Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them. - The New York Times:

Together with other automakers, Toyota also sided with the Trump administration in a battle with California over the Clean Air Act and sued Mexico over fuel efficiency rules. In Japan, Toyota officials argued against carbon taxes.

Toyota was the largest corporate donor by far this year to Republicans in Congress who disputed the 2020 presidential election result.

Toyota initially defended its contributions, then changed course, saying it would halt its donations.

Toyota, it’s time to eliminate some waste inside your organization and on the street.

Apple vs. Facebook: Why iOS 14.5 Started a Big Tech Fight:

Very informative and well produced by Joanna Stern and her team on iOS 14.5 App Tracking Transparency (ATT), and did I mention it also hilarious? Can’t wait to see her name in the slide of Apple’s next events.

One more thing, her column Personal Technology With Joanna Stern is just amazing, be sure to watch all of it, you will be a better person after each episode.

See also:

• Walt Mossberg on Facebook
• Apple in China: Privacy, principles, purses, and pickles

Privacy - Labels:

Transparency is the best policy.

I’m gonna need more popcorn.

See also: Apple in China: Privacy, principles, purses, and pickles

Walt Mossberg via Twitter:

Why is Facebook so afraid of this simple opt-in panel Apple will soon build into its devices for every app (not just Facebook)? If tracking people all over the web is harmless or beneficial, shouldn’t they be able to convince people to allow it?

Very well said by Mr. Mossberg. The only reason why Facebook so afraid is because they are lying, the very same reason Google is still not pushing any updates to their iOS apps (except for YouTube - but very quietly).

Apple Newsroom:

For the first time, Apple will host its Worldwide Developers Conference virtually, beginning June 22.

Virtual as a feature, not a bug. Also, fantastic cover image for the event.

Zoom admits it doesn’t have 300 million users, corrects misleading claims:

Zoom originally stated it had “more than 300 million daily users” and that “more than 300 million people around the world are using Zoom during this challenging time.” Zoom later deleted these references from the original blog post, and now claims “300 million daily Zoom meeting participants.”

Of course Zoom does that. Zoom is a malware from China.

See also: Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Don’t Have a Facebook Account

I tried pointer support for iPadOS last week on my 2018 iPad Pro and loved it, Apple really take its time and implemented it right. I also love SideCar on macOS Catalina. Now, what I want is to use my iPad Pro as it is, with iPadOS, but it will act as an extension for my Macbook Pro, which means they can share the same audio output, share the keyboard and trackpad, but when I drag my cursor from my Mac to iPad, it will become the pointer and vice versa. Let’s make it happen Apple!

See also:

• Pointers (iPadOS) - Apple Human Interface Guidelines
• Designing Fluid Interfaces - WWDC 2018