Thu. 07/11 - Bird In Trouble Or Turning The Corner?

Apple quietly brings the hammer down on Zoom’s hidden web server, Apple also turns off Walkie Talkie in order to fix it, Google Assistant is listening in on you also, Amazon Music is a streaming dark-horse and dang is Bird losing a lot of money. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Metalab.co Links: Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server (TechCrunch) Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping (TechCrunch) WHO’S LISTENING WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR GOOGLE ASSISTANT? (Wired) OneTrust raised $200M at a $1.3B valuation to help organizations navigate online privacy rules (TechCrunch) Amazon becomes fastest-growing music steaming service (Financial Times) Hit by Big Loss, Bird Seeks $300M in New Funds (The Information) Blockstack wins first-ever SEC approval for a token offering under Reg A+ listing (The Block) 2020 iPhone to reduce TrueDepth notch, full-screen display rumored for 2021 (Apple Insider)