609: You Gotta Be Gud

Subtitle: Winners Only™
Apple has increased prices across its Mac and iPad lines, the guys are all on iOS 27 Beta 2, and the Bill of Rickies is amended.

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Steve The Bearcow – Designed in California (kickstarter.com/projects/designedincalifornia/…)
Evan Spiegel on X: "That’s just what my ear looks like" (x.com/evanspiegel/status/2067730052746490310)
Daring Fireball: Gurman Says Second-Gen iPhone Air, Coming in Early 2027, Will Sport a 0.5× Ultra-Wide Second Camera (daringfireball.net/linked/2026/06/22/gurman-ip…)
Daring Fireball: Ultra-Wide 0.5× Lenses Have Utility Beyond 'Photography' (daringfireball.net/linked/2026/06/22/ultra-wid…)
Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/06/25/apple-price-increases-m…)
Apple Has Increased Prices Across Mac and iPad Models - 512 Pixels (512pixels.net/2026/06/apple-has-increased-prices)
Casey Newton's Post — Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jg7zvku4khzmvyjwbzv4l…)
MacBook Air Retro Series Skins/Wraps & Covers – Slickwraps (slickwraps.com/collections/macbook-air-13-m5-s…)
Everything New in iOS 27 Beta 2 - MacRumors (macrumors.com/guide/ios-27-features)
Apple Home Just Got WAY Better with iOS 27 - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=zXf3Ljv-RI8)
iPadOS Lets You Automate Window Placement with Shortcuts - MacStories (macstories.net/notes/ipados-27-finally-lets-yo…)
Mac Power Users #844: Building the Ideal Apple Smart Home - Relay (relay.fm/mpu/844)
Apple tells Siri AI to clearly refuse requests to summarize URLs - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/06/24/ios-27-beta-2-apple-tel…)
The Bill of Rickies (Changelog\) (rickies.co/billof/keynote-jun-2026)