WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:06.080 Apple has just spectacularly had its ass 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 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:17.119 Wednesday, the judge in Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple ordered Apple to 00:00:13.920 --> 00:00:19.359 immediately allow iOS app developers to 00:00:17.119 --> 00:00:25.439 include buttons and external links to alternative payment options in a fiery 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:30.640 ruling, excoriating the tech giant for repeatedly defying court orders, lying 00:00:27.680 --> 00:00:35.520 under oath, and consistently making bad choices. A copy of the ruling was also 00:00:33.040 --> 00:00:39.680 sent to every Apple executive's mother. I'm just kidding. But that would be 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:45.280 great because Judge Ivonne Gonzalez Rogers did not hold back. She accuses 00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:47.360 Apple VP of finance, Alex Roman, of 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:52.079 lying under oath and referred the incident to federal prosecutors for 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:57.280 possible criminal contempt of court. She says CEO Tim Cook chose to listen to his 00:00:55.039 --> 00:01:04.720 CFO's advice to ignore the court's injunction, and in doing so, Cook chose 00:01:01.680 --> 00:01:07.680 poorly. She sounds like a Viking shaman 00:01:04.720 --> 00:01:13.280 telling a cautionary tale. And now his eyes shall be eaten by Draer in 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:14.880 Mushheim. Is that offensive, Bjorn? Uh, 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:20.159 other highlights include the judge calling out Apple for internally calling 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:26.320 it a good thing if external link pop-ups are scary and then defending that by 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:29.040 arguing that scary is a a term of art, 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:36.000 an industry specific term that means raising awareness and caution, which a 00:01:32.479 --> 00:01:38.000 is BS and b that still means scary. Now, 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:42.960 because Apple has been acting a fool, Gonzalez Rogers ended with some bangers, 00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:47.720 writing that she will not be entertaining a request for a stay 00:01:44.880 --> 00:01:54.079 because this is an injunction, not a negotiation for this court. There is no 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:55.759 second bite at the Apple. Ooh, you know, 00:01:54.079 --> 00:02:00.159 when she finished writing this at 3:00 a.m., she's hitting those keys hard. 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:04.240 Now, Apple is actually complying with the order. They updated their app store 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:08.720 guidelines to remove restrictions on buttons, external links, and calls to 00:02:06.320 --> 00:02:14.800 action in the US. And some companies have already started to carpay this DM, 00:02:11.760 --> 00:02:17.840 including Spotify, Stripe, and Patreon, 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:19.920 as announced by CEO Jack Ki in another 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:24.640 of his signature video updates filled with what I like to call parasocial 00:02:22.160 --> 00:02:27.760 manic boyfriend energy. Okay, I know you're worried and I promise I'll sleep 00:02:26.319 --> 00:02:32.879 soon, but this is important. Been doing a lot of research. Meanwhile, Epic Games 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:36.480 is taking a victory lap, announcing web shops, a feature that will make it 00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:40.879 easier for app developers to avoid Apple's in-app purchasing by linking to 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:45.599 payment options elsewhere. And Epic is so happy they also announced the Epic 00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:50.319 Game Store will take zero revenue from the first $1 million a game makes every 00:02:48.480 --> 00:02:55.519 year, which is like their previous policy announced in 2020, but with a 00:02:52.480 --> 00:02:57.519 yearly reset. Now, CEO Tim Sweeney 00:02:55.519 --> 00:03:04.239 apparently thinks this ruling will make it so that Fortnite can return to iOS 00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:06.879 next week, but Apple kicked them out for 00:03:04.239 --> 00:03:10.800 breach of contract. Uh, so Sparky might be getting a little excited. Also, 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:15.560 though they're complying with the ruling for now, Apple said they're still 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:21.280 planning to appeal. And Mr. Apple, I wouldn't have it any other way. 00:03:19.440 --> 00:03:24.640 That's a joke. Please stop. Believe it or not, other stuff happened this week. 00:03:23.200 --> 00:03:28.800 Like for example, the Trump administration officially ended the 00:03:26.800 --> 00:03:33.120 dimminimous rule that exempted inexpensive goods from import tariffs. 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:38.560 Now, this rule was basically the only reason that Teeu and Shien got so 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:43.040 popular in the US as the go-to destination for finding cheap things to 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:46.879 ship directly from China so you can fill up your house and hopefully the hole in 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:50.959 your heart. I think you can still see some of the floor over there. Better 00:03:48.480 --> 00:03:55.040 fire up the app. Well, not anymore. Teimu says they've stopped shipping 00:03:53.040 --> 00:03:59.920 goods from China directly to US customers and will now focus on shipping 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:04.640 items from US-based warehouses. Meanwhile, tariffs have driven Xbox to 00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:10.239 raise the prices of its consoles, accessories, and games worldwide. The 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:15.000 base model Series X will now cost $600 USD, up from 500. While the two TBTE 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:21.199 version is now $730, making it more expensive than a 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:22.720 PS5 Pro, which Xbox is probably fine 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:27.280 with because they are making it very clear they do not care if you buy an 00:04:24.880 --> 00:04:32.160 Xbox. Because at this rate, the PS5 Pro and your grandma will be an Xbox. 00:04:29.280 --> 00:04:37.520 Everybody's an Xbox. Also, wait, why are game prices going up? Those don't have 00:04:33.919 --> 00:04:39.600 to be imported. Um, just because. 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But there are also rumors of Intel CEO Pat Gellzinger 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:08.160 being fired. But he's still there. He's 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:10.240 still he's still in in in here. Pat. A 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:14.720 company called Aurora has become the first to commercially deploy 00:06:12.080 --> 00:06:20.240 self-driving Class 8 trucks, which will be driving themselves all over the great 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:25.400 highways and byways of Texas completely without a driver inside, which is 00:06:22.880 --> 00:06:29.360 unbeknownst to many Tesla owners. what self-driving is actually supposed to 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:33.199 mean. Although, it definitely helps that Aurora trucks use LiDAR. I hear it's 00:06:31.360 --> 00:06:37.919 better than regular cameras. I know. Two storied gaming outlets were hit by 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:42.319 sudden layoffs this week. Giant Bombs owner FandM laid off a number of 00:06:40.080 --> 00:06:46.479 prominent staff, including Jeff Grub, who we have cited on this show many 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 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:55.440 to Valnet, the company that owns a ton of brands, including Game Rant, Dual 00:06:53.520 --> 00:07:00.080 Shockers, XDA Developers, Android Police, and How to Geek. I would say, 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:04.319 well, at least some staff survived the purge, but they're now working for a 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:10.680 holding company that sued the RAP over that outlet's report on sweat shoplike 00:07:07.280 --> 00:07:12.960 conditions at Velnet's companies. So, 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:18.479 uh, guess you'll be wearing shorts to work now. Ah, and Japanese researchers 00:07:15.599 --> 00:07:23.599 have proven you can get cicatas to play the Baroque classic Packle Bell's Cannon 00:07:21.520 --> 00:07:28.919 by jabbing electrodes into their specialized sound producing organs 00:07:25.599 --> 00:07:32.240 called timbles. 00:07:28.919 --> 00:07:34.240 Okay. Why? The researchers say, "Hey, it 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:38.120 doesn't harm them." And one day they could be used in emergency situations 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:42.800 such as earthquakes. To do what? Give grandma's 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:46.400 a heart attack. Earthquake. 00:07:44.280 --> 00:07:50.800 Earthquake. I mean, she's already been turned into an Xbox. Give her a break. 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 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:59.840 when we'll all come back here and check on our Xbox mutation progress. I'm 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:02.720 already starting to see my buttons come in.