Episode 164: Vive la France

Follow UpFrench Universities offering american scientists placementhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/france_us_science_offer/ Meanwhile Trump killing grass rootsUMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/umass-disbands-its-entering-biomed-graduate-class-over-trump-funding-chaos/ Apple Winning : Jonathan Ruizhttps://mastodon.online/@refactoredd/114156916632667031 Eight days later, Microsoft Outlook users still struggle on iOS deviceshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/outlook_ios_problems/ Apple Music Classical expands to the webhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/13/apple-music-classical-expands-to-the-web/ Ciderhttps://cider.sh/downloads/client Apple Sports adds F1 support and more in latest iPhone updatehttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/10/apple-sports-adds-f1-support-and-more-in-latest-iphone-update/ Sonos has canceled its streaming video playerhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/628297/sonos-pinewood-streaming-box-canceled Report: Apple will be fined by EU for alleged violation of DMAhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/10/report-apple-will-be-fined-by-eu-for-alleged-violation-of-dma/ News iPhone 16e users have been experiencing issues with Bluetooth audiohttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/13/iphone-16e-bluetooth-audio-issues/ Weak M4 Mac mini Wi-Fihttps://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/03/10/weak-m4-mac-mini-wi-fi/ End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software updatehttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone/ Man with artificial heart survives over 100 days outside hospitalhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/bivacor/ Large study shows drinking alcohol is good for your cholesterol levelshttps://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/large-study-shows-drinking-alcohol-is-good-for-your-cholesterol-levels/ UK investigation says Apple and Google are ‘holding back’ mobile browsershttps://www.theverge.com/news/628472/apple-safari-ios-google-android-chrome-cma-competition DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be nexthttps://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/doj-google-must-sell-chrome-android-could-be-next/ Amazon is ending the option to not send Echo voice recordings to the cloud https://www.theverge.com/news/630049/amazon-echo-discontinues-do-not-send-voice-recording-setting Car CornerBMW i Drive Xhttps://www.bmw.co.uk/en/digital-services/bmw-idrive.html?hemaid=4d48df2807a4fc83eee1571d33fc2171492bcc30efe06a8cc80ee23053fca8dd&cid=bmwDM2039002&bid=2118844036&tl=app-nsp-BMW_NPL_PaniDrive/bmwOP25338-ecrm-mn-M3-UK_PaniDrive_4_SOC_APP/bmwDM2039002-1-20250311-.-Vehicle%20Leads-New_Product_Launch_NPL-1-bmwOP25338-1g1001gY1a01aH0-.&clc=1g1001gY1a01aH0Media Thunderball https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thunderball New Apple TV+ show is a ‘riveting’ crime thriller with 90% Rotten Tomatoes scorehttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/new-apple-tv-show-dope-thief/ A Real Painhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_real_painOfficial Secretshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/official_secretsCheeky iMac G4 in the backgroundTheres a mine Craft movie cominghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJO_vIDZn-IGamesEpic Games is addressing one of Windows-on-Arm’s last big app compatibility gapshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/epic-games-is-addressing-one-of-windows-on-arms-last-big-app-compatibility-gaps/ Steam Spring Salehttps://store.steampowered.com/ Apple Arcade announces six new games coming, including RollerCoaster Tycoonhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/11/apple-arcade-announces-six-new-games-coming-including-rollercoaster-tycoon/ Fortnite is set to return to Brazilian iPhoneshttps://www.theverge.com/news/626935/epic-games-fortnite-store-brazil-apple-ios Main ShowiOS 19 Rumorshttps://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/apple-has-been-hinting-at-ios-19s-new-design-heres-what-clues-say/ Apple delays upgraded Siri: it’s taking ‘longer than we thought’https://www.theverge.com/news/626035/apple-delays-upgraded-siri-intelligence-longer-than-we-thought Something Rotten At Applehttps://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino John Gruber Says 'Something is Rotten' at Apple https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/12/gruber-says-something-is-rotten-at-apple/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Hardware Dreams, AI Nightmares: Apple's Crisis of Imaginationhttps://www.ianbetteridge.com/hardware-dreams-ai-nightmares-apples-crisis-of-imagination/ Where is Swift Assisthttps://www.macstories.net/linked/wheres-swift-assist/ App of the Week Nextcloud (pi)https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi Thing of the Week Apple MacBook Airhttps://www.apple.com/uk/macbook-air/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwmp16aSgdkContact@[email protected]@g5maniac.bsky.social@[email protected]