Techmeme
September 10, 2021, 4:35 PM

Top News

Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Court issues permanent injunction in Epic vs. Apple, ruling that Apple can't prohibit developers from linking to external purchase options in addition to IAP  —  A major win for Epic Games and Fortnite  —  Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued a permanent injunction in the Epic v. Apple case …
Source: United States District CourtMore: CNBC, The Verge, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, CNN, Washington Post, Ars Technica, Politico, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, Washington Post, appadvice.com, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, Bloomberg, Tom's Hardware, Android Police, Vox, Associated Press, CNET, Reuters, ZDNet, MacRumors, GamesIndustry.biz, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, BBC, Mercury News, Silicon Valley Business …, MobileSyrup, NPR, XDA Developers, TheStreet, Fast Company, Bloomberg, ExtremeTech, Kotaku, Axios, thegamer.com, Game Rant, Tom's Guide, MacDailyNews, Digital Trends, GameSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, IGN, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, Apple Must, Techdirt, Mashable, Neowin, Financial Times, PC Gamer, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, Insider, Liliputing, Pocket-lint, KnowTechie, Ubergizmo, and iMore
Tweets: @timsweeneyepic, @markgurman, @reckless, @timsweeneyepic, @nickstatt, @shiraovide, @backlon, @reckless, @rjonesy, @reckless, @markgurman, @thedextriarchy, @bobbyallyn, @markgurman, @reckless, @eriqgardner, @timsweeneyepic, @carnage4life, @samifathi_, @eringriffith, @thedextriarchy, @rjonesy, @rjonesy, @willoremus, @rjonesy, @thedextriarchy, @waltmossberg, @markgurman, @reckless, @cat_zakrzewski, @rmantri, @markgurman, @markgurman, @bzamayo, @dhh, @backlon, @backlon, @backlon, @shiraovide, @alexstamos, @gerritd, @bzamayo, @stroughtonsmith, @sdw, @shannon_liao, @shannon_liao, @backlon, @film_girl, @backlon, @markgurman, @panzer, @deitaone, @dhh, @jannwolfe, @jessicalessin, @reckless, @thebradsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @benbajarin, @viticci, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @eringriffith, @stroughtonsmith, @eringriffith, @shiraovide, @gartenberg, @toadsanime, @eric_seufert, @imgoldenyt, @willsmith, @leah_nylen, @stephentotilo, @caro_milanesi, @marcoarment, @patrickmcgee_, @shiraovide, @caseynewton, @benthompson, @willoremus, @thedextriarchy, @danielhipskind_, @malcolmmoore, @reneritchie, @digiphile, @joshavant, @s8mb, @benbajarin, @benthompson, @shiraovide, @willoremus, @alexeheath, @ballmatthew, @caseynewton, @benbajarin, @eric_seufert, @nickstatt, @mgsiegler, @justinhendrix, @dbreunig, @jacknicas, @laurengoode, @msquinn, @patrickmcgee_, @kellen_browning, @tomgara, @benedictevans, @arctictony, @levynews, @mgsiegler, @nickstatt, @jcenters, @panzer, @eringriffith, and @russellholly
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Epic asks Apple to reinstate its Fortnite developer account in South Korea, after passage of a bill forcing app stores to allow alternative payment systems  —  Following the passing of a bill allowing alternative payment systems on the App Store  —  Epic Games has asked Apple to reinstate …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
TechCrunch:
Zuckerberg says WhatsApp will start rolling out e2e encrypted backups to iOS and Android users in the coming weeks as an optional feature  —  WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put …
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Internal docs: Google realized last year it illegally underpaid temp staff in many countries for years, but was slow to fix the issue fearing negative publicity  —  The company realized months ago that it could be running afoul of pay laws in a number of countries but has been slow to fix the problem, according to internal documents.
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Apple intends to double its output of TV shows and movies next year to at least one a week and plans to spend $500M+ on marketing Apple TV+ this year  —  When Apple launched its Apple TV+ service nearly two years ago, executives throughout Hollywood and Silicon Valley snickered about the streaming video service.
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple has resolved its Apple Watch Series 7 production issues and will start mass production mid to late September, with shipping set for late September  —  Apple has resolved its Apple Watch Series 7 production issues and will start mass producing the new model in mid to late September …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone will be the next CEO of Yahoo following the closure of Apollo's acquisition of Yahoo on September 1  —  Mr. Lanzone will join Yahoo as CEO later this month  —  Apollo Global Management Inc. is naming Tinder Chief Executive Jim Lanzone the new CEO of Yahoo …
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Financial Times:
In a consultation document, UK government suggests removing human review of some AI decisions, in a reversal of EU data protection laws  —  Excising Article 22 of Brussels regulations would alarm privacy campaigners  —  The government will put itself on a collision course with data privacy campaigners …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Texas governor signs bill banning social media companies with 50M+ MAUs from blocking or restricting people or their content based on their viewpoint  —  The law is an escalation of a conservative critique of Silicon Valley and will likely to face legal challenges from the industry
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Facebook has told researchers studying misinformation that the data it gave them three years ago included about half of its US users, not all as it then claimed  —  More than three years ago, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook trumpeted a plan to share data with researchers about how people interacted …

Sponsor Posts

Airtable:
Deep analysis for deep questions  —  Introducing Superagent.  A new research product from Airtable: Subagents deeply interrogate your topic and turn it into boardroom-ready reports, slides, docs, or websites.
Clay:
Turn any GTM idea into reality  —  Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
Zoho:
How enterprises can ensure data privacy in the age of AI  —  Data privacy is a non-negotiable right.  Customers and enterprises rely on such confidentiality to ensure smooth operations, preserve trust …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.

Featured Podcasts

Great Chat:
Venture is in its growthmaxxing era
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Big Technology Podcast:
How Google DeepMind Operates & Experiments — With Lila Ibrahim and James Manyika
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Invest Like the Best:
Josh Kushner - Concentration and Conviction
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Janice Min on Hollywood's Crisis; Reed Duchscher on the Creator Boom
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
The Social Radars:
Tom Blomfield, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-Founder, Monzo
Come be a fly on the wall as Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy talk to some of the most successful founders in Silicon Valley about how they did it.
Subscribe to The Social Radars.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak: Investing in an AI-Driven World
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:35 PM ET, September 10, 2021.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

More News

Earlier Picks

Wall Street Journal:
Alex Heath / The Verge: