August 26, 2025

MacBreak Weekly 987: As Gruber as It Gets

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2 hours 13 minutes

Apple's "Awe dropping" event is set for September 9th. Developer beta 8 of iOS 216, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 has been released. Apple TV+ is hiking its monthly user price. And Masimo sues US Customs over Apple's Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround.

Apple September Event invites have officially gone out.

iPhone 17 countdown begins as Foxconn ramps up factory hiring in China.

Apple seeds developer beta 8 of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26.

MacOS 26 Tahoe's dead canary utility app Icons.

Apple may back out of MLB entirely as NBC closes in on 'Sunday Night Baseball' rights.

Apple TV+ hiking price, will now cost $13 per month in U.S.

Masimo was last to learn about blood oxygen sensing returning to Apple Watch.

FTC draws hard line on foreign-driven censorship & data demands for Big Tech.

Apple Wallet in iOS 26 adds a toggle to disable controversial feature.

HBO Max launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro.

'F1' & 'Superman' top $600M global; 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' killing it overseas.

Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple over claims it favors OpenAI.

Apple patches CVE-2025-43300 zero-day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS exploited in targeted attacks.

Picks of the Week

Jason's Pick: Nic's Fix

Andy's Pick: Studs Terkel

Alex's Pick: Bitrig

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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August 26, 2025

MacBreak Weekly 987: As Gruber as It Gets

Listen Later

2 hours 13 minutes

Apple's "Awe dropping" event is set for September 9th. Developer beta 8 of iOS 216, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 has been released. Apple TV+ is hiking its monthly user price. And Masimo sues US Customs over Apple's Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround.

Apple September Event invites have officially gone out.

iPhone 17 countdown begins as Foxconn ramps up factory hiring in China.

Apple seeds developer beta 8 of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26.

MacOS 26 Tahoe's dead canary utility app Icons.

Apple may back out of MLB entirely as NBC closes in on 'Sunday Night Baseball' rights.

Apple TV+ hiking price, will now cost $13 per month in U.S.

Masimo was last to learn about blood oxygen sensing returning to Apple Watch.

FTC draws hard line on foreign-driven censorship & data demands for Big Tech.

Apple Wallet in iOS 26 adds a toggle to disable controversial feature.

HBO Max launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro.

'F1' & 'Superman' top $600M global; 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' killing it overseas.

Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple over claims it favors OpenAI.

Apple patches CVE-2025-43300 zero-day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS exploited in targeted attacks.

Picks of the Week

Jason's Pick: Nic's Fix

Andy's Pick: Studs Terkel

Alex's Pick: Bitrig

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.

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