MBW 994: Tim Cook's Labubu - Apple Rebrands 'Apple TV+' to Just 'Apple TV'

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Could Tim Cook retire soon? California has signed a new age verification law that requires parents to enter their kids' ages when setting up a smartphone. Could a new MacBook Pro be coming soon, say this week? And Apple has increased its bug bounty award payout for big exploits to $2 million!

Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China: receives custom LABUBU doll and hosts first livestream sales event.
Tim Cook took over Apple's operations and started to change the world 20 years ago.
Apple renames 'Apple TV+' to 'Apple TV'.
Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 3.
macOS 26.1 beta 3 changes polarizing Macintosh HD icon.
Newsom signs age verification law, siding with tech giants over Hollywood.
California enacts age-gate law for app stores.
Apple teases new MacBook Pro: 'Something powerful is coming'.
Apple to move Health, fitness divisions to services in reorganization.
Here's the latest on Apple suing Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks.
It's not too late for Apple to get AI right.
Apple beats Musk, buys Prompt AI startup.
Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million.
Explainer: How is XProtect's data updated?
Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence.
Apple says goodbye to the Clips app.
Elon Musk tries to make Apple and mobile carriers regret choosing Starlink rivals.
A 15-year mystery solved: The 20 bytes of code that fixed Antennagate.
The great software quality collapse: how we normalized catastrophe.

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Jason Snell is here. Andy and not go. Alex has the week off.
0:04.3	We're going to talk about Apple's exciting new Apple TV. It's vibrating.
0:14.6	We'll also talk about what really happened with Antenna Gate and some good security news from Apple.
0:24.0	All that and more.
0:24.6	Coming up next on Mac Break Weekly.
0:29.2	Podcasts you love.
0:31.1	From people you trust.
0:33.6	This is Twitter.
0:38.0	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 994, recorded Tuesday, October 14th, 2025.
0:46.2	Tim Cook's Laboooooo.
0:48.7	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest Apple News.
0:53.0	And joining me now from his library of
0:56.8	solitude and dianoco hello andrew my library of power that is power that's what i meant
1:03.5	i tried to watch the superman movie over the weekend that is the worst movie i it's anyway
1:10.7	sorry it just made me think of the fortress of solitude rising up out of the ice That is the worst movie. Anyway, sorry.
1:11.4	It just made me think of the fortress of solitude rising up out of the ice.
1:15.4	Good to see you, Andrew.
1:16.6	Also here, Jason Snell of Six Colors.com.
1:19.9	All six of them are here.
1:21.4	I am in Stately Snell Manor, right?
1:23.7	Dately Snell Manor.
1:25.7	He's Alfred Snell.
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