Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray you

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/pi_hole_6_flyby/ 

ChatGPT Now Integrates Directly with Xcode and VS Code on Mac

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/07/chatgpt-integrates-with-xcode-mac/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

https://birchtree.me/blog/watch-me-write-a-task-manager-in-30-minutes/ 

Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/06/brazilian-court-apple-sideloading-ios/ 

HPE revenue outlook feels the thump of Trump tariffs

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/hpe_q1_2025/ 

Apple drags UK government to court over 'backdoor' order

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/apple_reportedly_ipt_complaint/ 

Unifi Access Points

https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/products/u7-lite 

News 

Eutelsat in talks with Euro leaders as they mull Starlink replacement in Ukraine

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/eutelsat_starlink_ukraine/ 

RISC-V

Do you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereignty

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/dare_europe_risc_v_project/ 

As Alibaba launches server-grade RISC-V CPU, Beijing throws its weight behind ISA

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_alibaba_risc_v_c930/ 

Tapbots teases a new Bluesky app, Phoenix, saying it can’t ‘survive on Mastodon alone’ 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/tapbots-teases-a-new-bluesky-app-phoenix-saying-it-cant-survive-on-mastodon-alone/ 

iOS users left refreshing in vain as Microsoft Outlook woes drag on

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/outlookcom_ios/ 

Digg is coming back, thanks to its founder — and Reddit’s

https://www.theverge.com/social/624073/digg-relaunch-2025 

Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after promises to not sell their data go up in smoke

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/02/mozilla_introduces_terms_of_use/ 

Lenovo teases solar-powered and folding screen concept laptops

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/lenovo_brings_solar_folding_laptops/ 

DuckDuckGo Is Getting Into AI Search Results, Too

https://lifehacker.com/tech/duckduckgo-ai-assist-tool?utm_medium=RSS 

Trump DOJ

https://www.theverge.com/news/626502/trump-doj-recommends-google-breakup-antitrust-search-chrome 

Car Corner

Waze Rolls Out Instrument Cluster Integration—Here’s What You Need to Know

https://www.bmwblog.com/2025/03/01/waze-instrument-cluster-carplay-android-auto-update/ 

Volkswagen gets the message: Cheap, stylish EVs coming from 2026

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/volkswagen-gets-the-message-cheap-stylish-evs-coming-from-2026/ 

Media 

Apple Music enlists the King as a special radio DJ

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/07/apple-music-enlists-the-king-as-a-special-radio-dj/ 

Photo of Enola Gay aircraft among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge

https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2025/03/photo-of-enola-gay-aircraft-among-26000-images-flagged-for-removal-in-pentagons-dei-purge.html?outputType=amp 

Amazon wants to adapt Iain M. Banks' Consider Phlebas

https://transfer-orbit.ghost.io/amazon-culture-iain-banks-consider-phlebas-adaptation-scifi/ 

Daredevil Born Again

https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/daredevil-born-again/1 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/daredevil_born_again 

Drive to Survive

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/formula-1-drive-to-survive-season-7-release-date-cast-news

Main Show

New Apple Accessories

Apple releases spring iPhone case and Apple Watch band collection 

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/apple-releases-spring-color-iphone-cases-and-apple-watch-bands/ 

New iPads

iPad

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad 

iPad Air

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-air 

Apple unveils new iPad Air, here’s what you need to know 

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/apple-unveils-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m3-chip/ 

New Magic Keyboard launches for iPad Air with lower price, feature upgrades

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/new-magic-keyboard-launches-for-ipad-air-with-lower-price-feature-upgrades/ 

New Macs

Apple Macbook Air

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air 

Sky (blue)’s the limit: M4 MacBook Air offers lower price, improved camera, and new color

https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/03/sky-blues-the-limit-m4-macbook-air-offers-lower-price-improved-camera-and-new-color/ 

Apple discontinues two of its most popular Macs

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/05/apple-discontinues-m2-and-m3-macbook-air-models/ 

Apple Has Finally Solved One of the MacBook Air's Biggest Limitations

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/05/m4-macbook-air-two-displays-with-lid-open/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

Apple Studio

Apple Studio M3+M4

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-studio 

Apple announces M3 Ultra—and says not every generation will see an “Ultra” chip

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/03/apple-announces-m3-ultra-and-says-not-every-generation-will-see-an-ultra-chip/ 

App of the Week 

Drinkable

https://github.com/MOIMOB/drinkable?tab=readme-ov-file 

Thing of the Week 

Drive to Survive

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/formula-1-drive-to-survive-season-7-release-date-cast-news

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