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MacVoices #26233: Live! – Facial Recognition, Biometric Privacy, and Bending Spoons’ Buying Spree

MacVoices #26233: Live! – Facial Recognition, Biometric Privacy, and Bending Spoons’ Buying Spree

Aug 15, 2026 |

The MacVoices Live! panel examines a class action lawsuit over Apple Photos facial recognition, debating whether on-device processing, user consent, and biometric privacy laws justify the legal action. The conversation moves to TV tracking alternatives after TV Time’s shutdown, then shifts to Bending Spoons’ acquisition of Airtable, exploring the company’s growing portfolio, its business strategy, and the future of database tools in an era of AI-assisted coding development.

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MacVoices #26231: Live! – Apple Earnings, Executive Changes, and the Windows Clipboard Debate

MacVoices #26231: Live! – Apple Earnings, Executive Changes, and the Windows Clipboard Debate

Aug 12, 2026 |

Apple’s latest financial results drive a discussion about record iPhone, Mac, Services, subscription, and R&D numbers, along with the market’s negative reaction and stock volatility. The MacVoices Live! panel also examines leadership changes under new CEO John Ternus, including the return of a retired engineering executive, before debating Apple’s planned clipboard sharing between iPhones and Windows PCs, its implications for users, and whether it introduces meaningful security concerns. 

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MacVoices #26230: Live! – Claude Security Risks, Selfie ID Verification, and Privacy

MacVoices #26230: Live! – Claude Security Risks, Selfie ID Verification, and Privacy

Aug 11, 2026 |

The integration of Apple Maps in Ford’s future electric vehicle platform generates discussions of the auto industry picking and choosing technology. The MacVoices Live! panel also examines security risks involving Claude Cowork and exposed shared chats, OpenAI’s dispute with Hugging Face, and the hazards of autonomous AI tools. If that wasn’t enough, selfie-based account recovery puts a new spin on the facial recognition.The panel includes: Chuck Joiner, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio. 

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MacVoices #26220: Live! – New Ways To Pay For Your Apple Gear

MacVoices #26220: Live! – New Ways To Pay For Your Apple Gear

Jul 29, 2026 |

The MacVoices Live! panel examines Apple’s move from the iPhone Upgrade Program to a Klarna-backed leasing model, including the possibility of restricting leased devices after missed payments. The discussion explores how financing could soften the impact of rising iPhone prices, especially for premium and foldable models. They share personal experiences while debating ownership versus leasing, AppleCare implications, trade-in strategies, and changing consumer expectations around smartphone upgrades.

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MacVoices #26216: Live! – Who Should Profit From The AI Revolution?

MacVoices #26216: Live! – Who Should Profit From The AI Revolution?

Jul 23, 2026 |

A spirited panel debates whether AI companies should surrender part of their ownership to a public wealth fund. The conversation examines distrust of AI, job displacement, data-center energy and water use, income versus wealth taxation, billionaire resentment, corporate political influence, and the dangers of government owning stakes in companies it also regulates.

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MacVoices #26213: Live – Apple, OpenAI, and the Fight Over AI Secrets

MacVoices #26213: Live – Apple, OpenAI, and the Fight Over AI Secrets

Jul 20, 2026 |

Apple’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of obtaining trade secrets through former employees raises questions about corporate ethics, recruitment practices, confidentiality agreements, and OpenAI’s hardware ambitions. The panel considers the potential legal and financial consequences before examining Apple’s plan to end support for encrypted HFS+ volumes and what users should do with older drives.Panel members include: Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio.

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MacVoices #26212: Live! – Google, Apple, and the Growing U.S.–EU Technology Divide

MacVoices #26212: Live! – Google, Apple, and the Growing U.S.–EU Technology Divide

Jul 17, 2026 |

Google’s $4.1 billion EU Android fine launches a debate over technology regulation, encryption backdoors, age verification, app-store mandates, and the political tension between the United States and Europe. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Marty Jencius also explores an unusual national time capsule, compares Evernote, Apple Notes, GoodNotes, Notion, and Notability, discusses vibe coding, and considers JustWatch as TV Time shuts down. 

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MacVoices #26211: Live! – iPhone Leaks, Siri Comparisons, and Questionable Predictions

MacVoices #26211: Live! – iPhone Leaks, Siri Comparisons, and Questionable Predictions

Jul 16, 2026 |

Apple leaks and rumor-driven reporting take center stage as the panel examines how constant predictions have diminished the excitement of new iPhone releases. The discussion with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Marty Jencius also covers premature Siri-versus-Gemini comparisons, Apple’s legal battles with Epic Games and John Prosser, Bending Spoons’ growing technology portfolio, prediction-market manipulation, Spotify streaming fraud, and musicians’ dissatisfaction with the service.

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