MBW 981: It's Thicker Where It Counts - Apple Offers $150M for F1 Streaming Rights

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list.

Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1.
Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms.
Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal.
EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies.
Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026.
iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option.
Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone.
Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy.
Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware.
'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'.
Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple.
Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004.
AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market?
Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list.
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17.
Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations.

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0:00.0	Time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy, Alex, and Jason are all here. We will talk about the succession plans for Tim Cook.
0:08.9	The stock market's howling for his head. I don't know. Should we get rid of Tim Cook? I don't think so.
0:14.3	But if we did, who'd replace him? Jeff Williams is on his way out. Retiring to spend more time with his money.
0:20.1	Affle, speaking of money, offering a lot of it to stream F1,
0:23.5	but will Liberty Media bite and the new folding phone?
0:29.4	Now with no creases.
0:31.4	All that and more coming up next.
0:33.0	I'm back break weekly.
0:36.7	Podcasts you love.
0:38.1	From people you trust.
0:40.8	This is Twit.
0:45.4	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 981, recorded Tuesday, July 15th, 2025.
0:53.1	It's thicker where it counts. It's time for Mac Break Weekly.
0:58.6	Hello, everybody. Time to talk about Apple with the best darn Vision Pro podcast in the world.
1:08.5	Jason Snell, he owns a Vision Pro.
1:11.1	How about that?
1:12.6	Six Colors.com.
1:13.6	He's now fully decked out on his new set.
1:16.6	I bought it myself.
1:17.6	Yeah, still not done, but working on it, working on it.
1:20.6	The no sign, what is it?
1:22.6	No what? No fishing?
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