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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 17h

The government’s restrictions on immigration will turn this around any day now.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 18h

Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 11-13 October 2025

Approve: 14% (+1 from 4-6 Oct)
Disapprove: 69% (=)
Net: -55 (+1)

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 14h

Motorola is jumping on the Air bandwagon too

Motorola has a super-thin Air phone too

The Moto X70 Air launches in China soon, and an international version is expected next month.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 1d

Boring answer is the Pixel 9a, with great main lens. Xiaomi 15T/15T Pro great options if you want more variety from the lenses — I just used the Pro for a couple weeks and was really impressed

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 1d

Vivo still knocking it out of the park with its cameras. Hoping I get the chance to try the Pro out soon, on paper it's got all the best bits of the X200 Ultra camera, and that's my favourite around.

Vivo X300 Pro launches with an Ultra-rivaling camera

Both it and the cheaper X300 even support the X200 Ultra’s snap-on telephoto extender lens.

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Braise @braise.substack.com · 2d

I wouldn't presume to declare what's best in New York, so I'll settle for listing a few of my favourites

My favourite places to eat and drink in New York in 2025

The Big Apple of my eye

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 2d

Not a thrilling game, but I feel like we really needed to get a win under us

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Arsenal end a four-game winless run with a 1-0 win over Brighton.

Marisa Olislagers' own goal proved the difference between the two sides at the Emirates.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 4d

Hah, believe me, that argument already happens! See: the debate over whether fried chicken in a burger bun is a 'chicken sandwich' or a 'chicken burger'

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 4d

I'm all for protections that require very clear labelling of plant-based/cultured stuff, and I can even see the argument in this for terms like 'steak' that really refer to parts of an animal. Just find it a bit silly for 'burger' and 'sausage', which we've used this way for decades without issue!

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 4d

Fwiw, I'm European and think this legislation is deranged!

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 4d

Lots of talk about veggie burgers this week, but I think a lot of people missed that lab-grown meat would be hit by the same EU restrictions. Bad news for a pretty fragile sector.

Lab-grown meat does not a burger make, EU lawmakers insist

A burger by any other name.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 5d

This trailer is such a vibe

Skate Story | OUT DECEMBER 8 🛹

YouTube video by DevolverDigital

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 5d

Yes, just made BP2's water scenes look a bit embarrassing by comparison

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 5d

Still 100% Avatar-pilled, I'm afraid

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 5d

Hah, I actually agree, I much prefer the flip foldables. Give me a Pixel Flip any day!

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 5d

(The weight is another matter though — this thing has some heft!)

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 5d

I thought the Pixel 10 Pro Fold would feel chunky and outdated, but I'm happy to be wrong: this may be thick for a 2025 foldable, but I promise it feels thin enough

Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the thin-enough foldable

Not the thinnest, but thin enough.

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Braise @braise.substack.com · 6d

Lucali is, without a doubt, one of the most acclaimed pizza places in New York City. It’s also pretty average.

Lucali, New York

Don't heed the hype

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 6d

I have just seen a 6.78-inch phone display described by its manufacturer as "compact," and I have never felt further away from small phones

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 6d

Altman seems to be "surprised" by all of the exact most obvious parts of the public reaction to Sora, right down to the mundane stuff like "people will mostly want to share videos in groupchats"

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 6d

The Nothing Ear 3's Super Mic is a cool idea that doesn't quite work so well in reality. But the potential for a second generation is pretty apparent.

Nothing Ear 3 review: work in progress

How Super is this Mic really?

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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 9d

They are called writers

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 7d

Yeah, I rewatched Legacy last week and enjoyed it well enough, even though it's nothing special outside the soundtrack. But still miles better than this looks.

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 7d

Hah, true, but I'm less interested in the set pieces and more in the cinema-scale NIN music video

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 7d

Still torn on whether or not to see this in the cinema purely for the soundtrack, even though I know it will be dreck

The Verge @theverge.com · 7d

Tron: Ares is a soft reboot that’s running low on RAM

Disney’s new Tron follow-up is a dud.

buff.ly

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Braise @braise.substack.com · 8d

Finally made it to Crisp, London's hype-est of pizzerias, and I regret to inform you that it really is just about that good

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