This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: With WWDC23 just days away, we’re going on the record with our predictions for Apple’s most momentous developer conference in years. Will iOS 17 allow alternative app stores? Will the Apple headset cost $3,000? Will our reputations survive this public guessing game?
Also on The CultCast:
- It looks like new high-end Macs will definitely be in the mix — and the leaked specs sound absolutely blistering.
- The Apple headset’s advanced hardware might make virtual reality look stunningly real.
- Generative AI shows us what the rest of Taylor Swift’s evermore album cover might look like.
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This week’s top Apple news
On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- The CultCast’s WWDC23 predictions game card
- WWDC23: What to expect from Apple’s blockbuster keynote
- New high-end Macs with M2 Max and Ultra chips could debut at WWDC23 [Updated]
- Rumored 4K screens could let Apple VR/AR headset offer real world-like clarity
- Taylor Swift’s evermore album cover, expanded by AI (Jeff Carlson on Mastodon)
Lewis Wallace is the managing editor of Cult of Mac and author of our weekly newsletter, The Weekender.
He’s a San Francisco-based writer and editor specializing in technology and culture. He loves his iPhone, hates Siri, and appreciates any hardware that combines form and function.
Prior to Cult of Mac, he juggled words and ideas as culture editor at Wired.com, homepage editor at TechTV, news product manager at NBCi, copy editor at PC World, reporter at The (Hayward) Daily Review and editor in chief of EveryBody’s News in Cincinnati.
He earned a bachelor of general studies degree with a journalism certificate from the University of Cincinnati. While in school, he worked as the entertainment editor of The News Record and as editor in chief of Clifton Magazine.
He’s also a bass player, who’s recorded and performed around the United States with Those Darn Accordions, The Electric Boogie Dawgz and The Mad Maggies. When not writing, editing or laying down bass lines, he plays darts and serves on the board of the San Francisco Darts League.
