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We review both the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini along with our week review of iPhone 18 Pro, Jason discovers Meta's Muse AI was reading his texts without permission, Siri AI with apps is a mixed bag, and more.

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Links from the show
Stephen's Woz Shirt - Threads
M6 Mac mini has my Mac Studio sweating - YouTube
Jason's M5 Pro Mac mini Review
The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests | The Verge
Stephen's iPhone 18 Pro Review - YouTube
iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin Mann
AT&T seemingly has no plans to support Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature - 9to5Mac
The Most Hidden iOS 27 Features - YouTube
Apple Watch Series 12 Ceramic - YouTube
Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It To - Inc. (45:01)
Meta Threads post from Jason Aten
Meta Keeps Apologizing for Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely - Inc.
Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think | The Verge
Daring Fireball: Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Read Jason Aten's Messages Database
Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements | The Verge
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes | TechCrunch
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity | The Verge
Daring Fireball: The iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ Press Conference Q&A — Finally
Premium Video - Apple Podcasts for Creators
Made On YouTube | Innovation for the YouTube Era
New features for the YouTube Era: Made on YouTube 2026 - YouTube Community
Disney+ and Hulu Raise Prices Again, Ad-Free Plans Now $21.49 - MacRumors
18 Apps that "Work" with Siri AI Right Now - YouTube
What’s Really Happening with Siri AI and Apps - Apple Podcasts (01:14:26)
Mastodon post from Ryan Ashcraft
Siri AI Coming to HomePod - MacRumors

(00:00) - Intro

(03:53) - Apple Care Family Update

(07:20) - M6 Mac mini Review

(17:47) - iPhone 18 Pro Review

(29:14) - Screen Time Debacle

(37:27) - Sponsor: Claude

(40:14) - Sponsor: Copilot Money

(41:36) - Sponsor: OriginHQ

(43:35) - Muse AI Read Jason's Texts

(01:01:12) - Meta Connect

(01:05:31) - Lightning Round

(01:14:08) - Siri AI IRL

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Special guest Ryan Wesley, maker and founder of Foodnoms the excellent food tracking app, explains what’s really happening when you ask Siri AI to interact with third-party apps on your devices. He explains the limitations, the bugs, and what the ideal integration could look like.
Links from the show
Foodnoms | Simple Food and Nutrition Tracker App
18 Apps that "Work" with Siri AI Right Now - YouTube
Mercury Weather App - App Store
Flighty – Live Flight Tracker App - App Store
Lumy App - App Store

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iOS 27 and Siri AI are out (sorry EU) and there’s a big asterisk on HomeKit cameras, plus iPhone 18 Pro reviews, Apple Watch Series 12, Meta launches insane subscriptions, and is AI gonna kill us all or what? 

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Links from the show
iPhone Duo Battery Percentage
New Apple CEO John Ternus attending Emmy Awards (and sporting iPhone Duo) - 9to5Mac
Widow’s Bay sweeps 78th Primetime Emmy Awards as Apple TV scores 9 more wins - 9to5Mac
HBO boss reacts to Apple TV winning more Emmy awards - 9to5Mac
John Ternus Taking a Selfie
150+ NEW iOS 27 Features (no Siri AI) - YouTube
Expect to pay up to $60 to use Apple's home security AI summaries - AppleInsider
50 Ways to Use Siri AI Right Now
iPhone 18 Pro: A Photographer's Review - YouTube
iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin Mann
iPhone 18 Pro review: it's all about the manual controls - YouTube
iPhone 18 Pro Max Review - Apple's Hyping The Wrong Thing
Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography - Apple Security Research
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 review: More personal than ever before - 9to5Mac
Everything New in iOS 27.2 Beta 1 - MacRumors
Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier
AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on Them | WIRED
AI Companies Love to Tell Us How Dangerous Their Products Are. This Time, They Mean It | Inc.com
Your AI apocalypse questions, answered - The Vergecast - Apple Podcasts
How AI CEOs sound then VS now - YouTube
Humanoid robot crashes into a wall during a sprint test at the 'Robot Olympics' in Beijing - YouTube
Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI | The Verge
Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush | The Verge

(00:00) - Intro

(05:10) - iPhone Duo Battery %

(06:46) - John Ternus at Emmys

(12:19) - iOS 27 Features

(14:29) - HomeKit Cameras

(20:52) - Our Apps for Siri AI

(28:14) - iPhone 18 Pro Reviews

(34:11) - Sponsor: SerpAPI

(36:21) - Sponsor: Framer

(38:15) - iPhone 18 Pro Unboxing!

