https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/apple-discontinues-finewoven-cases/

Beats Cases

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/apple-beats-iphone-16-cases/

iPhones Weigh

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/iphone-16-pro-vs-15-pro-weight/

WiFi 7

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/all-iphone-16-models-support-wi-fi-7/

Follow Up

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence no longer requires setting the device region to the US

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/28/apple-intelligence-no-longer-requires-setting-the-device-region-to-the-us/

iOS 18.1 beta 3 features: Here’s what’s new

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/29/ios-181-beta-3-features-heres-whats-new/

European iPhones are more fun now

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/24/24226946/iphone-eu-regulation-app-stores-fortnite

EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24226110/apple-iphone-ipad-default-apps-eu-competition

Microsoft will try the data-scraping Windows Recall feature again in October

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/microsoft-will-try-the-data-scraping-windows-recall-feature-again-in-october/

GM reportedly cuts 1,000 jobs in its software and services division

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/19/24223600/gm-layoffs-1000-jobs-software-and-services-super-cruise

News

Apple is reportedly trying to invest in OpenAI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/apple-is-reportedly-trying-to-invest-in-openai/

Apple announces CFO transition coming next year, names Luca Maestri successor

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/26/apple-announces-cfo-transition-coming-next-year-names-luca-maestri-successor/

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch event is set for September

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/26/24223957/apple-iphone-16-launch-event-date-glowtime

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/01/iphone-16-launch-month-is-here-everything-we-know/

Apple reportedly plans to release macOS Sequoia in September alongside iOS 18

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/22/apple-reportedly-plans-to-release-macos-sequoia-in-september-alongside-ios-18/

New Mac Mini “M4” to launch sans USB-A

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/1/24233471/apple-m4-mac-mini-redesign-no-usb-a-ports

App Store VP Departs as Apple Prepares for Organizational Changes

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/21/app-store-organizational-changes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform, and we have no idea what it does

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24226184/trump-defiant-ones-cryptocurrency-platform

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday borks dual-boot Linux-Windows PCs

https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/21/microsoft_patch_dual_boot/

Media

Cast negotiations underway for Ted Lasso season 4, production expected to start early next year

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/24/ted-lasso-season-four-nears-greenlight-cast/. 

Taskmaster Series 18 

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-season-18-air-date-cast-newsupdate/ 

Nick Cave - New Album WIld God 

Games

50 Greatest Driving Games of all time

https://apple.news/A0F7vTuMqQQS-KlZiR2Yl6A

Peter Molyneux is back with new god sim Masters Of Albion, which looks like a stripped-down Black & White

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/peter-molyneux-is-back-with-new-god-sim-masters-of-albion-which-looks-like-a-stripped-down-black-white

Tactical Breach Wizards review: humour, heart, smarts and playfulness conjure up an instant genre classic 

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tactical-breach-wizards-review

Main Show 

?Apple Monitor?

https://kuycon.us/monitors/G27P/buy/

The Slow Decline of the Apple “Cult”

https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-slow-decline-of-the-apple-cult/

The Cult of Mac

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

App of the Week

Grab2Text

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grab2text/id6475956137?mt=12

Thing of the Week

Mini Projector

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRYXLM42?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Contact

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Follow Up

Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221755/google-team-pixel-reviews-influencers

Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-pixel-showcase-vulnerability/

News

iPhones will help decide offside violations in English soccer this season

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220197/iphone-offside-violation-ai-detection-soccer-video-assistant-referee-english-premier-league

Apple Music now available in Rivian vehicles

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/13/apple-music-now-available-rivian-cars/

Apple’s next big project might be a tabletop robot / iPad

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220475/apple-next-big-project-tabletop-robot-ipad

Google Wallet can make digital passes for nearly anything now

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218932/google-wallet-photo-everything-else-id-ticket-ai

Media

Youtube : Hardware Haven

https://www.youtube.com/c/HardwareHaven

Games

Endless Dungeon

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1485590/ENDLESS_Dungeon/

Field Runners: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fieldrunners/id292421271

