Tech’s Chaotic Evil Era: TikTok “Ban”, Apple Allows Side-Loading
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Apple to allow true app side-loading in the EU, TikTok's survival attempts may have backfired, Jason and Stephen both have strong, opposing feelings about TikTok, Rivian R2, Royal Photo fail, and FineWoven case at the Oscars.
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- More options for apps distributed in the EU
- Gruber X Sweeney Thread
- Apple's Plan to Allow Sideloading on the iPhone Doesn't Address the 1 Thing Anyone Cares About
- Brave's Obscure Graph • Threads
- U.S. House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok - The New York Times
- 3 Words Explain Why TikTok's Effort to Avoid a Ban Backfired
- British monarchy rocked by bad Photoshop job - The Verge
- Vision Pro used in surgery for the first time
- Amazon will let sellers paste a link so AI can make a product page - The Verge
- Steven Spielberg's FineWoven Case
- Leather iPhone Case | Andar
- Top (Real) Leather Cases for iPhone in 2024 - YouTube
- R2 - Rivian
- (00:00) - Intro
- (02:46) - EU App Store Sideloading
- (15:58) - Brave Browser Graph Fail
- (25:57) - U.S. TikTok Ban
- (32:25) - Impact of Algorithmic Platforms
- (49:17) - Sponsor: YOU
- (50:36) - Royal (Photoshopped) Image
- (55:26) - Vision Pro Surgery
- (56:56) - AI Amazon Listings
- (59:39) - Steven Spielberg's FineWoven
- (01:06:06) - Rivian R2
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