MBW 936: Umbrage In This Economy? - It's Glowtime, Luca Maestri, Ted Lasso

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 144 minutes

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Summary

We finally have a date for Apple's September Event. Will M4-based Macs be released in October? A rare announcement of a transition in a key Apple role. Apple makes a statement about the browser choice screen for EU users. And can you really dry off your wet phone with the power of bass?

Apple event announced for September 9: "It's Glowtime".
Here's everything to expect at next month's Apple event.
Rumor: Apple has begun testing four M4-based Macs, will release the new models in October.
Apple announces Chief Financial Officer transition.
Meta cancels high-end mixed reality headset after Apple Vision Pro struggles.
"Ted Lasso" heads toward Season 4 greenlight with options pickup for 3 core cast members.
Apple rethinks its movie strategy after a string of misses.
Typing these four characters could crash your iPhone.
Can a YouTube video really fix your wet phone?

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, Alex Lindsay's here, Andy Anakos here, filling in for Jason Stell, the wonderful Micah Sergeant,
0:06.5	and we finally have a date for the big iPhone announcement, what we can look forward to, maybe even some surprises.
0:13.2	One of Apple's most popular products, which hasn't been updated in a while,
0:16.8	is suddenly very hard to buy at Apple stores.
0:19.8	Hmm.
0:20.8	Wonder what that means.
0:22.0	There's a brand new chief financial officer coming to Apple and Ted Lasso might be coming back.
0:29.0	All that more coming up next on Mac Break Weekly.
0:32.0	Podcasts you love.
0:35.0	From people you trust.
0:38.0	This is Twit.
0:40.0	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 936, recorded Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
0:51.3	Umbridge in this economy.
0:54.8	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we get together and talk about the latest Apple
0:58.6	news of which there is some large amount at this point.
1:02.2	Alex Lindsay is here from office hours dot global.
1:05.0	See how good his lighting looks.
1:08.0	Big sources.
1:09.0	He is a giant bubble.
1:11.0	I am in a bubble.
1:12.0	I'm in a big white bubble. I'm in a bubble. I'm in a bubble. I'm in a bubble. I'm in a big white bubble. I'm in a big white bubble. I gotta get the bubble going.
1:14.8	Thank you for being here from officehowers dot global. See he does this for a living
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