Follow Up 

Apple TV+ is now just Apple TV

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/apple-tv-is-now-just-apple-tv-200644609.html?src=rss 

Apple says Epic Games is seeking a free ride, as we await latest court ruling

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/17/apple-says-epic-games-is-seeking-a-free-ride-as-we-await-latest-court-ruling/ 

iPhone Air sells out almost instantly in China

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/17/iphone-air-sells-out-almost-instantly-in-china/ 

Amazon shares a ‘first look’ at new nuclear facility

https://www.theverge.com/news/801257/amazon-nuclear-energy-reactor-first-look 

AWS Outage

https://news.sky.com/story/huge-internet-outage-knocks-out-snapchat-amazon-and-multiple-other-websites-and-apps-13453810

Schleswig-Holstein waves auf Wiedersehen to Microsoft stack

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/schleswig_holstein_open_source/ 

Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trump-admin-pressured-facebook-into-removing-ice-tracking-group/ 

News 

X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles

https://www.theverge.com/news/802474/x-is-launching-a-marketplace-for-inactive-handles 

ChatGPT:

Boris Johnson confesses: He's fallen for ChatGPT

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/17/boris_johnson_loves_chatgpt/ 

OpenAI's ChatGPT is so popular that almost no one will pay for it

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/openais_chatgpt_popular_few_pay/ 

The US Mint is honoring Steve Jobs by putting him on a $1 Innovation coin

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-us-mint-is-honoring-steve-jobs-by-putting-him-on-a-1-innovation-coin-130033801.html?src=rss   

Framework flame war erupts over support of politically polarizing Linux projects

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/framework_linux_controversy/ 

CISA cuts more staff and reassigns others as government stays shut down

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/cisa_jettisoning_more_staff_reassigning/ 

MY PIXEL 10 PRO FOLD EXPLODED -- CAUGHT LIVE ON CAMERA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uS90jakOuw 

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/ 

Car Corner

Plug-in hybrids emit almost as much pollution as gas cars, report finds

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/plug-in-hybrids-emit-almost-as-much-pollution-as-gas-cars-report-finds-120032534.html?src=rss 

Waymo plans to launch fully autonomous taxi service in London next year

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/waymo-plans-to-launch-fully-autonomous-taxi-service-in-london-next-year-142453250.html?src=rss 

Media 

Apple pays $750 million for US Formula 1 streaming coverage

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/apple-pays-750-million-for-us-formula-1-streaming-coverage/ 

Highest Grossing Movies of 2025

https://manofmany.com/entertainment/movies-tv/highest-grossing-movies-of-2025

High Potential

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

Games

Atari just announced the Intellivision Spirit, a revamp of the iconic 1980s gaming console

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/atari-just-announced-the-intellivision-spirit-a-revamp-of-the-iconic-1980s-gaming-console-163210832.html?src=rss 

Battlefield 6 sold over 7 million copies in three days

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/battlefield-6-sold-over-7-million-copies-in-three-days-181826351.html?src=rss 

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/ 

Main Show

M5 Some of the things 

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/15/apple-m5-chip-announcements/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon  

M5 MacBook Pro not sold with power adapter in some countries

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/15/m5-macbook-pro-not-sold-with-power-adapter-in-some-countries/ 

M5s 

Apple goes all in on AI acceleration with M5 MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pros 

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/apple_goes_all_in_on/ 

Apple launches M5 powered Vision Pro with new Dual Knit Band

https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/10/apple-launches-m5-powered-vision-pro-with-new-dual-knit-band/ 

App of the Week 

Proton pass

https://proton.me/pass 

Thing of the Week 

Grand Designs is back on Channel 4

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs

Contact

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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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Follow Up 

The Trump phone is late

https://www.theverge.com/news/788673/the-trump-phone-is-late 

Apple ices ICE agent tracker app under government heat

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/apple_iceblock/ 

Affinity apps for iPad now free ahead of October 30 event, but there may be a catch

