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Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTube!THIS WEEK: The worldwide RAM shortage is finally hitting Apple, and you won’t like where this is going!SponsorsNordStellarMost companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code  cultcast-10-NORDSTELLAR at https://nordstellar.com/cultcast.SquarespaceIf you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout.CultClothKeep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co. Support the CultCast!Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcast.com.You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support!This week’s storiesApple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/01/mac-mini-now-starts-at-799/Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsenshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/apple-mac-studio-mac-mini-ram-cuts/Apple May Drop Base $599 MacBook Neo as Chip, DRAM Costs Climbhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/07/apple-drop-base-macbook-neo-costs-climb/MacBook Neo Could Get New Colors to Cushion Potential Price Hikehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/07/macbook-neo-new-colors-cushion-price-hike/Apple to Unveil macOS 27 Next Month With These New Featureshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/01/macos-27-rumors/AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscarshttps://www.engadget.com/2162342/ai-performances-and-screenplays-wont-be-eligible-for-oscars/

Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTube!This week:Vision Pro just went from future to flop 🥽Apple’s giant iPad Ultra dream could be folding fast 📉MagSafe might not be as permanent we thought 🧲Good luck getting your hands on Mac Mini or Studio⚡Rising memory prices will make your next Mac cost more 💸The “Liquid Glass” iPhone is LOOKING pretty awesome 📱MacBook Ultra could be Apple’s next big flex - here’s what to expect 💻SponsorsNordStellarMost companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code  cultcast-10-NORDSTELLAR at https://nordstellar.com/cultcast.SquarespaceIf you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout.CultClothKeep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co. Support the CultCast!Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcloth.com.You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support!This week’s storiesApple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flophttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-flop/Apple Has Likely Abandoned 'iPad Ultra' Planshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-likely-abandoned-ipad-ultra-plans/Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Monthshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/30/mac-studio-mac-mini-constrained-months/Apple Expects 'Significantly Higher Memory Costs' in June Quarter and Beyondhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/30/apple-memory-costs-significantly-higher/20th Anniversary iPhone's 'Liquid Glass' Display to Make Bezels Vanishhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/28/20th-anniversary-iphone-liquid-glass-display/Apple to Launch 'MacBook Ultra' With These Six New Featureshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/24/macbook-ultra-up-to-six-new-features/