Apple HomePad / Ultra products, OpenClaw hype, Nintendo sues govt + more!

Duration: 08:54

Timestamps:

0:00 sorry just how it is

0:08 Apple HomePad and 'Ultra' products

1:36 OpenClaw hype continues

3:27 Nintendo sues US government

4:48 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:01 PS5 running Linux

5:35 Nvidia reviving RTX 3060

6:11 X finally adds Grok blocker

6:59 Arduino Ventuo Q

7:38 UK's first telesurgery

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

AN APPLE A DAY

Apple 'HomePad' to Offer Magnetic Snap-to-Wall Feature and More

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/08/apple-homepad-snap-to-wall-feature/

https://x.com/Kosutami_Ito/status/2030044449263456400?s=20

Gurman corroborates https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/apple-postpones-smart-home-display-launch-as-it-waits-for-new-ai-and-siri?srnd=undefined

Quote: EDITOR - see screenshot

Lots more coming this year https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/07/apple-products-in-the-pipeline-for-2026-after-macbook-neo-launch/

Gurman says that Apple is expanding the “Ultra” lineup next after the MacBook Neo launch

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-08/apple-to-expand-ultra-lines-after-599-macbook-neo-3d-printed-aluminum-imacs-mmhpa12d

The verge confirms the rest of the year will focus on high end Ultra lineups: https://www.theverge.com/tech/891151/apple-is-going-high-end-with-new-ultra-products-next

Non Paywalled https://archive.md/AI4xM

Good summary of all upcoming stuff: https://archive.md/AI4xM#selection-1587.0-1608.0

They can release whatever they want as long as they keep posting these weirdly mesmerizing TikToks

https://www.tiktok.com/@apple/video/7613820709629971725

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1rnvusa/apples_strange_tiktok_videos_capturing_gen_zs/

SHELL GAME

China really, REALLY likes OpenClaw and there is a district in Shenzhen that wants to draft a policy encouraging “professional platforms to offer free OpenClaw services”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/china-s-openclaw-tied-stocks-rise-on-policy-support-adoption

Non Paywalled: https://archive.md/CSy7q

Public event outside to help people set up OpenClaw https://www.reddit.com/r/moltiverse/comments/1rncd7v/the_scale_of_tech_adoption_in_china_is_wild/

The OpenClaw superfan meetup serves optimism and lobster

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/890517/openclaw-clawcon-meetup-nyc-open-source-ai

Non Paywalled: https://archive.md/daPzf

The Security threats are REAL though: https://www.immersivelabs.com/resources/c7-blog/openclaw-what-you-need-to-know-before-it-claws-its-way-into-your-organization

Editor: I can’t get quote highlight to work, can you please scroll down and screenshot the 3 main risks

Prompt Injection Is a Real Threat

The Skill Ecosystem Is an Unvetted Supply Chain

No Enterprise Grade Controls

With researches finding 10s of thousands of open instances online and over 300 malicious skills in it’s software Directory Claw Hub: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/from-clawdbot-to-moltbot-to-openclaw/

Quote tweet about the malicious skills and exposed instances

Y combinator leadership looking like dickheads wearing lobster outfits: https://www.threads.com/@joanwestenberg/post/DVDfi_0ke5Y/blew-the-mac-mini-budget-on-the-lobster-suits

Open claw has almost 290k stars on github: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw

Which is insane when you learn that the linux kernel - WHICH RUNS EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD - only has 222k https://github.com/torvalds/linux

LAWYER, I CHOOSE YOU

Nintendo is suing the US government over Trump's tariffs https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-is-suing-the-us-government-over-trumps-tariffs-191849003.html?src=rss

https://www.pcmag.com/news/nintendo-sues-us-government-demands-full-tariff-refund-plus-interest

https://aftermath.site/nintendo-tariffs-sue/

The complaint document: https://www.scribd.com/document/1008639172/Nintendo-Sues-U-S-Government-For-Tariff-Refunds?ref=aftermath.site

