EPISODE · Jul 1, 2025 · 1H 8M
Episode 179: Designed with American Values
from Wake from Sleep · host Rod Middleton
Follow Up What happens when the AI bubble bursts?https://www.patreon.com/posts/127813317 Apple Fees in the EUhttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/26/app-store-eu-rule-change-dma/Will Apple's new EU fee structure pass this time?https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/114751849758539172 Apple fires back at court’s ‘punitive’ App Store order in Epic Games casehttps://9to5mac.com/2025/06/24/apple-fires-back-at-courts-punitive-app-store-order-in-epic-games-case/ Fast speech transcription wiith Apple Modelshttps://github.com/finnvoor/yap Apple tweaks Control Center visibility in iOS 26 beta 2https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/23/apple-tweaks-control-center-visibility-in-ios-26-beta-2/ iOS 26 Allows You to Restore Any iPhone Without a Mac or PChttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/23/ios-26-recovery-assistant/ The Trump Phone no longer promises it’s made in Americahttps://www.theverge.com/gadgets/693080/trump-mobile-t1-phone-made-usa News iPad pro to get thinner bezels?https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/27/ipad-pro-ultra-thin-bezels-again-rumored/WhatsApp security concerns see app banned in Congress; iMessage recommendedhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/06/24/whatsapp-security-concerns-see-app-banned-in-congress-imessage-recommended/ UK proposes greater regulation for Google's search practiceshttps://www.engadget.com/big-tech/uk-proposes-greater-regulation-for-googles-search-practices-122825066.html?src=rss HPE puts all its chips in the agentic AI pothttps://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/hpe_puts_all_its_chips/ Apple pushed Wallet notifications with F1 offer, sparking backlashhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/06/24/apple-pushed-wallet-notifications-with-f1-offer-sparking-backlash/ The smaller Fairphone 6 introduces swappable accessorieshttps://www.theverge.com/news/692248/fairphone-6-smartphone-repairable-modular-accessories-murena Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernelhttps://www.theverge.com/news/692637/microsoft-windows-kernel-antivirus-changes Car CornerRaleigh One e-bike launches with VanMoof DNA https://www.theverge.com/news/690922/raleigh-one-vanmoof-e-bike-carlier-price-date Tesla shows off its first fully autonomous delivery to convince us its self-driving cars work wellhttps://www.engadget.com/transportation/tesla-shows-off-its-first-fully-autonomous-delivery-to-convince-us-its-self-driving-cars-work-163805707.html?src=rss Media Smoke on Apple TV+https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/smokehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/27/smoke-review-dennis-lehane-taron-egerton-apple-tv Denis Villeneuve Directing Next James Bond Filmhttps://deadline.com/2025/06/denis-villeneuve-james-bond-amazon-mgm-studios-1236442917/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Villeneuve GamesTempest Risinghttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/Tempest_Rising/8 Bit do Ulitmatehttps://www.8bitdo.com/ultimate-2-wireless-controller/ With 1.2.2 update, Civilization VII tries to win back traditionalists https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/06/civilization-vii-patch-lets-you-turn-off-some-controversial-new-features/ Main ShowAlmost 6 months of the Electric Volvohttps://www.volvocars.com/uk/cars/ex30-electric/ App of the Week 13 Foot Ladderhttps://13ft.wasimaster.me/ Thing of the Week Glastonbury on iPlayerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007r6vx/glastonburyContact@[email protected]@g5maniac.bsky.social@[email protected]
What this episode covers
This week, Chris and Rod ponder what happens when the AI bubble bursts, Apple fees in the EU and fast transcription with the new Apple models. In the news, WhatsApp is a security concern according to the United States Congress, the UK is looking at Google search practices and what do Hewlett Packard enterprise even do anyway?
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