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Tue. 03/12 – Is TikTok Coming For Instagram?

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🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

More App Store changes from Apple will allow developers to offer apps via their website. In Europe only, of course. Some of you can file your taxes online, for free, starting today. Why bitcoin has been breaking records. An interesting AI raise. Is TikTok about to launch an Instagram competitor? Though maybe the reason they need to is their user numbers are flatlining. Sponsors: Shopify.com/ride Links: Apple will allow users to download apps directly from a developer’s website, in latest EU App Store rule change (9to5Mac) The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states (AP) Crypto Product Inflows Soar to Record High, CoinShares Says (Bloomberg) Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras (The Verge) Gold-Medalist Coders Build an AI That Can Do Their Job for Them (Bloomberg) Exclusive: Tiktok is working on a new Photo Sharing platform to compete with Instagram (The SpAndroid) TikTok's growth rate has collapsed. 'Life' may be getting in the way for its younger users. (Business Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough today.

0:09.0

More App Store changes from Apple will allow developers to offer apps via their website in Europe only of course.

0:15.7

Some of you can file your taxes online for free starting today, why Bitcoin has been breaking

0:21.0

records and interesting AI Rays is TikTok about to launch an

0:24.7

Instagram competitor, though maybe the reason they need to do so is their user numbers are flatlining.

0:30.3

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

0:36.0

Apple has announced App Store updates under the EU's DMA,

0:40.0

including a web distribution tool to let developers offer apps via their websites,

0:45.0

launching in spring, voting 9-5 Mac.

0:48.8

First off, Apple says that App Marketplace can now offer a catalog of apps solely from the developer of that Marketplace.

0:55.0

Previously, Apple said that App Marketplace operators were required to allow submissions from other developers.

1:01.0

With this change, which is effective immediately, a company can operate an app marketplace and solely offer its own apps for download for example

1:07.4

Meta could operate an app marketplace in the European Union that exclusively offers its own apps for download.

1:13.2

Under the initial guidelines, this was not allowed.

1:16.0

Second, Apple is also giving developers a way to forego the App Marketplace route entirely.

1:20.9

Later this spring, Apple will add a new web distribution

1:23.7

feature that lets developers distribute their iOS apps directly from their

1:27.1

website. This means that iPhone users will be able to go to a developer's

1:30.9

website and download an app without using the App Store or any alternative

1:34.8

app marketplace whatsoever.

1:36.8

To use this feature, developers will have to opt into the new App Store business terms, which

1:40.9

means they will pay the core technology fee of 50 cents for each

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