Subtitle: His Skin Seems to Want It

Federico is at the beach, Myke questions his iPhone's future, and Stephen wears watches. Then: a whole stack of Q&A items.

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Stephen Hackett: "Marked Safe From…" - eworld.social

An Update to My Apple History Calendar - 512 Pixels

iPhone 18 Pro Could Be Noticeably Thicker Than iPhone 17 Pro - MacRumors

iPhone 18 Pro Max Said to Be Thicker and Heavier Than Predecessor - MacRumors

ArtfulType, a Markdown Editor for 68k Macs - 512 Pixels

I Made AI Write 1980's Macintosh Software - Action Retro - YouTube

Mode Designs

Kinda Funny Games - YouTube

NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL - MacStories

Mac Power Users - Relay

The Rest Is Entertainment

The Town With Matthew Belloni - The Ringer

The Vergecast

Waveform

Acquired

THIS CAR POD! - YouTube

Designed in California

Myke's Chart in Asana

Casio GW-M5610U-1

DDC-200 Timex × DDC “Standard Issue Scout Watch – Draplin Design Co.

Ollee Watch

The Apple Watch is rumored to undergo some big changes, Safari is gaining MCP support, and the Rickies may have accidentally created a black hole.

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Federico's Trap

MacBook Neo Cannes Lions Submission

Mac Power Users #855: Federico Viticci Reverse Engineered Shortcuts - Relay

Federico's iOS 27 Review Dashboard

Federico's iOS 27 Review Solar System

Apple Watch Ultra 4 getting two major new upgrades, per report - 9to5Mac

Report: Apple Watch Redesign Coming Next Year With New Band System - MacRumors

Apple Watch to get ‘major overhaul’ next year, says leaker - 9to5Mac

Safari’s New MCP Server Is Great for Agents - MacStories

Introducing the Safari MCP server for web developers | WebKit

Subtitle: Winners Only™

Apple has increased prices across its Mac and iPad lines, the guys are all on iOS 27 Beta 2, and the Bill of Rickies is amended.

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Steve The Bearcow – Designed in California

Evan Spiegel on X: "That’s just what my ear looks like"

Daring Fireball: Gurman Says Second-Gen iPhone Air, Coming in Early 2027, Will Sport a 0.5× Ultra-Wide Second Camera

Daring Fireball: Ultra-Wide 0.5× Lenses Have Utility Beyond 'Photography'

Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more - 9to5Mac

Apple Has Increased Prices Across Mac and iPad Models - 512 Pixels

Casey Newton's Post — Bluesky

MacBook Air Retro Series Skins/Wraps & Covers – Slickwraps

Everything New in iOS 27 Beta 2 - MacRumors

Apple Home Just Got WAY Better with iOS 27 - YouTube

iPadOS Lets You Automate Window Placement with Shortcuts - MacStories

Mac Power Users #844: Building the Ideal Apple Smart Home - Relay

Apple tells Siri AI to clearly refuse requests to summarize URLs - 9to5Mac

The Bill of Rickies (Changelog\)

Myke questions Stephen about his home network, then discusses the ups and downs of having an LLM power Siri. Also: a love letter to the iPhone Air and questions about Snap's new AR glasses.

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An Updated Look at My Home Network - 512 Pixels

Designed in California – Kickstarter Campaign

Tim Cook Says Apple Price Increases Are 'Unavoidable' Due to Memory Costs - MacRumors

Exclusive | Apple Price Increases ‘Unavoidable,’ Tim Cook Says in WSJ Exclusive - WSJ

News+ Link for Tim Cook's Interview

Intel stock rises after Trump touts U.S.-built chip deal with Apple – CNBC

Apple Plans Second-Generation iPhone Air Launch for Spring 2027 - Bloomberg

SPECS AR Glasses

Introducing SPECS Augmented Reality Glasses

Snap is finally about to ship AR glasses — and they cost a fortune | The Verge

Snap Specs LIVE — $2,200 augmented reality smart glasses announced, along with availability and specs | Tom's Guide

Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses? | The Verge

Meta & EssilorLuxottica Sold 7 Million Smart Glasses In 2025 – UploadVR

WWDC26 has come and gone, and the guys have scores to pick, topics to discuss, and Liquid Glass sliders to adjust.

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Wax London

Dub Dub Daily: Day 2 | WWDC26 - YouTube

Platforms State of the Union - WWDC26 - Videos - Apple Developer

Rickies.co: WWDC 2026

Rickies.net: WWDC 2026

Jason Snell: "Cable management and 4 Mac Studios"

Mark Gurman on AI Extensions – X

Lil' Finder Guy made an appearance... - Basic Apple Guy on Threads

iCloud+ Subscribers Get Higher Apple Intelligence Usage Limits in iOS 27 - MacRumors

WWDC26: Tim Cook’s Closing Reflections - 512 Pixels

WWDC 2026: Between Seasons - MacStories

Subtitle: I Quit the Show That Helps

WWDC26 is almost here, and the guys have come to the show with a set of predictions about what Apple will show off next week.

We also changed the Bill of Rickies again.

