MBW 999: Rough Depowdering - Apple's CEO Succession Speculation

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 154 minutes

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Summary

Speculation about Tim Cook's eventual successor is ramping up, as he may announce his retirement as early as next year. A federal jury in California rules that Apple must pay Masimo $634 million for patent infringement. And Apple unveils how the Apple Watch Series 11 & Ultra 3 were 3D-printed this year.

Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook.
Apple COO Jeff Williams is now officially retired.
Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement.
UK refuses Apple's request to appeal $2 billion App Store ruling.
Apple wins camera patent dispute, as Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal.
2026 iPad roadmap: Here's when to expect every upcoming model.
Mapping the future with 3D‑printed titanium Apple Watch cases.
Joe Rogan beats The Daily to top Apple Podcasts' Top Charts for 2025.
Apple's new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with 'third-party AI'.
Apple's iPhone overhaul will reduce its reliance on annual fall spectacle.
Apple takes 25% share of China smartphone market in October on iPhone 17 demand.
Survey data shows Wi-Fi speeds are much faster on iPhone 17, thanks to Apple N1 chip.
Apple loses iPhone Air designer to unnamed AI startup.
Is 'F1 The Movie' getting a sequel?
Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died.

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy and Akos here. Jason Snell filling in for Alex Lindsay the wonderful
0:05.2	Shelley Brisbane for the Texas Standard. Maybe Tim Cook actually is stepping down. We're going to have to
0:12.0	give some credence to those rumors. Jeff Williams is definitely out of the building. We'll talk about
0:17.4	the amazing technology Apple uses to build its Apple watches.
0:22.0	And what's next for the iPhone?
0:24.9	All that and more coming up next on Mac Break Weekly.
0:30.4	Podcasts you love.
0:32.1	From people you trust.
0:34.6	This is Twit.
0:39.1	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 99, recorded Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, rough depowering.
0:50.2	It's time for MacBank Weekly, the show we talk about the latest Apple News, Andy Anako,
0:55.6	back from his trip in the woods.
0:59.3	We have Mac Break Leafy T-shirts.
1:02.8	Stephen Rubble's wasn't kidding.
1:05.3	He has produced them.
1:06.6	I've heard from people who bought them and are extremely happy with them.
1:09.0	It's a very limited edition.
1:10.3	This is like if we were like actual like Comic-Con superstars sort of people who had
1:16.5	our own signing tables and like times in which for $60 you can get a signed thing and for
1:21.7	$200 you get a VIP like photo thing, like there would be people who would be wearing these
1:26.7	t-shirts like 10 years
1:29.0	from now i got it and you know i'm not just like a fan i didn't not like i just hey who's coming
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