Kingdom Rush

https://www.kingdomrush.com/kingdom-rush

Main Show

Rod has preodered a laptop

https://frame.work/gb/en

iFixit Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgIK4BZEI2k

App of the Week

Chunky Comic Reader

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chunky-comic-reader/id663567628

Thing of the Week

Definitely Maybe - 30 Years

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/definitely-maybe-30th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/1744418624

Contact

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Follow Up

macOS Sequoia will now prompt you monthly (not weekly) for screen recording permissions

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/14/macos-sequoia-screen-recording-prompt-monthly/

Matt Birchler : Random Privacy thought

https://isfeeling.social/@matt/112965811587504680

Google Monopoly

Epic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopoly

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220491/epic-google-android-app-store-monopoly-remedies-hearing

Google is a monopoly. The fix isn't obvious

https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/15/google_monopoly_fix/

In major u-turn, Apple allows Spotify to display pricing and direct users to its website

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/14/apple-allows-spotify-to-display-pricing/

News

Almost a third of X users in UK considering leaving, finds Savanta

https://www.research-live.com/article/news/almost-a-third-of-x-users-in-uk-considering-leaving-finds-savanta/id/5129343

AT&T and Verizon have a beef with T-Mobile’s Starlink satellite service

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221677/att-verizon-fcc-complaint-tmobile-spacex-starlink-satellite-service

Apple and Kim Kardashian team up for exclusive Beats Studio Pro line

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/15/apple-and-kim-kardashian-team-up-for-exclusive-beats-studio-pro-line/

Here’s what developers can do with the new NFC API for iPhone in iOS 18.1

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/14/developers-nfc-api-iphone-ios-18-1/

Apple will let other digital wallets into Apple Pay, and even be the default

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/apple-will-let-other-digital-wallets-into-apple-pay-and-even-be-the-default/

X’s new AI image generator will make anything from Taylor Swift in lingerie to Kamala Harris with a gun

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220173/xai-grok-image-generator-misinformation-offensive-imges

Massive data leak may include the personal data of every person in the US, UK, and Canada

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/13/massive-data-leak-national-public-data/

Games

Deadlock

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24219016/valve-deadlock-hands-on-secret-new-game

Main Show

Patreon Fall out

STS

https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/112950244395044750

Gruber

https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/112956773688361140

AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220623/altstore-pal-third-party-app-store-drops-subscription-epic-grant

Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221361/fortnite-iphone-epic-games-app-store

Everything Google announced at the Pixel 9 launch event

https://www.theverge.com/24218825/google-pixel-9-event-announcements-products

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/13/made-by-google-2024-all-of-googles-reveals-from-the-pixel-9-iineup-to-gemini-ais-addition-to-everything/

App of the Week

Portainer

https://www.portainer.io/

Thing of the Week

Speed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_(1994_film)

Contact

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Follow Up

Talked about this last week but didnt give a link

Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not there

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206969/google-pixel-9-add-me-group-photos-leak

Retro tech

Apple’s SuperDrive for reading disks seemingly discontinued with no inventory online

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/05/apple-superdrive-discontinued/

$200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on the Windows 3.1 era

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-ultimate-windows-3-1-laptop-sellers-behind-book-8088-are-back-with-pocket-386/

Apple saying paying games developers for games directly is a nightmare

is it?

https://isfeeling.social/@matt/112906258003333803

CrowdStrike cause revealed; small print may protect it from lawsuits

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/07/crowdstrike-cause-revealed/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218536/crowdstrike-accepts-def-con-pwnies-award-most-epic-fail-global-windows-it-outage

Now Logitech says the ‘forever mouse’ was just an idea

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214857/logitech-subscription-mouse-decoder-podcast-hanneke-faber

NowTV

https://help.nowtv.com/article/what-are-boost-and-ultra-boost?lid=gg46of3vzdxq&DCMP=EMC_GB_%09SRV_BOOST_MIGRATIONCOMMSDIRECT_CTA2_240812

News

Google is a monopolist

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25032745-045110819896

Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/5/24155520/judge-rules-on-us-doj-v-google-antitrust-search-suit