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GitHub - darinkelkhoff/connectedCli: A command-line companion for the Connected podcast · GitHub

Designed in California – Kickstarter Campaign

Rickies.co: WWDC 2026

Rickies.net: WWDC 2026

Upgrade #618: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2026 - Relay

Oops: Startup Humane Quietly Corrects Ai Pin Demo Video Errors | PCMag

In the second mistake, the Ai Pin is asked how much protein is in a handful of almonds. The device is shown about 12 almonds, which should only offer 3 grams of protein. But instead the Ai Pin says, “these almonds have 15 grams of protein,” or what half a cup of almonds offer. 

Mac Power Users - Relay

F1 Car at Apple Park

Birds Aren't Real - Wikipedia

Stephen has been blogging, Myke has been shopping, and Federico has been... CLI'ing.

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Apple Publishes Document to Help Users Tell Creator Studio Apps Apart - MacRumors

Identify Apple Creator Studio apps on your Mac - Apple Support

A Palazzo Reborn: Inside Apple's Stunning New Store in Via del Corso, Rome - MacStories

The Now Page - 512 Pixels

Compare Screenshots Over Time - 512 Pixels

Kickstarter: Designed in California

Hugo

11ty

Google Fitbit Air

Fitbit Air: The Truth About the "Whoop Killer" - MKBHD - YouTube

‎Pace by Athlytic App - App Store

Oura Ring 5

Apple iOS 27 Photos, Screenshots: Revamped Siri, Pro Camera App, New AI Features - Bloomberg

Introducing RemCTL: The Power-User Reminders CLI for macOS and AI Agents - MacStories

Apple has announced new accessibility features coming to iOS, Google has announced ... a lot of things... at IO, and Federico has announced Shortcuts Playground. (Myke and Stephen don't have anything to announce.)

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When Was the ISS Last Over Your House?

Jay's ISS Photo

Instagram redesigns iPad app to what it always should have been - 9to5Mac

Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates with Apple Intelligence - Apple

Apple Intelligence-Infused Accessibility Features Promise Greater Flexibility and Power - MacStories

Ferret-UI 2: Mastering Universal User Interface Understanding Across Platforms - Apple Machine Learning Research

Google I/O 2026: News and announcements

Google I/O 2026 keynote in 35 minutes - YouTube

The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026 | The Verge

Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex - MacStories

Shortcuts Playground — Describe it. Build it. Run it.

Apple iOS 27: AI Writing, Grammar Help; New Shortcuts App; Custom Wallpapers - Bloomberg

Subtitle: Topic 3: Myke

Gurman has details on iOS 27, Google has new laptops, and Myke has an obligation to skip the third topic this week.

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Triple J — Apple News+

Apple hires iPhone camera app Halide's co-founder for its design team | TechCrunch

Apple Wanted to Buy Halide to Boost iPhone 18 Pro's Camera App — Now There's a Lawsuit - MacRumors

Halide co-founder is suing Sebastiaan de With for taking code to Apple | The Verge

🎬 Watch The Android Show | I/O Edition 2026 - YouTube

Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence - Google

Google's Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they're coming this year - Ars Technica

Google’s new touchscreen Chromebook Pixel: A $1,299 laptop for cloud dwellers - Ars Technica

Myke compliments Federico, and Stephen has gone down a rabbit hole with Casey Liss leading the way. Also: Apple continues to adjust its Mac lineup as the memory crisis drags on, and the guys have some jobs for John.

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Porsche Livery - Joe Beam - Mastodon

Phil Schiller's Amazing Tracksuit - Joe Beam - Mastodon

Porsche Instagram Reel

The Dropout - Wikipedia

Crossover | CodeWeavers

GameHub - Play Windows Games on Mac

Upgrade #614: $100 Billion Is the Floor - Relay

Apple Introduces All New MacBook Pro with Retina Display - Apple

Apple Touch-Screen MacBook Pro Fall 2026 Details; Cheap MacBook Launch; Core AI - Bloomberg

iPhone Ultra and MacBook Ultra are coming this year, per report - 9to5Mac

Apple Doubles MacBook Neo Production, Orders Fresh Batch of Chips – Culpium

Apple's most powerful Mac Studio loses its last remaining RAM upgrade option - 9to5Mac

Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens - MacRumors

A List of One More Thing Moments - Wikipedia

Home Assistant

Home Assistant Green

Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter | The Verge

Integrations - Home Assistant

HomeKit Bridge - Home Assistant

HomeKit Device - Home Assistant

Automating Home Assistant - Home Assistant

Home+

Subtitle: A Tier List of Tim Cook Quotes

In honor of Tim Cook's pending retirement, Federico, Myke, and Stephen rank some of his quotes from the last 15 years.

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GameHub's Desktop Beta Promises to Expand Mac Gaming - MacStories

Announcing MaskerAid — Liss is More

Casey's Apps

Taildrop

Empty Tim Cooked Tier List (No Spoilers Here)

'Something's on Track' – Instagram

Porsche will contest Laguna Seca in historic colors of the Apple Computer livery - Porsche Newsroom USA

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together at D5 Conference 2007 - YouTube

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - YouTube

Where the goblins came from | OpenAI

Swole Tim Cook - Ohio State University Commencement Address - YouTube

Apple’s 50th Anniversary: Tim Cook on Why It Still Chases Big Ideas

Completed Tier List (Spoilers Within)