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Send us a text! With reseller stock drying up, new M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros appear to be RIGHT around the corner!   We’ve also got more intel on Apple’s first OLED MacBook Pro (with a full redesign!). Plus: major new features landing in iOS 26.3 and 26.4, what Apple’s second-largest acquisition reveals about Siri’s future, autonomous AI agents are coming to Xcode, and a disappointing new rumor about the next Studio Display… Sponsors NordStellar Most 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. Squarespace If 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. CultCloth Keep 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. This week’s stories M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro Launch Imminent as Reseller Stock Dwindles https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/03/m5-pro-max-macbook-pro-imminent/ Report: OLED MacBook Pro to Launch This Year https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/03/report-oled-macbook-pro-to-launch-this-year/ iOS 26.3 and iOS 26.4 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/03/ios-26-3-and-ios-26-4-features/ Apple Makes Its Second-Biggest Acquisition Ever https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/03/apple-second-biggest-acquisition/ Xcode 26.3 Lets AI Agents From Anthropic and OpenAI Build Apps Autonomously https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/03/xcode-26-3-agentic-coding/ Apple's Studio Display 2 Rumored to Have Up to 90Hz Refresh Rate Instead of 120Hz https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/04/apple-studio-display-2-unusual-feature-rumor/