EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 1H 16M
Episode: 184: Does Bing still exist?
from Wake from Sleep · host Rod Middleton
Follow Up Japan mandates Apple must allow third-party app stores and payment systemshttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/01/japan-mandates-apple-must-allow-third-party-app-stores-and-payment-systems/ ‘Adaptive Temperature’ could come to Home app, powered by new Maps features in iOS 26https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/31/ios-26-code-leaks-new-home-app-feature-integrated-with-maps/ Google lost its antitrust case with Epic againhttps://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-lost-its-antitrust-case-with-epic-again-190633325.html?src=rss So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for workhttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/so-far-only-one-third-of-americans-have-ever-used-ai-for-work/Even The Guy Who Makes ChatGPT Says You Probably Shouldn't Use Chatbots as Therapistshttps://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/even-the-guy-who-makes-chatgpt-says-you-probably-shouldnt-use-chatbots-as-therapists/ Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UKhttps://www.theverge.com/news/714458/microsoft-xbox-age-verification-uk-social-features Two Masto storiesThere is a new Tea data breachhttps://hachyderm.io/@evacide/114932253512821794 https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/grok-imagine-xais-new-ai-image-and-video-generator-lets-you-make-nsfw-content/ Advertising in Newshttps://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/114931744710146350 iOS 26 Beta Updatehttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/05/ios-26-beta-5-changes/News Apple shipped its 3 billionth iPhonehttps://www.theverge.com/news/717103/apple-shipped-its-3-billionth-iphone Users left scrambling for a plan B as Dropbox drops Dropbox Passwordshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/dropbox_drops_dropbox_passwords/Microsoft promises to eventually make WinUI 'truly open source'https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/microsoft_winui_open_source/ Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/acquisition-sends-thousands-of-whistle-pet-trackers-to-iot-graveyard/ ChatGPT's Study Mode will guide students to an answer stey by stephttps://www.engadget.com/ai/chatgpts-study-mode-will-guide-students-to-an-answer-stey-by-step-180614172.html?src=rss iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking outhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/07/28/ios-26s-new-messages-feature-has-political-fundraisers-freaking-out/ AI don't know: Enterprises slow to pick up on Copilot+ PCshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/copilot_pc_sales_grow_slowly/ Car CornerFord’s planning a ‘Model T moment’ for EVs on August 11thhttps://www.theverge.com/news/716799/ford-model-t-moment-ev-announcement-date-earnings Lyft and Baidu plan to bring their robotaxis to the UK and Germany next yearhttps://www.engadget.com/transportation/lyft-and-baidu-plan-to-bring-their-robotaxis-to-the-uk-and-germany-next-year-152132114.html?src=rss Media New Apple TV+ crime thriller coming soon from Slow Horses authorhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/07/29/new-apple-tv-crime-thriller-coming-soon-from-slow-horses-author/ Severance Series 2https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/severance/s02 Iron Man Filmhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_manKing of the Hill is backhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Hill_season_13GamesPlants vs. Zombies is getting an HD remaster with co-ophttps://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/plants-vs-zombies-is-getting-an-hd-remaster-with-co-op-155622843.html?src=rss Battlefield 6 Betahttps://www.ea.com/en/games/battlefield/battlefield-6-open-beta Donkey Kong Bananza https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-2-games/Donkey-Kong-Bananza-2785804.htmlMain ShowApple reports Q3 2025 earnings: $94.04 billion in revenue, up 10% (charts)https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/31/apple-reports-q3-2025-earnings-94-04-billion-in-revenue-up-10/ Apple Q3 2025 results and charts: $95B revenuehttps://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/apple-q3-2025-results-and-charts-95b-revenue/ App of the Week Raspberry Pi Connecthttps://www.omglinux.com/raspberry-pi-connect-remote-access-via-web/ Thing of the Week WIXwww.wix.comContact@[email protected]@g5maniac.bsky.social@[email protected]
What this episode covers
This week Chris and Rod talk about adaptive temperature coming to iOS 26, Google losing its anti-trust case with Epic again and so far only one third of Americans have ever used AI for work. In the main show Apple has shipped its 3 billionth iPhone, Dropbox is dropping its password app and ChatGPT study mode may help students a little too much.
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