This week Chris and Rod have follow-up discussions on European users facing potential risks from a US remote kill switch rather than software regulations, SpaceXAI injecting $1.5 million in compute backing into the Omarchy Linux distro, and fresh studies highlighting abysmal data privacy practices in connected cars.
In the News, they cover Intel launching new chips on older DDR4 sockets, plans to livestream an execution by firing squad in the US, Apple's upcoming smart home hardware event, Microsoft's AI hardware showcase, and growing unease as Copilot gains direct access to user filesystems.
In Media, they review Shoresy, the return of Ted Lasso for Season 4, and Supergirl.
In Games, they check in on Wardogs and Slay the Spire 2.
The main show focuses on the provocative claim that "software is over," analyzing AI developers taking aim at Adobe with open-source clones like Artcraft and a Rust upstart leveraging Claude to completely reimagine Microsoft Office. Finally, the episode wraps up with Artcraft as App of the Week and Ian Rankin's novel The Heights for Thing of the Week.
7 Oct 2026
Episode 245: First exposure to MacOS
This week Chris and Rod have follow-up discussions on Apple being hit with an additional $184M patent fine for Masimo, forecasts predicting RAM shortages extending through 2028, scrutiny surrounding Apple removing ICE-tracking apps, Asahi Linux running on M4 Macs, and Microsoft retiring the Copilot Plus PC branding.
In the News, they cover MI5 security warnings issued to UK academics, a terminal command to strip Apple Intelligence from macOS 27, price increases on the Raspberry Pi 4, changes to full-disk access permissions to restrain rogue AI agents, and a proposed replacement for the TCP protocol.
In Media, they review The Grand Tour, The Great British Bake Off, Legally Blonde, The Christophers, and live setlists from The Hu.
In Games, they explore Doom running inside a SQL database, Sony deploying AI upscaling to the base PS5, the AI-assisted return of classic platformer Dizzy, and a brief return to Windows to play Wardogs.
The main show focuses on the iPhone Duo following its official release and ahead of incoming reviews, discussing initial impressions and developer support in Xcode 27.1. Finally, the episode wraps up with Mole as App of the Week and the Ubiquiti Power Transporter UPS for Thing of the Week.
29 Sept 2026
Episode 244: 2026 British Sitcom Tier List
Chris and Rod do a tier list of some of the best British Comedy do feature in the last 40 years
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