Macworld Podcast

Episode 984: AI happenings, and the MacBook Neo effect

May 20, 2026·1h 10m
Episode Description from the Publisher

On this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we discuss the recent announcements by Microsoft and Google that are directly influenced by Apple’s most affordable laptop. We start the show by discussing recent AI developments. Show notes for episode 984: https://www.macworld.com/article/3142558MacBook Neo is living rent-free in PC rivals’ heads: https://www.macworld.com/article/3135834Microsoft’s MacBook Neo whitepaper is a very serious joke: https://www.macworld.com/article/3140022Googlebooks are the first anti-personal computers (PCWorld): https://www.pcworld.com/article/3139213MacBook Neo review: https://www.macworld.com/article/3081612A tale of two Apple Stores (the first two): https://www.macworld.com/article/212229Episode 244: The Apple Store’s tenth anniversary: https://www.macworld.com/article/231543/macworld-podcast-244.htmlifoAppleStore Archive: https://ifoapplestore.com Send us an email: ⁠podcast@macworld.com⁠Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/macworld.com⁠Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Macworld⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/macworld_hq/⁠Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@macworld_hq⁠TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@macworld.com⁠ Mailing address:Macworld501 2nd St. Suite 650San Francisco, CA 94107 @MacworldPodcast #macbookneo #wwdc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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