This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: iPhone rumors are flying, and some of them sound fantastic! But then there’s the one about a potentially troublesome mute button…
Also on The CultCast:
- Apple TV+ gets ready to invade theaters in a big way.
- Celebrity portraits created by Midjourney V5 look shockingly realistic. Erfon’s been trying his hand at AI-generated art, too, and he’s loving this new technology.
- We’re giving away a selfie stick with superpowers.
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This week’s top Apple news
On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon) and Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- Voice Isolation for phone calls finally coming to iPhone
- iPhone 15 Pro Max could boast crazy-thin screen bezels
- Let’s hope the latest iPhone 15 leak is wrong
- Apple might pour $1 billion into movies for theatrical release
- Midjourney V5 playground: Create photorealistic images of famous celebrities with AI (Michael King)
Weekly Cult of Mac giveaway

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Enter to win a versatile selfie stick that does it all
This week, Cult of Mac is giving away a pair of EasySelfie Selfie Sticks from SwitchEasy. This fantastic iPhone accessory does triple duty, working as a selfie stick (duh) but also as a tripod and a camera remote.
Our EasySelfie review called the device “a fantastically clever combination of three products.”
To toss your hat in the ring, just visit our giveaway page and enter as many ways as you like. Alternatively, you can find the EasySelfie Selfie Stick in the Cult of Mac Store.