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/02/affinity-apps-for-ipad-now-free-ahead-of-october-30-event-but-there-may-be-a-catch/#more-1022387 

Apple’s new Crossbody Strap accessory sure seems like a hit

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/03/apples-new-crossbody-strap-accessory-sure-seems-like-a-hit/ 

Epic says it has proof Apple was scaring users off third-party app stores 

https://www.theverge.com/news/789421/epic-games-store-ios-android-installations 

iPhone 17 Review: No Asterisks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=BijY1pzDbuBIuL9J&v=rng_yUSwrgU&feature=youtu.be 

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme laptop chip catches up with Apple’s M4

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/30/qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-laptop-chip-catches-up-with-apples-m4/ 

News 

UK once again demands backdoor to Apple’s encrypted cloud storage

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/uk-once-again-demands-backdoor-to-apples-encrypted-cloud-storage/ 

No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/asahi_beer_attack/ 

Strava sues Garmin in bizarre patent infringement lawsuit

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/strava-sues-garmin-in-bizarre-patent-infringement-lawsuit-213300227.html?src=rss 

Dirty little Electron secret tanks macOS 26 performance

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/macos_26_electron_slowdown/

Apple Vision / AR

Apple Glasses now rumored to follow rare strategy for launch

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/02/apple-glasses-now-rumored-to-follow-rare-strategy-for-launch/

Apple is reportedly pulling staff from the Vision Pro to work on its smart glasses

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/apple-is-reportedly-pulling-staff-from-the-vision-pro-to-work-on-its-smart-glasses-130050475.html?src=rss 

Microsoft confirms it found a way to make Crocs even uglier – with Windows XP and Clippy

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/microsoft_crocs_confirmed/

Leaked unboxing video reveals unannounced M5 iPad Pro in full

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/30/leaked-unboxing-video-reveals-unannounced-m5-ipad-pro-in-full/ 

Car Corner

Carplay in 26.0.1 in Rods Volvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9dYnE6wCs 

CarPlay on 26.0.1 in Chris’ Audi

Media 

Mean Girls (October 3rd) 

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

The Living Daylights

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

MobLand

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

The Naked gun

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 

Main Show

How much storage do you really need?

Mac

Ipad

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-pro/11-inch-display-2tb-space-black-wifi-cellular-standard-glass 

Iphone

AppleTv

NAS

App of the Week 

Amphetamine

https://amphetamine.macupdate.com/ 

Thing of the Week 

Inside by Borris Becker

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Inside-Audiobook/B0DZP5N5NJ?eac_link=c56VWbs98dy2&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0DZP5N5NJ&qid=eQHnwd3GRG&eac_id=261-8545876-4471857_eQHnwd3GRG&sr=1-1

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Follow Up 

DMA

Apple, Google tell Europe its Digital Markets Act isn't working for them – or consumers

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/google_apple_dma_review_submissions/

EU tells Apple it has "no intention" of repealing the Digital Markets Act

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/eu-tells-apple-it-has-no-intention-of-repealing-the-digital-markets-act-175950691.html?src=rss 

Good news: TechWoven is fine

https://www.theverge.com/tech/786161/techwoven-case-iphone-17-pro 

Intel reportedly courting ex-flame Apple to become its next investor 

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/24/intel_reportedly_courting_apple/ 

DOGE might be storing every American’s SSN on an insecure cloud server

https://www.theverge.com/news/785706/doge-insecure-cloud-server-social-security-numbers 

Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its data centers for mass surveillance of Palestinians

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/microsoft-blocks-israels-use-of-its-data-centers-for-mass-surveillance-of-palestinians-170107061.html?src=rss

India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/24/indian_minister_zoho_local_tech_push/ 

News 

UK to roll out mandatory digital ID for right to work by 2029

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/uk_digital_id_confirmed/ 

Apple News+ just added The Washington Post at no extra cost

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/29/apple-news-just-added-the-washington-post-at-no-extra-cost/ 

