Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast Apple is Paying for Apple Intelligence
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May 8, 2026 They dig into Apple paying iPhone buyers over limited AI features and a Bloomberg scoop about picking different AI models for Siri and images. Conversation jumps to Google Home Gemini getting smarter with multi-step requests and desktop smart-home beta features. There are lively tech tangents: modular camera MagSafe gear, travel battery hacks, a viral chess photo, sports playoff excitement, and a goofy partner-style tech game.
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Try One Powerful Laptop With A Single‑Cable Dock
- Use a single powerful laptop plus a dock to replace a desktop setup for convenience and one‑cable docking.
- Marques tested a maxed M5 Max 16" MacBook Pro with two Studio Display XDRs and a CalDigit TS5 Plus dock to run everything from one port.
Plug Audio Interfaces Directly When Docks Misbehave
- Test critical audio hardware directly with the host device rather than relying on a dock.
- Marques discovered his Universal Audio DAC only worked when plugged directly into the MacBook Pro, not through the CalDigit dock or Studio Display.
Forgot The Adapter So The Laptop Became A Power Bank
- Marques forgot a travel power adapter and used his MacBook Pro as a power bank to charge phones overnight.
- After charging two phones overnight his MacBook Pro battery was nearly drained, revealing real limits of phone and laptop battery juggling on trips.