Why Aren't You Doing This?

This episode of UFD Tech covers several significant tech news stories. First, Google is reportedly opening up its Play Store to allow third-party app stores, a move driven by a court order and settlement with Epic Games. This change will take effect on July 22, 2026. The discussion then shifts to OpenAI's $230 Codex Micro hardware product, a programmable macro pad designed to help users interface with AI models. Following this, news breaks about a partnership between NVIDIA and Sega to bring RTX Spark support to future Sega games, starting with Virtua Fighter Crossroads. The hosts also highlight a DIY project where a gamer created a system to turn Steam games into physical cartridges using SSDs and an external dock. Finally, they touch upon Samsung's new 'Flex Titanium' display technology for foldables, aiming to reduce the visible crease, and a hack revealing Suno AI Music Generator allegedly scraped data from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius without proper licensing. The episode concludes with a brief mention of Doom's cultural significance and a humorous reader comment about missing butter on their breakfast.