1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,080 Apple has just spectacularly had its ass 2 00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:11,200 handed to it in a way I didn't think I would see in Tim Sweeny's lifetime. On 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:17,119 Wednesday, the judge in Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple ordered Apple to 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,359 immediately allow iOS app developers to 5 00:00:17,119 --> 00:00:25,439 include buttons and external links to alternative payment options in a fiery 6 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:30,640 ruling, excoriating the tech giant for repeatedly defying court orders, lying 7 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:35,520 under oath, and consistently making bad choices. A copy of the ruling was also 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:39,680 sent to every Apple executive's mother. I'm just kidding. But that would be 9 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:45,280 great because Judge Ivonne Gonzalez Rogers did not hold back. She accuses 10 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:47,360 Apple VP of finance, Alex Roman, of 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:52,079 lying under oath and referred the incident to federal prosecutors for 12 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:57,280 possible criminal contempt of court. She says CEO Tim Cook chose to listen to his 13 00:00:55,039 --> 00:01:04,720 CFO's advice to ignore the court's injunction, and in doing so, Cook chose 14 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:07,680 poorly. She sounds like a Viking shaman 15 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:13,280 telling a cautionary tale. And now his eyes shall be eaten by Draer in 16 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,880 Mushheim. Is that offensive, Bjorn? Uh, 17 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:20,159 other highlights include the judge calling out Apple for internally calling 18 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:26,320 it a good thing if external link pop-ups are scary and then defending that by 19 00:01:22,799 --> 00:01:29,040 arguing that scary is a a term of art, 20 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:36,000 an industry specific term that means raising awareness and caution, which a 21 00:01:32,479 --> 00:01:38,000 is BS and b that still means scary. Now, 22 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:42,960 because Apple has been acting a fool, Gonzalez Rogers ended with some bangers, 23 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:47,720 writing that she will not be entertaining a request for a stay 24 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:54,079 because this is an injunction, not a negotiation for this court. There is no 25 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,759 second bite at the Apple. Ooh, you know, 26 00:01:54,079 --> 00:02:00,159 when she finished writing this at 3:00 a.m., she's hitting those keys hard. 27 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:04,240 Now, Apple is actually complying with the order. They updated their app store 28 00:02:02,159 --> 00:02:08,720 guidelines to remove restrictions on buttons, external links, and calls to 29 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:14,800 action in the US. And some companies have already started to carpay this DM, 30 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:17,840 including Spotify, Stripe, and Patreon, 31 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:19,920 as announced by CEO Jack Ki in another 32 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:24,640 of his signature video updates filled with what I like to call parasocial 33 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,760 manic boyfriend energy. Okay, I know you're worried and I promise I'll sleep 34 00:02:26,319 --> 00:02:32,879 soon, but this is important. Been doing a lot of research. Meanwhile, Epic Games 35 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:36,480 is taking a victory lap, announcing web shops, a feature that will make it 36 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:40,879 easier for app developers to avoid Apple's in-app purchasing by linking to 37 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:45,599 payment options elsewhere. And Epic is so happy they also announced the Epic 38 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:50,319 Game Store will take zero revenue from the first $1 million a game makes every 39 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:55,519 year, which is like their previous policy announced in 2020, but with a 40 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:57,519 yearly reset. Now, CEO Tim Sweeney 41 00:02:55,519 --> 00:03:04,239 apparently thinks this ruling will make it so that Fortnite can return to iOS 42 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:06,879 next week, but Apple kicked them out for 43 00:03:04,239 --> 00:03:10,800 breach of contract. Uh, so Sparky might be getting a little excited. Also, 44 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,560 though they're complying with the ruling for now, Apple said they're still 45 00:03:12,879 --> 00:03:21,280 planning to appeal. And Mr. Apple, I wouldn't have it any other way. 46 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,640 That's a joke. Please stop. Believe it or not, other stuff happened this week. 47 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:28,800 Like for example, the Trump administration officially ended the 48 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:33,120 dimminimous rule that exempted inexpensive goods from import tariffs. 49 00:03:31,599 --> 00:03:38,560 Now, this rule was basically the only reason that Teeu and Shien got so 50 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:43,040 popular in the US as the go-to destination for finding cheap things to 51 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:46,879 ship directly from China so you can fill up your house and hopefully the hole in 52 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:50,959 your heart. I think you can still see some of the floor over there. 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Other 80 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:55,680 Twitter leaker One Raichu also suggested Intel hasn't given up on a more powerful 81 00:05:51,919 --> 00:05:57,600 sibling to the Ark B570 and B580 despite 82 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:03,639 rumors to the contrary. But there are also rumors of Intel CEO Pat Gellzinger 83 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:08,160 being fired. But he's still there. He's 84 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:10,240 still he's still in in in here. Pat. A 85 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:14,720 company called Aurora has become the first to commercially deploy 86 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:20,240 self-driving Class 8 trucks, which will be driving themselves all over the great 87 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:25,400 highways and byways of Texas completely without a driver inside, which is 88 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:29,360 unbeknownst to many Tesla owners. what self-driving is actually supposed to 89 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:33,199 mean. Although, it definitely helps that Aurora trucks use LiDAR. I hear it's 90 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:37,919 better than regular cameras. I know. Two storied gaming outlets were hit by 91 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:42,319 sudden layoffs this week. Giant Bombs owner FandM laid off a number of 92 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:46,479 prominent staff, including Jeff Grub, who we have cited on this show many 93 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:51,600 times. Many staff at Polygon were also let go as the site was sold by Vox Media 94 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:55,440 to Valnet, the company that owns a ton of brands, including Game Rant, Dual 95 00:06:53,520 --> 00:07:00,080 Shockers, XDA Developers, Android Police, and How to Geek. I would say, 96 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:04,319 well, at least some staff survived the purge, but they're now working for a 97 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:10,680 holding company that sued the RAP over that outlet's report on sweat shoplike 98 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:12,960 conditions at Velnet's companies. So, 99 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:18,479 uh, guess you'll be wearing shorts to work now. Ah, and Japanese researchers 100 00:07:15,599 --> 00:07:23,599 have proven you can get cicatas to play the Baroque classic Packle Bell's Cannon 101 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:28,919 by jabbing electrodes into their specialized sound producing organs 102 00:07:25,599 --> 00:07:32,240 called timbles. 103 00:07:28,919 --> 00:07:34,240 Okay. Why? The researchers say, "Hey, it 104 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:38,120 doesn't harm them." And one day they could be used in emergency situations 105 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,800 such as earthquakes. To do what? Give grandma's 106 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:46,400 a heart attack. Earthquake. 107 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:50,800 Earthquake. I mean, she's already been turned into an Xbox. Give her a break. 108 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:55,360 And it's time for us all to take a break from tech news. But only until Monday 109 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:59,840 when we'll all come back here and check on our Xbox mutation progress. I'm 110 00:07:58,319 --> 00:08:02,720 already starting to see my buttons come in.