MBW 1009: We Don't Have Room for Bryan - Apple Unveils the Newest AirTags!
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 137 minutes
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Summary
Apple launches the next generation of its AirTags. Is Apple developing its own take on an AI wearable pin? Apple is holding an event in LA for creators: could this coincide with an announcement of the next MacBook Pro? And Apple snags a Best Picture nomination for 'F1: The Movie'.
- Apple launches AirTag 2 with improved range, louder speaker, more.
- Incremental iOS 26.2.1, iPadOS 26.2.1, watchOS 26.2.1 updates support the new AirTag.
- Apple developing AI wearable pin.
- Apple hosting LA event for creators on January 27-29 that could coincide with MacBook Pro announcement.
- Apple reportedly aiming to upgrade the MacBook Pro twice this year.
- Tim Cook slammed for attending 'Melania' screening on night of Alex Pretti killing.
- Apple TV earns Best Picture nomination for 'F1: The Movie' in 2026 Oscars.
- I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data. Then I called my doctor.
- Ongoing RAM supply and cost crisis isn't an issue for Apple's iPhone — right now.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy Anacos here. Jason Snell's here. Dave Hamilton fills in from Mac Geek Gab. |
| 0:07.5 | We're going to talk about a lot of things, including the newest Apple product. |
| 0:12.0 | Don't get that excited. Also, because of it, a new update for iOS and iPad OS. |
| 0:20.0 | We'll talk about some of the rumors about Siri and maybe even about some |
| 0:25.8 | MacBooks. Lots more to come. Mac Break Weekly is next. Podcasts you love. From people you trust. |
| 0:36.4 | This is Twitter. This is Twit. |
| 0:40.4 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 1009, recorded Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. |
| 0:47.4 | We don't have room for Brian. |
| 0:50.5 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest Apple News. |
| 0:55.8 | Andy Annoeco is in Snowbound in the Library. |
| 0:58.3 | He's actually been there since last Tuesday. |
| 1:00.1 | Hello, Andrew. |
| 1:01.4 | It's kind of like that episode of Cheers where Normie was locked into the bar overnight. |
| 1:06.2 | At first, he's like, hey, wait, I'm locked inside this fully stocked library full of books with big a bit |
| 1:12.3 | internet we used to sneak into the like college we would sneak into the library after hours hoping |
| 1:17.7 | we could spend the night there but it wasn't to read books i can assure you uh good to see you ander |
| 1:22.7 | how is the weather in beautiful uh we you know where i live we got out, we squeaked by with just 16 to 17 inches of snow. |
| 1:31.3 | Not as bad as the Boston area directly, which got close to two feet. |
| 1:35.3 | But the problem, but the problem was it was like like all we don't get like the the mass the effect sort of thing it's more like it just starts snowing like Sunday morning and does not stop until like late Monday night so that's like two days in which it's not like okay well here's all the snow and then the next day you're just like no it's got two days of dealing with more and more snow so yeah yeah it was like it melts and in the when I was growing up in Providence, if you got snow, it wouldn't be there the next day. Yeah, I mean, I got, I'll, I'll tell you, like, I was certainly thinking that like, okay, well, maybe the library, it's possible the library will be closed and maybe it'll be possible that I don't want to watch the library today. So maybe I'll do the show from the office. But today I was like, |
| 2:19.2 | I want to leave my house. Let me out. I don't care if I have to have a walking stick with a little |
| 2:24.3 | iron tip at the end to make sure I don't follow my butt. I am walking to the library and |
| 2:28.6 | all both ways in the snow. Yes. No shoes. Well, let's get the weather report from Jason Snell of |
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