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Apple reportedly alerted developers in China that games will require a license prior to publishing on the app stores, an update to the Hey email app is approved, and NextDoor disables its Forward to Police feature. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp adds payments in Brazil, GitHub abandons "master" for repositories, and the EU opens two investigations into Apple Pay and the App Store. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France's Constitutional Counsel rules the country's online illicit content law unconstitutional, Germany amends its online content laws to require posts promoting criminal activity to be reported to law enforcement, and Sony' Aibo learns a new trick. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BCC reports that the UK is dropping the centralized contact tracing app it developed and will adopt Google and Apple's exposure notification API, third-party assessors will submit regular Facebook privacy reports to the US FTC, and Dish will close on the acquisition of Boost Mobile on July 1st. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parallels will enable Windows apps on ChromeOS, Apple blokcs email app for not using Aplpe in-app purchases, T-Mobile explains why it went down MondaySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bezos will testify to US House Judiciary Committee, young adults increasingly use Instagram for news, Dropbox launches password manager. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp rolls out in-app payments in Brazil, GitHub will use "main" instead of "master" for repositories, and Walmart announces a new partnership with Shopify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Airbnb sees an increase in bookings over 2019, Mark Gurman reports that Apple will announced ARM-based Macs at WWDC, and IBM announces its exiting the facial recognition business. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI launched its first commercial API in beta, Sony shows off the design of the PS5, and Twitch will automatically delete stream clips with copyrighted music. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU is preparing to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon for using third-party seller data to create competing products, Amazon places a one-year moratorium on police departments using its Rekognition service, and security researchers detail the CallStranger attack that uses a Universal Plug and Play network protocol exploit. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.