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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