Follow Up

EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/eu-will-go-easy-with-apple-facebook-punishment-to-avoid-trumps-wrath/ 

iPhone users in the EU can now set Google Maps as their default navigation app

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/28/google-maps-default-iphone-app-eu/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky 

Satya Nadella: DeepSeek is the new bar for Microsoft’s AI success

https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/637496/microsoft-satya-nadella-deepseek-chatgpt-ai-investments-notepad

Garmin adds AI and a subscription tier to its app

https://www.theverge.com/news/636211/garmin-connect-plus-subscription-wearables 

StS has a new phone

https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/114223634605827576 

EU to Close Antitrust Investigation into Apple's Browser Choice Screen

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/25/eu-close-antitrust-probe-browser-choice-screen/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

News 

Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account

https://www.theverge.com/news/638967/microsoft-windows-11-account-internet-bypass-blocked?utm_content=bufferc0511&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social 

Apple donates $4M for Chinese app development; visit to DeepSeek’s hometown

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/26/apple-donates-4m-for-chinese-app-development-visit-to-deepseeks-hometown/ 

Sixteen Organizations Endorse the UN Open Source Principles

https://unite.un.org/news/sixteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles 

EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/eu_os_free_govt_desktop/ 

Deepin LInux

https://www.deepin.org/index/en 

Apple Preparing to Release New Beats Charging Cables

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/26/new-beats-charging-cable-listings/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/apple-barred-from-google-antitrust-trial-putting-20-billion-search-deal-on-the-line/ 

Apple is about to spend $1 billion on NVIDIA servers for AI: analyst

https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/25/apple-is-about-to-spend-1-billion-on-nvidia-servers-for-ai-analyst/ 

Car Corner

Rod got his apple wallet car key working

Media 

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/on_her_majestys_secret_service 

DareDevil Born Again 

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

The Studio (on Apple TV+)

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

Severance Series 1 (on Apple TV+)

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

A Complete Unknown

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_complete_unknown

Paradise

https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-2b4b8988-50c9-4097-bf93-bc34a99a5b4f 

Games

Gran Turismo 7 expands its use of AI/ML-trained NPCs with good effect

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/gran-turismo-7-gets-an-npc-upgrade-with-improved-gt-sophy-ai/ 

Diplomacy is not an Option

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/Diplomacy_is_Not_an_Option/ 

Nordhold

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/Nordhold/ 

Ixion

https://www.metacritic.com/game/ixion/ 

Settlements Rising on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378910/Settlements_Rising/

F1 2025 - Pre-order time!

https://www.ea.com/games/f1/f1-25

Main Show

WWDC announced 

https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2025/03/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-returns-the-week-of-june-9/

Glass iOS?

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/29/ios-19-rumors-recap/

App of the Week 

LibreOffice

https://www.libreoffice.org/

Thing of the Week 

eBay + Post Office

https://www.ebay.co.uk/

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