AirPods Max, MacBook Neo, and Family Sharing on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple unexpectedly launched yet another device, the very long-awaited AirPods Max, plus the MacBook Neo gets more real-world testing, and Family Sharing gets a great update, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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Links from the Show:
• AirPods Max 2 vs AirPods Max: Premium personal audio compared (appleinsider.com/inside/airpods-max/vs/airpods…)
• AirPods Max 2 arrive with better ANC, Live Translation, and more (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/16/airpods-max…)
• iPhone 17e review: Welcome improvements (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/16/iphone-17e-…)
• iFixit MacBook Neo teardown confirms that it is Apple's most repairable laptop since 2012 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/13/ifixit-macb…)
• Tim Cook denies imminent retirement rumors, 'can't imagine life without Apple' (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/17/tim-cook-de…)
• Tim Cook dashes over to China for the latest Apple anniversary concert (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/18/tim-cook-da…)
• Apple scales up its partnership with Save the Music (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/17/apple-scale…)
• Tim Cook continues Apple's 50th anniversary victory lap in new interview (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/17/tim-cook-co…)
• Family Sharing no longer means sharing a credit card in iOS 26.4 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/18/family-shar…)
• Staff departures do not mean Apple will abandon Liquid Glass (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/15/staff-depar…)
• Siri and refined Liquid Glass controls on the docket for WWDC 2026 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/15/siri-and-re…)
• Liquid Glass is divisive now, but Apple knows where it's going (appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/16/liquid-glas…)
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• (00:00) - Intro

• (02:37) - AirPods Max

• (11:42) - MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e

• (38:39) - Apple celebrations

• (46:30) - Staff exit

• (51:15) - Family Sharing

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