MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte

Jan 21st 2025

MacBreak Weekly 956

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TikTok, Apple Card, One Year of Vision Pro

Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Category: News

TikTok is back up but unavailable for download in the App Store and Google Play Store. Could Apple be making Wi-Fi routers again? Is Goldman Sachs eyeing an early exit from Apple's partnership with the Apple Card? And it's been nearly one year since the Vision Pro was available for pre-order.

  • TikTok is partially back online in the US, but it’s not back in the App Store yet.
  • Apple might start making Wi-Fi routers again, but in a way you wouldn’t expect.
  • Redesigned Apple Mail app coming to Mac and iPad in April.
  • Apple Card's future in question as Goldman Sachs CEO eyes early exit.
  • ‘Severance’: Apple TV+ series has made more than $200M for streamer.
  • He didn't respond... so they kicked the door down – Tim Cook reveals how the Apple Watch saved his father's life.
  • Tony Fadell wanted Apple to buy Sonos; Steve wanted to sue it.
  • Apple makes it easy to donate to Red Cross's LA Wildfire relief efforts.

Picks of the Week:

  • Jason's Pick: SuperWhisper
  • Alex's Pick: nuphy Air75 v2 Portable
  • Andy's Picks: Letterboxd and the 500th episode of the Material Podcast

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