Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include: Apple’s new MagSafe Battery Pack, the Amnesty-International-Led exposé of NSO Group’s state-sponsored phone hacking, Safari 15’s controversial new UI and Apple’s response, and a look back at year one of Apple silicon for Macs. Also: pizza. Sponsored by: Hello Fresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit Squarespace: Everything you need to grow online. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Links: Battery Packs: Apple’s $99 MagSafe Battery Pack Anker’s $46 PowerCore Magnetic 5K MagSafe-compatible battery pack Rene Ritchie’s first-look at Apple’s new battery pack The Amnesty-International-led exposé of NSO Group’s Pegasus phone-hacking capabilities and abuse: Amnesty’s report Tweet thread from Citizen Lab’s Bill Marczak The Washington Post’s report with a clickbait headline The Guardian’s report Google’s Project Zero on Apple’s “BlastDoor” sandboxing protection for iMessage introduced in iOS 14 Safari 15’s much-criticized new UIs and Apple’s seeming “we’re listening” reaction: My take on Safari 15 for iOS and Mac And a follow-up Me, on Rene Ritchie’s YouTube show Jason Snell’s take for Macworld: “a self-inflicted wound but first aid may be on the way” Miscellaneous: Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck, a Switch-inspired handheld gaming PC Brian Heater on Steam Deck for TechCrunch Moft’s $29 MagSafe credit-card-sized foldable iPhone stand Ooni gas pizza ovens Una Pizza Napoletana — the heavenly formerly-in-San-Francisco pizza restaurant where every single pie was made by owner Anthony Mangieri Una Pizza is now in New Jersey and Mangieri now makes pepperoni pies that sound amazing This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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