Meta announces paid subscriptions for both Instagram and Facebook in the UK

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-announces-paid-subscriptions-for-both-instagram-and-facebook-in-the-uk-140913304.html?src=rss 

Qualcomm's new flagship mobile platform is the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/qualcomms-new-flagship-mobile-platform-is-the-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-060427445.html?src=rss 

Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/viral-call-recording-app-neon-goes-dark-after-exposing-users-phone-numbers-call-recordings-and-transcripts/

Google reveals its Android for PC is coming next year

https://www.theverge.com/tech/785351/google-reveals-its-android-for-pc-is-coming-next-year 

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses offer an AR display for $799]

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/meta-ray-ban-display-glasses-offer-an-ar-display-for-799-002921925.html?src=rss 

Media 

Apple cancels release of new Apple TV+ show previously set to air this Friday

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/23/apple-tv-the-savant-release-cancelled/ 

Taskmaster

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster 

Slow Horses

https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.4000 

View to a Kill

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

The Blues Brothers

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

MasterChef finale

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t1k5/episodes/player

Games

Reports: EA set to be sold to private investors for up to $50 billion

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/09/reports-ea-set-to-be-sold-to-private-investors-for-up-to-50-billion/ 

Command fleets or pilot mouthwatering starships in Nullspace, a strategy game with a "unique" take on the Fermi Paradox

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/command-fleets-or-pilot-mouthwatering-starships-in-nullspace-a-strategy-game-with-a-unique-take-on-the-fermi-paradox 

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to PS5 in December

https://www.theverge.com/tech/785181/microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-ps5-release-date 

GT 7 Spec 3

https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/00_3795674.html

Main Show https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-paper/pro-move

App of the Week 

Omnigraffle

https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle 

Thing of the Week 

The Hallmarked Man

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-hallmarked-man/robert-galbraith/9781408723784

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Follow Up 

The US government is taking a second stab at breaking up Google

https://www.theverge.com/policy/782029/google-doj-ad-tech-remedies-trial-break-up 

iPhone 17 Pro Max Teardown Reveals Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 Modem for 5G

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/19/iphone-17-pro-max-qualcomm-snapdragon-x80/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

iPhone Air in the hand

https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-air/

nothingburger

News 

Disney+ is going up… again

https://www.theverge.com/news/783489/disney-plus-streaming-subscription-price-increase

Here’s how potent Atomic credential stealer is finding its way onto Macs

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/potent-atomic-credential-stealer-can-bypass-gatekeeper/ 

Apple working on MCP support to enable agentic AI on Mac, iPhone, and iPad

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/22/macos-tahoe-26-1-beta-1-mcp-integration/ 

Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro can be easily scratched

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/some-iphone-17-models-are-reportedly-prone-to-very-visible-scratches-191147266.html?src=rss 

Ubiquiti’s new desktop NAS looks more like a wireless router

https://www.theverge.com/news/781433/ubiquiti-nas-unas-2-4-raid-backup 

iOS26.1 Betas are out

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/22/ios-26-1-beta-1-changes-everything-new/

Media 

Disney's Mandalorian and Grogu trailer shows the fall of a lumbering giant

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/disneys-mandalorian-and-grogu-trailer-shows-the-fall-of-a-lumbering-giant-141515618.html?src=rss 

Top 50 TV Shows Of All Time Ranked by the most known sources of ratings like IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic etc. Agree?

https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/115232479967000018 

Morning Show is Back!

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

Slow Horses: Season 5 is out (today)

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/slow-horses-season-5-release/

Main Show

iPhone 17 Pro

https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17-pro/

App of the Week 

Knotwords

https://playknotwords.com/ 

Thing of the Week 

iPhone 17 Pro

https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17-pro/

Contact

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https://mastodon.nl/@vmachiel/115190757447189542 

Airpods

Airpods Pro 3 

https://www.apple.com/uk/airpods-pro/ 

Live Translation with AirPods won't come to EU-based Apple users

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/live-translation-with-airpods-wont-come-to-eu-based-apple-users-125410519.html?src=rss 

