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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UK Police On TikTok, Guardian Shuts Down Parody Site, ARM Goes To Nvidia: TM 221
Robot Care Workers, Drone-Delivered Condoms, Xbox Game Pass: TM 220
EE Goes All-In With Apple, Fake Reviewers Busted, IFA’s Folds: TM 219
Napster Goes British, Drink Driving Tech, Windows 95: TM 218
There Will Be No Teenage Debauchery In My Guesthouse: TM 217
The New Use For Cinemas Is Not Movies: TM 216
There Is A Death To Mourn And Its Name Is Argos Catalogue: TM 215
Cassettes Are Back, It’s No Wind Up: TM 214
Who Loses Four Things A Month?!: TM 213
Here’s What £16,000 Of Loot Boxes Gets You: TM 212
The UK’s £400 Million OneWeb Gamble Explained: TM 211
The Loneliest Toilet On Orkney: TM 210
Alan Partridge, OK Beeb, 3D Offices: TM 209
Drive-Thru Cinemas, 5G Horse Waste USB Sticks, Sky Q HDR: TM 208
Asking Kids To Research Porn At Home, What Could POSSIBLY Go Wrong?: TM 207
Brace Yourselves For Her Majesty's Scooter Service: TM 206
Virgin And O2, How To Supercharge Your Webcam, Online Museums: TM 205
Would You Take A Covid-19 Test If Your Employer Was Told The Result?: TM 204
Finally, A Reason To Discuss ‘The Black Dahlia Murder’: TM 203
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