Episode 175: A useful technology for the clumsy

We hardly knew ye

Mozilla is shutting down Pocket

https://www.theverge.com/news/672924/mozilla-pocket-fakespot-shutting-down 

The Browser Company stops active development of Arc in favor of new AI-focused  product

https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-browser-company-stops-active-development-of-arc-in-favor-of-new-ai-focused-product-153045276.html?src=rss 

Retirement and NetNewsWire

https://inessential.com/2025/05/24/retirement_and_netnewswire.html 

25% Apple Tax

Trump

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114556874484491575 

NYT: Apple tax was Trump’s way of getting back at Tim Cook for skipping Middle East trip 

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/26/nyt-apple-tax-was-trumps-way-of-getting-back-at-tim-cook-for-skipping-middle-east-trip/ 

Texas is getting ready to ban social media for anyone under 18

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/texas-is-getting-ready-to-ban-social-media-for-anyone-under-18-180202219.html?src=rss 

WWDC Things

Report: iOS 19 to include new app dedicated to gaming

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/27/ios-19-gaming-app/ 

Apple is rumored to release iOS 26, not iOS 19 at WWDC 2025

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-is-rumored-to-release-ios-26-not-ios-19-at-wwdc-2025-193424610.html?src=rss 

iOS 19 may support easily transferring your iPhone’s eSIM to an Android device [U]

https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/28/ios-19-esim-transfer-iphone-android/ 

Car Corner

Tesla continues to circle the drain

https://www.theverge.com/news/675058/tesla-europe-april-sales-musk-doge-brand-crisis 

Elon Musk steps away from the White House

https://www.theverge.com/news/676224/elon-musk-leaves-doge-white-house-trump 

Media 

Mission Impossible 3

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mission_impossible_3#reviews

Murderbot

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

Clarksons Farm Season 4

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/clarksons_farm/s04

Fountain of Youth on Apple TV

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fountain_of_youth_2025

The TT is on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31RZ5wU-Fg0 

Games

The Nintendo Switch 2 sure seems to work just fine with a USB mouse

https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/1kux2ka/nintendo_switch_2_will_support_usb_mouse_and_new/ 

F1 2025 (PS5)

https://www.ea.com/games/f1/f1-25

Main Show

Thoughts on WWDC (9th June / 6pm UK / 10am East Coast)

Apple Developer Relations

Apple Turnaround

https://hypercritical.co/2025/05/20/apple-turnaround 

Talk show

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/29/no-apple-executives-talk-show-live/

App of the Week 

FieryFeeds

https://voidstern.net/fiery-feeds 

Thing of the Week 

MagSafe

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

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