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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The Dream Mac for Local AI Agents (opens the original)

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    The M5 Ultra Mac Studio. For the past few days, I’ve been testing the (currently) top-of-the-line M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM. I’ll cut to the chase: the M5 Ultra Mac Studio is a dream machine for local AI agents. This computer makes it possible to run personal assistants powered by local models […]

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    TestFlight Fixes and Wishes (opens the original)

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    Just as I was heading into the final stretch of review season, TestFlight was updated to reverse an update I wrote about in July. That update added search, which was one of my longstanding wishes for TestFlight. However, for some users, the update also changed the sorting of betas from reverse chronological order to alphabetical, […]

  3. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    watchOS 27: The MacStories Review (opens the original)

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    I haven’t been this excited about an Apple Watch in a long time. Last week, Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, which will be available at the end of the week. The new Watches feature the S11 chip, which enables a bunch of new features, some of which won’t […]

  4. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    macOS 27: The MacStories Review (opens the original)

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    Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. — Mary Shelley, introduction to Frankenstein (1831) Every OS update has a story to tell. With macOS 27 Golden Gate, that story captures a moment when Apple is faced with multiple challenges, many of which are tied […]

  5. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Review (opens the original)

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    After years of relentless building, it’s good to see Apple sweat the details again.

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