Episode 188: It's been a bit of a nothing tech year

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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