Jason Snell is leading MacBreak Weekly again this week! Could Apple bring Google Gemini to its iPhones and iOS 18? You can now buy the M1 MacBook Air at Walmart for a very affordable price. And is it the end of Hackintosh?

• Apple in talks to license Google Gemini for iPhone, iOS 18 generative AI tools.
• "The full exchange between Riley Testut and Apple's Kyle Andeer re the Core Technology Fee..."
• Walmart brings the popular MacBook Air with the M1 chip to its shelves.
• M3 MacBook Air said to lose 50% of its performance in clamshell mode.
• Modded M3 MacBook Air outperforms the more expensive M3 MacBook Pro with supercharged cooling.
• Serious bug in Sonoma 14.4 will destroy saved versions in iCloud Drive.
• Hackintosh is (almost) dead.

Picks of the Week:

• John's Pick: Chronicling
• Andy's Pick: Gestimer
• Alex's Pick: Spatial Symphony
• Jason's Pick: Windora

Hosts: Jason Snell, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: John Voorhees

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