Follow Up

Microsoft insists on Windows 11 quality: Ars Technica

Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround ruled valid: MacRumors

Watchdog probes Adobe cancellation fees: The Register

Google's new 24-hour sideloading process: Ars Technica

iFixit iPhone 17e teardown: 9to5Mac

News

Mac sets new launch record according to Tim Cook: 9to5Mac

UK to rethink tech buying after Palantir contracts: The Register

OpenAI launching all-in-one desktop app: Engadget

Google testing dedicated Gemini app for Mac: 9to5Mac

iOS 26.4 fixes keyboard accuracy: 9to5Mac

AirPods Max 2 vs AirPods Max comparison: 9to5Mac

Media

Firefly rebooted as an animated series: Engadget

Skyfall: Metacritic

Hackers: Metacritic

Race Across the World Season 6 confirmed: Radio Times

Main Show: Essential Apps & Utilities

Rod’s Picks: Alfred, Maccy, Homebrew, Tailscale, Proton Pass

Chris’s Picks: Microsoft Office, iStat Menus, Audio Hijack, Nova, Festivitas

App & Thing of the Week

App: Apple: The First 50 Years by David Pogue

Thing: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal