Episode 226: Zeitgeist
This week Chris and Rod have follow up on a nasty new macOS threat named Reaper that steals passwords and leaves a permanent backdoor, Plex causing a stir with a massive jump in its lifetime pass price to $750, and Kansas City Public Schools ditching 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks for Apple gear. We also discuss Elon Musk losing his jury trial against OpenAI, the global return of Fortnite to the App Store, and the four Mac models getting dropped by macOS 27.
In the news, iOS 27 looks set to bring native Google Cast integration to compliance with EU rules, Android 17 introduces a neat cross-device handoff feature called 'Continue On', and Apple adds AI capabilities to its accessibility tools. We also break down the open-source drama hitting Bambu Lab over private messages, and a staggering security blunder where CISA credentials were left completely exposed on GitHub.
The main show shifts gears to the automotive world as Jony Ive’s design house unveils the half-million-euro Ferrari Luce EV alongside a blistering 2-second Mercedes-AMG GT. Lastly we pick some tasty second hand EV's