Ian Fogg

Valve's Steam Frame is the beginning of the end of x86 as a PC gaming platform, as Valve now has FEX x86 -> Arm code conversion to complement its Proton Windows -> Linux solution

Differential take on Apple and AI - the company's slowness on generative AI will turn into a strength that insulates it when the AI bubble bursts

Apple should sell Mac Pro enclosures so people can mount their own hardware inside, imagine using one to house multiple Mac Mini

Suspects spotted at Louvre before today's robbery, hat tip to a Douglas Adams

Unusual to see someone using #VR at an airport (or in any public place). This is why smart glasses are a much bigger opportunity than are VR headsets like Quest or Vision Pro. Pic was taken at Heathrow airport yesterday

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

Meta Accused of Using Photos of 13-Year-Old Schoolgirls to Promote Threads Meta says its use of these photos did not break company policies.

care less people petapixel.com/2025/09/22/m...

This is Shanghai, but these are Alice in Borderlands vibes.

Techmeme turns 20 freaking years old today. This is our self-congratulatory… Techmeme turns 20 freaking years old today. This is our self-congratulatory post marking the occasion. Please share, retweet, and offer your sincerest congratulations. And thanks to so many of you…

Techmeme at 20. How it (still) works, why it’s the best place to find tech news & the recent trend to block it likely as AI collateral damage (crazy, don’t). Remember, this how many media folks keep score… news.techmeme.com/250912/20-ye...

No black! Not a shiny jet one. Not a matt one. Not an almost one that isn't because it's slightly blue. Not even a nearly one that is space something. Just no black. This is the bravest move Apple has ever made with a new iPhone. #AppleEvent

Disappointing not to see Apple announce authenticity tagging in the new iPhone cameras, i.e. that the images created are real and not AI creations. This would be a natural fit for Apple's brand positioning around privacy, trust & safety. Hopefully this will come in an iOS point release #AppleEvent

Big silicon connectivity statement from Apple to already move onto a new C1X modem just 6 months after C1 with iPhone Air *and* also launch a new N1 chip for Apple-designed Bluetooth+WiFi+Thread #AppleEvent

Satellite connectivity comes to Apple Watch Ultra 3 (as well as 5G). Impressive to put such long distance communication into such a small form factor #AppleEvent

Airpods Pro 3 = Babel fish. Someone needs to do an aftermarket mod to make them look the part. #AppleEvent

Hear me speak later today on satellite connectivity at the free virtual NTN Forum. Especially topical on #AppleEvent day with updates likely about iPhone satellite messaging & perhaps add NTN to Apple Watch too. Sign-up here: www.ntn-forum.com/home

Chinese Livestreaming 'Virtual Human' Salespeople Are Outselling Their Human Counterparts Built using AI technology from Baidu and DeepSeek, these virtual livestreamers sell everything from wet wipes to printers and work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

See: www.404media.co/chinese-live... and en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...

Took slightly longer. Still with glitches though. From 1980s "Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future" to "Chinese Livestreaming 'Virtual Human' Salespeople Are Outselling Their Human Counterparts" via 404 Media

KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?

RFK JR: “I never said that.”

KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”

RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)

ht: @cwebbonline.com

So could San Diego FC beat Grimsby? Hope this Qualcomm sponsorship does better than the Man Utd one

This see-thru Game Boy is a work of art — because she designed a transparent circuit board Those copper traces are a thing of beauty.

A transparent circuit board - please could everyone mass produce these for other devices? www.theverge.com/games/757662...

Argh, 20 billion!

Running the new "open weight" GPT-OSS 10bn model locally, it's not exactly fast on an M1 Max MacBook Pro with 32GB Ram.

And photos, and also audio

Top spy laments LinkedIn profiles that reveal defence work : Workers on joint US/UK/Australia nuclear submarine program are painting a target on themselves

Slow horses www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/a...

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TSMC — the world’s leading chipmaker — just revealed a potential trade secret leak. This isn’t just a company problem; it’s a big deal for global tech and geopolitics. Let me break down why. 👇

Mad Men. It holds up RIDICULOUSLY well.

People who haven't seen it think it's a slick eye candy show about the coolest guy alive and all his friends making rad 60s ads while smoking.

Those people don't know what we know.

What is the implication for Time Machine support for network attached storage in general, from the the MacOS 15.6 warning that future OS versions are dropping Time Capsule support? Is "Time Machine to NAS" backup also going, or at risk?

Move fast and break things

If the voting age is to be lowered to 16, then 16 year olds should be able to see news video footage and images from around the world to inform their voting decision.

Political officer