The MacBreak Weekly panel is patiently waiting for Apple's September event! A story about stolen luggage at LAX being recovered thanks to an Apple AirTag diverges into a spirited discussion on clothing and luggage. And Apple could be prepared to drop its largest case redesign for the iPhone 17, including a spiritual successor to the FineWoven material.

Apple plans AirPods feature that can live-translate conversations.
Upgrade 579: The 2025 September Event Draft.
Stolen luggage at LAX recovered thanks to Apple AirTag.
Apple taking half of TSMC's 2nm chip capacity when production hits full speed.
France's unnecessary iPhone 12 RF patch is spreading across Europe.
Apple may be readying the largest case redesign yet for iPhone 17.
New 'Vision Air': Here's how much lighter and less expensive it might be.
You can try Apple's lightning-fast video captioning model right from your browser.
Apple just released a new AI chatbot to help retail employees sell iPhones.
Apple Music radio stations are now available outside of Apple Music for the first time.
Adafruit Fruit Jam – An RP2350 mini computer running classic Macintosh - CNX Software.
Zoom wins broadcast Emmy.

Picks of the Week

Leo's Pick: Vintage Apple
Jason's Picks: The Nomad Leather Mag Wallet with Find My & Sport Band for Apple Watch
Andy's Pick: Blitzortung
Alex's Pick: OWC Thunderblade X12

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