Episode 187: Outlook, it's been pretty robust for a long time

Follow Up Will Trump help 4Chan escape the UK’s internet police?https://www.theverge.com/politics/764653/4chan-uk-online-safety-act-trump Apple considers Google Gemini to power next-gen Siri, internal AI ‘bake-off’ underwayhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/22/apple-google-gemini-siri/Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultrahttps://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigenMasimo sues US Customs over Apple Watch blood oxygen workaroundhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/20/masimo-sues-us-customs-over-apple-watch-blood-oxygen-workaround/Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinianshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/microsoft-launches-inquiry-claims-israel-used-tech-mass-surveillance-palestiniansIt Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimeshttps://defector.com/it-took-many-years-and-billions-of-dollars-but-microsoft-finally-invented-a-calculator-that-is-wrong-sometimeshttps://scorpinc.social/@az/115058900715877488News Apple just dropped a security update for all its platformshttps://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-just-dropped-a-security-update-for-all-its-platforms-194528494.html?src=rss Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and ministerhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/uk-minister-peter-kyle-chatgpt-plus-openai-sam-altman?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherTesla bid to become a UK electricity supplier gets politically 'charged'https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/tesla_bid_to_become_a/Saved you a click: Firefox 142 offers AI summaries of linkshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/firefox_142/New iPhones and iPads in Russia must ship with state-backed messaging app preinstalledNew-iphones-and-ipads-in-russia-must-ship-with-state-backed-messaging-app-preinstalled HBO launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Prohttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/21/hbo-launches-new-harry-potter-immersive-environment-on-apple-vision-pro/Google Pixel EventGoogle Beats Apple to Satellite Connectivity With Pixel Watch 4https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/20/google-launches-pixel-4-watch/Google Pixel 10 launch event: the 8 biggest announcementshttps://www.theverge.com/news/762150/google-pixel-10-launch-event-announcementsCar CornerAmazon now sells used Hertz rental cars https://www.theverge.com/news/762183/hertz-amazon-autos-used-rental-vehicles Media Apple TV+ subscription price increasing to $12.99 per month from todayhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/21/apple-tv-subscription-price-increase/Report: Apple strikes out of baseball coverage on Apple TV+, Friday Night Baseball to endhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/19/apple-mlb-friday-night-baseball-to-end/ James Bond: Road to a Million on 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