Apples $20m at threat

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/05/googles-20b-default-search-deal-with-apple-violates-antitrust-law-judge-rules/

Apple announces new fee structure for apps in the EU that link out to the web for purchases

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/08/apple-app-store-eu-link-out-changes/

STS TLDR

https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/112927283808836840

Apple adds nearly endless 20 percent fee for developers in latest EU update

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/9/24216181/apple-eu-app-store-services-fee-external-links

Apple's Hidden AI Prompts Discovered in macOS Beta

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/06/apples-hidden-ai-prompts-discovered-in-macos-beta/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

macOS Sequoia to fix exploit that lets hackers access internal networks

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/07/macos-sequoia-to-fix-exploit-that-lets-hackers-access-internal-networks/

Elon Musk declares “it is war” on ad industry as X sues over “illegal boycott”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/elon-musk-declares-it-is-war-on-ad-industry-as-x-sues-over-illegal-boycott/

Kevin Beaumant

https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/112917534795765058

Apple and Patreon

https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

Media

Celebrity Race Across the World Season 2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/bbc-celebrity-race-across-the-world-line-up/

Games

Viewfinder

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382070/Viewfinder/

Main Show

macOS Sequoia adds weekly permission prompt for screenshot and screen recording apps

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/06/macos-sequoia-screen-recording-privacy-prompt/

macOS Sequoia makes it harder to run apps that don’t follow Apple’s security rules

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/06/macos-sequoia-makes-it-harder-to-run-apps-that-dont-follow-apples-security-rules/

Ars Link

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/macos-15-sequoia-makes-you-jump-through-more-hoops-to-disable-gatekeeper-app-checks/?comments=1

Jason Snell says it very well

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/08/apples-permissions-features-are-out-of-balance/

Selection of related comments

Sequoia Screen Recording Prompts and the Persistent Content Capture Entitlement

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/08/08/sequoia-screen-recording-prompts-and-the-persistent-content-capture-entitlement/

App of the Week

Zed

https://zed.dev/

Thing of the Week

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916868177?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Contact

@[email protected]

@_[email protected] 

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Follow Up

Elon Musk denies reported $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn’t ‘subscribe to cult of personality

https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/

Apple Advertising dropping the ball

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/02/apple-apologizes-for-new-underdogs-ad-after-growing-controversy/

CrowdStrike

STS on MS blaming EU for Crowdstrike

https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/112832443405650410

Delta CEO: ‘When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?’

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24210680/crowdstrike-microsoft-outage-delta-lawsuit-class-action-damages

Apple Arcade developers say working with Apple is like being in an 'abusive relationship'

https://mobilegamer.biz/inside-apple-arcade-again-late-payments-stonewalled-studios-terrible-tech-support-and-vision-pro-woes/

There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206529/intel-13th-14th-gen-crashing-instability-cpu-voltage-q-a

News

Apple Quarterly Results

Apple reports record Q3 2024 earnings with $85.78 billion in revenue

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/01/aapl-q3-2024-earnings-report/

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/08/apple-results-quarterly-record-all-time-high-in-services/

Jason Snell Existential thoughts

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/08/existential-thoughts-about-apples-reliance-on-services-revenue/

App Review Guidelines changed to allow PC emulators for games

https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/01/app-review-guidelines-changed-to-allow-pc-emulators-for-games/

Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/logitech-has-an-idea-for-a-forever-mouse-thatrequires-a-subscription/

Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/25/adobe_subscription_cancel_fees_ftc/

Revealed: iPhone 16 Colors and Redesigned Camera in Leaked Image

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/31/revealed-iphone-16-colors-redesigned-camera/

Media

Civil War

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/civil_war_2024

Deadpool and Wolverine

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

Severance was more expensive to produce than Game of Thrones

https://birchtree.me/blog/severance-was-more-expensive-to-produce-than-game-of-thrones/

Despicable Me 4 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQlr9-rF32A

Games

Xbox console sales continue to crater with massive 42% revenue drop

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/07/xbox-console-sales-continue-to-crater-with-massive-42-revenue-drop/

