MBW 962: The Brutalist Rainbow - M3 iPad Air, Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16e Teardown

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 144 minutes

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Summary

Apple updates the iPad Air with the M3 chipset. iFixit does a teardown of the iPhone 16e. A new documentary film about Bono will be released later this year, with an immersive version of the film for Apple Vision Pro. And Apple has launched a legal challenge to UK's 'back door' order.

Apple updates iPad Air with faster M3 processor.
New M4 MacBook Air could debut on Wednesday.
Apple Park rainbow arches gone, but reportedly being rebuilt.
Apple's artificial intelligence efforts reach a make-or-break point.
iPhone 16e Teardown: Never before has skipping the upgrade made more sense.
Skype is shutting down after two decades.
Apple sets premiere of 'Bono: Stories Of Surrender'.
Apple just released two brand new apps in iOS 18.4 and visionOS 2.4 beta 2.
Introducing ADIB spatial banking on Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Park in 8K 3D 180 HDR.
Apple faces likely French antitrust fine for privacy tool, sources say.
US examining whether UK's encryption demand on Apple broke data treaty.
Apple launches legal challenge to UK 'back door' order.

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Guest: Mikah Sargent

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy Anacos here. Alex Lindsay's here sitting in for Jason Snell
0:05.3	the wonderful Micah Sargent is here. We will talk about Apple's new iPads. They just came out this morning.
0:12.2	Maybe take a preview of what they might announce tomorrow. It is Air Week, isn't it, after all?
0:18.7	The UK may have gone a step too far in making Apple turn off its
0:24.2	advanced encryption for UK residents. We'll talk about that and the disappearance of the Apple Park
0:30.0	Rainbow. It's all coming up next. I'm back break weekly.
0:36.1	Podcasts you love.
0:39.0	From people you trust.
0:41.8	This is Twit.
0:51.6	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 962, recorded March 4th, 2025.
0:53.8	The Brutalist Rainbow.
0:59.1	It's time for Mac break weekly, the show we cover the latest Apple News.
1:02.9	Jason Snell is on assignment.
1:05.9	And I'll tell you why in a moment. Right now, I have to introduce, I'm proud, proud to introduce like a sergeant our good friend hello here he
1:13.3	comes with the snow plow i'm plowd to introduce the host of ios today which uh just completed
1:20.1	and of course tech news weekly and hands-on tech and uh my good friend on mac and it's good to be here
1:27.4	leon i'm happy here. Good to see you.
1:28.3	Welcome.
1:29.3	Also with us, Mr. Andy Anako, WGBH Boston.
1:33.3	Hello, Andrew.
1:35.3	Hello.
1:36.3	I'm glad to be here as well.
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