Today on the 5: Elon Musk has bought a sizable stake in Twitter. Many are concerned that this could be just the first step in a series of moves aimed at fundamentally changing the company. To anyone who shares that worry, my advice is start planning an exit strategy now.

Today on the 5: Given the years of history and investment that Nintendo and Sony have in gaming, you might expect Microsoft to be in a continual cycle of trying to keep up. Instead, it doesn't even feel like a competition.

This week we're talking about Batman: Thrillkiller and Puzzle. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: Have you heard the latest outrageous story about Meta/Facebook? They paid a consulting firm to plant negative stories about competing companies to deflect the spotlight from what they've done wrong! I've never heard of such a tactic in the world of marketing before!

Today on the 5: People are finding plenty of things wrong about Picard season 2, but for me there's one very large problem that the series needs to address. What exactly is it trying to be about?

Today on the 5: While looking around for the still unreleased original soundtrack to the legendary game Deus Ex, I came across something fantastic. It's a remix album called Conspiravision: Deus Ex Remixed, and it's well worth listening to.

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I watched a wonderful giallo that I had sadly never heard of before. The film is Puzzle (L'uomo senza memoria), and it's a wonderfully made mystery thriller.

This week we're talking about Reddit, Sugru, Hero Forge, Wasteland 3, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Revenge Ride. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: Sony has announced that PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now will merge and be available in three tiers, the most expensive option offering a range of retro titles from the PS1, PS2 and PS3. I think the keys for this change to be successful will be in the quality of the streaming and the diversity of the catalogue.

Today on the 5: There has been anger and at least some degree of confusion over the not-so-removable SSD drives of the new Mac Studio. It makes you wonder if some of these people haven't been paying attention to how Apple has operated for a long time now.