New Macs, AI Music, & Tim Cook on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple announced the M6 processor for an updated Mac mini alongside the M5 Ultra in a Mac Studio, plus more layoffs impact the Vision Products Group and AI teams, all on the AppleInsider Podcast. Contact your hosts: @williamgallagher_ on Threads @WGallagher on Twitter William's 58keys on YouTube William Gallagher on email Wes on Bluesky Wes Hilliard on emai l Wes's blog Hillitech Sponsored by: Claude by Anthropic : Check out Claude and Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsider Links from the Show: M6 Mac mini arrives with a new record-high starting price You can spend $18,299 on a Mac Studio today, or more in October MacBook-style key symbols come to all four Magic Keyboards Apple's infamous Polishing Cloth drops to $9 Why the new Mac Studio can support up to eight screens Mac Studio gets update to M5 Max and M5 Ultra Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing Apple Music's AI disclosure labels will soon be mandatory, rather than optional Finally, Apple Pay is coming to WalMart stores in the US Samsung and Apple are now neck and neck in Europe's declining smartphone market iPhone sales rise in Latin America even as smartphone market shrinks It's anyone's guess how high iPhone prices might go, but $100 more might be enough Apple Stores refresh prepares to push a big smart home revamp Ambient sensing and cameras to power Apple Home Hub personalization Hide My Email no longer changing domains, will keep iCloud.com Smart TV analytics look dire for Apple TV F1 viewership, but not whole story OneRepublic headlines Tim Cook's going away party as he prepares to step down as CEO Support the show: Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts More AppleInsider podcasts Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts , Overcast , or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★