MacBreak Weekly 983: The Saggy Quarter

The public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and others are available now. A new feature in iOS 26 could help filter spam messages more effectively. Will Chase be the new home for the Apple Card? And is Apple's new AppleCare One service worth it for you?

• Does iPadOS 26 steer the iPad in the wrong direction?
• First Look: macOS Tahoe Public Beta.
• iPadOS 26 preview: The rare software update that makes (most) old hardware feel new.
• Apple's iOS 26 text filters could cost political campaigns millions of dollars, top GOP group warns.
• JPMorgan Chase is the hot favorite for Apple Card takeover.
• AppleCare One launches as a single plan to cover multiple Apple devices.
• First look: Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive test footage for Apple Vision Pro.
• Sundar Pichai thinks that phones will still matter for at least a few years.
• Developers can now try special offers to persuade subscribers to stay.
• UK ready to impose competition interventions on Apple and Google.
• Blender is building a full-featured iPad app, but it's not clear when it will be released.
• Adobe rolls out new generative AI features for Photoshop to let users more easily add or remove people and objects.
• Apple TV+ unveils first look at Vince Gilligan's new science fiction drama "Pluribus," starring Emmy Award nominee Rhea Seehorn.
• iPhone 17 development device spotted in the wild.
• Apple loses fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta's Superintelligence team.

Picks of the Week:

• Jason's Pick: Rocket
• Leo's Pick: Perplexity MCP for Mac
• Andy's Pick: Tom Lehrer's public domain songs
• Alex's Pick: Magic John Screen Protector

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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