Series 11

https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-watch-series-11/ 

Apple Watch Hypertension Alerts Get FDA Clearance, Launching Next Week

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/12/apple-watch-hypertension-alerts-fda-clearance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon 

iPhone 17

https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/ 

eSims

https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-air/ 

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/12/iphone-air-launch-in-china-delayed/ 

A simple guide to eSIM for SMARTY customers

https://smarty.co.uk/blog/esim-simple-guide/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=Newsletter_TheHandsetOne2_Active_Email_Sep_2025&utm_content=non-convertible 

Magsafe battery

Apple’s new MagSafe Battery doesn’t just work with iPhone Air

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/09/apples-new-magsafe-battery-doesnt-just-work-with-iphone-air/ 

Iphone-17-pro 

Accessories

Techwoven

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MGF44ZM/A/iphone-17-pro-techwoven-case-with-magsafe-blue 

Crossbody 

crossbody-strap-sienna

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Follow Up 

Judge who ruled Google is a monopoly decides to do hardly anything to break it up

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/google_doj_antitrust_ruling/ 

Fujitsu under fire for bidding on UK public sector deals despite Horizon scandal vow

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/fujitsu_bid_pause_promise/ 

Philips Hue Bridge Pro just made it easy to add motion sensing to your old smart lights 

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/philips-hue-bridge-pro-just-made-it-easy-to-add-motion-sensing-to-your-old-smart-lights/ 

Its in the dictionary now

https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/enshittification 

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115142588019490885 

Synology Hard Drive Locking (update)

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/04/28/synology-hard-drive-locking/ 

Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware, warns lack of support could disrupt food supply

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/tesco_sues_vmware_broadcom_computacenter/ 

News 

Atlassian is buying Arc maker The Browser Company for $610 million

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/atlassian-is-buying-arc-maker-the-browser-company-for-610-million-145236236.html?src=rss 

This stand can automatically lift, tilt, and turn your laptop toward you

https://www.theverge.com/news/772033/this-stand-can-automatically-lift-tilt-and-turn-your-laptop-towards-you 

UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m365_copilot_uk_government/ 

In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements 

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/09/in-win-for-infectious-diseases-florida-to-end-all-school-vaccine-requirements/ 

New Eero Signal promises to keep you connected during internet outages

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/03/eero-signal-announcement-features/ 

Car Corner

Honda teases its first full-size e-motorcycle with fast charging 

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/honda-teases-its-first-full-size-e-motorcycle-with-fast-charging-185116652.html?src=rss 

Jaguar Land Rover temporarily halts all car production following cyber attack

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-09-04/jaguar-land-rover-temporarily-halts-all-car-production-following-cyber-attack 

Audi design finds its minimalist groove again with Concept C 

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/09/audi-design-finds-its-minimalist-groove-again-with-concept-c/ 

BMW iX3

https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/all-models/x-models/ix3/bmw-ix3.html

Media 

Report: Gavin and Stacey sitcom stars sign up to headline new Apple TV+ series

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/06/gavin-and-stacey-sitcom-new-apple-tv-plus-series/

Octopussy

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

Bake Off has started

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-british-bake-off

Apple TV+ sees early Emmys success with wins for Severance and The Studio

Apple-tv-early-emmys-success-severance-the-studio 

Main Show

Apple launching 8+ new products on Tuesday, here’s what’s coming

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/05/everything-apple-to-debut-next-week-bloomberg/

https://dbrand.com/ 

Last minute rumours

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/07/leak-iphone-17-pro-features-camera-cooling/ 

App of the Week 

Audacity

https://www.audacityteam.org/ 

Thing of the Week 

Monza Circuit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monza_Circuit

Contact

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Follow Up 

UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously thought

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/uks-demand-for-apple-backdoor-may-have-been-broader-than-previously-thought-123009302.html?src=rss 

Apple App Store and Feature woes and regulation

Colombia joins the list of countries probing Apple over App Store antitrust concerns

