Tech Bytes: A TikTok showdown

Tech Bytes: Congress introduces legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

House lawmakers have introduced a bill preventing distribution of the service in the U.S. unless Tik Tok here in the U.S. severs its ties with its parent company, Chinese-owned Vance.

In today’s Tech Bytes: a TikTok showdown. House lawmakers have introduced a bill preventing distribution of the service in the U.S. unless TikTok in the U.S. severs ties with its parent company, Chinese-owned Byte Dance. The bipartisan measure aims to keep TikTok out of app stores.

Apple is now including transcripts for its podcasts. The auto-generated transcripts will appear shortly after a podcast is published. But podcasters can opt out if they want to upload their own transcript or edit the one Apple provides. The feature comes with the company’s latest software update.

Waze is rolling out new features to help get you where you’re going. The Google-owned navigation app will soon let you know when speed limits are about to drop and the best ways to get through a round-about. It’s also adding information about parking-garage locations.