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Benjamin and Chance return for another episode recapping the week in Apple news, including the interesting details of Apple’s most recent earnings calls, the last of the Tim Cook era. Also, Apple complies with Microsoft’s Interoperability request for universal clipboard support on Windows, and John Ternus recruits an employee out of retirement to help lead his new company regime.

And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance is battling with HomeKit reliability woes, and ponders whether Benjamin’s messaging habits. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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Fernando and Jeff discuss Apple Upgrade in depth, including Apple’s motivation, the major players involved, how it may affect the used and refurbished market, and how it might open up the company’s upcoming foldable iPhone to a much wider audience.

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Benjamin and Chance break down all the details about Apple’s newly-launched Upgrade Program, while Chance gets frustrated with some of the edge-cases of Siri AI. The Apple smart glasses are now rumored for a WWDC 2027 debut, and the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 builds hype for the upcoming iPhone Fold.

And in Happy Hour Plus, we review how our 2026 annual predictions are faring so far. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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Data brokers are quietly building detailed profiles on all of us, and this week I’m joined by Miguel Fornés of Incogni to talk about where that information comes from, who’s buying it, and why this threat is getting increasingly more dangerous under AI.

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Fernando and Jeff discuss Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 event in depth, including hands-on experience with Samsung’s newest foldable form factor, the pros and cons of the new 4:3 aspect ratio, efforts to address the crease issue, and what this all means for Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone.

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Benjamin and Chance talk about the last week in Apple News, including the rumored new ‘Apple Upgrade’ leasing program, Apple Music price hike, iOS 27 beta 4 changes, an OLED screen roadmap for future Macs and iPads, and next-gen Apple Pencils with replaceable batteries.

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Jeff and Fernando discuss the iOS 27 Public Beta, some of their favorite new iOS 27 new features, and whether or not people should consider installing it on their main device. The pair also talks about ChatGPT vs Siri AI, OpenAI vs Apple, the end of carrier-financed unlocked iPhones, and nine upcoming new emoji.

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