Follow Up

[Apple criticized for blocking Beeper Mini iMessage on Android app](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/11/apple-imessage-on-android-beeper-mini-pushback/)

Vanmoof bikes

https://www.theverge.com/24009091/vanmoof-scooter-next-steps-parts-service-e-bikes

Chris’ Synology Followup

Raspberry PI Followup

https://shop.zimaboard.com/products/zimaboard-single-board-server

Beelink SER5

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Threads-Desktop-PC-Display/dp/B0CBJRZ1WY/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2ZEMQXDO85H23&keywords=beelink+SER5&qid=1703089435&sprefix=beelink+ser5%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.cc223b57-2b86-485c-a85e-6431c1f06c86

News

[Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990262)

Dropbox scares people WITH AI

[Dropbox reassures customers AI isn't pilfering their data](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/dropbox_ai_training/)

[Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990819)

[Apple News+ now includes sports coverage from The Athletic, Wirecutter coming soon](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/19/apple-news-sports-coverage-from-the-athletic-wirecutter/)

In app promotion

VMWare and Broadcom going well

[Who will buy VMware's end-user compute products?](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/vmware_euc_sale_speculation/)

[Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990440)

[Adobe abandons $20 billion acquisition of Figma](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005996/adobe-figma-acquisition-abandoned-termination-fee)

£1billion exit fee

The EU Looms Large

[EU opens formal DSA investigation into X in wake of Israel-Hamas war](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005947/eu-x-twitter-dsa-formal-investigation-hamas-israel-terrorist-attacks)

[EU to ban anti-steering App Store rules for Apple Music competitors after Spotify complaint](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/13/app-store-rules-ban-spotify-european-union/)

[Report: Apple offers to open up Apple Pay NFC system on iPhone to appease EU regulators](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/apple-pay-nfc-iphone-eu-antitrust/)

[Philips Hue reorganizes, plans job cuts to save $218 million annually](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24003478/philips-hue-signify-restructuring-cut-218-million-annually?utm_content=buffere1f68&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Researchers say Bing made up facts about European elections](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24003248/microsoft-ai-copilot-algorithm-watch-bing-election-misinformation)

[Threads starts testing ActivityPub support for integration with Mastodon and more](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/13/threads-activitypub-mastodon-support/)

[GM's latest excuse for dropping CarPlay is its dumbest yet](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/gm-carplay-support-safety-excuse/)

USBC AirPods Case

Buy MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) for AirPods Pro (2nd generation)

Media

[What is Freely? The British on demand service, explained](https://www.stuff.tv/features/what-is-freely-the-british-on-demand-service-explained/)

Family Plan on Apple TV Plus

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-family-plan/umc.cmc.6o6y3wel2lez2tkdu2cv8dzd1

Games

[PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23989290/playstation-digital-ownership-sucks)

Main Show

[Apple hates free speech (2022), Iger should be fired (2023) – Musk](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/musk-calls-for-iger-to-be-fired/)

[On macOS, it’s best to start with the default](https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/12/on-macos-its-best-to-start-with-the-default/)

App of the Week

BalenaEtcher

https://etcher.balena.io/

Thing of the Week

https://Freetrade.io

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