(Editor please show the first page with 200 billion highlighted, and then shift to page 11 and highlight section 54)

IEEPA Ruling: (Show page 1) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf

A bunch of other companies are going after the gov too: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/03/06/trump-administration-cant-easily-refund-tariffs-as-court-demands-it-claims/

The whitehouse used a pokopia themed post about making america great again too

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2029566106650767581

Along with the insane video from homeland security where ash ketchum leads ice raids

https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1970251208322621530

The Pokémon company never gave permission https://lmg.gg/T3TiQ

If Pheonix wright shows up the gov is screwed: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Phoenix_Wright_in_Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney.png

QUICKBITS

PS5 GNU EDITION

Andy Nguyen got Linux running on a PS5 and played GTA V Enhanced Edition on it, with pretty decent results

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/linux-hacked-onto-a-ps5-to-turn-sonys-console-into-a-steam-machine-gta-v-enhanced-edition-runs-at-60-fps-on-1440pwith-ray-tracing

https://overclock3d.net/news/misc/modder-turns-sonys-playstation-5-into-a-linux-powered-gaming-pc/

https://www.psu.com/news/linux-has-been-ported-to-the-ps5-by-modder-has-gta-v-enhanced-running-at-60-fps-with-ray-tracing-enabled/

Twitter post with the video of it running: https://x.com/theflow0/status/2030011206040256841

AMPERE RETURNS

Samsung to Resurrect NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 Using 8 nm Node

https://www.techpowerup.com/347174/samsung-to-resurrect-nvidias-geforce-rtx-3060-using-8-nm-node

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-reportedly-brings-geforce-rtx-3060-back-to-samsung-8nm-production

According to industry insiders who spoke with Hankyung (editor please translate these next 2 links) https://www.hankyung.com/article/2026030866841

Quote from the same article:

https://lmg.gg/nEcW5

GROCK BLOCKED

X says you can block Grok from editing your photos (new toggle switch to disable grok photo editing on things you post)

https://www.theverge.com/tech/891352/x-grok-xai-edit-blocker-photo-toggle

Non Paywalled: https://archive.md/zTW9r

Image showing the toggle: https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/F3y9g581RwQk7rlYyTJZ0qYpPYliypZYFItG7hDyTYs/g:ce/rs:fit:1600:0/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS94X2dyb2tfYmxvY2sucG5n.webp

Original Source: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-adds-option-to-restrict-grok-image-variations/814140/

Quote about how their initial strategy was to make it paid

Also the verge tested it and they could still edit the  image when they opened it in the grok app: https://archive.md/zTW9r#selection-1711.0-1711.249

ALL TOGETHER NOW

Qualcomm's new Arduino Ventuno Q is an AI-focused computer designed for robotics

https://www.engadget.com/ai/qualcomms-new-arduino-ventuno-q-is-an-ai-focused-computer-designed-for-robotics-113047697.html

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/03/arduino-announces-arduino-ventuno-q----powered-by-qualcomm-drago

Launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzT6vDtz6rU

Its fully compatible with Arduino UNO Shields and Raspberry PI hats, bridging the gap between different platforms (0:35)

https://youtu.be/SzT6vDtz6rU?t=35

It's powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 and comes with 16 gigs of RAM… So either this thing is gonna be SICK for building robots or its the beginning of the end times for Arduino

ROBO-SURGERY FOR THE WIN

London doctor carries out remote robot surgery on cancer patient 1,500 miles (2,400km) away in Gibraltar (First telesurgery in the UK)

https://www.techspot.com/news/111595-london-doctor-carries-out-remote-robot-surgery-cancer.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq577v126g9o

Apparently the patient was happy to be the guinea pig and said it was a “no brainer”

https://lmg.gg/LVOkB

Image of the surgery: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7d5ce203ea0c753497fe2daf7feb8370e1c59856/816_379_3234_2587/master/3234.jpg?width=1900&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none