Follow Up
Vision Pro
Vision Pro App Store marks a return to paid upfront apps, early data shows
https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/12/vision-pro-app-store-paid-upfront-apps/
Zuckerberg says Meta Quest 3 is better than Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro just doesn't support my eye prescription
Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why
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Rod and his Browsers
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News
Apple reinstates Epic's developer account, 'Epic Games Store' launching in the EU this year
BBC Extending Mastodon Social Media Trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2024-02-extending-our-mastodon-social-media-trial
US patent office confirms AI can’t hold patents
Broadcom terminates VMware's free ESXi hypervisor
Peloton is not getting rid of Apple Watch GymKit support
Apple’s iMessage is not a “core platform” in EU, so it can stay walled off
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/apples-imessage-is-not-a-core-platform-in-eu-so-it-can-stay-walled-off/
More references to new HomePod with a screen found in tvOS 17.4
Healthcare and IT
Dutch insurers still requiring nudes from cancer patients
33m French citizens data stolen in healthcare billing breach
NHS in Wales bets big on Microsoft with £450M contract
Musk’s X sold checkmarks to Hezbollah and other terrorist groups, report says
New Leica Q3 Camera
https://leica-camera.com/en-GB/photography/cameras/q/q3-black
Media
Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra
https://www.theverge.com/24071417/amazon-prime-video-no-dolby-vision-atmos
Apple Introduces Two New Personalized Music Stations
Pirates of Silicon Valley
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168122/
Games
Immortals Of Aveum cost $125 million and "no one bought it"
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered's modern controls are an absolute travesty
You can finally buy a Playdate without waiting for months
Main Show
Animation AI
Apple Keyframer generates AI animation from a still image and text
OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXpdyAWLDas
Apple Rumour
Apple March event: Everything we know so far
Lots of sales at the moment
iPads https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/18/ipad-sales-arrive-at-best-buy/
Got a hero 9 there is now a 12…worth it?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GoPro-HERO-Black-Waterproof-Stabilization/dp/B08G2HBBB6
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