. I fix it might be me might be me it might not be it might not be orange it's that what you call it a gentleman of a certain vintage
1:36.1	yeah that's what that's me that's me also joining us from the library in in beautiful new
1:42.9	england california and no i don't know where i did
1:45.7	the california new england new england and aco hello andrew you know there are parts the country
1:50.6	that aren't california mr california no it's all california and some of new york but fine
1:58.1	we had a whole sitcom based in b once and was real popular, too.
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