Follow Up

NHS England confirms Palantir data access: The Register

Greater Manchester still says no to Palantir platform: The Register

MacBook Neo shipping times improve: 9to5Mac

EU rules grant Firefox millions of new users: The Register

News

London facial recognition cams land suspects every 35 mins: The Register

Android getting huge AI overhaul in 2026: Ars Technica

Android Auto receives big makeover: Engadget

Gemini Intelligence brings app automation to Android: Engadget

Googlebooks laptops coming this year: Ars Technica

Congress investigates Canvas ransom payment breach: The Register

Media

Apex: Rotten Tomatoes

The Smashing Machine: Wikipedia

Social Distortion – Born to Kill: Apple Music

Reverend and the Makers – Is This How Happiness Feels: Apple Music

Games

Valve's new Steam Controller is a "scream controller": Rock Paper Shotgun

Where is the Steam Machine? GameSpot

Main Show: Tech We Need (and Tech We Don't)

Rod's Lifesavers: MacBook Pro M3 / Framework 13 | iPhone 17 Pro / Google Pixel 10 Pro | Ubiquiti UNAS Pro

Chris's Lifesavers: iPad Pro | iPhone Camera | Ubiquiti Networking

Honourable Mentions: reMarkable Paper Pro | Nintendo Switch 2 | Apple Home App

Tech we can live without: Windows 11, Xbox, Playdate, Apple Watch, and Apple CarKeys.

App & Thing of the Week

App: Gnome by Lex Friedman

Thing: Refurbished iPod Classic

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