Episode 695: Every kid needs a smartwatch, right?

The team is split over Google's wisdom in selling a smartwatch - plus subscription fee - for kids. Plus, our take on what's going on at OpenAI, why iFixit has broken up with Samsung and what we can learn from the "leak" of Google's search algorithm. And our Hot Hardware candidate is the Panasonic Toughbook 55 Mk3, a semi-rugged but portable laptop.

Links:
https://blog.google/products/fitbit/fitbit-ace-lte-smartwatch-kids/
https://www.ft.com/content/ccbdff7c-ede3-4d62-968d-189fb0205075
Custom GPTs open for free ChatGPT users - The Verge
HUGE Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm (searchengineland.com)
Why turning motherboards to jelly could be a sustainability breakthrough thanks to vPCBs | TechFinitive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqee727vnzmo
Tape is so dead, 152.9 exabytes of LTO shipped in 2023 • The Register
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 Full HD Touch Screen Mk3 14" Rugged Windows 11 Pro Notebook. From £2115.00 plus VAT (ultima-computers.co.uk)