MBW 1018: 50 Years and Still Going Strong - Apple: The First 50 Years
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 129 minutes
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Summary
David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple officially discontinues the Mac Pro.
- Apple: The First 50 Years.
- Apple at 50: Some great Apple history books.
- Between Jobs: The triumphs and failures of Apple without Steve Jobs.
- Macs of unusual size.
- 9th Circuit denies Apple's rehearing requests in Epic Games case.
- iOS 26.4 has fixes for 35+ security issues on iPhone, details here.
- iOS 26.4 now available: Here are all the new features for your iPhone.
- macOS 26.4 introduces new security feature for Terminal commands.
- Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says.
- iOS 26.5 adds new Apple Maps feature for trending places.
- iOS 26.5's Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta.
- iOS 26.5 adds Live Activities support for third-party accessories.
- Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware.
- iRacing on Vision Pro bringing 'immersion and fidelity never before seen in sim racing'.
- GeForce Now streams Apple Vision Pro faster & better than to Meta headsets.
- Watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro.
Picks of the Week
- Christina's Pick: Ollama
- Andy's Pick: "Collected Peanuts" Humble Bundle
- Jason's Pick: Coax
- Leo's Pick: Ghostmoon.app
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren
Guest: David Pogue
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:01.7 | Very special edition. |
| 0:02.9 | Of course, Andy and Christina and Jason are here. |
| 0:05.5 | But so is one of the early Mac Break Weekly panelists, David Pogue. |
| 0:09.9 | You may remember him from the New York Times and CBS Sunday morning. |
| 0:12.9 | His new book is out the 50th anniversary of Apple. |
| 0:18.1 | And David celebrates with us next on Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:24.0 | Podcasts you love from people you trust. |
| 0:28.5 | This is Twit. |
| 0:33.0 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 118, recorded Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. |
| 0:40.8 | 50 years and still going strong. |
| 0:44.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:46.0 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:47.5 | You're glad you're here the day before Apple's 50th birthday. |
| 0:51.2 | I am very pleased to introduce our fine panel. |
| 0:54.1 | Jason Snell is here from |
| 0:55.3 | Six Colors.com. Buenos days. |
| 0:59.0 | Good to be here. And Ionaco from the library. |
| 1:03.0 | Hello. Hello. Your public text always at work. Ms. Christina Warren of GitHub fame. Hello, Christina. And her giant microphone. Hello. |
| 1:15.2 | I know. I think it's a perspective thing. It's a perspective thing. I'm still trying to dial in my |
| 1:22.6 | setup, but we'll get that. I feel like there's a uh to uh mr jobs left on your shelving there is |
| 1:29.9 | there was there something there before yeah no there's a laptop and it fell and i need to like put it up |
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