MBW 1013: Boopgate - Steve Jobs' 71st Birthday

About this episode

The episode celebrates Steve Jobs' 71st birthday while discussing various Apple-related news and updates.

Welcome, Christina Warren, to the MacBreak Weekly panel! Looking back at Steve Jobs and what would have been his 71st birthday. Jason Snell unveils the Six Colors report card. And Apple plans to manufacture Mac Minis in Houston. Remembering Steve Jobs on his 71st birthday. Steve Jobs Archive releases "Letters to a Young Creator" featuring Tim Cook, Jony Ive, and more. David Pogue shares first look at upcoming "Apple: The First 50 Years" book. Apple's next big thing is a push into visual artificial intelligence. The Six Colors report card. The evil LeapFrog tablet in Toy Story 5 appears to be running the macOS window manager. Disneyland's "MuppetVision 3D" will be released on the Apple Vision Pro. Here's why Brian Henson is okay with it. Apple plans to manufacture Mac Mini in Houston. iPhone satellite features helped Lake Tahoe avalanche survivors get rescued. Apple and Google employees customized their own Tudor watches. Now they're up for sale. PageMaker pioneer Paul Brainerd, 1947-2026: Aldus founder devoted his second chapter to the planet. Picks of the Week Christina's Pick: Updatest Andy's Pick: Acme Weather Jason's Pick: macOS 26 Tahoe Leo's Pick: Thaw Hosts: Leo Laporte…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Snell, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Christina Warren

Topics covered

• Steve Jobs
• Apple news
• technology updates
• artificial intelligence
• Mac Mini manufacturing
• visual technology
• book releases

Keywords

• Steve Jobs
• Apple
• Mac Mini
• artificial intelligence
• technology
• Six Colors
• David Pogue
• Christina Warren
• visual technology
• book releases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, TWiT, Six Colors, Disneyland

Products: Mac Mini, Apple Vision Pro

Books & works: Letters to a Young Creator, Apple: The First 50 Years

Places: Houston, Lake Tahoe

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