Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * Here’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change that [https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/07/iphone-price-trump-tariffs/]
    * Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs [https://www.wired.com/story/nintendo-delays-switch-2-pre-orders-over-trump-tariffs/]
    * Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgn1lz3v4no]
    * UK officials insist [https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/uks_ministry_of_justice_algorithm_murders/] https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/uks_ministry_of_justice_algorithm_murders/'murder [https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/uks_ministry_of_justice_algorithm_murders/] prediction tool' algorithms purely abstract [https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/uks_ministry_of_justice_algorithm_murders/]
    * Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives  [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/synology-confirms-need-for-synology-branded-drives-in-newer-plus-series-nas/]

 * Rumours
    * Report: Apple planning [https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/06/iphone-20th-anniversary-bold-new-design-jony-ive/] https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/06/iphone-20th-anniversary-bold-new-design-jony-ive/‘bold’ [https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/06/iphone-20th-anniversary-bold-new-design-jony-ive/] new 20th anniversary design for iPhone 19 Pro [https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/06/iphone-20th-anniversary-bold-new-design-jony-ive/]



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Episode 205: Tariff Impacts on Tech, Apple’s UK Encryption Debate, and Synology’s NAS Update

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * The UK could greenlight direct-to-phone satellite services this year [https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-uk-could-greenlight-direct-to-phone-satellite-services-this-year-183504094.html?src=rss]
    * Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan [https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/china_disguised_tech_companies_taiwan/]
    * Security Expert Troy Hunt Lured in by Mailchimp Phish [https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/security-expert-troy-hunt-lured-mailchimp-phish]
    * Ubisoft and Tencent are forming a new company that will take control of its most successful franchises: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ubisoft-and-tencent-are-forming-a-new-company-that-will-take-control-of-its-most-successful-franchises-assassins-creed-far-cry-and-rainbow-six/]
    * Nintendo Switch 2 specs: $450 price tag, bigger 1080p LCD screen, 4K support, 256 GB storage, [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/nintendo-switch-2-specs-bigger-1080p-screen-4k-support-256-gb-storage-mouse-functionality-and-more/] https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/nintendo-switch-2-specs-bigger-1080p-screen-4k-support-256-gb-storage-mouse-functionality-and-more/'mouse' [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/nintendo-switch-2-specs-bigger-1080p-screen-4k-support-256-gb-storage-mouse-functionality-and-more/] functionality and more [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/nintendo-switch-2-specs-bigger-1080p-screen-4k-support-256-gb-storage-mouse-functionality-and-more/]

 * Rumours
    * The Apple Watch may get cameras and Apple Intelligence [https://www.theverge.com/news/634395/apple-watch-apple-intelligence-cameras]
    * Apple’s rumored plastic Apple Watch SE has reportedly hit a serious snag [https://www.engadget.com/wearables/apples-rumored-plastic-apple-watch-se-has-reportedly-hit-a-serious-snag-180820143.html?src=rss]
    * Apple preparing M5 MacBook Pro refresh later this year, ahead of [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/30/apple-upcoming-macbook-pro-rumors-details/] https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/30/apple-upcoming-macbook-pro-rumors-details/‘overhaul’ [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/30/apple-upcoming-macbook-pro-rumors-details/] in 2026 [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/30/apple-upcoming-macbook-pro-rumors-details/]

Episode 204: Satellite Services in the UK, Corporate Espionage, Major Gaming Alliances, and a Wave of Apple Innovations

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * Do you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereignty [https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/dare_europe_risc_v_project/]
    * Nvidia’s cute [https://www.theverge.com/news/631957/nvidia-dgx-spark-station-grace-blackwell-ai-supercomputers-gtc] https://www.theverge.com/news/631957/nvidia-dgx-spark-station-grace-blackwell-ai-supercomputers-gtc‘Digits’ [https://www.theverge.com/news/631957/nvidia-dgx-spark-station-grace-blackwell-ai-supercomputers-gtc] AI desktop is coming this summer with a new name and a big brother [https://www.theverge.com/news/631957/nvidia-dgx-spark-station-grace-blackwell-ai-supercomputers-gtc]

 * Apple Product Launch Round Up
    * iPad 11 [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/apple-updates-base-ipad-with-a16-chip-and-twice-the-storage/]
       * The n [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/ipad-11-no-apple-intelligence/]ew iPad 11 lacks support for Apple Intelligence features [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/ipad-11-no-apple-intelligence/]
   
    * iPad Air [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/04/apple-unveils-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m3-chip/]
    * Macbook Air [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/05/apple-unveils-m4-macbook-air-in-sky-blue-color-and-cheaper-starting-price/]
    * Mac Studio [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/05/apple-launches-new-mac-studio-with-m4-max-and-m3-ultra-configs-more/]

