Follow Up
Stop dragging feet on AI nudification ban, UK government told
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/uk_government_nudification_ban/
X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis
https://www.engadget.com/ai/x-says-grok-will-no-longer-edit-images-of-real-people-into-bikinis-231430257.html?src=rss
X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t
https://www.theverge.com/news/862372/x-grok-ai-policy-update-deepfake-bikini-poses
Elon Musk is looking for a $134 billion payout from OpenAI and Microsoft
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/elon-musk-is-looking-for-a-134-billion-payout-from-openai-and-microsoft-171824945.html?src=rss
The Setapp Mobile iOS store is shutting down on February 16th
https://www.theverge.com/news/863978/setapp-mobile-ios-store-shutdown
Google is appealing the ruling from its search antitrust case to avoid sharing data with rivals
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-appealing-the-ruling-from-its-search-antitrust-case-to-avoid-sharing-data-with-rivals-215107905.html?src=rss
News
X1 Carbon Gen 14. It's Lenovo’s Most Repairable Ultraportable Yet
https://au.pcmag.com/laptops/115174/i-tried-the-slick-new-thinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-14-its-lenovos-most-repairable-ultraportable-yet
ChatGPT to carry adverts for some users
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjn012k3do
“I am very annoyed”: Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccines
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/big-pharma-is-openly-railing-against-rfk-jr-s-anti-vaccine-agenda/
Musk and Hegseth vow to “make Star Trek real” but miss the show’s lessons
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/01/pentagons-arsenal-of-freedom-tour-borrows-name-from-star-trek-episode-about-killer-ai/
Digg is back
https://digg.com/
West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/14/west-midlands-police-chief-apologises-ai-error-maccabi-tel-aviv-ban
Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of the most powerful creative apps
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/introducing-apple-creator-studio-an-inspiring-collection-of-creative-apps/
Joint statement from Google and Apple
https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/
Media
Rewatched Season 1 of RATW
The Lego Movie
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lego_movie
Games
Quake 2 Switch
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/quake-ii
Peter Molyneux's final game Masters of Albion will release in April - "it's the culmination of my life’s work"
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/peter-molyneuxs-final-game-masters-of-albion-will-release-in-april-its-the-culmination-of-my-lifes-work
Main Show
?Escaping big tech
Phones are a problem
https://www.fairphone.com/nl
https://grapheneos.org/
OPerating Systems
Linux instead of Mac/Windows
https://get.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/
https://www.debian.org/
https://bazzite.gg/
Web Browsers
Firefox/Vivaldi/Arc instead of Chrome/Edge/Safari
Search Engines
Duck Duck Go, Kagi, Qwant, Ecosia instea of Google
https://www.ecosia.org/
https://www.qwant.com/
https://duckduckgo.com
Get a Switch/PS5 for AAA games
Netbird/Headscale instead of tailscale
https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart
https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
Harper instead of grammarly
https://github.com/automattic/harper
Proton instead of google mail/docs
https://proton.me/
Libreoffice instead of Office
https://www.libreoffice.org
OR Nextcloud
https://nextcloud.com/
Photopea instead of photoshop
https://www.photopea.com/
For video editing Blackmagic, Shotwell, or KDENLive
Bitwarden/Vaultwarden, Proton Pass instead of Apple Passwords, Google Pass...
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
https://proton.me/pass
https://bitwarden.com/
Immich instead of Apple Photos/Google Photos
https://immich.app/
App of the Week
immich Frame
https://github.com/immichFrame/ImmichFrame
Thing of the Week
Switch 2
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-Switch-2/Nintendo-Switch-2-2785301.html
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