MBW 995: Fuhgeddaboudit! - Apple Announces New M5 MacBook Pro & Vision Pro

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 145 minutes

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Summary

Apple announced the new M5 MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro! Apple and F1 reach a 5-year media deal. And Steve Jobs will appear on the $1 U.S. coin.

M5 Vision Pro, Dual Kit Band, PSVR2 controller review: Apple's experiment continues.
Spectrum brings NBA games in Apple Immersive to Apple Vision Pro.
Apple and F1 reach 5-year media deal, bringing all races to Apple TV streaming in the U.S.
M5 MacBook Pro review: The ultimate computer?
Apple to build tabletop robot and home hub in Vietnam.
Head of Apple's AI search project leaves to join Meta.
Apple says 'Great Ideas Start on Mac' in ad voiced by Dr. Jane Goodall.
Apple's Steve Jobs to appear on $1 U.S. Coin: 'Make Something Wonderful'.
Apple TV, Apple Music and App Store are down as Apple services suffer major outage.

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Jason Snell's here. Andy Annacos here. Alex has the week off.
0:04.8	The embargo has been lifted. So Jason Snell's review of the M5 MacBook Pro, iPad Pro,
0:12.1	and Vision Pro. All the pros with M5s coming up in just a little bit. We'll also talk about Apple TV
0:20.4	and how it could be better chief chiefly, with the price,
0:24.2	and how to figure out if Electron apps are slowing down your Macintosh. That and more. Coming up next,
0:31.0	I'm Mac Break Weekly.
0:34.4	Podcasts you love. From people you trust.
0:38.7	This is Twit.
0:42.5	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 995, recorded Tuesday, October 21st, 2025.
0:50.4	Forget about it.
0:52.6	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the latest news from Apple.
0:58.4	Jason Snell is here from Six Colors.com and I am here.
1:02.4	Longtime editor-in-chief at Macworld.
1:05.0	Many, many millions ago now, but yes, it's true.
1:08.8	It's true.
1:09.3	Back when magazines existed and roamed the earth he has a little
1:12.8	plastic axe to prove it uh also with us mr andrew anokko he's in the library hello
1:20.1	andy hello it's nice to be supporting local infrastructure exactly it's for the
1:26.8	that's not a queen wave that's a princess wave. Yeah.
1:31.7	Jimmy, Jimmy Stewart described that way the screw in the white screw the light bulb wave. Yeah. Once you see that, you never can stop seeing it. And no Alex Lindsay again this week. He is on assignment.
1:43.2	Secret. We shall find out where that assignment is someday.
1:47.0	No, I don't think we will.
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