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Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines give you the lowdown on technology news, culture, tips & tricks from an Apple fan perspective

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October 30, 2026 • 53 mins

We recap Apple’s Pro and Tell event, from the glowing Apple logo’s return to which MacBook Pro you should actually buy, plus Oura’s new lawsuit, HaloBraid, and an iPhone Duo button tip.

The Lowdown
Pro and Tell Recap
MacBook Pro M6
MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display

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Oura sues Ultrahuman AGAIN

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HaloBraid: Tech & Culture Meet

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How to remap iPhone Duo buttons to match...

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Apple shades AI’s “lunatic fringe” as touchscreen MacBook Pros loom, Starlink slows Ukraine down, chatbots flunk culture class, and your iPhone locks to passcode-only.

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Apple’s “Pro and Tell” Event: Touchscreen MacBook Pro Expected

iPhone Duo Delivery Dates Are Getting Pulled In

Apple Calls AI’s Loudest Players the “Lunatic Fringe”

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Musk Reportedly Slows Starlink ...

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October 16, 2026 • 58 mins

Apple opened the door to its smart home, but the welcome mat comes with a price, and we’re talking about all of it.

The Lowdown

Welcome Home: Apple Event Recap

iPhone Duo Hits Stores Oct 23

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Flock Safety Or Surveillance?

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October 9, 2026 • 44 mins

Smart glasses, green bubbles, and the cost of convenience

The Lowdown

Your Mac Won't Let Go of Apple Intelligence — Should Apple Add a Delete Button?

Apple and LG Team Up on 7 Smart Home Devices

iOS 27 RCS Upgrades Fix the Green Bubble Annoyances

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Visually Impaired Users Fear a Smart Glasses Backlash

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Wembanyama Says No to Sports Betting Deals — Should Other Players Follow?

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How to Force Quit Ap...

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October 1, 2026 • 51 mins

Apple owes somebody $250 million over Siri promises it didn't keep. Are you that somebody? 

The Lowdown

$250M Siri Settlement Site Live

Ternus May Blow Up Apple's Release Calendar

Apple's Shelved AI AppleCare Plan

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McDonald's AI Menu Pricing

For The Culture

A Different World… The Sequel

The Hookup

Siri AI actually works

Get Your Apple Settlement Check

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September 25, 2026 • 68 mins

Your iPhone forgets your face, your Mac gives its storage to Siri, and Meta wants your wallet, so of course the most trustworthy thing in tech this week is a 0.1% raise.

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iPhone 18 Pro's Face ID Is Having an Identity Crisis

iPhone 18 First Impressions

Apple Intelligence Is Eating Your Mac's Storage (And You Can't Say No)

Apple Card Savings Finally Gets a Raise

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Meta's Muse Wants to Be Your Personal Shopper. Amazon Isn...

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September 17, 2026 • 50 mins

IOS 27 is here, but to get the most talked about feature, Siri AI, you’ll still have to get in line to get it.

The LowdowniOS 27 Is Here 

Craig Federighi Admitted the iPhone Duo and iPad Mini Basically Do the Same Thing

Apple Quietly Raised Prices on the Old iPhones — Right After the Duo Event

2nd StringMeta's Smart Glasses NameTag Feature Not On But Still Trains on Your Photos

For The CultureFamed Director Says AI Mean...

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September 11, 2026 • 79 mins

Apple's fall event delivers a genuinely impressive iPhone Duo, pricier Pro models, and a rebuilt Siri AI still stuck in beta — leaving us skeptical if the hype will match what's actually shipping.

The Lowdown

iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max: New Colors, $100 Price Hike

A20 Pro Chip Powers It All (For What, Exactly?)

Camera Overhaul: Variable Aperture, Pro Controls, Reference Image & Dynamic Island

Siri AI Arrives... In Beta

Apple W...

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September 4, 2026 • 52 mins

But will it be more of the same or an adventure into a new frontier.

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John Ternus Is Officially CEO

Phil Schiller Is Out as Head of the App Store and Product Events

The Vision Pro Layoffs Were Way Bigger Than First Reported

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The EU Just Classified ChatGPT as a Search Engine 

For The Culture

"Was She Black?" — Raven-Symoné's Podcast Comment is Dividing the Internet

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How To: Set Your Wallet Cards on Au...

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August 28, 2026 • 57 mins

iPhone invites are out, Vision Pro (and the team) put on ice, and Target blows it (again)...

