MBW 1024: Good Talk - Apple Reaches $250 Million Settlement Over Promised AI Capabilities on iPhones

MBW 1024: Good Talk - Apple Reaches $250 Million Settlement Over Promised AI Capabilities on iPhones

Author: TWiT May 13, 2026 Duration: 2:06:45

If you purchased an iPhone between June 2024 and March 2025, you could receive a payment from the $250 million settlement over Apple's intelligence features on iPhones! Apple could be using Intel chips again in future Apple products. More Mac mini and Mac Studio models are no longer available on the Apple Store. And Apple is now requiring verification for education discounts.

  • US Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit.
  • iPhone users could get up to $95 per device as Apple reaches $250M settlement over Siri delays
  • Apple reportedly has a deal to use Intel-made chips again.
  • Intel's stock jumped 13% today over Apple chip manufacturing report
  • Additional Mac mini and Mac Studio models cut from the Apple Store website as AI data centers strain available RAM, SSD supplies
  • Apple requires verification for education discounts, ENDS discounts for k-12 unless you're homeschooled.
  • Tim Cook among CEOs confirmed for President Trump's China trip.
  • More refunds possible for Apple as Trump's 10% global tariffs found illegal too.
  • Apple releases tvOS 26.5, HomePod 26.5, and visionOS 26.5.
  • Apple to make design changes in macOS 27 to address Tahoe quirks.
  • Here's how I finally got Google's uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac.
  • macOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel.
  • Apple kicks off new run of A18 Pro chips as MacBook Neo demand exceeds expectations.
  • Not dead yet: Apple Vision still has a future.
  • visionOS 27 will bring these new Vision Pro upgrades.
  • The $1 Steve Jobs coin.
  • Google denies copying Apple's Liquid Glass design for Android.
  • You can purchase Apple's Mac Pro wheels kit for $699.

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Duration: 1:58:50
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MBW 1022: Ultra Expensive - The Apple Rumor Mill [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:20:36
The panel can't stop talking about John Ternus becoming the next Apple CEO! Is the iPhone Ultra the official name of Apple's folding iPhone? Apple's product timeline for 2026 and beyond. And Apple's Q2 2026 earnings repo…
MBW 1020: AirPods for Your Face - Is the MacBook Neo a Hit? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00:48
There's strong demand for the MacBook Neo as Apple ramps up production on the budget-friendly laptop. A fake crypto wallet app was recently removed from Apple's App Store. And Apple is testing AI glasses that could come…
MBW 1018: 50 Years and Still Going Strong - Apple: The First 50 Years [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:07:15
David Pogue joins the show to talk about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years. iOS 26.4 is out with new features & security fixes. And Apple officially discontinues the Mac Pro. Apple: The First 50 Years. Apple at 50:…
MBW 1015: Who Shot Apple Intelligence? - The MacBook Neo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:29:23
Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo, the company's foray into a low-cost laptop. The iPhone Fold's supposed design has leaked through 3D CAD rendering files. And a toolkit for hacking iPhones has leaked. 18 years later, Apple…