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  It seems like a lot of folks are assuming that the pricing of LLM subscriptions is about to skyrocket, but I've been hearing that for months and think it's unlikely. The economics may be out of whack (they definitely are), but these companies are under so much competitive pressure that I think it's far more likely that they'll implode than raise prices significantly.

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  RE: https://mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees/116992286979392664 As a former bankruptcy lawyer, this is a classic bankruptcy scenario: companies burdened with too much debt to support their cost structure. File, wipe out the debt, sell assets and either reorganize around a smaller core or sell it all off to competitors.

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  So few people post these days on Mastodon that my feed feels more like an RSS reader.

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  For the past month, I've been testing the Logitech Mobi Fold travel mouse. It's an excellent little travel companion with checking out for your on-the-go kit. My review on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/reviews/a-month-with-logitechs-innovative-mobi-fold-travel-mouse/

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  Today on MacStories Unwind Federico and I cover the gear we plan to take with us to WWDC, plus a great movie and a bunch of TV comedies. 🎧 https://apple.co/4nTLFVm 📺 https://youtu.be/YMSM5Houy8g

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  For the Club MacStories May Monthly Log, I wrote about how my Obsidian writing setup has evolved to encompass multiple vaults and apps like Antinote, Notion, and Panda. https://www.macstories.net/club/monthly-log-may-2026/not-all-writing-is-the-same-rethinking-how-i-create-and-organize-documents-with-obsidian-notion-and-antinote/

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  This week we have an AppStories automation classic. Federico and I share our wishes for Siri, Shortcuts, App Intents, and Apple Intelligence in one big episode. Then for subscribers we discuss out research workflow plans for beta season. 🎧 https://apple.co/4nVCSCg 📺 https://youtu.be/mQogvZr_FIE

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  I'm a big fan of the RG Rotate, which we cover on today's NPC. Its first real test will be my trip to WWDC later this week. 🎧 https://apple.co/4vntSs6 📺 https://youtuvideogamepa0gxE Also, on NPC XL this week for Patreon supporters, @brendonbigley tells the origin story behind the great new videogame news site he launched this week: overwold.vg.

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  Apple has chosen an excellent group of apps as its 2026 Apple Design Award winners. More on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/news/2026-apple-design-awards-winners-announced/

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  It's June, which means new Arcade games, new shows on Apple TV, F1 races, and baseball. Details and calendar links on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/news/coming-soon-whats-next-on-apple-tv-and-apple-arcade-in-june-2026/

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  Great story by Jason Snell on Six Colors yesterday about what it means to. be a developer in 2026. I've been thinking about this a lot, too, and piled on with a few of my own thoughts on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/linked/decoding-developer-in-a-changing-app-landscape/

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  This week on MacStories Unwind, we talk about what makes WWDC special, share some memorable moments from past years, and think about how to spend our in-flight downtime. 🎧 https://apple.co/49J8Mw3 📺 https://youtu.be/uqmE9drzhc0

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  Never thought I'd be downloading the Android SDK and Kotlin, but here we are.

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  Contender for boomer article of the year.

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  RE: https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/116602799959286253 We have important work to do in a few weeks.

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  If you're a developer with an app to promote, MacStories' WWDC-week sponsorships are back! We break our coverage into multiple spots at a range of prices: sponsor posts, callouts in OS and Apple Intelligence overviews, AppStories spots, and news-item callouts. There's something to match any budget. Spots filled fast last year and are already filling this year. Want more details? Get in touch with me via email here: voorhees@macstories.net

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  Excellent in-depth story from Devon Dundee about the new immersive Real Madrid documentary for the Vision Pro. It really sounds like it captures the excitement of the match it covers. https://www.macstories.net/news/real-madrid-immersive-documentary-releases-this-friday-on-apple-vision-pro/

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  Buying a lifetime Plex pass for $75 back in the day turned out to be a good call. https://www.theverge.com/tech/934269/plex-pass-lifetime-subscription-triple-750-price-hike

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  If you're a reader who loves music, you really need to try Book Beats. It's a terrific app that does a remarkable job of pairing playlists with books thanks to a sprinkling of AI. https://www.macstories.net/reviews/book-beats-reading-to-the-rhythm/

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  big day

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  Federico doesn't do anything half way - in a good way - and Shortcuts Playground is a great example. When it became clear that coding agents had become capable enough to generate shortcuts, @viticci got to work. The trick was distilling more than a decade of Shortcuts knowledge into a plugin for Codex and Claude Code. It took months of painstaking work, but the results are totally worth it: shortcuts built from natural language prompts. Shortcuts Playground: https://www.macstories.n...

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  Shortcuts Playground is on GitHub here: https://github.com/viticci/shortcuts-playground-plugin We also updated the MacStories Shortcuts Archive with search, filtering, and an all-new design: https://www.macstories.net/stories/introducing-shortcuts-playground/ And for @club members, @viticci built a shortcut that creates shortcuts called Shortcuts Playground Remote: https://www.macstories.net/club/shortcuts-playground-remote/

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  It's been a busy week on MacStories. Don't miss this gem of an app that I reviewed earlier this week... https://www.macstories.net/reviews/book-beats-reading-to-the-rhythm/

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  And as MacStories' ad guy, it's worth noting that the Shortcuts Archive (https://www.macstories.net/shortcuts/) is the second-most visited page at MacStories after the homepage. If you'd like to sponsor it, it's available monthly or annually. Get in touch with me at voorhees@macstories.net if you're interested for more details.

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  Today on AppStories, Federico explains what the Notion Developer Platform is all about before we dive into our macOS 27 wishes. 🎧 https://apple.co/4uqqrkl 📺 https://youtu.be/DOcHF_qANgo Then on the post-show for AppStories+, Federico goes into the technical details behind Shortcuts Playground. https://www.macstories.net/appstories-plans/?utm_source=ms&utm_medium=web

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  This week for @club, I wrote about how the cost/benefit calculus analysis of automation has fundamentally changed with coding agents and why that requires a new way of thinking about automation in general. Also, we have a special perk from the dictation app Monologue and a lot of new app coverage. https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-513/#the-automation-calculus-has-changed

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  🦚 Federico delivers one of the wildest Italian animal kingdom stories yet on today's MacStories Unwind. 🎧 https://apple.co/4eBKVSk 📺 https://youtu.be/b8NSK6GcL8w

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  Today on AppStories, @viticci and I challenge each other to each try three new apps and report back on the results. We'll be checking in each week and round up the results after WWDC. Check it out here: 🎧 https://apple.co/48OW3ro 📺 https://youtu.be/oSw36dV831k Then for subscribers in the AS+ post-show, aspirational apps and OS features we wish we used more, but don't. https://www.macstories.net/appstories-plans/

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  Spark Mail released a CLI and an extensive set of agent skills. The design is incredibly clever and powerful for anyone who struggles with controlling their email. More on MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/reviews/spark-mail-adds-a-mac-cli-and-agent-skills/

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  RE: https://mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees/116561776163621043 You may be wondering, "Why would I check my email from the Terminal?" That's not what this is about. With Spark's CLI and Claude Code, I set up an automation to find package tracking numbers in my email. That then automatically adds deliveries to a package tracking app, which hooks into an existing system I built that sends me a text via iMessage when a package's status changes. W...