Tues Dec 24 2019: A TikTok Ban, Apple and Opensource, and Cats gets patched

Today

• TikTok banned by the Navy

https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/19/india-gets-more-aggressive-with-internet-shutdowns-to-curb-protests/

https://www.cnet.com/news/us-navy-bans-tiktok-over-security-worries-says-report/

• Apple open sources HomeKit, but why?

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/20/21031197/apple-homekit-smart-home-open-source-accessory-development-kit-adk-connected-home-over-ip

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/20/21031249/apple-satellite-technology-team-under-development-bloomberg-report

AND

• Cats gets patched

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/22/cats-gets-new-special-effects-in-theaters

 

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