Is Apple evil now? Another App Store kerfluffle, this time involving WordPress of all things. Also, more fallout from the Apple/Epic Games/Fortnite battle. Lawsuits flying in the WeChat/TikTok controversies. And let me introduce you to SPAC’s, otherwise known as blank-check companies.

Sponsors:

• TinyCapital.com
• Grammarly.com/techmeme

Links:

• WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent (The Verge)
• Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all (The Verge)
• Apple PE Ratio 2006-2020 | AAPL (Macrotrends)
• Apple is holding the Unreal Engine hostage, Epic says in new motion (The Verge)
• Lawsuit Claims U.S. WeChat Ban Is Unconstitutional (WSJ)
• Zoom is working again, even if you’re not (The Verge)
• Peter Thiel-Backed Startup Luminar to Go Public in $3.4 Billion Merger (Bloomberg)

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