Daily Tech Headlines

Threads announces 175 MAUs, Netflix pulls its basic ad-free plan, Google says its emissions are up in part due to AI energy consumption. Show Notes

Tap to Pay could become more useful and more complicated with “Multi-Purpose Tap”, YouTube’s new policy now allows people to request the takedown of AI-generated content of themselves, and Paramount+ wants to merge with another streaming service. Link to Show Notes

Meta may block news sites on Facebook in Australia, YouTube is working on plans for new YouTube Premium subscriptions, and the EU’s competition chief says Apple knows 100% that it is disabling competition.Link to Show Notes

RCS is now available on the iPhone, Amazon is launching a new storefront to compete with Temu and Shein, and new Chrome Actions on mobile let you make calls from the address bar.Link to Show Notes

Samsung announces Unpacked event on July 10, OpenAI releases macOS app to public for free, Google Search pulls continuous scroll on desktop. Show Notes

EU regulators charged Microsoft with Teams-related antitrust violations, Apple rejected Meta’s Apple Intelligence integration proposal because it disagrees with Meta’s security practices, and Shien filed papers to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.Link to Show Notes

Meta reportedly in discussions with Apple to be a part of Apple Intelligence, US federal employees given a July 4th deadline to update their Pixel phones, Apple Vision Pro may be getting a mainstream version in 2025.Show Notes

Change Healthcare suffered a ransomware attack in February that affected a substantial number of Americans, TikTok offered a “kill switch, to U.S. lawmakers, and Google is pausing real-money games globally less India.Link To Show Notes