This week we bring iMessage to Android, bring RCS support to iPhone, and blow up OpenAI. Also: a bunch of nerdy gaming news while Tasia's still away.

FOLLOW

• MOMENTOUS

• The MOMENTEAM

• MOMENTOUS Live podcast

OPENAI/CHAT GPT NEWS

• A timeline of Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI — and the fallout

• Greg Brockman is still announcing OpenAI products for some reason

• OpenAI drops a big new ChatGPT feature with a joke about its CEO drama

NOTHING/IMESSAGE/RCS

• Nothing is bringing iMessage to its Android phone

• Nothing’s iMessage app was a security catastrophe, taken down in 24 hours

• Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• Why Apple Adding RCS Won't Change Blue Bubble, Green Bubble Drama

• What is RCS and how is it different from SMS and iMessage

• LTA RESEARCH AIRSHIP

• The world’s largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley

GAMING NEWS

• Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED: All the Details on the Price, Improved Battery Life, and More

• See also: Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update

• See also: Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary

• Decades after “breakup,” Doom’s Carmack and Romero are rehashing their legacy

• Atari is buying retro game specialist Digital Eclipse

• See also: Atari 2600+

• Playdate Update - November 8, 2023

• Stray is coming to macOS on December 5

• 2023 has the best-reviewed slate of video games of the last 20 years

• See also: Baldur's Gate 3

• See also: Elon Musk’s Diablo 4 livestream just became one of the biggest of all time

• Super Mario Wonder: Worth Getting a Nintendo Switch For

• Mario Wonder’s online mode is opening my mind to tricks and secrets

ENTERTAINMENT

• Nintendo Is Officially Making a Live Action Legend of Zelda Movie

• See also: The Legend of Zelda CD-i games

• Amazon’s Fallout TV series gets a 2024 release date

• Dave Filoni gets the keys to the Star Wars franchise

• Ahsoka's New Star Wars Galaxy Will Be Key to Dave Filoni's New Movie

PICKS

• The Marvels

• The Ikea AFTONSPARV collection

• Dream Scenario | Official Trailer HD | A24

• A24’s Dream Scenario is a shapeshifting parable about our obsessions with viral fame

PROJECTS

• Super Powered Loops

• PopCult Kids Glow in the Dark Portraits

• The Best Black Friday Tech Deals + Cyber Monday Deals 2023

• AI wearables: The future of personal computing? 🔴 AI Named This Show 013

BLACK FRIDAY / GIVINGTUESDAY

• Best Black Friday Deals: Expert Picks for the Best 2023 Deals

• GivingTuesday

• GivingTuesday Canada