Benjamin and Chance discuss Apple's surprise acquisition of Pixelmator, all the new features and changes in the latest OS betas, and rumors of Apple's indecision about the future of on-your-face wearables.
And in Happy Hour Plus, we speculate on what we'd like to see in the proposed 2026 MacBook Pro redesign. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.
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Links
- Apple Reaches Agreement to Acquire Pixelmator
- iOS 18.2 beta 2: All the New Features and Changes
- visionOS 2.2 Adds New Wide and Ultrawide Settings for Mac Virtual Display, More
- macOS 15.2 Lets Users Add a Weather Widget to the Menu Bar
- Apple Is Seriously Considering’ A vision device that brings computing to your iPhone
- Apple launches internal research into smart glasses
- Apple could face first-ever EU fine for violating DMA rules as early as this month
- EU Commission assesses whether iPad provides sufficient compatibility with third-party headphones and smart pens
- Apple reportedly to launch 'complete redesign' of MacBook Pro in 2026