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Apple sends out invites for its annual fall iPhone event

Apple refreshes the Mac Mini and Mac Studio with new AI-ready chips

Apple reportedly scales back Vision team

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If your Uber or Lyft driver goes hands-free, should they ask your permission?

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Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after...

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August 21, 2026 • 61 mins

Everybody's putting cameras on your face — except maybe Apple, betting you'll trust its camera-enabled AirPods more because they don't take your picture.


The Lowdown

The Epic Games Fight Just Went To Supreme Court

Camera-Equipped AirPods Are Coming This Fall — And They're Not for Photos

iPhone Ultra Supply Problem Leaked by Screen Protectors

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Claude Adds Watermarking Everything It Writes

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Stephen A....

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August 13, 2026 • 41 mins

No new episode this week — instead we're unlocking some Patreon exclusive 'Back to School' clips...

College Move-In Prep With Three Kids

Howard Unenrolls 500 Freshmen Before Move-In

Forbes Publishes First HBCU-Only Ranking

HBCU Alumni Aren't Funding Their Schools

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August 7, 2026 • 48 mins

Private Relay? More Like Public Relay…

The Lowdown

Apple's Private Relay Leaks Your IP

AI Floods Apple's Bug Bounty Program

Refurbished MacBook Neo Discount

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Meta's Muse Code Takes on Claude and Codex

For The Culture

Black Creators Under Fire for OpenAI Retreat

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How to Turn Any App Icon Into a Widget

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July 31, 2026 • 58 mins

They may not limit your functionality with Apple Upgrade instead they could just make it unusable.

The Lowdown

Apple Just Hit $5 Trillion 

Apple Upgrade Is Here

Apple Hit the Brakes on Smart Glasses

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30 Tech Giants Just Formed an AI Security Alliance

For The Culture

Dress Code for College Students

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How to Get the Fastest Driving Directions

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July 24, 2026 • 61 mins

Nica built an app with just AI…”Wanna [see] it? here it go”

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Building The Brag Book App With AI

iOS 26.6 Preps Your Phone for Siri AI

Tim Cook's Final Earnings Call as CEO

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EU Mandates In-Car Distraction Cameras

For The Culture

Argentina's World Cup Racism Fallout

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Measure Your Height With iPhone LiDAR

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July 17, 2026 • 50 mins

Hov said it best — and so did this week's headlines.

The Lowdown

Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft

AAPL stock unexpectedly rallies 15% 

iOS 27 Public Beta Live -  SiriAI for almost everybody

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New York Just Became the First State to Ban AI Data Centers

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Jay-Z NYC Takeover

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Protect Yourself From the FaceTime Bank Scam

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July 10, 2026 • 39 mins

Apple's Hide My Email gets caught leaking real addresses, the EU hands Apple another loss, Meta's smart glasses run into privacy tampering, Trump's FIFA favor blows up on Team USA, and we hook you up with how to wipe your number before selling your iPhone.

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Hide My Email Had One Job

Apple Intelligence Starts Snitching on Google Cloud

Apple Loses Its EU Digital Markets Act Appeal

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Meta Locks Down Tampered Smart Glasse...

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July 3, 2026 • 40 mins

The numbers are out, but how will the people respond?

The Lowdown

Real Numbers behind Apple Increases

OpenAI Is Raiding Apple's House

Apple Is Lobbying US to Buy Chips From a Chinese Military Company

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Google Just Killed the GIFs — Well, Sort of

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BET Awards 2026

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How to NOT Get Scammed on Your World Cup Tickets

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June 26, 2026 • 45 mins

RAM shortages, lawsuits, AI passports, and a $40 vinyl that's got Black Twitter in its feelings.

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Your Next iPhone Is About to Cost More — Tim Cook Said So

Congress Wants Inside the App Store — Apple Is Not Having It

Apple vs. Jon Prosser: The Liquid Glass Leak Has Consequences

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Show Your ID to Use AI? Apple Wallet Could Be the Key

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Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt Turns 30 — But Did He Have to...

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June 19, 2026 • 56 mins

Apple's raising prices and we're going to complain, pre-order, and repeat.

The Lowdown

The iPhone Fold Is Basically Confirmed

Apple Is Paying Out $250 Million for Overhyping Sir

Apple confirms price increases are coming to its products due to RAM shortage

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U.S. Government Pulled the Plug on Anthropic's Most Powerful AI

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FIFA Fun!

Happy Juneteenth

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Double Your Cash Back at Nike with Apple Card

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