Apple Card Chase transition is official, NBA on Vision Pro, Fitness+ in 2026

Benjamin and Chance cover this week in Apple news, including the long-awaited announcement that the Apple Card will be switching from Goldman Sachs to Chase, in about . Also, Fitness+ doesn’t quite live up to its own new year marketing hype, NBA live-streaming kicks off on Vision Pro, and Apple makes App Store changes to satisfy Japan regulators.

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Links

• Apple drops cryptic teaser for Apple Fitness+: ‘Something big is coming’ in 2026 (9to5mac.com/2025/12/30/apple-fitness-something…)

• Apple Fitness+ launches new features for building exercise habits (9to5mac.com/2026/01/02/apple-fitness-launches-…)

• How Apple Watch helps people make it past ‘Quitter’s Day’ with their fitness resolutions (9to5mac.com/2026/01/02/apple-watch-helps-you-m…)

• Apple confirms Chase takeover for Apple Card and reveals new details (9to5mac.com/2026/01/07/apple-confirms-chase-ta…)

• Apple reportedly finds Apple Card partner to replace Goldman Sachs (9to5mac.com/2026/01/07/apple-reportedly-finds-…)

• How to watch Lakers NBA games in Apple Immersive on Apple Vision Pro (9to5mac.com/2026/01/05/how-to-watch-lakers-nba…)

• Mayo's screen recording (videos.files.wordpress.com/gJ6uNsuj/screen-rec…)

• Apple announces sweeping App Store and iPhone changes in Japan (9to5mac.com/2025/12/17/apple-announces-sweepin…)