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/27/colombia-joins-the-list-of-countries-probing-apple-over-app-store-antitrust-concerns/ 

Torrent app unavailable at AltStore PAL following apparent notarization revocation by Apple [Update: Apple statement]

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/27/torrent-app-unavailable-at-altstore-pal-following-apparent-notarization-revocation-by-apple/ 

Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgj9kjmvzzo 

Apple suggests UK users may see slower feature rollouts under tighter regulation

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/27/apple-suggests-uk-users-may-see-slower-feature-rollouts-under-tighter-regulation/ 

The Apple Watch is not actually carbon neutral, says German court

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/26/apple-watch-not-carbon-neutral-german-court/ 

News 

Apple Event

www.apple.com 

https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/08/apple-event-set-for-september-9/ 

Updated Framework 16” laptop

Framework Laptop 16 update brings Nvidia GeForce to the modular gaming laptop 

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/framework-laptop-16-update-brings-nvidia-geforce-to-the-modular-gaming-laptop/ 

Framework actually did it: I upgraded a laptop’s entire GPU in just three minutes

https://www.theverge.com/report/768083/framework-actually-did-it-i-upgraded-a-laptops-entire-gpu-in-just-three-minutes 

Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/microsoft_unveils_housemade_models_amid/ 

Nano Banana

Updated-image-editing-model 

Not in my browser! Vivaldi capo doubles down on generative AI ban

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/vivaldi_capo_doubles_down_on/ 

Honor’s Magic V5 foldable almost feels too thin

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/honors-magic-v5-foldable-almost-feels-too-thin-143022082.html?src=rss 

Microsoft Word now automatically saves new documents to the cloud

https://www.theverge.com/news/767522/microsoft-word-automatic-document-save-cloud-default 

Londoners told to wear headphones on public transit

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/27/londoners-told-to-wear-headphones-on-public-transit/ 

Media 

Peacemaker Season 2

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/peacemaker_2022 

Thursday Murder Club Movie

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

Games

Over 450 Diablo developers at Blizzard have unionized 

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/over-450-diablo-developers-at-blizzard-have-unionized-180544383.html?src=rss 

The Rogue Prince of Persia

The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia 

Main Show

Omarchy

https://omarchy.org/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcHY0AEd2Uw&t=1698s 

App of the Week 

Arch Linux

https://archlinux.org/ 

Thing of the Week 

F1 Movie

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/f1_the_movie

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Follow Up 

Will Trump help 4Chan escape the UK’s internet police?

https://www.theverge.com/politics/764653/4chan-uk-online-safety-act-trump 

Apple considers Google Gemini to power next-gen Siri, internal AI ‘bake-off’ underway

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/22/apple-google-gemini-siri/

Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultra

https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen

Masimo sues US Customs over Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/20/masimo-sues-us-customs-over-apple-watch-blood-oxygen-workaround/

Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/microsoft-launches-inquiry-claims-israel-used-tech-mass-surveillance-palestinians

It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes

https://defector.com/it-took-many-years-and-billions-of-dollars-but-microsoft-finally-invented-a-calculator-that-is-wrong-sometimes

https://scorpinc.social/@az/115058900715877488

News 

Apple just dropped a security update for all its platforms

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-just-dropped-a-security-update-for-all-its-platforms-194528494.html?src=rss 

Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/uk-minister-peter-kyle-chatgpt-plus-openai-sam-altman?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Tesla bid to become a UK electricity supplier gets politically 'charged'

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/tesla_bid_to_become_a/

Saved you a click: Firefox 142 offers AI summaries of links

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/firefox_142/

New iPhones and iPads in Russia must ship with state-backed messaging app preinstalled

New-iphones-and-ipads-in-russia-must-ship-with-state-backed-messaging-app-preinstalled 

HBO launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/21/hbo-launches-new-harry-potter-immersive-environment-on-apple-vision-pro/

Google Pixel Event

Google Beats Apple to Satellite Connectivity With Pixel Watch 4

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/20/google-launches-pixel-4-watch/

