iPhone 17 case leaks, iOS 26 beta 5 changes, Tim Cook’s AI pep talk

Benjamin and Chance talk about the week’s Apple news including all the changes in iOS 26 beta 5, in which Apple inexplicably doubled down on the inverted scroll direction in the Camera app. Also, iPhone 17 case leaks suggest Apple will be adding lanyard holes to its silicon cases for the first time, and Tim Cook presents an AI strategy pep talk to employees and investors. 

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Chance Miller

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Links

• Everything new in iOS 26 beta 5
• The Absolutely Insane Camera Swipe Direction In iOS 26
• macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 retires the old Macintosh HD icon
• iPhone 17, here are the new Liquid Silicone cases – MajinBu Official
• Window Follow Mode | Apple Developer Documentation
• Tim Cook holds company-wide meeting to address Apple’s AI woes
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Tells Staff AI Is ‘Ours to Grab’ in Pep Talk
• Apple ‘very open’ to AI acquisitions to speed up its roadmap
• Tim Cook: Apple is ‘significantly growing’ AI spend, M&A could accelerate roadmap
• This is Tim: Complete transcript of Apple’s Q3 2025 financial call – Six Colors
• Apple now looking to rival ChatGPT with a new in-house ‘Answers’ team: report