Federico is back from the beach and has some concerns about changes in iOS 18. Myke isn't too broken up about the SuperDrive's demise, and Stephen is still working hard on Performa Month. Also, Mozilla may be in trouble.

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Performa Month – 512 Pixels

Macintosh Performa 631CD Specs: EveryMac.com

Apple's SuperDrive for reading disks seemingly discontinued – 9to5mac

The SuperDrive – 512 Pixels

MiniDVD - Wikipedia

Nintendo optical discs - Wikipedia

Panasonic Q | Nintendo | Fandom

Lenovo launches ThinkBook Plus Hybrid in China (14 inch Android tablet with a Windows keyboard dock) - Liliputing

GoodLinks 2.0: The Automation-Focused Read-Later App I've Always Wanted - MacStories

The plastic Apple Watch SE could be for kids, and that’s actually exciting - The Verge

Use Schooltime on Apple Watch – Apple Support

Apple Watch For Your Kids - Apple

Fitbit Charge 6

Hands-On With Safari's New Distraction Control in the iOS 18 Beta - MacRumors

Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case - The Verge

Google's Antitrust Loss, Why Apple Doesn't Just Build a Search Engine, and What Comes Next - MacStories

Existential thoughts about Apple’s reliance on Services revenue – Six Colors

All the spiciest parts of the Google antitrust ruling - The Verge

Mozilla and Google renew Firefox search agreement - The Verge

Existential thoughts about Apple’s reliance on Services revenue – Six Colors