Mac Pro dead, W10 workaround gone, AI bubble things + more!

Duration: 08:07

Timestamps:

0:00 CEOs = Trash Panda-touilles

0:11 Apple cans Mac Pro, delays iPhone Air 2

1:44 Windows activation loophole closed

2:48 AI Bubble fears intensify

4:38 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:48 Obsolete Nest Thermostats still send data

5:27 Google, Samsung flagging battery-draining apps

5:55 Belkin recalling iPhone stand, power banks

6:37 Netflix party games using phone as controller

7:18 Teams blocks screenshots

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

MAC PRO? MORE LIKE MAC NO

Mac Pro Reportedly on 'Back Burner' and 'Largely Written Off' at Apple

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/16/mac-pro-on-back-burner-largely-written-off/

According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-16/apple-s-iphone-road-map-iphone-air-2-iphone-18-mac-pro-future-tesla-carplay-mi1q4l2o?srnd=undefined

The next iPhone Air or iPhone 18 lineup also WON’T be unveiled in Fall 2026, but MARCH 2027 (unusual)

https://mashable.com/article/iphone-air-2-rumor-report

Quote:

https://lmg.gg/Z4abj

While the delay of the iPhone Air was rumored to be caused by low sales,

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-delays-release-next-iphone-air-amid-weak-sales

Gurman says iPhone Air sales roughly matched Apple’s expectations

https://archive.md/8wuDY#selection-1827.0-1827.173

A site called “Cult of Mac”, somewhat obviously, thinks killing the Mac Pro “makes sense”

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/why-apple-killing-the-mac-pro-makes-sense

Quote about it being Mac Pro’s “time to go”

https://lmg.gg/CoSQU

WINDOWS UPDATE STRIKES BACK

Microsoft shuts down popular KMS38 activation workaround for Windows and Office

https://www.techspot.com/news/110262-pirated-copy-windows-might-have-stopped-working.html

Exploit site: https://massgrave.dev/kms38

Windows 10 update didn't work for commercial licenses

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-kb5068781-esu-update-may-fail-with-0x800f0922-errors/

Update post: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/november-11-2025-kb5068781-os-builds-19044-6575-and-19045-6575-7fe13257-9079-49af-9369-e0e6242701dd

They are doubling down on the agentic os thing by dodging questions about it

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-exec-responds-to-windows-11-ai-controversy-but-glosses-over-a-key-reason-for-all-the-hate

Twitter post: https://x.com/pavandavuluri/status/1989764300488245266#cw

SORRY TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE

AI combo story: flow elements in bold

AI bubble: Peter Thiel’s Fund Sold Off Entire Nvidia Stake Last Quarter - bubble not looking great

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-17/peter-thiel-s-fund-sold-off-entire-nvidia-stake-in-third-quarter

Alternative: https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fund-nvidia-stake-sell-softbank-macro-ai-bubble-2025-11

Meta’s Yann LeCun to Launch Physical A.I. Startup After Declaring LLMs a ‘Dead End’ - AI pioneer researcher, possibly leaving Meta

https://observer.com/2025/11/yann-lecun-leave-meta-launch-world-models-startup/

Alternative: https://www.ft.com/content/c586eb77-a16e-4363-ab0b-e877898b70de

But fellow Big Tech CEO Jeff Bezos takes co-CEO role at AI startup Project Prometheus, whose name is WAY too epic for a company using AI to improve manufacturing - but bubble not bursting yet

https://www.theverge.com/news/821943/jeff-bezos-project-prometheus-co-ceo-funding-ai-startup

Alternative: https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1082655/jeff-bezos-takes-on-co-ceo-role-at-ai-startup-project-prometheus-1082655.html

During a simulation in which Anthropic's AI, Claude, was told it was running a vending machine, it decided it was being scammed, "panicked" and tried to contact the FBI's Cyber Crimes Division. - yet more evidence that we are playing with things we don’t understand

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-anthropic-ai-claude-tried-to-contact-fbi-in-a-test-60-minutes/

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-toys-danger - yeah it’s bad but ya can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs

Study highlight: https://lmg.gg/OLLQ9

QUICK BITS

GOOGLE, TIME TO LEAVE MY NEST

Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats

https://www.theverge.com/news/820600/google-nest-learning-thermostat-downgraded-data-collection

https://www.androidauthority.com/unsupported-nest-thermostats-send-google-data-3616455/

Google says “They will continue to report logs for issue diagnostics”

https://lmg.gg/4vFZ6

WHO LET THE HOGS OUT

Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-to-flag-android-apps-with-excessive-battery-use-on-the-play-store/

https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/how-google-and-samsung-are-teaming-up-to-fix-android-battery-drain-suggests-report-11762842551222.html

Red card gif

https://tenor.com/view/heiitse-cfc-chelseafc-redcard-var-gif-16550606

EDITOR: Put this gif in there when I say “red warning label”

Blog post: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/raising-bar-on-battery-performance.html

Quote:

https://lmg.gg/A534Y

iFIRE

Belkin is recalling its iPhone tracking stand and two power banks due to fire risks

https://www.theverge.com/news/821016/belkin-recall-auto-tracking-iphone-stand-pro-boostcharge-power-bank

https://www.techedt.com/belkin-recalls-iphone-tracking-stand-and-power-banks-over-fire-safety-concerns

“The roof is on fire!” (2:36-2:45)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8

NETFLIX AND CHEL

Netflix doubles down on TV gaming and social play in a bid to keep subscribers (scan qr code on tv and use phones as controllers)

https://www.techspot.com/news/110271-netflix-doubles-down-tv-gaming-social-play-bid.html

https://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/netflix-brings-social-party-games-to-smart-t-vs

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/820289/netflix-casual-party-game-multiplayer-tetris-pictionary

From Netflix

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/new-netflix-games-play-on-tv-2025

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/netflix-party-games-play-on-tv

SCREENSHOT THROUGH THE HEART

Microsoft Teams finally adds ability to block screenshots in meetings

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2974799/microsoft-teams-finally-adds-ability-to-block-screenshots-in-meetings.html

Alternative source https://cyberpress.org/microsoft-teams-debuts-premium-feature-to-prevent-screenshots-and-recordings/

Watch out - this fake Microsoft Teams app is actually dangerous malware, here's how to stay protected

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/watch-out-this-fake-microsoft-teams-app-is-actually-dangerous-malware-heres-how-to-stay-protected

Alternative source