Episode197: Grey Goo Soup of Software

Follow Up Apple advert on podcastApple Broke your Keyboardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksVvXONrIo Google makes first Play Store changes after losing Epic Games antitrust casehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/google-begins-loosening-developer-restrictions-in-play-store-against-its-will/ Apple spent $8M lobbying the EU last year and had 76 meetingshttps://9to5mac.com/2025/10/29/apple-spent-8m-lobbying-the-eu-last-year-and-had-76-meetings/ Azure IssuesAzure is in recovery following an outage that affected Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecrafthttps://www.engadget.com/computing/azure-is-in-recovery-following-an-outage-that-affected-microsoft-365-xbox-and-minecraft-172032654.htmlAzure's bad night fuels fresh calls for cloud diversification in Europehttps://www.theregister.com/2025/10/30/europe_azure_outage_reaction/ Microsoft just revealed that OpenAI lost more than $11.5B last quarterhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/microsoft_earnings_q1_26_openai_loss/ Twitter.com domain is being ‘retired,’ says X; action required by Nov 10 https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/27/twitter-com-domain-is-being-retired-says-x-action-required-by-nov-10/ News Affinity resurfaces as an all-in-one illustration, photo editing and layout apphttps://www.engadget.com/apps/affinity-resurfaces-as-an-all-in-one-illustration-photo-editing-and-layout-app-204833289.html?src=rss Apple’s new Siri will secretly use Google Gemini models behind the sceneshttps://9to5mac.com/2025/11/03/apple-iphone-new-siri-google-gemini-deal/YouTube denies AI was involved with odd removals of tech tutorialshttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/youtube-denies-ai-was-involved-with-odd-removals-of-tech-tutorials/ NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatmenthttps://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/nhs_windows_11_issues/HomeKit Weekly: The Meross MS600 brings presence and light sensors to HomeKithttps://9to5mac.com/2025/10/31/meross-ms600/ Microsoft Task Manager now tasking PCs with running multiple copies of itselfhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/microsoft_has_managed_to_break/ Europe preps Digital Euro to enter circulation in 2029https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/digital_euro_approved/ Withings’ $380 toilet-mounted urine analyzer is finally ready to buyhttps://www.engadget.com/home/withings-380-toilet-mounted-urine-analyzer-is-finally-ready-to-buy-040146049.html?src=rss OnePlus 15 arrives in China, global launch ‘coming soon’ https://www.theverge.com/news/806926/oneplus-15-launch-china-specs-camera-battery Media Slow Horses Finalehttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses Down Cemetery Roadhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/down_cemetery_road The Roseshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_rosesSneakers (rewatch)https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sneakers#reviewsGamesXbox console revenue fell 30 percent year-over-year this summerhttps://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-console-revenue-fell-30-percent-year-over-year-this-summer-012245146.html?src=rss Civilization 7 will bring back the ability to play as one civ for the whole game, bypassing the divisive Age systemhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/civilization-7-will-bring-back-the-ability-to-play-as-one-civ-for-the-whole-game-bypassing-the-divisive-age-system Death by Scrollinghttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3773590/Death_by_Scrolling/ Main ShowApple Q4 ResultsApple reports Q4 2025 earnings: $102.47 billion in revenue, up 8% (charts)https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/30/apple-reports-q4-2025-earnings-102-47-billion-in-revenue-up-8-charts/ https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/10/apple-results-holiday-dunks-and-questions-dodged/ Apple’s Services division is now bigger than Walt Disney or Tesla – FThttps://9to5mac.com/2025/10/28/apples-services-division-is-now-bigger-than-walt-disney-or-tesla-ft/ App of the Week The Rest is Historyhttps://therestishistory.com/episodes/ Thing of the Week Logitech Keys 2 Gohttps://www.logitech.com/en-gb/shop/p/keys-to-go2-universalContact@[email protected]@g5maniac.bsky.social@[email protected] email  : [email protected]