In this episode, Puppies, Pickles and Profit Margins

BackBitesJami's Sandwich* Jami's Comment on Episode 0202 * Jami's Comment on Episode 1

Kim* Kim's Keeping Up Appearances

Pandamonium* Pandamonium's Comment

In The NewsLogi Options+* Options+ and G HUB macOS Certificate Issue - Logitech Support + Download * Logi Options+ (Plus): Customization App for Logitech Devices * No more Logi Options+ : r/logitech

CES Silly Season 2026* The Verge Awards at CES 2026 | The Verge * Ecovacs' new launch nearly made me cry during my CES booth tour | TechRadar * I've played with Lego's new Smart Brick - here are my honest thoughts | Stuff * BirdBuddy 2 mini smart feeder films wildlife with a 2K camera

Apple Creator Studio* Apple Creator Studio bundles 6 apps * Pixelmator Pro arrives on iPad with desktop-class image editing * These Apple Apps Will No Longer Receive All New Features Without a Subscription * Apple confirms Pixelmator for iOS will no longer receive updates * Apple Says 'Pixelmator' App on iOS Will No Longer Receive Updates * Pixelmator Pro arrives on iPad with desktop-class image editing | Cult of Mac * Subscription fatigue is real, and 2026 will be the breaking point for artists * Free Affinity app sparks huge debate among artists and designers * Affinity's free gambit could shatter Adobe (but if it doesn't, that tells us a lot) * Does Apple Creator Studio make subscription apps palatable? * Apple Creator Studio is another step an app bundle future * Paid features coming to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote * Compared: Apple Creator Studio vs Adobe Creative Cloud Pro * Apple invites creators to multi-day 'Apple Experience' next week

Is It an Ad?* Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results

New Raycast* New Raycast - Coming 2026

Grok's "Undress Mode" and the One-Way Street of Digital Abuse* Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes * Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children * Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI * Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over 'sickening content generation' * U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation * Have US senators told Apple and Google to remove X/Grok? * X to block Grok AI from undressing images of real people * As pressure mounts, xAI says Grok will stop undressing people * Has Grok blocked non-consensual images? * Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

In a Pickle* Squinting Face, Pickle, and Lighthouse Among New Emoji Coming to iOS * Pickle, lighthouse, and meetor among new emoji coming in 2026 * Here are the new emoji likely coming to iPhone with iOS 27

Icon Instructions ... Really!* Dear Apple: if your new icons need a manual, they're not working * Google's new app icons were desperately needed * These parody Google icons are better than the new update * Spotify's New Disco Ball App Logo Is Terrible

Mike's New Tech* John Lewis * Unboxing of Mike's New Tech

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