Follow Up

First emulator to hit the App Store

https://techhub.social/@ahnafm/112266390741886821

And then goes again

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/15/igba-emulator-pulled-from-app-store/

but we know why :

https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/112268412745806214

Apple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/12/apple-8gb-ram-mac/

Want Apple to change? Regulation works.

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/04/want-apple-to-change-regulation-works/

All aboard — 5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/5-25-inch-floppy-disks-expected-to-help-run-san-francisco-trains-until-2030/

Tesla is settling with the family of the Apple engineer who died in an Autopilot crash

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24124744/tesla-autopilot-lawsuit-settlement-huang-death

HomeKit / Matter Homehub Followup (belated Christmas Presents)

HomeKit works without HomeHub!

Audio Hijack updated to remove need to reduce security

https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/

News

Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/apple-warning-mercenary-spyware-attacks/?guccounter=1

Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128640/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-ads-app-recommendations

Effects of the DMA’s Browser Choice Requirement

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/04/12/effects-of-the-dmas-browser-choice-requirement/

Billion dollar developer lawsuit will proceed, after Apple’s objection was rejected

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/12/billion-dollar-developer-lawsuit/

British watchdog has 'real concerns' about the staggering love-in between cloud giants and AI upstarts

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/12/uk_cma_ai_cloud/

Kobo announces its first color e-readers

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24124411/kobo-libra-colour-clara-colour-e-reader-kindle-e-ink

WordPress.com owner acquires Beeper, giving it two chat apps to rule them all

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/wordpress-owner-acquires-beeper-giving-it-two-chat-apps-to-rule-them-all/

A new bill would try to make tools like Zoom and Teams work together securely

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/8/24119268/wyden-secure-interoperable-goverment-collaboration-technology-act-encryption

Rumors

Apple aiming to release first M4-powered Macs this year with a focus on AI

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/11/apple-first-m4-mac-release-ai/

iPadOS 17.5 confirms new display technology for next-generation iPad Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/09/ipados-17-5-new-display-ipad-pro/

Apple teaching an AI system to make sense of app screens – could power advanced Siri

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/09/ferret-ui-advanced-siri/

Games

Shadows of Doubt

https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt/

Nintendo 3DS fans say goodbye to the beloved handheld

https://www.polygon.com/24125305/nintendo-3ds-fans-say-goodbye-server-shutdown-nintendo

Slay The Spire 2 announced, entering early access in 2025

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/slay-the-spire-2-announced-entering-early-access-in-2025

Main Show

‘Next Generation Devices’

AI hardware company from Jony Ive, Sam Altman seeks $1 billion in funding

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/apples-jony-ive-and-openais-sam-altman-team-up-for-ai-device-startup/

Humane AI Pin review: not even close

https://www.theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review

https://youtu.be/0O2yTG3n1Vc?si=pmGtjcFZdx7YAePd

App of the Week

SeriesGuide

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battlelancer.seriesguide

Thing of the Week

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B64TF8R4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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