Fri. 11/15 - Apples Says: Vapers, No Vaping!

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🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Apple takes down vaping apps from the App Store, why is Google going ahead with the Stadia launch this month? Amazon protests the JEDI decision, the TikTok juggernaut rolls on—especially in India—and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net Vistaprint.com promo code Ride50 Links: Exclusive: Apple to remove vaping apps from store (Axios) November 2019 Xbox One Update Brings Xbox Action for the Google Assistant, Gamertag Updates, Text Filters and More (XBox Wire) Microsoft to launch xCloud in 2020, with PS4 controllers and PC streaming on the way (The Verge) Google demos Stadia UI and lists several missing launch features (Engadget) Amazon cites ‘unmistakable bias’ in Microsoft’s military cloud contract win (CNBC) TikTok surpasses 1.5 billion downloads — with almost 500M in India (TNW) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: WeFail: How the doomed Masa Son-Adam Neumann relationship set WeWork on the road to disaster (Fast Company) How VCs Make Money (VCStarterKit) Superhero or Supervillain? Technology’s Role Changes Comic Books (NYTimes) AN ORAL HISTORY OF LIMEWIRE: THE LITTLE APP THAT CHANGED THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FOREVER (MelMagazine) As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots (LATimes) Managing Your Friendships, With Software (The Atlantic) From Instagram to Candy Crush: These are the most important apps of the decade (CNET) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Friday, November 15th, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.4	Today, Apple takes down vaping apps from the App Store.
0:12.9	Why is Google going ahead with the Stadia launch this month?
0:16.8	Amazon protests the Jedi decision, the Tik-Tok Juggernaut rolls on, especially in India, and of course, the weekend long read suggestions.
0:26.0	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. Apple is removing all 181 vaping related apps from its App Store
0:38.4	after experts have attributed a variety of lung injuries and fatalities to e-cigarettes.
0:44.0	Now when I saw this headline, my first thought was,
0:48.0	what do vaping-related apps do exactly?
0:51.0	Well, here's Axios, quote, the company has never allowed the sale of
0:56.7	vape cartridges directly from apps, but there were apps that let people control the
1:01.0	temperature and lighting of their vape pens and others provided
1:05.6	vaping related news, social networks, and games.
1:09.3	Apple has been headed in this direction since June when it stopped accepting new apps that promote
1:15.3	vaping. Those who already have a vaping related app on their iPhone will be able to continue
1:20.2	using the app and install it on new devices."
1:23.0	And in a statement to Axios,
1:27.0	Apple said, quote,
1:28.0	we take great care to curate the App Store
1:30.0	as a trusted place for customers,
1:32.0	particularly youth to download apps.
1:35.0	We're constantly evaluating apps and consulting the latest evidence to determine risks to
1:39.8	users health and well-being. Recently Recently experts ranging from the
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