YouTube Did Something Right!? - July 1, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

WHO-TUBE?

YouTube actually does something to address spam comments

https://www.xda-developers.com/youtube-takes-action-against-comment-spam-and-identity-abuse/

https://9to5google.com/2022/06/30/youtube-comment-spam-policies/

https://twitter.com/YouTubeCreators/status/1542528142484688896

https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/169359445

 

KICK TOK

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/29/fcc-commissioner-tells-apple-google-to-remove-tiktok-from-app-stores.html

https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/1541823585957707776

https://gizmodo.com/fcc-google-apple-tiktok-remove-app-play-store-1849122933

https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/28/fcc-commissioner-writes-to-apple-and-google-about-removing-tiktok/

TikTok responds https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tiktok-admits-some-china-based-employees-can-access-us-user-data-1.1786785

https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/tiktok-seeks-to-reassure-u-s-lawmakers-on-data-security

 

DEATH AND APPLE TAXES

Apple lets South Korean app devs use 3^rd-party payments… still charges 26% commission

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/30/apple-gives-in-to-south-korea-enables-third-party-payments-for-app-developers

https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/apple-south-korea-app-store

Keep using Apple, ‘no further action’ https://lmg.gg/NDokH

26% https://lmg.gg/1aC05

Google offers $90 million settlement https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/google-and-us-developers-find-agreement-over-google-play-store/

https://www.hbsslaw.com/press/google-play-store-app-developers/android-app-developers-win-90-million-settlement-in-antitrust-lawsuit-over-googles-app-store-policies

 

QUICK BITS

 

STORY ENTANGLEMENT

Quantic Lab CEO responds https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunks-qa-partner-responds-to-allegations-and-claims-a-lack-of-understanding-of-how-a-game-is-tested/

More evidence points to Quantic Lab sucking in general

https://wccftech.com/quantic-lab-a-quality-assurance-company-with-a-toxic-work-culture/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOhzRTcswVk

 

GET ‘IM, RUFUS

Rufus USB installer tool can bypass annoying Windows 11 requirements

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/06/usb-installer-tool-removes-windows-11s-microsoft-account-requirements-and-more/

https://rufus.ie/en/

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/tag/v3.19_BETA

 

BETTER NEVER ACTUALLY

Intel ships Blockscale cryptominer early, but at the worst time

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-blockscale-cryptominer-ships-ahead-of-schedule-late-to-the-party

https://twitter.com/RajaXg/status/1542214091426521089

 

POKEMON… POKEMON EVERYWHERE

Smart contact lens with microLED display

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/mojos-smart-contact-lenses-begin-in-eye-testing/

https://www.mojo.vision/news/today-i-wore-mojo-lens

https://lmg.gg/qlTnn

 

NIGHT OF THE DEAD TAXIS

Cruise robotaxis stop in the middle of San Francisco streets for hours

https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/30/cruise-robotaxis-blocked-traffic-for-hours-on-this-san-francisco-street/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/vnmpf1/bunch_of_cruise_cars_stuck_on_gough_by_robin/

https://preview.redd.it/91swnw36tl891.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=461e5450e23df6229dc9de5ae2ed1dc58f8ad640

https://preview.redd.it/8up1tpi6tl891.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fcf98e78eb49f00eaf351e7129dee7f4a46aa85