 * Rumours
    * Apple’s first foldable iPhone may feature crease-free display, but lacks Face ID and costs more than $2000 [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/06/apples-first-foldable-iphone-may-feature-crease-free-display-but-lacks-face-id-and-cost-more-than-2000/]
    * iOS 19 to be one of Apple’s biggest iPhone updates ever [https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/10/ios-19-update-new-design-features-and-more/]
    * Microsoft is reportedly prepping a handheld Xbox for later this year with new consoles coming in [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/microsoft-is-reportedly-prepping-a-handheld-xbox-for-later-this-year-with-new-consoles-coming-in-2027/]



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Episode 203: Europe’s RISC-V Gamble, Nvidia’s AI Innovations, Apple’s Latest Lineup, and Groundbreaking Tech Rumours

Pullback, Nvidia’s Troubles, and New AI Innovations

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * Quantum
    * Microsoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum Computing [https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-just-claimed-a-quantum-breakthrough-a-quantum-physicist-explains-what-it-means/]

 * News
    * Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands [https://www.theverge.com/news/617273/apple-removes-encryption-advanced-data-protection-adp-uk-spying-backdoor]
    * DeepSeek goes beyond [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/deepseek-goes-beyond-open-weights-ai-with-plans-for-source-code-release/] https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/deepseek-goes-beyond-open-weights-ai-with-plans-for-source-code-release/“open [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/deepseek-goes-beyond-open-weights-ai-with-plans-for-source-code-release/] weights” AI with plans for source code release [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/deepseek-goes-beyond-open-weights-ai-with-plans-for-source-code-release/]
    * NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards are melting power cables [https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/nvidia-rtx-5090-melting-power-cables-who-to-blame] https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/nvidia-rtx-5090-melting-power-cables-who-to-blame(again) [https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/nvidia-rtx-5090-melting-power-cables-who-to-blame]
    * Nvidia confirms [https://www.theverge.com/news/617901/nvidia-confirms-rare-rtx-5090-and-5070-ti-manufacturing-issue] https://www.theverge.com/news/617901/nvidia-confirms-rare-rtx-5090-and-5070-ti-manufacturing-issue‘rare’ [https://www.theverge.com/news/617901/nvidia-confirms-rare-rtx-5090-and-5070-ti-manufacturing-issue] RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue [https://www.theverge.com/news/617901/nvidia-confirms-rare-rtx-5090-and-5070-ti-manufacturing-issue]
    * UK competition watchdog clears IBM-HashiCorp $6.4 billion merger [https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/uk-competition-watchdog-clears-ibm-hashicorp-64-billion-merger-2025-02-25/]
    * Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus [https://www.theverge.com/news/619755/amazon-alexa-ai-upgrade-artificial-intelligence-smart-assistant]

 * Rumours

Episode 202: Microsoft’s Quantum Leap, Apple’s Encryption Pullback, Nvidia’s Troubles, and New AI Innovations

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * Apple launches the iPhone 16E [https://www.theverge.com/news/609204/apple-iphone-16e-price-release-date-specs-a18-notch-face-id]
    * Broadcom reportedly investigates acquiring Intel’s chip design biz [https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/intel_acquisition_speculation/]
    * Palmer Luckey Describes How Anduril's EagleEye Helmet Will Give Soldiers Superhuman Senses [https://www.uploadvr.com/palmer-luckey-describes-anduril-eagleeye-helmet-soldiers-superhuman-senses/]
    * X Premium+ subscription doubled, though company is confused about its own pricing [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/18/x-premium-subscription-doubled-though-company-is-confused-about-its-own-pricing/]
    * Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP [https://www.theverge.com/news/614883/humane-ai-hp-acquisition-pin-shutdown]



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Episode 201: iPhone 16E Launch, Broadcom Eyes Intel, Anduril’s Futuristic Helmet, X’s Pricing Puzzle, and Humane’s Closure

and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape  [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/openais-secret-weapon-against-nvidia-dependence-takes-shape/]
    * Elon Musk tries to buy OpenAI, Sam Altman declines but says they’ll take Twitter [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/10/9to5neural-elon-musk-tries-to-buy-openai-sam-altman-declines-but-says-theyll-take-twitter/]
    * Man wants to buy tip where he lost Bitcoin fortune [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3eg3n11gvo]
    * Apple now lets users migrate their purchases between Apple Accounts [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/11/apple-migrate-purchases-accounts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky]
    * TikTok set to return to App Store tonight ahead of new iPhone launch next week [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/13/tiktok-set-to-return-to-app-store-before-new-iphone-launch-this-month/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky]
    * Apple teases special product launch coming February 19 [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/13/apple-teases-special-product-launch-coming-february-19/]
    * Anduril takes control of Microsoft’s $22B VR military headset program [https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/anduril-takes-control-of-microsofts-22b-vr-military-headset-program/]

 * Rumours
    * Apple is reportedly developing AirPods with cameras: Here’s what that means [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/08/airpods-with-cameras-rumor-breakdown/]



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Episode 200: OpenAI’s Nvidia Strategy, Musk’s OpenAI Bid, TikTok’s Comeback, and Apple’s February Surprise

