New Mac mini, new Mac Studio announced as iPhone 18 Pro event confirmed

Benjamin and Chance break down an action-packed week of news, with a new lineup of Mac mini and Mac Studio announced, invites officially going out for the September iPhone event, and even more rumors about what new products to expect later this fall. And in Happy Hour Plus , we discuss the reasons behind a (rare) round of Apple layoffs impacting about 200 people in total. Subscribe at  9to5mac.com/join . Sponsored by Bitwarden:  Check out Bitwarden, featuring secure password management, passkey support, end-to-end encryption, and seamless autofill across all devices. Sponsored by Framer : The only free design tool that brings your ideas to the web. Visit  framer.com/happyhour  for 30% off a Framer Pro annual plan. Sponsored by NordStellar : Get an exclusive offer: Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code: nordhappyhour-10-NORDSTELLAR – just mention it to NordStellar! Sponsored by Shopify : All you need is the idea. Shopify handles the rest. Start your free trial at  shopify.com/happyhour . Hosts Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller on Twitter @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus ! Support Benjamin and Chance directly with Happy Hour Plus! 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus includes:  Ad-free versions of every episode  Pre- and post-show content Bonus episodes Join for $5 per month or $50 a year at  9to5mac.com/join .  Feedback Submit #Ask9to5Mac questions on Twitter, Mastodon , or Threads Email us feedback and questions to happyhour@9to5mac.com Links Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: 'Surprise and shine' iPhone Ultra: what people who've used it like most Apple launches next-gen Apple Silicon chips: M6 and M5 Ultra Apple announces new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips M6 Mac mini vs M4 Mac mini: Here are all the new features Apple unveils new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra Apple unveils a more powerful Mac mini featuring the all-new M6 and M5 Pro Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute Walmart is finally launching Apple Pay support next week Apple releases new Polishing Cloth for $9 Apple could debut two AirPods 5 models next month, per report Apple lays off 200+ across Vision Pro and Siri teams