Follow Up 

The EU says Apple Maps may be big enough to be considered a DMA gatekeeper

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-eu-says-apple-maps-may-be-big-enough-to-be-considered-a-dma-gatekeeper-130000965.html?src=rss 

Rivian’s software-powered e-bike won me over with its adaptability

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/829860/rivian-also-tmb-ebike-hands-on-software 

Epic CEO wants Valve and Steam to stop requiring devs to disclose generative AI usage 

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/epic-ceo-wants-valve-and-steam-to-stop-requiring-devs-to-disclose-generative-ai-usage 

Circular Financing

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidias-24b-ai-deal-blitz-has-wall-street-asking-questions-about-murky-circular-investments-110039309.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKtbLwKkSzKkaCZzaxdhiTqI4bJSR7XJoaJArjGljgrsmetjz8kBOtvx7zcWkgOd8P05YJLSRqPyfcJ6RW-tj9S1xm_I4RxZyeV3wk0BlWp0Ay0PbOkuYJWXYfo7wv_AnuVAEb4iRJ2NONb9lFwAGl3SWbkq5u2GHXljaRAnku3o 

You may have missed your chance to buy Apple’s weirdest accessory

https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/26/you-may-have-missed-your-chance-to-buy-apples-weirdest-accessory/ 

Tuxedo Computers slams lid on Arm Linux laptop after 18 months of pain

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/tuxedo_axes_arm_laptop/ 

Buy anything for black Friday?

News 

https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center

https://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center 

Passengers face disruption as Airbus updates thousands of planes

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/passengers-face-disruption-as-airbus-updates-thousands-of-planes-065955605.html?src=rss

Apple and (RED) announce limited-time $3M Apple Pay partnership

https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/28/apple-pay-red-partnership-2025/ 

Apple might turn to Intel for its upcoming M-series chips, per report

https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/28/apple-might-turn-to-intel-for-its-upcoming-m-series-chips-per-report/ 

Apple’s lousy AI didn’t stop it beating Samsung’s smartphone sales for the first time since 2011

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/27/counterpoint_smartphone_market_predictions/ 

Apple News just lost a major media partner after a decade

https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/24/apple-news-just-lost-a-major-media-partner-after-a-decade/ 

Car Corner

iPhone 17 and CarPlay

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256142870?sortBy=rank

Media

The Bourne Films

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/bourne/ 

Ultimatum

Identity 

Supremacy 

The Running Man 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_running_man_2025 

Down Cemetery Road

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

Cast Away (2001)

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

24 Season 1

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/24/s01

Games

The big brains behind TimeSplitters and GoldenEye are breaking into the Balatro business with Beyond Words 

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-big-brains-behind-timesplitters-and-goldeneye-are-breaking-into-the-balatro-business-with-beyond-words 

Minisforum AtomMan G1 Pro 

https://www.minisforum.uk/products/minisforum-atomman-g1-pro 

Main Show

The Vision Pro 

Vision Pro M5 review: It’s time for Apple to make some tough choices  

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/where-apples-vision-pro-stands-today-post-m5-refresh/ 

Becca Farsace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5FmHkhNll0 

App of the Week 

XKCD

Fifteen Years

https://xkcd.com/3172/ 

Thing of the Week 

F1

https://www.formula1.com/

Contact

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