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * AI Updates
    * Jen-Hsun Huang's net worth dropped by a reported $20,800,000,000 after DeepSeek fears shook the AI market to its core earlier this week [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/jen-hsun-huangs-net-worth-dropped-by-a-reported-usd20-800-000-000-after-deepseek-fears-shook-the-ai-market-to-its-core-earlier-this-week/]
    * Intel nixes its next-gen AI GPU but still has plans to take on Nvidia [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/intel-nixes-its-next-gen-ai-gpu-but-still-has-plans-to-take-on-nvidia/]
    * DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers  [https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/02/deepseek-ios-app-sends-data-unencrypted-to-bytedance-controlled-servers/]

 * Rumours
    * iPhone SE 4 with Apple modem, Face ID, and USB-C may launch next week [https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/06/gurman-iphone-se-4-launching-as-soon-as-next-week/]



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Episode 199: AI Market Tremors, Intel’s Strategy Shift, Data Security Concerns, and iPhone SE 4 Buzz

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * Epic Games to cover some iOS fees in ongoing war with Apple [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/epic-games-to-cover-some-ios-fees-in-ongoing-war-with-apple-204525888.html]
    * Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million [https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-buys-part-of-htcs-vive-vr-team-for-250-million-130046567.html]
    * TikTok
       * Perplexity submits a new bid for TikTok [https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/26/perplexity-submits-a-new-bid-for-tiktok/]
       * President Trump confirms that Microsoft is in talks to buy up TikTok, as the social network's future hangs in the balance [https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/president-trump-confirms-that-microsoft-is-in-talks-to-buy-all-of-tiktok-as-the-social-networks-future-hangs-in-the-balance]
   
    * For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound  [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/for-the-first-time-a-privately-developed-aircraft-has-flown-faster-than-sound/]
    * Forza Horizon 5 will be cruising onto the PlayStation 5 this spring [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/forza-horizon-5-will-be-cruising-onto-the-playstation-5-this-spring-201714287.html]



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Episode 198: Epic’s Fee Fight, Google’s HTC Deal, TikTok’s Tense Bidding, and Breakthroughs in Gaming and Aviation

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * UK’s CMA slaps Google Search and its 90%+ market share with an antitrust investigation [https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/uks-cma-slaps-google-search-and-its-90-market-share-with-an-antitrust-investigation/]
    * UK competition authority formally investigating iPhone App Store monopoly [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/23/uk-competition-authority-formally-investigating-iphone-app-store-monopoly/]
    * UK launching digital driving ID later this year, but no word on Apple Wallet support [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/21/uk-launching-digital-driving-id-later-this-year-but-no-word-on-apple-wallet-support/]
    * Tiktok - is it banned or not?
       * White House negotiating for Oracle to take control of TikTok, allowing the app to be unbanned [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/26/tik-tok-ban-oracle-takeover/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky]
       * The 850 billion reasons Apple and others aren’t taking a chance on TikTok [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/20/the-850-billion-reasons-apple-and-others-arent-taking-a-chance-on-tiktok/]
   
    * 2 banks in talks to take over Apple Card management from Goldman Sachs [https://www.cultofmac.com/news/apple-card-banking-partner-talks]
    * Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console [https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/23872810/nintendo-switch-2-next-generation-console-features-trailer]
    * AirPods Pro hearing aid features launching in the UK in the coming weeks [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/18/airpods-pro-hearing-aid-features-launching-in-the-uk-in-the-coming-weeks/]

 * Rumours
    * HomePod mini 2 release date: Here’s when to expect Apple’s next upgrade [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/16/homepod-mini-2-release-date-heres-when-to-expect-apples-next-upgrade/]




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Episode 197: UK’s Regulatory Crackdown, TikTok’s Fate, Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal, and Upcoming Tech Launches

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!

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In This Episode:

 * News
    * TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/live/2025/jan/10/tiktok-us-supreme-court-hearing-updates]
    * UK [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr05jykzkxo]PM plans to [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr05jykzkxo] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr05jykzkxo'unleash [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr05jykzkxo] AI' across UK to boost growth [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr05jykzkxo]
    * Nintendo’s next Lego console will be a Game Boy [https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24339971/nintendo-game-boy-lego-release-date-october-2025]
    * Valve's Steam page currently lists a second mystery game alongside Deadlock, sending Half-Life 3 theorists into another frenzy of speculation [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/valves-steam-page-currently-lists-a-second-mystery-game-alongside-deadlock-sending-half-life-3-theorists-into-another-frenzy-of-speculation/]

 * Rumours
    * Apple’s next-gen iPad 11 will likely use the A17 Pro chip [https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/12/apple-ipad-11-a17-pro-chip/]
    * Everything we know [https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24341043/nintendo-switch-2-rumors-details-leaks] https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24341043/nintendo-switch-2-rumors-details-leaks(and [https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24341043/nintendo-switch-2-rumors-details-leaks] think we know) about the Nintendo Switch 2 [https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/11/24341043/nintendo-switch-2-rumors-details-leaks]



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Episode 196: TikTok’s Legal Hurdles, UK’s AI Ambitions, Gaming Throwbacks, and Fresh Tech Insights

Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!

Jay Allen

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