MBW 1034: The Other Side of the Corn - Price Hike for Apple Music

MBW 1034: The Other Side of the Corn - Price Hike for Apple Music

Author: TWiT July 22, 2026 Duration: 2:23:11

Apple is raising its subscription prices for both Apple Music & select Apple One bundles. The OpenAI & Apple legal battle is escalating. And are Siri's AI features finally coming to China?

  • Apple raises prices for Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions.
  • Is Apple One worth it for you after recent price hikes?
  • iCloud $32.8B CSAM lawsuit dismissed, Apple protected under Section 230 laws.
  • Apple in talks to settle DOJ antitrust lawsuit, per report.
  • Class action accuses Apple of misleading users about Hide My Email's privacy protections.
  • OpenAI and Apple legal battle escalates, poached employees warned about data deletion.
  • Apple Intelligence finally on the road to release in China.
  • PrismML releases Bonsai 27B, claiming first major AI model of its size fit for iPhone.
  • Apple's New Speech API vs Whisper: The First Real Benchmark.
  • Apple testing 'Live Notes' AI system to record Genius Bar sessions.
  • Apple's scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model.
  • visionOS 27 Beta: 90-Hertz-Freeze bei 24p-Quellen und neue Controller-Plattform.
  • A.I. 'Vibecoded' apps are flooding Apple's app store.
  • Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil.
  • San Francisco demands Apple and Google delete AI 'nudify' apps from App Stores.

Picks of the Week

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  • Christina's Pick: Nativ
  • Andy's Picks: David Bowie NASA Bolt Sticker & dbrand MacBook skin

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 33

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Duration: 2:00:48
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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:…
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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…