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This week Bluesky announced Friend Finder, a privacy-respecting way to match you to contacts, Reuters reports that China has successfully reveres engineered an ASML machine and built its own EUV prototype, and Radbikes and Cowboy are in trouble.

Episode 281

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Bluesky: https://bsky.social/about/blog/12-16-2025-find-friends
China EUV: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/
Radbikes: https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/12/16/rad-power-bikes-files-bankruptcy-protection
Cowboy: https://cowboy.com/blogs/stories/a-new-chapter-for-cowboy
Apple Sharp: https://apple.github.io/ml-sharp/
EU 2035 combustion engine reversal: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/reactions-european-commission-proposal-reverse-2035-combustion-engine-ban-2025-12-16/
Mozilla CEO’s letter: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
Microsoft Copilot ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9niCxTZ-Dk
The Verge response to Copilot Ad: https://www.theverge.com/report/847056/microsoft-copilot-ai-vision-pc-assistant-christmas-holiday-ad
ChatGPT Images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPBtd57p5Mg
Deutsche Bank Wero: https://www.db.com/news/detail/20251217-deutsche-bank-launches-wero-for-more-simple-and-sovereign-digital-payments-in-europe?language_id=3
Intel appoints Trump adviser: https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-appoints-trump-economic-adviser-head-government-affairs-2025-12-15/
Apple App stores Japan: https://www.theverge.com/news/847149/apple-third-party-app-stores-payment-processing-ios-japan
AltStore Pal in Japan: https://mas.to/@altstore@alt.store/115738578894808953
MacBook repair: https://support.apple.com/en-us/123159
Roomba iRobot bankruptcy: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-deals/vacuum-cleaner-roomba-maker-irobot-files-for-bankruptcy-in-the-us

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Social media:
https://mas.to/@techaltar
https://threads.net/@techaltar
https://bsky.app/profile/techaltar.bsky.social
https://instagram.com/TechAltar
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Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner
Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

Stock assets: Getty Images

0:00 Intro
0:21 Bluesky update
1:27 China’s EUV
2:17 Radbike & Cowboy troubles
3:38 Brilliant
4:53 Release Monitor
4:57 The Brief

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