Wed. 12/14 – Apple To Allow Third-Party App Stores

Apple is going to allow third-party app stores, but only in Europe for now. Your Tesla is now a full-fledged gaming rig. Instagram is testing a full-fledged BeReal clone. Has Twitter stopped paying its bills? And there is now actual US legislation to ban TikTok.

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Links:

• Apple to Allow Outside App Stores in Overhaul Spurred by EU Laws (Bloomberg)
• Tesla’s latest update adds Steam games and Apple Music (The Verge)
• Musk Shakes Up Twitter’s Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs (NYTimes)
• Twitter is considering forcing users to let the company sell their data and phone numbers to advertisers, in potential breach of Apple rules (Insider)
• Binance CEO Zhao Warns Bumpy Road Ahead in Message to His Staff (Bloomberg)
• Instagram Challenges BeReal and Adds Notes Short-Message Feature (WSJ)
• Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill that aims to ban TikTok in the U.S. (CNBC)

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