Follow Up 

UK slaps 'strategic market status' on Google, unlocking power to pry open search

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/cma_google_strategic_status/ 

Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/synology-caves-walks-back-some-drive-restrictions-on-upcoming-nas-models/ 

Evolving AltStore PAL

https://rileytestut.com/blog/2025/10/07/evolving-altstore-pal/

Apple Stores are using new MagSafe chargers with silicone rings for iPhone 17 demo units

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/08/apple-store-iphone-17-magsafe-silicone-scratch-wear/

Former veteran Apple marketing exec challenges Tim Cook over ICEBlock

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/08/former-veteran-apple-marketing-exec-challenges-tim-cook-over-iceblock/ 

iPadOS 26.1 beta brings back Slide Over, adds microphone adjustments

https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/10/ipados-26-1-beta-brings-back-slide-over-adds-microphone-adjustments/ 

News 

OpenAI agrees to buy 'tens of billions' worth of AMD chips

https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-agrees-to-buy-tens-of-billions-worth-of-amd-chips-134816630.html?src=rss 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/08/bank-of-england-warns-of-growing-risk-that-ai-bubble-could-burst

Apple's Clips App Discontinued

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/11/apples-clips-app-discontinued/

Climate goals go up in smoke as US datacenters turn to coal

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/datacenter_coal_power/

A 15-year mystery solved: The 20 bytes of code that fixed Antennagate

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/08/a-15-year-mystery-solved-the-20-bytes-of-code-that-fixed-antennagate/ 

Starlink is burning up one or two satellites a day in Earth’s atmosphere

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/ 

Apple Mocks Windows PCs in Humorous New 'Blue Screen of Death' Ad

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/07/apple-blue-screen-of-death-ad/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

How your mouse could eavesdrop on you and rat you out 

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/mouse_microphone_security/ 

Red Hat breach escalates as criminals collaborate on 'multi-terabyte' extortion plot

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/red_hat_breach_new_claims/ 

Breaking News

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/13/apple-tv-plus-rebrand/

Media 

Apple Postpones Jessica Chastain Thriller ‘The Savant’ Amid Current Events

https://deadline.com/2025/09/the-savant-jessica-chastain-postponed-apple-1236553658/

Hot Fuzz

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

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3

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

Superman 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superman_2025 

Thunderbolts

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

Materialists

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

All of You

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_of_you_2024

Office Space

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

Games

Microsoft reveal massive Game Pass Ultimate and PC Pass price hike, concede that price hikes are "never fun"

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-reveal-massive-game-pass-ultimate-and-pc-pass-price-hike-concede-that-price-hikes-are-never-fun 

Battlefield 6

https://www.metacritic.com/game/battlefield-6/ 

Main Show

Advertising

People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads 

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/people-regret-buying-amazon-smart-displays-after-being-bombarded-with-ads/ 

Microsoft is 'removing known mechanisms for creating a local account' from Windows 11 setup - get ready to use a Microsoft

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-is-removing-known-mechanisms-for-creating-a-local-account 

Ads in start menu

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

Ads in Outlook

https://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/new-outlook-ads.png

Apple ads in settings

F1 Ads in Wallet

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/24/iphone-customers-upset-by-apple-wallet-ad-pushing-f1-movie/ 

App of the Week 

Alternativeto

https://alternativeto.net/ 

Thing of the Week 

New Microsoft Icons

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/10/06/microsoft-office-icons-rebrand/

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