(41:59) - Apple Watch Reviews

(45:04) - iOS 27.2 Beta

(50:46) - AI Annihilation

(01:06:43) - Meta Subscriptions

(01:15:58) - Using AI Outside of Coding

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Apple officially announced its first foldable iPhone, creating all new paradigms of interaction with iOS, Apple Watch’s new Audio Intelligence feature might be problematic in the real world, iPhone 18 Pro has variable aperture, and LG TVs are spying on you.

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Links from the show
Stephen's iPhone Duo Event Recap
Tim Cook's Brief Appearance at the iPhone Duo Event Was Apple Stagecraft at Its Best
I Said Apple Would Never Ship a Foldable. Then I Saw the iPhone Duo
Jason Was Right About AI on Apple Watch
Apple unveils iPhone Duo - Apple
TikTok post from Apple
X post from Adam Hlaváč
iPhone Duo - First Look & Hands-On! - YouTube
iPhone Duo Hands-On: Apple Finally Made a Foldable - YouTube
iPhone Duo First Look: The $2,000 Foldable iPhone! - YouTube
Apple Event September 9 2026: Introducing iPhone Duo and more - YouTube
iPhone Duo Folio with Kickstand - Apple
Introducing Apple Watch Series 12, with the all-new Health Sensing System - Apple
About Audio Intelligence features on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 - Apple Support
Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview, September 2026 (PDF) - Apple
Apple Adds AppleCare One Family Plan for Up to Six People - MacRumors
AppleCare - Apple
Apple debuts iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max - Apple
iPhone 18 Pro hands-on - YouTube
Apple introduces AirPods 5 with best-in-class open-ear Active Noise Cancellation - Apple
Apple Plans to Squeeze More Revenue From the App Store, Report Says - MacRumors
OpenAI claims it solved elusive math problem with a $1 million prize - The Washington Post
Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? | TechCrunch
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby | The Verge
216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem - YouTube

(00:00) - Intro

(02:08) - iPhone Duo

(38:48) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac

(40:39) - Apple Watch Series 12

(01:08:11) - AppleCare One Family

(01:12:18) - iPhone 18 Pro

(01:17:07) - AirPods 5

(01:19:44) - Lightning Round

(01:25:44) - LG TVs Are Spying

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Apple's new CEO John Ternus joins X, we preview what to expect at iPhone 18 event, Anker debuts MindBase AI smart home video with Matter 1.5, Trump Admin sides with OpenAI vs NYT, and beware scam apps.

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This is the future of Apple Vision Pro - YouTube
Red Sox, Yankees get first Apple Vision Pro broadcast
Apple’s Phil Schiller Steps Down from Running App Store and Product Events - Bloomberg
New Apple CEO John Ternus now has his own X account - 9to5Mac (11:39)
X profile for John Ternus
Threads, Meta’s X Competitor, Hits 500 Million Monthly Users - Forbes
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Apple response to OpenAI | DocumentCloud
Philips Hue adds more affordable options for syncing smart lights with your TV | The Verge
Hands-on with Philips Hue’s new Liane 360° Rope Lights | The Verge
Anker Unveils MindBase With Matter 1.5 and HomeKit Secure Video Support - Homekit News and Reviews
Aqara Debuts Five Matter Smart Lights With Apple Home Support - MacRumors
Belkin introduces its first longer-lasting semi-solid-state power banks | The Verge
I tried Sonos Ace Ultra, and it does something your Bluetooth headphones can’t | Tom's Guide
Sonos is ready to steal back the soundbar crown with the new Beam Ultra | Tom's Guide
How to Use Sonos Portable Speakers as Surround Sound for Home Theater - Sonos Blog
Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion | The Verge
Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Fable 5.1 model, details here - 9to5Mac
Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit | WIRED
Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release | The Verge
iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders could kick off slightly later than usual - 9to5Mac
Threads post from @caffeineandcab about the sketchy app Valid

(00:00) - Intro

(05:30) - Dyson Smart Toothbrush

(08:37) - MLB In Immersive

(11:37) - Ternus is CEO

(23:12) - OpenAI vs Apple

(24:55) - Smart Home at IFA

(38:05) - Not Really Sponsors

(44:25) - New Sonos Gear

(49:01) - NVIDIA Buys Hugging Face

(50:51) - Fable 5.1

(54:38) - OpenAI and "Fair Use"

(01:06:23) - iPhone Event Preview

(01:15:57) - Scammy Apps

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