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We dive deep into the whole HEY brouhaha and wonder if this is the best time for Apple to draw attention to App Store policies. Uber is getting into the software business. TikTok’s business is a pretty good one, it seems like. And the most reliable web business remains the first web business. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency CognitoHQ.com/techmeme Links: A new email startup says Apple’s shaking it down for a cut of its subscriptions (Protocol) BASECAMP’S NEW APP, HEY, FLAGGED IN APP STORE LIMBO FOR NOT USING IN-APP PURCHASE (Daring Fireball) Hey.com exec says Apple is acting like ‘gangsters,’ rejecting App Store updates and demanding cut of sales (The Verge) Apple’s App Store policies are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement are worse (The Verge) Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices (USA Today) Uber to Sell Software, Starting With Four-Van Transit Service (Bloomberg) TikTok owner ByteDance first-quarter revenue soared to around $

The EU is investigating Apple for antitrust. Is Instagram surpassing Twitter as a news source? A look at that new Hey email service. A look at a whole slew of new services from Dropbox. And if you wanted to get your hands on one of those Boston Dynamics four-legged robots, today is your lucky day. Links: DoubleUp.agency BuyRaycon.com/techmeme Links: EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store and Apple Pay practices (The Verge) Apple says its App Store facilitated $519B in commerce in 2019 (TechCrunch) Instagram 'will overtake Twitter as a news source' (BBC News) Basecamp’s founders are trying to start an email rebellion (Protocol) Hey YouTube WalkThrough Dropbox officially launches its own password manager and a secure vault for your files (The Verge) Boston Dynamics will now sell any business its own Spot robot for $74,500 (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The zero interest Mac financing is here. Shopify and Walmart team up, as they probably should. Is Mr. Bezos about to go to Washington? Interesting checkins with Quibi and Softbank. And why researchers think people are more honest when responding on their smartphones than on their PCs. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency MintMobile.com/ride Links: Apple launches new 0% Apple Card financing for iPad, Mac, AirPods, and more (9to5Mac) Shopify Advances After Deal With Walmart Expands Its Reach (Bloomberg) Amazon Says Jeff Bezos Is Willing to Testify Before Congress (NYTimes) Why People Are More Honest When Writing on Their Smartphones (WSJ) Coronavirus contact tracing apps were tech's chance to step up. They haven't. (NBC News) Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman Struggle With Their Startup—and Each Other (WSJ) SoftBank invests in Credit Suisse funds that finance its technology bets (Financial Times) Ad Free Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter takes down a bunch of accounts it says are government propaganda. UK regulators are gonna take a hard look at Facebook’s Giphy acquisition. I explain, in depth, why Chris Cox returning to Facebook is such a big deal. The big PlayStation 5 reveal, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: ApolloNeuro.com/ride Metalab.co Links: Twitter deletes China-linked accounts that spread false information about Hong Kong and Covid-19 (CNN Business) UK competition watchdog launches investigation into Facebook's $400M acquisition of Giphy (TechCrunch) Chris Cox is returning to Facebook as chief product officer (The Verge) Zuckerberg Lieutenant Returns to Facebook, a Year After Departure (WSJ) This is the PlayStation 5 (The Verge) The Weekend Longread Suggestions: With Real-Life Games Halted, Betting World Puts Action on E-Sports (NYTimes) Advertisers eye in-game ads as audiences swell in lockdown (Digiday) This Is How Much More Money Artists Earn From Bandcamp Compared

It’s regulation news day. The EU might be about to file antitrust charges against Amazon and California officially labeled Uber and Lyft workers as employees. Amazon also hit pause on its facial recognition tech as it waits for Congress to set some ground rules. Photoshop Camera is an interesting app, and Postman is an interesting raise. Sponsors: Go.Rims.org/ridehome Metlab.co CognitoHQ.com/techmeme Links: Amazon to Face Antitrust Charges From EU Over Treatment of Third-Party Sellers (WSJ) Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year (CNBC) Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, California regulatory agency finds (NBC News) Just Eat Takeaway to Buy Grubhub for $7.3 Billion to Enter U.S. (Bloomberg) 'Master' and 'slave': Tech terms face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts (CNET) Adobe launches Photoshop Camera, a free app with tons of elaborate face filters (The Verge) API development platform Postman nabs $150 million at a $2 billion valuation (VentureBeat) Scoop: Fac

