White House Concerns and Epic Trolling - MOSK: 05.19.2025

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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- Report: White House and Congress Worried Over Apple/Alibaba A.I. Deal - As Apple and Epic Battle, Epic Takes Fortnite for iOS Down in EU - Epic Sues to Force Fortnite into Apple’s US App Store - Japan Set to Force Open Apple and Google App Stores by Year’s End - Tax Changes from Some Developers in App Store in Brazil and Kazakhstan - Apple Updates Developer App Ahead of WWDC - CFPB won't protect US consumers from data brokers, plus a look at the security side of recent OS updates from Apple on Checklist 423 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:08.8	A possible snag for Apple's AI plans in China.
0:13.1	A tale of epic trolling.
0:16.0	An app store changes around the globe.
0:18.7	It is Monday, the 19th of May, 2025. I'm Ken Ray, and this is
0:24.6	news from MacOS Ken.
0:27.4	Brought to you by yours truly and supported
0:30.4	by people like you.
0:32.9	Patrons through Patreon.
0:35.8	Find out more and add your support at patreon.com slash macOS can.
0:44.8	The White House is reportedly worried about Apple getting in bed with Alibaba.
0:50.8	The New York Times says the Trump administration and officials in Congress have raised concerns about the deal,
0:57.8	which would be key to bringing Apple intelligence to iPhone in China.
1:03.0	In recent months, the peace says the White House and congressional officials have been scrutinizing Apple's plan to strike a deal with Alibaba
1:10.5	to make the Chinese company's AI available on iPhones in China,
1:16.0	three sources said.
1:17.8	They are concerned that the deal would help a Chinese company improve its AI abilities,
1:22.8	broaden the reach of Chinese chatbots with censorship limits,
1:26.6	and deepen Apple's exposure to Beijing laws over censorship and data sharing.
1:33.1	Sorry to be that guy, but the New York Times doesn't actually know what their concerns are.
1:40.0	The best they can do is say what their concerns are said to be.
1:44.0	Anyway, throw that on the pile of problems Apple faces in China.
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