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TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st Encyclical & Ferrari's 1st EV

Explore episode May 31, 2026
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Ferrari Luce: Jony Ive Designs a $640K EV That Doesn't Look Like a Ferrari

TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st … · May 31, 2026 Leisure

Ferrari's first EV, the Luce, costs $640,000 and carries design input from Jony Ive's firm LoveFrom. Sam Abuelsamid's verdict: the interior is genuinely interesting, but the exterior could belong to any premium brand — it just doesn't look like a Ferrari. Many suspect this is essentially what Jony Ive wanted Apple's canceled Project Titan car to look like.

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Sony Ditches Discs: Patrick's Surprising Defense of Digital-Only Gaming

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Sony stopping physical disc production sounds alarming, but Patrick Beja points to PC gaming as the test case: the platform went fully digital via Steam, the used game market disappeared, and yet games are cheaper in real terms than they were 20 years ago thanks to constant sales. The real fight should be for digital consumer rights, not physical media.

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Small Business Shout-Out: The Fernery

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Lisa's Fernery creates handmade items including book bands — an embroidered elastic band that wraps around your book — which are described as strictly superior to bookmarks. Also keyrings, badges, and Christmas decorations. Website: thefernerie.co.uk.