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Stephen Robles and Jason Aten
MacBook Pro PROLED Hands-On, Your Apple Watch is Listening, Siri AI Gets Superpowers
NOV 5, 2026103 MIN
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Description
We both have the new touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED in-hand and give our impressions, a quick review of iPad mini, Audio Intelligence launches with iOS 27.3 and beta and Siri Recaps are wild, plus Siri AI gets more abilities, and Stephen got scammed.
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Links from the show
iPhone Duo Stock Checker: In-Stock Alerts | Store Stock Checker
2026 iPad mini Review: ALMOST Perfect... - YouTube
12 Hours with PROLED MacBook: I can't go back - YouTube
iOS 27.3 is HUGE - Vertical Tabs, Siri Recaps, Audio Intelligence - YouTube
The New iPad mini Is Delightfully Confusing (03:35)
There’s Only 1 Thing I Don’t Love About Apple’s New Touchscreen MacBook Pro (16:09)
Mastodon post from Tim Chaten
Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview Sep 2026
For years people have worried their devices were listening, Apple just made it a feature
Siri AI is now open to all developers - Latest News - Apple Developer
Siri AI's Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious - MacStories
DoorDash to Acquire Instacart to Help Local Stores Win
Apple’s Latest Siri Announcement Could Mean the End of Apps on Your iPhone (01:19:54)
Apple Just Had a Record Quarter While Everyone Else Is on an AI Spending Spree
macOS 27.3 Makes Markdown Files Easier to Read - MacRumors
With iOS 27.3, Apple will start checking iCloud public links for ‘harmful content’ - 9to5Mac
Apple is Putting Employees on an AI Budget - MacRumors
Web host Squarespace lays off 19% of its employees | TechCrunch
Google Just Gave Schools an Impossible Choice About AI (01:28:07)
Reddit Is About to Make Its Website Worse to Protect It From AI
(00:00) - Intro
(03:35) - iPad mini Review
(16:09) - MacBook Pro PROLED
(48:07) - Sponsor: Coax
(50:18) - Sponsor: SerpAPI
(51:55) - Sponsor: Ramp
(53:32) - Apple Watch Siri Recaps
(01:19:54) - Siri AI Superpowers
(01:28:07) - Lightning Round
(01:38:39) - Personal Tech
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