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AppStories
This week, Federico and John interview Airbnb Vice President of Product Marketing, Jud Coplan, and Vice President of Design, Teo Connor.
On AppStories+, Federico explores running LLMs locally on an M3 Ultra Mac Studio.
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NPC: Next Portable Console
This week, Federico and John round up the many new Switch 2 details that have emerged as launch day draws near. Plus, they share two new and interesting handheld rumors from Anbernic and Miyoo and more.
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On NPC XL, Federico shares tablet gaming recommendations with John, reevaluates whether he’s hung up on specs, and looks at what Lenovo is doing to integrate its tablets with two all-new controllers.
AppStories, Episode 436, ‘Airbnb 2025 Summer Release: An Interview with Jud Coplan and Teo Connor’ Show Notes
Airbnb Summer Release 2025
Airbnb Announcement Video and Overview
Airbnb Press Release
MacStories Coverage
AppStories+ Post-Show
Federico is running LLMs locally.
M3 Ultra Mac Studio
Hugging Face
LM Studio
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NPC, Episode 33, ‘Flip, Slide, and Brick: Handheld Rumors and Nintendo Surprises’ Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
Nintendo News
Nintendo warns it may brick Switch systems whose users “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with” their games and services
The Switch 2 has a handy battery preservation mode
Most Best Buys will have extra Switch 2 stock on launch day
New Switch 2 specs show large performance dip in undocked mode
Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates
Hori Switch 2 Accessories Include The Console’s First Third-Party Pro Controller
Nintendo Apologises For Error With Mention Of Switch 2 VRR TV Support
Steam Deck
Valve will soon let you know if a game is compatible with your SteamOS device
Handheld Rumors
Miyoo ‘Mini’ Flip
Miyoo Mini Flip
Blurry Spy Shots of an Anbernic RG Slide
Could Anbernic Really Be Working on a Modern PSP Go
Computex is Coming
MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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