AirPods Max, MacBook Neo, and Family Sharing on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple unexpectedly launched yet another device, the very long-awaited AirPods Max, plus the MacBook Neo gets more real-world testing, and Family Sharing gets a great update, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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Links from the Show:

• AirPods Max 2 vs AirPods Max: Premium personal audio compared
• AirPods Max 2 arrive with better ANC, Live Translation, and more
• iPhone 17e review: Welcome improvements
• iFixit MacBook Neo teardown confirms that it is Apple's most repairable laptop since 2012
• Tim Cook denies imminent retirement rumors, 'can't imagine life without Apple'
• Tim Cook dashes over to China for the latest Apple anniversary concert
• Apple scales up its partnership with Save the Music
• Tim Cook continues Apple's 50th anniversary victory lap in new interview
• Family Sharing no longer means sharing a credit card in iOS 26.4
• Staff departures do not mean Apple will abandon Liquid Glass
• Siri and refined Liquid Glass controls on the docket for WWDC 2026
• Liquid Glass is divisive now, but Apple knows where it's going

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:37) - AirPods Max
• (11:42) - MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e
• (38:39) - Apple celebrations
• (46:30) - Staff exit
• (51:15) - Family Sharing