Episode 189: It's in the dictionary now...

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

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