Epic will bring Fortnite to third-party iOS app stores

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/25/24206372/epic-games-fortnite-third-party-ios-app-stores-altstore

Main Show

Apple Splitting the Betas

Revealed: iPhone 16 Colors and Redesigned Camera in Leaked Image

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/apple-releases-ios-18-1-apple-intelligence/

6 Colors

https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/07/new-betas-for-ios-18-1-ipados-18-1-and-macos-sequoia-bring-some-apple-intelligence-features/

iOS 18.1 Beta with Apple intelligence

Here Are All of the Apple Intelligence Features in the iOS 18.1 Developer Beta

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/29/ios-18-1-apple-intelligence-features/

App of the Week

Ventoy

https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

Thing of the Week

USB C Plugs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTH1H5CL?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Contact

@[email protected]

@_[email protected] 

youtube : Visit us as wakefromsleep.com and click the youtube link

Dell Precsion 5920 https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/en/us/Precision-5820-Tower-Spec-Sheet.pdf

Have ordered some bits

Dual 2.5gbe ethernet card

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09D3JL14S?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

2x NVME ssd

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BCL813QS?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Dual nmve PCIe host adaptor (talk about the memory splitting thing)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08M3VTY6D?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

3 × 12tb Seagate enterprise HDD’s

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-EXOS-7200rpm-256MB-cache/dp/B0852BMJ68/ref=sr_1_3?crid=XK70Q45OG4M1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NNeBaeHLuJefOJXffJLlXWjlpQrPwQxUJLeF1W9m6j5oeSgmoHf-cl97n1TkC7QqC-1gql8fkxqHBhU5LysjoaRGcmedoJL2pMewVM8kZOuLRhjOhac42asmnwIZ2VOThaCFh_ccwUMW96zSHxGNoA8uXcO0nEFoIA3NmyTIiXLi-NTGe9DO8V7wjVi8XlIIcischabybDsNQPogCJIGJKNAA1kh8wq8GtlC4Hcu5eI.fk-OfPsfD6mfuzilscrsfTfrOaobxcQnP3719c_F2JI&dib_tag=se&keywords=12tb+seagate+exos&qid=1721654720&sprefix=12tb+sea%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f

LSI 9207-8i SAS HBA Card - IT Mode - Unraid NAS Server ZFS TrueNAS Proxmox JBOD (with SAS to SATA 1m cables x2)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326088228541

StarTech.com 15.7 in (400 mm) SATA Power Splitter Adapter Cable - M/F - 4x Serial ATA Power Cable Splitter (PYO4SATA), Black

https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-B5196-Power-Splitter-Adapter/dp/B0086OGN9E/ref=sr_1_4?crid=7YXVSGGF0XWM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3or7PMUVGtKsTloYNwnYEbqHQR9FhFK8a7fhPxPxzuCPaePwXtXdgQl4Uv1QbLx91Xp7omTEKRklXUiUs3QgLa62q4ehSZOPuk8oU3bC-JbwlR3G4BlTptXfdEfkbqA3yb_4SNuAWZERIMcWqbSaqClFsxIjB2ZgBcYfYQLsFCyUhIf0bBm4uflGkqrg02kXFAU3NEBOX4U-jsIWFKUoVp7RETPlHldT5MGx9WQlq1s.pC6GR-X6NOOlefO2cO3zzXkR7qoyEg5nNv58GQf0KTo&dib_tag=se&keywords=sata+power+splitter&qid=1721654848&sprefix=sata+power+%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-4

Sofware thoughts

proxmox

https://www.proxmox.com/en/

Truenas

https://www.truenas.com/

Openmediavault

https://www.openmediavault.org/

Unraid

https://unraid.net/

Thing of the Week

Aqara U200 HomeLock

LOCK

https://www.aqara.com/eu/product/smart-lock-u200/

HUB

M3: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqara-Automation-Controller-Bluetooth-SmartThings/dp/B0CWLHSKYC?ref_=ast_sto_dp

