Apple has unleashed updated MacBooks to an eagerly awaiting audience. We examine what the new machines brings and what they portend for Apple hardware in the near-future.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:00) Your iPhone now does Morse code, thanks to Google’s Gboard keyboard | the verge
- (01:25) YouTube will now notify some creators when their videos are stolen | the verge
- (02:15) No, the FCC won’t charge you $225 to complain about robocalls, Pai says | cnet
- (02:50) Microsoft matches Slack with a free version of its Teams chat app | the verge
- More Top Stories
- (03:30) BlackFly is latest attempt at flying car | bbc news
- (05:35) Battling Fake Accounts, Twitter to Slash Millions of Followers | the new york times
- (08:20) Google Enables “Site Isolation” Feature for 99% of Chrome Desktop Users | bleeping computer
- (10:05) Tech-support scammers know EVERYTHING about my computer, Dell customer says | ars technica
- (13:30) Uber and Uber Eats now let you split the bill using Venmo | venture beat
- BREAKING NEWS
- Discussion Story (18:40)
- Apple’s New Macbook Pros Have the Latest Intel Processors and Quieter Keyboards | the verge
- Apple finally discontinues 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro | the verge
- Apple worked with Blackmagic on a new external GPU | the verge
Apple discontinues its own photo printing service, recommends third-party Photos Projects apps instead| 9to5mac
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (27:15) Cynthia – 3D printed guns
- Today’s Contributor
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