MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte

Feb 3rd 2026

MacBreak Weekly 1010

A Strand of Woz's Beard Hair

Apple's Record Quarter

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

Apple had a very strong Q1 2026, thanks to iPhone 17 sales. Apple acquires an AI company, its second-largest acquisition behind Beats by Dre. An Apple-1 computer prototype board #0 sold for $ 2.75 million. And new tech spec leaks of Apple's potential iPhone Fold hit the web!

  • Apple’s record quarter: Is this what a hit iPhone looks like?.
  • Apple reveals it has 2.5 billion active devices around the world.
  • Apple’s historic quarter doesn’t change the need for AI reckoning.
  • Apple revamps how you buy a Mac online, removes preconfigured options.
  • Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’.
  • Apple Design Team gains Halide co-founder, but the pro camera app isn't going anywhere.
  • Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app.
  • Apple was fined a total of $851M last year for privacy and antitrust violations.
  • Continuity Camera lands Apple in legal trouble for 'Sherlocking' Camo.
  • Apple-1 computer prototype board #0 sold for $2.75M.
  • Very first Apple check & early Apple-1 motherboard sold for $5 million combined.
  • New iPhone Fold specs revealed, including design, cameras, more.
  • Report: Apple ‘exploring’ clamshell foldable iPhone as potential follow-up model.
  • New MacBook Pro release date: Here’s when M5 Pro and M5 Max might debut.
  • Agentic coding comes to Xcode.
  • Auto-resizing columns in Finder.
  • iOS 26’s Passwords app has a new feature that can save you a headache.
  • Apple Maps gets a ‘Drops of God’ wine guide curated by actor Tomohisa Yamashita.
  • Apple C-series modem enables new privacy-focused limit precise location feature.
  • Today's Apple TV press day.
  • New ‘Humans of Apple TV’ video debuts, watch it here.
  • Apple TV launches F1 programming in app ahead of season kickoff.
  • Two years after release, Apple still hasn't decided what to do with Apple Vision Pro.
  • More Accessibility for Winter Olympics.

Picks of the Week

  • Shelly's Pick: Transit App
  • Leo's Picks: AppleUnsold and Bugs Apple Loves
  • Andy's Pick: ReelGood
  • Mikah's Pick: Picky Pad

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