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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 #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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MacVoices #26191: Live! – Fox Buys Roku, Spotify Removed 57,000 Podcasts, and College AI Majors

MacVoices #26191: Live! – Fox Buys Roku, Spotify Removed 57,000 Podcasts, and College AI Majors

Jun 24, 2026 |

Several tech stories kick off this session, including RAID software compatibility warnings, Bending Spoons’ IPO, foreign influence campaigns around data centers, and Fox’s reported Roku purchase. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, and Eric Bolden focus heavily on streaming control, smart TV data collection, Apple TV’s future, Spotify’s removal of fake drug-related podcasts, and the rapid growth of AI majors in higher education. 

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MacVoices #26071: Live! – Meta Subscriptions, Epic and Google Get Cozy, Claude, Vimeo, Galaxy Trifold Pricing

MacVoices #26071: Live! – Meta Subscriptions, Epic and Google Get Cozy, Claude, Vimeo, Galaxy Trifold Pricing

Feb 12, 2026 |

Meta’s subscription experiments, Epic’s financial deal with Google and antitrust implications top the list of items addressed in this MacVoices Live! show. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Norbert Frassa, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, and Eric Bolden discuss concerns about AI guidelines and chatbot impacts on mental health, and the evolving future of platforms like Vimeo since their acquisition. The conversation also touches on foldable phone pricing and broader industry shifts shaping user experiences and competition. 

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MacVoices #22039: MacVoices Update – 2022-02

MacVoices #22039: MacVoices Update – 2022-02

Feb 24, 2022 |

In the February 2022 Update, Chuck reminds viewers and listeners about playlists on YouTube and Vimeo, subscriptions on both video services, and the importance of sharing MacVoices on social media. Sponsors are also important to MacVoices; he explains why you see the...

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MacVoices #21058: MacVoices Update – 2021-03

MacVoices #21058: MacVoices Update – 2021-03

Mar 24, 2021 |

The MacVoices March 2021 Update includes the announcement of MacVoices After Dark, the re-launch of the MacVoices Blog, comments on new Playlists on YouTube and Vimeo, the expansion of the Article of the Day, a request for feedback on the live show, and the monthly...

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