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
• You can spend $18,299 on a Mac Studio today, or more in October
• MacBook-style key symbols come to all four Magic Keyboards
• Apple's infamous Polishing Cloth drops to $9
• Why the new Mac Studio can support up to eight screens
• Mac Studio gets update to M5 Max and M5 Ultra
• Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing
• Apple Music's AI disclosure labels will soon be mandatory, rather than optional
• Finally, Apple Pay is coming to WalMart stores in the US
• Samsung and Apple are now neck and neck in Europe's declining smartphone market
• iPhone sales rise in Latin America even as smartphone market shrinks
• It's anyone's guess how high iPhone prices might go, but $100 more might be enough
• Apple Stores refresh prepares to push a big smart home revamp
• Ambient sensing and cameras to power Apple Home Hub personalization
• Hide My Email no longer changing domains, will keep iCloud.com
• Smart TV analytics look dire for Apple TV F1 viewership, but not whole story
• OneRepublic headlines Tim Cook's going away party as he prepares to step down as CEO

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