MacBreak Weekly 979: Matt Baloney

Are people furious about the F1 Movie Apple Wallet ad? Apple could look to using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri AI features. The EU could miss out on new iOS 26 features when it rolls out later this year. And Pixelmator Pro gets new updates that integrate Apple Intelligence features!

• More on Apple's trust-eroding 'F1 The Movie' Wallet ad.
• Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal.
• iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, watchOS 11.6, tvOS 18.6 and visionOS 2.6 get second betas
• Apple tells EU to forget about getting all the new iOS 26 features.
• Germany asks Apple and Google to pull DeepSeek app.
• Brazil wants its piece of the App Store anti-competition fines Apple faces worldwide.
• Senior Vision Pro engineer allegedly took a 'massive volume' of secret plans to Snap.
• Apple surveys Vision Pro users about competing headsets and smart glasses.
• Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive powers Apple Vision Pro's next leap.
• The eight reasons people upgrade Mac or PC, as shipments surge.
• Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor.
• Pixelmator Pro gains better RAW images, Accessibility — and Apple Intelligence.
• Apple loses bid to dismiss US smartphone monopoly case.
• Apple finally has a box office hit with 'F1.' What's next for the studio's movie strategy?
• Apple's Swift working to support Android app development.

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: ICE Block
• Jason's Pick: MacWhisper
• Andy's Pick: Neon Ichiban
• Alex's Pick: Lingo

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