Follow Up

Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone is apparently still coming, but it’ll be uglier and more expensive

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/875190/trump-phone-t1-first-look-design-interview-eric-thomas-don-hendrickson

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/trump-mobiles-t1-phone-is-apparently-still-coming-but-itll-be-uglier-and-more-expensive-190626835.html?src=rss

Would you let ChatGPT wire a plug?

https://nomenloony.com/@nomenloony/116019280517956996

A ‘deeply distraught’ Tim Cook pledges to lobby Washington on immigration: report

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/05/a-deeply-distraught-tim-cook-pledges-to-lobby-washington-on-immigration-report/

Apple Sports for iPhone updated with PGA, LPGA, and more

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/04/apple-sports-for-iphone-updated-with-pga-lpga-and-more/

Getting off US tech: a guide

https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

News

Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google execs suggest Gemini-powered Siri will, in fact, run on Google’s own servers

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/04/google-execs-suggest-gemini-powered-siri-will-in-fact-run-on-googles-own-servers/

Latest macOS 26.3 beta adds to signs that new M5 MacBook Pros are imminent

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/04/latest-macos-26-3-beta-adds-to-signs-that-new-m5-macbook-pros-are-imminent/

AI’s lust for memory drags down the smartphone industry, and Qualcomm with it

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/05/qualcomm_q1_2026/

Commission trials European open source communications software

https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/

Apple’s Xcode adds OpenAI and Anthropic’s coding agents

https://www.theverge.com/news/873300/apple-xcode-openai-anthropic-ai-agentic-coding

Car Corner

Tesla slipped behind VW in European EV sales last year

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02/tesla-slipped-behind-vw-in-european-ev-sales-last-year/

China is banning hidden electric door handles for EVs

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/873039/china-ban-hidden-tesla-door-handles-january-2027

Apple will reportedly allow third-party AI assistants in CarPlay

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/apple-will-reportedly-allow-third-party-ai-assistants-in-carplay-213432646.html?src=rss

Media

The World is Not Enough

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/world_is_not_enough

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_knight_of_the_seven_kingdoms

Modern Family

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/modern_family

Games

Scratch that, the Steam Machine is delayed after all – and Valve confirm RAM shortages will affect pricing

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/scratch-that-the-steam-machine-is-delayed-after-all-and-valve-confirm-ram-shortages-will-affect-pricing

The Switch 2-exclusive co-op adventure Orbitals launches this summer

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-switch-2-exclusive-co-op-adventure-orbitals-launches-this-summer-180657892.html?src=rss

Main Show

Has modern tech gone too far?

Amazon Next Day?

AI Bots taking over the world?

Celebrity Connectivity

Instant gratification

Less surprises (children's awareness of future releases)

Cinema trips not a thing > quick releases to home streaming

Tracking location of family members

Will the next generation say the same in 20 years?