Another day, another flaw in Intel chips discovered. More analysis of Apple’s presumed move away from Intel chips for Macs. Is Just Eat Takeaway about to swallow up Grubhub? What happened to Zynn on the Play Store? And an interesting new interactive story startup. Sponsors: Metalab.co Grammarly.com/techmeme Links: Plundering of crypto keys from ultrasecure SGX sends Intel scrambling again (Ars Technica) TSMC on schedule for 3nm Apple 'A16' iPhone and iPad chip in 2022 (Apple Insider) On Apple Announcing the ARM Mac Transition at WWDC This Month (Daring Fireball) Robocallers face $225M fine from FCC and lawsuits from multiple states (TechCrunch) Reddit names Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel as Alexis Ohanian’s replacement (The Verge) Just Eat Takeaway.com Nears All-Stock Deal for Grubhub (WSJ) Zynn, the Hot New Video App, Is Full of Stolen Content (Wired) Interactive Storytelling App Whatifi Launches With $10 Million in Funding (The Hollywood Reporter) Learn more about your

The shift to Arm-based chips for Macs might be announced in a matter of days. IBM says it is straight out exiting the facial recognition business. Google Maps will help you avoid Covid-crowding. A deep dive into Nextdoor’s “Karen” problem. And the issue of non-competes in tech rears its head once again. Sponsors: Wipers123.com promocode "ride" at checkout Harrys.com/techmeme Links: Apple Plans to Announce Move to Its Own Mac Chips at WWDC (Bloomberg) IBM is exiting the face recognition business (Axios) New York-Based Wahed Raises $25M For Islamic Investment Platform (Crunchbase News) Didi Chuxing CEO says ride sharing orders recover to pre-pandemic levels (Reuters) Get around safely with these new Google Maps features (The Keyword) INSIDE NEXTDOOR’S ‘KAREN PROBLEM’ (The Verge) Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he takes Google Cloud job (GeekWire) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Might we see a V-shaped recovery after all? Airbnb says there IS a lot of pent-up demand out there. Brave got caught doing basically the shadiest thing a web browser can do. Proof that YouTube owns the kids. And soon you might be able to buy anything you want from Apple, interest-free, on the Apple Card. Sponsors: Metalab.co Wipers123.com promocode "ride" at checkout Links: Airbnb Joins Vacation-Rental Sites Seeing Surge in Demand (Bloomberg) Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust (Decrypt) Kids now spend nearly as much time watching TikTok as YouTube in US, UK and Spain (TechCrunch) Apple Preparing Monthly iPad, Mac Payment Plans for Apple Card (Bloomberg) Scientists funded by Zuckerberg sent him a letter calling Facebook’s practices ‘antithetical’ to his philanthropic mission (Washington Post)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon and Slack form an interesting alliance. Google outlines evidence hackers are already attacking the Presidential campaigns. What if self-driving cars won’t prevent as many accidents as we hoped? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Go.Rims.org/ridehome TinyCapital Links: Amazon licenses Slack for all employees, while Slack adopts AWS video-calling tech (CNBC) Google says Iranian, Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns (TechCrunch) Twitter has a record-breaking week as users looked for news of protests and COVID-19 (TechCrunch) Study: Autonomous vehicles won’t make roads completely safe (Associated Press) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Worst. Deal. Ever. (Forbes) The Font That Solves The Big Problem With Dark Mode (Forbes) Indie history: How shareware helped build Epic Games (Engadget) Charli D’Amelio is TikTok’s biggest star. She has no idea why. (Washington Post) From RealPlayer to Toshiba, Tech Companies Cash in on the Facial Recognition

The whole land-grab in the Indian telecom market continues to blow my hair back. A class-action lawsuit around Incognito Mode. More hints at an Apple Prime subscription. CES refuses to give up the ghost, while Kitty Hawk seems to have given up on its Flyer. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com CognitoHQ.com/techmeme Links: Speaking up on racism (Tim Cook/Apple.com) Early Facebook Employees Disavow Zuckerberg’s Stance on Trump Posts (NYTimes) Snap will stop promoting Trump’s account after concluding his tweets incited violence (The Verge) Exclusive: Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel - sources (Reuters) Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use (Reuters) Suit Claims Google’s Tracking Violates Federal Wiretap Law (NYTimes) iOS 13.5.5 code provides evidence of future Apple services bundle in development (9to5Mac) CES will be held in-person in Las Vegas next year (The Verge) ZoomInfo aiming to price IPO $1 above revised price r

