The news gods have brought forth a lot of tech news this week,  there is a lot of  Apple news and a lot of government in tech news where there is a story that was posted where there is a bill that is working its way through Congress where if you want to file your taxes with e-file via the IRS, you can no longer file for free, it appears that you may have to go through the expensive route soon.

Show Notes:

* Spyware on iOS (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/09/exodus-spyware-ios/)

* Apple stops charging to transfer data (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/09/apple-stops-charging-99-to-transfer-data-to-new-macs/)

* Next macOS version (https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/10/macos-10-15-itunes-standalone-apps/)

* Prince Harry and Oprah on Apple (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/10/apple-prince-harry-oprah-series/)

* Senate Detour Act (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/09/senate-detour-act/)

* No free IRS (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/09/no_free_irs_tax/)

* Twitter pulls Trump video (https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18303841/trump-twitter-the-dark-knight-rises-copyright-infringement-video-removed-hans-zimmer)

* Yahoo settlement (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/09/yahoo_data_thaft/)

* YouTube TV price hike (https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/youtube-tv-price-hike-50-dollars-discovery-1203185817/)

* Netflix Joke is on Us on Sirius XM (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/10/netflix-is-a-joke-sirius-xm-radio-channel/)

* Walmart expands its in-store tech (https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/09/walmart-to-expand-in-store-tech-including-pickup-towers-for-online-orders-and-robots/)

* Verizon patches vulnerable routers (https://www.securityweek.com/verizon-patches-vulnerabilities-affecting-millions-routers)

* Facebook delays its clear history tool again (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/10/facebook-delays-its-clear-history-tool-yet-again/)

* Facebook’s Watch Party is popular with pirates (https://geeknewscentral.com/2019/04/10/facebooks-watch-party-is-popular-with-pirates/)

* Nearly 70% of hotel websites leak personal data (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/10/nearly-70-percent-of-hotel-websites-leak-personal-data-symantec/)

* Amazon climate change letter (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/technology/amazon-climate-change-letter.html)

* Alexa long-form news briefing (https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304341/alexa-long-form-news-briefing-us-bloomberg-cnbc-cnn-fox-news-npr-newsy)

* Trending at number 1 on Google Trends: Hedwig Kohn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwig_Kohn)

* How to build the perfect Mac on Apple’s website (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/build-perfect-mac-apple-website/)

* Disney+ November 2019 (https://geeknewscentral.com/2019/04/12/disney-will-launch-in-november-2019/)

* Trending at number 1 on Twitter: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (https://twitter.com/starwars)

* Trending at number 1 on YouTube: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (https://youtu.be/adzYW5DZoWs)