EPISODE · May 12, 2026
Episode 224: Devices got so big
from Wake from Sleep · host Rod Middleton
Follow UpFedora and Ubuntu to get AI support soon: The RegisterDirty Frag Linux flaw allows root exploit: The RegisterElon Musk faces criminal probe in France: Ars TechnicaMacBook Neo demand triggers new A18 Pro chip run: 9to5MacApple cuts Mac Studio and mini RAM options as shortage worsens: MacRumorsiOS 26.5 RC brings sideloading to Brazil: 9to5MacNewsApple and Intel reach deal for future chips: 9to5MacNHS open source clampdown draws backlash: The RegisterChrome silently installs 4 GB local LLM: The RegisterApple Intelligence to allow third-party AI models in iOS 27: EngadgetNotepad++ dev threatens legal action against macOS port: The RegisterMediaAdolescence: Rotten TomatoesFor All Mankind: Rotten TomatoesRace Across The World: BBC iPlayerThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey: GoodreadsA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: GoodreadsWar Machine: Rotten TomatoesTaskmaster / Friends & Neighbours / Who Wants to be a MillionaireMain Show: New Gear DayRod’s new phone: The transfer experience, battery life, and the frustrations of the Camera Control button launching Visual Intelligence.Chris’s new iPad: Setting up from scratch vs. transfer and initial performance impressions.App & Thing of the WeekApp: Ghostty TerminalThing: macOS ContinuityContactMastodon: @[email protected] | @[email protected]: wakefromsleep.comEmail: [email protected]
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This week Chris and Rod have follow up on AI support coming to both Fedora and Ubuntu, the discovery of the Dirty Frag Linux flaw that allows for a public root exploit, and Elon Musk facing a criminal probe in France. We also discuss the surprise success of the MacBook Neo, which has triggered a new production run of A18 Pro chips, while the global memory shortage forces Apple to cut RAM options for the Mac Studio and Mac mini. Plus, iOS 26.5 brings app sideloading to Brazil. In the news, Apple and Intel have reportedly reached a deal for future chip production, the NHS is facing backlash over a new open source code clampdown, and Chrome has been caught silently installing a 4 GB local LLM on user machines. We also look at reports that iOS 27 will allow users to choose third-party models for Apple Intelligence, and the creator of Notepad++ is taking legal action against a macOS port for trademark violation. The main show is a double hardware special as Rod reviews his new phone complete with Camera Control frustrations and "Visual Intelligence" accidental triggers and Chris shares his experience moving to a new iPad.
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