Follow Up

Trump administration’s attack on university research accelerates

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/trump-administrations-attack-on-university-research-accelerates/

All the companies that paused US Sales due to tariffs

https://lifehacker.com/tech/all-the-companies-that-have-paused-us-sales-due-to-tariffs 

Apple is racing to fly planes of iPhones into the US ahead of Trump’s tariffs

https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/07/iphone-inventory-united-states-planes/ 

Microsoft starts testing Copilot Vision update that can ‘see’ your screen and apps

https://www.theverge.com/news/645666/microsoft-copilot-vision-windows-beta-testing 

UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/07/uk-home-office-loses-attempt-to-keep-legal-battle-with-apple-secret 

News 

 Microsoft fire employees who protested the sale of genAI tech to the Israeli military

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-fire-employees-who-protested-the-sale-of-genai-tech-to-the-israeli-military 

Trump Believes Apple Could Manufacture iPhones in the U.S.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/08/trump-apple-us-iphone-manufacturing/ 

Here’s the iPhone. Here’s the iPhone With Tariffs.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-apple-tariffs-china-bb20c7a3?st=xaZQfQ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink 

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill 

UK stats body snoozes legacy tech overhaul as Treasury tightens purse strings

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/07/ons_legacy_migration/ 

iPhone 17 leak reveals Pro models will get exclusive new Camera app feature

https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/08/iphone-17-leak-reveals-pro-models-will-get-exclusive-new-camera-app-feature/ 

Dell UltraSharp 27 4K Thunderbolt Hub Monitor - U2725QE

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/dell-ultrasharp-27-4k-thunderbolt-hub-monitor-u2725qe/apd/210-bqtl/monitors-monitor-accessories 

Craig Federighi’s leadership has already resulted in this major Siri pivot, per report

https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/10/craig-federighis-leadership-has-already-resulted-in-this-major-siri-pivot-per-report/ 

Siri Features coming later in 2025

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/11/apple-delayed-siri-features-this-fall/

Media 

Paradise 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/paradise_2025/s01 

Wheel of Time Season 3 

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

Books

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time 

Severance Season 1

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

Long Way Home trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyu1UAtbwAo 

Games

Why some Switch 2 carts won’t have games on them

https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/643635/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-explained 

Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns

https://www.theverge.com/news/643483/nintendo-switch-2-preorders-delayed-tariffs 

Commandos: Origins

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/Commandos_Origins/

Warcraft 2: Remastered

https://eu.shop.battle.net/en-gb/product/warcraft-2-remastered#optLogin=true

Also Warcraft 1: Remastered

https://eu.shop.battle.net/en-gb/product/warcraft-1-remastered

Main Show

Framework’s entry-level modular Laptop 12 starts at $549 

https://www.theverge.com/news/646031/framework-laptop-12-price-preorder-uk-eu-ca 

Framework 12

https://frame.work/gb/en/products/laptop12-diy-intel-13gen/configuration/new

Built an exciting laptop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejl-7X74tgc 

App of the Week 

Ali Express Cheap screen

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006889331173.html 

Thing of the Week 

Bill Gates: Source Code

https://www.waterstones.com/book/source-code/bill-gates/9780241736678

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