Sources: Samsung suspends an internal review into replacing Google with Bing as its mobile devices' default search engine, citing business relations with Google
for now Maria Diaz / ZDNet : Samsung decides to keep Google as its default device search engine after all Louis Pavlakos / Android Police : Samsung puts its move to Bing search on pause for now Jason ...
Developers say the App Store has started rejecting updates for apps using third-party SDKs that collect data that can be used for device fingerprinting
here's why Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Snap has tested workaround to App Tracking Transparency; 95% effective Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Snap explored ways to bypass Apple's App Tracking Transparency ...
Facebook launches free-to-play cloud gaming on desktop and Android but says it is unable to bring games to iOS due to Apple's “arbitrary” policies
and another feud with Apple Emma Roth / MakeUseOf : Facebook Introduces Free Cloud Gaming Service | MakeUseOf David Pierce / Protocol : Apple fights the future of gaming Andrew Webster / The Verge : F...
Facebook, Telegram, Google, and Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from Hong Kong police, following a new national security law by China
Apple is committed to being transparent … Kim Lyons / The Verge : Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law Tom Grundy / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : ...
Apple meets Russia's demands to show Crimea as part of Russia for Russian Apple Maps users; elsewhere on Apple Maps, Crimea isn't shown as part of any country
for Russian users Mahit Huilgol / iPhone Hacks : Apple Changes Crimea Map to Please the Russian Government Evan Selleck / iDownloadBlog.com : Apple bends to Russia's demands, changes the way Crimea sh...
Sources: Goldman Sachs is approving Apple Card applications for some users with low credit scores as Apple wants as many of its customers as possible approved
but Be Wary Danny Zepeda / iMore : Apple Card lender is reportedly approving applications at a high rate PYMNTS.com : Goldman Sachs OKs Subprime Applicants For Apple Card Killian Bell / Cult of Mac : ...
Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling back acquisitions at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, as part of her 2020 bid
Silicon Valley is unimpressed VentureBeat : Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google John Koetsier / Forbes : Why Apple Got Spared As Elizabeth Warren Targets Amazon, Facebook, G...
Google spent $21.2M on US govt lobbying in 2018, up from $18.04M in 2017; Facebook spent $12.62M, up from $11.51M; and Microsoft spent $9.52M, up from $8.5M
Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg Try To Reinvent Web Video Andrew Orr / The Mac Observer : In 2018 Apple Spent $6.6 Million Lobbying the Government Dave Lee / Notes from Silicon Valley : Tech's lobb...
Google spent $21.2M on US govt lobbying in 2018, up from $18.04M in 2017; Facebook spent $12.62M, up from $11.51M; and Microsoft spent $9.52M, up from $8.5M
Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg Try To Reinvent Web Video Andrew Orr / The Mac Observer : In 2018 Apple Spent $6.6 Million Lobbying the Government Tweets: Jillian D'Onfro / @jillianiles : Google se...
Tumblr says it will permanently ban adult content from its platform beginning December 17
Tumblr will ban 'female-presenting nipples … Heather Kelly / CNN : How Tumblr's adult content crackdown could alienate users Andy Meek / BGR : Tumblr is banning all adult content in a major shift for ...