Zoom is the new tech earnings report worth covering. Is on-device translation coming to iOS? Google is blocking a Remove China Apps app. The Brave browser is growing. Zuckerberg tries to calm his restless troops. And is FC Barcelona again leading the way for modern sports teams? Sponsors: Go.Rims.org/ridehome TinyCapital Links: Zoom revenue grew 169% during the quarter, and the company doubled its revenue guidance for the year (CNBC) Zoom won’t encrypt free calls because it wants to comply with law enforcement (TNW) iOS 14 to include built-in translator in Safari, full Apple Pencil support on websites (9to5Mac) Google takes down ‘Remove China Apps’ from the Play Store (9to5Google) Brave passes 15 million monthly active users and 5 million daily active users, showing 2.25x MAU growth in the past year (Brave Browser) Zuckerberg Defends Hands-Off Approach to Trump’s Posts (NYTimes) FC Barcelona Soccer Team Launches Digital Subscription Service (Variety) Learn more about your ad c

Facebook finally lets you clean out your old crap from your basement (I mean, past). AT&T won’t count HBO Max against your mobile data cap. Every tech event is postponed again. A whole bunch of OS update news, and a time capsule from another era. Sponsors: Tiny Capital ExpressVPN.com/techmeme Links: Facebook finally makes it way easier to trash your old posts (TechCrunch) HBO Max won’t hit AT&T data caps, but Netflix and Disney Plus will (The Verge) White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter (NBC News) Twitter takes action against Rep. Matt Gaetz for glorifying violence (The Verge) Cisco, Sony postpone events amid continued protests (Axios) Third Pixel feature drop improves AI-powered Adaptive Battery, integrates Recorder and Google Assistant (VentureBeat) Android update delivers new 'Bedtime' features focused on improving sleep (TechCrunch) Apple releases iOS 13.5.1 and watchOS 6.2.6 with ‘important security updates’ (9to5Mac) YouTube’s Chase for St

What I believe is the first ever walkout in Facebook history, the biggest acquisition in Zynga history, Samsung Access is an interesting ARR play to get ahead of an Apple Prime subscription, and an Android event this week was cancelled, but a PlayStation one was announced. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency Kiwico.com/ride Links: Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts (NYTimes) Facebook, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism (Reuters) Twilio, Box, Spotify, and Other Tech CEOs Speak Out Against Racism and Police Brutality; Others Stay Silent (The Plug) Facebook staff angry with Zuckerberg for leaving up Trump’s ‘looting ... shooting’ post (CNBC) Zynga to Buy Peak for $1.8 Billion in Its Largest Deal Ever (Bloomberg) Samsung Access launches in the US w/ extended warranties, Microsoft 365, more (9to5Google) Eye-catching advances in some AI fields are not real (Science) Google delays next week’s Android 11 Beta release and virtual launch

I do my best to breakdown the who Twitter/executive order situation, at least at the time of this recording. Hall of Fame fundraiser drops mic and rides off into the sunset. TikTok has an interesting new rival. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency Tovala.com/ride Links: Trump signs executive order targeting protections for social media platforms (Axios) ‘Rammed it through’: Trump's Twitter order riles staffers and tech reformers (Protocol) Trump’s Order on Social Media Could Harm One Person in Particular: Donald Trump (NYTimes) The Two Things To Understand About Trump's Executive Order On Social Media: (1) It's A Distraction (2) It's Legally Meaningless (TechDirt) Trump Executive Order Misreads Key Law Promoting Free Expression Online and Violates the First Amendment (The EFF) Scheduled tweets and tweet drafts are now available on Twitter's website (Neowin) Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz is stepping down (VentureBeat) The Rise of New Short-Form

Is the Trump administration finally willing to go to war with big tech? Another Apple startup acquisition, but also why Fraggle Rock might indicate a strategy shift for Apple TV+. Remember 4k TV’s? And the microcredit app that will threaten to shame you if you fall behind on your payments. Sponsors: DoubleUp.Agency Tovala.com/ride Links: Trump expected to sign executive order that could threaten punishment against Facebook, Google and Twitter over allegations of political bias (Washington Post) Zuckerberg knocks Twitter for fact-checking Trump, says private companies shouldn't be 'the arbiter of truth' (Fox News) Apple Buys Machine-Learning Startup to Improve Data Used in Siri (Bloomberg) Apple TV Plus acquires past Fraggle Rock seasons ahead of reboot (The Verge) What developers want, what they don't, and what you can do to attract top talent (TechRepublic) LG's $1,500 48-inch 4K OLED TV goes on sale next month (Engadget) This lending app publicly shames you when you’re late on loan pa

