1 Week Review of iPhone 18 Pro, Muse AI May Read Your Texts, Siri AI IRL

We review both the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini along with our week review of iPhone 18 Pro, Jason discovers Meta's Muse AI was reading his texts without permission, Siri AI with apps is a mixed bag, and more.

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Links from the show

• Stephen's Woz Shirt - Threads
• M6 Mac mini has my Mac Studio sweating - YouTube
• Jason's M5 Pro Mac mini Review
• The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests | The Verge
• Stephen's iPhone 18 Pro Review - YouTube
• iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin Mann
• AT&T seemingly has no plans to support Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature - 9to5Mac
• The Most Hidden iOS 27 Features - YouTube
• Apple Watch Series 12 Ceramic - YouTube
• Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It To - Inc. (45:01)
• Meta Threads post from Jason Aten
• Meta Keeps Apologizing for Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely - Inc.
• Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think | The Verge
• Daring Fireball: Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Read Jason Aten's Messages Database
• Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements | The Verge
• OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes | TechCrunch
• Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity | The Verge
• Daring Fireball: The iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ Press Conference Q&A — Finally
• Premium Video - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Made On YouTube | Innovation for the YouTube Era
• New features for the YouTube Era: Made on YouTube 2026 - YouTube Community
• Disney+ and Hulu Raise Prices Again, Ad-Free Plans Now $21.49 - MacRumors
• 18 Apps that "Work" with Siri AI Right Now - YouTube
• What’s Really Happening with Siri AI and Apps - Apple Podcasts (01:14:26)
• Mastodon post from Ryan Ashcraft
• Siri AI Coming to HomePod - MacRumors

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:53) - Apple Care Family Update
• (07:20) - M6 Mac mini Review
• (17:47) - iPhone 18 Pro Review
• (29:14) - Screen Time Debacle
• (37:27) - Sponsor: Claude
• (40:14) - Sponsor: Copilot Money
• (41:36) - Sponsor: OriginHQ
• (43:35) - Muse AI Read Jason's Texts
• (01:01:12) - Meta Connect
• (01:05:31) - Lightning Round
• (01:14:08) - Siri AI IRL

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