Apple censors iOS 10 emoji, plus how to find specific Pokémon in ‘Pokémon GO’ on The CultCast

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Not to worry, iOS 10 will protect you from harmful emoji
Not to worry, iOS 10 will protect you from harmful emoji

This week, on The CultCast: the controversy around iOS 10’s new gun emoji; we compare Instagram’s new stories feature to Snapchat’s; Gwyneth Paltrow brings her coding skills to ‘Planet of the Apps’; we attended a 5-day Apple II festival, we’ll tell you the cool parts; and stick around for the best ways to find specific Pokémon in ‘Pokémon GO’.

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This week’s links

Gwyneth Paltrow is bringing her coding skills to ‘Planet of the Apps’

iOS 10 adds 100+ emoji to promote gender equality

Apple is replacing the pistol emoji with a squirt gun

Instagram’s new feature is a ripoff of Snapchat Stories

There’s a new way to find specific Pokémon in ‘Pokémon GO,’ and it works

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