<description>&lt;p&gt;It's been a Mac-heavy week! In this episode, Devindra and producer Ben Ellman dive into all of Apple's new M4 hardware: the new iMac, Mac mini and refreshed Macbook Pros. The Mac mini, in particular, looks like it'll be a huge hit for anyone who needs a simple desktop system. Also, we dive into why Apple is pushing for every Mac to get 16GB of RAM at a minimum. That will benefit all users, even if they don't care about Apple Intelligence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unofficial Mac Week: Apple announces M4 Pro and M4 Max chips in refreshed iMac, Mac Mini, and Macbook Pro models – 0:58&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regulators force Lyft to tell U.S. drivers accurate numbers of how much money they’ll make – 45:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AP report: OpenAI’s Whisper transcription model invents parts of audio transcripts – 49:06&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AOC and Tim Walz streamed Crazy Taxi on Twitch – 53:11&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McDonalds can finally repair their own McFlurry machines in significant win for Right to repair – 55:54&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Around Engadget – 59:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop culture picks – 1:03:42 &lt;/p&gt; </description>

The Engadget Podcast

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Apple’s M4 heads to the iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro

OCT 31, 202469 MIN
The Engadget Podcast

Apple’s M4 heads to the iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro

OCT 31, 202469 MIN

Description

It's been a Mac-heavy week! In this episode, Devindra and producer Ben Ellman dive into all of Apple's new M4 hardware: the new iMac, Mac mini and refreshed Macbook Pros. The Mac mini, in particular, looks like it'll be a huge hit for anyone who needs a simple desktop system. Also, we dive into why Apple is pushing for every Mac to get 16GB of RAM at a minimum. That will benefit all users, even if they don't care about Apple Intelligence.

Unofficial Mac Week: Apple announces M4 Pro and M4 Max chips in refreshed iMac, Mac Mini, and Macbook Pro models – 0:58

Regulators force Lyft to tell U.S. drivers accurate numbers of how much money they’ll make – 45:30

AP report: OpenAI’s Whisper transcription model invents parts of audio transcripts – 49:06

AOC and Tim Walz streamed Crazy Taxi on Twitch – 53:11

McDonalds can finally repair their own McFlurry machines in significant win for Right to repair – 55:54

Around Engadget – 59:45

Pop culture picks – 1:03:42