Google Pixel 10 launch event: the 8 biggest announcements

https://www.theverge.com/news/762150/google-pixel-10-launch-event-announcements

Car Corner

Amazon now sells used Hertz rental cars

https://www.theverge.com/news/762183/hertz-amazon-autos-used-rental-vehicles 

Media 

Apple TV+ subscription price increasing to $12.99 per month from today

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/21/apple-tv-subscription-price-increase/

Report: Apple strikes out of baseball coverage on Apple TV+, Friday Night Baseball to end

https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/19/apple-mlb-friday-night-baseball-to-end/ 

James Bond: Road to a Million on Prime

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FL3BSL7K/ref=atv_hm_hom_c_Wxw9N3_5_1

Welcome to Wrexham (Series 4)

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

Games

Daedalic reveal story-driven Star Trek: Voyager strategy game in which you can betray everything Janeway ever stood for

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/daedalic-reveal-story-driven-star-trek-voyager-strategy-game-in-which-you-can-betray-everything-janeway-ever-stood-for

Main Show

Whats on your Desk?

Rod

Mac Mini 2024 M4Pro, 24GB Ram, 1TB SSD

https://www.apple.com/uk/mac-mini/ 

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price

Monitor Benq PD5705U

https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/monitor/professional/pd2705u.html 

Mouse Logitech MX3S

https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/shop/p/mx-master-3s.910-006559 

Trackpad 

111884

Keychron K3 Pro

https://www.keychron.uk/products/keychron-k3-pro-qmk-via-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-iso-layout-collection?_gl=1*cyb1ud*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQzNjk0MTIzNC4xNzU2MDM0NTgy*_ga_H6V4SEVPQ0*czE3NTYwMzQ1ODEkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTYwMzQ2NTQkajYwJGwwJGgw 

Webcam Insta360 Link

https://store.insta360.com/product/link?c=1980&from=nav&_gl=1*oezzq0*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..*_ga*MTIxMDA3NzY3Ny4xNzU2MDM1NTMz*_ga_46QD011RHK*czE3NTYwMzU1MzEkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTYwMzU1MzEkajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_7TV2BE92TS*czE3NTYwMzU1MzEkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTYwMzU1MzEkajYwJGwwJGgw&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8KrFBhDUARIsAMvIApYNP_VKjL4YxK6NecbYxW_MjCdnRFjIQdELfUsW3U1-SfMzhIj1vn4aAuBdEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAABADg0Fv3e0JcmjaxyyEDyscZ3nI3m 

Streamdeck 2

https://www.elgato.com/ww/en/p/stream-deck 

Focusrite Scarlet Solo Gen 3

https://focusrite.com/products/scarlett-2i2-3rd-gen?_gl=1*gwj5l4*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8KrFBhDUARIsAMvIApaHrpZNSmCKOHiPhaZcKxtAxrrkQveu4DGxDLDJzUzkFnrV2lI7xpsaAp6MEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAADkSndXRNFlLHOlOeolLr3CCzI2nl

Sure SM58 Mic

https://www.shure.com/en-GB/products/microphones/sm58?variant=SM58-LCE&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=34-ao-ecsmall-uk-en-sl-jun25-conv-mco-brand&utm_term=sm58-prosp&utm_content=&vdr=sl&sfid=ao-ecsmall&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22643214234&gbraid=0AAAAADlpxm54XVz_b8kfRLKCvbue5LT_Q&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8KrFBhDUARIsAMvIApYjLSx8jdntPU6YaWKtzcQwRvjgRQh729xuc_U0_ueyCixJcILyUA8aAnDqEALw_wcB

