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Apple owes somebody $250 million over Siri promises it didn't keep. Are you that somebody? 

The Lowdown

$250M Siri Settlement Site Live

Ternus May Blow Up Apple's Release Calendar

Apple's Shelved AI AppleCare Plan

2nd String

McDonald's AI Menu Pricing

For The Culture

A Different World… The Sequel

The Hookup

Siri AI actually works

Get Your Apple Settlement Check

Your iPhone forgets your face, your Mac gives its storage to Siri, and Meta wants your wallet, so of course the most trustworthy thing in tech this week is a 0.1% raise.

The Lowdown

iPhone 18 Pro's Face ID Is Having an Identity Crisis

iPhone 18 First Impressions

Apple Intelligence Is Eating Your Mac's Storage (And You Can't Say No)

Apple Card Savings Finally Gets a Raise

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Meta's Muse Wants to Be Your Personal Shopper. Amazon Isn't Having It

For The Culture

Converse Pulls Chuck 70 X Ad After KKK and Lynching Comparisons

The Hookup

Just Tell Shortcuts What You Want (It'll Build It for You)

IOS 27 is here, but to get the most talked about feature, Siri AI, you’ll still have to get in line to get it.

The LowdowniOS 27 Is Here 

Craig Federighi Admitted the iPhone Duo and iPad Mini Basically Do the Same Thing

Apple Quietly Raised Prices on the Old iPhones — Right After the Duo Event

2nd StringMeta's Smart Glasses NameTag Feature Not On But Still Trains on Your Photos

For The CultureFamed Director Says AI Means He "Didn't Need Black Actors"

The HookupHow to get Siri AI

Apple's fall event delivers a genuinely impressive iPhone Duo, pricier Pro models, and a rebuilt Siri AI still stuck in beta — leaving us skeptical if the hype will match what's actually shipping.

The Lowdown

iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max: New Colors, $100 Price Hike

A20 Pro Chip Powers It All (For What, Exactly?)

Camera Overhaul: Variable Aperture, Pro Controls, Reference Image & Dynamic Island

Siri AI Arrives... In Beta

Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4, SE 3 & AirPods 5

iPhone Duo: Apple's First Foldable

iOS 27 and the New Apple Upgrade Leasing Program

What Apple Didn't Announce (and What We'd Actually Buy)

But will it be more of the same or an adventure into a new frontier.

The Lowdown

John Ternus Is Officially CEO

Phil Schiller Is Out as Head of the App Store and Product Events

The Vision Pro Layoffs Were Way Bigger Than First Reported

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The EU Just Classified ChatGPT as a Search Engine 

For The Culture

"Was She Black?" — Raven-Symoné's Podcast Comment is Dividing the Internet

The Hookup

How To: Set Your Wallet Cards on Autopilot with Shortcuts

iPhone invites are out, Vision Pro (and the team) put on ice, and Target blows it (again)...

The Lowdown

Apple sends out invites for its annual fall iPhone event

Apple refreshes the Mac Mini and Mac Studio with new AI-ready chips

Apple reportedly scales back Vision team

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If your Uber or Lyft driver goes hands-free, should they ask your permission?

For The Culture

Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash

The Hookup

Generate a virtual card number to use Apple Cash where Apple Pay isn't available

Everybody's putting cameras on your face — except maybe Apple, betting you'll trust its camera-enabled AirPods more because they don't take your picture.

The Lowdown

The Epic Games Fight Just Went To Supreme Court

Camera-Equipped AirPods Are Coming This Fall — And They're Not for Photos

iPhone Ultra Supply Problem Leaked by Screen Protectors

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Claude Adds Watermarking Everything It Writes

For The Culture

Stephen A. Smith Got NABJ's "Thumbs Down" Award

No new episode this week — instead we're unlocking some Patreon exclusive 'Back to School' clips...

College Move-In Prep With Three Kids

Howard Unenrolls 500 Freshmen Before Move-In

Forbes Publishes First HBCU-Only Ranking

HBCU Alumni Aren't Funding Their Schools

Private Relay? More Like Public Relay…

The Lowdown

Apple's Private Relay Leaks Your IP

AI Floods Apple's Bug Bounty Program

Refurbished MacBook Neo Discount

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Meta's Muse Code Takes on Claude and Codex

For The Culture

Black Creators Under Fire for OpenAI Retreat

The Hookup

How to Turn Any App Icon Into a Widget

They may not limit your functionality with Apple Upgrade instead they could just make it unusable.

The Lowdown

Apple Just Hit $5 Trillion 

Apple Upgrade Is Here

Apple Hit the Brakes on Smart Glasses

2nd String

30 Tech Giants Just Formed an AI Security Alliance

For The Culture

Dress Code for College Students

The Hookup

How to Get the Fastest Driving Directions