October 16, 2025

Tech News Weekly 409: Apple's New M5 MacBook and iPad Pro

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge is on Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent this week! Jennifer is excited about the new iPad Pro. California passed a law requiring warning labels on social media. Apple announced the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro with the M5 chip. Meta launched new PG-13 Guidelines for teen users on Instagram.

The iPad Pro got an M5 update! But Jennifer is more excited about how the iPad got the chip needed to be a smart home controller that officially supports the Thread protocol.

Mikah talks about California passing a new law that requires social media companies to disclose the health risks of using social media.

Dan Moren of Six Colors stops by to talk about, besides the iPad Pro getting an upgrade to M5, the MacBook Pro and Vision Pro getting updated with the M5 chips.

And Mikah shares Meta's new PG-13 guidelines for Instagram Teen accounts.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Dan Moren

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October 16, 2025

Tech News Weekly 409: Apple's New M5 MacBook and iPad Pro

Listen Later

1 hour 10 minutes

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge is on Tech News Weekly with Mikah Sargent this week! Jennifer is excited about the new iPad Pro. California passed a law requiring warning labels on social media. Apple announced the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro with the M5 chip. Meta launched new PG-13 Guidelines for teen users on Instagram.

The iPad Pro got an M5 update! But Jennifer is more excited about how the iPad got the chip needed to be a smart home controller that officially supports the Thread protocol.

Mikah talks about California passing a new law that requires social media companies to disclose the health risks of using social media.

Dan Moren of Six Colors stops by to talk about, besides the iPad Pro getting an upgrade to M5, the MacBook Pro and Vision Pro getting updated with the M5 chips.

And Mikah shares Meta's new PG-13 guidelines for Instagram Teen accounts.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Dan Moren

Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

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