This week on Tech’s Message:
Newport: Can AI help find lost £227m Bitcoin fortune?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67297013
Disney+ now has an ad supported tier like Netflix
https://www.pocket-lint.com/disney-plus-subscription-tiers-uk-differences-price/
Facebook and Instagram launch a paid ad-free subscription
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/30/23938283/facebook-instagram-ad-free-subscription-eu
Plus: Paramount+ has stopped working for Ian, YouTube ad-blocking woes and why Google search is just terrible now.
The extended, ad-free version available via Patreon subscription includes extended sections, outtakes, as well as additional discussions about:
Discussions: Does the PC vs Mac debate feel really old school now?
Discussion about how 15 years ago it felt like rivalry between PC and Mac, Apple and Microsoft etc hit fever pitch. Today, it’s just a lot more boring isn’t it?
Sidenote: Microsoft Word just turned 40, and so did the Apple Lisa.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/25/23931391/microsoft-word-was-released-40-years-ago-today
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