Jeff and Fernando discuss Apple’s smart home reboot, including the new $299 Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, Apple TV 4K, and Apple Home Collection lineup. Sponsored by Rokform : Get your iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo cases today for 20% off when using code MAC2026.
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Apple and Meta worked together so that Meta’s new open-weight model, Muse Spark Open, runs on Apple’s Mac Studio desktops. The companies revealed the work on Thursday. The two rivals had not struck a public partnership since 2017, CNBC reported.
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