Amazon joins the self-driving race, and actually, why haven’t they before? Google’s plans to get back to the office. HBO Max debuts, but with one major handicap. Facebook faces a novel whistleblower complaint and looking back on 2 years of GDPR. Sponsors: Go.rims.org/ridehome Tovala.com/ride DoubleUp.agency Links: Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving-Car Tech Company Zoox (WSJ) Google to begin reopening offices July 6, will let workers expense $1,000 for equipment while telecommuting (CNET) Advertisers Seek to Revise Deal Terms With Streamer Quibi (WSJ) HBO Max debuts without the two most popular streaming platforms, Roku or Amazon (USAToday) ByteDance Hit $3 Billion in Net Profit Last Year (Bloomberg) Whistleblowers say Facebook has not warned investors about illegal activity, in new SEC complaint (Washington Post) Twitter labels Trump’s tweets with a fact check for the first time (Washington Post) Facebook Executives Shut Down Efforts to Make the Site Less Divisive (WSJ)

The ARM chips for the next several years are here. End-to-end encryption might be coming to RCS. Jailbreaking might be returning to iPhones. JioMart’s big play arrives and more on the remote work conversation. Sponsor: Tovala.com/ride Links: ARM’s Cortex-A78 CPU and Mali-G78 GPU will power 2021’s best Android phones (The Verge) Google Messages preparing end-to-end encryption for RCS messages (9to5Google) There's a Jailbreak Out for the Current Version of iOS (Wired) JioMart, the e-commerce venture from India's richest man, launches in 200 cities and towns (TechCrunch) Run The World raises $10.8 million to bring live events online (VentureBeat) Why Facebook’s Plan to Tie Remote Pay to Location Will Probably Fail (Intelligencer) https://www.youtube.com/techmemepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The founder and CEO of a company we talk about all the time: Bryan Salesky of Argo AI. Bryan tells us more about the unique Silicon Valley/Detroit hybrid that Argo represents, we discuss the unique business model strategy they’re exploring, and we find out, where the self-driving space is now that Covid-19 has basically put everything on pause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yeah, mea culpa on my whole work-from-home/remote work skepticism. Also, I was wrong about Magic Leap being a goner. But that subscription aggregator we’ve all been anticipating is showing up right on time, and in the weekend longreads, let me introduce you to the two men who are about to become nerd superstars. Sponsors: Metalab.co Tovala.com/ride Links: MARK ZUCKERBERG ON TAKING HIS MASSIVE WORKFORCE REMOTE (The Verge) Zuckerberg says employees moving out of Silicon Valley may face pay cuts (CNBC) IBM Is Latest Tech Giant to Cut Jobs in Midst of Pandemic (Bloomberg) Magic Leap Raises $350 Million, Withdraws Layoff Notices (The Information) Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules (Ars Technica) ScreenHits TV to Launch Streaming Aggregator to Combat "Subscription Fatigue" (The Hollywood Reporter) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: A Case for Cooperation Between Machines and Humans (NYTimes) Copyright bots and classical musicians are fighting online. The bots

Twitter is testing another new feature to limit trolls and give users greater control of their threads, the Google and Apple contact tracing API is here, what is the Tactical Edition of a Galaxy phone and why might you need one, and some interesting raises this Thursday. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride Metalab.co Links: Twitter is testing a feature that limits who can reply to your tweets (TechCrunch) Three US states have signed on to Apple and Google’s exposure notification system (The Verge) Apple releases final iOS 13.5 with coronavirus exposure alert support (VentureBeat) Coinbase to Make Working From Home Permanent (The Information) Samsung launches Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition for Department of Defense (ZDNet) How a 20-year-old convinced Facebook’s former security chief to invest in his data privacy start-up (CNBC) Autonomous aviation startup Xwing raises $10M to scale its software for pilotless flights (TechCrunch) How a 20-year-old convinced Facebook’s former security chief to invest in h