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Podcast Rewind: Swapping Apps, Multiple Steam Controllers, Matt’s New Cult, and John’s High-Tech Shoes

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories' family of podcasts: AppStories This week, John and Federico kick off the app swap challenge, with each of them giving the other three apps to use. We'll be ...
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Beats 1 Schedule Calendar

Created by Marc Boquet, this is an unofficial calendar for the schedule of Apple Music’s Beats 1. You can subscribe by visiting the link above on your Mac and iOS device, and then you’ll be able to ...
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Automation Academy: How I Can Automate Anything I Want Using Codex for Mac

It’s hard to spot long-term trends in the AI world when things are changing so quickly on a weekly basis, but if we try and ...
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Spark Mail Adds a Mac CLI and Agent Skills

About two weeks ago, Spark, the email app by Readdle, was updated with a CLI and a set of agentic skills for Claude Code, Codex, and other agents, allowing them read-only access to messages, calendar ...
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Podcast Rewind: Codex, GameHub, a Mouse Lament, a Peacock Invasion, and an Interview with Niléane Dorffer

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories' family of podcasts: AppStories This week on AppStories, John shares a tip for ...
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Spotify CLI Turns Personalized Audio into a Podcast Feed

Spotify introduced a new feature called Personal Podcasts today that's really clever. It's a CLI, a set of agent skills, and ...
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A Look at Apple’s 2026 Swift Student Challenge Winners

Earlier today, Apple profiled the accomplishments of Swift Student Challenge winners. The 350 students who built the winning app playgrounds come from 37 countries and were chosen from the largest ...
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Astropad Workbench Rethinks Remote Mac Control for AI Agents

There are a lot of ways to connect remotely to a Mac, and I've tried most of them. Today, though, I want to focus on one in ...
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Apple Releases Watch Band, Watch Face, and Wallpapers to Celebrate Pride Month

Apple has released its annual Pride Collection, including a new Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport Loop band, watch face, and iPhone and iPad wallpapers celebrating LGBTQ+ communities. The commemorative ...
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MacStories Selects 2025: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

John: 2025 was a different sort of year for apps, which is reflected in this year’s MacStories Selects Awards winners. App innovation comes from many places. Sometimes it’s new Apple APIs or hardware, ...
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Coming Soon: What’s Next on Apple TV and Apple Arcade in May 2026

It’s a new month and it’s F1 season, which means it’s time for a roundup of everything coming to Apple TV and Apple Arcade in May 2026. This month we’re adding F1 and other sports airing on Apple TV ...
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This Week on MacStories Podcasts

This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, John and Federico cover Apple’s executive transition, follow up on OpenAI’s super app, share the apps they’re looking for, and give each other ...