Chris

Studio Display

https://www.apple.com/uk/studio-display/

Mac Mini (24GB RAM / 2TB SSD / M4 Pro)

https://www.apple.com/uk/mac-mini/

Apple Keyboard + Mouse

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MXK83B/A/magic-keyboard-with-touch-id-and-numeric-keypad-for-mac-models-with-apple-silicon-usb%E2%80%91c-british-english-black-keys?fnode=2067ef27037c6d19c38eab2a6fade923461b250cf126ad1fb3353e99f1f933f95007b359497a450f558855395d8e2bb22be8d4582e3d0aa070a7addb77fe5937951ccf1ae9ff48a13e1d570292a51df84c7b00040a30cb350150ef177aaccc31

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MXK63Z/A/magic-mouse-usb%E2%80%91c-black-multi-touch-surface?fnode=2067ef27037c6d19c38eab2a6fade923461b250cf126ad1fb3353e99f1f933f95007b359497a450f558855395d8e2bb22be8d4582e3d0aa070a7addb77fe5937951ccf1ae9ff48a13e1d570292a51df84c7b00040a30cb350150ef177aaccc31

Rode NT-USB Mic

https://rode.com/en/products/nt-usb-mini

Benq ScreenBar

https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/lighting/monitor-light/screenbar-halo.html

Elago MagSafe Charger with Stand

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08RYQ4FQN?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder_k0_1_13&=&crid=1XL12EQ77TAYO&sprefix=magsafe%2Bstand&th=1

App of the Week 

Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/ 

Thing of the Week 

iPadOS 26

https://www.apple.com/os/ipados/

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Follow Up 

UK Reportedly Withdraws Demand to Access Encrypted iCloud User Data

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/19/uk-withdraws-icloud-user-data-demand/ 

Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn438z3ejxyo 

Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/

GitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/github-will-be-folded-into-microsoft-proper-as-ceo-steps-down/ 

Breathe easy: Apple Watch can read your oxygen levels again

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/apple_watch_revives_blood_oxygen/   

Apple says the App Store is 'fair and free of bias' in response to Musk's legal threats

https://www.engadget.com/ai/apple-says-the-app-store-is-fair-and-free-of-bias-in-response-to-musks-legal-threats-235555807.html?src=rss 

Pebble 2 Designs are out

https://ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-time-2-design-reveal 

News 

You've got drought: UK gov suggests you save water by deleting old emails

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/uk_government_delete_emails_water/ 

RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi and 5G conspiracies appear to make it into MAHA report draft

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/maha-draft-takes-on-electromagnetic-radiation-echoing-rfk-jr-s-conspiracies/ 

GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/generative_ai_zero_return_95_percent/

Report: Siri to Get New Design on iPhone and iPad as Early as Next Year

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/14/siri-redesign-report/ 

Apple Still Working on Studio Display 2

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/13/apple-still-working-on-studio-display-2/ 

Seven Deadly Sins (in tech)

https://social.vivaldi.net/@brucelawson/115026635400837274 

Philips Hue ‘Bridge Pro’ leaks with ‘more capacity,’ turns lights into motion sensors

https://9to5google.com/2025/08/14/philips-hue-bridge-pro-leak-motion/ 

DARPA’s Cylon raider autonomous fighter jet advances to next phase

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/darpas_scylon_raiders_autonomous_fighter/

Car Corner

Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/367566/forget-netflix-volkswagen-locks-horsepower-behind-paid-subscription

Hyundai: Want cyber-secure car locks? That'll be £49, please 

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/hyundai_want_secure_locks_on/

$30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/08/ford-bets-big-on-universal-ev-production-system-and-30k-truck/ 

Media 

Thursday Murder Club on Netflix

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/thursday-murder-club-cast-release-date-plot

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator_2_judgment_day 

Moonraker

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1014217-moonraker 

For Your Eyes Only

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

Alien Earth

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

Games

Donkey Kong Bananza

https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-2-games/Donkey-Kong-Bananza-2785804.html?srsltid=AfmBOor0noOGCHE5JavEZ0rv_51VwazQO_dBnKhhFqcWJkTs9WQQU_Sl 

Tetris 99

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_99 

Main Show

The Apple Betas

App of the Week 

Infuse Media Client

Infuse 

Thing of the Week 

Moving a Church

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde3xp4xlw9o

Contact

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