It is happening again: Disney+ and Hulu are raising prices on their streaming services prices, inspiring the panel to discuss strategies for managing streaming costs, and free content alternatives. The conversation then turns to Microsoft dropping Copilot+ branding from new Surface PCs, Copilot's lacking enterprise presence, reports of human review of CoPilot user photos, and broader concerns about how Microsoft and Meta approach privacy.
The panel includes: Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, and Jim Rea.
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Show Notes:
Chapters:
00:23 Apple Watch Limitations With Multiple iPhones
01:33 Disney+ and Hulu Raise Prices Again
03:28 Rotating Streaming Services to Control Costs
05:31 Libraries and Other Streaming Alternatives
07:15 Discovering Hoopla and Libby
08:23 Microsoft Drops Copilot+ PC Branding
10:02 Copilot's Consumer and Enterprise Adoption
11:01 Is Rebranding the Answer for Copilot?
13:53 Copilot Photos and Human Reviewers
15:24 Copilot and Copilot 365 App Confusion
16:18 Microsoft vs. Meta on Customer Privacy
17:36 Meta Products and Data Harvesting
18:48 Zuckerberg, AI Development, and Privacy
Links:
Apple Intelligence is taking up to 30GB (or more) on some Macs running macOS 27
https://appleworld.today/2026/09/apple-intelligence-it-taking-up-to-30gb-or-more-on-some-macs-running-macos-27/
Ast-Ware Arts Launches Rosetta Radar, a Free Mac Utility That Finds the Apps That Will Stop Working
https://appleworld.today/2026/09/ast-ware-arts-launches-rosetta-radar-a-free-mac-utility-that-finds-the-apps-that-will-stop-working/
Your $1,500 iPhone 18 Pro Max doesn't need a case, honest!
https://www.macworld.com/article/3127386/your-1500-iphone-18-pro-max-doesnt-need-a-case-honest.html
AirTag stalking victim says iPhone didn't warn her, so she's suing Apple
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/23/airtag-stalking-victim-says-iphone-didnt-warn-her-so-shes-suing-apple?utm_source=rss
Apple vs. Adobe: How does iOS 27's AI photo editing compare to Photoshop? - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/24/apple-vs-adobe-how-does-ios-27s-ai-photo-editing-compare-to-photoshop/
Adobe completes acquisition of Topaz Labs, bringing Emmy Award-winning AI enhancement capabilities to Adobe's creative ecosystem
https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2026/09/23/adobe-completes-acquisition-of-topaz-labs
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