New Macs, AI Music, & Tim Cook on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple announced the M6 processor for an updated Mac mini alongside the M5 Ultra in a Mac Studio, plus more layoffs impact the Vision Products Group and AI teams, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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• M6 Mac mini arrives with a new record-high starting price (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/m6-mac-mini…)
• You can spend $18,299 on a Mac Studio today, or more in October (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/you-can-spe…)
• MacBook-style key symbols come to all four Magic Keyboards (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/macbook-sty…)
• Apple's infamous Polishing Cloth drops to $9 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/apples-infa…)
• Why the new Mac Studio can support up to eight screens (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/why-the-new…)
• Mac Studio gets update to M5 Max and M5 Ultra (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/mac-studio-…)
• Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/20/layoffs-in-…)
• Apple Music's AI disclosure labels will soon be mandatory, rather than optional (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/20/apple-music…)
• Finally, Apple Pay is coming to WalMart stores in the US (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/21/finally-app…)
• Samsung and Apple are now neck and neck in Europe's declining smartphone market (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/20/samsung-and…)
• iPhone sales rise in Latin America even as smartphone market shrinks (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/21/iphone-sale…)
• It's anyone's guess how high iPhone prices might go, but $100 more might be enough (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/23/its-anyones…)
• Apple Stores refresh prepares to push a big smart home revamp (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/23/apple-store…)
• Ambient sensing and cameras to power Apple Home Hub personalization (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/24/ambient-sen…)
• Hide My Email no longer changing domains, will keep iCloud.com (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/24/hide-my-ema…)
• Smart TV analytics look dire for Apple TV F1 viewership, but not whole story (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/smart-tv-an…)
• OneRepublic headlines Tim Cook's going away party as he prepares to step down as CEO (appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/24/onerepublic…)
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