M2: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqara-Control-Automation-Supports-Assistant/dp/B08Y1PJZZH/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=15BCSVW5RY3IW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YP-ZzxjcfOAFcwiqD24veN304NkJUhJ-G9ajGHfqZm8UhKZx_akRBFLrUJV_jNFh.dIhDwF0JaqeMm6D88MEiDlX_BRcMmhBbO5vA-1xD4dE&dib_tag=se&keywords=aqara+m2&qid=1721679282&s=electronics&sprefix=aqara+m2%2Celectronics%2C64&sr=1-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

512pixels

https://512pixels.net/2024/07/impressions-of-the-aqara-u200-smart-lock/

Contact

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Follow Up

Windows NT on a whole new platform: PowerMac

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/17/windows_nt_on_powermac_g3/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcm6kd1T6ks

Google to kill off URL shortener once and for all

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/19/google_to_kill_off_url_shortener/

Living with Linux and Android after two decades of Apple

https://world.hey.com/dhh/living-with-linux-and-android-after-two-decades-of-apple-4f730084

Elon and Trump

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-45-million-trump/

News

Apple, Anthropic, and other companies used YouTube videos to train AI

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/16/24199636/apple-anthropic-nvidia-salesforce-youtube-videos-training-data-copyright

UK antitrust cops thrust probe into Microsoft, Inflection AI merger

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/uk_competition_officials_kick_off/

Apple says its OpenELM model doesn’t power Apple Intelligence amid YouTube controversy

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/17/apple-intelligence-openelm-training-youtube/

Privacy warriors gripe to UK watchdog about Meta harvesting user data to train AI

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/campaign_group_complains_to_uk/

Mumsnet launches first British legal action against OpenAI (Paywall/Apple News)

https://apple.news/AR5a2z_OWQKyUxsNdzR_83A

Apple partners with leading chumbox provider to sell ads

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/16/24199744/apple-news-stocks-apps-chumbox-ads-taboola

Media

New Apple Immersive Video series, films, concerts, and more set to premiere on Apple Vision Pro beginning July 18 1

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/07/new-apple-immersive-video-series-and-films-premiere-on-vision-pro/

Apple TV+ scores Emmy nominations in every major 2024 category

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/17/apple-tv-scores-emmy-nominations-in-every-major-2024-category/

Can you ever forgive me?

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

Crimson Tide

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

Pain Hustlers

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

Games

FTC blasts Microsoft’s new ‘degraded’ Xbox Game Pass Standard tier and price increases

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/18/24201576/ftc-microsoft-xbox-game-pass-price-increases-standard-tier

Main Show

Crowdstrike

What is CrowdStrike, and what happened?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24201864/crowdstrike-outage-explained-microsoft-windows-bsod

MS blames EU

https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/07/22/microsoft-says-eu-to-blame-for-the-worlds-worst-it-outage

Slow recovery from IT outage begins as experts warn of future risks

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/19/microsoft-windows-pcs-outage-blue-screen-of-death?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Crowndstrike shares tanking

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/19/crowdstrike_shares_sink_as_global/

CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, says Microsoft

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/20/24202527/crowdstrike-microsoft-windows-bsod-outage

CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor also linked to Linux kernel panics and crashes

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/21/crowdstrike_linux_crashes_restoration_tools/

Microsoft Releases a Tool

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/21/24202883/microsoft-recovery-tool-windows-crowdstrike-issue-it-admins

XKCD

https://xkcd.com/2961/

App of the Week

Docmost

https://docmost.com/

Contact

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Follow Up

Try Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher free for six months

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/press/newsroom/try-affinity-designer-photo-and-publisher-free-for-six-months/

Vision Pro

Tim Cook explains what he thinks Vision Pro is good for

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/11/tim-cook-explains-what-he-thinks-vision-pro-is-good-for/

New app releases for Apple Vision Pro have fallen dramatically since launch

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/new-app-releases-for-apple-vision-pro-have-fallen-dramatically-since-launch/

Commission accepts commitments by Apple opening access to 'tap and go' technology on iPhones

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_3706

Microsoft avoids formal antitrust EC probe over abusive licensing claims by settling case with CISPE

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/10/microsoft_avoids_antitrust_probe/

Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24195528/microsoft-apple-openai-board-observer-seat-drop-regulator-scrutiny

THINK : BBC iPlayer on tvOS is now in 4K

News

Complaints about crashing 13th, 14th Gen Intel CPUs now have data to back them up

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/14/24198299/intel-13th-14th-gen-i9-cpu-crashes-telemetry-alderon-games-warframe

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/13/game_raptor_intel/

OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/openai-reportedly-nears-breakthrough-with-reasoning-ai-reveals-progress-framework/

White House urged to double check Microsoft isn't funneling AI to China via G42 deal

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/12/g42_uae_us_house/

PySkyWiFi: completely free, unbelievably stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights

https://robertheaton.com/pyskywifi/

Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries about ‘mercenary spyware attacks’

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/11/iphone-mercenary-spyware-attacks/

Apple now makes it easier to switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/10/transfer-from-google-photos-to-icloud-photos/

TUAW makes a sad return as an AI-powered stolen content farm

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/10/tuaw-ai-farm/

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 come with minor updates and higher prices

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24195165/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-flip-6-screen-battery-price

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem

https://www.theverge.com/24194938/samsung-galaxy-ring-hands-on-price-unpacked-2024

Is Teams connector retirement a tweak to fit EU laws, or a sign of price rises to come?

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/15/teams_connector_requirement/

Apple releases new midnight colour for HomePod mini, replacing space gray

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/15/apple-launches-homepod-mini-midnight-color/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Media

Gladiator 2 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqD0D6CkwzA

Games

Mario v Donkey Kong on the Nintendo Switch

Apple Arcade additions show Apple is looking backward, not forward

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/07/indie-hit-vampire-survivors-lands-on-apple-arcade-with-the-ads-stripped-out/

Main Show

Apple Is Not the Reason I’m Buying Apple Products - These People Are

https://havn.blog/2024/03/07/no-apple-youre.html

App of the Week

Orka Desktop

https://www.macstadium.com/orka-desktop

Thing of the Week

AdBlockPro

https://adblockpro.com/

Follow Up

Apple approves third-party app marketplace from Epic Games

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/05/apple-approves-third-party-app-marketplace-from-epic-games/

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain text

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/3/24191636/openai-chatgpt-mac-app-conversations-plain-text

Sequoia Notarisation Change?

https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/112719284459606315

Phil Schiller to join OpenAI board in ‘observer’ role following Apple’s ChatGPT

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/02/apple-phil-schiller-openai-board-observer/

Real time follow up: Beta 3s are here

News

Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/03/microsoft_china_stores_close/

Microsoft staff in China must use iPhone for authentication, not Android phones

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/08/microsoft-staff-in-china-iphone/

'Almost every Apple device' vulnerable to CocoaPods supply chain attack

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/02/cocoapods_vulns_supply_chain_potential/

Authy hack exposes phone numbers of 33M users; Twilio confirms

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/04/authy-hack/

Nothing’s CMF Phone 1 is proof that gadgets can still be fun

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/8/24191666/nothing-cmf-phone-1-cases-accessories-lanyard-wallet

So much for green Google ... Emissions up 48% since 2019

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/02/google_datacenter_emissions/

Boeing accepts guilty plea deal over 737 Max crashes

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/8/24190142/boeing-737-max-doj-guilty-plea-deal-accepted

John Oliver: Boeing Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8oCilY4szc

This is the summer’s coolest new smart kitchen gadget — literally

https://www.theverge.com/24191807/ge-profile-opal-2-0-ultra-nugget-ice-maker-review

Notepad Gets Spellcheck 40 years later

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/8/24194047/microsoft-notepad-spellcheck-autocorrect-features-available

Media

Twisters 2024 Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm27YjLnPHc

Twister 1996 Movie

F1 Film on AppleTV+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2QjEuMDk3I

Hitting the Apex

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4973112/

Games

Animal Well

https://www.ign.com/articles/animal-well-review

App of the Week

Affinity Apps

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/

Thing of the Week

Anker Power Bank

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGX6H8MQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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